1975 Boise State Broncos football team

1975 Boise State Broncos football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1975 record 9–2–1 (5–0–1 Big Sky)
Head coach Tony Knap (8th year)
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
1975 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Boise State $^ 5 – 0 – 1     9 – 2 – 1
Idaho State 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Montana State 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Idaho 2 – 2 – 2     4 – 5 – 2
Montana 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
Weber State 1 – 4 – 1     1 – 9 – 1
Northern Arizona 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
  • Boise State advanced to Div. II playoffs.

The 1975 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season, the eighth season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the third in the newly-reorganized Division II. The Broncos were in their sixth year as members of the Big Sky Conference (and NCAA) and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

Prior to the season, the 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.[1]

Season

Led by eighth-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 9–1–1 in the regular season and undefeated in conference (5–0–1), gaining their third straight Big Sky title.[2] For those three seasons, the Broncos were 17–0–1 (.972) in conference play; the only non-victory was a tie at rival Idaho during the Kibbie Dome dedication game in October.[3][4][5][6]

Playoffs

Invited again to the eight-team Division II playoffs, BSU hosted Northern Michigan at Bronco Stadium in the quarterfinals on November 29.[7] Cold and windy conditions caused fourteen fumbles, nine by BSU, and the visitors won 24–21.[8] Winless the previous season, the Wildcats went on to win the national title;[9] they were led by sophomore quarterback Steve Mariucci,[8] later a head coach in the NFL for nine seasons.

It was the third consecutive year that the Broncos fell in the playoffs to the eventual national champion, and it was their last appearance in the D-II playoffs. Boise State won the Big Sky title in 1977 but could not participate in the playoffs because of a late regular season game, and they moved up to the new Division I-AA in 1978. BSU returned to the postseason in 1980 and won its only national title.

Knap departs

Two months later in January 1976, 61-year-old Knap moved south to Nevada-Las Vegas to replace Ron Meyer, who went to SMU in Dallas.[10][11] At the time, UNLV was also in Division II, but moved up to I-A in 1978; Knap led the Rebels for six seasons, through 1981. Jim Criner, the UCLA linebackers coach, was hired as BSU's next head coach in February 1976,[12][13] and stayed for seven seasons.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 13 Cal State-Hayward* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [14] W 42–20   18,046
September 20 Cal Poly-SLO* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [15] W 35–29   18,988
September 27 at Weber State Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, UT [16] W 34–7   11,342
October 4 Montana State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [17] W 35–34   19,642
October 11 2:30 pm at Idaho - (Div. I) Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID [3][4][5][6] (rivalry) T  31–31   16,250
October 18 Nevada-Las Vegas* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [18] W 34–21   20,000
October 25 Northern Arizona Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [19] W 48–0   13,545
November 1 Montana Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [20] W 39–28   19,171
November 8 at Nevada-Reno* Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV [21] (rivalry) W 49–6   5,150
November 15 1:30 pm Utah State - (Div. I)* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [22][23][24][25] L  19–42   20,000
November 22 at Idaho State ASISU Minidome • Pocatello, ID [26] W 20–17   12,000
November 29 Northern Michigan* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [7][8] (Div. II Quarterfinal) L  21–24   17,347
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[27]

References

  1. ↑ "BSC wants $1.4 million for stadium addition". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 1, 1973. p. 15.
  2. ↑ "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Drosendahl, Glenn (October 11, 1975). "Idaho bucking Broncos in dome dedication game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. 1 2 Roche, Kevin (October 12, 1975). "Kibbie Dome dedication: sideshow for a 31-31 tie". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12A.
  5. 1 2 Drosendahl, Glenn (October 12, 1975). "Idaho-Boise St. brawl ends with 31-31 tie". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  6. 1 2 Payne, Bob (October 12, 1975). "Vandals, Boise battle to tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  7. 1 2 "Boise State braces for NMU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 29, 1975. p. 4B.
  8. 1 2 3 "Fumbles cost Boise 24-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1975. p. 3B.
  9. ↑ "Winless in '74, then a title in '75". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 14, 1975. p. 10B.
  10. ↑ "Knap leaves Boise State for Las Vegas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 30, 1976. p. 1B.
  11. ↑ "Boise's Knap off to Vegas". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 30, 1976. p. 17.
  12. ↑ "Boise St. hires UCLA grid assistant". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 14, 1976. p. 4B.
  13. ↑ "Boise selects Criner; ISU elevates aide". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 14, 1976. p. 16.
  14. ↑ "Boise State roars past Cal State-Hayward". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 14, 1975. p. 2B.
  15. ↑ "Last-ditch pass saves Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 21, 1975. p. 2B.
  16. ↑ "Broncos pass past Weber". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1975. p. 2B.
  17. ↑ "Boise State wins on late TD". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 5, 1975. p. 2B.
  18. ↑ "Broncos rock Rebels". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 19, 1975. p. 2B.
  19. ↑ "Boise State rips NAU 48-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1975. p. 2B.
  20. ↑ "Grizzlies ground game stopped cold by Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 2, 1975. p. 4B.
  21. ↑ "Montana clubs post wins; Boise romps". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 9, 1975. p. 3B.
  22. ↑ Ferguson, George (November 14, 1975). "Ag desire is big item". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 11B.
  23. ↑ Keel, John P. (November 15, 1975). "Most Big Sky clubs in non-conference tilts". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 3B.
  24. ↑ "Utah State romps over Boise State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 16, 1975. p. 1B.
  25. ↑ Ferguson, George (November 17, 1975). "Easy time for Aggies". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2C.
  26. ↑ "Broncos capture Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 23, 1975. p. 1B.
  27. ↑ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 70.

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