1983 Boise State Broncos football team

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1983 Boise State Broncos football
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ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1983 record6–5 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPhil Snow (1st season)
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Big Sky Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Nevada* $^ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Idaho State ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Idaho 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Boise State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Weber State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Montana 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Northern Arizona 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon after UNLV was forced to forfeit the game after an investigation found that ineligible players had participated in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1983 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by first–year head coach Lyle Setencich, previously the defensive coordinator, Boise State finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–3 in conference.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3Cal State Fullerton*
L 10–1318,700
September 10Eastern Washington*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [2]
W 33–1416,823
September 17at Montana
L 20–216,200
September 24at Nevada
L 20–3813,110
October 1Cal Poly*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 27–315,738
October 15at Utah State*
L 7–1016,600
October 22Montana State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 42–016,974
October 29at Weber State
W 38–2710,923
November 5No. 9 Idaho State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 32–2020,477
November 12Northern Arizona
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 28–313,826
November 198:00 p.m.at Idaho
L 24–4515,400

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Roster[]

1983 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Hazsen Choates Fr
QB 13 Gerald DesPres Jr
TB 29 Greg Harrison So
TB 34 Rodney Webster Sr
FB 46 Dave Maloney Jr
C 53 Scott Baker So
G 62 Steve Despot Jr
G Todd Biggs Sr
T 73 John Kilgo Jr
TE Don Summers Jr
WR Joe Trotter Sr
WR 85 Pat Fitzgerald So
WR 89 Kim Metcalf Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 21 Butch Fisk Sr
CB 22 Jim Voulelis Jr
FS David Snow Jr
CB Gary Castille Jr
LB 48 Mark Wulff Jr
LB Chuck Butler Sr
LB 55 Carl Keever Jr
NG 57 Glenn Simonson Sr
LDT 66 Jeff Caves Sr
DT 83 Michel Bourgeau Sr
LB 95 Paul Unger Sr
RDT 99 Mark Koch So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Tony Massagli
P 88 Ron Talbot So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Source:[3][4]

NFL Draft[]

One Bronco senior was selected in the 1984 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds (336 selections).

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Michel Bourgeau DL 11th 291 New Orleans Saints

See also[]

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  • American football.svg American football portal
  • Sports icon.png Sports portal

References[]

  1. ^ "Late field goal helps Fullerton top Boise State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 4, 1983. p. 2B.
  2. ^ "Boise State 33, East. Washington 14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1983. p. 3B.
  3. ^ a b Ramsdell, Paul (November 19, 1983). "Football feud: Idaho, BSU resume rivalry". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  4. ^ a b Ramsdell, Paul (November 20, 1983). "Vandals whip Broncos in the Dome, 45-24". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. ^ "1983 Boise State Broncos Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.

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