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| 2005 Boise State Broncos football | |
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| WAC co-champion | |
| MPC Computers Bowl, L 21–27 vs. Boston College | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (7–1 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Chris Petersen (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Ron Collins |
| Home stadium | Bronco Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
| Seasons← 20042006 → | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boise State competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Hawkins. He resigned at the end of the regular season to take the head coaching job at Colorado, but remained to coach the Broncos in their bowl game. The Broncos finished the season 9–4 and 7–1 in conference to win their fourth straight WAC title (shared with Nevada) and played in the MPC Computers Bowl, where they lost to Boston College, 27–21.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 3:30 pm | at No. 13 Georgia* | No. 18 | ESPN | L 13–48 | 92,746 | |
| September 10 | 4:30 pm | at Oregon State* | FSN | L 27–30 | 42,876 | ||
| September 21 | 6:00 pm | Bowling Green* | ESPN2 | W 48–20 | 30,561 | ||
| October 1 | 10:00 pm | at Hawaii | KTVB | W 44–41 | 31,695 | ||
| October 8 | 6:05 pm | Portland State* |
| KTVB | W 21–14 | 30,603 | |
| October 15 | 6:05 pm | San Jose State |
| KTVB | W 38–21 | 30,342 | |
| October 22 | 4:35 pm | at Utah State | KTVB | W 45–21 | 12,922 | ||
| October 29 | 1:05 pm | Nevada |
| SPW | W 49–14 | 29,843 | |
| November 5 | 1:05 pm | New Mexico State |
| KTVB | W 56–6 | 28,545 | |
| November 10 | 6:00 pm | at No. 20 Fresno State | ESPN | L 7–27 | 42,781 | ||
| November 19 | 1:05 pm | Idaho |
| KTVB | W 70–35 | 30,394 | |
| November 26 | 12:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | SPW | W 30–13 | 16,281 | ||
| December 28 | 2:30 pm | vs. No. 19 Boston College* |
| ESPN | L 21–27 | 30,493 | |
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References
- Dempsey, Christopher (December 26, 2005). "Hawkins' raids strip Boise State staff". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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