1973 Boise State Broncos football team

The 1973 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season, the sixth season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the first in the newly reorganized Division II. The Broncos were in their fourth year as members of the Big Sky Conference (and NCAA) and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

1973 Boise State Broncos football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8 (College Division)
APNo. 5 (College Division)
1973 record10–3 (6–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
1973 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Boise State $^ 6 –0 –0  10 –3 –0
Montana State 5 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
Idaho 3 –2 –0  4 –7 –0
Northern Arizona 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Montana 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Weber State 2 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Idaho State 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA College Division AP Poll

Led by sixth-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 9–2 in the regular season and undefeated in conference (6–0) to win their first Big Sky title.[1] Invited to the inaugural eight-team Division II playoffs, BSC hosted a 53–10 quarterfinal win over South Dakota.[2] In the semifinals, the Broncos lost 38–34 to Louisiana Tech in the Pioneer Bowl in Texas,[3] giving up a touchdown in the final seconds.[4][5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 152:30 pmat Idaho
W 47–2417,104
September 22Montana State
W 27–1714,521
September 29Portland State*No. 10
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 64–712,408
October 6Weber StateNo. 8
W 34–711,586
October 13at No. 17 UNLV*No. 4
L 19–2412,458
October 20at Northern ArizonaNo. 8
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [11]
W 21–610,112
October 27MontanaNo. 8
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [12]
W 55–712,852
November 3at Nevada*No. 6
L 21–233,111
November 10at Idaho StateNo. 11
W 21–1712,000
November 17Cal Poly*No. 11
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [15]
W 42–1013,885
November 24UC Davis*No. 8
W 32–314,300
December 1vs. No. 15 South DakotaNo. 8
W 53–1014,358
December 811:30 amvs. No. 3 Louisiana TechNo. 8
L 34–3813,000
Source:[19]

Roster
1973 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Jim McMillan Jr
QB 15 Ron Autele Sr
RB 21 Harry Riener
RB 22 Chester Grey Jr
RB 40 John Smith
RB 42 Ron Emry So
C 54 John Klotz
RT 60 Charlie Russell
LG 61 Glenn Sparks
RG 63 Dan Dixon
LT 76 Al Davis
WR 81 Don Hutt (C) Jr
WR 89 Dick Donohue
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 14 Greg Frederick (C) So
FS 25 Pat King Sr
CB 29 Rolly Woolsey Jr
SS 43 Jim Meeks
RLB 45 Loren Schmidt Jr
MLB 51 Ron Davis Jr
LLB 82 Claude Tomasini Jr
RDT 71 Vaa Afoa Jr
LDT 73 Blessing Bird Sr
DL 78 Ron Franklin Jr
LDE 83 Mark Goodman Sr
RDE 87 Ken Mills Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 29 Rolly Woolsey Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Buratto (DB)
  • Charlie Dine (DL/LB)
  • Dave Nickel (OL)
  • Adam Rita (WR)
  • Doug Woolsey (OB)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[6]

NFL Draft

Three Broncos were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Don HuttWide receiver9th213Los Angeles Rams
Dan DixonGuard13th313Houston Oilers
Al DavisGuard17th433Atlanta Falcons
Source:[20][21]

References
  1. "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "Boise St. smears South Dakota". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 2, 1973. p. 19.
  3. "Boise in semis". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 8, 1973. p. 17.
  4. "Late TD tops Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 9, 1973. p. 19.
  5. DeLassus, David (2016). "Boise State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  6. Payne, Bob (September 15, 1973). "Idaho, Boise resume war". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 14.
  7. "Happiness is Boise State". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 17, 1973. p. 15.
  8. "Autele leads Boise victory". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 23, 1973. p. 2, sports.
  9. "Boise State whips Weber". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 7, 1973. p. 21.
  10. "Las Vegas upsets Boise 24-19". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 14, 1973. p. 16.
  11. "Mustangs struggle". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 21, 1973. p. 21.
  12. Shelledy, Jay (October 28, 1973). "Boise St. runs over Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 20.
  13. "'Cats romp but UN nips Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 4, 1973. p. 13.
  14. "Boise nabs title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 11, 1973. p. 14.
  15. "Boise riddles Cal Poly, 42-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 18, 1973. p. 20.
  16. "Boise earns NCAA berth by edging Davis 32-31". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 19.
  17. "Boise awaits bowl tilt". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 26, 1973. p. 18.
  18. "How they fared". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 26, 1973. p. 18.
  19. "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 70.
  20. "Odom goes in 5th round". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 30, 1974. p. D1.
  21. "Several area stars taken in grid draft". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. January 31, 1974. p. 2D.
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