Boise State Athletics
SEASON RECAP: Historic Season Keeps Championship Standard
4/28/2026 9:48:00 AM | Esports
The story of the season, however, was far greater than just one title.
The Broncos appeared in five Mountain West Championship matches, capturing three titles in the process, including a sixth straight Overwatch title, cementing a legacy of dominance as the Mountain West era comes to a close for Boise State. Not to be outdone, Rocket League captured its fifth straight Mountain West championship in the fall, beating Grand Canyon 4-1 in front of the largest crowd in Boise State Esports history. College Football 26 also captured a second-straight Mountain West championship, meaning that the Broncos are still the only school to win the honor in conference history.
The numbers tell the same story. Rocket League carried the biggest workload, finishing 69-17 in matches and 211-84 in games, including an appearancein the PEC National Championship match. Overwatch was the most efficient, going 24-4 with a 76-23 game record, also ending in a title fight in Vegas. Valorant surged late and finished 37-12, including the PEC title run. Even the smaller slates mattered: College Football went 2-0, SSBU battled through a 11-15 season, and League of Legends finished 6-22 while competing in loaded national and conference fields.
The PEC Championships in April were tinted blue, as Boise State was the only program to qualify for three PEC national championship matches on Sunday. The Broncos played for titles in Rocket League, Overwatch and Valorant. Rocket League and Overwatch were defending champions. Valorant was chasing history.
A dominant showing from Valorant in Vegas put the exclamation point on the season, but the Broncos had been building toward it all year, securing the No. 1 seed with 2-0 wins over Ohio State and defending champions Michigan State in the spring. Then they finished the job in Vegas.
The Broncos did well in individual honors as well. Preston Ferrante won Mountain West Rocket League Player of the Year, Eric Labastida won Mountain West SSBU Player of the Year, and Kelsey Moser earned PEC Valorant Coach of the Year. Doc Haskell also led the Broncos to the PEC Program of the Year award. Boise State's spring PEC preview also noted the Broncos entered Las Vegas with the best average seed in the field, including the No. 1 seed in Valorant and No. 2 seeds in Rocket League and Overwatch.
By the end, the record looked like this:
| Title | Match Record | Game/Map Record |
|---|---|---|
| Rocket League | 69-17 | 211-84 |
| Valorant | 37-12 | 74-35 |
| Overwatch | 24-4 | 76-23 |
| SSBU | 11-15 | 20-29 |
| League of Legends | 6-22 | 15-46 |
| College Football | 2-0 | 4-0 |
| Total | 149-70 | 400-217 |
The real takeaway from the season is that Boise State didn't have one good roster. It had a department-wide season. A Rocket League group that kept winning, an Overwatch team that kept showing up in finals, a Smash roster that took a major step forward, and a Valorant roster that turned heartbreak into a national championship. A program that, since 2018, has become one of the most successful in collegiate esports.
The Broncos ended the year 149-70, but the record only frames the story. The real story is that Boise State once again made winning feel like the standard.
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