1977 Boise State Broncos football team

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.

1977 Boise State Broncos football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
APNo. T–5 (NCAA Division II)
1977 record9–2 (6–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGene Dahlquist (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
1977 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. T–5 Boise State $ 6 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
No. T–5 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Boise State concluded its regular season after the NCAA Division II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

This was the final season for BSU football in Division II; the Big Sky was in Division I for its other sports and 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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 10at Weber State
W 19–913,440
September 17Fresno State*
L 7–4212,136
September 24UNLV*
W 45–1420,575
October 1No. 1 Montana State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [8][9]
W 26–020,552
October 8at MontanaNo. 4
W 43–17  8,400
October 15at Nevada*No. 3
L 10–2811,651
October 22Northern Arizona
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [12]
W 27–1320,448
October 29Utah State*
W 23–16  6,216
November 5Idaho StateNo. 8
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [14]
W 31–719,850
November 12Cal Poly*No. 6
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 42–2117,028
November 268:30 pmat IdahoNo. 5
W 44–1412,000
Source:[16]

Roster
1977 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11 Dee Pickett Sr
QB 16 Hoskin Hogan So
TB 20 Cedric Minter Fr
TB 27 Terry Zahner Fr
FB 32 Angelo Dillon
FB 33 David Hughes Fr
TB 40 Fred Goode Jr
LT 53 Jim Klotz Sr
C 56 Mark Villano Jr
RG 60 Alva Liles Sr
LG 67 John Carter Sr
RT 74 Harold Cotton Sr
SE 80 Terry Hutt Sr
TE 83 Steve Woodard Sr
FL 89 Lonnie Hughes Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LCB 17 Ken West Sr
RCB 22 Ralph Angstrom Sr
SS 25 Sam Miller Jr
FS 49 Nash Balinton Jr
LB 44 Bob Macauley Jr
LB 47 Larry Polowski Jr
LB 55 Willie Beamon Jr
LB 61 Mike Balbas Sr
LDT 70 Chris Malmgren Sr
RDT 75 Doug Scott So
NG 90 Vince Mendiola Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 18 Tom Sarette Jr
P Cory Bridges
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[2][4][17]

References
  1. "Big schools win battle". St. Petersburg Independent. Florida. Associated Press. January 13, 1978. p. 5C.
  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. "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.
  17. "Probable starters". Spokesman=Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 26, 1977. p. 17.
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