1972 Boise State Broncos football team
Appearance
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 7–4 (3–3 Big Sky) |
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Home stadium | Bronco Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season, the fifth season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the third as members of the Big Sky Conference and NCAA. In the College Division, they played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.
Led by fifth-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 7–4 in the regular season and 3–3 in conference. The conference losses were the last until 1976.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | 7:30 pm | UNLV* | W 36–16 | 13,418 | [1] | ||
September 23 | 2:30 pm | at Humboldt State* | No. 7 | W 21–15 | [2] | ||
September 30 | 7:30 pm | Weber State | No. 5 |
| W 49–16 | 14,776 | [3] |
October 7 | 7:30 pm | at Cal Poly* | No. 6 | L 21–26 | 7,200 | [4] | |
October 14 | 7:30 pm | Nevada* | No. 8 |
| W 56–19 | 10,336 | [5] |
October 21 | 2:00 pm | at Montana State | No. 7 | L 10–37 | 7,200 | [6] | |
October 28 | 1:30 pm | at Montana | L 28–42 | 6,000 | [7] | ||
November 4 | 2:30 pm | at Portland State* | W 33–7 | 1,769 | [8] | ||
November 11 | 1:30 pm | No. 9 Idaho State |
| W 31–28 | 14,017 | [9] | |
November 18 | 1:30 pm | at Northern Arizona |
| W 39–12 | 2,200 | [10] | |
November 25 | 1:30 pm | Idaho |
| L 21–22 | 14,516 | [11][12] | |
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NFL draft
[edit]One Bronco was selected in the 1973 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
Al Marshall | Wide receiver | 10th | 244 | Denver Broncos |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boise State crumbles UN-LV". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 17, 1972. p. 18.
- ^ "Broncos cap rally for 21–15 road win". The Idaho Statesman. September 24, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boise State rocks 'Cats in Big Sky". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 1, 1972. p. 2, sports.
- ^ "Cal Poly shocks Boise St". The Fresno Bee. October 8, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boise State stuns Nevada club 56–19". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 15, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats stun Boise State, 37–10". The Missoulian. October 22, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troxel keys UM, 42–28". The Montana Standard. October 29, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BSC rolls". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 20.
- ^ Shelledy, Jay (November 12, 1972). "Boise win gives Bobcats crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
- ^ "Broncos beat NAU 39–12". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 19, 1972. p. 16.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (November 25, 1972). "Idaho ends disappointing season in game with arch rival Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (November 26, 1972). "Comstock's runs lead Idaho past Boise State 22-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 21.
- ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
External links
[edit]- BSC Arbiter – student newspaper – 1972 editions