Last Updated on December 1, 2009 10:11 pm by drew
Lucky 13 for Boise?
Boise,
But the sixth-ranked Broncos know nothing is guaranteed despite a potentially unbeaten record.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made
No. 4 TCU, however, wrapped up an unbeaten season on that same day with a 51-10 rout of
That leaves the Broncos unsure of their postseason destination despite a 12-0 record and 7-0 mark in the Western Athletic Conference.
The Broncos, however, were left out of the BCS bowl mix last season despite a 12-0 record. Fellow unbeaten
"We’ve got one more game and if we win, we’ve done everything we can possibly do. And we’ve done it for two years in a row," Petersen said. "We have confidence in the system and faith in the system that it should take care of the teams that should be in there."
Petersen’s team clinched a share of the seventh WAC title in program history last week by holding off Nevada for a 44-33 victory as Kellen Moore led the way again.
Despite a career-low 51.5 completion percentage, the sophomore matched a career high with five touchdown passes, including three to converted linebacker Dan Paul.
The Broncos, however, led by just eight entering the fourth quarter before scoring 10 in a row to put the game out of reach.
"It wasn’t the prettiest game,"
In last season’s matchup with
The latest defeat came in bitter fashion, 13-10 at
Junior running back Seth Smith, who had 120 yards in the loss, has been a bright spot. A junior college transfer who sat out last season, Smith needs 98 yards to become the school’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Chris Barnes in 2000.
He’ll have to contend with the country’s 16th-best defense (308.7 yards per game). The Broncos also boast the ninth-best offense (453.5 ypg) and are second in scoring at 44.3 points.
The Aggies, meanwhile, rank last offensively with 11.8 points and 232.5 yards per game. They’re also among the nation’s worst defenses in allowing 30.8 points and 413.6 yards per game.
Not surprisingly,
Posted: 12/1/09 10:11PM ET