2014 Boise State Broncos football team

The 2014 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by first-year head coach Bryan Harsin and played their home games at Albertsons Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 12–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain Division championship. They defeated West Division champion Fresno State in the Mountain West Championship Game to become Mountain West champions. As the highest ranked team from the "Group of five", they received an automatic bid to a New Year's Six bowl. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they defeated Arizona. It was the Broncos third appearance and victory in the Fiesta Bowl.

2014 Boise State Broncos football
Mountain West champion
MW Mountain Division champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 38–30 vs. Arizona
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record12–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Sanford Jr. (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMarcel Yates (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumAlbertsons Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 16 Boise State x$   7 1     12 2  
Colorado State   6 2     10 3  
Utah State   6 2     10 4  
Air Force   5 3     10 3  
New Mexico   2 6     4 8  
Wyoming   2 6     4 8  
West Division
Fresno State x   5 3     6 8  
San Diego State   5 3     7 6  
Nevada   4 4     7 6  
Hawaii   3 5     4 9  
San Jose State   2 6     3 9  
UNLV   1 7     2 11  
Championship: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:00 p.m.vs. No. 18 Ole Miss*ESPNL 13–3532,823
September 68:15 p.m.Colorado StateESPN2W 37–2434,910
September 1310:00 a.m.at UConn*ABC/ESPN2W 38–2130,098
September 208:30 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette* 
  • Albertsons Stadium
  • Boise, ID
CBSSNW 34–933,337
September 275:00 p.m.at Air ForceCBSSNL 14–2830,012
October 48:30 p.m.at NevadaCBSSNW 51–4632,327
October 176:00 p.m.Fresno State
ESPNW 37–2735,008
October 247:00 p.m.BYU*
  • Albertsons Stadium
  • Boise, ID
ESPNW 55–3036,752
November 85:00 p.m.at New MexicoCBSSNW 60–4921,089
November 158:15 p.m.San Diego State
  • Albertsons Stadium
  • Boise, ID
ESPNUW 38–2927,478
November 228:15 p.m.at WyomingESPN2W 63–1415,821
November 298:15 p.m.Utah StateNo. 23
  • Albertsons Stadium
  • Boise, ID
ESPN2W 50–1933,940
December 68:00 p.m.Fresno StateNo. 22
CBSW 28–1426,101
December 312:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 Arizona*No. 20ESPNW 38–3066,896
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

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Vs. Ole Miss

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Rebels 7 0 0 28 35
Broncos 0 3 3 7 13
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Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 10 0 0 14 24
Broncos 13 17 7 0 37
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Boise State players during pregame.

At UConn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 14 3 14 38
Huskies 3 7 11 0 21
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The first meeting between the two schools ended with Boise taking the win. Boise State would take the early lead with a fumble recovery from Tanner Vallejo for a touchdown. Boise State would trail in the second quarter 7–10, but Boise State QB Grant Hedrick would throw a touchdown pass to Matt Miller to take the lead again. UConn would close the gap to 3 points in the third quarter and headed into the fourth quarter trailing by 3, but Jonathan Moxey made a key fourth quarter interception, stepping in front of UConn's Deshon Foxx at the UConn 37-yard line. That led to a 9-yard touchdown pass from Hedrick to Miller in the back of the end zone. Boise State would get their second interception with four minutes left in the fourth quarter, this time by Donte Deayon who ripped the ball from receiver Geremy Davis and ran 50 yards down the right sideline for the score thus sealing a 38–21 Boise State victory.[2]

Louisiana–Lafayette

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1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 0 0 6 9
Broncos 14 7 10 3 34
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Boise State kicking an extra point.

At Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 0 0 14 14
Falcons 7 10 3 8 28
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At Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 13 17 14 7 51
Wolf Pack 7 14 8 17 46
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Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 0 17 0 27
Broncos 13 7 7 10 37
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Boise State during a play in which they scored a TD in the 4th quarter.
 
Boise State players celebrate with the Milk Can.
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 16 7 7 30
Broncos 10 31 7 7 55
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QB Grant Hedrick scoring a 1st quarter TD.

At New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 14 21 6 19 60
Lobos 28 14 7 0 49
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San Diego State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 10 10 3 6 29
Broncos 0 10 7 21 38
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Boise State on offense.

At Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 14 14 28 7 63
Cowboys 0 7 0 7 14
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Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 9 3 0 7 19
No. 25 Broncos 20 14 0 16 50
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TE Alec Dhaenens catches a 1st quarter TD.

Fresno State–Mountain West Championship Game

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14
No. 22 Broncos 14 7 7 0 28
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Arizona–Fiesta Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Broncos 21 10 0 7 38
No. 11 Wildcats 7 10 3 10 30
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRV25222116
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25222116
CFPNot released232220Not released

Statistics

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Scores by quarter

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1 2 3 4 Total
Boise State 153 172 106 125 556
Opponents 101 91 73 110 375

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Boise State Broncos Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Final (September 13, 2014). "Boise State vs. Connecticut - Game Recap - September 13, 2014 - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.