2013 Boise State Broncos football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2013 Boise State Broncos Boise State text logo.svg 150 Mountain West Conference Mountain Division MW 8–5 6–2 Chris Petersen 8th regular season Bob Gregory interim; bowl game Robert Prince 2nd Pete Kwiatkowski 4th Multiple 4–2–5 Bronco Stadium Hawaii Bowl L 23–38 vs. Oregon State The 2013 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by eighth year head coach Chris Petersen and played their home games at Bronco Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they were defeated by Oregon State. The 5 losses matched the total of losses that the Broncos had posted in the five previous seasons combined. On December 6, it was announced that head coach Chris Petersen would resign to take the head coaching job at Washington. In eight seasons at Boise State, he posted a record of 92–12, won five conference titles and two BCS games.Cripe Chadd Murphy Brian Southorn Dave December 7, 2013 Chris Petersen surprises Boise State football community, leaves for Washington http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/12/07/2913634/chris-petersen-surprises-boise.html dead Idaho Statesman https://archive.today/20131209170418/http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/12/07/2913634/chris-petersen-surprises-boise.html December 9, 2013 December 22, 2019 archive.today Assistant head coach Bob Gregory served as Boise State's interim head coach in their bowl game.Ruland Nick December 13, 2013 New BSU Coach: "I Did Not Take Job to Have a Family Reunion." https://magicvalley.com/sports/new-bsu-coach-i-did-not-take-job-to-have/article_ee7d5470-642b-11e3-b7f9-0019bb2963f4.html Times-News Boise, Idaho December 22, 2019 On December 11, The Broncos hired former offensive coordinator and Arkansas State head coach Bryan Harsin as their permanent head coach. Conference shuffle Boise State was originally set to join the Big East Conference, along with fellow Mountain West member San Diego State, for football in 2013; however, after the Big East announced a split between its FBS members (which eventually became the American Athletic Conference) and its non-FBS schools (which kept the Big East name), Boise State announced on December 31, 2012 that it would stay in the Mountain West Conference.Boise State Spurns Big East Brett McMurphy https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8796807/boise-state-broncos-staying-mountain-west-conference-all ESPN December 31, 2012 August 23, 2013 San Diego State would later announce they would stay in the Mountain West as well, making the Mountain West a 12 team conference. The Mountain West formed divisions for the first time, with Boise State as part of the Mountain Division, and would conduct a conference championship game for the first time. As part of the conditions for Boise State to stay in the conference, the Mountain West lifted the ban on the Broncos wearing their all blue uniforms at home during conference games. Schedule 2013 AP Mountain August 31 8:00 p.m. l y y 19 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA FS1 6–38 71,963 September 7 1:00 p.m. w y UT Martin Bronco Stadium Boise, ID ESPN3 63–14 33,293 September 13 6:00 p.m. w Air Force Bronco Stadium Boise, ID ESPN 42–20 36,069 September 20 7:00 p.m. l y Fresno State Battle for the Milk Can Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN 40–41 41,031 September 28 8:15 p.m. w y Southern Miss Bronco Stadium Boise, ID ESPNU 60–7 35,356 October 12 6:00 p.m. w y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT CBSSN 34–23 25,513 October 19 6:00 p.m. w y Nevada rivalry Bronco Stadium Boise, ID CBSSN 34–17 35,843 October 25 6:00 p.m. l y y BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 20–37 62,954 November 2 6:00 p.m. w y Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO CBSSN 42–30 21,133 November 16 8:15 p.m. w Wyoming Bronco Stadium Boise, ID ESPN2 48–7 33,992 November 23 8:30 p.m. l y San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA CBSSN 31–34 OT 33,161 November 30 8:15 p.m. w New Mexico Bronco Stadium Boise, ID ESPN2 45–17 31,645 December 24 6:00 p.m. l y y Oregon State Hawaii Bowl Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI ESPN 23–38 29,106 Game summaries At Washington No. 19 Broncos 0 3 3 0 Huskies 7 3 14 14 2013 Washington Huskies football team Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants This was the second consecutive meeting between the Broncos and the Huskies as they met at the end of the 2012 season in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas. The 32-point loss is the worst loss under Chris Petersen. The previous highest margin of defeat was 14, also coming against Washington in 2007, Petersen's second year as head coach. Prior to this game, the Broncos' previous five losses had been by a combined 11 points. It was the Broncos worst loss since a 35-point loss to Georgia to open the 2005 season. This was also the first time the Broncos failed to score a touchdown since a 58–0 loss to Washington State in 1997. UT Martin Skyhawks 7 0 0 7 Broncos 14 35 14 0 2013 UT Martin Skyhawks football team Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants 300px|left|thumb|Boise State players during pregame. Air Force Falcons 7 10 0 3 Broncos 7 14 7 14 2013 Air Force Falcons football team Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants 300px|left|thumb|Boise State kicking an extra point in the second half. Quarterback Joe Southwick set a Boise State and Mountain West record for completion percentage completing 27 of 29 passes (93.1%). The Broncos were allowed to wear their all blue uniforms for the first time during a home conference game since joining the Mountain West in 2011. At Fresno State Broncos 10 9 7 14 No. 25 Bulldogs 10 14 10 7 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Milk Can (college football) Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Southern Miss Golden Eagles 0 7 0 0 Broncos 7 23 17 13 2013 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants 300px|left|thumb|Jack Fields scoring a TD in the 4th quarter. At Utah State Broncos 10 14 10 0 Aggies 0 10 0 13 2013 Utah State Aggies football team Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Utah State chose to wear white at home. The win was the Broncos 21st straight win over a team from Utah with the last loss coming in 1997. Nevada Wolf Pack 3 14 0 0 Broncos 0 7 20 7 2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team Boise State–Nevada rivalry Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants 300px|left|thumb|Dan Goodale kicking an extra point in the second half. At BYU Broncos 0 3 10 7 Cougars 7 17 10 3 2013 BYU Cougars football team Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants The loss to BYU ended a 21-game winning streak against teams from the state of Utah dating back to a 1997 loss to Utah State. It was also the Broncos first loss in the month of October since a loss to Rice in 2001, a span of 50 wins. At Colorado State Broncos 7 21 7 7 Rams 10 7 0 13 2013 Colorado State Rams football team Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Wyoming Cowboys 7 0 0 0 Broncos 14 14 17 3 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants 300px|left|thumb|Boise State offense in the redzone in the second half. They failed to score on this drive. At San Diego State Broncos 7 0 14 7 3 Aztecs 7 7 0 14 6 2013 San Diego State Aztecs football team Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants This loss marked the first time that Boise State lost to the same opponent in consecutive years since losing to Washington State in 2000 and 2001. New Mexico Lobos 7 0 3 7 Broncos 14 7 7 17 2013 New Mexico Lobos football team Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Oregon State (Hawaii Bowl) Broncos 3 3 7 10 Beavers 17 14 7 0 2013 Oregon State Beavers football team 2013 Hawaii Bowl Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Rankings 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 7 8 19 19 RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Statistics Scores by quarter Boise State 93 153 140 97 3 Opponents 87 103 44 81 6 References Boise State Category:Boise State Broncos football seasons Boise State Broncos football Category:2010s in Boise, Idaho