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Division
  
Mountain Division

Offensive scheme
  
Multiple

2015 record
  
9–4 (5–3 MW)

2015 Boise State Broncos football team

Conference
  
Mountain West Conference

Head coach
  
Bryan Harsin (2nd year)

Offensive coordinator
  
Eliah Drinkwitz (1st year)

The 2015 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by second-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 9–4, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four-way tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois.

Contents

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Paul Hornung Award – Sr. WR Shane Williams-Rhodes

Chuck Bednarik Award – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa & Sr. S Darian Thompson

Rimington Trophy – Sr. C Marcus Henry

Outland Trophy – Sr. C Marcus Henry

Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa & Sr. S Darian Thompson

Jim Thorpe Award – Sr. CB Donte Deayon & Sr. S Darian Thompson

Lombardi Award – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa, Sr. C Marcus Henry, Sr. OL Rees Odhiambo & Jr. LB Tanner Vallejo

Fred Biletnikoff Award – Jr. WR Thomas Sperbeck

Wuerffel Trophy – Sr. WR Shane Williams-Rhodes

Walter Camp Award – Sr. S Darian Thompson

Mountain West media days

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 28 of a possible 30 first place votes. Sr. C Marcus Henry and Sr. OL Rees Odhiambo were selected to the all-conference first team offense. Jr. DE Kamalei Correa, Jr. LB Tanner Vallejo, Sr. CB Donte Deayon and Sr. S Darian Thompson were selected to the all-conference first team defense.

Mountain Division

  1. Boise State – 177 (28)
  2. Utah State – 150 (2)
  3. Colorado State – 108
  4. Air Force – 90
  5. Wyoming – 64
  6. New Mexico – 41

Schedule

Schedule Source:

Washington

Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemasks, blue jersey, blue pants.

  • Passing leaders: Ryan Finley (BSU): 16–26, 129 YDS, 1 INT; Jake Browning (WASH): 20–34, 150 YDS, 1 INT.
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 24 CAR, 89 YDS, 2 TD; Dwayne Washington (WASH): 8 CAR, 14 YDS
  • Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 3 REC, 28 YDS; Dwayne Washington (WASH): 7 REC, 68 YDS.

    • at BYU

    Uniform combination: black helmet, black jersey, black pants.

  • Passing leaders: Ryan Finley (BSU): 25–38, 297 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT; Tanner Mangum (BYU): 17–28, 309 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT.
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 15 CAR, 46 YDS, 2 TD; Adam Hine (BYU): 19 CAR, 93 YDS, 1 TD.
  • Receiving leaders: Shane William-Rhodes (BSU): 11 REC, 107 YDS; Mitchell Juergens (BYU): 4 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TD.

    • Idaho State

    Uniform combination: orange helmet, blue jersey, orange pants.

  • Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 8–9, 126 YDS; Michael Sanders (ISU): 21–42, 169 YDS, 1 INT.
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 15 CAR, 69 YDS, 3 TD; Xavier Finney (ISU): 14 CAR, 38 YDS.
  • Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 7 REC, 99 YDS; Madison Mangum (ISU): 7 REC, 98 YDS.

    • In the first quarter, starting quarterback Ryan Finley left the game after fracturing his right ankle. He was expected to miss eight weeks. However, he did not return in the 2015 season. The last two Boise State starting quarterbacks to miss time with injuries were also from broken right ankles (Ryan Dinwiddie in 2002 and Joe Southwick in 2013).

    at Virginia

    Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.

  • Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 24–35, 321 YDS, 3 TD; Matt Johns (UVA): 12–25, 199 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 9 CAR, 69 YDS, 1 TD; Daniel Hamm (UVA): 8 CAR, 22 YDS
  • Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 5 REC, 121 YDS, 2 TD; Taquan Mizzell (UVA): 5 REC, 59 YDS, 1 TD

    • Hawaii

    Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemask, gray jersey, gray pants.

  • Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 19–25, 271 YDS, 3 TD; Max Wittek (UH): 7–24, 66 YDS, 2 INT.
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 20 CAR, 108 YDS, 2 TD; Steven Lakalaka (UH): 8 CAR, 34 YDS.
  • Receiving leaders: Chaz Anderson (BSU): 5 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD; Marcus Kemp (UH): 5 REC, 39 YDS.

    • at Colorado State

    Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemasks, white jersey, blue pants.

  • Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 22–35, 339 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Coleman Key (CSU): 5–19, 56 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT.
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 17 CAR, 104 YDS, 2 TD; Jasen Oden, Jr. (CSU): 19 CAR, 52 YDS.
  • Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 5 REC, 178 YDS, 2 TD; Rashard Higgins (CSU): 3 REC, 42 YDS.

    • at Utah State

    Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.

  • Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 25–50, 299 YDS, 3 INT; Kent Myers (USU): 17–24, 157 YDS, 3 TD.
  • Rushing leaders: Kelsey Young (BSU): 20 CAR, 60 YDS, 2 TD; Devante Mays (USU): 11 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD.
  • Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 6 REC, 156 YDS; Hunter Sharp (USU): 7 REC, 42 YDS, 2 TD.

    • Wyoming

    Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemasks, blue jersey, blue pants.

  • Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 22–28, 211 YDS, 3 TD; Cameron Coffman (WYO): 8–13, 70 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT.
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 33 CAR, 166 YDS, 1 TD; Brian Hill (WYO): 23 CAR, 76 YDS.
  • Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 6 REC, 84 YDS, 2 TD; Jake Maulhardt (WYO): 6 REC, 76 YDS, 1 TD.

    • at UNLV

    Uniform combination: black helmet with metallic orange facemasks and metallic orange decals, white jersey, orange pants.

  • Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 35–52, 469 YDS, 2 TD; Blake Decker (UNLV): 29–50, 357 YDS, 2 INT.
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 22 CAR, 122 YDS, 1 TD; Xzaviar Campbell (UNLV): 9 CAR, 29 YDS, 1 TD.
  • Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 10 REC, 163 YDS; Devonte Boyd (UNLV): 10 REC, 116 YDS.

    • New Mexico

    Uniform combination: black helmet with metallic orange facemasks and metallic orange decals, black jersey, black pants.

  • Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 41–75, 506 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT; Austin Apodaca (UNM): 8–12, 172 YDS, 1 INT.
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 26 CAR, 128 YDS, 1 TD; Jhurell Pressley (UNM): 9 CAR, 132 YDS, 1 TD.
  • Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 20 REC, 281 YDS; Delane Hart-Johnson (UNM): 1 REC, 81 YDS.

    • Air Force

    Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemasks, blue jersey, blue pants.

  • Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 23–48, 237 YDS, 1 TD; Karson Roberts (AF): 9–16, 279 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT.
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 20 CAR, 151 YDS, 1 TD; Jacobi Owens (AF): 9 CAR, 132 YDS.
  • Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 7 REC, 79 YDS, 1 TD; Garrett Griffin (AF): 3 REC, 107 YDS, 1 TD.

    • at San Jose State

    Uniform combination: orange helmet, white jersey, blue pants.

  • Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 25–33, 197 YDS, 2 TD; Kenny Potter (SJSU): 28–41, 336 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT.
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 20 CAR, 192 YDS, 2 TD; Tyler Ervin (SJSU): 11 CAR, 52 YDS.
  • Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 6 REC, 45 YDS; Billy Freeman (SJSU): 7 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD.

    • Northern Illinois–Poinsettia Bowl

    Uniform combination: blue helmet with chrome facemasks, white jersey, blue pants.

  • Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 29–40, 377 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT; Ryan Graham (NIU): 7–21, 38 YDS.
  • Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 19 CAR, 93 YDS, 2 TD; Joel Bouagnon (NIU): 8 CAR, 16 YDS.
  • Receiving leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 5 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD; Kenny Golladay (NIU): 3 REC, 12 YDS.

    • Boise State out-gained Northern Illinois 654–33 in total yards. Boise State had 2 more first downs (35) than Northern Illinois had in total yards.

    Scores by quarter

    All opponents

    Mountain West opponents

    Mountain West Freshman of the Year

    Brett Rypien – Fr. QB (first Boise State player to win MW freshman of the year award)

    Mountain West first team

    Offense

    Brett Rypien – Fr. QB

    Thomas Sperbeck – Jr. WR

    Marcus Henry – Sr. OL

    Rees Odhiambo – Sr. OL

    Tyler Rausa – Jr. K

    Defense

    Darian Thompson – Sr. DB

    Mountain West second team

    Offense

    Jeremy McNichols – So. RB

    Jake Roh – So. TE

    Defense

    Kamalei Correa – Jr. DL

    Donte Deayon – Sr. DB

    Mountain West honorable mention

    Tyler Horn – Sr. DL

    Tanner Vallejo — Jr. LB

    Mario Yakoo – Jr. OL

    Award Reference:

    References

    2015 Boise State Broncos football team Wikipedia
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