1977 Boise State Broncos football team

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1977 Boise State Broncos football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
APNo. T–5 (NCAA Division II)
Record9–2 (6–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGene Dahlquist (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–5 Boise State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. T–5 Northern Arizona ^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Montana State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Weber State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Idaho State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Idaho 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Montana 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Boise State concluded its regular season after the NCAA Division II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

The 1977 Boise State Broncos football team represented

Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Led by second-year head coach Jim Criner
, the Broncos were 9–2 overall and 6–0 in conference to win the Big Sky title, their fourth in five years.

This was the final season for BSU football in Division II; the Big Sky was in Division I for its other sports and joined the newly created Division I-AA in 1978.[1]

Because of their regular season ending on November 26, Boise State could not participate in the eight-team Division II playoffs, which began earlier that day. Big Sky runner-up Northern Arizona took the berth but suffered a 35-point shutout loss at home.[2][3][4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Weber State
W 19–913,440[5]
September 17Fresno State*
L 7–4212,136[6]
September 24
Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
    		• W 45–1420,575[7]
    October 1No. 1 Montana State
    • Bronco Stadium
    • Boise, ID
    		W 26–020,552[8][9]
    October 8at MontanaNo. 4
    		W 43–178,400[10]
    October 15at Nevada*No. 3
    		L 10–2811,651[11]
    October 22Northern Arizona
    • Bronco Stadium
    • Boise, ID
    		W 27–1320,448[12]
    October 29Utah State*
    		W 23–166,216[13]
    November 5Idaho StateNo. 8
    • Bronco Stadium
    • Boise, ID
    		W 31–719,850[14]
    November 12Cal Poly*No. 6
    • Bronco Stadium
    • Boise, ID
    		W 42–2117,028
    November 268:30 pmat IdahoNo. T–5
    		W 44–1412,000[2][4][15]

    [16]

    Roster

    1977 Boise State Broncos football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 11 Dee Pickett Sr
    QB 16 Hoskin Hogan So
    TB 20 Cedric Minter Fr
    TB 27 Terry Zahner Fr
    FB 32 Angelo Dillon
    FB 33 David Hughes Fr
    TB 40 Fred Goode Jr
    LT 53 Jim Klotz Sr
    C 56 Mark Villano Jr
    RG 60 Alva Liles Sr
    LG 67 John Carter Sr
    RT 74 Harold Cotton Sr
    SE 80 Terry Hutt Sr
    TE 83 Steve Woodard Sr
    FL 89 Lonnie Hughes Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LCB 17 Ken West Sr
    RCB 22 Ralph Angstrom Sr
    SS 25 Sam Miller Jr
    FS 49 Nash Balinton Jr
    LB 44 Bob Macauley Jr
    LB 47 Larry Polowski Jr
    LB 55 Willie Beamon Jr
    LB 61 Mike Balbas Sr
    LDT 70 Chris Malmgren Sr
    RDT 75 Doug Scott So
    NG 90 Vince Mendiola Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 18 Tom Sarette Jr
    P
    		 Cory Bridges
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
    Source:[2][4][17]

    References

    1. ^ "Big schools win battle". St. Petersburg Independent. Florida. Associated Press. January 13, 1978. p. 5C.
    2. ^ a b c Payne, Bob (November 28, 1977). "Boise State burns Idaho". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 17.
    3. ^ "NAU out in NCAA playoffs". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 28, 1977. p. 15.
    4. ^ a b c "Vandals finish 3-8". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 28, 1977. p. 15.
    5. ^ "Boise State rallies at Weber". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1977. p. 2B.
    6. ^ "Fresno State 42, Boise State 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 18, 1977. p. 2B.
    7. ^ "Boise nails Vegas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 25, 1977. p. 3B.
    8. ^ "MSU, Boise square off today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 1, 1977. p. 3B.
    9. ^ "Boise State blanks MSU 26-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 2, 1977. p. 1B.
    10. ^ "Boise State tramples Montana, 43-17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 9, 1977. p. 3B.
    11. ^ "Reno's Tisdale too much for BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 16, 1977. p. 3B.
    12. ^ "Boise downs NAU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 23, 1977. p. 2B.
    13. ^ "Boise slips by Utah State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 30, 1977. p. 4B.
    14. ^ "Boise rips Bengals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 6, 1977. p. D3.
    15. ^ Vaughan, Sue (November 28, 1977). "Idaho, Troxel in bitter loss". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
    16. ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
    17. ^ "Probable starters". Spokesman=Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 26, 1977. p. 17.

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