Boise
State
’s overall record of 108-20 since 1999 is a
winning percentage that tops the country over a 10 year period.
Teams like
Oklahoma
,
Texas
,
Penn State
,
Nebraska
,
Ohio
State
and USC are chasing the Broncos.
Here’s
a by-the-numbers look at what
Boise
State
has accomplished since 1999, without a question a
Decade of Dominance. (stats and data
from Boise State Football, the official website of
Boise
State
University
.)
http://www.broncosports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9900&ATCLID=3733073
What
other pundits and info centers say about
Boise
State
football since the year 2000:
College
Football Data Warehouse says
Boise
State
leads all 125 D-1 football programs with a
winning percentage ranking of 426.09 with
Texas
#2 and
Oklahoma
#3.
http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com
Blatant
Homer, of “Tilting At Windmills”, picks his top ten stadiums that are the
toughest to win in since 2000.
http://www.windmilltilting.com/blatant-homer/home-cookin
Homer
ranks Bronco Stadium #10 with
Oklahoma
#1,
Florida
#2, and
Oregon
#3.
Just
for drill I took a closer look to see who is #1 measured on percentage of wins
at those home stadiums. The answer? Why
Boise
State of course.
Oklahoma
is #2…and
Oregon
takes
Boise
State
’s place at #10.
1.
Bronco Stadium -
Boise
State
Home record since
2000: 56-2
(96.55 winning percentage)
What
Homer said about the Broncos. “The
Broncos have a tough time convincing the big boys to come play them on the smurf
turf, so they haven’t pinned many big's skins on the wall. Tough to top the
Broncos’ consistency at home though.
Boise
’s last regular season home loss? 2001 to
Washington
State
. Will
Oregon
end that streak on opening week?”
2.
Owen Field - Oklahoma
Home
record since 2000: 55-2
(96.49 winning
percentage)
3.
Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium - Texas
Home
record since 2000: 50-4 (92.59
winning percentage)
4.
Ohio
Stadium -
Ohio
State
Home record since
2000: 54-8 (87.09
winning percentage)
5.
Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum - USC
Home
record since 2000: 50-9 (84.74
winning percentage)
6.
Ben Griffin Stadium - Florida
Home
record since 2000: 49-9 (84.48
winning percentage)
7.
Tiger Stadium - LSU
Home record since
2000: 50-10 (83.33
winning percentage)
8.
Jones AT&T Stadium -
Texas
Tech
Home record since
2000: 47-10
(82.45 winning percentage)
9.
Reser Stadium -
Oregon
State
Home record since
2000: 43-12 (78.18
winning percentage)
10.
Autzen Stadium - Oregon
Home
record since 2000: 44-13 (77.19
winning percentage)
Michigan-football.com
ranks
Boise
State
as the #6 winningest football program since
1945, a list including 120 D-A programs.
http://michigan-football.com/ncaa/ncaa_1a.htm
James
Howell’s, Data Base-Conference, records all games played by the major programs
against their conference-mates from 1869-2008. Howell
ranks
Boise
State
’s winning percentage of .844 as #1.
Others
of note in game percentages won against their conference mates.
.752
Oklahoma
.724
Nebraska
.748
Miami
.723
Michigan
.723
Ohio
State
.719
USC
.705
Texas
.700
Alabama
.669
Tennessee
.625
Penn State
.630
Utah
.620
Fresno
State
.601
Georgia
.600
Nevada
.593
BYU
583
Florida
.527
Arkansas
.509
Hawaii
.468
TCU
.460
Oregon
.445
Wyoming
.386
Oregon
State
Way
back when…the
Boise
Junior College
national championship days.
The team competed against most of the power programs on the
Pacific
Coast
and throughout the country, ending their junior
college football era (1933-1967) with a record of 199 wins, 61 losses, and 9
ties, an all-time junior college record.
From
the
Boise
State
University
, Albertson’s Library, the Lyle H. Smith
collection.
http://library.boisestate.edu/Special/FindingAids/fa85.htm
And
of course the great
January 2, 2007
, Sports Illustrated recap by Arash Markazi, of
the “The
Greatest
College
Football Game Ever Played”.
“When
it was over, even
Hollywood
couldn’t have scripted a more dramatic ending.
This was the ultimate underdog story of a team that believed from the start,
refused to give up even when it looked bleak and pulled off the improbable.
It’s one thing for a Cinderella team to upset a heavily favored opponent, but
c’mon, this is ridiculous.”
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/01/02/inside.boise/