1977 Boise State Broncos football team

1977 Boise State Broncos football
Big Sky champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
1977 record 9–2 (6–0 Big Sky)
Head coach Jim Criner (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Gene Dahlquist (1st year)
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
1977 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Boise State $ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
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
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
  • Boise State concluded its regular season after the Div. II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid.

The 1977 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at 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 Boise State in Division II; the Big Sky 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

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
Sep 10 at Weber State Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, UT [5] W 19–9   13,440
Sep 17 Fresno State - (Div. I)* Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA [6] L  7–42   12,136
Sep 24 Nevada-Las Vegas* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [7] W 45–14   20,575
Oct 01 Montana State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [8][9] W 26–0   20,552
Oct 08 at Montana Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT [10] W 43–17    8,400
Oct 15 at Nevada-Reno* Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV [11] (rivalry) L 10–28   11,651
Oct 22 Northern Arizona Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [12] W 27–13   20,448
Oct 29 Utah State - (Div. I)* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT [13] W 23–16   6,216
Nov 05 Idaho State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [14] W 31–7   19,850
Nov 12 Cal Poly-SLO* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID W 42–21   17,028
Nov 26 8:30 pm at Idaho - (Div. I) Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID [2][4][15] (rivalry) W 44–14   12,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Big schools win battle". St. Petersburg Independent. (Florida). Associated Press. January 13, 1978. p. 5C.
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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.

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