1974 Boise State Broncos football team

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1974 Boise State Broncos football
Old Boise State Script logo.png
Big Sky champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3 (small college)
APNo. 5 (small college)
Record10–2 (6–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
Seasons
  1973
1975  
1974 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Boise State $^ 6 0 010 2 0
Montana State 4 2 07 3 0
Idaho 2 2 12 8 1
Montana 2 3 13 6 1
Northern Arizona 2 3 03 6 0
Idaho State 2 4 05 5 0
Weber State 1 5 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1974 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season, the seventh season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the second in the newly reorganized Division II. The Broncos were in their fifth year as members of the Big Sky Conference (and NCAA) and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. This was the first season as "BSU" as the school had recently become a university.

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Led by seventh-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 10–1 in the regular season and were again undefeated in conference (6–0), repeating as Big Sky champions. [1] The only loss was by two points in-mid season at Las Vegas; the UNLV Rebels were led by running back Mike Thomas, a future NFL Rookie of the Year, and sophomore quarterback Glenn Carano. They built a 31-point lead, then hung on as Boise State answered with four straight touchdown passes from senior Jim McMillan. [2] UNLV was undefeated until the Grantland Rice Bowl, the Division II semifinals.

Invited again to the eight-team Division II playoffs, [3] BSU drew a road game in the quarterfinals at Central Michigan; the Chippewas won 20–6 and went on to win the national title. CMU moved up to Division I in 1975, joining the Mid-American Conference (MAC). In the regular season, the Broncos had scored at least 35 points in every game.

Following this season, Bronco 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. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Cal Poly *W 41–215,700 [5]
September 217:30 pm Chico State *No. 3W 41–714,686 [6]
September 281:30 pmat Montana State No. 3W 40–379,100 [7]
October 57:30 pm Nevada *No. 4
W 36–1614,258 [8] [9]
October 127:30 pm Idaho State No. 4
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 61–314,310 [10]
October 198:15 pmat No. 5 UNLV *No. 4L 35–3718,631 [2]
October 26at Northern Arizona No. 4
W 45–138,000 [11]
November 21:30 pm Weber State No. 4
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 42–1413,252 [12]
November 91:30 pmNo. 13 UC Davis *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 41–2014,608 [13]
November 161:30 pmat Montana No. 4W 56–426,000 [14] [15] [16]
November 231:30 pm Idaho No. 4
W 53–2914,486 [17] [18] [19] [20]
November 3011:00 amat No. 6 Central Michigan *No. 4L 6–209,913 [21] [22]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[23]

Roster

1974 Boise State Broncos football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 8John CrabtreeJr
QB 12 Jim McMillan Sr
QB 15Lee HueyJr
WR 20Mike HoltonSo
RB 28Tom SimsSo
FB 31Ken JohnsonSr
RB 33Dave NiclySr
RB 34Bob ClevelandFr
RB 40John SmithJr
RB 42Ron EmryJr
C 50Todd WhitemanJr
C 57Ted ScolesSr
G 61Glenn SparksJr
OT 65Greg PalinSr
G 69Jim RyanJr
OT 77Carleton ChingSr
WR 89Ray HooftJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LCB 21Gary RoslowichSo
RCB 24Mike CampbellSr
SS 25Pat KingSr
FS 29 Rolly Woolsey Sr
LLB 39Gary GorrellJr
RLB 45Loren SchmidtSr
SS 49Clint SigmanSr
MLB 51Ron DavisSr
RDT 73Saia MisaJr
LDT 78Ron FranklinSr
RDE 85Mark CleggSr
LDE 88Pete PoumeleJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
KR 21Gary RosolwichSo
PR 29 Rolly Woolsey Sr
P 39Gary GorrellJr
K 49Clint SigmanJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Buratto (DB)
  • Charlie Dine (DL/LB)
  • Dave Nickel (OL)
  • Adam Rita (WR)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt
Source: [14] [17]

All-conference

Six Broncos were named to the Big Sky all-conference team:

Boise State also placed six players on the second team. [24]

Quarterback McMillan was a first-team Little All-American; Holton, Woolsey, and Schmidt were honorable mention. [25]

NFL draft

Three Broncos were selected in the 1975 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Rolly Woolsey Defensive back 6th 148 Dallas Cowboys
Jim McMillan Quarterback 14th 350 Detroit Lions
Ron Franklin Defensive tackle 15th 386 St. Louis Cardinals

References

  1. "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Las Vegas nips Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 20, 1974. p. 14.
  3. "Boise State makes playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 19, 1974. p. 1B.
  4. "BSC wants $1.4 million for stadium addition". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 1, 1973. p. 15.
  5. "Boise State takes 41-21 debut win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 16, 1974. p. 16.
  6. "Broncos drop WIldcats". The Idaho Statesman. September 22, 1974. Retrieved December 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Broncos nip Montana State 40-37". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 29, 1974. p. 7, sports.
  8. "Boise State rolls past Reno 36-16". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 6, 1974. p. 16.
  9. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  10. "Boise blasts way to 61-3 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 13, 1974. p. 13.
  11. "Boise State shells Lumberjacks, 45-13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 27, 1974. p. 14.
  12. "Boise State wallops Weber State 42-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 3, 1974. p. 17.
  13. "Boise romps; Idaho State rallies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 10, 1974. p. 17.
  14. 1 2 "Game program: Montana Grizzlies vs. Boise State". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). November 16, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  15. "Boise State clinches crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1974. p. 1B.
  16. "BSU's McMillen running away with offense honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 19, 1974. p. 1B.
  17. 1 2 Emerson, Paul (November 23, 1974). "Vandals-Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  18. Emerson, Paul (November 24, 1974). "Boise State roars past Vandals 53-29". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  19. "Boise State rips Idaho in shootout". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 24, 1974. p. 1, sports.
  20. "Boise heads for playoffs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1974. p. 16.
  21. "Boise beaten". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 1, 1974. p. 9D.
  22. "CMU whips Boise St.; meet Louisiana Tech next". Ludington Daily News. (Michigan). UPI. December 2, 1974. p. 5.
  23. "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  24. "Boise, Montana players MVPs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1974. p. 1B.
  25. "Little All-America: Boise State ace lone NW choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 5, 1974. p. 51.