American college football season
The 1973 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season , the sixth season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the first in the newly reorganized Division II . The Broncos were in their fourth year as members of the Big Sky Conference (and NCAA ) and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho .
Led by sixth-year head coach Tony Knap , the Broncos were 9–2 in the regular season and undefeated in conference (6–0) to win their first Big Sky title . Invited to the inaugural eight-team Division II playoffs , BSC hosted a 53–10 quarterfinal win over South Dakota .[2] In the semifinals, the Broncos lost 38–34 to Louisiana Tech in the Pioneer Bowl in Texas ,[3] giving up a touchdown in the final seconds.[4] [5]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 15 2:30 pm at Idaho W 47–2417,104
September 22 Montana State W 27–1714,521
September 29 Portland State * No. 10 W 64–712,408
October 6 Weber State No. 8 W 34–711,586
October 13 at No. 17 UNLV * No. 4 L 19–2412,458
October 20 at Northern Arizona No. 8 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID [11] W 21–610,112
October 27 Montana No. 8 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID [12] W 55–712,852
November 3 at Nevada * No. 6 L 21–233,111
November 10 at Idaho State No. 11 W 21–1712,000
November 17 Cal Poly * No. 11 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID [15] W 42–1013,885
November 24 UC Davis * No. 8 W 32–314,300
December 1 vs. No. 15 South Dakota No. 8 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID [2] (Div. II Quarterfinal ) W 53–1014,358
December 8 11:30 am vs. No. 3 Louisiana Tech No. 8 L 34–3813,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI poll All times are in Mountain time
Source: [19]
Roster [ ]
1973 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
12
Jim McMillan
Jr
QB
15
Ron Autele
Sr
RB
21
Harry Riener
RB
22
Chester Grey
Jr
RB
40
John Smith
RB
42
Ron Emry
So
C
54
John Klotz
RT
60
Charlie Russell
LG
61
Glenn Sparks
RG
63
Dan Dixon
LT
76
Al Davis
WR
81
Don Hutt (C)
Jr
WR
89
Dick Donohue
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB
14
Greg Frederick (C)
So
FS
25
Pat King
Sr
CB
29
Rolly Woolsey
Jr
SS
43
Jim Meeks
RLB
45
Loren Schmidt
Jr
MLB
51
Ron Davis
Jr
LLB
82
Claude Tomasini
Jr
RDT
71
Vaa Afoa
Jr
LDT
73
Blessing Bird
Sr
DL
78
Ron Franklin
Jr
LDE
83
Mark Goodman
Sr
RDE
87
Ken Mills
Jr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
29
Rolly Woolsey
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Steve Buratto (DB)
Charlie Dine (DL/LB)
Dave Nickel (OL)
Adam Rita (WR)
Doug Woolsey (OB)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [6]
NFL Draft [ ]
Three Broncos were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft , which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).
Source: [20] [21]
References [ ]
^ a b "Boise St. smears South Dakota" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. December 2, 1973. p. 19.
^ a b "Boise in semis" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. December 8, 1973. p. 17.
^ a b "Late TD tops Boise" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. December 9, 1973. p. 19.
^ DeLassus, David (2016). "Boise State Yearly Results" . College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2016 .
^ a b Payne, Bob (September 15, 1973). "Idaho, Boise resume war" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. 14.
^ "Happiness is Boise State" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. September 17, 1973. p. 15.
^ "Autele leads Boise victory" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 23, 1973. p. 2, sports.
^ "Boise State whips Weber" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. October 7, 1973. p. 21.
^ "Las Vegas upsets Boise 24-19" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. October 14, 1973. p. 16.
^ "Mustangs struggle" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. October 21, 1973. p. 21.
^ Shelledy, Jay (October 28, 1973). "Boise St. runs over Grizzlies" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 20.
^ " 'Cats romp but UN nips Boise" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. November 4, 1973. p. 13.
^ "Boise nabs title" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. November 11, 1973. p. 14.
^ "Boise riddles Cal Poly, 42-10" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. November 18, 1973. p. 20.
^ "Boise earns NCAA berth by edging Davis 32-31" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 19.
^ "Boise awaits bowl tilt" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. November 26, 1973. p. 18.
^ "How they fared" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. November 26, 1973. p. 18.
^ "Record book (football)" (PDF) . Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 70.
^ "Odom goes in 5th round" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 30, 1974. p. D1.
^ "Several area stars taken in grid draft" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. January 31, 1974. p. 2D.
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