1997 Boise State Broncos football team

1997 Boise State Broncos football
Conference Big West Conference
1997 record 4–7 (3–2 Big West)
Head coach Houston Nutt (1st season)
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
1997 Big West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Utah State +  4 –1     6 –6  
Nevada +  4 –1     5 –6  
Boise State  3 –2     4 –7  
Idaho  2 –3     5 –6  
North Texas  2 –3     4 –7  
New Mexico State  0 –5     2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Broncos competed in the Big West Conference and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Led by Houston Nutt, in his only year as head coach, the Broncos were 4–7 overall and 3–2 in conference play.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 Cal State Northridge* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [1] L 23–63   26,824
September 6 1:00 PM at Wisconsin* Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 24–28   73,209
September 13 at Central Michigan* Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI L 26–44   19,003
September 20 Weber State* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID W 24–7   25,677
September 27 3:00 PM at No. 15 Washington State* Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L  0–58   34,131
October 11 New Mexico State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID W 52–10   22,814
October 18 at North Texas Fouts Field • Denton, TX [2] W 17–14   15,047
October 25 Louisiana Tech* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [3] L 27–31   20,016
November 1 at Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, UT L 20–24   18,205
November 8 Nevada Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (rivalry) L 42–56   22,382
November 22 at Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID (rivalry) W 30–23 OT  14,501
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[4]

  • Opener was later forfeited by Cal State Northridge

References

  1. ↑ "Big West & Pac-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. August 31, 1997. p. 6B.
  2. ↑ "BSU capitalizes on miscues in 17-14 win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). wire services. October 19, 1997. p. 5B.
  3. ↑ "Big West football". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1997. p. 4B.
  4. ↑ "1997 Boise State Broncos Schedule". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
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