1968 Boise State Broncos football team

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1968 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
Seasons
  1967
1969  
1968 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Doane   10 0 0
New Mexico Highlands   9 0 0
No. 15 Ferris State   7 0 1
No. 9 Cal Lutheran   9 1 0
No. 10 Emory and Henry   9 1 0
Indiana (PA)   9 1 0
No. 16 Austin   8 1 0
No. 11 Appalachian State   8 2 0
Boise State   8 2 0
No. 20 Carson–Newman   8 2 0
La Verne   7 2 0
Hillsdale   6 3 0
St. Mary of the Plains   6 4 0
Wheaton (IL)   5 4 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   5 5 1
Eastern New Mexico   4 5 1
Simon Fraser   4 5 0
Southern Colorado State   4 6 0
Southwest State (MN)   3 5 0
Wofford   4 7 0
Georgetown (KY)   2 6 0
Azusa Pacific   2 7 0
Kentucky State   2 7 0
Iowa Wesleyan   1 7 1
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1968 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1968 NAIA football season, the first season of Bronco football at the four-year level. It was the first of two seasons Boise played as an NAIA independent after departing the NJCAA and the Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference. [1] [2] It was also the first season under the school's new name, after being known as Boise College since 1965.

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The Broncos played their home games on campus at the original Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Led by first-year head coach Tony Knap, who succeeded legendary Bronco head coach Lyle Smith, the Broncos finished with an 8–2 record. [3] After starting the season 1–2, the Broncos finished strong with seven straight victories, including wins over Evergreen Conference champions Central Washington and in-state rivals Idaho State and the College of Idaho. BSC was listed among the top thirty small college teams at the end of the season. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 218:00 pm Linfield L 7–176,300 [5] [6]
September 288:00 pm Westminster (UT)
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 50–2 [7] [8]
October 58:00 pmat Weber State L 3–44 [9]
October 128:00 pm Eastern Washington
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–04,300 [10]
October 192:30 pmat Whitworth W 49–02,000 [11]
October 262:30 pmat Eastern Oregon
W 50–27
November 21:30 pm Idaho State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 27–207,300 [12]
November 91:30 pm Western State (CO)
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 41–03,500 [13]
November 162:30 pmat Central Washington
W 61–7 [14] [15]
November 232:00 pmat College of Idaho W 16–7

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References

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  2. "Boise State, Northern Arizona admitted to Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 26, 1969. p. 13.
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  4. Les Bois Yearbook. Vol. 34. Boise State University. 1969. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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  6. "Northwest roundup". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 22, 1968. p. 2B.
  7. "Westminster to Boise". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). September 27, 1968. p. C1.
  8. Yengich, Nick (September 30, 1968). "'New' Weber to face Boise". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
  9. Yengich, Nick (October 7, 1968). "Weber Waltz to PSC". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C2.
  10. "Pirates delighted; Savages in gloom". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 14, 1968. p. 15.
  11. Stewart, Chuck (October 21, 1968). "Savages, Whits defeated". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 14.
  12. "Boise tops ISU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 15.
  13. "Boise State scores fifth straight win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. 12.
  14. "Wildcats lose last game". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). November 18, 1968. p. 5.
  15. "Boise State Wins 61-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 17, 1968. p. 10.
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