2007 Boise State Broncos football team
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| 2007 Boise State Broncos football | |||||
| Conference | WAC | ||||
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| Coaches | #TBA | ||||
| AP | #TBA | ||||
| 2007 Record | 0-0 (0-0 WAC) | ||||
| Head Coach | Chris Petersen | ||||
| Offensive Coordinator | Bryan Harsin | ||||
| Offensive Scheme | Multiple | ||||
| Defensive Coordinator | Justin Wilcox | ||||
| Base Defense | 4-3 | ||||
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The 2007 Boise State Broncos football team will represent Boise State University in the 2007 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."
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[edit] Previous season
The Broncos won the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championship with an undefeated 12-0 regular-season record (8-0 in the WAC), their second unbeaten regular season in the past three years. This was also Boise State's fifth consecutive season with at least a share of the WAC title, and the fourth in that period in which they went unbeaten in conference play. They became only the second team from outside the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) to play in a BCS bowl game when they faced Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, defeating the Sooners in a dramatic thriller.
The Broncos completed an unbeaten season with a 43-42 overtime win over the Sooners. The Broncos led most of the game, but lost the lead late in the fourth quarter when quarterback Jared Zabransky threw an interception that was returned for an Oklahoma touchdown. They tied the game on a 50-yard hook and ladder play that ended in a touchdown with 7 seconds left. In the overtime, Sooners star running back Adrian Peterson scored a touchdown on the first play of Oklahoma's possession. Zabransky led the Broncos on a touchdown drive, capped off by a trick play in which backup receiver Vinny Peretta connected with tight end Derek Schouman on a fourth-down pass. They then gambled for the win on a two-point conversion, and tried another trick play. The Broncos ran a play very similar to the Statue of Liberty play, with Zabransky looking toward three receivers before handing the ball off behind his back to star running back Ian Johnson, who ran into the end zone untouched for the win.
Thanks to Florida's 41-14 thrashing of previously unbeaten Ohio State in the BCS National Championship Game, the Broncos ended the season as the only undefeated team in NCAA Division I football, as no team in Division I-AA (officially known as the "Football Championship Subdivision") finished undefeated. (Three teams in lower divisions finished unbeaten: Grand Valley State in Division II, Mount Union in Division III, and Sioux Falls in NAIA.)
[edit] Pre-season
The 2007 Broncos are an early favorite to win the WAC title. The only other team being seriously considered as a challenger is Hawai'i, who is returning their star quarterback Colt Brennan.
[edit] Pre-season awards
Pre-season awards will be announced later in 2007.
[edit] During the season
The 2007 season will start on Thursday, August 30th, 2007. As of the announcement of the WAC schedule on March 8, Boise State is tentatively scheduled to play five games on ESPN or ESPN2. The Southern Miss game is scheduled for a Thursday, the Nevada and New Mexico State games are scheduled for Sundays and the Fresno State and Hawaii games are scheduled for Fridays. Other TV games may be added. Any game not televised nationally will be broadcasted locally in Boise on KTVB. As of March 14, the Broncos are in the process of trying to add a 13th game to be played on September 22, but dont have any prospects at the time.
[edit] Schedule
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| 08/30/2007* | 7:00 PM | Weber State | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | KTVB | 0-0 | ||
| 09/08/2007* | TBA | @ Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | 0-0 | |||
| 09/15/2007* | 6:00 PM | Wyoming | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | 0-0 | |||
| 09/27/2007* | 5:30 PM | Southern Miss | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 0-0 | ||
| 10/07/2007 | TBA | New Mexico State | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 0-0 | ||
| 10/14/2007 | TBA | Nevada | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | 0-0 | ||
| 10/20/2007 | TBA | @ Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | 0-0 | |||
| 10/26/2007 | TBA | @ Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | ESPN | 0-0 | ||
| 11/03/2007 | 1:00 PM | San Jose State | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | 0-0 | |||
| 11/10/2007 | TBA | @ Utah State | Romney Stadium • Logan, UT | 0-0 | |||
| 11/17/2007 | 1:00 PM | Idaho | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | 0-0 | |||
| 11/23/2007 | TBA | @ Hawaiʻi | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 0-0 | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||
[edit] Returning Roster
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Offensive Tackles
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