The Boise State Broncos football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Boise State Broncos football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , all-purpose yardage , defensive stats, kicking , and scoring. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Broncos represent Boise State University in the NCAA Division I FBS Mountain West Conference (MW).
Although Boise State began competing in intercollegiate football as a 2-year college in 1933,[ 1] the school's official record book only includes 1968 and later, when Boise State became a 4-year college.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1968, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
Boise State has been in the same football conference as Hawaii since the Broncos joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2001, except in 2011 (Boise State's first MW season, with Hawaii still in WAC football). This is relevant because NCAA rules allow a team that plays at Hawaii to schedule an extra regular-season game. However, when Hawaii joined MW football in 2012, the two schools were placed in separate football divisions, which meant that the Broncos would only visit Hawaii once every four years. Additionally, while Boise State has been eligible to schedule an extra game twice since the teams were reunited in the MW (in 2012 and 2016), it did not do so in either season.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] The Broncos have qualified for bowl games in every season since then, giving players an extra game to accumulate statistics in all seasons except 2018 , when their bowl game was suspended during the first quarter due to severe weather and ultimately canceled without play resuming; 2020 , when the Broncos opted out of playing a bowl game amid the COVID-19 pandemic ; and 2021 , when COVID-19 issues within the program forced the Broncos to pull out of their scheduled bowl game.
The Broncos have played in the MW Championship Game seven times since its creation in 2013 (specifically in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, and 2024), giving players in those seasons yet another game to accumulate statistics.
Due to COVID-19 disruptions, the NCAA did not count the 2020 season against the eligibility of any football player, giving all players active in that season five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.
These lists are updated through the 2024 MW Championship Game . Players active in that season are in bold .
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Kellen Moore
14,667
2008 2009 2010 2011
2
Brett Rypien
13,578
2015 2016 2017 2018
3
Ryan Dinwiddie
9,819
2000 2001 2002 2003
4
Tony Hilde
9,107
1993 1994 1995 1996
5
Bart Hendricks
9,020
1997 1998 1999 2000
6
Jared Zabransky
8,256
2003 2004 2005 2006
7
Hank Bachmeier
6,605[ 3]
2019 2020 2021 2022
8
Grant Hedrick
5,656
2011 2012 2013 2014
9
Jim McMillan
5,508
1971 1972 1973 1974
10
Joe Southwick
4,784
2010 2011 2012 2013
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Ryan Dinwiddie
4,356
2003
2
Kellen Moore
3,845
2010
3
Kellen Moore
3,800
2011
4
Brett Rypien
3,705
2018
5
Grant Hedrick
3,696
2014
6
Brett Rypien
3,646
2016
7
Kellen Moore
3,536
2009
8
Kellen Moore
3,486
2008
9
Bart Hendricks
3,364
2000
10
Brett Rypien
3,353
2015
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ashton Jeanty
4,665[ 11]
2022 2023 2024
2
Cedric Minter
4,475
1977 1978 1979 1980
3
Ian Johnson
4,183
2005 2006 2007 2008
4
Brock Forsey
4,045
1999 2000 2001 2002
5
Jay Ajayi
3,796
2012 2013 2014
6
George Holani
3,596[ 12]
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
7
Chris Thomas
3,437
1988 1989 1990 1991
8
Doug Martin
3,431
2008 2009 2010 2011
9
Jeremy McNichols
3,209
2014 2015 2016
10
Rodney Webster
3,034
1980 1981 1982 1983
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Ashton Jeanty
2,497[ 11]
2024
2
Jay Ajayi
1,823
2014
3
Ian Johnson
1,713
2006
4
Jeremy McNichols
1,709
2016
5
Brock Forsey
1,611
2002
6
Cedric Minter
1,526
1978
7
Jay Ajayi
1,425
2013
8
Ashton Jeanty
1,347[ 11]
2023
9
Jeremy McNichols
1,337
2015
10
Doug Martin
1,299
2011
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Thomas Sperbeck
3,601
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Titus Young
3,063
2007 2008 2009 2010
3
Matt Miller
3,049
2011 2012 2013 2014
4
Khalil Shakir
2,878
2018 2019 2020 2021
5
Austin Pettis
2,838
2007 2008 2009 2010
6
Ryan Ikebe
2,751
1993 1994 1995 1996
7
Don Hutt
2,728
1970 1971 1972 1973
8
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
2,640
2016 2017
9
Lou Fanucchi
2,554
1999 2000 2001 2002
10
Mike Holton
2,354
1972 1974 1975 1976
Terry Hutt
2,354
1973 1974 1976 1977
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
1,511
2017
2
Thomas Sperbeck
1,412
2015
3
Thomas Sperbeck
1,272
2016
4
Titus Young
1,215
2010
5
Tim Gilligan
1,192
2003
6
Matt Miller
1,140
2013
7
Billy Wingfield
1,138
2002
8
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
1,129
2016
Khalil Shakir
1,117
2021
10
Kipp Bedard
1,101
1981
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ]
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Don Hutt
4
1971
Montana State
John Smith
4
1974
Montana
Rodney Smith
4
1998
New Mexico State
Austin Pettis
4[ 26]
2009
Idaho
5
22 times by 17 players
3
Most recent: Latrell Caples , 2024 vs. San Diego State[ 27]
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 28]
Total offense yards [ edit ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Kellen Moore
14,534
2008 2009 2010 2011
2
Brett Rypien
13,350
2015 2016 2017 2018
3
Tony Hilde
10,138
1993 1994 1995 1996
4
Bart Hendricks
10,039
1997 1998 1999 2000
5
Ryan Dinwiddie
9,984
2000 2001 2002 2003
6
Jared Zabransky
9,119
2003 2004 2005 2006
7
Grant Hedrick
6,627
2011 2012 2013 2014
8
Hank Bachmeier
6,613 [ 3]
2019 2020 2021 2022
9
Jim McMillan
6,115
1971 1972 1973 1974
10
Hazsen Choates
5,225
1983 1984 1985 1986
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Ryan Dinwiddie
4,399
2003
2
Ryan Dinwiddie
4,288
2004
3
Kellen Moore
3,813
2010
4
Kellen Moore
3,734
2011
5
Bart Hendricks
3,633
2000
6
Brett Rypien
3,630
2016
7
Brett Rypien
3,586
2018
8
Kellen Moore
3,531
2009
9
Kellen Moore
3,456
2008
10
Taylor Tharp
3,408
2007
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ]
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined rushing and passing touchdowns. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 30]
All-purpose yardage [ edit ]
All-purpose yardage is the sum of all yards credited to a player who is in possession of the ball. It includes rushing, receiving, and returns, but does not include passing.[ 31]
Boise State's record book does not break down single-game all-purpose yardage records by type of play.
Contrary to standard NCAA statistical practice, which does not include either Division I-A (now FBS) bowl games or Division I-AA (now FCS) playoff games prior to 2002 in individual statistics, Boise State's all-purpose yardage records include all bowl and playoff games.
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Brock Forsey
7,425
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
2
Chris Thomas
6,488
1988 1989 1990 1991
3
Ashton Jeanty
5,527 [ 11]
2022 2023 2024
4
Cedric Minter
5,416
1977 1978 1979 1980
5
David Mikell
5,201
2000 2001 2002 2003
6
Jay Ajayi
5,156
2012 2013 2014
7
Ian Johnson
4,952
2005 2006 2007 2008
8
Titus Young
4,820
2007 2008 2009 2010
9
Doug Martin
4,123
2008 2009 2010 2011
10
Jeremy McNichols
4,080
2014 2015 2016
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Chris Thomas
3,007
1989
2
Ashton Jeanty
2,613
2024
3
Jay Ajayi
2,358
2014
4
K. C. Adams
2,297
1994
5
Jeremy McNichols
2,255
2016
6
Brock Forsey
2,127
2002
7
Titus Young
2,012
2009
8
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
1,989
2017
9
Brock Forsey
1,938
2001
10
Titus Young
1,916
2010
Ashton Jeanty
1,916
2023
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Scott Russell
28
1988
Northern Arizona
2
Carl Keever
24
1982
Idaho
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Roberto Moran
5
1985
Idaho State
Eric Guthrie
5
1974
Northern Arizona
Eric Sachse
5[ 40]
2019
Florida State
5
18 times by 9 players
4
Most recent: Jonah Dalmas , 2022 vs. Air Force[ 41]
Field goal percentage [ edit ]
Minimum of 25 attempts for career records and 10 attempts for single-season records.
Single season
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Nick Calaycay
93.8%
2000
2
Jonah Dalmas
92.9% [ 39]
2021
3
Dan Goodale
89.5%
2013
In official NCAA statistics, touchdown totals include touchdowns scored . Accordingly, these lists include rushing, receiving, and return touchdowns, but not passing touchdowns.
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