The Broncos entered the 2009 season as one of the youngest college teams in the nation, with only five seniors on their roster, easily the fewest in FBS.

Senior defensive back Kyle Wilson at #54 (#5 best DB) and sophomore quarterback Kellen Moore at #37 (#11 best QB).

2nd team[5] Rimington- Thomas Byrd (So-C)[6] Lombardi- Ryan Winterswyk (Jr-DL)[7] O'Brien- Kellen Moore (So-QB)[8] Walter Camp- Kellen Moore (So-QB)[9] Thorpe- Kyle Wilson (Sr-DB)[10] Groza- Kyle Brotzman (Jr-K)[11] Bednarik- Kyle Wilson (Sr-DB)[12] Maxwell- Kellen Moore (So-QB)[13] Manning- Kellen Moore (So-QB)[14] Nagurski- Kyle Wilson (Sr-DB)[15] On August 6 Boise State received 542 points to rank 16th in the USA Today preseason poll, two spots behind their season opening opponent, Oregon.

On August 22 Boise State received 659 points to rank 14th in the Associated Press preseason poll, two spots ahead of Oregon.

For the second consecutive year Bronco Stadium received an expansion, this time in the south endzone temporary bleachers.

The Bronco offense scored on a 10-yard TD pass from Kellen Moore to Austin Pettis in the second quarter (Michael Choate 2pt conv.

[21] Blount then went after fans in the front row of the south end zone before being restrained and escorted off the field by security, police, Oregon coaches, and players.

The Broncos held their opponent to less than 40 yards rushing for the second consecutive week (Oregon: 31, Miami: 38) and forced 4 interceptions (Iloka, Johnson, Smith, Tevis).

After a Fresno State field goal, Titus Young returned the following kickoff 77 yards to set up a 7-yard touchdown catch to him from Kelln Moore.

The Broncos looked to be in complete control of the game at 24–3, but Ryan Mathews of Fresno State would answer with consecutive 69 and 60 yard touchdown runs to bring the Bulldogs within 7 at the half.

Following a 69-yard Jeremy Avery rush the Broncos added a late 24-yard field goal by Jimmy Pavel to end the scoring.

Boise State moved to #8 in both major polls, their highest regular-season ranking in school history to date.

Junior wide receiver Titus Young was selected as the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week[25] for returning five kickoffs for 154 yards with a long of 77.

Harper, the Broncos leading rusher through three games, tore his left ACL against Fresno State and missed the rest of the season.

The Broncos did manage to be up 13–0 at half time on two Kyle Brotzman FGs and a Kellen Moore to Austin Pettis TD pass, but UC Davis hung close in the second half with scores of 20–10 and 27–16 before a late Doug Martin TD sealed the win for the Broncos.

Boise State had lost their last two trips to the islands in 2007, but this game was never in doubt as the Broncos beat the Warriors for the 8th time in 9 years as a member of the WAC.

The score could have been much worse than it was, but Hawaii was able to force the Broncos to attempt 5 field goals, 4 of which Kyle Brotzman made (25, 28, 32, 27).

The Broncos moved up in the AP (#5) and Harris polls (#4 including 1 first place vote) and remained the same in the Coache's (#5) and BCS (#7).

Boise State has always played exciting, close games when they travel to Ruston, Louisiana, and 2009 was no different as the Broncos had to hold on late for a 45–35 win against the upset-minded Bulldogs.

But mistakes loomed large as Kellen Moore was intercepted and returned 75 yards for a TD and Kyle Brotzman missed 2 of his 5 field goals (29, 34, 25 made.

[31] The Broncos intercepted Vandal quarterback Brian Reader 5 times and recovered 2 fumbles to record 7 turnovers.

After a Wolf Pack field goal, Paul added his third touchdown reception to give the Broncos their largest lead of the game 27–3.

The Broncos reached into their bag of tricks once again on the biggest of stages to help pull out a 17–10 victory over TCU to avenge their only loss in the 2008 season and win their second Fiesta Bowl championship.

In a game dominated by defense the Broncos would strike first with a Brandyn Thompson 51 yard interception return for a touchdown.

TCU's Andy Dalton threw a 30-yard TD pass to Curtis Clay right before halftime to make the score 10–7 at the break.

Both teams went back and forth into the fourth quarter until Boise State pulled off a gutsy call that opened the game up.

Three straight completions by Kellen Moore put the Broncos on the 2 yard line where Doug Martin dove into the endzone for a 17–10 lead.

TCU drove to the Broncos 30 yard line before Dalton was intercepted by Winston Venable to seal the win with 18 seconds to play.

Kyle Efaw was named the game's offensive MVP with 4 receptions for 75 yards and caught the pass on the fake punt.

DL Winston Venable-Jr. LB Jeron Johnson- Jr. DB- 2008 2nd team Head Coach Chris Petersen [37] Lowest percentage of passes intercepted, season (over 350 attempts): Kellen Moore, 0.70% An NCAA FBS record as of the end of 2014 Starters in Bold [38] [39] On April 22, 2010, Sr. Cornerback Kyle Wilson was selected as the 29th overall pick in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft by the New York Jets.