American college football season
The 2012 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Broncos were led by head coach Chris Petersen and played their home games at 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 [ edit ] Award watch lists [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Boise State – 296 (27) Nevada – 244 Fresno State – 231 (2) Wyoming – 213 San Diego State – 173 (1) Air Force – 170 Hawaii – 116 Colorado State – 111 UNLV – 63 New Mexico – 33 Preseason polls [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 p.m. at No. 13 Michigan State * No. 24 ESPN [7] L 13–1778,709 September 15 2:00 p.m. Miami (OH) * NBCSN W 39–1234,178 September 20 7:00 p.m. BYU * No. 24 ESPN [8] W 7–636,864A September 29 4:00 p.m. at New Mexico No. 24 KTVB W 32–2928,270 October 6 10:00 a.m. at Southern Miss * FSN W 40–1425,337 October 13 1:30 p.m. Fresno State No. 24 NBCSN W 20–1035,742 October 20 1:30 p.m. UNLV No. 24 NBCSN W 32–736,012 October 27 1:30 p.m. at Wyoming No. 21 CBSSN W 45–1417,855 November 3 8:30 p.m. San Diego State No. 19 CBSSN L 19–2136,084 November 10 5:00 p.m. at Hawaii NBCSN W 49–1429,471 November 17 1:30 p.m. Colorado State NBCSN W 42–1433,545 December 1 1:30 p.m. at Nevada No. 25 ABC W 27–2130,017 December 22 1:30 p.m. vs. Washington * No. 20 ESPN W 28–2633,217
^A Denotes the largest crowd in 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 [ edit ] At Michigan State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Broncos 3 10 0 0 13 No. 13 Spartans 10 0 0 7 17
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Miami (OH) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 9 0 3 12 Broncos 8 7 21 3 39
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1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 0 0 6 6 Broncos 0 0 7 0 7
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At New Mexico [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 3 22 0 7 32 Lobos 0 0 14 15 29
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At Southern Miss [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 25 Broncos 7 16 7 10 40 Golden Eagles 0 0 7 7 14
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Fresno State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 3 7 10 No. 22 Broncos 7 10 0 3 20
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1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 0 0 7 7 No. 22 Broncos 8 17 7 0 32
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At Wyoming [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Broncos 7 10 21 7 45 Cowboys 0 7 0 7 14
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San Diego State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Aztecs 7 0 7 7 21 No. 14 Broncos 6 7 0 6 19
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At Hawaii [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Broncos 21 14 7 7 49 Warriors 7 0 0 7 14
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Colorado State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 0 7 7 14 No. 22 Broncos 14 21 7 0 42
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At Nevada [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Broncos 7 10 7 3 27 Wolf Pack 0 0 7 14 21
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Washington–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 3 14 6 3 26 No. 15 Broncos 9 9 7 3 28
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Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 24 RV RV 24 24 RV 24 24 21 19 RV RV RV 25 20 18 Coaches 22 25 RV RV RV 25 22 22 18 14 24 22 22 15 15 14 Harris Not released 22 23 19 17 23 23 21 17 15 Not released BCS Not released 22 21 19 — — 22 20 19 Not released
Statistics [ edit ] Scores by quarter [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Boise State 100 154 91 49 394 Opponents 27 30 51 97 205
References [ edit ] ^ "FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List" . Sportswriters.net . January 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2016 . ^ "Watch List « Biletnikoff Award" . setup.biletnikoffaward.com . Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2022 . ^ "Walker Award Watch List released" . July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018 . ^ "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 . ^ 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 . ^ "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 . ^ "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 . ^ Drew, Jay (May 3, 2012). "BYU at Boise State game moved to Thursday, September 20" . Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved May 3, 2012 . ^ "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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