1974 Boise State Broncos football team

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1974 Boise State Broncos football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3 (College Division)
APNo. 5 (College Division)
Record10–2 (6–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boise State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Montana State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Idaho 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Montana 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Northern Arizona 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Weber State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1974 Boise State Broncos football team represented

Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho
. This was the first season as "BSU" as the school had recently become a university.

Led by seventh-year head coach

Rookie of the Year, and sophomore quarterback Glenn Carano. They built a 31-point lead, then hung on as Boise State answered with four straight touchdown passes from senior Jim McMillan.[2] UNLV was undefeated until the Grantland Rice Bowl
, the Division II semifinals.

Invited again to the eight-team Division II playoffs,[3] BSU drew a road game in the quarterfinals at Central Michigan; the Chippewas won 20–6 and went on to win the national title. They moved up to Division I in 1975, joining the Mid-American Conference (MAC). In the regular season, the Broncos had scored at least 35 points in every game.

Following this season, Bronco Stadium was expanded with an upper deck added to the east grandstand, which increased the permanent seating capacity to 20,000. Part of the original design, it had been delayed for five years due to high costs.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Cal Poly*
W 41–215,700[5]
September 21
Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
    		• W 41–714,686
    September 28at
    Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
    		• W 40–379,100[6]
    October 5Nevada*No. 4
    		W 36–1614,258[7][8]
    October 12Idaho StateNo. 4
    • Bronco Stadium
    • Boise, ID
    		W 61–314,310[9]
    October 19at No. 5 UNLV*No. 4
    		L 35–3718,631[2]
    October 26at Northern ArizonaNo. 4
    		W 45–138,000[10]
    November 2Weber StateNo. 4
    • Bronco Stadium
    • Boise, ID
    		W 42–1413,252[11]
    November 9No. 13 UC Davis*No. 4
    • Bronco Stadium
    • Boise, ID
    		W 41–2014,608[12]
    November 161:30 pmat MontanaNo. 4
    		W 56–426,000[13][14][15]
    November 231:30 pmIdahoNo. 4
    		W 53–2914,486[16][17][18][19]
    November 30at No. 6 Central Michigan*No. 4
    		L 6–209,913[20][21]

    [22]

    Roster

    1974 Boise State Broncos football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 8 John Crabtree Jr
    QB 12 Jim McMillan Sr
    QB 15 Lee Huey Jr
    WR 20 Mike Holton So
    RB 28 Tom Sims So
    FB 31 Ken Johnson Sr
    RB 33 Dave Nicly Sr
    RB 34 Bob Cleveland Fr
    RB 40 John Smith Jr
    RB 42 Ron Emry Jr
    C 50 Todd Whiteman Jr
    C 57 Ted Scoles Sr
    G 61 Glenn Sparks Jr
    OT 65 Greg Palin Sr
    G 69 Jim Ryan Jr
    OT 77 Carleton Ching Sr
    WR 89 Ray Hooft Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LCB 21 Gary Roslowich So
    RCB 24 Mike Campbell Sr
    SS 25 Pat King Sr
    FS 29
    Rolly Woolsey
         		Sr
    LLB 39 Gary Gorrell Jr
    RLB 45 Loren Schmidt Sr
    SS 49 Clint Sigman Sr
    MLB 51 Ron Davis Sr
    RDT 73 Saia Misa Jr
    LDT 78 Ron Franklin Sr
    RDE 85 Mark Clegg Sr
    LDE 88 Pete Poumele Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    KR 21 Gary Rosolwich So
    PR 29 Rolly Woolsey Sr
    P
    		 39 Gary Gorrell Jr
    K 49 Clint Sigman Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Steve Buratto (DB)
    • Charlie Dine (DL/LB)
    • Dave Nickel (OL)
    • Adam Rita (WR)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
    Source:[13][16]

    All-conference

    Six Broncos were named to the Big Sky all-conference team:

    • Jim McMillan, QB, (unanimous); conference MVP (offense)
    • Mike Holton, WR, (unanimous)
    • Rolly Woolsey
      , S, (unanimous)
    • Loren Schmidt, LB
    • Ron Davis, LB
    • Saia Misa, DT

    Boise State also placed six players on the second team.[23]

    Quarterback McMillan was a first-team Little All-American; Holton, Woolsey, and Schmidt were honorable mention.[24]

    NFL Draft

    Three Broncos were selected in the

    1975 NFL Draft
    , which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

    Player Position Round Overall Franchise
    Rolly Woolsey
    		 Defensive back
    6th
    		 148 Dallas Cowboys
    Jim McMillan Quarterback
    14th
    		 350 Detroit Lions
    Ron Franklin Defensive tackle
    15th
    		 386 St. Louis Cardinals

    References

    1. ^ "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
    2. ^ a b "Las Vegas nips Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 20, 1974. p. 14.
    3. ^ "Boise State makes playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 19, 1974. p. 1B.
    4. ^ "BSC wants $1.4 million for stadium addition". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 1, 1973. p. 15.
    5. ^ "Boise State takes 41-21 debut win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 16, 1974. p. 16.
    6. ^ "Broncos nip Montana State 40-37". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 29, 1974. p. 7, sports.
    7. ^ "Boise State rolls past Reno 36-16". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 6, 1974. p. 16.
    8. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
    9. ^ "Boise blasts way to 61-3 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 13, 1974. p. 13.
    10. ^ "Boise State shells Lumberjacks, 45-13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 27, 1974. p. 14.
    11. ^ "Boise State wallops Weber State 42-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 3, 1974. p. 17.
    12. ^ "Boise romps; Idaho State rallies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 10, 1974. p. 17.
    13. ^ a b "Game program: Montana Grizzlies vs. Boise State". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). November 16, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
    14. ^ "Boise State clinches crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1974. p. 1B.
    15. ^ "BSU's McMillen running away with offense honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 19, 1974. p. 1B.
    16. ^ a b Emerson, Paul (November 23, 1974). "Vandals-Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
    17. ^ Emerson, Paul (November 24, 1974). "Boise State roars past Vandals 53-29". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
    18. ^ "Boise State rips Idaho in shootout". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 24, 1974. p. 1, sports.
    19. ^ "Boise heads for playoffs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1974. p. 16.
    20. ^ "Boise beaten". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 1, 1974. p. 9D.
    21. ^ "CMU whips Boise St.; meet Louisiana Tech next". Ludington Daily News. (Michigan). UPI. December 2, 1974. p. 5.
    22. ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
    23. ^ "Boise, Montana players MVPs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1974. p. 1B.
    24. ^ "Little All-America: Boise State ace lone NW choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 5, 1974. p. 51.

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