1983 Boise State Broncos football team

1983 Boise State Broncos football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1983 record 6–5 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach Lyle Setencich (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Phil Snow (1st season)
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
(capacity: 20,000)
1983 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#11 Nevada $^ 6 –1 –0  9 –5 –0
#12 Idaho State ^ 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Idaho 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
Boise State 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Weber State 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Montana 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Northern Arizona 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Montana State 1 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Nevada-Reno earned automatic berth and
    Idaho State earned at-large berth in I-AA playoffs.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll
(released before championship playoffs)

The 1983 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA 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 first-year head coach Lyle Setencich, previously the defensive coordinator, Boise State finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–3 in conference.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 3 Cal State Fullerton (Div I-A)* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [1] L  10–13   18,700
September 10 Eastern Washington (Div II)* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [2] W 33–14   16,823
September 17 at Montana Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT L  20–21     6,200
September 24 at Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV L  20–38   13,200
October 1 Cal Poly (Div II)* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID W 27–3   15,738
October 15 at Utah State (Div I-A)* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT L    7–10   16,600
October 22 Montana State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID W 42–0   16,974
October 29 at Weber State Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, UT W 38–27   10,923
November 5 No. 9 Idaho State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID W 32–20   20,477
November 12 Northern Arizona Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID W 28–3   13,826
November 19 8:00 p.m. at Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID [3][4] (Rivalry) L  24–45   15,400
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from NCAA (Div. I-AA). All times are in Mountain time.
Source:[5][6]

Roster

1983 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Hazsen Choates Fr
QB 13 Gerald DesPres Jr
TB 29 Greg Harrison So
TB 34 Rodney Webster Sr
FB 46 Dave Maloney Jr
C 53 Scott Baker So
G 62 Steve Despot Jr
G Todd Biggs Sr
T 73 John Kilgo Jr
TE Don Summers Jr
WR Joe Trotter Sr
WR 85 Pat Fitzgerald So
WR 89 Kim Metcalf Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 21 Butch Fisk Sr
CB 22 Jim Voulelis Jr
FS David Snow Jr
CB Brian McCreath Jr
LB 48 Mark Wulff Jr
LB Chuck Butler Sr
LB 55 Carl Keever Jr
NG 57 Glenn Simonson Sr
LDT 66 Jeff Caves Sr
DT 83 Michel Bourgeau Sr
LB 95 Paul Unger Sr
RDT 99 Mark Koch So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Tony Massagli
P 88 Ron Talbot So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[3][4]

NFL Draft

One Bronco senior was selected in the 1984 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds (336 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Michel BourgeauDL11th291New Orleans Saints

References

  1. ↑ "Late field goal helps Fullerton top Boise State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 4, 1983. p. 2B.
  2. ↑ "Boise State 33, East. Washington 14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1983. p. 3B.
  3. 1 2 Ramsdell, Paul (November 19, 1983). "Football feud: Idaho, BSU resume rivalry". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  4. 1 2 Ramsdell, Paul (November 20, 1983). "Vandals whip Broncos in the Dome, 45-24". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. ↑ "1983 Boise State Broncos Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.


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