2015 Boise State Broncos football team


The 2015 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by second-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 9–4, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four-way tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.
Paul Hornung Award – Sr. WR Shane Williams-Rhodes
Chuck Bednarik Award – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa & Sr. S Darian Thompson
Rimington Trophy – Sr. C Marcus Henry
Outland Trophy – Sr. C Marcus Henry
Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa & Sr. S Darian Thompson
Jim Thorpe Award – Sr. CB Donte Deayon & Sr. S Darian Thompson
Lombardi Award – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa, Sr. C Marcus Henry, Sr. OL Rees Odhiambo & Jr. LB Tanner Vallejo
Fred Biletnikoff Award – Jr. WR Thomas Sperbeck
Wuerffel Trophy – Sr. WR Shane Williams-Rhodes
Walter Camp Award – Sr. S Darian Thompson

Mountain West media days

At the Mountain West media days, held at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Broncos were picked as the overwhelming favorites to win the Mountain Division title, receiving 28 of a possible 30 first place votes. Sr. C Marcus Henry and Sr. OL Rees Odhiambo were selected to the all-conference first team offense. Jr. DE Kamalei Correa, Jr. LB Tanner Vallejo, Sr. CB Donte Deayon and Sr. S Darian Thompson were selected to the all-conference first team defense.

Media poll

Mountain Division

  1. Boise State – 177
  2. Utah State – 150
  3. Colorado State – 108
  4. Air Force – 90
  5. Wyoming – 64
  6. New Mexico – 41

    Schedule

Game summaries

Washington

In the first quarter, starting quarterback Ryan Finley left the game after fracturing his right ankle. He was expected to miss eight weeks. However, he did not return in the 2015 season. The last two Boise State starting quarterbacks to miss time with injuries were also from broken right ankles.

at Virginia

Boise State out-gained Northern Illinois 654–33 in total yards. Boise State had 2 more first downs than Northern Illinois had in total yards.

Rankings

Scores by quarter

All opponents
Mountain West opponents

Post-season awards

Mountain West Freshman of the Year

Brett Rypien – Fr. QB

Mountain West first team

Offense
Brett Rypien – Fr. QB
Thomas Sperbeck – Jr. WR
Marcus Henry – Sr. OL
Rees Odhiambo – Sr. OL
Tyler Rausa – Jr. K
Defense
Darian Thompson – Sr. DB

Mountain West second team

Offense
Jeremy McNichols – So. RB
Jake Roh – So. TE
Defense
Kamalei Correa – Jr. DL
Donte Deayon – Sr. DB

Mountain West honorable mention

Tyler Horn – Sr. DL
Tanner Vallejo – Jr. LB
Mario Yakoo – Jr. OL

Coaching staff

Roster