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OT
Ryan Clady |
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2006
Statistics |
Coach:
Chris Petersen
13-0,
1 year |
2006
Record: 13-0 |
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SACRAMENTO
STATE |
WON
45-0 |
OREGON
STATE |
WON
42-14 |
at
Wyoming |
WON
17-10 |
HAWAI'I |
WON
41-34 |
at
Utah |
WON
36-3 |
LOUISIANA
TECH |
WON
55-14 |
at
New Mexico State |
WON
40-28 |
at
Idaho |
WON
42-26 |
FRESNO
STATE |
WON
45-21 |
at
San Jose State |
WON
23-20 |
UTAH
STATE |
WON
49-10 |
at
Nevada |
WON
38-7 |
FIESTA
BOWL |
Oklahoma |
WON
43-42 (OT) |
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2006
Final Rankings
AP-5, Coaches-6, BCS-8
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2007
Outlook |
Now
the five-time defending WAC champ,
the Boise State Broncos are on top
of the world after shocking Oklahoma
43-42 in overtime of the BCS Fiesta
Bowl to cap a 13-0 season and a school-best
No.5 ranking in the final AP poll.
Second-year head coach Chris Petersen
evidently knew what he was doing after
taking over for departed spread innovator
Dan Hawkins - the Bronco’s former
offensive coordinator oversaw the
construction and running of the No.10
offense and No.14 defense en route
to the only undefeated campaign in
the school’s brief 11 year I-A
history. The key difference seemed
to be a step up in the defensive effort
as they allowed only two foes to go
over 30 points and held five to 10
or less. With only four defensive
starters back, carrying over that
stopping edge will be tough and Petersen’s
biggest test to date with the modest
recruiting classes seen in this far
away land. The running defense is
really the main focus with the decimated
line, but the LBs look solid for run
support to ease the transition. The
four non-conference opponents to start
will be a good test to see how far
team developments still need to come.
Then trips to Fresno and (especially)
Hawai’i will dictate the conference
winner. Regardless, Boise’s
schedule is again stacked for them
to make an undefeated run. All eyes
will be on the “smurf turf”
to see if the Broncos can continue
their assault on the conservative
workings of I-A college football (BCS)
and extend both the nation’s
longest winning streak (13) and Boise’s
place amongst the best of the good
ole boys.
Projected
2007 record: 11-1
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BOISE
STATE
*POWER RATINGS |
Offense |
Defense |
QB
- 3 |
DL
- 3.5 |
RB
- 4.5 |
LB
- 3 |
WR
- 3 |
DB
- 3 |
OL
- 4 |
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RETURNING
LEADERS |
Passing:
Taylor Tharp, 11-13-1, 88 yds., 1
TD
Rushing: Ian Johnson, 277 att.,
1713 yds., 25 TD
Receiving: Vinny Perretta,
17 rec., 124 yds., 2 TD
Scoring: Ian Johnson, 25 TD,
1 2-pt. conv., 152 pts.
Punting: None
Kicking: None
Tackles: Marty Tadman, 53 tot.,
39 solo
Sacks: Mike T. Williams, 4
sacks
Interceptions: Marty Tadman,
6 for 176 yds., 2 TD
Kickoff Returns: Rashaun Scott,
8 ret., 20.1 avg., 0 TD
Punt Returns: Marty Tadman,
16 ret., 8.9 avg., 0 TD
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OG
Jeff Cavender |
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BOISE
STATE |
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OFFENSE
- 5 |
----RETURNING
STARTERS---- |
DEFENSE
- 4 |
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KEY
LOSSES |
OFFENSE:
Jared Zabransky-QB, Brad Lau-FB, Brett
Denton-RB, Jerard Rabb-WR, Legedu Naance-WR,
Drisan James-WR, Derek Schouman-TE,
Jadon Dailey-C, Anthony Montgomery-K |
DEFENSE:
Dennis
Ellis-DT, Andrew Browning-DT, Mike G.
Williams-DE, Colt Brooks-SLB, Korey
Hall-MLB, Quinton Jones-CB, Gerald Alexander-S,
Kyle Stringer-P |
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2007
OFFENSE |
Second
year coordinator Bryan Harsin may only be
30, but the alum proved with last year’s
No.2 scoring offense in the nation that
he has the pedigree to help Boise get back
to dominating offensively. The key will
obviously be who emerges from the preseason
QB competition and how good that person
becomes. All of the candidates are somewhat
rough and inexperienced, but that hasn’t
stopped the Broncos before from finding
diamonds amongst their no-frills recruits.
Senior Taylor Tharp set prep records in
Colorado and has the inside track, though
guys like 6’6 Nick Lomax (son of Neil),
who is only a sophomore, and incoming three-star
recruit Kellen Moore are the future of the
program and will likely see real game reps
regardless to break them in for ’08
and beyond. You can bet this offense will
still go full throttle with All-American
RB Ian Johnson back for his junior year.
I-A’s top scorer and its No.2 back
(yards per game) is sure to have another
great year between the tackles, and look
for senior FB Michael Lose to finally get
the starting nod to guarantee Johnson holes
through which to run. Also assuring this
is the return of the entire starting line
except their center, where mobile sophomore
Paul Lucariello should fit in nicely. The
new QB(s) should have plenty of time to
find his/their groove. Newly-promoted reserves
Jeremy Childs and Vinny Perretta returning
make losing all three top receivers less
impacting, as does having experienced senior
TE Ryan Putnam start to fill the hole there.
Coach Petersen is the ex-coordinator, a
huge reason to believe why this offense
should keep steaming forward even with so
much turnover.
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RB
Ian Johnson
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BOISE
STATE 2007 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/Key
Players |
OFFENSE |
QB |
Taylor
Tharp-Sr (6-2, 210) |
Bush
Hamdan-Jr (6-1, 196) |
FB |
Michael
Lose-Sr (5-10, 227) |
Jon
Helmandollar-Sr (5-11, 215) |
RB |
Ian
Johnson-Jr (5-11, 194) |
Jeremy
Avery-Fr (5-9, 161) |
WR |
Jeremy
Childs-So (6-0, 184) |
Toshi
Franklin-Jr (6-1, 178)
Julian Hawkins-Jr (6-3, 231) |
WR |
Vinny
Perretta-Jr (5-9, 194) |
Tanyon
Bissell-Jr (5-10, 189)
Aiona Key-So (6-4, 194) |
TE |
Ryan
Putnam-Sr (6-2, 244) |
Sherm
Blaser-Sr (6-3, 247)
Richie Brockel-So (6-2, 247) |
OT |
Ryan
Clady-Jr (6-6, 319) |
Nate
Potter-Fr (6-6, 285) |
OG |
Tad
Miller-Sr (6-4, 304) |
Jon
Gott-Jr (6-3, 294) |
C |
Jeff
Cavender-Sr (6-2, 286) |
Mitch
Rudder-Fr (6-2, 292) |
OG |
Andrew
Woodruff-Jr (6-3, 331) |
Pete
Cavender-Sr (6-2, 293) |
OT |
Dan
Gore-Sr (6-5, 300) |
Matt
Slater-Fr (6-5, 240) |
K |
Kyle
Brotzman-Fr (5-10, 172) |
.. |
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2007
DEFENSE |
Only
returning four starters on this side of
the ball is much more of a concern. Last
year’s 14th-ranked total defense was
the reason BSU finished undefeated –
think about it…the only way a WAC
team can beat a team like Oklahoma when
allowing them even a generous 42 points
is with a top 15 D. One good sign is that
junior Mike T. Williams looks like an upgrade
at end, and classmates Phillip Edwards and
Joe Bozikovich have shown enough inside
to amply fill both starting holes there.
This may not be a dominant run defense right
away, but there is potential for it to be
as good as the last class. The key defensive
component hardest to replace will be WAC
Defensive Player of the Year Korey Hall
at MLB – senior Calgary-native Josh
Bean is just as athletic and need only get
used to starting before he excels there,
too. Juniors David Shields and Kyle Gingg
will battle for the start at WILL, with
the one not chosen sure to challenge Tim
Brady for the SAM spot. The corps is well-sized
and fast, and they will be the biggest reason
the Bronco’s swarming style of defense
works. When the secondary again works well,
you won’t be able to miss all-WAC
second-team safety Marty Tadman, a heady
player who has great intuition so he always
seems to be around (or in on) the tackle.
Junior Ellis Powers has experience at the
open safety job, but a starter won’t
be named there until late summer. The corners
look solid after the great showing by Kyle
Wilson as just a freshman last year. Depth
on the outside also looks good. Powerhouse
passing offense Hawai’i luckily comes
at season’s end to give the back seven
time to re-gel. Whether this is a top 50
defense – like it was from 2003-05
– or a top 15 defense like last year
will be the difference between Boise making
the BCS again or not.
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DB
Marty Tadman
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BOISE
STATE 2007 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/Key
Players |
DEFENSE |
DE |
Nick
Schlekeway-Sr (6-4, 262) |
Sean
Bingham-Jr (6-3, 254) |
DT |
Joe
Bozikovich-Jr (6-1, 295) |
Sione
Tavake-Sr (6-1, 270) |
DT |
Ian
Smart-Sr (6-3, 278) |
Phil
Edwards-Jr (6-4, 277) |
DE |
Mike
T. Williams-Jr (6-4, 238) |
Ryan
Winterswyk-Fr (6-4, 230) |
OLB |
Tim
Brady-Jr (6-1, 221) |
Garrett
Tuggle-Jr (6-1, 225) |
MLB |
David
Shields-Jr (6-1, 225) |
Derrell
Acrey-Fr (6-2, 235) |
OLB |
Kyle
Gingg-Jr (5-11, 215) |
Dallas
Dobbs-Jr (6-2, 225) |
CB |
Orlando
Scandrick-Jr (5-11, 187) |
Cade
Hulbert-So (5-10, 165) |
CB |
Kyle
Wilson-So (5-10, 186) |
Rashaun
Scott-Sr (5-10, 194) |
S |
Austin
Smith-Sr (5-9, 173) |
Jason
Robinson-Fr (6-0, 185) |
S |
Marty
Tadman-Sr (5-11, 182) |
Jeron
Johnson-Fr (5-11, 190) |
P |
Kyle
Brotzman-Fr (5-10, 172) |
Brad
Elkin-Fr (6-3, 188) |
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2007
SPECIAL TEAMS |
It
is an open competition for both kicking spots
– the Brotzman brothers, Bryon and Kyle,
will have to hold off newbie Brad Elkin. The good
news with the turnover is that Boise might now
be able to make a field goal loner than 40 yards,
which was last years best effort. Tadman and senior
backup corner Rashaun Scott handle the punt and
kick returns well, but other speedsters exist
that will see chances at each.
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