2015 Boise State Broncos football team

2015 Boise State Broncos football
Poinsettia Bowl champion
Conference Mountain West Conference
Division Mountain Division
2015 record 9–4 (5–3 MW)
Head coach Bryan Harsin (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz (1st year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Marcel Yates (2nd year)
Base defense Multiple
Home stadium Albertsons Stadium
(Capacity: 36,387)
2015 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
Air Force x   6 2         8 6  
New Mexico   5 3         7 6  
Utah State   5 3         6 7  
Boise State   5 3         9 4  
Colorado State   5 3         7 6  
Wyoming   2 6         2 10  
West Division
San Diego State x$   8 0         11 3  
Nevada   4 4         7 6  
San Jose State   4 4         6 7  
Fresno State   2 6         3 9  
UNLV   2 6         3 9  
Hawaii   0 8         3 10  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
As of 04:57, 26 December 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Bryan Harsin and played their home games at Albertsons Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four-way tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Paul Hornung Award – Sr. WR Shane Williams-Rhodes[1]

Chuck Bednarik Award – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa & Sr. S Darian Thompson[2]

Rimington Trophy – Sr. C Marcus Henry[3]

Outland Trophy – Sr. C Marcus Henry[4]

Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa & Sr. S Darian Thompson[5]

Jim Thorpe Award – Sr. CB Donte Deayon & Sr. S Darian Thompson[6]

Lombardi Award – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa, Sr. C Marcus Henry, Sr. OL Rees Odhiambo & Jr. LB Tanner Vallejo[7]

Fred Biletnikoff Award – Jr. WR Thomas Sperbeck[8]

Wuerffel Trophy – Sr. WR Shane Williams-Rhodes[9]

Walter Camp Award – Sr. S Darian Thompson[10]

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 Mountain Division title, receiving 28 of a possible 30 first place votes.[11] Sr. C Marcus Henry and Sr. OL Rees Odhiambo were selected to the all-conference first team offense. Jr. DE Kamalei Correa, Jr. LB Tanner Vallejo, Sr. CB Donte Deayon and Sr. S Darian Thompson were selected to the all-conference first team defense.[12]

Media poll

Mountain Division

  1. Boise State – 177 (28)
  2. Utah State – 150 (2)
  3. Colorado State – 108
  4. Air Force – 90
  5. Wyoming – 64
  6. New Mexico – 41

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 8:15 p.m. Washington* No. 24 Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID ESPN W 16–13   36,836
September 12 8:15 p.m. at BYU* No. 22 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT ESPN2 L 24–35   63,470
September 18 7:00 p.m. Idaho State* Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (Battle for the Liberty Bell) CBSSN W 52–0   33,868
September 25 6:00 p.m. at Virginia* Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA ESPN W 56–14   42,427
October 3 8:15 p.m. Hawaii Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2 W 55–0   35,907
October 10 5:00 p.m. at Colorado State No. 24 Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO CBSSN W 41–10   26,117
October 16 7:00 p.m. at Utah State No. 20 Maverik StadiumLogan, UT CBSSN L 26–52   22,509
October 24 8:15 p.m. Wyomingdagger Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2 W 34–14   31,946
October 31 1:30 p.m. at UNLV Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV ESPNU W 55–27   14,315
November 14 8:15 p.m. New Mexico Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPNU L 24–31   32,780
November 20 7:30 p.m. Air Force Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2 L 30–37   30,332
November 27 1:30 p.m. at San Jose State Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA CBSSN W 40–23   15,770
December 23 2:30 p.m. vs. Northern Illinois* Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl) ESPN W 55–7   21,501
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.
Schedule Source:[13]

Game summaries

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 0 10 3 13
#24 Broncos 6 10 0 0 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2013 WASH, 38–6

Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemasks, blue jersey, blue pants.

at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Broncos 7 3 14 0 24
Cougars 7 0 7 21 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 2014 BSU, 55–30

Uniform combination: black helmet, black jersey, black pants.

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 0 0 0
Broncos 14 7 28 3 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–6 2008 BSU, 49–7

Uniform combination: orange helmet, blue jersey, orange pants.

In the first quarter, starting quarterback Ryan Finley left the game after fracturing his right ankle. He was expected to miss eight weeks.[14] However, he did not return in the 2015 season. The last two Boise State starting quarterbacks to miss time with injuries were also from broken right ankles (Ryan Dinwiddie in 2002 and Joe Southwick in 2013).

at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 17 12 17 10 56
Cavaliers 7 7 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 0 0 0
Broncos 14 35 3 3 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–3 2012 BSU, 49–14

Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemask, gray jersey, gray pants.

Jeremy McNichols during a 13-yard TD run in the 2nd quarter.

at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Broncos 17 10 7 7 41
Rams 0 10 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2014 BSU, 37–24

Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemasks, white jersey, blue pants.

Boise State on offense in the first half.

at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Broncos 3 7 7 9 26
Aggies 17 28 7 0 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–4 2014 BSU, 50–19

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 7 0 7 14
Broncos 17 7 10 0 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–0 2014 BSU, 63–14

Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemasks, blue jersey, blue pants.

at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 10 14 3 28 55
Rebels 3 14 3 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 2012 BSU, 32–7

Uniform combination: black helmet with metallic orange facemasks and metallic orange decals, white jersey, orange pants.

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 7 3 14 31
Broncos 0 3 7 14 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–0 2014 BSU, 60–49

Uniform combination: black helmet with metallic orange facemasks and metallic orange decals, black jersey, black pants.

Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 21 10 3 37
Broncos 13 0 7 10 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2014 AF, 28–14

Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemasks, blue jersey, blue pants.

at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 9 7 24 40
Spartans 3 7 0 13 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–0 2010 BSU, 48–0

Uniform combination: orange helmet, white jersey, blue pants.

Northern Illinois–Poinsettia Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 21 10 10 14 55
Huskies 0 7 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemasks, white jersey, blue pants.

Boise State out-gained Northern Illinois 654–33 in total yards. Boise State had 2 more first downs (35) than Northern Illinois had in total yards.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 23 20 RV RV RV 25 21 RV NR RV RV NR NR NR NR RV 
Coaches 24 22 RV RV RV 24 20 RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR RV 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Scores by quarter

All opponents

1 2 3 4 Total
Boise State 139 127 120 122 508
Opponents 47 108 40 68 263

Mountain West opponents

1 2 3 4 Total
Boise State 57 78 34 95 264
MW Opponents 33 87 20 44 184

Post-season awards

Mountain West Freshman of the Year

Brett Rypien – Fr. QB (first Boise State player to win MW freshman of the year award)

Mountain West first team

Offense

Brett Rypien – Fr. QB

Thomas Sperbeck – Jr. WR

Marcus Henry – Sr. OL

Rees Odhiambo – Sr. OL

Tyler Rausa – Jr. K

Defense

Darian Thompson – Sr. DB

Mountain West second team

Offense

Jeremy McNichols – So. RB

Jake Roh – So. TE

Defense

Kamalei Correa – Jr. DL

Donte Deayon – Sr. DB

Mountain West honorable mention

Tyler Horn – Sr. DL

Tanner Vallejo — Jr. LB

Mario Yakoo – Jr. OL

Award Reference:[15]

Coaching staff

Name Position Consecutive seasons at
Boise State in current position
Bryan Harsin Head coach 2nd
Kent Riddle Associate Head Coach, Tight Ends, Special Teams Coordinator 2nd
Steve Caldwell Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line 2nd
Eliah Drinkwitz Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks 1st
Marcel Yates Defensive coordinator, Safeties 2nd
Junior Adams Wide Receivers 2nd
Andy Avalos Linebackers 4th
Julius Brown Secondary 2nd
Scott Huff Offensive Line 2nd
Lee Marks Running Backs 1st
Jeff Pitman Strength and Conditioning Coach 1st
Reference:[16]

Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cls. Hometown (H.S./Prev. Exp.)
1 Shane Williams-Rhodes WR 5-6 173 Sr. Spring, TX (Klein Collins HS)
2 Jonathan Moxey CB 5-10 188 Jr. West Palm Beach, FL (Dwyer HS)
3 Chanceller James S 6-2 216 Jr. Spring Valley, CA (Calvert Hall College High School HS)
3 Thomas Stuart QB 5-11 196 So. Baltimore, MD (Steele Canyon HS, Butte JC)
4 Brett Rypien QB 6-2 199 Fr. Spokane, WA (Shadle Park HS)
4 Darian Thompson S 6-2 212 Sr. Lancaster, CA (Paraclete HS)
5 Garrett Collingham QB 6-4 202 Fr. Meridian, ID (Mountain View HS)
5 Donte Deayon CB 5-9 155 Sr. Rialto, CA (Summit HS)
6 Chaz Anderson WR 5-10 186 Jr. Los Angeles, CA (Loyola HS)
7 Joe Martarano MLB 6-3 228 So. Fruitland, ID (Fruitland HS)
7 Anthony Upshaw QB 5-11 180 Fr. Moorpark, CA (Moorpark HS)
8 Kamalei Correa DL 6-3 248 Jr. Honolulu, HI (Saint Louis School)
8 Sean Modster WR 5-11 187 Fr. Mission Viejo, CA (Mission Viejo HS)
9 Bryan Jefferson WR 5-11 188 Fr. Leesburg, FL (Leesburg HS)
9 Mercy Maston CB 5-11 208 Sr. Bakersfield, CA (Bakersfield HS, Bakersfield JC)
10 Cory Young RB 5-10 200 Fr. Norco, CA (Norco HS)
13 Jeremy McNichols RB 5-9 205 So. Norco, CA (Santa Margarita HS)
14 Tyler Horton CB 5-11 172 Fr. Norco, CA (Edison HS)
15 Ryan Finley QB 6-4 200 So. Phoenix, AZ (Paradise Valley HS)
15 Evan Tyler S 6-2 181 Fr. Corona, CA (Eleanor Roosevelt HS)
16 Taylor Pope WR 6-0 183 Jr. La Quinta, CA (La Quinta HS)
17 Brandon Brown S 5-11 198 So. Phoenix, AZ (Sandra Day O'Connor HS)
17 Austin Cottrell WR 6-2 206 So. Phoenix, AZ (Mountain Ridge HS, Scottsdale CC)
18 Jabril Frazier DE 6-4 232 Fr. Los Angeles, CA (Verbum Dei HS)
18 Alex Ogle QB 6-3 206 Fr. Palm City, FL (Jensen Beach HS)
19 Sean Wale P 6-2 185 Jr. La Habra, CA (La Habra HS)
20 Terrell Johnson WR 5-9 173 Sr. Montgomery, AL (San Clemente High School HS, Saddleback JC)
20 Tanner Vallejo LB 6-1 230 Jr. Penn Valley, CA (Nevada Union HS)
21 Ladarryl Blair CB 5-11 188 Fr. Dallas, TX (South Oak Cliff HS)
21 Jack Fields RB 5-9 194 Sr. El Paso, TX (Americas HS)
22 Drew Berger LB 6-1 220 Fr. Coeur d'Alene, ID (Coeur d'Alene HS)
23 Damion Wright S 6-0 204 Fr. Los Angeles, CA (Salesian HS)
24 Kameron Miles S 6-1 215 So. Mesquite, TX (West Mesquite HS, Butler CC)
25 Raymond Ford CB 5-11 183 Jr. Los Angeles, CA (Junípero Serra HS, Riverside CC)
26 Devan Demas RB 5-8 175 Jr. Houston, TX (Cypress Creek HS, Riverside CC)
26 Garrett Estrada CB 5-8 160 Fr. Santa Ana, CA (Mater Dei HS)
27 Donzale Roddie CB 5-10 190 Fr. Compton, CA (Paramount HS)
28 A.J. Richardson WR 6-0 205 Fr. Lomita, CA (Narbonne HS)
29 Dylan Sumner-Gardner S 6-1 201 So. Mesquite, TX (West Mesquite HS)
30 Isaiah Johnson CB 5-8 168 Fr. Meridian, ID (Rocky Mountain HS, Scottsdale CC)
30 Ryan Wolpin RB 5-8 191 So. Trabuco Canyon, CA (Santa Margarita HS, Northern Colorado)
31 Skyler Seibold S 6-1 192 Fr. Temecula, CA (Chaparral HS)
32 Rondell McNair DE 6-2 236 Sr. New Bern, NC (New Bern HS, Contra Costa College)
33 Gabe Perez STUD 6-4 236 Jr. Placentia, CA (Placentia HS)
34 Darreon Jackson S 5-11 187 Fr. Derby, KS (Derby HS)
35 Marquis Hendrix S 6-0 228 Fr. Ocala, FL (Trinity Catholic HS)
36 Tyler Gray WLB 6-4 232 Sr. Templeton, CA (Templeton HS)
37 Cameron Hartsfield CB 5-10 187 So. Allen, TX (Allen HS)
38 Leighton Vander Esch WLB 6-4 234 Fr. Riggins, ID (Salmon River HS)
39 Kelsey Young RB 5-10 198 Sr. Norco, CA (Norco HS, Stanford)
40 Armand Nance DT 6-0 306 Sr. Houston, TX (Dekaney High HS)
41 Will Heffner WLB 6-2 209 Fr. Boise, ID (Bishop Kelly HS)
42 Matt Cota LS 6-1 179 So. Eagle, ID (Eagle HS)
43 Joe Provenzano MLB 5-11 204 Fr. Glendora, CA (Damien HS)
44 Darren Lee MLB 6-1 229 Jr. Susanville, CA (Lassen HS)
46 Kevin Keane LS 6-0 215 Sr. Moorpark, CA (Moorpark HS, Ohio Wesleyan)
47 Matt Pistone TE 6-3 242 Fr. Yuma, AZ (Yuma Catholic HS)
47 Eric Yates CB 5-9 160 Fr. College Station, TX (A&M Consolidated HS)
48 Blake Gonzalez K 6-3 242 Fr. San Clemente, CA (San Clemente HS)
48 David Moa DL 6-3 269 Fr. San Diego, CA (Kearny HS)
49 Tyler Rausa K 5-9 183 Jr. Murrieta, CA (Vista Murrieta HS, Riverside CC)
50 Sawyer Shields DL 6-1 241 Fr. Eagle, ID (Eagle HS)
51 Ben Weaver WLB 6-0 228 Jr. Klein, TX (Klein HS)
52 Andrew Tercek OL 6-1 281 So. San Antonio, TX (East Central HS)
53 Sam Whitney DL 6-1 234 Fr. Folsom, CA (Folsom HS)
54 Matt Locher DL 6-2 252 Fr. Los Alamitos, CA (Los Alamitos HS)
55 Tutulupeatau Mataele DT 6-3 296 Sr. West Valley City, UT (Granger HS, Mt. San Antonio College)
57 Tennessee Su'esu'e OL 6-1 301 Fr. Salt Lake City, UT (East HS)
58 Robert Ash DT 6-3 288 Sr. Elk Grove, CA (Cosumnes Oaks HS)
59 Mason Hampton OL 6-3 290 So. Meridian, ID (Meridian HS)
60 Kellen Buhr OL 6-1 282 Jr. Boise, ID (Capital HS)
63 Hunter Nettles OL 6-3 318 Jr. Boise, ID (Capital HS, Snow College)
66 Mario Yakoo OL 6-4 329 Jr. San Diego, CA (Steele Canyon HS)
67 Garrett Larson OL 6-4 282 Fr. Fruitland, ID (Fruitland HS)
68 Dan Urquhart OL 6-7 324 Jr. Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie HS, Alderson Broaddus)
69 Tyler Horn DT 6-5 268 Sr. Meridian, ID (Mountain View HS)
70 Steven Baggett OL 6-3 282 Jr. Arlington, TX (Martin HS)
71 Rees Odhiambo OL 6-4 309 Sr. Mansfield, TX (Mansfield HS)
72 Marcus Henry OL 6-3 292 Sr. Bellevue, WA (Bellevue HS)
73 Travis Averill OL 6-3 299 Jr. Anaheim, CA (Servite HS)
74 Archie Lewis OL 6-3 289 So. Anaheim, CA (Rancho Cucamonga HS)
76 Jerhen Ertel OL 6-6 276 Sr. Bagdad, AZ (Bagdad HS, Glendale CC)
77 John Molchon OL 6-5 295 Fr. Las Vegas, NV (Faith Lutheran HS)
78 Andres Preciado OL 6-6 277 Fr. Imperial Beach, CA (Mar Vista HS)
79 Eric Quevedo OL 6-4 297 Fr. West Covina, CA (West Covina HS)
80 D.J. Dean WR 6-1 197 So. Eagle, ID (Eagle HS)
81 Akilian Butler WR 5-10 175 Fr. Dallas, TX (West Mesquite HS)
82 Thomas Sperbeck WR 6-0 175 Jr. Carmichael, CA (Jesuit HS)
83 David McKinzie WR 6-0 173 So. Frisco, TX (Princeton HS)
84 Jake Hardee TE 6-3 239 Sr. Boise, ID (Bishop Kelly HS)
85 Holden Huff TE 6-6 226 Sr. Rocklin, CA (Rocklin HS)
86 Chase Blakley TE 6-4 235 Fr. Coeur d'Alene, ID (Coeur d'Alene HS)
87 Alec Dhaenens TE 6-3 244 So. Fruitland, ID (Fruitland HS)
88 Jake Roh TE 6-3 229 So. Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS)
89 Brock Barr WR 6-2 202 Jr. Redding, CA (Enterprise HS, Shasta College)
90 Justin Taimatuia DT 6-2 202 Sr. American Samoa (Fort Scott CC)
91 David Lucero TE 6-5 230 Fr. Holtville, CA (Holtville HS)
91 Durrant Miles DE 6-5 226 Fr. South Jordan, UT (Bingham HS)
92 Paul Semons DT 6-3 266 Fr. Eagle, ID (Eagle HS)
93 Jake Knight TE 6-4 230 So. Meridian, ID (Rocky Mountain HS, Auburn)
93 Max O'Rourke K 6-1 160 Fr. Rocklin, CA (Rocklin HS)
94 Sam McCaskill DE 6-3 257 Jr. Eugene, OR (Sheldon HS)
95 Kaleb Hill DE 6-1 237 Fr. Schertz, TX (Samuel Clemens HS)
96 Elliot Hoyte DT 6-4 271 Jr. Tavistock, England (Ivybridge CC)
97 Austin Silsby DE 6-3 248 So. Kuna, ID (Kuna HS)
98 Antoine Turner DE 6-1 275 Sr. New Orleans, LA (McDonogh 35 HS, Fullerton College)
99 Dereck Boles DT 6-2 277 Fr. Lakeland, FL (Lakeland Senior HS)
Reference:[16]

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