2006 Boise State Broncos football team

2006 Boise State Broncos football
2006 Boise State Broncos football
WAC champion; Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 43–42 OT vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 5
Record	13–0 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Petersen (1st as HC; 6th overall season);
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Harsin (1st as OC; 6th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Justin Wilcox (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium; (Capacity: 30,000)
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football 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.

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The Broncos completed the first undefeated and untied season in school history with a 43–42 overtime win over the Sooners. The Broncos led most of the game, but fell behind 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 lateral 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. The play would later be named the second greatest highlight of all time in a 2008 ESPN Sportscenter poll, behind Mike Eruzione's goal against the Soviets in the 1980 Miracle on Ice.

Due 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 other 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.)

The Broncos play their home games at Bronco Stadium, most famous for its blue artificial turf surface, often referred to as the "Smurf-turf."

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Sacramento State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	KTVB	W 45–0	29,647	^[10]
September 7	5:30 p.m.	Oregon State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	W 42–14	30,711
September 16	1:30 p.m.	at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	MTN	W 17–10	17,880
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Hawaii	No. 25	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	KTVB	W 41–34	30,642
September 30	2:30 p.m.	at Utah*	No. 22	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	Versus	W 36–3	45,222
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	No. 20	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	KTVB	W 55–14	30,572
October 15	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	No. 20	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN	W 40–28	16,872
October 21	3:00 p.m.	at Idaho	No. 18	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (rivalryy)	KTVB	W 42–26	17,000
November 1	6:00 p.m.	Fresno State	No. 14	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 45–21	30,604
November 11	4:00 p.m.	at San Jose State	No. 14	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	KTVB	W 23–20	21,742
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Utah State	No. 13	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	KTVB	W 49–10	30,515
November 25	2:00 p.m.	at Nevada	No. 12	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 38–7	25,506
January 1, 2007	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Oklahoma*	No. 9	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	FOX	W 43–42 ^OT	73,719
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	25	22	20	20	18	15	14	14	13	12	10	9	5 (1)
Coaches Poll	RV	RV	RV	25	22	21	19	17	15	14	13	13	12	9	9	6
Harris	Not released				22	22	21	18	16	15	14	13	12	9	9	Not released
BCS	Not released							15	15	14	14	12	11	8	8	Not released

2006 Boise State Broncos football team

Pre-season

Pre-season awards

During the season

Postseason awards

Schedule

Rankings

Roster

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2006 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Boise State $	8	–	0	13	–	0
Hawaii	7	–	1	11	–	3
San Jose State	5	–	3	9	–	4
Nevada	5	–	3	8	–	5
Fresno State	4	–	4	4	–	8
Idaho	3	–	5	4	–	8
New Mexico State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Louisiana Tech	1	–	7	3	–	10
Utah State	1	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll