Broncos Host Eastern Washington at Albertsons Stadium

OPENING KICKOFF

Boise State returns to The Blue for the first time since winning the 2024 Mountain West Championship. The Broncos are riding a 12-game win streak at home and have a 141-16 home record since 2000. This will be Boise State's fifth-straight non-Saturday game. The Broncos have played 50 non-Saturday games at home, boasting a 46-4 record.
The Broncos extended two important streaks with their historic 2024 season: consecutive winning seasons (27) and consecutive seasons qualifying for a bowl game (27). The 27-straight seasons of a winning record is the longest active streak in FBS and the fourth-longest in FBS history. The 27-consecutive seasons qualifying for a bowl game is the second-longest active streak (Georgia, 28 seasons).
Spencer Danielson joined an exclusive list when he led Boise State to the College Football Playoff in his first year as a full-time head coach. The only coaches to achieve this feat previously were Lincoln Riley (Oklahoma, 2017) and Ryan Day (Ohio State, 2019).
Only 11 of 136 FBS programs retained their entire full-time coaching staff from 2024 to 2025. Boise State is one of the 11 and had the best 2024 record of any team to keep every full-time assistant coach on staff. The Broncos' only change was Dirk Koetter moving from offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach to senior analyst. Tight ends coach Nate Potter was promoted to offensive coordinator and Zak Hill, who was Boise State's offensive coordinator from 2017-19, was hired as pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach. Wide receivers coach Matt Miller added the title of co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Tim Keane takes on the responsibility of run game coordinator.
Since 1968, Boise State has a 47-10 (82.5%) record in home openers, including a 26-3 (89.7%) mark as an FBS team (since 1996). The Broncos have won 22 of the last 23 home openers, with the lone blemish a last-second loss to UCF in 2023. Boise State is also looking to extend its 21-game win streak against FCS opponents, a mark that dates back to 1997.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Blue Turf Advantage
After the 2024 MW Championship win over UNLV, the Broncos have an .8981 winning percentage on The Blue (141-16) since 2000. That marks the third-best home winning percentage of any team in the nation, trailing Oklahoma (.903, 140-15) and Ohio State (.8982, 150-17). Since 1986, when the non-green turf was first installed, the Broncos have compiled a 212-45 (.825) record on The Blue.

Sellouts at Albertsons
The 2024 season marked the first time in school history the Broncos sold out every game, averaging a school record 37,114 fans per game.

Opening on The Blue
Since 1968, Boise State has a 47-10 record in home openers, including a 26-3 mark as an FBS team (since 1996). The Broncos have won 22 of the last 23 home openers, with the lone blemish a last-second loss to UCF in 2023.

The Greatest Show on Blue Turf
The Boise State offense was a major contributor to the team's 7-0 record at home in 2024. The Broncos averaged 43.1 points per home game, ninth-most in the FBS. They converted on 55.8 percent of third downs, ranking second in the nation. Boise State was 7-for-8 (87.5%) on fourth
downs, ranking third in the nation. The unit averaged 491.4 yards per game and 7.03 yards per play on The Blue, ranking 10th and 13th, respectively. Boise State was sixth in the nation with 270.3 rushing yards per home contest.

Friday Night Lights
The contest against Eastern Washington will mark the first of three Friday games the Broncos will compete in this season. Boise State has won four consecutive Friday competitions, and five of the last six. Since 1968, Boise State boasts a 47-13 mark on Fridays.

Fridays on The Blue
Boise State has played 32 home games on Fridays, compiling a 29-3 record. This week's game will mark the sixth time the Broncos play their first home game on a Friday, with the team earning a 5-0 record to this point. The last Friday home opener was Sept. 10, 2021 against UTEP. The Broncos cruised to a 54-13 win, with Zion Washington (one tackle) and Latrell Caples (one punt return) making their collegiate debuts.

Bronco Nation Makes an Impact
Since 2018 (and excluding 2020), Bronco Nation has forced opponents to false start 113 times on The Blue. This is 25 false starts more than the next-closest team (N.C. State, 88). Boise State averages 2.83 false starts forced per home game, easily the most in the FBS.

From Eagles to Broncos
One player and three coaches are members of the Boise State program after spending time with Eastern Washington. Safety Derek Ganter Jr. spent the last two seasons in Cheney, earning Phil Steele Freshman All-America First Team and All-Big Sky Second Team honors in 2024. He led the team with 95 tackles and added 3.5 TFLs and a forced fumble. Quarterback coach Zak Hill began his coaching journey at EWU as a student assistant (2004-05) and returned to the Eagles as pass game coordinator/QB coach from 2009-15. Assistant tight ends coach Danny McDonald was EWU's special teams coordinator/OLB coach in 2024. Assistant defensive backs coach B.J. Mullin spent the 2023 spring season as a defensive assistant for the Eagles.

Protect The Quarterback
Quarterback Maddux Madsen was well-protected in the season opener against USF. In 55 dropbacks, the Bronco offensive line allowed only one sack and two quarterback hits. Last season, Boise State opponents found it difficult to reach Madsen. In 2024, Boise State ranked 12th in the nation in sacks allowed (1.07 per game) and 14th in tackles for loss allowed (4.14 per game).

Model of Consistency
Redshirt junior Maddux Madsen threw for 225 yards against USF in the season opener, marking the quarterback's 10th game with 200+ yards passing. His 25 completions were also a career high. Madsen found 10 different receivers in the contest, the most different receivers he's found
in a single game in his career.

Built Ford Tough
Redshirt senior wide receiver Ben Ford had his best game as a Bronco against USF. The Eagle, Idaho native recorded career-highs in both yards (44) and receptions (4). Ford had entered the game with four catches and 34 yards in his career.

A Long Time Coming
Redshirt junior wide receiver Chris Marshall recorded his first career touchdown against USF. The Missouri City, Texas native notched the score in his 11th career game, and his fifth game as a member of the Blue and Orange. Marshall, who started his career in 2022 at Texas A&M, played in his first game since Oct. 25, 2025 at UNLV.

Right Where He Left Off, Part I
Returning First Team All-Mountain West EDGE Jayden Virgin-Morgan was a force defensively against USF, recording a career-high eight tackles against the Bulls. The redshirt junior, who played 51 of the team's 56 snaps, finished with one TFL and one forced fumble. He has recorded a TFL in nine of his last 10 games.

Right Where He Left Off, Part II
Senior defensive lineman Braxton Fely also recorded a career-high against USF, finishing with seven tackles against the Bulls. The Orem, Utah native also finished with a career-high 2.0 TFLs.