Boise State Football

Boise State will open season on ESPN for second year in a row, face BYU on Fox network

The Boise State football team will open the season on ESPN for the second year in a row.

The Broncos open the 2022 season Sept. 3 at Oregon State in a game that will kick off at 8:30 p.m. Mountain time and air on ESPN. Boise State’s season opener last year at UCF was also broadcast on the channel.

Boise State’s road games at New Mexico (7 p.m., Sept. 9), UTEP (7 p.m. MT, Sept. 23), Air Force (5 p.m., Oct. 22), Nevada (8:30 p.m. MT, Nov. 12) and Wyoming (5 p.m., Nov. 19) will air on CBS Sports Network this year.

The Broncos’ home games against University of Tennessee at Martin (2 p.m., Sept. 17) and San Diego State (6 p.m., Sept. 30) will air on Fox Sports 1. They also host defending Mountain West champion Utah State Nov. 25 in the regular-season finale, which will kick off at 10 a.m. and air on CBS.

Boise State’s remaining three home games, against Fresno State (Oct. 8), Colorado State (Oct. 29) and BYU (Nov. 5), will air on Fox, FS1 or FS2, and kickoff times will be announced at a later date.

Boise State went 7-5 last year in Andy Avalos’ first season as head coach at his alma mater and missed the Mountain West championship game for the first time in five years.

NOTE: The 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Albertsons Stadium and will feature teams from the Mountain West and Mid-American conferences. A Mountain West team has played in the game in seven of the past eight years.

Boise State 2022 schedule

Sept. 3: at Oregon State, 8:30 p.m. MT, ESPN

Sept. 9: at New Mexico, 7 p.m., CBS SN

Sept. 17: vs. UT Martin, 2 p.m., FS1

Sept. 23: at UTEP, 7 p.m., CBS SN

Sept. 30: vs San Diego State, 6 p.m., FS1

Oct. 8: vs. Fresno State, TBA, Fox/FS1/FS2

Oct. 22: at Air Force, 5 p.m., CBS SN

Oct. 29: vs. Colorado State, TBA, Fox/FS1/FS2

Nov. 5: vs. BYU, TBA, Fox/FS1/FS2

Nov. 12: at Nevada, 8:30 p.m., CBS SN

Nov. 19: at Wyoming, 5 p.m., CBS SN

Nov. 25: vs Utah State, 10 a.m., CBS

This story was originally published May 26, 2022 at 12:59 PM.

Ron Counts
Idaho Statesman
Ron Counts is the Boise State football beat writer for the Idaho Statesman. He’s a Virginia native and covered James Madison University and the University of Virginia before joining the Statesman in 2019. Follow him on Twitter: @Ron_BroncoBeat Support my work with a digital subscription
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