1969 Boise State Broncos football team

The 1969 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1969 NAIA football season, the second season of Bronco football at the four-year level. It was Boise's final season as an NAIA independent before joining the Big Sky Conference and NCAA in 1970.[1][2]

1969 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
1969 record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium (1950–1969)

The Broncos played their home games on campus at the original Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. This was the final year for this wooden iteration, which was constructed in 1950, and the Broncos' last season for home games on natural grass. Immediately following the end of the season, the venue was razed and a new concrete stadium was built in less than ten months for the start of the 1970 season,[3] outfitted with AstroTurf (green for sixteen seasons, until 1986).

Led by second-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos finished with a 9–1 record.[4][5]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20vs. Central Washington
W 37–73,500
September 27Whitworth
W 66–78,250
October 4at Cal Poly
W 17–77,000
October 11Colorado State–Greeley
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [9]
L 10–168,700
October 18at Eastern Washington
W 45–7
October 25at Southern Oregon
W 62–0
November 1Hiram Scott
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [12]
W 51–76,500
November 8at Western State
W 23–20
November 15Idaho State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [14]
W 35–2711,600  
November 22College of Idaho
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [5]
W 45–0

[15]

NFL Draft

One Bronco was selected in the 1970 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Steve SvitakLinebacker7th180Oakland Raiders

References
  1. "Boise State joins NCAA". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. October 15, 1969. p. 44.
  2. "Boise State, Northern Arizona admitted to Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 26, 1969. p. 13.
  3. "That;s show biz". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. UPI. September 12, 1970. p. 5.
  4. "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  5. "Boise State rolls". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 23, 1969. p. 13.
  6. "BSC crushes 'Cats 37-7". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. September 22, 1969. p. 5.
  7. "Boise downs Central 37-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 21, 1969. p. 12.
  8. "Boise State bombs Pirates". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1969. p. 19.
  9. "Colorado State takes fumbles, defeats Bosie". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 12, 1969. p. 17.
  10. "Savages score first but lose". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 19, 1969. p. 1, sports.
  11. "Boise State rips Southern Oregon". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 26, 1969. p. 5B.
  12. "Boise State shows no mercy to Hiram Scott in 51-7 win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 2, 1969. p. 10.
  13. "BSC edges Western State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 9, 1969. p. 11.
  14. "Boise State takes lead, holds for Idaho State win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 16, 1969. p. 13.
  15. "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 70.
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