2010 Boise State Broncos football team

2010 Boise State Broncos football
WAC co-champion
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 9
Record12–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Harsin (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPete Kwiatkowski (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Nevada +   7 1     13 1  
No. 9 Boise State +   7 1     12 1  
Hawaii +   7 1     10 4  
Fresno State   5 3     8 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 4     5 7  
Idaho   3 5     6 7  
Utah State   2 6     4 8  
New Mexico State   1 7     2 10  
San Jose State   0 8     1 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Petersen and played their home games at Bronco Stadium. They entered the 2010 season with winning streaks of 14 games overall and 25 games in regular-season play. This was the Broncos' final season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, as the school announced on June 11, 2010, that it would leave the WAC for the Mountain West Conference effective July 1, 2011.[1]

The Broncos finished the season 12–1, 7–1 in WAC play to claim a share of the WAC title with Nevada and Hawaii. The title was their third straight and eighth in the last nine years. They were invited to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas where they defeated Utah 26–3.

  1. ^ "Mountain West Conference Adds Boise State University" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. June 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2010.