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
Mountain West Championship Game, W 28–14 vs. Fresno State
Fiesta Bowl, W 38–30 vs. Arizona
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	12–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach	Bryan Harsin (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford Jr. (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Marcel Yates (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Albertsons Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 18 Ole Miss*		Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ESPN	L 13–35	32,823
September 6	8:15 p.m.	Colorado State		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 37–24	34,910
September 13	10:00 a.m.	at UConn*		Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ABC/ESPN2	W 38–21	30,098
September 20	8:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette*		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	CBSSN	W 34–9	33,337
September 27	5:00 p.m.	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 14–28	30,012
October 4	8:30 p.m.	at Nevada		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 51–46	32,327
October 17	6:00 p.m.	Fresno State		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can)	ESPN	W 37–27	35,008
October 24	7:00 p.m.	BYU*		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	W 55–30	36,752
November 8	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	W 60–49	21,089
November 15	8:15 p.m.	San Diego State		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPNU	W 38–29	27,478
November 22	8:15 p.m.	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPN2	W 63–14	15,821
November 29	8:15 p.m.	Utah State	No. 23	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 50–19	33,940
December 6	8:00 p.m.	Fresno State	No. 22	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (MWC Championship Game)	CBS	W 28–14	26,101
December 31	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Arizona*	No. 20	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–30	66,896
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

Vs. Ole Miss

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

See also: 2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	10	0	0	14	24
Broncos	13	17	7	0	37

See also: 2014 Colorado State Rams football team

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Boise State players during pregame.

At UConn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	14	3	14	38
Huskies	3	7	11	0	21

See also: 2014 UConn Huskies football team

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	0	0	6	9
Broncos	14	7	10	3	34

See also: 2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Boise State kicking an extra point.

At Air Force

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

See also: 2014 Air Force Falcons football team

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

At Nevada

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

See also: 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and Boise State–Nevada rivalry

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	0	17	0	27
Broncos	13	7	7	10	37

See also: 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Milk Can (college football)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Boise State during a play in which they scored a TD in the 4th quarter.

Boise State players celebrate with the Milk Can.

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	16	7	7	30
Broncos	10	31	7	7	55

See also: 2014 BYU Cougars football team

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

QB Grant Hedrick scoring a 1st quarter TD.

At New Mexico

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

See also: 2014 New Mexico Lobos football team

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	10	10	3	6	29
Broncos	0	10	7	21	38

See also: 2014 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Boise State on offense.

At Wyoming

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

See also: 2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	9	3	0	7	19
No. 25 Broncos	20	14	0	16	50

See also: 2014 Utah State Aggies football team

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

TE Alec Dhaenens catches a 1st quarter TD.

Fresno State–Mountain West Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14
No. 22 Broncos	14	7	7	0	28

See also: 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Arizona–Fiesta Bowl

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

See also: 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team and 2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	22	21	16
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	21	16
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	23	22	20	Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter

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