1972 Boise State Broncos football team

1972 Boise State Broncos football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1972 record 7–4 (3–3 Big Sky)
Head coach Tony Knap (5th season)
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
1972 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • No Big Sky teams advanced to the postseason

The 1972 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1972 college 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.

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

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 16 UNLV* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [2] W 36–16   13,418
September 23 at Humboldt State* Arcata, CA W 21–15    
September 30 Weber State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [3] W 49–16   14,776
October 7 at Cal Poly* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L  21–26   7,200
October 14 Nevada* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (rivalry) W 56–19   10,336
October 21 at Montana State Van Winkle Stadium • Bozeman, MT L  10–37   7,200
October 28 at Montana Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT L  28–42   6,000
November 4 at Portland State* Civic Stadium • Portland, OR [4] W 33–7   1,769
November 11 Idaho State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [5] W 31–28   14,017
November 18 at Northern Arizona Lumberjack Stadium • Flagstaff, AZ [6] W 39–12   2,200
November 25 1:30 pm Idaho Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [7][8] (rivalry) L  21–22   14,516
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[9]

References

  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. ↑ "Broncos beat NAU 39-12". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 19, 1972. p. 16.
  7. ↑ Emerson, Paul (November 25, 1972). "Idaho ends disappointing season in game with arch rival Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
  8. ↑ Emerson, Paul (November 26, 1972). "Comstock's runs lead Idaho past Boise State 22-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 21.
  9. ↑ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71.
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