2008 Boise State Broncos football team
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2008 Boise State Broncos football
Conference WAC
Ranking
BCS #9
Coaches #9
AP #9
2008 record 11-0 (7-0 WAC)
Head coach Chris Petersen
Offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox
Base defense 4-3
Seasons « 2007

2008 WAC football standings v • d • e
Conf Overall
Team (Rank) W L W L
#9 Boise State 7 - 0 11 - 0
Louisiana Tech 5 - 2 7 - 4
Fresno State 4 - 3 7 - 4
Nevada 4 - 3 6 - 5
Hawai?i 4 - 3 5 - 5
San José State 4 - 4 6 - 6
Utah State 2 - 5 2 - 9
New Mexico State 1 - 6 3 - 8
Idaho 1 - 6 2 - 9
As of November 22, 2008 • Rankings: BCS Standings

The 2008 Boise State Broncos football team will represent Boise State University in the 2008 college football season. The Broncos will play their home games at Bronco Stadium, most famous for its blue artificial turf surface, often referred to as the "smurf-turf". The blue turf will be new for the 2008 season, as the old Astroplay surface was replaced by Field Turf.


The Broncos take the field through the fog during the 2008 season.


Contents [hide]
1 Previous season
2 Pre-season
2.1 Pre-season awards
3 During the season
4 Schedule
5 Game Results
5.1 Idaho State
5.2 Bowling Green
5.3 Oregon
5.4 Louisiana Tech
5.5 Southern Miss
5.6 Hawai'i
5.7 San José State
5.8 New Mexico State
5.9 Utah State
5.10 Idaho
5.11 Nevada
5.12 Fresno State
6 Rankings
7 Statistics
7.1 Team
7.1.1 Scores by quarter
7.2 Offense
7.2.1 Rushing
7.2.2 Passing
7.2.3 Receiving
7.3 Defense
7.4 Special teams
8 Expanded WAC Standings
9 Post Season Awards
10 Roster/Depth Chart
11 Notes and references



[edit] Previous season
The Broncos entered the 2007 season ranked #23 in the coaches poll and were on a 13 game winning streak after going undefeated in 2006. After an opening home win against Weber State to extend their winning streak to 14, the Broncos traveled to Seattle to play Washington. The Broncos failed to win against a Pac-10 team, losing to the Huskies 24-10, ending their nation's best winning streak, and dropping out of the top 25. The Broncos would win 9 straight games from September 15 to November 17, including 7 WAC games and wins over rivals Fresno State, Idaho, and Nevada in a 4 OT game that set a new NCAA FBS record for points scored with 136 (69-67). The Broncos re-entered the top 25 on November 3 and made it as high as #15 before dropping to #17 for the season ending game at #13 and undefeated Hawaii. The game with Hawaii was for the outright WAC championship, won by Hawaii 39-27. The Broncos would return to Honolulu to play East Carolina in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on December 23, won by East Carolina 41-38. The Broncos would finish the season 10-3, but failed to win either a conference championship or a bowl game for the first time since 2001.


[edit] Pre-season

[edit] Pre-season awards
On July 25, the Broncos were selected as the favorite to win the WAC by the media by a total of 383 points to 379 for Fresno State and first place votes of 25 to 20. The WAC coaches (not allowed to vote for their own team) voted Fresno #1 with a total of 63 to 57 points. Fresno had a total of 7 first place votes among WAC coaches to Boise States 2.

The USA Today Coaches preseason top 25 poll was released on August 1st, with Boise State receiving 25 votes to rank 34th.

The Associated Press preseason top 25 poll was released on August 16th, with Boise State receiving 17 votes to rank 36th.


[edit] During the season

[edit] Schedule
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30* 6:00 PM Idaho State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Battle for the Liberty Bell) KTVB W 49-7 32,318
September 13* 6:00 PM Bowling Green Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID KTVB W 20-7 32,335
September 20* 1:30 PM at #12 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR KTVB W 37-32 58,713
October 1 6:00 PM Louisiana Tech #18 Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN W 38-3 32,071
October 11* 6:00 PM at Southern Miss #16 M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS CBSCS W 24-7 30,912
October 17 6:00 PM Hawai?i #16 Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN W 27-7 32,342
October 24 7:00 PM at San José State #13 Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA ESPN2 W 33-16 26,258
November 1 5:00 PM at New Mexico State #11 Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM KTVB W 49-0 15,922
November 8 12:00 PM Utah State #10 Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID KTVB W 49-14 32,171
November 15 3:00 PM at Idaho #9 Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID (Battle for the Governors Trophy) KTVB W 45-10 17,000
November 22 2:00 PM at Nevada #9 Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV KTVB/ESPN2 W 41-34 27,057
November 28 4:00 PM Fresno State #9 Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can) ESPN2 0-0
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.


[edit] Game Results

[edit] Idaho State
23-6 all time, last meeting 2003 (62-0 in Boise)

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 7 0 0 7
Broncos 7 21 14 7 49
The Broncos opened the 2008 season with a 49-7 win over their former in-state rival Idaho State in front of a new Bronco Stadium record crowd of 32,318. Freshman quarterback Kellen Moore completed 14 of 19 passes for 274 and 2 Touchdowns (80, 56) in his first collegiate start. Ian Johnson rushed 14 times for 87 yards and one score while Titus Young made 7 receptions for 142 yards and one touchdown and also one rushing touchdown. Richie Brockel rushed for two TD's and Tyler Shoemaker caught two TD passes. The two TD's by Young, Brockel and Shoemaker marks the first time three Bronco's had each scored two TD's in one game. The The Broncos out gained the Bengals 582 to 207 in total yards. The Broncos also blocked a Bengal punt in the 2nd quarter. With the win the Broncos moved their regular season home winning streak to 44. At one point in the fourth quarter, all 11 players on Defense for the Bronco's were freshman.





[edit] Bowling Green
1-0 all time, last meeting 2005 (48-20 in Boise)

See also: 2008 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 0 0 7 7
Broncos 6 14 0 0 20
Another Bronco Stadium record crowd of 32,335 watched as Boise State raised their regular season home winning streak to 45 games by beating Bowling Green 20-7. The Broncos came out fast scoring 3 touchdowns in the first half. A much improved second half Bowling Green defense mixed with various mental mistakes by the Bronco offense left the Broncos scoreless in the second half. Ian Johnson rushed 13 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns while quarterback Kellen Moore went 18 of 23 for 180, started the game 11 of 11, and rushed for his first career touchdown. Kyle Brotzman set a Boise State record by making his 75th straight extra point, breaking the record held by Tyler Jones of 74 made in 2003 and 2004. Safety Jeron Johnson had 13 tackles (8 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass break up and two second half fumble recoveries to win WAC defensive player of the week.





[edit] Oregon

Boise State sideline and fans in Autzen Stadium.First ever meeting

See also: 2008 Oregon Ducks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 24 13 0 37
#12 Ducks 6 0 7 19 32
Since joining D1A (now FBS) in 1996, Boise State had lost all 13 of their road games against teams from BCS conferences. That streak ended with a 37-32 win over Oregon of the Pac-10 in front of 58,713 hostle fans in Autzen Stadium. The Broncos held leads of 24-6 at halftime and 37-13 in the 4th before Oregon closed out the game with 19 unanswered points. The Broncos were held to only 38 yards rushing, but were helped by the arm of Freshman quarterback Kellen Moore. Moore went 25-37 for 386 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. One touchdown pass went for 73 yards to Senior Vinny Perretta, his first TD of the season, before he left the game with a concussion. Junior Jeremy Childs added 4 receptions for 100 yards with a long of 41. Junior Kyle Wilson made 2 interceptions and now has 3 on the season while Sophomore Brandyn Thompson made his first carrer interception. Sophomore kicker Kyle Brotzman went 3-4 on field goals from 24, 36, and a career long 51 yards. Sophomore safety Jeron Johnson was ejected late in the 4th. The win propelled the Broncos into the top 25 in both major polls for the first time this season, being ranked 19th by the AP and 20th by the coaches in the USA Today poll. For his efforts, Kellen Moore was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation Bowl Subdivision National Offensive Player of the Week and the WAC Offensive Player of the Week. The Broncos were also named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week.


[edit] Louisiana Tech

Boise State on defense in the first half.6-4 all time, 6-1 as WAC members. Last year 45-31 in Ruston

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 3
#18 Broncos 7 14 10 7 38
Boise State won their WAC opener for the 8th straight year and extended their regular season home winning streak to 46 by defeating the Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech 38-3. Kellen Moore threw an interception on the opening drive, then was almost perfect finishing the game 20-28 for 325 and 2 TD's (13, 44) to Julian Hawkins and Chris O'niel, the latter on a reverse throw back to Moore from Vinny Perretta. Moore's numbers were good enough to earn the WAC Offensive Player of the Week award for the second time this season. D.J. Harper added 2 TD's on 9 carries for 35 yards. Ian Johnson again had a subpar rushing game, 9 for 42, but had his first career 100 yard receiving game with 106 on 3 catches. The Bronco defense has now given up 7 points or less in 3 of the 4 games this season. Kyle Brotzman hit a 49 yard field goal and averaged 57.7 yards on 3 punts including one downed at the 1 yard line and another of 72 yards. The Broncos moved up in the top 25 polls to #15 in the AP and #16 in the USA Today Coaches poll.





[edit] Southern Miss
1-0 all time, last meeting 2007 (38-16 in Boise)

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Broncos 0 24 0 0 24
Golden Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
The Bronco defense shined in holding the strong Southern Mississippi offense to just 278 yards, stops on 4 fourth down tries and forced 2 turnovers to help the Bronco offense that continues to struggle. The Bronco offense was great in the second quarter, scoring all of their 24 points, but a series of three and outs, penalties and other bad decisions led to just 113 yards and 6 first downs in the second half. The Broncos were held scoreless in the second half for the second time this season, but also held their opponent to 7 points or less for the fourth time in five games this season. Kellen Moore went 21 of 30 for 170, 3 TD's and 1 pick. 10 of his completions went to Jeremy Childs for 92 yards. Austin Pettis added 2 TD's on 4 catches for 30 yards. Jeron Johnson recorded his first interception of the season. Kyle Brotzman went 3 for 3 on PAT's, made a 32 yard field goal and averaged 39.7 yards on 6 punts that included 2 down inside the 20 yard line and a long of 63 in rout to being awarded the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time in his two year career. Boise State remained the same in every major poll following the win. Prior to the game wide reciever Titus Young, who had previously been suspended for the Oregon game, was suspended indefinetly.


[edit] Hawai'i

Record crowd of 32,342 watches Boise State vs Hawaii.6-3 all time, 6-1 as WAC members. Last year 27-39 in Honolulu

See also: 2008 Hawaii Warriors football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 0 7 0 0 7
#16 Broncos 3 7 14 3 27
The Broncos defense came up with 5 interceptions and 7 sacks in taking down the defending WAC champion Hawaii Warriors 27-7 in front of antoher record crowd of 32,342 in Bronco Stadium. Brandyn Thompson had 3 interceptions and 5 solo tackles (one for a loss) to be awarded the WAC Defensive Player of the Week. George Iloka and Jeron Johnson also made interceptions. This marked the 5th time this season the Bronco Defense held their opponent to 7 points or less and moved to 2nd in the nation in scoring defense giving up only 10.5 PPG. On offense, Kellen Moore went 25 of 33 for 256 and 3 TD's, 6 of his passes going to Vinny Perretta for 82 yards. Kyle Brotzman won the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second straight week going 2 for 4 on field goals (31, 43), brought his school record for consecutive extra points to 90, and averaged 60 yards on 3 punts with a career long of 75 and 2 downed inside the 20. The Broncos have still never lost a home WAC game (26 straight) and have now won 47 striaght regular season home games. The Broncos moved to #13 in all of the major polls and debuted at #12 in the first BCS rankings.





[edit] San José State
8-0 all time, 7-0 as WAC members. Last year 42-7 in Boise

See also: 2008 San Jose State Spartans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Broncos 6 14 3 10 33
Spartans 6 3 7 0 16
The last two trips to San Jose for Boise State resulted in unsuccessful but scary close upset bids by the Spartans, both times the Broncos were undefeated. This game had the same ingrediants and looked to be heading for a close finish being 20-16 in the third quarter, but the Broncos score the games final 13 points to stay undefeated and stop the Spartans chances of playing spoiler to the Broncos undefeated chances. Kellen Moore went 26 of 40 for 244 1 INT and 2 TD's to Jeremy Childs and Austin Pettis. Jeremy Avery rushed 21 times for 96 yards and Ian Johnson added 66 on 16 carries and 2 TD's to set a new career touchdown mark in Boise State history, now with 51. Along with his 5 receptions Jeremy Childs had a first quarter punt block that led to a Bronco Touchdown. Kyle Brotzman hit 2 field goals from 31 and 39. The win gives the Broncos sole possesion of first place in the WAC and moved them to #11 in every major poll, including the BCS.





[edit] New Mexico State
8-0 all time, 3-0 as WAC members. Last year 58-0 in Boise.

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Broncos 7 21 14 7 49
Aggies 0 0 0 0 0
New Mexico State quarterback Chase Holbrook, who entered the game averageing 295 yards a game, only managed 64 yards passing and his Aggies were shutout by Boise State for the second stright year. The Bronco defense held the Aggies to only 150 total yards, made 7 sacks, 1 INT by Kyle Wilson, forced one fumble and now have given up 7 points or less in 6 of 8 games this season and are now giving up just 9.88 points per game. Kyle Wilson also scored the Broncos first non offensive touchdown of the season by returning a fourth quarter punt 71 yards. On offense, Kellen Moore went 15 of 23 for 246, 1 INT and 3 TD's, 1 to Austin Pettis and 2 to Jeremy Childs. Ian Johnson had 10 carries for 61 yards and 1 TD to increase his school record to 52 TD's in his career. The Broncos moved to #9 in the AP Poll, their highest regular season ranking in school history, and moved to #10 in every other poll.





[edit] Utah State

Beginning of the 4th quarter.10-4 all time, 3-0 as WAC members. Last year 52-0 in Logan

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 7 7 0 14
#10 Broncos 7 21 14 7 49
Four different Bronco players threw for a combined 5 TD's and 458 yards passing to collect their 37th straight conference home win and remain undefeated on the season. Kellen Moore went 27 of 36 for 362, 2 TD's and 1 INT. Backup quarterback Mike Coughlin and wide recievers Tanyon Bissell and Vinny Perretta also added TD passes. Perretta added a 38 yard TD reception of his own to go along with 2 each by Jeremy Childs (57, 17) and Austin Pettis (7, 5). Ian Johnson's 1 yard TD run moved his school record for career rushing TD's to 53. The Bronco defense held the Aggie rushing attack to just 44 yards, forced 6 tournovers and scored their first TD of the season when Ellis Powers picked up a Ryan Winterswyk forced fumble and returned it 4 yards. Geoge Iloka had 2 interceptions. The Bronocs are now ranked #9 in every major poll.


[edit] Idaho
19-17-1 all time, 3-0 as WAC members. Last year 58-14 in Boise

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Broncos 14 3 21 7 45
Vandals 7 3 0 0 10
The Broncos knocked off their in-state rivals for the 10th straight year to retain the Govornor's Trophy and secure their 6th WAC Championship in 7 years. The Vandals opened the game with an 81 yard TD on the first play of the game and it was all down hill from there. The Broncos ran over the Vandals to the tune of 525 yards, 315 of those on the ground. Jeremy Avery became the first Bronco back to go over 100 yards this season by gaining 156 yards on 11 carries, had a long of 57 for one of his two TD's and set a school record with 14.2 YPC. Ian Johnson added to his school record for rushing TD's which now stands at 54. Kellen Moore went 23 for 31 for 210 yards, 11 of those to Jeremy Childs for 99 yards and 6 to Austin Pettis for 71 yards. Kyle Wilson now leads the WAC with 5 interceptions and returned a punt 79 yards for his second return TD of the season. Ellis Powers return a fumble 45 yards for a TD, his second TD in as many weeks. True feshman defensive lineman Byron Hout, who made 5 solo tackles, 2 sacks and forced the fumble that led to the Powers TD, was named the WAC Defensive Player of the Week. The Broncos remained at #9 in every major poll.





[edit] Nevada

Freshman QB Kellen Moore threw for a career high 414 yards
Bronco players during pregame22-12 all time, 7-0 as WAC members. Last year 69-67 in 4 OT's in Boise.


1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Broncos 14 10 7 10 41
Wolf Pack 0 3 21 10 34
The Broncos held off a frenzy second half comeback by the Wolf Pack that ended when Colin Kaepernick's pass was batted down in the end zone on the last play of the game to secure the Broncos thier 11th win of the season, their 5th season this decade with 11 wins or more, and the outright WAC championship for the 6th time in 7 years. The Broncos came out quick to lead Nevada 24-3 at halftime, but Kellen Moore threw 3 3rd quarter interceptions, 2 that were returned for touchdowns, and Nevada's offense scored on a 31 yard run to make it 31-24 at the end of 3. The Bronco's pushed their lead back to 17 on an Austin Pettis TD reception and a Kyle Brotzman 50 yard field goal. Nevada scored a TD with 4:36 left, recovered an on-side kick, kicked a FG with 2:36 left, and got the ball one last time with 1:37 left after a Brotzman missed 48 yard field goal but couldn't punch it in the end zone to force overtime. Kellen Moore went 29 of 48 for 414, a career high, 3 TD's and the 3 costly INT's. Ausitn Pettis had 9 catches for 126 yards and 2 TD's (18, 10) while Vinny Perretta made 5 catches for 126 yards and a rushing TD. The Broncos only managed 70 yards rushing, 66 of those on an Ian Johnson TD run. The Broncos remained #9 in all major polls for the 3rd consecutive week.





[edit] Fresno State
6-4 all time, 6-1 as WAC members. Last year 34-21 in Fresno

See also: 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
#9 Broncos 0
The winner of this game wins the Milk Can, a trophy created in 2005 with Fresno winning in 2005 and the Broncos winning the last 2 years (2-1 all time).





[edit] Rankings
See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP 36 32 29 29 19 17 15 15 13 11 9 9 9 9
Coaches 34 33 30 29 20 18 16 16 13 11 10 9 9 9
Harris Not released 18 15 15 13 11 10 9 9 9
BCS Not released 12 11 10 9 9 9


[edit] Statistics

[edit] Team
All stats current as of games through November 15.

BSU Opp
Scoring 371 103
Points per Game 37.1 10.3
First Downs 228 163
Rushing 1636 1032
Passing 2867 1823
Penalties-Yards 79-715 70-609
Total Offense 4503 2855
Avg per Game 450.3 285.5
Fumbles-Lost 23-13 18-11
BSU Opp
Punts-Yards 38-1699 58-2308
Avg per Punt 44.7 39.8
Time of Possession/Game 29:37 30:23
3rd Down Conversions 54-126 48-154
4th Down Conversions 9-12 6-25
Touchdowns Scored 49 14
Field Goals-Attempts 10-16 3-9
PAT-Attempts 47-47 10-12
Attendance 161,237 148,805
Games/Avg per Game 5-32,247 5-29,761



[edit] Scores by quarter
1 2 3 4 Total
Boise State 57 163 103 48 371
Opponents 19 37 21 26 103



[edit] Offense

[edit] Rushing
Name GP Att Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G
I. Johnson 10 122 539 4.4 9 53 53.9
J. Avery 10 94 537 5.7 3 57 53.7
D. Harper 10 44 245 5.6 3 29 24.5
V. Perretta 10 12 114 9.5 1 27 11.4
D. Martin 8 21 73 3.5 0 12 9.1
T. Young 3 5 52 10.4 2 24 17.3
T. Bissell 10 6 48 8.0 0 41 4.8
J. Hodge 5 12 46 3.8 0 8 9.2
B. Hamdan 6 3 7 2.3 0 6 1.2
R. Brockel 9 3 6 2.0 2 3 0.7
M. Coughlin 5 7 5 0.7 0 9 1.0
K. Moore 10 30 -11 -0.4 1 15 -1.1
TEAM 7 10 -25 -2.5 0 0 -3.6
Broncos Total 10 369 1636 4.4 21 57 163.6
Opponents 10 355 1032 2.9 6 60 103.2


[edit] Passing
Name GP-GS Cmp-Att Pct Yds TD INT Lng Avg/G RAT
K. Moore 10-10 213-299 71.2 2637 20 6 80 263.7 163.38
B. Hamdan 6-0 10-19 52.6 115 1 0 22 19.2 120.84
M. Coughlin 5-0 3-5 60.0 25 1 0 13 5.0 168.00
T. Bissell 10-0 2-3 66.7 73 1 0 57 7.3 381.07
V. Perretta 10-0 1-1 100.0 17 1 0 17 1.7 572.80
A. Pettis 10-0 0-1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
TEAM 7-0 0-2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Broncos Total 10 229-330 69.4 2867 24 6 80 286.7 162.74
Opponents 10 170-325 52.3 1823 7 18 81 182.3 95.46


[edit] Receiving
Name GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
J. Childs 9 57 688 12.1 6 57 76.4
A. Pettis 10 34 365 10.7 7 23 36.5
V. Perretta 10 26 353 13.6 2 73 35.3
J. Hawkins 10 19 229 12.1 2 46 22.9
K. Efaw 10 14 191 13.6 0 34 19.1
J. Avery 10 13 175 13.5 0 37 17.5
I. Johnson 10 13 166 12.8 0 51 16.6
T. Young 3 10 168 16.8 1 80 56.0
C. O'Neill 4 10 131 13.1 2 44 32.8
R. Brockel 10 8 75 9.4 1 21 7.5
T. Shoemaker 10 7 110 15.7 2 56 11.0
T. Bissell 10 5 60 12.0 0 15 6.0
T. Gallarda 10 4 41 10.2 1 15 4.1
D.J. Harper 10 4 37 9.2 0 20 3.7
M. Choate 9 2 29 14.5 0 22 3.2
T. Franklin 9 2 14 7.0 0 8 1.6
D. Martin 8 1 35 35.0 0 35 4.4
Broncos Total 10 229 2867 12.5 24 80 286.7
Opponents 10 170 1823 10.7 7 81 182.3


[edit] Defense
Team GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds-TD FF
Total 10 418 277 695 69-309 31-226 48 6 18-95 5.3 0 30 11-49-2 13 4


[edit] Special teams
Team Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Total 38 1699 44.7 75 5 2 13 0 69 4408 63.9 7 2
Team Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Total 34 333 9.8 2 79 18 400 22.2 0 42


[edit] Expanded WAC Standings
Western Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L W L PF PA
#9 Boise State 6 0 10 0 371 103
Louisiana Tech 4 2 6 4 237 232
Nevada 4 2 6 4 385 306
San José State 4 3 6 5 214 235
Hawai?i 4 3 5 5 227 299
Fresno State 3 3 6 4 316 293
Utah State 2 5 2 9 241 414
New Mexico State 1 5 3 7 233 327
Idaho 1 6 2 9 218 464


[edit] Post Season Awards

[edit] Roster/Depth Chart
(Updated 11/20/08)
Quarterbacks

11 Kellen Moore - Freshman (S)
3 Bush Hamdan - Senior
7 Michael Coughlin - Sophomore
10 Drew Hawkins - Freshman



Running Backs

41 Ian Johnson† - Senior (S)
27 Jeremy Avery* - Sophomore
6 D.J. Harper* - Sophomore
22 Doug Martin - Freshman
28 Jarvis Hodge - Sophomore
26 Matt Kaiserman - Freshman
Carlo Audagnotti - Freshman
Mana Purdy- Freshman

Fullbacks

47 Dan Paul - Freshman (S)
32 Andy Silsby - Junior
34 Stephen Gabbard - Freshman
Jake Hess- Freshman
Drew Wright- Freshman
Wide Receivers

9 Jeremy Childs† - Junior (S)
19 Vinny Perretta - Senior (S)
82 Julian Hawkins* - Senior (S)
87 Austin Pettis† - Sophomore
2 Tanyon Bissell* - Senior
21 Toshi Franklin* - Senior
89 Tyler Shoemaker- Freshman
46 Michael Choate - Junior
4 Titus Young† - Sophomore (suspended)
20 Mitch Burroughs - Freshman
81 Chris Potter- Freshman
84 Tim Ruben- Freshman





Offensive Guards

76 Jon Gott - Senior (S)
71 Cory Yriarte- Freshman (S)
62 Kevin Sapien - Sophomore
77 Ben Iannacchione - Senior
59 Will Lawrence - Sophomore
75 Faraji Wright - Freshman
79 Bronson Durrant - Freshman
61 Joe Kellogg - Freshman
64 Brenel Myers - Freshman

Offensive Tackles

60 Andrew Woodruff† - Senior (S)
62 Kevin Sapien - Sophomore (S)
72 Matt Slater - Junior
73 Nate Potter - Sophomore
70 Zach Waller- Freshman
74 Tom Swanson - Freshman
54 Michael Ames - Freshman

Centers

65 Thomas Byrd- Freshman (S)
57 Garret Pendergast- Freshman

Tight Ends

40 Richie Brockel† - Junior (S)
85 Tommy Gallarda - Junior
80 Kyle Efaw- Freshman
83 Shaun King - Sophomore
38 Josh Hill - Freshman
86 Chandler Koch - Freshman
88 Chris O'Neill* - Senior (I)

Defensive Ends

93 Mike T. Williams† - Senior (S)
98 Ryan Winterswyk† - Junior (S)
92 Shea McClellin - Freshman
94 Byron Hout - Freshman
91 Chuck Hayes - Freshman
96 Jarrell Root - Freshman (I)

Defensive Tackles

53 Sean Bingham† - Senior (S)
90 Billy Winn- Freshman (S)
67 Joe Bozikovich† - Senior
50 J.P. Nisby - Freshman
97 Chase Baker - Freshman
95 Darren Koontz - Freshman
68 Greg Grimes - Freshman
65 Michael Atkinson - Freshman
99 Steven Reveles - Senior (I)

Linebackers

24 Tim Brady† - Senior (S)
44 Kyle Gingg† - Senior (S)
52 Derrell Acrey* - Sophomore (S)
51 Dallas Dobbs† - Senior
36 Aaron Tevis- Freshman
25 Hunter White- Freshman
47 Dan Paul - Freshman
28 Dave Wilson- Freshman
42 Matt Wilson- Freshman
45 Daron Mackey - Junior
33 Tommy Smith - Freshman
43 Alex Ruben - Freshman
46 Hazen Moss - Freshman
56 Alex Lavoy - Freshman
48 JC Percy - Freshman



Cornerbacks

1 Kyle Wilson† - Junior (S)
13 Brandyn Thompson* - Sophomore (S)
21 Jamar Taylor - Freshman
16 Cedric Febis - Freshman
17 Keith McGowen - Sophomore
14 Garcia Day - Senior
31 Antwon Murray - Freshman
38 Raphael Lambert - Freshman
20 Josh Borgman - Freshman

Safeties

23 Jeron Johnson† - Sophomore (S)
18 Ellis Powers* - Senior (S)
8 George Iloka - Freshman
5 Jason Robinson - Sophomore
30 Travis Stanaway- Freshman
29 Tyler Jackson - Freshman

Punters

35 Kyle Brotzman† - Sophomore (S)
49 Brad Elkin- Sophomore
Kickers

35 Kyle Brotzman† - Sophomore (S)
14 Brock Jaramillo- Senior



† Returning Starter......(S) 2008 Starter......(I) Injured * Experienced Player


[edit] Notes and references
Boise State Athletic Department football page
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Western Athletic Conference Champions: 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2008

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Boise State (Broncos) • Fresno State (Bulldogs) • Hawai?i (Rainbow Warriors/Rainbow Wahine) • Idaho (Vandals) • Louisiana Tech (Bulldogs/Lady Techsters) • Nevada (Wolf Pack) • New Mexico State (Aggies) • San José State (Spartans) • Utah State (Aggies)


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