The 1970 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season, the third season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the first as members of the Big Sky Conference and NCAA.[1][2] In the College Division, they played their home games on campus at the new Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.
| 1970 Boise State Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (2–1 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Bronco Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Led by third-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 8–3 overall and 2–1 in conference.[3] BSC played only three conference games, missing Idaho, Montana, and fellow new member Northern Arizona.
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | 8:00 pm | Chico State* | W 49–14 | 14,028 | [4] | ||
| September 19 | 8:00 pm | Eastern Montana* |
| W 35–0 | 7,115 | ||
| September 26 | 1:30 pm | Central Washington* |
| W 34–20 | 7,416 | [5] | |
| October 3 | 2:00 pm | at Montana State | No. 20 | W 17–10 | 7,500 | [6] | |
| October 10 | at Long Beach State* | No. 12 | L 14–27 | 6,472 | |||
| October 17 | 8:00 pm | Southern Oregon* |
| W 57–0 | 5,976 | [7] | |
| October 24 | 1:30 pm | Eastern Washington* | No. 17 |
| W 12–0 | 4,866 | [8][9][10] |
| October 31 | 8:00 pm | at Idaho State | No. 15 | W 24–3 | 12,400 | [11][12] | |
| November 7 | at Hiram Scott* | No. 19 | Scottsbluff, NE | L 3–7 | 3,300 | [13] | |
| November 14 | 1:30 pm | Weber State |
| L 7–41 | 11,865 | ||
| November 21 | 2:00 pm | at College of Idaho* | W 41–7 | 1,300 | [14] | ||
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NFL Draft
editOne Bronco was selected in the 1971 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Faddie Tillman | Defensive tackle | 10th | 241 | Atlanta Falcons |
References
edit- ^ "Boise State joins NCAA". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. October 15, 1969. p. 44.
- ^ "Boise State, Northern Arizona admitted to Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 26, 1969. p. 13.
- ^ "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "That;s show biz". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). UPI. September 12, 1970. p. 5.
- ^ "Central loses but shows improvement". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). September 28, 1970. p. 5.
- ^ "Broncos nip Montana State in first Big Sky contest". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1970. p. 14.
- ^ "Broncos stomped". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1970. p. 16.
- ^ "Savages, Pirates in tough against Boise State, UPS". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 24, 1970. p. 10.
- ^ "Boise blanks Eastern, 12-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 25, 1970. p. 2, sports.
- ^ "Broncos win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 25, 1970. p. 16.
- ^ "17 blacks out for season, ISU reports". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 23, 1970. p. 14.
- ^ "Late, Late: Broncos bash Idaho State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 2, 1970. p. 23.
- ^ "Scott defense stop Boise St". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 8, 1970. p. 2, sports.
- ^ "Boise State rips College of Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1970. p. 2, sports.
- ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
External links
edit- Bronco Football Stats – 1970
- BSC Arbiter – student newspaper – 1970 editions
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