Who is the head coach of the Boise State Football team?
Chris Petersen (born October 13, 1964) is an American college football coach, currently the head coach of the Boise State Broncos. Petersen played quarterback for the Sacramento City College Panthers, and at UC Davis from 1983–86. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1988 and a master’s degree in education from UC Davis. Petersen was named as the head coach at Boise State on December 16, 2005, succeeding Dan Hawkins, who left for Colorado. Sophomore tailback Ian Johnson said about the transition, “We trusted him and knew he was going to take care of us. We knew he was a great person. He was going to recruit people just like himself. We waited for him to get everybody here and he got in the perfect people.” [1] Petersen had served as offensive coordinator at Boise State from 2001-2005 and was twice nominated for the Broyles Award, given to the nation’s best assistant coach.
