


Following its 34-31 win over TCU in the PlainsCapital Fort Worth
Bowl on December 23, Boise State University is ranked 15th and 16th
in the final major college football polls for the 2003 season.
The Broncos, with a 13-1 overall record, finished the season
ranked 15th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll, and 16th in the
final Associated Press media poll.
USC was ranked number one in the final AP poll with 48 first
place votes and 1,608 points.
LSU was ranked number one in the final coaches’ poll with
60 first place votes and 1,572 points.
Boise State’s final rankings marks the second straight
year the Broncos finished the season ranked among the top 16 teams
in the country.
Boise State was ranked 12th in the coaches’ poll and 15th
in the AP poll. They finished the season as the number one scoring
team in the country. This year’s team tied with Miami (Ohio)
University for the number one spot with 602 points in 14 games for
a 43.0 points-per-game average.
Boise State led the nation in scoring in 2002 with a 45.6
points-per-game average, and in 2000 with a 44.9 points-per-game
average.
BSU started the 2003 season in 12th place with a winning
percentage of 66.8. The Broncos moved ahead of Florida State, which
currently has an all-time record of 419-197-17 for a 67.5 winning
percentage.
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