2012 Boise State Broncos football team

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2012
Bronco Stadium
Seasons
2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Boise State +   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Fresno State +   7 – 1     9 – 4  
San Diego State +   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Nevada   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Wyoming   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Colorado State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UNLV   2 – 6     2 – 11  
New Mexico   1 – 7     4 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2012 Boise State Broncos football team represented

Bronco Stadium. This season was Boise State's second in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to share the conference championship with Fresno State and San Diego State. They were invited to and were champions of the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas for the third consecutive year, this year defeating Washington
28–26.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Outland Trophy – Sr. G Joe Kellogg[1]

Lombardi Award – Sr. G Joe Kellogg

Fred Biletnikoff Award – So. WR Matt Miller[2]

Doak Walker Award – Sr. RB D.J. Harper[3]

Lott Trophy – Sr. LB J.C. Percy[4]

Mountain West media days

At the Mountain West media days, held at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Broncos were picked as the overwhelming favorites to win the conference title, receiving 27 of a possible 30 first place votes. This was the fifth straight year that Boise State was picked as the preseason champion of their conference.[5] So. WR Matt Miller and Sr. OL Joe Kellog were selected to the all-conference first team offense. Sr. DL Mike Atkinson and Sr. DB Jamar Taylor were selected to the all-conference first team defense. Sr. WR Mitch Burroughs was selected as the returner of the year and as the special teams player of the year.

Media poll

  1. Boise State – 296 (27)
  2. Nevada – 244
  3. Fresno State – 231 (2)
  4. Wyoming – 213
  5. San Diego State – 173 (1)
  6. Air Force – 170
  7. Hawaii – 116
  8. Colorado State – 111
  9. UNLV – 63
  10. New Mexico – 33

Preseason polls

On August 2, Boise State was ranked #22 in preseason Coaches' poll.[6] Their opening season opponent, Michigan State, debuted at #13. This will mark the fourth straight season that Boise State will start the season against a ranked opponent from a BCS conference (they won the previous three).

On August 18, Boise State was ranked #24 in the preseason AP poll.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at No. 13
Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
    		• ESPN[7]L 13–1778,709
    September 152:00 p.m.
    NBCSN
    		W 39–1234,178
    September 207:00 p.m.
    ESPN[8]
    		W 7–636,864A
    September 294:00 p.m.at New MexicoNo. 24
    		KTVBW 32–2928,270
    October 610:00 a.m.at Southern Miss*
    		FSNW 40–1425,337
    October 131:30 p.m.
    Battle for the Milk Can
    )    		NBCSNW 20–1035,742
    October 201:30 p.m.UNLVNo. 24
    • Bronco Stadium
    • Boise, ID
    		NBCSNW 32–736,012
    October 271:30 p.m.at
    War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
    		• CBSSNW 45–1417,855
    November 38:30 p.m.San Diego StateNo. 19
    • Bronco Stadium
    • Boise, ID
    		CBSSNL 19–2136,084
    November 105:00 p.m.at Hawaii
    		NBCSNW 49–1429,471
    November 171:30 p.m.Colorado State
    • Bronco Stadium
    • Boise, ID
    		NBCSNW 42–1433,545
    December 11:30 p.m.at
    ABC
    		W 27–2130,017
    December 221:30 p.m.vs. Washington*No. 20
    		ESPNW 28–2633,217
    • Bronco Stadium
      history. Previous high was 34,196 vs Air Force in 2011. This record stood until October 12, 2019 (36,902).

    [9]

    Game summaries

    At Michigan State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 22 Broncos 3 10 0 0 13
    No. 13 Spartans 10 0 0 7 17
    See also: 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    Miami (OH)

    See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    RedHawks 0 9 0 3 12
    Broncos 8 7 21 3 39
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    BYU

    See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Cougars 0 0 0 6 6
    Broncos 0 0 7 0 7
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    At New Mexico

    See also: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Broncos 3 22 0 7 32
    Lobos 0 0 14 15 29
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    At Southern Miss

    See also: 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 25 Broncos 7 16 7 10 40
    Golden Eagles 0 0 7 7 14
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    Fresno State

    See also:
    Milk Can (college football)
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulldogs 0 0 3 7 10
    No. 22 Broncos 7 10 0 3 20
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    UNLV

    See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Rebels 0 0 0 7 7
    No. 22 Broncos 8 17 7 0 32
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    At Wyoming

    See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 18 Broncos 7 10 21 7 45
    Cowboys 0 7 0 7 14
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    San Diego State

    See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Aztecs 7 0 7 7 21
    No. 14 Broncos 6 7 0 6 19
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    At Hawaii

    See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 24 Broncos 21 14 7 7 49
    Warriors 7 0 0 7 14
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    Colorado State

    See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Rams 0 0 7 7 14
    No. 22 Broncos 14 21 7 0 42
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    At Nevada

    See also:
    Boise State – Nevada rivalry
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 15 Broncos 7 10 7 3 27
    Wolf Pack 0 0 7 14 21
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    Washington–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

    See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team and 2012 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Huskies 3 14 6 3 26
    No. 15 Broncos 9 9 7 3 28
    Uniform Combination
    Helmet Jersey Pants

    Rankings

    See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    		24RVRV2424RV24242119RVRVRV252018
    Coaches2225RVRVRV2522221814242222151514
    HarrisNot released222319172323211715Not released
    BCSNot released222119——222019Not released

    Statistics

    Scores by quarter

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Boise State 100 154 91 49 394
    Opponents 27 30 51 97 205

    References

    1. ^ "FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List". Sportswriters.net. January 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
    2. ^ "Watch List « Biletnikoff Award". setup.biletnikoffaward.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
    3. ^ "Walker Award Watch List released". July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
    4. ^ "Lott IMPACT Trophy Names 2012 Watch List - Lott IMPACT Trophy". www.lottimpacttrophy.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    5. ^ Cripe, Chadd (July 24, 2012). "Boise State Football Team Picked to Win Mountain West; Mitch Burroughs Honored; Here's An Early BSU Depth Chart". Idaho Statesman. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
    6. ^ "Broncos Ranked No. 22 in Debut Coaches' Poll - Broncosports.com - the Official Athletics Website of Boise State University". Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
    7. ^ "Big Ten Schools Announce Primetime Games to appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, or BTN". Bigten.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
    8. Salt Lake Tribune
      . Retrieved May 3, 2012.
    9. ^ "Big Ten Contract's 2012 TV Schedule". mattsarzsports.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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