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Boise State Broncos 2006 Trivia Quiz

A quiz about the Boise State Broncos in 2006.

A multiple-choice quiz by sladeninj. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
sladeninj

Time
7 mins

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Multiple Choice

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263,222

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

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Tough

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8 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. In the 2006 season opener for the Boise State Broncos, they pummelled their opponent 45-0. This probably was a good sign to come for the Broncos. Who was on the unfortunate receiving end of this pummeling? Hint

Portland State

Washington State

Ball State

Sacramento State

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Question 2 of 15

2. In the 2nd game of the 2006 season, Boise State had its first supposed challenge with Oregon State. However, the Broncos had little trouble disposing of the Beavers 42-14, behind the rushing of Ian Johnson. How many yards did Ian rush for in this game? Hint

184

203

137

240

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Question 3 of 15

3. With a 2-0 start to the season, the Broncos third game was against the Wyoming Cowboys. This game was a low scoring game with the Broncos coming out on top 17-10. The Broncos scored their only two touchdowns in one quarter during this game. Which quarter was it? Hint

2nd

3rd

1st

4th

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Question 4 of 15

4. The 4th game of the 2006 season was the start of the conference play in the Western Athletic Conference for the Broncos. Their opponent was to be the only team that would come close to challenging them for the WAC title. However, the Broncos beat them 41-34. Which team was this? Hint

Idaho

San Jose State

Fresno State

Hawaii

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Question 5 of 15

5. The Broncos' fifth game against Utah, was being touted as the Broncos toughest game of the season. Instead, it turned out to be a 36-3 blowout for the Broncos. How many net yards did Boise State's defense hold Utah's offense to? Hint

134

235

190

201

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Question 6 of 15

6. After week 6, the Broncos were ranked 20th in the AP polls. Their next opponent had already faced 2 top 25 teams in 22 Nebraska and 15 Clemson. In both games they were blown out. And facing Boise State, they were blown out yet again by the score of 55-14. Who was this team that had this unfortunate beginning schedule? Hint

Utah State

Louisiana Tech

New Mexico State

Nevada

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Question 7 of 15

7. With a lot on the line, Boise State entered their game with New Mexico State. The Aggies provided a scare to the Broncos, but the Broncos prevailed winning 40-28. The Broncos offense was firing well, but the defense faltered, especially against the pass. How many yards did New Mexico State's quarterback Chase Holbrook pass for? Hint

551

487

526

594

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Question 8 of 15

8. The Broncos were 7-0 coming against a big rival, Idaho. But the Broncos handled the Vandals with some difficulty and ended up winning the game 42-26. The big player was running back Ian Johnson. As he did the week prior, he scored 4 touchdowns. How many yards did he rush for in this game? Hint

204

183

157

171

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Question 9 of 15

9. After week 8 in 2006, Boise State was ranked 14th in the nation and had an 8-0 record. In order to get a shot at the BCS at-large bid, they needed to be ranked at least 12th. The Broncos had representitives from the Orange, Fiesta, and Sugar bowl in attendance in this game, and they made a strong showing winning 45-21. Which team was on the losing end of this game? Hint

Fresno State

San Jose State

Nevada

Utah State

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Question 10 of 15

10. With the undefeated season and a BCS berth on the line, Boise State met up with San Jose State. The pressures seemed to show as San Jose State dominated the Broncos for over three quarters. In the 4th quarter, the Spartans had a 20-12 lead. By the end of the game what was the score? Hint

23-20 San Jose State

27-20 Boise State

20-19 San Jose State

23-20 Boise State

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Question 11 of 15

11. With two games left in the 2006 season, Boise State had a big problem. Ian Johnson had a partially collapsed left lung from the game before. Without their star running back, the Broncos had to face Utah State. But quarterback Jared Zabransky took control of the game and led the Broncos to a 49-10 win. How many touchdowns did Zabransky pass for in this game? Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. The final game of the 2006 regular season, the Broncos took an 11-0 record, a ranking of number 12 in the nation and faced Nevada. The offense fired on all cylinders, with Ian Johnson back in the lineup. But, it was the defense who stole the show in the Broncos' 38-7 win. How many first downs did Boise State hold Nevada to? Hint

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Question 13 of 15

13. The Broncos' 12-0 season gathered them the 2nd non-BCS league berth into a BCS bowl. Which bowl were the Broncos' invited to? Hint

Rose Bowl

Cotton Bowl

Orange Bowl

Fiesta Bowl

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Question 14 of 15

14. Their Fiesta Bowl turned out to be an offensive slugfest. Both Oklahoma and Boise State were putting points on the board. In a wild finish in regulation, the two teams put up a flurry of points. How many points were scored in the final 86 seconds? Hint

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Question 15 of 15

15. The 2006 Boise State Broncos went 13-0, went to an improbable BCS bowl game, and won the game in dramatic fashion. A perfect season right? It was after Ian Johnson did something right after he scored the 2-point conversion that won the Fiesta bowl. What did he do? Hint

Tore down the goalpost by himself

Asked that the Oklahoma Sooners name be carved alongside Boise States on the chamionship trophy

Poured the Gatorade bucket on coach Chris Petersen by himself

Asked his girfriend cheerleader to marry him

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Sacramento State

Sacramento State is a Division I-AA school from the Big Sky conference. The Hornets almost gave the Broncos no fight in this lop sided win. Jared Zabransky threw for 181 yards on 11 for 20 passing with 2 touchdowns. If that weren't enough, he also rushed for 31 yards and 1 touchdown. This game was Broncos' coach Chris Petersen's debut with Boise State.

Answer: 240

Ian Johnson rushed for 240 yards on 22 carries and scored 5 touchdowns. Boise State started off a little rough, letting Oregon State build a 14-0 lead, but after that they settled down, scoring 42 unanswered points.

Answer: 2nd

The Broncos and Cowboys exchanged field goals in the 1st quarter of the game. Then the Broncos scored their 2 touchdowns in the 2nd quarter. The last scoring was done by the Cowboys who added a touchdown in the 3rd quarter for the games final score of 17-10. The Broncos star for this game again was Ian Johnson who rushed for 113 yards on 23 carries.

Answer: Hawaii

Hawaii ended up with a 7-1 conference record, their only loss being to Boise State. Hawaii botched up 3 separate kicking attempts, one which would give Boise State a 2-point defensive conversion, one being a mishandled extra point attempt, and one being a mishandled field goal attempt. Had these botched attempts been good, the game would have gone into overtime.

The Broncos had 515 total offensive yardage in this game.

Answer: 190

The Utes ran the ball decently against Boise State, with their running backs combining for 139 yards. Yet, the passing game was horrific as Boise State held them to just 51 yards passing on 8 completions in 27 attempts with 4 interceptions. After the score was tied 3-3 in the first quarter, Boise State scored the remaining 33 points.

It was after this game, the rumors of a possible BCS at-large berth began to surface for the Broncos.

Answer: Louisiana Tech

The Broncos started off shakey, fumbling the kickoff return to the Bulldogs, who in turn converted a touchdown on the turnover. After that, the Broncos scored their 55 points before Louisiana Tech put on their other touchdown in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.

At the halfway point of the season, the Broncos were at 6-0, 2-0 in conference play. The BCS berth was starting to look more and more of a possibility.

Answer: 526

Holbrook went 49-65, passing for an Aggies record 526 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. If it weren't for the Broncos' Ian Johnson rushing for 192 yards on 27 carries with 4 touchdowns, Boise State would not have been the Cinderella team of the year.

Answer: 183

Ian Johnson was becoming the 2006 Broncos main weapon. He gained another 183 yards on 27 carries. The Broncos defense was once again hurt by the pass, allowing Vandals' quarterback Steve Wichman to pass for 328 yards, 3 touchdowns and interceptions.

Answer: Fresno State

After this game, Ian Johnson had become the national leader in touchdowns with 20. Quarterback Jared Zabransky matched a season high with 3 tochdown passes, going 19-25 for 180 yards in the process.

Answer: 23-20 Boise State

The Spartans lead the Broncos for most of the game. In the fourth quarter, the Spartans had the 20-12 lead until a little less then 6 minutes left in the game, in which the Broncos scored a touchdown and then a 2 point conversion to tie the game up at 20-20. With under 2 minutes left, the Broncos kicked the game-winning field goal for the 23-20 win, keeping their undefeated season and BCS berth hopes alive.

Answer: 3

Zabransky passed for 236 yards on an almost perfect 21-23 passing and no interceptions. Brett Denton took over for Ian Johnson and recorded some impressive stats of his own, rushing for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns on 17 carries. With this game, they had at least tied for the WAC championship.

Answer: 4

Nevada's offense only amounted to 141 yards, of which 35 was only passing. Their only touchdown came from a 45-yard interception by Nick Hawthorne in the third quarter. The Broncos offense totaled 477 yards. Ian Johnson showed that his lungs and ribs were fine, rushing for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns on 31 carries.

13. The Broncos' 12-0 season gathered them the 2nd non-BCS league berth into a BCS bowl. Which bowl were the Broncos' invited to?

Answer: Fiesta Bowl

The only other non-BCS league to earn a BCS bowl berth was the 2004 Utah Utes, who also made it into the Fiesta Bowl.

Answer: 22

The Broncos finished a perfect season by beating Oklahoma 43-42 in overtime. Jared Zabransky was named the MVP of the Fiesta Bowl with 19-29 passing for 262 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Ian Johnson gave the Broncos the win with a 2-point conversion in overtime.

Answer: Asked his girfriend cheerleader to marry him

As soon as Ian Johnson had got done scoring, he ran over to his girlfriend, and asked Broncos cheerleader Chrissy Popadics to marry him. As Ian Johnson said, "There was no better time."

Source: Author sladeninj

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