2013 Boise State Broncos football team

2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Mountain Division
	West Division
	Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

Boise State Broncos football
2013 Boise State Broncos football
Hawaii Bowl, L 23–38 vs. Oregon State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
2013 record	8–5 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Chris Petersen (regular season, 8th year); Bob Gregory (interim HC, bowl game);
Offensive coordinator	Robert Prince (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Pete Kwiatkowski (4th season)
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium; (Capacity: 36,387)

The 2013 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by eighth year head coach Chris Petersen and played their home games at Bronco Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they were defeated by Oregon State. The 5 losses matched the total of losses that the Broncos had posted in the five previous seasons combined.

On December 6, it was announced that head coach Chris Petersen would resign to take the head coaching job at Washington. In eight seasons at Boise State, he posted a record of 92–12, won five conference titles and two BCS games.[1] Assistant head coach Bob Gregory served as Boise State's interim head coach in their bowl game.[2] On December 11, The Broncos hired former offensive coordinator and Arkansas State head coach Bryan Harsin as their permanent head coach.

Conference shuffle

Boise State was originally set to join the Big East Conference, along with fellow Mountain West member San Diego State, for football in 2013; however, after the Big East announced a split between its FBS members (which eventually became the American Athletic Conference) and its non-FBS schools (which kept the Big East name), Boise State announced on December 31, 2012 that it would stay in the Mountain West Conference.[3] San Diego State would later announce they would stay in the Mountain West as well, making the Mountain West a 12 team conference. The Mountain West formed divisions for the first time, with Boise State as part of the Mountain Division, and will conduct a conference championship game for the first time.

As part of the conditions for Boise State to stay in the conference, the Mountain West lifted the ban on the Broncos wearing their all blue uniforms at home during conference games.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at Washington*	No. 19	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FS1	L 6–38	71,963
September 7	1:00 p.m.	UT Martin*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN3	W 63–14	33,293
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Air Force		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	W 42–20	36,069
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Battle for the Milk Can)	ESPN	L 40–41	41,031
September 28	8:15 p.m.	Southern Miss*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPNU	W 60–7	35,356
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at Utah State		Romney Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	W 34–23	25,513
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Nevada		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 34–17	35,843
October 25	6:00 p.m.	at BYU*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 20–37	62,954
November 2	6:00 p.m.	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 42–30	21,133
November 16	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 48–7	33,992
November 23	8:30 p.m.	at San Diego State		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 31–34 ^OT	33,161
November 30	8:15 p.m.	New Mexico		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 45–17	31,645
December 24	6:00 p.m.	vs. Oregon State*		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–38	29,106
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

at Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Broncos	0	3	3	0	6
Huskies	7	3	14	14	38

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

This was the second consecutive meeting between the Broncos and the Huskies as they met at the end of the 2012 season in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas. The 32-point loss is the worst loss under Chris Petersen. The previous highest margin of defeat was 14, also coming against Washington in 2007, Petersen's second year as head coach. Prior to this game, the Broncos' previous five losses had been by a combined 11 points. It was the Broncos worst loss since a 35-point loss to Georgia to open the 2005 season. This was also the first time the Broncos failed to score a touchdown since a 58–0 loss to Washington State in 1997.

UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	7	0	0	7	14
Broncos	14	35	14	0	63

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Boise State players during pregame.

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	10	0	3	20
Broncos	7	14	7	14	42

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Boise State kicking an extra point in the second half.

Quarterback Joe Southwick set a Boise State and Mountain West record for completion percentage completing 27 of 29 passes (93.1%). The Broncos were allowed to wear their all blue uniforms for the first time during a home conference game since joining the Mountain West in 2011.

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	10	9	7	14	40
No. 25 Bulldogs	10	14	10	7	41

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
Broncos	7	23	17	13	60

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Jack Fields scoring a TD in the 4th quarter.

at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	10	14	10	0	34
Aggies	0	10	0	13	23

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Utah State chose to wear white at home. The win was the Broncos 21st straight win over a team from Utah with the last loss coming in 1997.

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	3	14	0	0	17
Broncos	0	7	20	7	34

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Dan Goodale kicking an extra point in the second half.

at BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	3	10	7	20
Cougars	7	17	10	3	37

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

The loss to BYU ended a 21-game winning streak against teams from the state of Utah dating back to a 1997 loss to Utah State. It was also the Broncos first loss in the month of October since a loss to Rice in 2001, a span of 50 wins.

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	21	7	7	42
Rams	10	7	0	13	30

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	0	0	7
Broncos	14	14	17	3	48

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Boise State offense in the redzone in the second half. They failed to score on this drive.

at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Broncos	7	0	14	7	3	31
Aztecs	7	7	0	14	6	34

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

This loss marked the first time that Boise State lost to the same opponent in consecutive years since losing to Washington State in 2000 and 2001.

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	7	0	3	7	17
Broncos	14	7	7	17	45

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Oregon State (Hawaii Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	3	7	10	23
Beavers	17	14	7	0	38

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	19	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	19	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released							NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released								NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Boise State	93	153	140	97	3	486
Opponents	87	103	44	81	6	321

References

Cripe, Chadd; Murphy, Brian; Southorn, Dave (December 7, 2013). "Chris Petersen surprises Boise State football community, leaves for Washington". Idaho Statesman. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via archive.today.
Ruland, Nick (December 13, 2013). "New BSU Coach: "I Did Not Take Job to Have a Family Reunion."". Times-News. Boise, Idaho. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
McMurphy, Brett (December 31, 2012). "Boise State Spurns Big East". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

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[1] Cripe, Chadd; Murphy, Brian; Southorn, Dave (December 7, 2013). "Chris Petersen surprises Boise State football community, leaves for Washington". Idaho Statesman. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via archive.today.

[2] Ruland, Nick (December 13, 2013). "New BSU Coach: "I Did Not Take Job to Have a Family Reunion."". Times-News. Boise, Idaho. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

[3] McMurphy, Brett (December 31, 2012). "Boise State Spurns Big East". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

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