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Boise State Athletics
Friday, November 16
Albuquerque, N.M.
7:00 p.m. MT
Boise State
at
New Mexico
No. 23/24 Broncos Head To New Mexico
11/11/2018 4:57:00 PM | Football
BOISE, Idaho -Â The Boise State football team, which returned to the national rankings this week, takes its five-game winning streak on the road for a Mountain Division showdown with New Mexico, Friday (Nov. 16). The Broncos (8-2, 5-1 MW), ranked 23rd and 24th in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches Polls, respectively, and Lobos (3-7, 1-5 MW) are slated to kick at 7 p.m. at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M., and the game will be nationally televised by CBS Sports Network.
Should the Broncos return to Boise with a victory over UNM, they will host Utah State next week (Nov. 24) for the Mountain Division title and a second-straight berth in the 2018 Mountain West Championship Game.
WINNING SEASONS: Boise State has cemented its 21st-consecutive winning season, the second-longest active streak in the country and tied for the 15th-longest in the history of college football. Virginia Tech, currently 4-5, entered 2018 with 25-straight winning seasons, the nation's longest active streak and tied for the 11th-longest in college football history. Notre Dame recorded 42-straight winning seasons (1887- 1932), the longest such streak.
FIVE-STRAIGHT: Since falling to San Diego State (19-13), the Broncos have reeled off five-straight wins, tied for the 11th-longest active winning streak in the country (Buffalo and Iowa State). Only UCF (22), Alabama (12), Notre Dame (11), Clemson (10), Michigan (nine), Utah State (nine), UAB (eight), Washington State (six), Army (six) and Northern Illinois (six) enter this week with longer active streaks than the Broncos.
NON-SATURDAY GAMES: Boise State is playing its third of three nonSaturday games of the 2018 regular season. The Broncos are 57-17 alltime in non-Saturday games, including a mark of 49-11 during the regular season. On Fridays, Boise State is 32-11 all-time, including a mark of 32-9 during the regular season.
FIGHTING BACK INTO THE POLLS: Boise State broke back into both national polls this week after an eight-week absence from the Associated Press Poll and a five-week absence from the Amway Coaches Poll. The Broncos came in at No. 23 in the AP Poll and No. 24 in the Coaches Poll. It marks the fifth time in program history that the Broncos have returned to the AP Poll after being dropped in the same season.
Since joining the FBS in 1996, previous returns to the poll in the same season came in 2007, 2012 (twice), and 2015. In 2007, the Broncos were dropped from the poll following a 24-10 loss at Washington on Sept. 8, but returned at No. 21 ahead of a Nov. 3 matchup with San Jose State following a six-game winning streak. In 2012, the Broncos returned to the AP Poll twice after being dropped. The 3-1 Broncos were dropped from No. 24 to unranked following a 32-29 win at New Mexico on Sept. 29, but spent just a week on the outside, returning at No. 24 following a 40-14 rout at Southern Mississippi. Boise State got as high as 19th in the poll before falling out once more following a 21-19 loss to San Diego State on Nov. 3, before returning at No. 24 following two wins ahead of a Dec. 1 matchup with Nevada. In 2015, the Broncos went from No. 20 to unranked following a 35-24 loss at BYU on Sept. 12, but, following four-straight wins, returned at No. 25 for a week before dropping a 52-26 decision at Utah State on Oct. 16.
SWEET 16: Fresno State, at No. 16 in the Associated Press Poll, came into Nov. 9's matchup as the co-highest-ranked team to play the Broncos at Albertsons Stadium, matching Oregon in the 2009 season opener. The Bulldogs would meet the same fate as those Ducks, as Boise State beat Fresno State, 24-17, to improve to 2-0 in the contests against the co-highest-ranked teams to come to Boise.
CLEAR PATH TO WIN DIVISION, HOST TITLE GAME: Boise State's win over Fresno State, combined with other results in the conference over the Nov. 9-10 weekend, has given the Broncos control of their own destiny not only for winning the Mountain Division, but hosting the Mountain West Championship Game on Dec. 1. The Broncos can accomplish both goals simply by winning its final two games: Nov. 16 at New Mexico, and Nov. 24 against No. 14/13 Utah State at Albertsons Stadium. For hosting the title game, Boise State currently holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over Fresno State and Nevada, and holds the better conference record over San Diego State, which nullifies the Aztecs' win over the Broncos on Oct. 6.
HOME COMEBACKS: The Broncos, which trailed Fresno State 17-3 early in the third quarter on Nov. 9, overcame a 14-point deficit at home for the first time since being down 20-0 to San Diego State on Nov. 15, 2014 (Boise State won that game, 38-29). Also, the last time Boise State came back to win at Albertsons Stadium after trailing entering the fourth quarter was last year's Mountain West Championship Game against Fresno State (Dec. 2, 2017), in which the Broncos trailed the Bulldogs, 14-10, entering the fourth quarter of that game, and won, 17-14.
LEFT AT ALBUQUERQUE: Albuquerque has been a good place for the Broncos, who are 4-0 on the road against New Mexico. Boise State averages 43.0 points per game over its four trips to The ABQ, highlighted by a 60-point outburst in 2014 and a 49-point performance two seasons ago.
Should the Broncos return to Boise with a victory over UNM, they will host Utah State next week (Nov. 24) for the Mountain Division title and a second-straight berth in the 2018 Mountain West Championship Game.
WINNING SEASONS: Boise State has cemented its 21st-consecutive winning season, the second-longest active streak in the country and tied for the 15th-longest in the history of college football. Virginia Tech, currently 4-5, entered 2018 with 25-straight winning seasons, the nation's longest active streak and tied for the 11th-longest in college football history. Notre Dame recorded 42-straight winning seasons (1887- 1932), the longest such streak.
FIVE-STRAIGHT: Since falling to San Diego State (19-13), the Broncos have reeled off five-straight wins, tied for the 11th-longest active winning streak in the country (Buffalo and Iowa State). Only UCF (22), Alabama (12), Notre Dame (11), Clemson (10), Michigan (nine), Utah State (nine), UAB (eight), Washington State (six), Army (six) and Northern Illinois (six) enter this week with longer active streaks than the Broncos.
NON-SATURDAY GAMES: Boise State is playing its third of three nonSaturday games of the 2018 regular season. The Broncos are 57-17 alltime in non-Saturday games, including a mark of 49-11 during the regular season. On Fridays, Boise State is 32-11 all-time, including a mark of 32-9 during the regular season.
FIGHTING BACK INTO THE POLLS: Boise State broke back into both national polls this week after an eight-week absence from the Associated Press Poll and a five-week absence from the Amway Coaches Poll. The Broncos came in at No. 23 in the AP Poll and No. 24 in the Coaches Poll. It marks the fifth time in program history that the Broncos have returned to the AP Poll after being dropped in the same season.
Since joining the FBS in 1996, previous returns to the poll in the same season came in 2007, 2012 (twice), and 2015. In 2007, the Broncos were dropped from the poll following a 24-10 loss at Washington on Sept. 8, but returned at No. 21 ahead of a Nov. 3 matchup with San Jose State following a six-game winning streak. In 2012, the Broncos returned to the AP Poll twice after being dropped. The 3-1 Broncos were dropped from No. 24 to unranked following a 32-29 win at New Mexico on Sept. 29, but spent just a week on the outside, returning at No. 24 following a 40-14 rout at Southern Mississippi. Boise State got as high as 19th in the poll before falling out once more following a 21-19 loss to San Diego State on Nov. 3, before returning at No. 24 following two wins ahead of a Dec. 1 matchup with Nevada. In 2015, the Broncos went from No. 20 to unranked following a 35-24 loss at BYU on Sept. 12, but, following four-straight wins, returned at No. 25 for a week before dropping a 52-26 decision at Utah State on Oct. 16.
SWEET 16: Fresno State, at No. 16 in the Associated Press Poll, came into Nov. 9's matchup as the co-highest-ranked team to play the Broncos at Albertsons Stadium, matching Oregon in the 2009 season opener. The Bulldogs would meet the same fate as those Ducks, as Boise State beat Fresno State, 24-17, to improve to 2-0 in the contests against the co-highest-ranked teams to come to Boise.
CLEAR PATH TO WIN DIVISION, HOST TITLE GAME: Boise State's win over Fresno State, combined with other results in the conference over the Nov. 9-10 weekend, has given the Broncos control of their own destiny not only for winning the Mountain Division, but hosting the Mountain West Championship Game on Dec. 1. The Broncos can accomplish both goals simply by winning its final two games: Nov. 16 at New Mexico, and Nov. 24 against No. 14/13 Utah State at Albertsons Stadium. For hosting the title game, Boise State currently holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over Fresno State and Nevada, and holds the better conference record over San Diego State, which nullifies the Aztecs' win over the Broncos on Oct. 6.
HOME COMEBACKS: The Broncos, which trailed Fresno State 17-3 early in the third quarter on Nov. 9, overcame a 14-point deficit at home for the first time since being down 20-0 to San Diego State on Nov. 15, 2014 (Boise State won that game, 38-29). Also, the last time Boise State came back to win at Albertsons Stadium after trailing entering the fourth quarter was last year's Mountain West Championship Game against Fresno State (Dec. 2, 2017), in which the Broncos trailed the Bulldogs, 14-10, entering the fourth quarter of that game, and won, 17-14.
LEFT AT ALBUQUERQUE: Albuquerque has been a good place for the Broncos, who are 4-0 on the road against New Mexico. Boise State averages 43.0 points per game over its four trips to The ABQ, highlighted by a 60-point outburst in 2014 and a 49-point performance two seasons ago.
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