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1975 Boise State Broncos football team

January 01, 1970

The 1975 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season, the eighth season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the third in the newly reorganized Division II. The Broncos were in their sixth year as members of the Big Sky Conference (and NCAA) and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

1975 Boise State Broncos football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record9–2–1 (5–0–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Boise State $^ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Idaho State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Montana State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Idaho 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Montana 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Weber State 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
Northern Arizona 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

Prior to the season, the stadium was expanded with an upper deck added to the east grandstand, which increased the permanent seating capacity to 20,000. Part of the original design, it had been delayed for five years due to high costs.[1]

Season edit

Led by eighth-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 9–1–1 in the regular season and undefeated in conference (5–0–1), gaining their third straight Big Sky title.[2] For those three seasons, the Broncos were 17–0–1 (.972) in conference play; the only non-victory was a tie at rival Idaho during the Kibbie Dome dedication game in October.[3][4][5][6] Prior to the regular season finale at Idaho State, it was announced that the winner would gain one of the eight playoff berths;[7] BSU won by three to advance to the postseason.[8]

Playoffs edit

Invited again to the eight-team Division II playoffs, sixth ranked BSU hosted #5 Northern Michigan at Bronco Stadium in the quarterfinals on November 29.[9][10] Cold and windy conditions caused fourteen fumbles, nine by BSU, and the visitors won 24–21.[11] Winless the previous season, the Wildcats went on to win the national title;[12] they were led by sophomore quarterback Steve Mariucci,[11] later a head coach in the NFL for nine seasons.

1 2 3 4 Total
N. Michigan 3 0 14 7 24
Broncos 7 0 7 7 21

It was the third consecutive year that the Broncos fell in the playoffs to the eventual national champion, and it was their last appearance in the D-II playoffs. Boise State won the Big Sky title in 1977 but could not participate in the playoffs because of a late regular season game, and they moved up to the new Division I-AA in 1978. BSU returned to the postseason in 1980 and won its only national title.

Knap departs edit

Two months later in January 1976, 61-year-old Knap moved south to Nevada-Las Vegas to replace Ron Meyer, who had left for SMU in Dallas.[13][14] At the time, UNLV was also in Division II, but moved up to I-A in 1978; Knap led the Rebels for six seasons, through 1981. Jim Criner, the linebackers coach at Rose Bowl champion UCLA, was hired as BSU's next head coach in February 1976,[15][16] and stayed through 1982.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Cal State Hayward*
W 42–2018,046[17]
September 20Cal Poly*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–2918,988[18]
September 27at Weber StateNo. 3
W 34–711,342[19]
October 4Montana StateNo. 3
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–3419,642[20]
October 112:30 pmat IdahoNo. 4
T 31–3116,250[3][4][5][6]
October 18UNLV*No. 7
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–2120,000[21]
October 25Northern ArizonaNo. 5
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 48–013,545[22]
November 1MontanaNo. 4
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 39–2819,171[23]
November 8at Nevada*No. 3
W 49–65,150[24]
November 151:30 pmUtah State*No. 3
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 19–4220,000[25][26][27][28]
November 22at Idaho StateNo. 7
W 20–1712,000[8]
November 29No. 5 Northern Michigan*No. 6
L 21–2417,347[10][11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[29]

Roster edit

1975 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 15 Lee Huey Sr
QB 18 Greg Stern Jr
FB Kent Hollingsworth
RB 28 Tom Sims
RB 34 Bob Cleveland
RB 40 John Smith
RB Ron Emry
WR 8 John Crabtree
WR 20 Mike Holton
WR Clarence Smith
OT Mike Gasseling
G Glenn Sparks
C Todd Whiteman
G Jim Ryan
OT Everett Carr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
RCB 7 Lester McNeary Jr
LCB 21 Gary Roslowich Jr
LLB 39 Gary Gorrell Sr
DB 43 Jim Meeks Sr
SS 46 Jeff Tryon
FS 49 Clint Sigman Sr
MLB 51 Kauhi Hookano
RLB 52 Barry Munson
LDE 86 Mark Humpheries
LDT 88 Pete Poumele
RDT 73 Saia Misa
RDE 60 Alva Liles
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Avi Rofe
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Buratto (DL/LB)
  • Tom Cruickshank (DB)
  • Dave Nickel (OL)
  • Adam Rita (RB/WR)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt
Source:[30]

NFL Draft edit

Three Broncos were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (487 selections).

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
John Smith Running back 3rd 75 Dallas Cowboys
Gary Gorrell Linebacker 16th 448 Buffalo Bills
Jim Meeks Defensive back 17th 475 Detroit Lions

References edit

  1. ^ "BSC wants $1.4 million for stadium addition". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 1, 1973. p. 15.
  2. ^ "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Drosendahl, Glenn (October 11, 1975). "Idaho bucking Broncos in dome dedication game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. ^ a b Roche, Kevin (October 12, 1975). "Kibbie Dome dedication: sideshow for a 31-31 tie". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12A.
  5. ^ a b Drosendahl, Glenn (October 12, 1975). "Idaho-Boise St. brawl ends with 31-31 tie". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  6. ^ a b Payne, Bob (October 12, 1975). "Vandals, Boise battle to tie". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. D1.
  7. ^ "BSU-ISU victor playoff-bound". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1975. p. 2B.
  8. ^ a b "Broncos capture Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 23, 1975. p. 1B.
  9. ^ "Texas A&I leads rankings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 27, 1975. p. 2B.
  10. ^ a b "Boise State braces for NMU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 29, 1975. p. 4B.
  11. ^ a b c "Fumbles cost Boise 24-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1975. p. 3B.
  12. ^ "Winless in '74, then a title in '75". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 14, 1975. p. 10B.
  13. ^ "Knap leaves Boise State for Las Vegas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 30, 1976. p. 1B.
  14. ^ "Boise's Knap off to Vegas". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 30, 1976. p. 17.
  15. ^ "Boise St. hires UCLA grid assistant". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 14, 1976. p. 4B.
  16. ^ "Boise selects Criner; ISU elevates aide". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 14, 1976. p. 16.
  17. ^ "Boise State roars past Cal State-Hayward". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 14, 1975. p. 2B.
  18. ^ "Last-ditch pass saves Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 21, 1975. p. 2B.
  19. ^ "Broncos pass past Weber". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1975. p. 2B.
  20. ^ "Boise State wins on late TD". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 5, 1975. p. 2B.
  21. ^ "Broncos rock Rebels". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 19, 1975. p. 2B.
  22. ^ "Boise State rips NAU 48-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1975. p. 2B.
  23. ^ "Grizzlies ground game stopped cold by Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 2, 1975. p. 4B.
  24. ^ "Montana clubs post wins; Boise romps". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 9, 1975. p. 3B.
  25. ^ Ferguson, George (November 14, 1975). "Ag desire is big item". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 11B.
  26. ^ Keel, John P. (November 15, 1975). "Most Big Sky clubs in non-conference tilts". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 3B.
  27. ^ "Utah State romps over Boise State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 16, 1975. p. 1B.
  28. ^ Ferguson, George (November 17, 1975). "Easy time for Aggies". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2C.
  29. ^ (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  30. ^ "Probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 11, 1975. p. 2B.

External links edit

  • Bronco Football Stats – 1975

January 01, 1970
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The 1975 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season the eighth season of Bronco football at the four year level and the third in the newly reorganized Division II The Broncos were in their sixth year as members of the Big Sky Conference and NCAA and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise Idaho 1975 Boise State Broncos footballBig Sky championNCAA Division II Quarterfinal L 21 24 vs Northern MichiganConferenceBig Sky ConferenceRecord9 2 1 5 0 1 Big Sky Head coachTony Knap 8th season Home stadiumBronco StadiumSeasons 19741976 1975 Big Sky Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 6 Boise State 5 0 1 9 2 1 Idaho State 4 2 0 7 3 0 Montana State 4 2 0 5 5 0 Idaho 2 2 2 4 5 2 Montana 3 3 0 6 4 0 Weber State 1 4 1 1 9 1 Northern Arizona 0 6 0 1 9 0 Conference champion NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll Prior to the season the stadium was expanded with an upper deck added to the east grandstand which increased the permanent seating capacity to 20 000 Part of the original design it had been delayed for five years due to high costs 1 Contents 1 Season 2 Playoffs 3 Knap departs 4 Schedule 5 Roster 6 NFL Draft 7 References 8 External linksSeason editLed by eighth year head coach Tony Knap the Broncos were 9 1 1 in the regular season and undefeated in conference 5 0 1 gaining their third straight Big Sky title 2 For those three seasons the Broncos were 17 0 1 972 in conference play the only non victory was a tie at rival Idaho during the Kibbie Dome dedication game in October 3 4 5 6 Prior to the regular season finale at Idaho State it was announced that the winner would gain one of the eight playoff berths 7 BSU won by three to advance to the postseason 8 Playoffs editInvited again to the eight team Division II playoffs sixth ranked BSU hosted 5 Northern Michigan at Bronco Stadium in the quarterfinals on November 29 9 10 Cold and windy conditions caused fourteen fumbles nine by BSU and the visitors won 24 21 11 Winless the previous season the Wildcats went on to win the national title 12 they were led by sophomore quarterback Steve Mariucci 11 later a head coach in the NFL for nine seasons 1 2 3 4 Total N Michigan 3 0 14 7 24 Broncos 7 0 7 7 21 It was the third consecutive year that the Broncos fell in the playoffs to the eventual national champion and it was their last appearance in the D II playoffs Boise State won the Big Sky title in 1977 but could not participate in the playoffs because of a late regular season game and they moved up to the new Division I AA in 1978 BSU returned to the postseason in 1980 and won its only national title Knap departs editTwo months later in January 1976 61 year old Knap moved south to Nevada Las Vegas to replace Ron Meyer who had left for SMU in Dallas 13 14 At the time UNLV was also in Division II but moved up to I A in 1978 Knap led the Rebels for six seasons through 1981 Jim Criner the linebackers coach at Rose Bowl champion UCLA was hired as BSU s next head coach in February 1976 15 16 and stayed through 1982 Schedule editDateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 13Cal State Hayward Bronco StadiumBoise IDW 42 2018 046 17 September 20Cal Poly Bronco StadiumBoise IDW 35 2918 988 18 September 27at Weber StateNo 3Wildcat StadiumOgden UTW 34 711 342 19 October 4Montana StateNo 3Bronco StadiumBoise IDW 35 3419 642 20 October 112 30 pmat IdahoNo 4Kibbie DomeMoscow ID rivalry T 31 3116 250 3 4 5 6 October 18UNLV No 7Bronco StadiumBoise IDW 34 2120 000 21 October 25Northern ArizonaNo 5Bronco StadiumBoise IDW 48 013 545 22 November 1MontanaNo 4Bronco StadiumBoise IDW 39 2819 171 23 November 8at Nevada No 3Mackay StadiumReno NV rivalry W 49 65 150 24 November 151 30 pmUtah State No 3Bronco StadiumBoise IDL 19 4220 000 25 26 27 28 November 22at Idaho StateNo 7ASISU MinidomePocatello IDW 20 1712 000 8 November 29No 5 Northern Michigan No 6Bronco StadiumBoise ID NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L 21 2417 347 10 11 Non conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game 29 Roster edit1975 Boise State Broncos football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos Name Class QB 15 Lee Huey Sr QB 18 Greg Stern Jr FB Kent Hollingsworth RB 28 Tom Sims RB 34 Bob Cleveland RB 40 John Smith RB Ron Emry WR 8 John Crabtree WR 20 Mike Holton WR Clarence Smith OT Mike Gasseling G Glenn Sparks C Todd Whiteman G Jim Ryan OT Everett Carr Defense Pos Name Class RCB 7 Lester McNeary Jr LCB 21 Gary Roslowich Jr LLB 39 Gary Gorrell Sr DB 43 Jim Meeks Sr SS 46 Jeff Tryon FS 49 Clint Sigman Sr MLB 51 Kauhi Hookano RLB 52 Barry Munson LDE 86 Mark Humpheries LDT 88 Pete Poumele RDT 73 Saia Misa RDE 60 Alva Liles Special teams Pos Name Class K Avi Rofe Head coach Tony Knap 8th year Coordinators assistant coaches Steve Buratto DL LB Tom Cruickshank DB Dave Nickel OL Adam Rita RB WR Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp Redshirt Source 30 NFL Draft editThree Broncos were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft which lasted seventeen rounds 487 selections Player Position Round Overall Franchise John Smith Running back 3rd 75 Dallas Cowboys Gary Gorrell Linebacker 16th 448 Buffalo Bills Jim Meeks Defensive back 17th 475 Detroit LionsReferences edit BSC wants 1 4 million for stadium addition Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press December 1 1973 p 15 Boise State Broncos College Football NCAA college football results com Retrieved June 12 2016 a b Drosendahl Glenn October 11 1975 Idaho bucking Broncos in dome dedication game Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 1B a b Roche Kevin October 12 1975 Kibbie Dome dedication sideshow for a 31 31 tie Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 12A a b Drosendahl Glenn October 12 1975 Idaho Boise St brawl ends with 31 31 tie Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 1B a b Payne Bob October 12 1975 Vandals Boise battle to tie Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p D1 BSU ISU victor playoff bound Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press November 18 1975 p 2B a b Broncos capture Big Sky Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press November 23 1975 p 1B Texas A amp I leads rankings Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press November 27 1975 p 2B a b Boise State braces for NMU Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press November 29 1975 p 4B a b c Fumbles cost Boise 24 21 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press November 30 1975 p 3B Winless in 74 then a title in 75 Eugene Register Guard Oregon Associated Press December 14 1975 p 10B Knap leaves Boise State for Las Vegas Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press January 30 1976 p 1B Boise s Knap off to Vegas Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press January 30 1976 p 17 Boise St hires UCLA grid assistant Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press February 14 1976 p 4B Boise selects Criner ISU elevates aide Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press February 14 1976 p 16 Boise State roars past Cal State Hayward Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press September 14 1975 p 2B Last ditch pass saves Boise Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press September 21 1975 p 2B Broncos pass past Weber Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press September 28 1975 p 2B Boise State wins on late TD Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press October 5 1975 p 2B Broncos rock Rebels Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press October 19 1975 p 2B Boise State rips NAU 48 0 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press October 26 1975 p 2B Grizzlies ground game stopped cold by Boise Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press November 2 1975 p 4B Montana clubs post wins Boise romps Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press November 9 1975 p 3B Ferguson George November 14 1975 Ag desire is big item Deseret News Salt Lake City Utah p 11B Keel John P November 15 1975 Most Big Sky clubs in non conference tilts Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press p 3B Utah State romps over Boise State Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press November 16 1975 p 1B Ferguson George November 17 1975 Easy time for Aggies Deseret News Salt Lake City Utah p 2C Record book football PDF Boise State University Athletics 2016 p 70 Archived from the original PDF on February 15 2017 Retrieved November 30 2016 Probable starters Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho October 11 1975 p 2B External links editBronco Football Stats 1975 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1975 Boise State Broncos football team amp oldid 1170901660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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