2017 Boise State Broncos football team

American college football season

2017 Boise State Broncos football

Mountain West champion MW Mountain Division champion Las Vegas Bowl champion
MW Championship Game, W 17–14 vs. Fresno State
Las Vegas Bowl, W 38–28 vs. Oregon
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
Record	11–3 (7–1 MW)
Head coach	Bryan Harsin (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zak Hill (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Andy Avalos (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Albertsons Stadium
Uniform

Seasons← 2016 2018 →

2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Colorado State	5	–	3	7	–	6
Wyoming	5	–	3	8	–	5
Utah State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Air Force	4	–	4	5	–	7
New Mexico	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
Fresno State xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
San Diego State	6	–	2	10	–	3
UNLV	4	–	4	5	–	7
Nevada	3	–	5	3	–	9
Hawaii	1	–	7	3	–	9
San Jose State	1	–	7	2	–	11
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season was the Broncos' 81st season overall, seventh as a member of the Mountain West Conference and fifth within the Mountain Division. The Broncos played their home games at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bryan Harsin. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain Division. They defeated West Division champion Fresno State in the Mountain West Championship Game to become Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Oregon.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Rimington Trophy – Sr. C Mason Hampton

Chuck Bednarik Award – Jr. DT David Moa

Maxwell Award – Jr. QB Brett Rypien

Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Jr. DT David Moa

Outland Trophy – Sr. OT Archie Lewis & Jr. DT David Moa

John Mackey Award – Sr. TE Jake Roh

Paul Hornung Award – Sr. WR Cedrick Wilson Jr.

Fred Biletnikoff Award – Sr. WR Cedrick Wilson

Wuerffel Trophy – Jr. QB Brett Rypien

Davey O'Brien Award – Jr. QB Brett Rypien

Walter Camp Award – Jr. QB Brett Rypien

Manning Award – Jr. QB Brett Rypien

Mountain West media days

At the Mountain West media days, held at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Broncos were picked as the overwhelming favorites to win the Mountain Division title, receiving 21 of a possible 28 first place votes. Sr. OL Mason Hampton was selected to the all-conference first team offense. Jr. DL David Moa and Jr. DB Tyler Horton were selected to the all-conference first team defense.

Media poll

Mountain Division

Boise State – 161 (21)
Colorado State – 135 (6)
Wyoming – 114 (1)
Air Force – 82
New Mexico – 68
Utah State – 28

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:45 p.m.	Troy*		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPNU	W 24–13	31,581
September 9	8:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Washington State*		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 44–47	32,631
September 14	6:00 p.m.	New Mexico		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	W 28–14	28,385
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Virginia*		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 23–42	33,947
October 6	8:15 p.m.	at BYU*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 24–7	59,753
October 14	8:30 p.m.	at No. 19 San Diego State		SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 31–14	49,053
October 21	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 24–14	35,565
October 28	8:00 p.m.	at Utah State		Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	W 41–14	19,012
November 4	5:00 p.m.	Nevada		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 41–14	30,858
November 11	8:30 p.m.	at Colorado State		Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 59–52	32,166
November 18	8:15 p.m.	Air Force	No. 25	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 44–19	33,030
November 25	1:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	No. 23	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Battle for the Milk Can)	CBSSN	L 17–28	31,526
December 2	5:45 p.m.	No. 25 Fresno State		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (MW Championship Game)	ESPN	W 17–14	24,515
December 16	1:30 p.m.	vs. Oregon*	No. 25	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ABC	W 38–28	36,432
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 31 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source

Roster

2017 Boise State Broncos football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	Sr
QB	`3`	Montell Cozart	Sr
QB	`4`	Brett Rypien	Jr
WR	`6`	C. T. Thomas	Fr
WR	`7`	A. J. Richardson	Jr
WR	`8`	Sean Modster	Jr
QB	`10`	Chase Cord	Fr
QB	`16`	Tanner Bolt	Fr
WR	`17`	Austin Cottrell	Sr
RB	`21`	Ryan Wolpin	Sr
RB	`22`	Alexander Mattison	So
RB	`29`	Drake Beasley	Fr
WR	`30`	Ravon Alexander	Jr
WR	`31`	Justin Collins	So
RB	`34`	Robert Mahone	Fr
RB	`39`	Jake Shaddox	So
TE	`47`	Matt Pistone	So
OL	`52`	Andrew Tercek	Sr
OL	`59`	Mason Hampton	Sr
OL	`64`	Ben Vering	Fr
OL	`65`	Zachary Troughton	Jr
OL	`66`	Isiah Moore	Jr
OL	`67`	Garrett Larson	So
OL	`68`	Jake Stetz	Fr
OL	`69`	Austin Dixon	Fr
OL	`70`	John Ojukwu	Fr
OL	`71`	Donte Harrington	Fr
OL	`73`	Nick Crabtree	Fr
OL	`74`	Archie Lewis	Sr
OL	`75`	Kole Bailey	Fr
OL	`76`	Ezra Cleveland	Fr
OL	`77`	John Molchon	So
OL	`78`	Andres Preciado	Jr
OL	`79`	Eric Quevedo	So
WR	`80`	Christian Blaser	Fr
WR	`81`	Akilian Butler	Jr
WR	`82`	Octavius Evans	Fr
WR	`83`	Damon Cole	Fr
TE	`85`	John Bates	Fr
TE	`86`	Chase Blakley	Jr
TE	`87`	Alec Dhaenans	Sr
TE	`88`	Jake Roh	Sr
WR	`89`	Brock Barr	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`4`	DeAndre Pierce	So
OLB	`5`	Garrett Collingham	So
OLB	`7`	Ezekiel Noa	Fr
DE	`8`	Jabril Frazier	Jr
OLB	`9`	Desmond Williams	Fr
S	`10`	Kekoa Nawahine	So
CB	`13`	Marques Evans	Fr
CB	`14`	Tyler Horton	Jr
S	`15`	Evan Tyler	So
S	`15`	Jalen Walker	Fr
MLB	`17`	Phillip Mills	Fr
CB	`18`	Jermani Brown	Fr
DE	`19`	Aisa Kelemete	Fr
OLB	`20`	Roman Kafentzis	Fr
CB	`21`	Tyreque Jones	Fr
S	`23`	Damion Wright	So
MLB	`24`	Breydon Boyd	Fr
MLB	`25`	Benton Wickersham	Fr
CB	`26`	Avery Williams	Fr
CB	`28`	Kekaula Kaniho	Fr
CB	`30`	Robert Lewis	Fr
S	`31`	Skyler Seibold	Jr
S	`32`	Jordan Happle	Fr
OLB	`33`	Gabe Perez	Sr
MLB	`34`	Solo Taylor	Fr
DE	`35`	Derriyon Shaw	Fr
OLB	`36`	Blake Whitlock	Sr
S	`37`	Cameron Hartsfield	Sr
OLB	`38`	Leighton Vander Esch	Jr
DT	`40`	Jabari Watson	Fr
OLB	`41`	Will Heffner	So
OLB	`42`	Clay Bowler	Fr
MLB	`43`	Joe Provenzano	Jr
OLB	`44`	Riley Whimpey	Fr
DE	`45`	Kayode Rufai	Fr
S	`47`	Ma'a Tanuvasa	Fr
MLB	`48`	Bruno DeRose	Fr
LB	`49`	John Mackesy	Jr
DE	`53`	Sam Whitney	So
DT	`54`	Matt Locher	So
DT	`55`	David Moa	Jr
MLB	`56`	Joseph Inda	Jr
DT	`57`	Emmanuel Fesili	So
MLB	`58`	Tyson Maeva	So
DT	`90`	Daniel Auelua	Sr
DE	`91`	Durrant Miles	Jr
DT	`92`	Paul Semons	Jr
DT	`93`	Chase Hatada	So
OLB	`95`	Nick Provenzano	Fr
DT	`97`	Austin Silsby	Sr
DT	`98`	Sonatane Lui	So
DE	`99`	Curtis Weaver	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`46`	Joel Velazquez	Fr
P	`49`	Quinn Skillin	Jr
LS	`50`	Nicholai Pitman	So
LS	`51`	Daniel Cantrell	Fr
K	`94`	Kevin Madigan	Fr
K	`96`	Haden Hoggarth	Jr

Head coach

Bryan Harsin

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Kent Riddle – Associate head coach/Special teams coordinator/Tight ends
Zak Hill – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
Andy Avalos – Defensive coordinator
Lee Marks – Running backs
Eric Kiesau – Wide receivers
Ashley Ambrose – Cornerbacks
Brad Bedell – Offensive linemen
Steve Caldwell – Defensive linemen
Gabe Franklin – Safeties
Jeff Pitman – Director, Strength and Conditioning
Mark Mace – Quality control, Offense
Matt Coombs – Quality control, Defense
Dustin Kamper – Quality control, Special teams
Spencer Danielson – Graduate assistant
Latu Heimuli – Graduate assistant
Nate Potter – Graduate assistant
Derek Schouman – Graduate assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8/12/23

Game summaries

Troy

Troy at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	3	7	0	3	13
• Broncos	7	10	0	7	24

Date: September 2, 2017
Location: Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID
Game start: 1:47 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
Game attendance: 31,581
Game weather: Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm
Referee: Ted Pitts
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens and John Congemi

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 15–27, 183 YDS, 1 INT; Brandon Silvers (Troy): 17–33, 146 YDS, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 13 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD; Jordan Chunn (Troy): 11 CAR, 41 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 4 REC, 65 YDS; Damion Willis (Troy): 2 REC, 27 YDS.

At Washington State

Boise State at Washington State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Broncos	7	3	7	14	3	7	3	44
• No. 20 Cougars	7	3	0	21	3	7	6	47

Date: September 9, 2017
Location: Martin Stadium
Pullman, WA
Game start: 8:36 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 4 hours and 6 minutes
Game attendance: 32,631
Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: WSW 8
Referee: Terry Leyden
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Montell Cozart (BSU): 12–20, 161 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; Tyler Hilinski (WSU): 25–33, 235 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Montell Cozart (BSU): 14 CAR, 72 YDS, 1 TD; James Williams (WSU): 14 CAR, 31 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 9 REC, 147 YDS, 2 TD; Renard Bell (WSU): 7 REC, 107 YDS.

New Mexico

New Mexico at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	7	0	7	14
• Broncos	7	7	0	14	28

Date: September 14, 2017
Location: Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID
Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes
Game attendance: 28,385
Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 10 MPH
Referee: Mike Defee
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Brock Huard and Laura Rutledge (sideline)

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Montell Cozart (BSU): 15–19, 137 YDS, 2 TD; Coltin Gerhart (UNM): 7–13, 67 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Montell Cozart (BSU): 11 CAR, 68 YDS, 1 TD; Tyrone Owens (UNM): 14 CAR, 46 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 3 REC, 64 YDS; Delane Hart-Johnson (UNM): 2 REC, 24 YDS.

Virginia

Virginia at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cavaliers	7	14	14	7	42
Broncos	7	7	0	9	23

Date: September 22, 2017
Location: Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID
Game start: 6:01 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes
Game attendance: 33,947
Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 4 MPH
Referee: David Epperly
TV announcers (ESPN2): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 24–42, 285 YDS, 1 INT; Kurt Benkert (UVA): 19–29, 273 YDS, 3 TD.
Rushing leaders: Robert Mahone (BSU): 3 CAR, 21 YDS; Jordan Ellis (UVA): 24 CAR, 93 YDS, 2 TD.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 13 REC, 209 YDS, 1 TD; Andre Levrone (UVA): 5 REC, 141 YDS, 2 TD.

At BYU

Boise State at BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Broncos	0	17	0	7	24
Cougars	7	0	0	0	7

Date: October 6, 2017
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, UT
Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
Game attendance: 59,753
Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Night Game • Wind: Calm
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 12–19, 125 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Tanner Mangum (BYU): 18–33, 164 YDS, 2 INT.
Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 29 CAR, 118 YDS, 2 TD; Ula Tolutau (BYU): 9 CAR, 38 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 3 REC, 43 YDS; Matt Bushman (ABC): 7 REC, 65 YDS.

At San Diego State

Boise State at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Broncos	14	7	0	10	31
No. 19 Aztecs	0	0	7	7	14

Date: October 14, 2017
Location: SDCCU Stadium
San Diego, CA
Game start: 8:39 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes
Game attendance: 49,053
Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: Calm
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 11–19, 72 YDS, 1 TD; Christian Chapman (SDSU): 12–27, 240 YDS, 1 TD.
Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 23 CAR, 128 YDS, 1 TD; Rashaad Penny (SDSU): 21 CAR, 53 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 2 REC, 60 YDS; Fred Trevillion (SDSU): 2 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD.

Wyoming

Wyoming at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	7	0	14
• Broncos	0	3	7	14	24

Date: October 21, 2017
Location: Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID
Game start: 8:21 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
Game attendance: 35,565
Game weather: Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Light Rain • Wind: ESE 12
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 12–17, 104 YDS; Josh Allen (WYO): 12–27, 131 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT.
Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 17 CAR, 91 YDS; Josh Allen (WYO): 18 CAR, 62 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 5 REC, 66 YDS, 1 TD; Austin Conway (WYO): 5 REC, 33 YDS.

At Utah State

Boise State at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Broncos	14	14	7	6	41
Aggies	7	0	7	0	14

Date: October 28, 2017
Location: Maverik Stadium
Logan, UT
Game start: 8:07 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
Game attendance: 19,012
Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: 5 MPH SE
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 19–27, 260 YDS, 3 TD; Jordan Love (USU): 17–32, 168 YDS, 1 TD.
Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 19 CAR, 110 YDS; Tre Miller (USU): 7 CAR, 40 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 6 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD; Ron'quavion Tarver (USU): 3 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD.

Nevada

Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	7	0	0	14
• Broncos	10	21	7	3	41

Date: November 4, 2017
Location: Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID
Game start: 5:02 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours
Game attendance: 30,858
Game weather: Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Partly Sunny • Wind: 9 MPH NW
Referee: Stephen Baron
TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick and Kirk Morrison

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 20–27, 258 YDS, 2 TD; Ty Gangi (NEV): 24–37, 160 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT.
Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 12 CAR, 64 YDS, 2 TD; Kelton Moore (NEV): 17 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 5 REC, 80 YDS, 1 TD; Wyatt Demps (NEV): 6 REC, 61 YDS.

At Colorado State

Boise State at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Broncos	3	14	21	14	7	59
Rams	21	14	7	10	0	52

Date: November 11, 2017
Location: Colorado State Stadium
Fort Collins, CO
Game start: 8:35 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 4 hours and 30 minutes
Game attendance: 32,166
Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Clear and Windy • Wind: 22 MPH N
Referee: Cooper Castlebe
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, David Diehl and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 23–43, 315 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT; Nick Stevens (CSU): 29–43, 309 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 23 CAR, 242 YDS, 3 TD; Dalyn Dawkins (CSU): 32 CAR, 161 YDS, 2 TD.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 3 REC, 73 YDS; Michael Gallup (CSU): 11 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD.

Alexander Mattison set the Boise State record for yards from scrimmage with 286 yards. Mattison rushed for 242 yards on the ground and picked up 44 receiving yards.

Air Force

Air Force at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	0	9	19
• No. 25 Broncos	17	10	10	7	44

Date: November 18, 2017
Location: Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID
Game start: 8:26 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes
Game attendance: 33,030
Game weather: Temperature: 37 °F (3 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: ESE 9
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 16–22, 300 YDS, 3 TD; Nate Romine (AF): 7–10, 115 YDS.
Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 17 CAR, 42 YDS; Nate Romine (AF): 16 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: A. J. Richardson (BSU): 3 REC, 123 YDS, 1 TD; Marcus Bennett (AF): 3 REC, 63 YDS.

At Fresno State

Boise State at Fresno State
(Battle for the Milk Can)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Broncos	7	0	3	7	17
• Bulldogs	7	3	6	12	28

Date: November 25, 2017
Location: Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, CA
Game start: 1:35 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
Game attendance: 31,526
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 4 MPH
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Jay Feely and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 22–31, 278 YDS; Marcus McMaryion (FS): 23–36, 332 YDS, 2 TD.
Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 15 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD; Jordan Mims (FS): 11 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 7 REC, 134 YDS; KeeSean Johnson (FS): 6 REC, 119 YDS, 2 TD.

Fresno State (Mountain West Championship Game)

Boise State vs Fresno State
(Mountain West Conference Championship Game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Bulldogs	0	14	0	0	14
• Broncos	3	7	0	7	17

Date: December 2, 2017
Location: Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID
Game start: 5:50 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
Game attendance: 24,515
Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 4 MPH
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 16–32, 246 YDS; Marcus McMaryion (FS): 16–34, 172 YDS, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Ryan Wolpin (BSU): 11 CAR, 50 YDS, 1 TD; Josh Hokit (FS): 9 CAR, 46 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 8 REC, 148 YDS; KeeSean Johnson (FS): 5 REC, 58 YDS.

vs Oregon (Las Vegas Bowl)

Boise State vs Oregon
(Las Vegas Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 25 Broncos	14	10	7	7	38
Ducks	0	14	0	14	28

Date: December 16, 2017
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney, NV
Game start: 1:30 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
Game attendance: 36,432
Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Lightly Cloudy • Wind: 1 MPH
Referee: Adam Savoie (AAC)
TV announcers (ABC): Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 21–38, 362 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT; Justin Herbert (UO): 26–36, 233 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT.
Rushing leaders: Ryan Wolpin (BSU): 23 CAR, 71 YDS, 2 TD; Justin Herbert (UO): 9 CAR, 17 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 10 REC, 221 YDS, 1 TD; Dillon Mitchell (UO): 9 REC, 143 YDS.

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	25	22
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	25	22
CFP	Not released									—	—	25	23	—	25	Not released

Post-season awards

Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year

Leighton Vander Esch – Jr. LB

Mountain West first team

Offense

Cedrick Wilson Jr. – Sr. WR

Jake Roh – Sr. TE

Mason Hampton – Sr. OL

Defense

Curtis Weaver – Fr. DL

Leighton Vander Esch – Jr. LB

Tyler Horton – Jr. DB

Mountain West second team

Offense

Brett Rypien – Jr. QB

Archie Lewis – Sr. OL

Avery Williams – Fr. PR/KR

Defense

Jabril Frazier – Jr. DL

David Moa – Jr. DL

Kekoa Nawahine – So. DB

Sean Wale – Sr. P

Mountain West honorable mention

Ezra Cleveland – FR. OL

Haden Hoggarth – Jr. K

Alexander Mattison – So. RB

Tyson Maeva – So. LB

Durrant Miles – Jr. DL

John Molchon – So. OL

DeAndre Pierce – So. DB

Award Reference:

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

References

"Rimington Trophy Press Release" (PDF). May 22, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
"2017 Bednarik Award Watch List" (PDF). July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
"2017 Maxwell Award Watch List" (PDF). July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
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Categories:

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Leighton Vander Esch	LB	1	19	Dallas Cowboys
Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR	6	208	Dallas Cowboys