2005 Boise State Broncos football team

The 2005 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boise State competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Hawkins. He resigned at the end of the regular season to take the head coaching job at Colorado, but remained to coach the Broncos in their bowl game.[1] The Broncos finished the season 9–4 and 7–1 in conference to win their fourth straight WAC title (shared with Nevada) and played in the MPC Computers Bowl, where they lost to Boston College, 27–21.

2005 Boise State Broncos football
WAC co-champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Petersen (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorRon Collins
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Boise State +   7 1     9 4  
Nevada +   7 1     9 3  
Louisiana Tech   6 2     7 4  
Fresno State   6 2     8 5  
Hawaii   4 4     5 7  
San Jose State   2 6     3 8  
Utah State   2 6     3 8  
Idaho   2 6     2 9  
New Mexico State   0 8     0 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:30 pmat No. 13 Georgia*No. 18ESPNL 13–4892,746
September 104:30 pmat Oregon State*FSNL 27–3042,876
September 216:00 pmBowling Green*ESPN2W 48–2030,561
October 110:00 pmat HawaiiKTVBW 44–4131,695
October 86:05 pmPortland State* 
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
KTVBW 21–1430,603
October 156:05 pmSan Jose State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
KTVBW 38–2130,342
October 224:35 pmat Utah StateKTVBW 45–2112,922
October 291:05 pmNevada
SPWW 49–1429,843
November 51:05 pmNew Mexico State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
KTVBW 56–628,545
November 106:00 pmat No. 20 Fresno StateESPNL 7–2742,781
November 191:05 pmIdaho
KTVBW 70–3530,394
November 2612:00 pmat Louisiana TechSPWW 30–1316,281
December 282:30 pmvs. No. 19 Boston College*
ESPNL 21–2730,493
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

References

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  1. ^ Dempsey, Christopher (December 26, 2005). "Hawkins' raids strip Boise State staff". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 6, 2024.