| Season |
Conference |
Season results |
Postseason result |
Final ranking |
| Conference finish |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties[1] |
AP Poll |
Coaches Poll |
| Boise State Broncos football seasons |
| 1933 |
Junior College [2] |
— |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 1934 |
Junior College |
— |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| 1935 |
Junior College |
— |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| 1936 |
Junior College |
— |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| 1937 |
Junior College |
— |
0 |
6 |
1 |
| 1938 |
Junior College |
— |
2 |
4 |
0 |
| 1939 |
Junior College |
— |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| 1940 |
Junior College |
— |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| 1941 |
Junior College |
— |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| 1942 |
Boise State did not play football during the 1942–1945 seasons because of World War II |
| 1943 |
| 1944 |
| 1945 |
| 1946 |
Junior College |
— |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| 1947 |
Junior College |
— |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| 1948 |
Junior College |
— |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| 1949 |
Junior College |
— |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| 1950 |
Junior College |
— |
9 |
1 |
0 |
| 1951 |
Junior College |
— |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| 1952 |
Junior College |
— |
8 |
1 |
0 |
| 1953 |
Junior College |
— |
8 |
1 |
0 |
| 1954 |
Junior College |
— |
9 |
1 |
0 |
| 1955 |
Junior College |
— |
7 |
2 |
0 |
| 1956 |
Junior College |
— |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| 1957 |
Junior College |
— |
9 |
1 |
0 |
| 1958 |
Junior College |
— |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| 1959 |
Junior College |
— |
7 |
2 |
1 |
| 1960 |
Junior College |
— |
8 |
2 |
0 |
| 1961 |
Junior College |
— |
9 |
1 |
0 |
| 1962 |
Junior College |
— |
5 |
2 |
2 |
| 1963 |
Junior College |
— |
5 |
3 |
1 |
| 1964 |
Junior College |
— |
8 |
2 |
0 |
| 1965 |
Junior College |
— |
9 |
2 |
0 |
| 1966 |
Junior College |
— |
9 |
1 |
0 |
| 1967 |
Junior College |
— |
6 |
4 |
0 |
| Totals |
199 |
61 |
9 |
(Junior College Total) |
| 1968 |
Independent [3] |
— |
8 |
2 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1969 |
Independent |
— |
9 |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1970 |
Big Sky |
3rd |
8 |
3 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1971 |
Big Sky |
2nd |
10 |
2 |
0 |
Won Camellia Bowl vs. Chico State |
— |
— |
| 1972 |
Big Sky |
3rd |
7 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1973 |
Big Sky [4] |
1st |
10 |
3 |
0 |
Won vs. South Dakota 53-10 (DII Quarterfinals) Lost vs. Louisiana Tech 34-38 (DII Semifinals) |
— |
— |
| 1974 |
Big Sky |
1st |
10 |
2 |
0 |
Lost vs. Central Michigan 6-20 (DII Quarterfinals) |
— |
— |
| 1975 |
Big Sky |
1st |
9 |
2 |
1 |
Lost vs. Northern Michigan 21-24 (DII Quarterfinals) |
— |
— |
| 1976 |
Big Sky |
5th |
5 |
5 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1977 |
Big Sky |
1st |
9 |
2 |
0 |
Did not go to Playoffs |
— |
— |
| 1978 |
Big Sky [5] |
4th |
7 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1979 |
Big Sky |
1st [6] |
10 |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1980 |
Big Sky |
1st |
10 |
3 |
0 |
Won vs. Grambling 14-9 (DIAA Semifinals) Won vs. Eastern Kentucky 31-29 (DIAA Championship) |
— |
— |
| 1981 |
Big Sky |
1st[7] |
10 |
3 |
0 |
Won vs. Jackson State 19-7 (DIAA Quarterfinals) Lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 17-24 (DIAA Semifinals) |
— |
— |
| 1982 |
Big Sky |
4th |
8 |
3 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1983 |
Big Sky |
3rd |
6 |
5 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1984 |
Big Sky |
3rd |
6 |
5 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1985 |
Big Sky |
3rd |
7 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1986 |
Big Sky |
5th |
5 |
6 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1987 |
Big Sky |
4th |
6 |
5 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1988 |
Big Sky |
3rd |
8 |
4 |
0 |
Lost vs. Northwestern State 13-22 (DIAA First Round) |
— |
— |
| 1989 |
Big Sky |
4th |
6 |
5 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1990 |
Big Sky |
2nd |
10 |
4 |
0 |
Won vs. Northern Iowa 20-3 (DIAA First Round) Won vs. Middle Tennessee 20-13 (DIAA Quarterfinals) Lost vs. Nevada 52-59 3OT (DIAA Semifinals) |
— |
— |
| 1991 |
Big Sky |
4th |
7 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1992 |
Big Sky |
5th |
5 |
6 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1993 |
Big Sky |
7th |
3 |
8 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1994 |
Big Sky |
1st |
13 |
2 |
0 |
Won vs. North Texas 24-20 (DIAA First Round) Won vs. Appalachian State 17-14 (DIAA Quarterfinals) Won vs. Marshall 28-24 (DIAA Semifinals) Lost vs. Youngstown State 14-28 (DIAA Championship) |
— |
— |
| 1995 |
Big Sky |
2nd |
7 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1996 |
Big West [8] |
5th |
2 |
10 |
|
— |
— |
— |
| 1997 |
Big West |
3rd |
5 |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1998 |
Big West |
4th |
6 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1999 |
Big West |
1st |
10 |
3 |
Won Humanitarian Bowl vs. Louisville 34–31 |
— |
— |
| 2000 |
Big West |
1st |
10 |
2 |
Won Humanitarian Bowl vs. UTEP 38–23 |
— |
— |
| 2001 |
Western Athletic |
2nd |
8 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
| 2002 |
Western Athletic |
1st |
12 |
1 |
Won Humanitarian Bowl vs. Iowa State 34–16 |
15 |
12 |
| 2003 |
Western Athletic |
1st |
13 |
1 |
Won Fort Worth Bowl vs. TCU 34–31 |
16 |
15 |
| 2004 |
Western Athletic |
1st |
11 |
1 |
Lost Liberty Bowl vs. Louisville 40–44 |
12 |
13 |
| 2005 |
Western Athletic |
1st |
9 |
4 |
Lost MPC Computers Bowl vs. Boston College 21–27 |
— |
— |
| 2006 |
Western Athletic [9] |
1st |
13 |
0 |
Won Fiesta Bowl vs. Oklahoma 43–42 |
5 |
6 |
| 2007 |
Western Athletic |
2nd |
10 |
3 |
Lost Hawai'i Bowl vs. East Carolina 38–41 |
— |
— |
| 2008 |
Western Athletic |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Totals |
312 |
133 |
2 |
(University regular season games only) |
| 9 |
6 |
0 |
(playoff games only) |
| 1 |
0 |
0 |
(Non-Division I FBS bowl games only) |
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
(Division I FBS bowl games only) |
| 328 |
142 |
2 |
(all University games) |