2019 Boise State Broncos football team

2019 Boise State Broncos football
Mountain West champion MW Mountain Division champion
MW Championship Game, W 31–10 vs. Hawaii
Las Vegas Bowl, L 7–38 vs. Washington
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 23
Record	12–2 (8–0 MW)
Head coach	Bryan Harsin (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Zak Hill (4th season) Eric Kiesau (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Spencer Danielson (1st season) Jeff Schmedding (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Albertsons Stadium
Uniform

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 xy$		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 22 Air Force		7	–	1					11	–	2
Utah State		6	–	2					7	–	6
Wyoming		4	–	4					8	–	5
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Hawaii xy		5	–	3					10	–	5
San Diego State x		5	–	3					10	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		2	–	6					5	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6					4	–	8
Fresno State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Broncos' 83rd season overall, sixth under head coach Bryan Harsin, ninth as a member of the Mountain West Conference and seventh within the Mountain Division. The Broncos played their home games at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in Mountain West play to be champions of the Mountain Division. This was the first time since joining the Mountain West in 2011 that they went undefeated in conference play. They represented the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they defeated Hawaii to become Mountain West champions for the fourth time. This was Boise State's 20th overall conference championship since they first joined a conference in 1970. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they lost to Washington. Boise State finished ranked in the final polls for the 13th time since 2002.

The Mountain West media days will be held in July 2019 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip.

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Broncos were predicted to finish in first place in the MW Mountain Division.^[1]

Mountain Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	120 (15)
2	Utah State	108 (6)
3	Air Force	73
4	Wyoming	66
5	Colorado State	52
6	New Mexico	22

The Preseason All-Mountain West Team will be chosen following the Mountain West media days in July 2019.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	10:00 a.m.	at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL[a]	ESPNews	W 36–31	50,917
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Marshall*	No. 24	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 14–7	31,951
September 14	8:30 p.m.	Portland State*	No. 22	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 45–10	31,068
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Air Force	No. 20	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 30–19	36,498
October 5	8:30 p.m.	at UNLV	No. 16	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN	W 38–13	24,681
October 12	8:15 p.m.	Hawaii	No. 14	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 59–37	36,902[b]
October 19	8:15 p.m.	at BYU*	No. 14	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 25–28	58,930
November 2	8:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	No. 21	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 52–42	19,184
November 9	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming	No. 22	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	W 20–17 OT	33,018
November 16	8:15 p.m.	New Mexico	No. 21	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 42–9	31,492
November 23	8:30 p.m.	at Utah State	No. 20	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	W 56–21	18,315
November 29	1:30 p.m.	at Colorado State	No. 20	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 31–24	12,324
December 7	2:00 p.m.	Hawaii	No. 19	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (MW Championship Game)	ESPN	W 31–10	23,561
December 21	5:30 p.m.	vs. Washington*	No. 19	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ABC	L 7–38	34,197
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:^[3]

2019 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Octavius Evans Jr WR 2 Khalil Shakir So TE 3 Riley Smith  Fr TE 5 Garrett Collingham  Sr WR 6 C. T. Thomas Jr WR 7 Akilian Butler  Sr QB 9 Jaylon Henderson  Sr QB 10 Chase Cord  So WR 15 Maclaine Griffin  Fr WR 16 John Hightower Sr QB 17 Zach Matlock  Fr WR 18 Billy Bowens  Fr QB 19 Hank Bachmeier Fr RB 21 Andrew Van Buren So WR 23 Khyheem Waleed Fr RB 24 George Holani Fr WR 27 Shea Whiting Fr WR 32 Trevor Cole Fr RB 34 Robert Mahone  Jr RB 37 Danny Smith  Fr RB 39 Allamar Alexander Fr TE 47 Matt Pistone  Sr OL 51 Dalton Lins  Fr OL 55 Kekaniokoa Holomalia-Gonzalez  Fr OL 58 Chase Bunker Fr OL 63 Keegan Ulrich  Fr OL 66 Ben Dooley Fr OL 67 Garrett Larson  Sr OL 68 Jake Stetz  Jr OL 69 Garrett Curran  Fr OL 70 John Ojukwu  So OL 71 Donte Harrington  Jr OL 72 Dallas Holliday  Fr OL 73 Nick Crabtree  Jr OL 74 Jacob Golden Fr OL 75 Kole Bailey  Jr OL 76 Ezra Cleveland  Jr OL 77 John Molchon  Sr OL 78 Julian Simpson Fr OL 79 Eric Quevedo  Sr WR 82 Stefan Cobbs  Fr TE 84 Cole Ramseyer  Fr TE 85 John Bates  Jr TE 86 Tyler Eiguren Fr TE 87 Kaden DeLuna  Fr TE 88 Tyneil Hopper  Fr WR 89 Connor Riddle  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class OLB 3 Brandon Hawkins  Fr S 4 DeAndre Pierce  Jr S 5 Evan Tyler  Sr MLB 7 Ezekiel Noa  So CB 8 Markel Reed Fr S 10 Kekoa Nawahine Sr CB 13 Marques Evans  So S 14 Khafari Buffalo  Sr CB 15 Jalen Walker  Jr MLB 17 Phillip Mills  Fr DE 19 Aisa Kelemete  So CB 20 Roman Kafentzis  So CB 21 Tyreque Jones  So CB 22 Tyric LeBeauf  Fr MLB 25 Benton Wickersham Jr CB 26 Avery Williams  Jr CB 28 Kekaula Kaniho Jr CB 29 Chris Mitchell  Fr DE 30 Isaiah Bagnah Fr OLB 31 Tyler Crowe Fr S 32 Jordan Happle  Jr S 33 JL Skinner Fr DE 35 Kukea Emmsley  Fr CB 37 Ozziah Williams Jr DE 38 Demitri Washington  Fr S 39 A. J. Smith  So DT 40 Jabari Watson  Jr MLB 41 Josh Booker-Brown Jr OLB 44 Riley Whimpey Jr OLB 45 Nick Provenzano  Jr S 46 Alexander Teubner Fr MLB 48 Bruno DeRose  Jr DE 49 Dylan Herberg  Fr OLB 52 D. J. Schramm  Fr DE 53 Sam Whitney  Sr DT 54 Matt Locher  Sr DT 55 David Moa GS DE 56 Casey Kline Fr DT 57 Emmanuel Fesili Sr DE 59 Jadyn Ewing Fr DT 62 Scott Matlock  Fr CB 83 Damon Cole  So DT 90 Scale Igiehon So DE 91 Dylan Hall Fr DT 92 Michael Callahan Fr DT 93 Chase Hatada Sr DT 94 Jackson Cravens  Fr DT 97 Keeghan Freeborn  Fr DT 98 Sonatane Lui Sr DE 99 Curtis Weaver  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K/P 36 Eric Sachse  Sr LS 42 Daniel Cantrell  So P 43 Gavin Wale Fr K/P 46 Joel Velazquez  Jr LS 50 Nicholai Pitman Sr LS 95 Hunter Fridolfs Fr K 96 Ryan Meyer  Fr	Head coach Bryan Harsin Coordinators/assistant coaches Kent Riddle – Associate head coach/Tight ends Zak Hill – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Eric Kiesau – Co-offensive coordinator/Wide receivers Spencer Danielson – Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive linemen Jeff Schmedding – Co-defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers Lee Marks – Special teams coordinator/Running backs Zac Alley – Outside linebackers Jalil Brown – Cornerbacks Brad Bedell – Offensive linemen Gabe Franklin – Safeties/nickels Jeff Pitman – Director, Strength and Conditioning Justus Wood – Offensive analyst Jeff Smart – Defensive analyst Kharyee Marshall – Graduate assistant Tre Parmalee – Graduate assistant Tanner Tallan – Graduate assistant Valerian Ume-Ezeoke – Graduate assistant Cody Von Appen – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 8/12/23

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Hank Bachmeier (BSU): 30–51, 407 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; James Blackman (FSU): 23–33, 327 YDS, 3 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Robert Mahone (BSU): 24 CAR, 142 YDS, 2 TD; Cam Akers (FSU): 15 CAR, 116 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Khalil Shakir (BSU): 8 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD; Tamorrion Terry (FSU): 4 REC, 99 YDS, 1 TD.

Statistics	Boise State	Florida State
First downs	38	19
Plays–yards	108–621	62–426
Rushes–yards	214	99
Passing yards	407	327
Passing: comp–att–int	30–51–1	23–34–0
Time of possession	40:03	19:57

Senior kicker Eric Sachse was named the Mountain West Special Teams Co-Player of the Week (shared with Nevada kicker Brandon Talton) after going 5–5 on field goals (36, 36, 41, 26, 30) and 3–3 on PAT's to score half of Boise State's points.^[4] Sachse was also named a Lou Groza Award Star of the Week for week one.^[5] Freshman quarterback Hank Bachmeier was named the as one of the Manning Award's Stars of the Week after going 30–51 for 407, 1 TD and 1 INT in his first career start.^[6] Junior running back Robert Mahone was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention list after gaining 142 yards and 2 TDs on 24 carries.^[7]

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Hank Bachmeier (BSU): 22–34, 282 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Isaiah Green (MAR): 10–17, 56 YDS, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: George Holani (BSU): 22 CAR, 103 YDS; Brenden Knox (MAR): 10 CAR, 71 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Khalil Shakir (BSU): 5 REC, 95 YDS; Xavier Gaines (MAR): 3 REC, 26 YDS.

Statistics	Marshall	Boise State
First downs	9	22
Plays–yards	43–172	81–437
Rushes–yards	25–155	47–116
Passing yards	56	282
Passing: comp–att–int	10–18–1	22–34–1
Time of possession	20:48	39:12

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Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Hank Bachmeier (BSU): 16–25, 238 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; Davis Alexander (PSU): 11–23, 56 YDS, 1 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Robert Mahone (BSU): 6 CAR, 59 YDS; Davis Alexander (PSU): 12 CAR, 21 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: John Hightower (BSU): 4 REC, 79 YDS, 1 TD; Mataio Talalemotu (PSU): 5 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD.

Statistics	Portland State	Boise State
First downs	12	21
Plays–yards	63–244	68–491
Rushes–yards	111	161
Passing yards	133	330
Passing: comp–att–int	11–24–0	20–36–1
Time of possession	32:25	27:35

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Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Hank Bachmeier (BSU): 19–26, 263 YDS, 2 TD; Donald Hammond III (AFA): 6–11, 83 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Robert Mahone (BSU): 13 CAR, 73 YDS, 2 TD; Taven Birdow (AFA): 18 CAR, 67 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: CT Thomas (BSU): 5 REC, 119 YDS, 1 TD; Geraud Sanders (AFA): 5 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD.

Statistics	Air Force	Boise State
First downs	19	17
Plays–yards	64–355	57–355
Rushes–yards	242	95
Passing yards	113	260
Passing: comp–att–int	8–13–1	20–28–0
Time of possession	34:12	25:48

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Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Hank Bachmeier (BSU): 19–30, 299 YDS, 2 TD; Kenyon Oblad (UNLV): 24–55, 262 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: George Holani (BSU): 9 CAR, 80 YDS; Charles Williams (UNLV): 11 CAR, 57 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: Khalil Shakir (BSU): 7 REC, 111 YDS, 1 TD; Darren Woods Jr. (UNLV): 5 REC, 93 YDS, 1 TD.

Statistics	Boise State	UNLV
First downs	21	22
Plays–yards	64–507	86–331
Rushes–yards	182	69
Passing yards	325	262
Passing: comp–att–int	22–26–0	24–55–1
Time of possession	25:21	34:39

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Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Chase Cord (BSU): 12–18, 175 YDS, 3 TD; Cole McDonald (HAW): 23–41, 251 YDS, 3 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Robert Mahone (BSU): 18 CAR, 74 YDS, 1 TD; Cole McDonald (HAW): 8 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: John Hightower (BSU): 7 REC, 141 YDS, 2 TD; Melquise Stovall (HAW): 8 REC, 114 YDS, 2 TD.

Statistics	Hawaii	Boise State
First downs	24	29
Plays–yards	69–438	76–518
Rushes–yards	19–113	39–203
Passing yards	325	315
Passing: comp–att–int	26–50–1	21–37–0
Time of possession	27:11	32:42

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Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Chase Cord (BSU): 18–30, 185 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT; Baylor Romney (BYU) 15–26, 221 YDS, 2 TD.
• Rushing leaders: George Holani (BSU): 20 CAR, 97 YDS; Sione Finau (BYU) 11 CAR, 89 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Octavius Evans (BSU) 5 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD; Matt Bushman (BYU) 5 REC, 101 YDS, 2 TD.

Statistics	Boise State	BYU
First downs	25	16
Plays–yards	72–359	61–342
Rushes–yards	40–174	35–121
Passing yards	185	221
Passing: comp–att–int	18–32–2	15–26–0
Time of possession	30:26	29:34

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Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Hank Bachmeier (BSU): 13–17, 299 YDS, 1 INT; Josh Love (SJSU): 29–53, 438 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: George Holani (BSU): 28 CAR, 134 YDS, 4 TD; Kaire Robinson (SJSU): 9 CAR, 46 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: John Hightower (BSU): 5 REC, 129 YDS; Tre Walker (SJSU): 9 REC, 193 YDS.

Statistics	Boise State	San Jose State
First downs	23	28
Plays–yards	68–466	75–497
Rushes–yards	253	59
Passing yards	213	438
Passing: comp–att–int	13–17–1	29–53–1
Time of possession	32:08	27:52

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Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Chase Cord (BSU): 19–30, 190 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 15–23, 160 YDS.
• Rushing leaders: George Holani (BSU): 11 CAR, 30 YDS; Xazavian Valladay (WYO): 37 CAR, 124 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Khalil Shakir (BSU): 7 REC, 70 YDS; Josh Harshman (WYO): 6 REC, 48 YDS.

Statistics	Wyoming	Boise State
First downs	15	15
Plays–yards	67–283	59–285
Rushes–yards	44–123	28–91
Passing yards	160	194
Passing: comp–att–int	15–23–1	20–31–1
Time of possession	32:28	27:32

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Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Jaylon Henderson (BSU): 15–28, 292 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT; Tevaka Tuioti (UNM): 14–21, 175 YDS.
• Rushing leaders: George Holani (BSU): 7 CAR, 73 YDS; Kentrail Moran (UNM): 10 CAR, 30 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: John Hightower (BSU): 4 REC, 124 YDS, 1 TD; Emmanuel Logan-Greene (UNM): 6 REC, 60 YDS.

Statistics	New Mexico	Boise State
First downs	16	23
Plays–yards	67–292	66–509
Rushes–yards	45–117	37–215
Passing yards	175	294
Passing: comp–att–int	14–22–0	16–29–1
Time of possession	31:51	28:09

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Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Jaylon Henderson (BSU): 16–28, 187 YDS, 3 TD; Jordan Love (USU): 21–36, 229 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: George Holani (BSU): 16 CAR, 178 YDS, 2 TD; Gerold Bright (USU): 10 CAR, 44 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: John Hightower (BSU): 3 REC, 56 YDS, 1 TD; Siaosi Mariner (USU): 4 REC, 66 YDS.

Statistics	Boise State	Utah State
First downs	27	20
Plays–yards	75–484	81–428
Rushes–yards	46–297	34–121
Passing yards	187	307
Passing: comp–att–int	16–29–0	27–47–2
Time of possession	33:26	26:34

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Jaylon Henderson (BSU): 26–36, 253 YDS, 2 TD; Patrick O'Brien (CSU): 26–40, 175 YDS.
• Rushing leaders: George Holani (BSU): 18 CAR, 42 YDS; Kentrail Moran (CSU): 9 CAR, 36 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: John Hightower (BSU): 7 REC, 103 YDS; Trey McBride (CSU): 9 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD.

Statistics	Boise State	Colorado State
First downs	20	20
Plays–yards	73–344	60–379
Rushes–yards	37–91	20–90
Passing yards	253	289
Passing: comp–att–int	26–36–0	26–40–2
Time of possession	36:24	23:36

Source:^[8]

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Jaylon Henderson (BSU): 20–29, 212 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; Cole McDonald (HAW): 20–36, 241 YDS, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: George Holani (BSU): 16 CAR, 67 YDS; Miles Reed (HAW): 12 CAR, 87 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Khalil Shakir (BSU): 7 REC, 89 YDS, 1 TD; Jason-Matthew Sharsh (HAW): 7 REC, 74 YDS.

Statistics	Hawaii	Boise State
First downs	16	20
Plays–yards	62–320	68–364
Rushes–yards	26–79	37–144
Passing yards	241	220
Passing: comp–att–int	20–36–1	21–31–1
Time of possession	27:53	32:07

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Hank Bachmeier (BSU): 15–26, 119 YDS, 2 INT; Jacob Eason (WASH): 23–33, 210 YDS, 1 TD.
• Rushing leaders: George Holani (BSU): 11 CAR, 35 YDS; Richard Newton (WASH): 15 CAR, 69 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Khalil Shakir (BSU): 3 REC, 38 YDS; Terrell Bynum (WASH): 5 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD.

Statistics	Boise State	Washington
First downs	16	22
Plays–yards	59–266	68–341
Rushes–yards	78	118
Passing yards	188	223
Passing: comp–att–int	21–37–2	23–33–0
Time of possession	25:54	34:06

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	24	22	20	16	16	14	14	22	21	21	19	20	20	19	18	23
Coaches	RV	24	22	20	15	15	14	13	21	21	21	19	19	19	17	18	22
CFP	Not released										22	21	20	20	19	19	Not released

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	58	Ezra Cleveland	OT	Minnesota Vikings
5	164	Curtis Weaver	DE	Miami Dolphins
5	168	John Hightower	WR	Philadelphia Eagles