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2024 Boise State

12–⁠2 (7–⁠0 Mountain West Conference), coached by Spencer Danielson, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2024, game by game: won at Georgia Southern 56–45; lost at No. 7 Oregon 34–37; won vs. Portland State 56–14; won vs. Washington State 45–24; won vs. Utah State 62–30; won at Hawai’i 28–7; won at UNLV 29–24; won vs. San Diego State 56–24; won vs. Nevada 28–21; won at San José State 42–21; won at Wyoming 17–13; won vs. Oregon State 34–18; won vs. No. 19 UNLV 21–7; lost vs. No. 5 Penn State 14–31+42−17Won 56–45 at Georgia Southern+11Georgia SouthernLost 34–37 at No. 7 Oregon-3No. 7 OregonWon 56–14 vs. Portland State+42Portland StateWon 45–24 vs. Washington State+21Washington StateWon 62–30 vs. Utah State+32Utah StateWon 28–7 at Hawai’i+21Hawai’iWon 29–24 at UNLV+5UNLVWon 56–24 vs. San Diego State+32San Diego StateWon 28–21 vs. Nevada+7NevadaWon 42–21 at San José State+21San José StateWon 17–13 at Wyoming+4WyomingWon 34–18 vs. Oregon State+16Oregon StateWon 21–7 vs. No. 19 UNLV+14No. 19 UNLVLost 14–31 vs. No. 5 Penn State-17No. 5 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atGeorgia SouthernW 56–⁠4558%
Sep 7at7OregonL 34–⁠3729%
Sep 21vsPortland StateW 56–⁠1491%
Sep 28vsWashington StateW 45–⁠2463%
Oct 5vsUtah StateW 62–⁠3084%
Oct 12atHawai’iW 28–⁠773%
Oct 25atUNLVW 29–⁠2447%
Nov 1vsSan Diego StateW 56–⁠2484%
Nov 9vsNevadaW 28–⁠2191%
Nov 16atSan José StateW 42–⁠2159%
Nov 23atWyomingW 17–⁠1381%
Nov 29vsOregon StateW 34–⁠1884%
Dec 6vs19UNLVMountain West ChampionshipW 21–⁠768%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs5Penn StateFiesta Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalL 14–⁠3145%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 31–⁠14 in the Fiesta Bowl, CFP Quarterfinal; No. 8 in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 25
  2. Wk 6: 21
  3. Wk 7: 17
  4. Wk 8: 15
  5. Wk 9: 17
  6. Wk 10: 15
  7. Wk 11: 12
  8. Wk 12: 13
  9. Wk 13: 12
  10. Wk 14: 11
  11. Wk 15: 10
  12. Wk 16: 8
  13. Final: 8

Mountain West Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteAshton Jeanty, second

Led the nationAshton Jeanty: rushing yards (2,601 yds)

Maxwell AwardAshton Jeanty, RB; also the Doak Walker

Consensus All-AmericanAshton Jeanty, RB

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 8
Points
522–⁠316
Coach
Spencer Danielson
Elo
1706 +127 this season
SP+ rating
10.1 No. 29 of 134; offense No. 17, defense No. 50, special teams No. 96
SRS
9.9 No. 30 of 134 in FBS
Returning
50% of last season’s EPA, No. 59 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 64 roster talent No. 77 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Dirk Koetter and Nate Potter
Defensive coordinators
Erik Chinander and Tyler Stockton
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense6th of 134
  • Defense52nd of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted11th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2846%1.306th of 134
Defense0.0839%1.4352nd of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.08 def		45% off
39% def		—11th off
53rd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.6own 3013% allowed
Defense3.4own 2720% caused

CORE rating 18.7, 11th of 134 (offense 12.6, defense -6.1).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMaddux Madsen QB3,018 yds
Passing touchdownsMaddux Madsen QB23 TD
Rushing yardsAshton Jeanty RB2,601 yds
Rushing touchdownsAshton Jeanty RB29 TD
Receiving yardsCam Camper WR903 yds
Receiving touchdownsMatt Lauter TE7 TD
TacklesTy Benefield S82 tkl
SacksJayden Virgin LB10 sacks
InterceptionsTy Benefield S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Sire Gaines ATH★★★No. 826
Dylan Riley RB★★★No. 866
Clay Martineau LB★★★No. 967
Treyvon Tolmaire CB★★★No. 1199
Tyrone Jackson WR★★★No. 1252

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.844
Running backs13.00.872
Receivers33.00.853
Offensive line23.00.839
Defensive line53.00.833
Linebackers23.00.859
Defensive backs23.00.830
Athletes and specialists32.70.821
Whole class192.90.840

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 1Ashton Jeanty RBLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 6Ahmed Hassanein DEDetroit Lions

Roster 115

The 2024 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2024 portal
Malachi Nelson QB★★★★from USC
Jeremiah Earby CB★★★from California
Davon Banks CB★★★from Washington
Cam Camper WR★★★from Indiana
Tavion Woodard DE★★★from Ball State
Connor Gilbreath TE★★★from LSU
Mitchell Bothwell TE★★★from Villanova
Jake Steele OL★★★from San José State

Transfers out 14

Eric McAlister WR★★★to TCU
Taylen Green QB★★★to Arkansas
C.J. Tiller QB★★★to Utah State
Favor Komolafe OL★★★to Georgia State
Dishawn Misa LB★★★★to Eastern Washington
James Wilborn Jr DE★★★no new school on file
Jaylen Clark CB★★★no new school on file
Keenan McCaddy S★★★to Garden City C.C.
Kivon Wright DL★★★to Kilgore J.C.
Shea Whiting WR★★★no new school on file
Brett Tommasini LB★★no new school on file
Wyatt Redding K★★to Central Washington

And 2 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠012–⁠28
UNLV6–⁠111–⁠323
Colorado State6–⁠18–⁠5
Fresno State4–⁠36–⁠7
San José State3–⁠47–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠45–⁠7
Air Force3–⁠45–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠45–⁠7
Utah State3–⁠44–⁠8
San Diego State2–⁠53–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠53–⁠9
Nevada0–⁠73–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.