2020 Boise State Broncos football team

2020 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record5–2 (5–0 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Kiesau (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorSpencer Danielson (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff Schmedding (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumAlbertsons Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 San Jose State y$   7 0     7 1  
Boise State y   5 0     5 2  
Nevada   6 2     7 2  
San Diego State   4 2     4 4  
Hawaii   4 4     5 4  
Fresno State   3 3     3 3  
Air Force   2 2     3 3  
Wyoming   2 4     2 4  
New Mexico   2 5     2 5  
Colorado State   1 3     1 3  
Utah State   1 5     1 5  
UNLV   0 6     0 6  
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the season, but later decided to begin play on October 24.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos played their home games at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho, as members of the Mountain West Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Bryan Harsin.

After the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, then reinstated, the Broncos played seven games, compiling a 5–2 record (5–0 in conference play). The team then lost to San Jose State in the Mountain West Championship Game. On December 20, the team announced that it had decided to forgo playing in any bowl game.[2] The program had appeared in 18 consecutive bowl games, dating back to the 2002 Humanitarian Bowl.[3]

On December 22, head coach Bryan Harsin resigned to become the head coach at Auburn.[4] He finished at Boise State with a seven-year record of 69–19.

  1. ^ "WE'RE BACK". twitter.com/MountainWest. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Boise State football team announces decision to forego bowl game this season". KTVB. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Counts, Ron (December 20, 2020). "Boise State won't play in a bowl game, ending streak at 18 straight appearances". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Auburn names Boise State's Harsin as new coach". December 22, 2020.