2023 Boise State Broncos football team

2023 Boise State Broncos football
Mountain West champion
MW Championship Game, W 44–20 vs. UNLV
LA Bowl, L 22–35 vs. UCLA
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	8–6 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Andy Avalos (3rd season; first 10 games) Spencer Danielson (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinator	Bush Hamdan (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Spencer Danielson (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Kane Ioane (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Albertsons Stadium
Uniform

2023 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UNLV y		6	–	2					9	–	5
Boise State y$		6	–	2					8	–	6
San Jose State		6	–	2					7	–	6
Air Force		5	–	3					9	–	4
Wyoming		5	–	3					9	–	4
Fresno State		4	–	4					9	–	4
Utah State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Hawaii		3	–	5					5	–	8
Colorado State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Nevada		2	–	6					2	–	10
New Mexico		2	–	6					4	–	8
San Diego State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Andy Avalos, the Broncos played their home games on campus at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Boise State Broncos football team drew an average home attendance of 35,867 in 2023.

On November 12, with Boise State sitting 5–5 (4–2 in Mountain West play), Avalos was fired with two games remaining in the regular season. Defensive Coordinator Spencer Danielson was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Avalos finished 22–14 (17–6 conference) in just shy of three full seasons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 19–56	67,475
September 9	5:00 p.m.	UCF*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS1	L 16–18	36,447
September 16	10:00 a.m.	No. 14 (FCS) North Dakota*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS1	W 42–18	35,610
September 22	8:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 34–31	23,374
September 30	2:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN2	L 32–35	30,364
October 7	6:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	CBSSN	W 35–27	37,491
October 14	7:45 p.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	FS1	L 30–31	34,901
October 28	3:30 p.m.	Wyoming	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS2	W 32–7	35,189
November 4	8:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 30–37	41,031
November 11	8:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS1	W 42–14	34,076
November 18	5:00 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	W 45–10	17,821
November 24	2:00 p.m.	Air Force	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS1	W 27–19	36,390
December 2	1:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (MW Championship Game)	FOX	W 44–20	31,473
December 16	5:30 p.m.	vs. UCLA*	SoFi Stadium Inglewood, CA (LA Bowl)	ABC	L 22–35	32,780
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 7) released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

2023 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 0 C. J. Tiller Fr RB 1 Jambres Dunbar Fr RB 2 Ashton Jeanty So TE 3 Riley Smith GS QB 4 Maddux Madsen  Fr WR 5 Stefan Cobbs GS WR 7 Latrell Caples  Jr WR 9 Shea Whiting  Sr QB 10 Taylen Green  So WR 13 Chase Penry  So QB 14 Max Cutforth Fr QB 15 Colt Fulton  So WR 17 Prince Strachan Fr WR 18 Billy Bowens  GS RB 24 George Holani  Sr RB 25 Kaden Dudley  So RB 26 Taylor Marcum  Fr RB 33 Tyler Crowe  Sr RB 37 Ethan Mikita  Fr WR 46 Hunter Steacker  Fr TE 48 Oliver Fisher Fr TE 49 Jack Beresford  So OL 57 Nathan Cardona  Jr OL 61 Nikolai Bujnowski  So OL 62 Roger Carreon  Fr OL 63 Mason Randolph  So OL 64 Cameron Rasmussen Fr OL 65 Hall Schmidt  Fr OL 66 Ben Dooley  Sr OL 67 Jason Steele Fr OL 68 Bridjer Bivens Fr OL 69 Garrett Curran  GS OL 70 Kyle Cox Fr OL 71 Beresford  GS OL 72 Zach Holmes  So OL 73 Ethan Carde Sr OL 75 Favor Komolafe So OL 76 Rick Moore  So OL 77 Kage Casey  Fr OL 78 Tyler Keinath  So WR 80 Eric McAlister  So WR 81 Austin Bolt  Jr WR 82 Ben Ford  So WR 83 Cole Wright  Jr WR 84 Zamondre Merriweather  Fr TE 85 Matt Lauter  So TE 86 Austin Terry  Fr TE 87 Cayden Dawson Fr TE 88 Matt Wagner Fr WR 89 Jackson Grier Fr TE 96 Luke Voorhees  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 4 Rodney Robinson  Jr CB 6 Jaylen Clark  Jr CB 8 Markel Reed  Sr OLB 10 Andrew Simpson  So CB 14 Kaonohi Kaniho  Jr DE 15 Tyler Wegis  Jr CB 16 Franklyn Johnson Jr. Fr CB 18 Gabe Tahir Fr S 20 Ty Benefield Fr CB 21 A'Marion McCoy Jr CB 22 Titus Toler  Sr S 23 Seyi Oladipo Jr S 25 Nick Hawthorne Fr CB 26 Khai Taylor Fr CB 27 Dionte Thornton  Fr S 28 Seth Knothe  Fr S 29 Milo Lopez Jr LB 30 Wyatt Milkovic Fr S 31 Zion Washington  So S 32 Bryce Cleave  So DL 33 Cortez Hogans  GS S 34 Alexander Teubner  Sr S 36 Cole Miller Fr S 37 Ryker Clinger Fr DE 38 Demitri Washington  GS CB 39 Jalen Neal  So DE 40 Jayden Virgin  Fr S 41 Boen Phelps Fr LB 43 Jake Ripp  Fr DE 44 Kivon Wright  Fr DE 45 James Wilborn Jr.  So CB 47 Jacob Williams Fr CB 49 Troy Wilkey Fr LB 50 Dishawn Misa  Fr LB 51 Chase Martin Fr OLB 52 D. J. Schramm  GS OLB 53 Marco Notarainni  So DE 54 Gabe Hunter  Jr LB 55 Gavin Hambrick  Fr DE 56 Mason Jacobsen  Fr LB 59 Brett Tommasini  So DT 60 Spencer Gieg  Fr DT 74 Kyler Williams  Fr DL 90 Braxton Fely So DT 91 Ahmed Hassanein Jr DT 92 Michael Callahan  Sr DE 93 Demanuel Brown Jr. Fr DT 94 Sheldon Newton Sr DT 95 Max Stege Fr DT 96 Howard Brown  So DT 97 J. J. Talo  Fr DT 98 Herbert Gums  Jr DT 99 Michael Madrie Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K/P 35 Jonah Dalmas Sr LS 42 Mason Hutton  So K 45 Wyatt Redding  Fr P 46 James Ferguson-Reynolds So LS 47 Koby Tryggestad  Sr K 58 Josh Horn Fr	Head coach Andy Avalos Coordinators/assistant coaches Erik Chinander – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive run game coordinator/Defensive linemen Bush Hamdan – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Kane Ioane – Co-defensive coordinator/Safeties Spencer Danielson – Co-defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers Matt Miller – Wide receivers Nate Potter – Run game coordinator/Tight ends Demario Warren – Cornerbacks/Special Teams Jabril Frazier – Edge rushers James Montgomery – Running backs Tim Keane – Offensive linemen Benjamin Hilgart – Director, Strength and Conditioning Lance Anderson – Offensive analyst Derrick McMahen - Special Teams Quality Control B.J. Mullin - Defensive Quality Control Taylor Kolste – Offensive analyst Ron Collins – Defensive analyst Zane Busekist – Graduate assistant Calin Criner – Graduate assistant Will Farrar – Graduate assistant Marshawn Friloux – Graduate assistant Deontrae Cooper- Recruiting Coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 8/14/23

Transfers

Outgoing

• Jacob Golden, OL, transferred to New Mexico State
• Sam Vidlak, QB, transferred to Montana
• Gavin Wale, P, transferred to BYU
• Russell Corrigan, TE, transferred to Concordia University, Saint Paul
• Elelyon Noa, RB
• Isiah Bagnah, DE, transferred to BYU
• Hank Bachmeier, QB, transferred to Louisiana Tech
• Andy Nwaoko, DE, transferred to Stony Brook
• Isaiah Bradford, DB, transferred to BYU
• Rejhan Tatum, LB
• Dallas Holiday, OL, transferred to Portland State
• Deven Wright, DE, transferred to Texas State
• Will Ferrin, K, transferred to BYU
• Tyneil Hopper, TE, transferred to Michigan State
• Taequan Tyler, RB
• Roman Kafentzis, DB
• Jalen Richmond, WR, transferred to Iowa Western Community College
• Casey Kline, DE/TE, transferred to Central Oklahoma

Incoming

• Kivon Wright, DE, transferred from Boston College
• Titus Toler, DB, transferred from Wisconsin
• Sheldon Newton, DT, transferred from Northern Arizona
• Chase Penry, WR, transferred from Colorado
• Tyler Wegis, DE, transferred from Utah
• Milo Lopez, DB, transferred from Cerritos College
• A’Marion McCoy, DB, transferred from Laney College
• Nikolai Bujnowski, OL, transferred from Virginia Tech
• Howard Brown, DL, transferred from Iowa State
• Ethan Carde, OL, transferred from Texas Tech
• Tyler Keinath, OL, transferred from Western Illinois