2011 Boise State Broncos football team

The 2011 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by head coach Chris Petersen, winner of the 2010 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, and played their home games at Bronco Stadium. This season was Boise State's first in the Mountain West Conference after spending the previous ten years in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–1, 6–1 Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were invited the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas for the second consecutive year where they defeated Arizona State 56–24.

2011 Boise State Broncos football
Macco Bowl Las Vegas champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 8
Record12–1 (6–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPete Kwiatkowski (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
2011 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 TCU $  7 0   11 2  
No. 8 Boise State  6 1   12 1  
Wyoming  5 2   8 5  
San Diego State  4 3   8 5  
Air Force  3 4   7 6  
Colorado State  1 6   3 9  
UNLV  1 6   2 10  
New Mexico  1 6   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Between 2008 and 2011, the Broncos went 50–3 to become the first team in FBS history to win 50 games in four years. With the 50–3 record, quarterback Kellen Moore set a new record for the most wins by a starting quarterback in FBS history, passing former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy (45 wins).

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