2005 Boise State Broncos football team

2005 Boise State Broncos football
WAC co-champion
MPC Computers Bowl, L 21–27 vs. Boston College
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2005 record	9–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	Dan Hawkins
Offensive coordinator	Chris Petersen
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2005 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 3	3:30 PM	at No. 13 Georgia*	No. 19	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	L 13–48	92,746
September 10	4:30 PM	at Oregon State*		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	FSN	L 27–30	42,876
September 21	6:00 PM	Bowling Green*		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 48–20	30,561
October 1	10:00 PM	at Hawaii		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	KTVB	W 44–41	31,695
October 8	6:05 PM	Portland State*		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID	KTVB	W 21–14	30,603
October 15	6:05 PM	San Jose State		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID	KTVB	W 38–21	30,342
October 22	4:35 PM	at Utah State		Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	KTVB	W 45–21	12,922
October 29	1:05 PM	Nevada		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID	SPW	W 49–14	29,843
November 5	1:05 PM	New Mexico State		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID	KTVB	W 56–6	28,545
November 10	6:00 PM	at No. 20 Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Milk Can)	ESPN	L 7–27	42,781
November 19	1:05 PM	Idaho		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Gov. Trophy)	KTVB	W 70–35	30,394
November 26	12:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	SPW	W 30–13	16,281
December 28	2:30 PM	No. 19 Boston College		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (MPC Computers Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–27	30,493
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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