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• Conference: Western Athletic Conference

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• Location: Boise, Idaho

• 2006 Record: 12-0 (8-0; WAC champion).

• All-time bowl record: 4-2 in NCAA Div. I-A bowls; 8-4 in Div. I-AA playoffs

• Coach: Chris Petersen

• Key wins: 17-10 at Wyoming; 41-34 over Hawaii; 23-20 at San Jose State; 38-7 at Nevada

• Leading passer: Jared Zabransky — 172-of-259 (66.4 percent), 2,325 yards, 20 TDs, 7 INTs

• Leading rusher: Ian Johnson — 253 carries, 1,613 yards (6.4 per carry), 24 TDs.

• Leading receivers: Drisan James — 33 receptions, 554 yards, 2 TDs; Legedu Naanee — 34 receptions, 522 yards, 6 TDs; Jerard Rabb — 33 receptions, 507 yards, 3 TDs

• Tidbits: Boise State is best known for the blue turf at Bronco Stadium. ... The Fiesta Bowl will be Petersen's celebration of his first anniversary. He was promoted to replace Dan Hawkins, who left for Colorado, on Jan. 1, 2006. Petersen served as Hawkins' offensive coordinator for five years. ... Like Oklahoma with Adrian Peterson, the Broncos know about running backs and injuries. Johnson, who ranks second nationally with 146.6 rushing yards per game, missed the team's Nov. 18 game with a partially collapsed lung suffered the week before. He returned for the Nov. 25 win over Nevada. ... This will be the Broncos' first BCS bowl appearance, as well as their fifth straight appearance in a bowl game and sixth in the last seven years. ... Twenty of Boise State's 102 players hail from Idaho. Sixteen other states — not Oklahoma — and two Canadian provinces are represented on the Broncos' roster.

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