2002 Boise State Broncos football team
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The 2002 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University
in the 2002 college 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 second year head coach Dan Hawkins.
The Broncos finished the season 12–1 and 8–0 in conference to win their first WAC title and played in the Humanitarian Bowl
where they defeated Iowa State
34–16.
The 2002 marked the first season that Boise State was ever ranked in the top 25 since moving to Division 1A (FBS) in 1996.
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 2002 college football season. Boise State competed as a member of 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 second year head coach Dan Hawkins.
The Broncos finished the season 12–1 and 8–0 in conference to win their first WAC title and played in the Humanitarian Bowl
2002 Humanitarian Bowl
The 2002 edition to the Humanitarian Bowl was the 6th edition of the bowl game. It featured the Boise State Broncos and the Iowa State Cyclones....
where they defeated Iowa State
2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented the Iowa State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team captains were Zach Butler, Jordan Carstens, Seneca Wallace, and Chris Whitaker. The Cyclones were quarterbacked by Seneca Wallace. Seneca is among many former...
34–16.
The 2002 marked the first season that Boise State was ever ranked in the top 25 since moving to Division 1A (FBS) in 1996.