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1972 Boise State Broncos football team

The 1972 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season, the fifth season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the third as members of the Big Sky Conference and NCAA. In the College Division, they played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

1972 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana State $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Idaho State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Boise State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Montana 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Idaho 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Weber State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Northern Arizona 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Led by fifth-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 7–4 in the regular season and 3–3 in conference.[1] The conference losses were the last until 1976.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 167:30 pmUNLV*
W 36–1613,418[2]
September 232:30 pmat Humboldt State*No. 7
W 21–15
September 307:30 pmWeber StateNo. 5
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 49–1614,776[3]
October 77:30 pmat Cal Poly*No. 6
L 21–26  7,200
October 147:30 pmNevada*No. 8
W 56–1910,336
October 212:00 pmat Montana StateNo. 7
L 10–37  7,200
October 281:30 pmat Montana
L 28–42  6,000
November 42:30 pmat Portland State*
W 33–7  1,769[4]
November 111:30 pmNo. 9 Idaho State 
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 31–2814,017[5]
November 181:30 pmat Northern Arizona
W 39–12  2,200
November 251:30 pmIdaho
L 21–2214,516[6][7]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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NFL Draft

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One Bronco was selected in the 1973 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Al Marshall Wide receiver 10th 244 Denver Broncos

References

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  1. ^ "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Boise State crumbles UN-LV". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 17, 1972. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Boise State rocks 'Cats in Big Sky". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 1, 1972. p. 2, sports.
  4. ^ "BSC rolls". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 20.
  5. ^ Shelledy, Jay (November 12, 1972). "Boise win gives Bobcats crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
  6. ^ Emerson, Paul (November 25, 1972). "Idaho ends disappointing season in game with arch rival Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
  7. ^ Emerson, Paul (November 26, 1972). "Comstock's runs lead Idaho past Boise State 22-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 21.
  8. ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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