The Broncos, led by tenth-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at ExtraMile Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

They defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to San Diego State.

The Broncos 13–20, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.

They defeated Colorado State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada.

This was the first time in Boise State history that they lost 20 games in a season.