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2016 Boise State Broncos football team

2016 Boise State Broncos football

Mountain West Conference
Mountain Division
10–3 (6–2 MW)
Bryan Harsin (3rd season)
Zak Hill (1st season)Scott Huff (1st season)
Multiple
Andy Avalos (1st season)
Multiple
Albertsons Stadium

The 2016 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It marked the Broncos' 80th season overall, sixth as a member of the Mountain West Conference and fourth within the Mountain Division. They played their home games at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. They were led by third-year head coach Bryan Harsin. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for the Mountain Division title. After tiebreakers, they did not represent the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game. They were invited to the Cactus Bowl where they lost to Baylor.

This season marked the 30th anniversary season that the Broncos have played on the Blue Turf.

Listed in the order that they were released.

Maxwell Award – So. QB Brett Rypien & Jr. RB Jeremy McNichols

Mackey Award – Jr. TE Jake Roh

Lou Groza Award – Sr. K Tyler Rausa

Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Sr. LB Tanner Vallejo

Butkus Award – Sr. LB Tanner Vallejo

Fred Biletnikoff Award – Sr. WR Thomas Sperbeck

Davey O'Brien Award – So. QB Brett Rypien

Doak Walker Award – Jr. RB Jeremy McNichols

Walter Camp Award – So. QB Brett Rypien

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 27 of a possible 29 first place votes. So. QB Brett Rypien, Sr. WR Thomas Sperbeck and Sr. K Tyler Rausa were selected to the all-conference first team.

Boise State – 172 (27)
Air Force – 126 (2)
Utah State – 95
Colorado State – 95
New Mexico – 74
Wyoming – 31

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	10:00 a.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette*		Cajun FieldLafayette, LA	ASN/ESPN3	W 45–10	22,661
September 10	8:15 p.m.	Washington State*		Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID	ESPN2	W 31–28	36,163
September 24	1:30 p.m.	at Oregon State*		Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR	FS1	W 38–24	42,846
October 1	8:15 p.m.	Utah State	No. 24	Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID	ESPN2	W 21–10	36,602
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}October 7	7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	No. 19	University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM	CBSSN	W 49–21	20,090
October 15	8:15 p.m.	Colorado State	No. 15	Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID	ESPN2	W 28–23	33,448
October 20	8:15 p.m.	BYU*	No. 14	Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID	ESPN	W 28–27	34,575
October 29	5:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	No. 13	War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY	CBSSN	L 28–30	26,023
November 4	8:15 p.m.	San Jose State	No. 24	Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID	ESPN2	W 45–31	31,863
November 12	5:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	No. 22	Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI	CBSSN	W 52–16	22,731
November 18	7:00 p.m.	UNLV	No. 20	Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID	ESPN2	W 42–25	32,989
November 25	1:30 p.m.	at Air Force	No. 19	Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 20–27	23,556
December 27	8:15 p.m.	vs. Baylor*		Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ (Cactus Bowl)	ESPN	L 12–31	33,328
*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time

Schedule source:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	14	21	3	7	45
Ragin' Cajuns	0	3	0	7	10

Column 1
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 22–33, 347 YDS, 2 TD; Anthony Jennings (ULL): 21–33, 186 YDS, 1 TD.
Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 11 CAR, 61 YDS, 1 TD; Elijah McGuire (ULL): 14 CAR, 46 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 6 REC, 130 YDS, 1 TD; Ja'Marcus Bradley (ULL): 3 REC, 50 YDS.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	7	14	28
Broncos	14	3	7	7	31

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Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 19–35, 299 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT; Luke Falk (WSU): 55–71, 480 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 22 CAR, 116 YDS, 2 TD; Jamal Morrow (WSU): 8 CAR, 22 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 7 REC, 133 YDS, 1 TD; Tavares Martin Jr. (WSU): 12 REC, 158 YDS, 1 TD.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	14	17	0	7	38
Beavers	7	0	10	7	24

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Boise State on offense in the first half.

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 19–36, 215 YDS, 1 TD; Conor Blount (OSU): 11–18, 138 YDS.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 28 CAR, 208 YDS, 3 TD; Ryan Nall (OSU): 14 CAR, 66 YDS, 2 TD.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 6 REC, 104 YDS; Seth Collins (OSU): 9 REC, 106 YDS.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	0	7	10
Broncos	7	0	7	7	21

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Boise State on defense in the 4th quarter.

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 15–24, 163 YDS, 2 TD; Kent Myers (USU): 29–50, 287 YDS, 1 TD.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 30 CAR, 132 YDS; Kent Myers (USU): 12 CAR, 47 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 6 REC, 73 YDS, 1 TD; Andrew Rodriguez (USU): 6 REC, 89 YDS, 1 TD.

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Broncos	14	28	7	0	49
Lobos	7	0	0	14	21

Column 1
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 21–28, 391 YDS, 5 TD; Lamar Jordan (UNM): 4–14, 39 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 21 CAR, 54 YDS, 2 TD; Lamar Jordan (UNM): 21 CAR, 139 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 9 REC, 198 YDS, 2 TD; Matt Quarells (UNM): 1 REC, 13 YDS.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	0	20	23
No. 15 Broncos	0	7	14	7	28

Column 1
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 16–24, 207 YDS, 1 TD; Nick Stevens (CSU): 17–31, 184 YDS, 2 TD.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 40 CAR, 217 YDS, 2 TD; Dalyn Dawkins (CSU): 14 CAR, 66 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 5 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD; Michael Gallup (CSU): 4 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	17	7	3	27
No. 14 Broncos	14	7	0	7	28

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Thomas Sperbeck (bottom right) catching a 2nd QRT. TD

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 25–39, 442 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT; Taysom Hill (BYU): 21–42, 187 YDS.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 30 CAR, 140 YDS, 1 TD; Squally Canada (BYU): 21 CAR, 88 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 5 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD and Tyler Sperbeck 9 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD; Mitchell Juergens (BYU): 4 REC, 57 YDS.

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Broncos	7	14	0	7	28
Cowboys	0	17	0	13	30

Column 1
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 22–35, 295 YDS, 1 INT; Josh Allen (WYO): 18–31, 274 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 18 CAR, 143 YDS, 2 TD; Brian Hill (WYO): 28 CAR, 146 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 4 REC, 84 YDS; Jacob Hollister (WYO): 6 REC, 144 YDS, 2 TD.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	6	10	0	15	31
No. 24 Broncos	7	17	7	14	45

Column 1
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 16–21, 219 YDS, 3 TD; Kenny Potter (SJSU): 23–36, 278 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 28 CAR, 158 YDS, 2 TD; Malik Roberson (SJSU): 12 CAR, 109 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson (BSU): 6 REC, 102 YDS, 2 TD; Justin Holmes (SJSU): 6 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD.

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Broncos	14	21	10	7	52
Rainbow Warriors	0	3	3	10	16

Column 1
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Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 18–22, 338 YDS, 4 TD; Dru Brown (UH): 16–31, 125 YDS, 1 TD.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 16 CAR, 153 YDS, 2 TD; Paul Harris (UH): 14 CAR, 145 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson (BSU): 7 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD; Dakota Torres (UH): 3 REC, 35 YDS.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	3	7	7	8	25
No. 23 Broncos	14	7	14	7	42

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Boise State on offense in the 1st half.

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 10–20, 109 YDS; Kurt Palandech (UNLV): 10–20, 113 YDS, 1 TD.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 31 CAR, 206 YDS, 4 TD; Kurt Palandech (UNLV): 9 CAR, 64 YDS, 2 TD.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 5 REC, 47 YDS; Andrew Price (UNLV): 3 REC, 65 YDS, 1 TD.

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Broncos	7	3	3	7	20
Falcons	7	10	7	3	27

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Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 9–26, 316 YDS, 1 TD; Arion Worthman (AF): 3–5, 45 YDS.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 22 CAR, 88 YDS, 1 TD; Arion Worthman (AF): 26 CAR, 80 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson (BSU): 4 REC, 193 YDS, 1 TD; Jalen Robinette (AF): 3 REC, 45 YDS.

Air Force became the first team to beat Boise State for three consecutive season since Nevada in 1996–98.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	6	0	6	12
Bears	7	14	3	7	31

Column 1
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Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 32–51, 305 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT; Zach Smith (BAY): 28–39, 375 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 19 CAR, 46 YDS; Terence Williams (BAY): 25 CAR, 103 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson (BSU): 6 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TD; K. D. Cannon (BAY): 14 REC, 226 YDS, 2 TD.

All opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boise State	126	151	72	90	439
Opponents	40	91	44	128	303

Mountain West opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boise State	70	97	62	56	285
MW Opponents	26	50	17	90	183

Offense

Brett Rypien – So. QB

Thomas Sperbeck – Sr. WR

Travis Averill – Sr. OL

Mario Yakoo – Sr. OL

Defense

Sam McCaskill – Sr. DL

David Moa – So. DL

Offense

Jeremy McNichols – Jr. RB

Defense

Ben Weaver – Sr. LB

Chanceller James – Sr. DB

Jonathan Moxey – Sr. DB

Sean Wale – Sr. P

Steven Baggett – Sr. OL

Mason Hampton – Jr. OL

Tanner Vallejo – Sr. LB

Cedrick Wilson Jr. – Jr. WR

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