Sunday, November 27, 2011

Boise State #8 in Coaches Poll, Week 13


Coaches Poll
Rankings updated (11/27/2011)
RankTeamsSchedules/ResultsPointsPrev
1LSU
Overall: 12-0
Conference: 8-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Mississippi 52-3
11/25 defeated Arkansas 41-17
12/03 vs. Georgia 4:00 PM EST
14751
2Alabama
Overall: 11-1
Conference: 7-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Georgia Southern 45-21
11/26 defeated Auburn 42-14
14112
3Virginia Tech
Overall: 11-1
Conference: 7-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/17 defeated North Carolina 24-21
11/26 defeated Virginia 38-0
12/03 vs. Clemson 8:00 PM EST
12914
4Stanford
Overall: 11-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated California 31-28
11/26 defeated Notre Dame 28-14
12895
5Oklahoma State
Overall: 10-1
Conference: 7-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/12 defeated Texas Tech 66-6
11/18 lost to Iowa State 31-37
12/03 Oklahoma 8:00 PM EST
12456
6Houston
Overall: 12-0
Conference: 8-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Southern Methodist 37-7
11/25 defeated Tulsa 48-16
12/03 Southern Mississippi 12:00 PM EST
10967
7Oregon
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 lost to Southern California 35-38
11/26 defeated Oregon State 49-21
12/02 UCLA 8:00 PM EST
10419
8Boise State
Overall: 10-1
Conference: 5-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated San Diego State 52-35
11/26 defeated Wyoming 36-14
12/03 New Mexico 6:00 PM EST
10338
9Michigan State
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 7-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Indiana 55-3
11/26 defeated Northwestern 31-17
12/03 vs. Wisconsin 8:00 PM EST
94110
10Arkansas
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Mississippi State 44-17
11/25 lost to LSU 17-41
9373
11Oklahoma
Overall: 9-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 lost to Baylor 38-45
11/26 defeated Iowa State 26-6
12/03 at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM EST
88211
12Wisconsin
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Illinois 28-17
11/26 defeated Penn State 45-7
12/03 vs. Michigan State 8:00 PM EST
85212
13South Carolina
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated The Citadel 41-20
11/26 defeated Clemson 34-13
83313
14Georgia
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 7-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Kentucky 19-10
11/26 defeated Georgia Tech 31-17
12/03 vs. LSU 4:00 PM EST
81614
15Kansas State
Overall: 9-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/12 defeated Texas A&M 53-50
11/19 defeated Texas 17-13
12/03 Iowa State 12:30 PM EST
68115
16Michigan
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Nebraska 45-17
11/26 defeated Ohio State 40-34
65816
17TCU
Overall: 9-2
Conference: 6-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/12 defeated Boise State 36-35
11/19 defeated Colorado State 34-10
12/03 UNLV 2:30 PM EST
53418
18Baylor
Overall: 8-3
Conference: 5-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Oklahoma 45-38
11/26 defeated Texas Tech 66-42
12/03 Texas 3:30 PM EST
45720
19Nebraska
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 5-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 lost to Michigan 17-45
11/25 defeated Iowa 20-7
39022
20West Virginia
Overall: 8-3
Conference: 4-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/12 defeated Cincinnati 24-21
11/25 defeated Pittsburgh 21-20
12/01 at South Florida 8:00 PM EST
29523
21Clemson
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 lost to North Carolina State 13-37
11/26 lost to South Carolina 13-34
12/03 vs. Virginia Tech 8:00 PM EST
28617
22Penn State
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Ohio State 20-14
11/26 lost to Wisconsin 7-45
19219
23Southern Mississippi
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/17 lost to UAB 31-34
11/26 defeated Memphis 44-7
12/03 at Houston 12:00 PM EST
17328
24Florida State
Overall: 8-4
Conference: 5-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 lost to Virginia 13-14
11/26 defeated Florida 21-7
8636
25Cincinnati
Overall: 8-3
Conference: 4-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 lost to Rutgers 3-20
11/26 defeated Syracuse 30-13
12/03 Connecticut 12:00 PM EST
56-
Others Receiving Votes: Texas (7-4) 51; Georgia Tech (8-4) 42; Brigham Young (8-3) 29; Notre Dame (8-4) 29; Northern Illinois (9-3) 19; Missouri (7-5) 16; Arkansas State (9-2) 13; Virginia (8-4) 8; Ohio (9-3) 8; Rutgers (8-4) 6; Louisiana Tech (8-4) 4

AP Football Ranking Percentages, Week 13

Projected Computer Composite, Week 13

You will note in studying these that the six computers are now very close to each other.  This always happens every season although they come at the final result from different angles.  The ratings are such that only 26 teams are rated in the Top 25.


1.    LSU 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 100.00
2.    Alabama 23 + 23 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 = 95.00
3.    Oklahoma State 24 + 24 + 23 + 23 + 23 + 23 = 93.00
4.    Oklahoma 22 + 19 + 20 + 15 + 21 + 20 = 80.00
4.    Virginia Tech 21 + 17 + 7 + 22 + 20 + 22 = 80.00
6.    Stanford 18 + 22 + 16 + 21 + 22 + 13 = 77.00
7.    Kansas State 17 + 15 + 21 + 19 + 12 + 21 = 72.00
8.    Boise State 20 + 18 + 14 + 20 + 17 + 14 = 69.00
9.    Houston 19 + 11 + 18 + 16 + 18 + 15 = 67.00
10.  Arkansas 13 + 16 + 22 + 17 + 14 + 18 = 65.00
10.  South Carolina 15 + 13 + 15 + 18 + 19 + 17 = 65.00
12.  Baylor 10 + 8 + 19 + 13 + 15 + 19 = 57.00
13.  Oregon 11 + 20 + 17 + 14 + 10 + 12 = 54.00
14.  Georgia 12 + 6 + 12 + 12 + 16 + 16 = 52.00
15.  USC 14 + 21 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 10 = 47.00
16.  Michigan 16 + 9 + 0 + 9 + 13 + 9 = 40.00
17.  Michigan State 9 + 14 + 5 + 10 + 8 + 8 = 35.00
18.  Texas 4 + 1 + 13 + 5 + 9 + 11 = 29.00
19.  Nebraska 7 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 4 = 25.00
20.  TCU 5 + 10 + 6 + 7 + 5 + 3 = 23.00
21.  Wisconsin 8 + 12 + 0 + 6 + 6 + 2 = 22.00
22.  Clemson 3 + 5 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 5 = 15.00
23.  Penn State 6 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 4 + 1 = 11.00
24.  Auburn 0 + 3 + 8 + 3 + 0 + 0 = 6.00
25.  Notre Dame 1 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 0 = 2.00


24.  Southern Mississippi 2 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0.00

Projected Billingsley Ratings, Week 13

Projected Anderson & Hester Ratings, Week 13

Projected Massey Ratings, Week 13

Projected Wolfe Ratings, Week 13

Official Sagarin Ratings, Week 13

Projected Colley Ratings, Week 13

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Kellen Moore Now #9 in College Football History for Career Completions


Rank
Name
Completions
Seasons
School
1
Alex van Pelt
1,503
1989-1992
Pittsburgh
2
Case Keenum
1,427
2007-2011
Houston
3
Graham Harrell
1,403
2005-2008
Texas Tech
4
Timmy Chang
1,388
2000-2004
Hawai’i
5
Kliff Kingsbury
1,229
1999-2002
Texas Tech
6
Dan LeFevour
1,171
2006-2009
Central Michigan
7
Colt McCoy
1,157
2006-2009
Texas
8
Colt Brennan
1,115
2005-2007
Hawai’i
9
Kellen Moore
1,103
2008-2011
Boise State
10
Chase Daniel
1,094
2005-2008
Missouri
11
Phillip Rivers
1,087
2000-2003
North Carolina State
12
Chase Holbrook
1,086
2006-2008
New Mexico State
13
Chad Pennington
1,060
1995-1999
Marshall
14
Chris Redman
1,031
1996-1999
Louisville
15
Drew Brees
1,026
1997-2000
Purdue
16
Tim Rattay
1,015
1997-1999
Louisiana Tech
17
Tim Hiller
1,012
2005-2009
Western Michigan
18
Curtis Painter
987
2005-2008
Purdue
19
Tyler Sheehan
966
2006-2009
Bowling Green
20
Kevin Colb
963
2003-2006
Houston

Boise State Heats Up in Second Half to Down Wyoming 36-14

Like the warm Boise Sun, the Boise State Broncos brought the heat in the second half to score a 36-14 Mountain West Conference victory over Wyoming this afternoon in Bronco Stadium.

The Broncos started out cold, with Luke Anderson grabbing a Kellen Moore pass that fluttered in the heavy wind and returning it 29 yards to get Wyoming on the board on Boise State's first series of the game. 

Wyoming would not score again until 42 minutes and 20 seconds later when Josh Doctson hauled in an eight-yard pass from freshman Brett Smith with 7:47 remaining in the game.

In between, Doug Martin ran for 153 yards and two scores to once again go over the 1,000-yard mark (1,038) and Moore rebounded for three TD passes as Boise State dominated the second half.  It seemed as if just as the sun warmed the capacity crowd, the Broncos too came out of thawing.  And not a minute too soon.  The visitors from Laramie, who came into the game tied with Boise State for second place in the conference with a 4-1 record, played inspired football.  Senior defensive end Josh Biezuns (6-2, 260) was seen several times getting the best of his Bronco opponent and throwing them down after the play had ended.

Daniel Sullivan kept Wyoming mostly in Boise State's end of the field with great punts, including a 61-yarder and the rugged Cowboy defense held the high-powered Bronco offense in check and it was a defensive struggle for much of the first half.  After Aaron Tevis recovered a Smith fumble at the Bronco 12 midway through the quarter, Boise State began to come out of hibernation.  Moore proceeded to lead his team on an impressive 17-play, 79-yard drive to tie the score as Doug Martin ran for 23 yards and Harper 22 on the drive.  Martin' two-yard dash into the end zone finally got Boise State on the board with 1:10 remaining before halftime.

But it was Boise State's next possession that was the turning point in the game.  After the Bronco defense stiffened and forced a punt, Moore and company took over on the Wyoming 47.  After an incompletion, Moore avoided an oncoming rusher with one second left in the half and delivered a perfect strike to the end zone.  The tipped ball was caught in the end zone by freshman Matt Miller and, although the extra point failed, Boise State took a 13-7 lead into the locker room. 

It was a much different story in the second half.  The Broncos scored 23 straight points and held a Wyoming offense that was averaging 417 yards per game to 182 for the game.  Moore completed 24 of 36 for 279 yards and three scores, with tight ends Kyle Efaw and Gabe Linehan snaring scoring strikes in the second half.

Miller went over 50 receptions for the year (he now has 53) with four catches for 65 yards and the touchdown.  Tyler Shoemaker had four catches for 83 yards and Harper was effective out of the backfield with five grabs fr 51 yards. 

Boise State advanced to 10-1 on the season with one final regular season game next week.  The Broncos are 48-3 in the last four years going into Senior Week against New Mexico next Saturday, far and away the nation's best mark among senior classes.  

For his career, Moore now has 14,061 yards passing.  That is not only far and away the school record (by over 4,000 yards), but is more than double the number of yards for every Bronco quarterback in school history except five. 

Martin blasted past Bronco great Rodney Webster (1980-1983) into fifth place all-time at Boise State.  Martin now has 3,170 rushing yards for his incredible career and is behind only Cedric Minter (4,475), Ian Johnson (4,183), Brock Forsey (4,045) and Chris Thomas (3,437).  All four of those horses carried the ball often as freshmen while Martin was on the defensive side of the ball his first season at Boise State.

Martin, who had 1,260 yards last season, can once again crack the Top 10 for a single season with 104 yards next weekend.  That would tie David Mikell (2003) and Eron Hurley (1998) for 10th.  With his two touchdowns today, Martin moved into a tie for 7th all-time with 13 on the season.  Doug tied Ian Johnson (2008), Jared Zabransky (2004), Mikell (2003) and Forsey (2001).  With his two trips to the end zone today, Martin also passed Mikell for ninth place in career scoring with 240 points.Harper, with 525 rushing yards this season, is 12th all-time for the top total by the team's second-leading rusher and is enjoying his best year. 
 
 
Efaw is now tied with Terry Heffner (1987-1990) for 25th in career receptions with 95 each.  Tim Gilligan (101 catches) is next up the ladder. 
 
Miller, who already has obliterated Austin Pettis's freshman receiving record of 46, is now one catch shy of Titus Young's total for two seasons.  Miller is #9 in school history for catches by the end of a sophomore year, and he is, of course, a freshman.  Miller needs 54 yards to break Titus Young's record for receiving yards as a freshman.  Together, Miller and Shoemaker have 105 catches this fall, and are the ninth-best receiving duo in school history.  The trio of Miller, Shoemaker and Mitch Burroughs (39 catches in 2011) is 7th all-time.

Smith finished 17-25 for 78 yards with one interception (on a diving play by Travis Stanaway) for Wyoming.  Sam Stratton led the Cowboys with 14 carries for 54 yards and Smith picked up 37 yards on the ground.  Dominic Rufran led Wyoming with five catches for 24 yards.

Wyoming (7-4) finishes next week by traveling to Colorado State but appears poised for a bowl game, quite an achievement for the team and head coach Dave Christensen.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Broncos Fall to Long Beach State

Boise State lost to Long Beach State 72-62 in Long Beach, California.


A slow start doomed the Broncos as they scored seven points in the first 13 minutes and fell behind 33-15.  But Coach Leon Rice's team scored the final nine points of the half to cut the margin to 33-24.  Junior center Kenny Buckner, a transfer from the famous College of Southern Idaho, kept Boise State in the game with 12 of his 14 points in the first half.

However, a 16-point run by the 49'ers in the second half extended the lead to 19 and the home team coasted from there.

Freshman Anthony Drmic led the Broncos with 20 points, hitting five three-pointers.  Drmic is just the third Bronco to have multiple 20-point games as a freshman in the last 18 years.

Boise State hosts Northern Illinois Saturday night at 7.

Shoemaker a Finalist for Burlsworth Trophy

Boise State wide receiver Tyler Shoemaker has been named a semifinalist for the Burlsworth Trophy, which recognizes the most impressive college football player who began as a walk-on.
Shoemaker tied the Boise State single-season record for touchdown receptions (14) held by Austin Pettis with a three-TD effort against San Diego State Saturday.  Shoemaker is tied for the national lead in scoring among wide receivers.
Joining Shoemaker on the semi-finalist list are senior offensive tackle Mike Remmers of Oregon State; senior wide receiver Griff Whalen of Stanford; senior quarterback Bryant Moniz of Hawai'i; senior wide receiver Patrick Edwards of Houston; senior linebacker Steven Johnson of Kansas; junior safety Jordan Kovacs of Michigan; senior center Mike Caputo of Nebraska; junior running back Dominique Whaley of Oklahoma; and senior quarterback Austin Davis of Southern Miss.

                Shoemaker graduated from Boise State in May of 2011 with a bachelor's degree in business and is currently pursuing a graduate degree.

Lady Broncos Need to Be Road Warriors

The Boise State women's basketball team (3-1) takes on Utah State (also 3-1) tonight in a key non-conference battle.  The Aggies participated in the women's NIT last season and own a win this year over Wyoming of the Mountain West Conference.

Coach Gordy Presnell's team is averaging 80.5 points a game and leads the Mountain West with a 44.9% shooting percentage.

Boise State is home again Sunday when they meet UC Riverside at 2 p.m. in Taco Bell Arena.

Tip-off tonight is 7 Mountain Time.

Boise State Coach Greg Patton Named as Coach of the United States Team

Boise State men's tennis coach Greg Patton has been named as the head coach of the United States for the Master U tennis tournament.  Patton will coach the top three men and top three women collegiate players for the annual event in Rouen, France.

The United States qualified for its fourth straight competition and will go against Belgium, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland and Spain.  This is the third straight year that the Bronco coach was tabbed by the United States Tennis Association to lead the American squad.  Patton led the U.S. to a win in 2009 and runner-up finish in 2009.