The Boise State Broncos college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Boise State University as members of the Mountain West Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1932 (although joined Division I in 1971 and FBS in 1996), Boise State has appeared in 20 bowl games.[1] The Broncos have appeared in nine different bowl games, with multiple appearances in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas/Las Vegas Bowl (5), the Humanitarian/MPC Computers Bowl (4), the Fiesta Bowl (3) (which was part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and now part of the New Year's Six), the Hawaii Bowl (2), and the Poinsettia Bowl (2). Boise State was the only school from a non automatic qualifying conference to receive an at-large bid into a BCS game during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They went to the 2010 Fiesta Bowl that season (all other appearances by non-AQ schools were actually automatic bids under BCS rules). Their 2018 bowl appearance, the 2018 First Responder Bowl, was canceled due to inclement weather with 5:08 left in the first quarter and ruled a no contest.[2] Boise State's record is 12–7 in 20 bowl games.
Key
Bowl games
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Bowl
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Score
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Date
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Season
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Opponent
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Stadium
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Location
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Attendance
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Head coach
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1
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Humanitarian Bowl
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W 34–31
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December 30, 1999
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1999
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Louisville
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Bronco Stadium
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Boise
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29,283
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Dirk Koetter
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2
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Humanitarian Bowl
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W 38–23
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December 28, 2000
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2000
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UTEP
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Bronco Stadium
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Boise
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26,203
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Dirk Koetter
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3
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Humanitarian Bowl
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W 34–16
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December 31, 2002
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2002
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Iowa State
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Bronco Stadium
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Boise
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30,446
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Dan Hawkins
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4
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Fort Worth Bowl
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W 34–31
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December 23, 2003
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2003
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TCU
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Amon G. Carter Stadium
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Fort Worth
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38,028
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Dan Hawkins
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5
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Liberty Bowl
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L 40–44
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December 31, 2004
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2004
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Louisville
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Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
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Memphis
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58,355
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Dan Hawkins
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6
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MPC Computers Bowl
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L 21–27
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December 28, 2005
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2005
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Boston College
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Bronco Stadium
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Boise
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30,493
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Dan Hawkins
|
7
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Fiesta Bowl
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W 43–42 OT
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January 1, 2007
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2006
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Oklahoma
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University of Phoenix Stadium
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Glendale
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73,719
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Chris Petersen
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8
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Hawaii Bowl
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L 38–41
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December 23, 2007
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2007
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East Carolina
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Aloha Stadium
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Honolulu
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30,467
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Chris Petersen
|
9
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Poinsettia Bowl
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L 16–17
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December 23, 2008
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2008
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TCU
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Qualcomm Stadium
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San Diego
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34,628
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Chris Petersen
|
10
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Fiesta Bowl
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W 17–10
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January 4, 2010
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2009
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TCU
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University of Phoenix Stadium
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Glendale
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73,227
|
Chris Petersen
|
11
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Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
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W 26–3
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December 22, 2010
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2010
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Utah
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Sam Boyd Stadium
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Whitney
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41,923
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Chris Petersen
|
12
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Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
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W 56–24
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December 22, 2011
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2011
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Arizona State
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Sam Boyd Stadium
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Whitney
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35,720
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Chris Petersen
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13
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Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
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W 28–26
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December 22, 2012
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2012
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Washington
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Sam Boyd Stadium
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Whitney
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33,217
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Chris Petersen
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14
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Hawaii Bowl
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L 23–38
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December 24, 2013
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2013
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Oregon State
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Aloha Stadium
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Honolulu
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29,106
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Bob Gregory (interim)
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15
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Fiesta Bowl
|
W 38–30
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December 31, 2014
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2014
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Arizona
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University of Phoenix Stadium
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Glendale
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66,896
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Bryan Harsin
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16
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Poinsettia Bowl
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W 55–7
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December 23, 2015
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2015
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Northern Illinois
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Qualcomm Stadium
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San Diego
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21,501
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Bryan Harsin
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17
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Cactus Bowl
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L 12–31
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December 27, 2016
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2016
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Baylor
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Chase Field
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Phoenix
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33,328
|
Bryan Harsin
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18
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Las Vegas Bowl
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W 38–28
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December 16, 2017
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2017
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Oregon
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Sam Boyd Stadium
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Whitney
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36,432
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Bryan Harsin
|
19
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First Responder Bowl
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No contest
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December 26, 2018
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2018
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Boston College
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Cotton Bowl
|
Dallas
|
|
Bryan Harsin
|
20
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Las Vegas Bowl
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L 7–38
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December 21, 2019
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2019
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Washington
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Sam Boyd Stadium
|
Whitney
|
34,197
|
Bryan Harsin
|
21
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Frisco Bowl
|
W 35–32
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December 17, 2022
|
2022
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North Texas
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Toyota Stadium
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Frisco
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12,211
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Andy Avalos
|
22
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LA Bowl
|
L 22-35
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December 16, 2023
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2023
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UCLA
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SoFi Stadium
|
Inglewood
|
|
Spencer Danielson
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