1970 Boise State Broncos football team

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1970 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–3 (2–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Boise State 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Idaho State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Weber State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Northern Arizona 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 Boise State Broncos football team represented

Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho
.

Led by third-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 8–3 overall and 2–1 in conference.[3] BSC played only three conference games, missing Idaho, Montana, and fellow new member Northern Arizona.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Chico State*
W 49–1414,028[4]
September 19Eastern Montana*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–07,115
September 26Central Washington*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–207,416
October 3at Montana StateNo. 20
W 17–107,500[5]
October 10at Long Beach State*No. 12
L 14–276,472
October 17Southern Oregon*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 57–05,976[6]
October 24
Eastern Washington*dagger
No. 17
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 12–04,866[7][8][9]
October 31at
ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
    		• W 24–312,400[10][11]
    November 7at
    Hiram Scott*
    		No. 19Scottsbluff, NEL 3–73,300[12]
    November 14Weber State
    • Bronco Stadium
    • Boise, ID
    		L 7–4111,865
    November 21at
    College of Idaho*
    		W 41–71,300[13]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [14]

    NFL Draft

    One Bronco was selected in the

    1971 NFL Draft
    , which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

    Player Position Round Overall Franchise
    Faddie Tillman Defensive tackle
    10th
    		 241 Atlanta Falcons

    References

    1. ^ "Boise State joins NCAA". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. October 15, 1969. p. 44.
    2. ^ "Boise State, Northern Arizona admitted to Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 26, 1969. p. 13.
    3. ^ "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
    4. ^ "That;s show biz". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). UPI. September 12, 1970. p. 5.
    5. ^ "Broncos nip Montana State in first Big Sky contest". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1970. p. 14.
    6. ^ "Broncos stomped". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1970. p. 16.
    7. ^ "Savages, Pirates in tough against Boise State, UPS". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 24, 1970. p. 10.
    8. ^ "Boise blanks Eastern, 12-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 25, 1970. p. 2, sports.
    9. ^ "Broncos win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 25, 1970. p. 16.
    10. ^ "17 blacks out for season, ISU reports". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 23, 1970. p. 14.
    11. ^ "Late, Late: Broncos bash Idaho State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 2, 1970. p. 23.
    12. ^ "Scott defense stop Boise St". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 8, 1970. p. 2, sports.
    13. ^ "Boise State rips College of Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1970. p. 2, sports.
    14. ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2016.


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