List of Boise State Broncos football seasons

Seasons

The Boise State Broncos football team has built a remarkable legacy, marked by outstanding seasons, championship victories, and memorable moments. Since its inception, the program has become one of the most competitive teams and great programs in college football.^[1]

Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Dusty Kline (Independent) (1933)
1933	Boise JC	1–2–1
Max Eiden (Independent) (1934–1937)
1934	Boise JC	4–3
1935	Boise JC	4–4
1936	Boise JC	3–4
1937	Boise JC	0–6–1
Harry Jacoby (Independent) (1938–1946)
1938	Boise JC	2–4
1939	Boise JC	4–2
1940	Boise JC	4–2
1941	Boise JC[n 1]	3–4[n 1]
1942	No team
1943	No team
1944	No team
1945	No team
1946	Boise JC	3–4–2
Lyle Smith (Independent) (1947)
1947	Boise JC	9–0
Lyle Smith (Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1948–1950)
1948	Boise JC	9–0	3–0[n 2]	N/A[n 2]
1949	Boise JC	10–0	5–0	1st	W Potato
1950	Boise JC[n 3]	9–1[n 3]	5–0	1st	L Junior Rose
George Blankley (Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1951)
1951	Boise JC	9–1	4–0	1st	W Potato
Lyle Smith (Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1952–1967)
1952	Boise JC	8–1	3–0	1st	L Bronco
1953	Boise JC	8–1	3–0	1st	L Bronco
1954	Boise JC	9–1–1	4–0–1	1st	L Potato
1955	Boise JC	7–2	3–0	1st
1956	Boise JC	8–0–1	4–0	T–1st
1957	Boise JC	9–1	5–0	1st	L Potato
1958	Boise JC	10–0	4–0	1st	W NJCAA Championship Game
1959	Boise JC	7–2–1	3–1	2nd
1960	Boise JC	8–2	5–0	1st
1961	Boise JC	9–1	6–0	1st
1962	Boise JC	5–2–2	3–1	2nd
1963	Boise JC	5–3–1	3–2
1964	Boise JC	8–2	3–1	2nd
1965	Boise JC	9–2	4–0	1st	L Potato
1966	Boise JC	9–1	4–0	1st
1967	Boise JC	6–4	2–2
Tony Knap (NAIA Independent) (1968–1969)
1968	Boise State	8–2
1969	Boise State	9–1
Tony Knap (Big Sky Conference) (1970–1975)
1970	Boise State	8–3	2–2	T–3rd
1971	Boise State	10–2	4–2	2nd	W Camellia	13	7
1972	Boise State	7–4	3–3	T–3rd
1973	Boise State	10–3	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Semifinal (Pioneer)	8	T–5
1974	Boise State	10–2	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal	3	5
1975	Boise State	9–2–1	5–0–1	1st	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal	5	8
Jim Criner (Big Sky Conference) (1976–1982)
1976	Boise State	5–5–1	2–4	5th
1977	Boise State	9–2	6–0	1st	[n 4]		T–5
1978	Boise State	7–4	3–3	4th
1979	Boise State	10–1	7–0	[n 5]	Ineligible[n 5]		[n 5]
1980	Boise State	10–3	6–1	1st	W NCAA Division I-AA Championship		7
1981	Boise State	10–3	6–1	2nd	L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal		5
1982	Boise State	8–3	4–3	4th			15
Lyle Setencich (Big Sky Conference) (1983–1986)
1983	Boise State	6–5	4–3	T–3rd
1984	Boise State	6–5	4–3	T–3rd
1985	Boise State	7–4	5–2	3rd
1986	Boise State	5–6	3–4	5th
Skip Hall (Big Sky Conference) (1987–1992)
1987	Boise State	6–5	4–4	T–4th
1988	Boise State	8–4	5–3	3rd	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round		12
1989	Boise State	6–5	5–3	T–3rd
1990	Boise State	10–4	6–2	T–2nd	L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal		10
1991	Boise State	7–4	4–4	T–4th
1992	Boise State	5–6	3–4	5th
Pokey Allen (Big Sky Conference) (1993–1995)
1993	Boise State	3–8	1–6	7th
1994	Boise State	13–2	6–1	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Championship		3
1995	Boise State	7–4	4–3	T–2nd			21
Tom Mason (Big West Conference) (1996)
1996	Boise State	2–10[n 6]	1–4[n 6]	5th[n 6]
Houston Nutt (Big West Conference) (1997)
1997	Boise State	5–6[n 7]	3–2	3rd
Dirk Koetter (Big West Conference) (1998–2000)
1998	Boise State	6–5	2–3	4th
1999	Boise State	10–3	5–1	1st	W Humanitarian
2000	Boise State	10–2	5–0	1st	W Humanitarian
Dan Hawkins (Western Athletic Conference) (2001–2005)
2001	Boise State	8–4	6–2	2nd
2002	Boise State	12–1	8–0	1st	W Humanitarian	12	15
2003	Boise State	13–1	8–0	1st	W Fort Worth	15	16
2004	Boise State	11–1	8–0	1st	L Liberty	13	12
2005	Boise State	9–4	7–1	T–1st	L MPC Computers
Chris Petersen (Western Athletic Conference) (2006–2010)
2006	Boise State	13–0	8–0	1st	W Fiesta†	6	5
2007	Boise State	10–3	7–1	2nd	L Hawaii
2008	Boise State	12–1	8–0	1st	L Poinsettia	13	11
2009	Boise State	14–0	8–0	1st	W Fiesta†	4	4
2010	Boise State	12–1	7–1	T–1st	W Maaco	7	9
Chris Petersen (Mountain West Conference) (2011–2013)
2011	Boise State	12–1	6–1	2nd	W Maaco	6	8
2012	Boise State	11–2	7–1	T–1st	W Maaco	14	18
2013	Boise State	8–5[n 8]	6–2	2nd (Mountain)	L Hawaii[n 8]
Bryan Harsin (Mountain West Conference) (2014–2020)
2014	Boise State	12–2	7–1	1st (Mountain)	W Fiesta†	16	16
2015	Boise State	9–4	5–3	T–2nd (Mountain)	W Poinsettia
2016	Boise State	10–3	6–2	T–1st (Mountain)	L Cactus
2017	Boise State	11–3	7–1	1st (Mountain)	W Las Vegas	22	22
2018	Boise State	10–3	7–1	T–1st (Mountain)	CX First Responder[n 9]	23	24
2019	Boise State	12–2	8–0	1st (Mountain)	L Las Vegas	22	23
2020	Boise State	5–2	5–0	2nd
Andy Avalos (Mountain West Conference) (2021–2023)
2021	Boise State	7–5	5–3	3rd (Mountain)	CX Arizona
2022	Boise State	10–4	8–0	1st (Mountain)	W Frisco
2023	Boise State	5–5	4–2	T-1st
Spencer Danielson (Mountain West Conference) (2023–present)
2023	Boise State	3–1	2–0	T-1st	L LA
2024	Boise State	12–2	7–0	1st	L Fiesta† (CFP Quarterfinal)	9	8
Total:		683–248–11[n 10]
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Notes

1. George Allison served as interim head football coach following Harry Jacoby being called into active duty in the United States Army midway through the 1941 season. Allison compiled a 2–1 record as the coach of the Broncos.
2. Boise State was undefeated in ICAC league play, but did not play enough conference opponents to be eligible for the conference championship.
3. Smith was head coach for the first three games of the 1950 season before being recalled to the Navy during the Korean War. George Blankley coached the remainder of the 1950 season.
4. Boise State concluded its regular season after the NCAA Division II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid.
5. The Broncos were on probation for a scouting violation in November 1978; they were ineligible for the league title, AP poll, or I-AA playoffs in 1979 and were not allowed to scouting films of upcoming opponents.
6. Defensive coordinator Tom Mason served as interim head coach for the first ten games of the season while Allen was on a leave of absence. Allen returned for the final two games.
7. Cal State Northridge's 63–23 win over Boise State on August 30 was forfeited for infractions.^[2]
8. 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.^[3] Assistant head coach Bob Gregory served as Boise State's interim head coach in their bowl game.^[4] On December 11, The Broncos hired former offensive coordinator and Arkansas State head coach Bryan Harsin as their permanent head coach.
9. The First Responder Bowl was cancelled due to inclement weather and ruled a no contest.
10. 503–188–2 record in university games from 1968 through the end of the 2024 season.