2015 Boise State Broncos football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2015
Team:Boise State Broncos
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Division:Mountain Division
Short Conf:MW
Record:9–4
Conf Record:5–3
Head Coach:Bryan Harsin
Hc Year:2nd
Off Coach:Eliah Drinkwitz
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:Marcel Yates
Dc Year:2nd
Off Scheme:Multiple
Def Scheme:Multiple
Stadium:Albertsons Stadium
Champion:Poinsettia Bowl champion
Bowl:Poinsettia Bowl
Bowl Result:W 55–7 vs. Northern Illinois

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

Schedule Source:[13]

Game summaries

Washington

See also: 2015 Washington Huskies football team.

At BYU

See also: 2015 BYU Cougars football team.

Idaho State

See also: 2015 Idaho State Bengals football team.

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

See also: 2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team.

Hawaii

See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.

At Colorado State

See also: 2015 Colorado State Rams football team.

At Utah State

See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team.

Wyoming

See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team.

At UNLV

See also: 2015 UNLV Rebels football team.

New Mexico

See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team.

Air Force

See also: 2015 Air Force Falcons football team.

At San Jose State

See also: 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team.

Northern Illinois–Poinsettia Bowl

See also: 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and 2015 Poinsettia Bowl.

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.

Scores by quarter

All opponents

Mountain West opponents

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Watch List. Louisville Sports Commission. February 25, 2015. August 27, 2015.
  2. Web site: 2015 Pre-Season Watch Lists For The Maxwell and Benarik Awards. Maxwell Football Club. July 7, 2015. August 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150821200129/https://maxwellfootballclub.org/news/2015-pre-season-watch-lists-maxwell-and-benarik-awards. August 21, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: 2015 Fall Watch List. Rimington Trophy. July 8, 2015. August 27, 2015.
  4. Web site: FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List . Sportswriters.net . July 10, 2015. August 27, 2015.
  5. Web site: Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List. Football Writers Association of America. July 10, 2015. August 27, 2015.
  6. Web site: Jim Thorpe Award Names 2015 Preseason Watch List. National College Football Awards Association. August 27, 2015.
  7. Web site: 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Announced. Rotary Lombardi Award. July 14, 2015. August 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723062535/http://www.rotarylombardiaward.com/index.php/15-news-2015/74-2015-rotary-lombardi-award-watch-list-announced. July 23, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
  8. Web site: 2015 Biletnikoff Award Watch List. Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. July 22, 2015. August 27, 2015.
  9. Web site: 2015 Watch List. All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach. December 12, 2014. August 27, 2015.
  10. Web site: 2015 Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason Watch List Announced. Walter Camp Football Foundation, Inc.. August 10, 2015. August 27, 2015.
  11. Web site: Boise State, San Diego State, Picked to Win 2015 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles. Mountain West Conference. July 28, 2015. August 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831151148/http://www.themw.com/news/mwfb-15-predicted-order. August 31, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
  12. Web site: 2015 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team. Mountain West Conference. July 28, 2015. August 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831134404/http://www.themw.com/news/mwfb-15-preseason-allconf. August 31, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
  13. Web site: 2015 Boise State Broncos Football Schedule. FB Schedules. March 8, 2015.
  14. Web site: Boise State QB Ryan Finley likely to miss eight weeks with broken ankle | NCAA Football . Sporting News . 2015-09-21 . 2015-12-24.
  15. Web site: MW . Mountain West Announces 2015 Football All-Conference Teams and . Themwc.com . 2015-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208154339/http://www.themwc.com/news/mwfb-15-allmw . December 8, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .