2022 Boise State Broncos football team
The 2022 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Andy Avalos, who was coaching his second season with the team. The Broncos played their home games at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho.
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MW Mountain Division champion Frisco Bowl champion | |
MW Championship Game, L 16–28 vs. Fresno State | |
Frisco Bowl, W 35–32 vs. North Texas | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Mountain Division | |
Record | 10–4 (8–0 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Plough (fired 9/24), Dirk Koetter (interim season) |
Defensive coordinator | Spencer Danielson (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Kane Ioane (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Albertsons Stadium (capacity: 36,355) |
Uniform | |
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Boise State xy | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Fresno State xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Broncos completed their regular season with a 9–3, 8–0 in Mountain West play to be champions of the Mountain Division.[1] They represented the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they were defeated by the Fresno State Bulldogs.[2] They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they beated the North Texas Mean Green.[3]
Schedule
Boise State and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022.[4][5]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 8:30 p.m. | at Oregon State* | ESPN | L 17–34 | 27,732 | |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | CBSSN | W 31–14 | 16,127 | |
September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 (FCS) UT Martin* | FS1 | W 30–7 | 36,396 | |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTEP* | CBSSN | L 10–27 | 11,227 | |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State |
| FS1 | W 35–13 | 34,910 |
October 8 | 7:45 p.m. | Fresno State |
| FS1 | W 40–20 | 37,663 |
October 22 | 5:00 p.m. | at Air Force | CBSSN | W 19–14 | 25,254 | |
October 29 | 5:00 p.m. | Colorado State |
| FS1 | W 49–10 | 33,895 |
November 5 | 5:00 p.m. | BYU* |
| FS2 | L 28–31 | 36,461 |
November 12 | 8:30 p.m. | at Nevada | CBSSN | W 41–3 | 14,960 | |
November 19 | 5:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | CBSSN | W 20–17 | 17,345 | |
November 25 | 10:00 a.m. | Utah State |
| CBS | W 42–23 | 31,402 |
December 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Fresno State |
| FOX | L 16–28 | 24,037 |
December 17 | 7:15 p.m. | vs. North Texas* | ESPN | W 35–32 | 12,211 | |
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Coaching staff
Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined staff | Before Boise State |
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Andy Avalos | Head coach | Boise State (2004) | 2021 | Oregon – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach (2019–2020) |
Tim Plough | Assistant coach, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach | UC Davis (2007) | 2021 | UC Davis – Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback Coach (2016–2019) |
Kane Ioane | Assistant coach, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Coach | Montana State (2004) | 2021 | Montana State – Defensive Coordinator and Safties Coach (2019–2020) |
Spencer Danielson | Assistant coach, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Inside Linebackers Coach | Azusa Pacific (2012) | 2017 | Azusa Pacific – Recruiting Coordinator, LB Coach (2013–2016) |
Keith Bhonapha | Assistant coach, Co-Special Teams, Running Backs Coach | Hawaii (2002) | 2022 | Washington – Running Backs, Special Teams, Recruiting Coordinator (2014–2021) |
Matt Miller | Assistant coach, Wide Receivers Coach | Boise State (2014) | 2020 | Montana State – Offensive Coordinator, WR Coach (2016–2019) |
Nate Potter | Assistant coach, Tight Ends Coach, Run Game Coordinator | Boise State (2011) | 2022 | Montana State – TE Coach (2019–2021) |
Frank Maile | Assistant coach, Defensive Line Coach | Utah State University (2007) | 2021 | Utah State – Defensive coordinator, Defensive Line Coach, Interim Head Coach (2016–2020) |
Demario Warren | Assistant coach, Cornerbacks Coach | UC Davis (2007) | 2022 | Southern Utah – Head Coach (2016–2021) |
Kelly Poppinga | Assistant coach, Co-Special Teams, EDGE | BYU (2007) | 2022 | University of Virginia – Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach (2016–2021) |
Tim Keane | Assistant coach, Offensive Line | UC Davis (2006) | 2021 | UC Davis – Offensive Line Coach (2016–2019) |
Ried Kagy | Director of Strength and Conditioning | Ohio State University (2012) | 2021 | Oregon – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (2019–2020) |
- Support staff
- Vincent Johnson III – Offensive graduate assistant
- Keith Price – Offensive graduate assistant
- Keanu Yamamoto – Defensive graduate assistant
- Jason Cverko – Director of Recruiting Operations
- Joel Schneider – Director of Football
- Lou Major – Director of Football External Relations
- Jalyn Baker – Assistant director of Sports Performance
- Brandon Pietrzyk – Assistant director of Sports Performance
- Lucas White – Assistant director of Sports Performance
- Kiyoshi Harris – Director of Recruiting Relations
- Dontrae Cooper – Recruiting Assistant
- Brooke Pahukoa – Assistant director of Football
- Calin Criner – Defensive coaching Assistant
- Taylor Kolste – Offensive coaching Assistant
- Analysts
- Dirk Koetter – Senior Offensive Analyst
- Ron Collins – Senior Defensive Analyst
- Michael Frisina – Special teams Analyst
- Will Heffner – Offensive Analyst
- Jabril Frazier – Defensive Analyst
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Game summaries
At Oregon State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
Beavers | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
- Date: September 3rd, 2022
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Wind: NW 8 MPH • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 27,732
- Referee: Scott Campbell
- TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
- Recap, Postgame Notes, Gamebook
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At New Mexico
No. 16 (FCS) UT Martin
At UTEP
San Diego State
Fresno State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Broncos | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho
- Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022
- Game time: 7:45 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 37,663
- Referee: David Alvarez
- TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
- Recap, Postgame Notes, Gamebook
Game information |
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At Air Force
Colorado State
BYU
At Nevada
At Wyoming
Utah State
Fresno State (Mountain West Championship Game)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Broncos | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho
- Date: December 3rd, 2022
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 24,037
- Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
- TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst), Petros Papadakis (sideline)
- Recap, Postgame Notes, Gamebook
Game information |
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No scoring plays
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Vs. North Texas (Frisco Bowl)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mean Green | 3 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 32 |
Broncos | 0 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 35 |
- Date: December 17th, 2022
- Game time: 7:15 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Temperature: 39ºF • Wind: NE 1 MPH • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 12,211
- Referee: Trennis Livingston
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), Andraya Carter (sideline)
- Recap, Postgame Notes, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Players drafted into the NFL
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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6 | 183 | JL Skinner | S | Denver Broncos |
6 | 200 | Scott Matlock | DT | Los Angeles Chargers |
References
- Counts, Ron (November 25, 2022). "Goal-driven Boise State preserves perfect Mountain West record before title game". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- Counts, Ron (December 4, 2022). "'On to the next one': Broncos turn attention to bowl after failing to win Mountain West". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- Counts, Ron (December 18, 2022). "Boise State's 'Texas Connection' helps Broncos overcome sluggish start in Frisco Bowl". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- Zack Armstrong (February 16, 2022). "Mountain West releases Boise State's 2022 conference football schedule". KTVB. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- "Boise State's 2022 football schedule released". KBOI-TV. February 16, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.