Our annual poll for Bronco Coach of the Year showcases four coaches who won conference championships (Bird & Resnick are co-coaches), three coaches who led their team to Top 25 finishes, and four coaches who guided their troops to the NCAA postseason.
Bird & Resnick helped the Bronco gymnasts to an upset win in the WAC Championships over #13 Denver. Caitlin Mann and Kelsey Black both made the All-WAC team in all-around, Black was also all-conference in the vault and floor, Mann was honored on beam and Kelsey Morris was All-WAC on bars. Mann was named WAC Gymnast of the Year, Maddie Krentz of Boise State was Freshman of the Year and Bird and Resnick were awarded WAC Coaches of the Year. Boise State was ranked in the Top 20 most of the year and finished #23.
Coach Patton led Boise State to its second straight Mountain West tennis championship and automatic berth in the NCAA Championships. Andy Bettles was named MWC Player of the Year. Bettles was All-Mountain West in both singles and doubles (with partner Nathan Sereke). The Broncos shocked both #22 Notre Dame and Texas Tech to win the Blue-Gray Tennis Championship, and Boise State battled #23 Clemson before falling in the NCAA Championships, 4-3. Boise State finished the season ranked #42. Bettles finished the year ranked #40 in singles and will compete in the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship.
Chris Petersen led the football team to an 11-2 record, with the two losses consisting of a combined six points. Boise State won the Mountain West Conference, then edged Washington 28-26 to win the Las Vegas Bowl. Boise State finished the season #14 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll and #18 in the AP. Center Matt Paradis, defensive linemen Mike Atkinson and DeMarcus Lawrence, linebacker J.C. Percy and cornerback Jamar Taylor were named All-Mountain West.
Greg Randall led Boise State to a second-place finish in the Pac-12 and Jake Swartz Jason Chamberlain captured individual PAC-12 titles. Three Broncos (Chamberlain, George Ivanov and J.T. Felix) advanced to the national quarterfinals at the NCAA Tournament and Chamberlain wrestled for the national championship before finishing second. Boise State finished 19th in the Team Standings.
Bird & Resnick helped the Bronco gymnasts to an upset win in the WAC Championships over #13 Denver. Caitlin Mann and Kelsey Black both made the All-WAC team in all-around, Black was also all-conference in the vault and floor, Mann was honored on beam and Kelsey Morris was All-WAC on bars. Mann was named WAC Gymnast of the Year, Maddie Krentz of Boise State was Freshman of the Year and Bird and Resnick were awarded WAC Coaches of the Year. Boise State was ranked in the Top 20 most of the year and finished #23.
Coach Patton led Boise State to its second straight Mountain West tennis championship and automatic berth in the NCAA Championships. Andy Bettles was named MWC Player of the Year. Bettles was All-Mountain West in both singles and doubles (with partner Nathan Sereke). The Broncos shocked both #22 Notre Dame and Texas Tech to win the Blue-Gray Tennis Championship, and Boise State battled #23 Clemson before falling in the NCAA Championships, 4-3. Boise State finished the season ranked #42. Bettles finished the year ranked #40 in singles and will compete in the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship.
Chris Petersen led the football team to an 11-2 record, with the two losses consisting of a combined six points. Boise State won the Mountain West Conference, then edged Washington 28-26 to win the Las Vegas Bowl. Boise State finished the season #14 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll and #18 in the AP. Center Matt Paradis, defensive linemen Mike Atkinson and DeMarcus Lawrence, linebacker J.C. Percy and cornerback Jamar Taylor were named All-Mountain West.
Greg Randall led Boise State to a second-place finish in the Pac-12 and Jake Swartz Jason Chamberlain captured individual PAC-12 titles. Three Broncos (Chamberlain, George Ivanov and J.T. Felix) advanced to the national quarterfinals at the NCAA Tournament and Chamberlain wrestled for the national championship before finishing second. Boise State finished 19th in the Team Standings.
Leon Rice led the Boise State basketball team to a 21-11 record this season, including a win over nationally-ranked Creighton as Boise State tied for fourth in the Mountain West. Boise State earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in its history before losing to LaSalle in the opening round.
The winner, with 138 votes--Coach Rice is the 2013 Bronco Coach of the Year. Coach Petersen garnered 19.25% while Coach Patton had 3.74%, the team of Neil Resnick and Tina Bird had 2.67% and Coach Randall received one vote.
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