2001 Boise State Broncos football team
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The 2001 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University
in the 2001 college football season
. The Broncos competed in the Western Athletic Conference
(WAC) and played their home games at Bronco Stadium
in Boise, Idaho
. The Broncos were led by first-year head coach Dan Hawkins.
The Broncos finished the season 8–4 and 6–2 in conference to finish second. 2001 was the Broncos first year in the WAC after leaving the Big West Conference
.
The September 8 loss to Washington State was Boise State's last regular season loss at home before starting a 65 game regular season home winning streak that extended into the 2011
season (the Broncos did lose a bowl game
played at Bronco Stadium in 2005).
Boise State University
Boise State University is a public university located in Boise, Idaho. Originally founded in 1932 as a junior college by the Episcopal Church, the university became an independent institution in 1934, and has been awarding baccalaureate and master degrees since 1965...
in the 2001 college football season
2001 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning the national title for the fifth time.The Hurricanes were led by Larry Coker, who was in his first year as head coach after five years as Miami's offensive coordinator under Butch Davis...
. The Broncos competed in the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
(WAC) and played their home games at Bronco Stadium
Bronco Stadium
Bronco Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Boise, Idaho, the home field of the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference. Since 1997, it has hosted the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Bronco Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Boise, Idaho, the home field of the Boise State Broncos...
in Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
. The Broncos were led by first-year head coach Dan Hawkins.
The Broncos finished the season 8–4 and 6–2 in conference to finish second. 2001 was the Broncos first year in the WAC after leaving the Big West Conference
Big West Conference
The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...
.
The September 8 loss to Washington State was Boise State's last regular season loss at home before starting a 65 game regular season home winning streak that extended into the 2011
2011 Boise State Broncos football team
The 2011 Boise State Broncos football team represents Boise State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos are led by head coach Chris Petersen, winner of the 2010 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, and play their home games at Bronco Stadium...
season (the Broncos did lose a bowl game
2005 MPC Computers Bowl
The 2005 MPC Computers Bowl was the ninth edition of the bowl game. It featured the Boise State Broncos and the Boston College Eagles. Though playing at home on its blue "Smurf Turf", where it held a 31-game winning streak, WAC co-champion Boise State was unable to get its usually potent offense on...
played at Bronco Stadium in 2005).