2005 Boise State Broncos football team
| 2005 Boise State Broncos football | |
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WAC Co-Champions | |
MPC Computers Bowl vs Boston College, L 21–27 | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 2005 record | 9–4 (7–1 WAC) |
| Head coach | Dan Hawkins |
| Offensive coordinator | Chris Petersen |
| Home stadium |
Bronco Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| 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 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2005 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football during the 2005 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.
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 21–27.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 3 | 3:30 PM | at #13 Georgia* | #19 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN | L 13–48 | 92,746 | |
| September 10 | 4:30 PM | at Oregon State* | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FSN | L 27–30 | 42,876 | ||
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | Bowling Green* | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN2 | W 48–20 | 30,561 | ||
| October 1 | 10:00 PM | at Hawaiʻi | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | KTVB | W 44–41 | 31,695 | ||
| October 8 | 6:05 PM | Portland State* |
Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | KTVB | W 21–14 | 30,603 | ||
| October 15 | 6:05 PM | San Jose State | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | KTVB | W 38–21 | 30,342 | ||
| October 22 | 4:35 PM | at Utah State | Romney Stadium • Logan, UT | KTVB | W 45–21 | 12,922 | ||
| October 29 | 1:05 PM | Nevada | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | SPW | W 49–14 | 29,843 | ||
| November 5 | 1:05 PM | New Mexico State | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | KTVB | W 56–6 | 28,545 | ||
| November 10 | 6:00 PM | at #20 Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Milk Can) | ESPN | L 7–27 | 42,781 | ||
| November 19 | 1:05 PM | Idaho | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Gov. Trophy) | KTVB | W 70–35 | 30,394 | ||
| November 26 | 12:00 PM | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | SPW | W 30–13 | 16,281 | ||
| December 28 | 2:30 PM | #19 Boston College | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (MPC Computers Bowl) | ESPN | L 21–27 | 30,493 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | ||||||||
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