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Countdown to college football: 14 days

College Football, Boise State Broncos

With the first full week of college football just 14 days away, we take a look at Boise State's 14 consecutive bowl appearances.

Before 1999, Boise State had never reached a bowl game and while many think of Chris Petersen as the builder of the Broncos' program, Dirk Koetter and Dan Hawkins got the ball rolling before Petersen carried it to new heights. 

Koetter, the current head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, took Boise State to its first two bowl games and won both. The Broncos' first bowl win was over Louisville on their home blue turf in the 1999 Humanitarian Bowl. Boise State remained at home again and defeated UTEP in the 2000 Humanitarian Bowl. After back-to-back 10-win seasons, Koetter left for Arizona State. Under first-year coach Hawkins, the Broncos went 8-4 but weren't invited to a bowl in 2001.

Boise State hasn't missed a bowl game since. From 2002 to 2005, the Broncos went a combined 45-7 under Hawkins, including bowl victories against Iowa State (2002) and TCU (2003). In 2004, Boise State cracked the AP top 10 and completed an undefeated regular season before losing 44-40 to Louisville in the Liberty Bowl. In 2005, Boise State lost 27-21 to quarterback Matt Ryan and Boston College in the MPC Computers Bowl.

Petersen took the reins in 2006 and quickly caught the attention of the college football world. The Broncos finished a perfect 13-0 by knocking off Oklahoma 43-42 in the Fiesta Bowl with the most memorable play in the program's history. Boise State would reach the Fiesta Bowl again in the 2009 and 2014 seasons, knocking off TCU and Arizona, respectively. 

Boise State is 9-5 in bowl games during its 14-year streak and 11-5 all time in bowls. Current coach Bryan Harsin is 2-0 in bowl games, including last season's 55-7 rout of Northern Illinois in the Poinsettia Bowl. Boise State opens the 2016 season on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Louisiana Lafayette.

In case you missed any part of our countdown:

15 days: Kansas has lost 15 straight games, the longest active FBS streak.

16 days: Peyton Manning wore No. 16 for Tennessee.

17 days: TCU QBs completed 17 of 17 passes in a game in 2012, an FBS record.

18 days: Ohio State has won an FBS-best 18 consecutive road games.

19 days: There are 19 head coaches at their alma mater this season.

20 days: It has been 20 years since Florida won its first national championship.

21 days: Oklahoma led the nation in average scoring margin (21.5) last season.

22 days: Ohio State has been in the top 10 of the AP poll for 22 straight weeks.

23 days: Virginia Tech has played in an FBS-best 23 straight bowl games.

24 days: In the first game of the historic rivalry, Navy beat Army 24-0.

25 days: Desmond Howard won the Heisman 25 years ago.

26 days: Arkansas State led the nation with 26 interceptions in 2015.

27 days: Clemson's Greg Huegel led the nation with 27 field goals in 2015.

28 days: Adrian Peterson wore No. 28 for Oklahoma.

29 days: Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium opened in 1929.

30 days: Miami's Vinny Testaverde won the Heisman 30 years ago.

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