List of Boise State Broncos football seasons

Seasons

National Champions

Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference Champions

Big Sky Conference Champions

Big West Conference Champions

Western Athletic Conference Champions

Mountain West Conference Champions

Playoff Berth

Bowl game berth

Season	Conference	Season results				Postseason result	Final ranking
		Conf. finish	W	L	T		AP Poll	Coaches
Boise State Broncos football seasons
1933	Independent^[1]	—	1	2	1
1934	Independent	—	4	3	0
1935	Independent	—	4	4	0
1936	Independent	—	3	4	0
1937	Independent	—	0	6	1
1938	Independent	—	2	4	0
1939	Independent	—	4	2	0
1940	Independent	—	4	2	0
1941	Independent	—	3	4	0
1942	Boise State did not play football during the 1942–1945 seasons because of World War II
1943
1944
1945
1946	Independent	—	3	4	2
1947	Independent	—	9	0	0
1948	ICAC	1st^[2]	9	0	0
1949	ICAC	1st	10	0	0	Won Potato Bowl (Bakersfield, CA) vs. Taft JC 25–7 ^[3]
1950	ICAC	1st	9	1	0	Lost Junior Rose Bowl vs. Long Beach CC 13–33 ^[4]
1951	ICAC	1st	10	0	0	Won Potato Bowl vs. Bakersfield 34–14 ^[5]^[6]
1952	ICAC	1st	8	1	0
1953	ICAC	1st	8	1	0
1954	ICAC	1st	9	1	0	Lost Potato Bowl vs. Compton JC 6–7 ^[7]
1955	ICAC	1st	7	2	0
1956	ICAC	T–1st	8	0	1
1957	ICAC	1st	9	1	0	Lost Potato Bowl vs. Bakersfield 13–28 ^[8]
1958	ICAC	1st	10	0	0	Won National JC Championship vs. Tyler (TX) JC 22–0 ^[9]
1959	ICAC	T–2nd	7	2	1
1960	ICAC	1st	8	2	0
1961	ICAC	1st	9	1	0
1962	ICAC	2nd	5	2	2
1963	ICAC	2nd	5	3	1
1964	ICAC	2nd	8	2	0
1965	ICAC	1st	9	2	0	Lost Potato Bowl vs. Cerritos 12–41 ^[10]
1966	ICAC	1st	9	1	0
1967	ICAC	T–2nd	6	4	0
Totals			200	61	9	(Junior College Total)
1968	Independent^[11]^[12]	—	8	2	0
1969	Independent	—	9	1	0
1970	Big Sky^[12]^[13]	3rd	8	3	0
1971	Big Sky	2nd	10	2	0	Won Camellia Bowl 32–28 vs. Chico State
1972	Big Sky	3rd	7	4	0
1973	Big Sky^[14]	1st	10	3	0	Won vs. South Dakota 53–10 (D-II quarterfinals); Lost vs. Louisiana Tech 34–38 (Pioneer Bowl)
1974	Big Sky	1st	10	2	0	Lost vs. Central Michigan 6–20 (D-II quarterfinals)
1975	Big Sky	1st	9	2	1	Lost vs. Northern Michigan 21–24 (D-II quarterfinals)
1976	Big Sky	5th	5	5	1
1977	Big Sky	1st	9	2	0	declined invitation to D-II playoffs due to late game at Idaho ^[15]
1978	Big Sky^[16]	4th	7	4	0
1979	Big Sky	1st	10	1	0	probation: no conference title (7–0) or I-AA playoffs ^[17]
1980	Big Sky	1st	10	3	0	Won vs. Grambling 14–9 (I-AA semifinals); Won vs. Eastern Kentucky 31–29 (I-AA championship)
1981	Big Sky	T–1st ^[18]	10	3	0	Won vs. Jackson State 19–7 (I-AA quarterfinals); Lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 17–24 (I-AA semifinals)
1982	Big Sky	4th	8	3	0
1983	Big Sky	T–3rd	6	5	0
1984	Big Sky	T–3rd	6	5	0
1985	Big Sky	3rd	7	4	0
1986	Big Sky	5th	5	6	0
1987	Big Sky	4th	6	5	0
1988	Big Sky	3rd	8	4	0	Lost vs. Northwestern State (La.) 13–22 (I-AA first round)
1989	Big Sky	4th	6	5	0
1990	Big Sky	2nd	10	4	0	Won vs. Northern Iowa 20–3 (I-AA first round); Won vs. Middle Tennessee 20–13 (I-AA quarterfinals); Lost vs. Nevada 52–59 in 3OT (I-AA semifinals)
1991	Big Sky	4th	7	4	0
1992	Big Sky	5th	5	6	0
1993	Big Sky	7th	3	8	0
1994	Big Sky	1st	13	2	0	Won vs. North Texas 24–20 (I-AA first round); Won vs. Appalachian State 17–14 (I-AA quarterfinals); Won vs. Marshall 28–24 (I-AA semifinals); Lost vs. Youngstown State 14–28 (I-AA championship)
1995	Big Sky	2nd	7	4	0
1996	Big West^[19]	5th	2	10	^[20]		-	-
1997	Big West	3rd	5	6^[21]			-	-
1998	Big West	4th	6	5			-	-
1999	Big West	1st	10	3		Won Humanitarian Bowl vs. Louisville 34–31	-	-
2000	Big West	1st	10	2		Won Humanitarian Bowl vs. UTEP 38–23	-	-
2001	WAC	2nd	8	4			-	-
2002	WAC	1st	12	1		Won Humanitarian Bowl vs. Iowa State 34–16	15	12
2003	WAC	1st	13	1		Won Fort Worth Bowl vs. TCU 34–31	16	15
2004	WAC	1st	11	1		Lost Liberty Bowl vs. Louisville 40–44	12	13
2005	WAC	T–1st	9	4		Lost MPC Computers Bowl vs. Boston College 21–27	-	-
2006	WAC^[22]	1st	13	0		Won Fiesta Bowl vs. Oklahoma 43–42 in OT	5	6
2007	WAC	2nd	10	3		Lost Hawaii Bowl vs. East Carolina 38–41	-	-
2008	WAC	1st	12	1		Lost Poinsettia Bowl vs. TCU 16–17	11	13
2009	WAC	1st	14	0		Won Fiesta Bowl vs. TCU 17–10	4	4
2010	WAC	T–1st	12	1		Won Maaco Bowl Las Vegas vs. Utah 26–3	7	9
2011	Mountain West	2nd	12	1		Won Maaco Bowl Las Vegas vs. Arizona State 56–24	8	6
2012	Mountain West	T–1st	11	2		Won Maaco Bowl Las Vegas vs. Washington 28–26	18	14
2013	Mountain West	2nd (Mountain)	8	5		Lost Hawaii Bowl vs. Oregon State 23–38	-	-
2014	Mountain West	1st (Mountain)	12	2		Won Mountain West Championship Game vs. Fresno State 28–14 Won Fiesta Bowl vs. Arizona 38–30	16	16
2015	Mountain West	T–2nd (Mountain)	9	4		Won Poinsettia Bowl vs. Northern Illinois 55–7	-	-
2016	Mountain West	T–1st (Mountain)	10	3		Lost Cactus Bowl vs. Baylor 12–31	-	-
2017	Mountain West	1st (Mountain)	11	3		Won Mountain West Championship Game vs. Fresno State 17–14 Won Las Vegas Bowl vs. Oregon 38–28	22	22
2018	Mountain West	T–1st (Mountain)	10	3		Lost Mountain West Championship Game vs. Fresno State 16–19 ^OT First Responder Bowl vs. Boston College Canceled^[a]	23	24
2019	Mountain West	1st (Mountain)	12	2		Won Mountain West Championship Game vs. Hawaii 31–10 Lost Las Vegas Bowl vs. Washington 7–38	23	22
2020	Mountain West	T–1st^[b]	5	2		Lost Mountain West Championship Game vs. San Jose State 20–34 Opted out of playing in a bowl game^[25]	-	-
2021	Mountain West	3rd (Mountain)	7	5		Arizona Bowl vs. Central Michigan Canceled^[c]	-	-
2022	Mountain West	1st (Mountain)	10	4		Lost Mountain West Championship Game vs. Fresno State 16–28 Won FriscoBowl vs. North Texas 35-32	-	-
Totals			456	164	2	university regular season games – (1968– )
			2	3	0	Division II playoff games – (1968–77)
			8	4	0	Division I-AA playoff games – (1978–95)
			1	0	0	non-Division I FBS bowl games – (1971)
			13	7	0	Division I FBS bowl games – (1996– )
			3	3	0	Conference Championship games – (2014– )
			482	180	2	all university games – (1968– )
			682	240	11	all games (university and junior college) – (1933– )

1. The 2018 First Responder Bowl was cancelled due to inclement weather.^[23]
2. The MW suspended divisions due to truncated season caused by the covid-19 pandemic.^[24]
3. The 2021 Arizona Bowl was cancelled due to a COVID-19 outbreak with one of the participating teams.^[26]

References

1. One year after the founding of Boise Junior College, the school began to play football in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).
2. http://mariah95.com/football/bjc/ICACFOOTBALLCHAMPIONS.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
3. "Boise JC's win in Potato Bowl". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. December 5, 1949. p. 8.
4. Hubbart, Jim (December 10, 1950). "Boise Broncs fall to Long Beach, 33-13". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. p. 2C.
5. "Boise adds bowl win to football honors". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). December 3, 1951. p. A-7.
6. Ourada, Patricia K. (1994). "The Broncos: A History of Boise State University Athletics, 1932-1994". University Books: 106.
7. "Boise is beaten in Potato Bowl". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 6, 1954. p. 21.
8. "Boise squashed in Potato Bowl, 33-13". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. December 9, 1957. p. B-11.
9. "Boise captures Jaycee crown". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 28, 1958. p. 14.
10. "Fog routs fans; Boise dumped". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 6, 1965. p. 17.
11. In 1968, Boise College began to compete with four-year colleges as an independent in the NAIA, a transitional period that began in 1965 and finished in 1969.
12. scholarworks.boisestate.edu - The Broncos: A History of Boise State University, 1932-1994 - p.131 - accessed 2011-10-10
13. The Broncos were accepted into the NCAA in October 1969, and a month later into the Big Sky Conference, effective the following July. The Broncos began NCAA competition in the 1970 NCAA College Division football season in a brand new Bronco Stadium.
14. In 1973 the NCAA "College Division" was split into two divisions — "Division II" and "Division III" — Boise State joined Division II.
15. Vaughan, Sue (November 28, 1977). "Idaho, Troxel in bitter loss". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
16. When the NCAA realigned in 1978, the Big Sky Conference was moved from Division II up to the newly created Division I-AA, a subdivision of Division I. Since 2006, Division I-AA has been known as Division I FCS. (Idaho was moved down from Division I to Division I-AA in 1978.)
17. Due to sanctions for "coaching irregularities" in 1978, Boise State was ineligible for the conference title or the I-AA playoffs in 1979.
18. Though tied for first at 6–1, Boise State did not win the Big Sky title in 1981 due to their head-to-head loss to champion Idaho State.
19. Boise State moved up to Division I-A in 1996.
20. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, eliminating ties.
21. Boise State's record in 1997 was initially 4-7, however following a forfeited win by Cal State Northridge, their record was changed to 5-6.
22. In 2006, "Division I-A" was renamed "Division I Football Bowl Subdivision" or "Division I FBS" for short.
23. First Responder Bowl: Boise State vs. Boston College canceled, ruled no contest due to inclement weather
24. "MWC releases '20 schedule; no separate divisions". October 2020.
25. "Broncos Forego Bowl Game".
26. "Friday's Arizona Bowl is canceled after Boise State withdraws; Central Michigan to play in Sun Bowl". Tucson.com.

External links

•  College football portal

• "Boise State Broncos". College Football Data Warehouse. 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
• – Official Boise State Broncos football website