1975 Boise State Broncos football team

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1975 Boise State Broncos football
Old Boise State Script logo.png
Big Sky champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record9–2–1 (5–0–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Boise State $^ 5 –0 –19 –2 –1
Idaho State 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Montana State 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Idaho 2 –2 –24 –5 –2
Montana 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Weber State 1 –4 –11 –9 –1
Northern Arizona 0 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

The 1975 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season, the eighth season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the third in the newly reorganized Division II. The Broncos were in their sixth year as members of the Big Sky Conference (and NCAA) and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

Contents

Prior to the season, the 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. [1] Attendance records for the venue were set in each of the first four home games.

Season

Led by eighth-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 9–1–1 in the regular season and undefeated in conference (5–0–1), gaining their third straight Big Sky title. [2] For those three seasons, the Broncos were 17–0–1 (.972) in conference play; the only non-victory was a tie at rival Idaho during the Kibbie Dome dedication game in October. [3] [4] [5] [6] Prior to the regular season finale at Idaho State, it was announced that the winner would gain one of the eight playoff berths; [7] BSU won by three to advance to the postseason. [8]

Playoffs

Invited again to the eight-team Division II playoffs, sixth ranked BSU hosted #5 Northern Michigan at Bronco Stadium in the quarterfinals on November 29. [9] [10] Cold and windy conditions caused fourteen fumbles, nine by BSU, and the visitors won 24–21. [11] Winless the previous season, the Wildcats went on to win the national title; [12] they were led by sophomore quarterback Steve Mariucci, [11] later a head coach in the NFL for nine seasons.

1234Total
N. Michigan3014724
Broncos707721

It was the third consecutive year that the Broncos fell in the playoffs to the eventual national champion, and it was their last appearance in the D-II playoffs. Boise State won the Big Sky title in 1977 but could not participate in the playoffs because of a late regular season game, and they moved up to the new Division I-AA in 1978. BSU returned to the postseason in 1980 and won its only national title.

Knap departs

Two months later in January 1976, 61-year-old Knap moved south to Nevada-Las Vegas to replace Ron Meyer, who had left for SMU in Dallas. [13] [14] At the time, UNLV was also in Division II, but moved up to I-A in 1978; Knap led the Rebels for six seasons, through 1981. Jim Criner, the linebackers coach at Rose Bowl champion UCLA, was hired as BSU's next head coach in February 1976, [15] [16] and stayed through 1982.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 137:30 pm Cal State Hayward *
W 42–2018,046 [17]
September 207:30 pm Cal Poly *
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–2918,988 [18]
September 277:30 pmat Weber State No. 3
W 34–711,342 [19]
October 47:30 pm Montana State No. 3
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–3419,642 [20]
October 112:30 pmat Idaho No. 4
T 31–3116,250 [3] [4] [5] [6]
October 187:30 pm UNLV *No. 7
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–2120,000 [21]
October 257:30 pm Northern Arizona No. 5
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 48–013,545 [22]
November 11:30 pm Montana No. 4
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 39–2819,171 [23]
November 8at Nevada *No. 3
W 49–6  5,150 [24]
November 151:30 pm Utah State *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 3
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 19–4220,000 [25] [26] [27] [28]
November 228:00 pmat Idaho State No. 7
 KBCI W 20–1712,000 [8]
November 2912:30 pmNo. 5 Northern Michigan *No. 6
L 21–2417,347 [10] [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[29]

Roster

1975 Boise State Broncos football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 15Lee HueySr
QB 18Greg SternJr
FB Kent Hollingsworth
RB 28Tom Sims
RB 34Bob Cleveland
RB 40 John Smith
RB Ron Emry
WR 8John Crabtree
WR 20Mike Holton
WR Clarence Smith
OT Mike Gasseling
G Glenn Sparks
C Todd Whiteman
G Jim Ryan
OT Everett Carr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
RCB 7Lester McNearyJr
LCB 21Gary RoslowichJr
LLB 39Gary GorrellSr
DB 43Jim MeeksSr
SS 46Jeff Tryon
FS 49Clint SigmanSr
MLB 51Kauhi Hookano
RLB 52Barry Munson
LDE 86Mark Humpheries
LDT 88Pete Poumele
RDT 73Saia Misa
RDE 60Alva Liles
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Avi RofeJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Buratto (DL/LB)
  • Tom Cruickshank (DB)
  • Dave Nickel (OL)
  • Adam Rita (RB/WR)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt
Source: [30]

NFL Draft

Three Broncos were selected in the 1976 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (487 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
John Smith Running back 3rd 75 Dallas Cowboys
Gary Gorrell Linebacker 16th 448 Buffalo Bills
Jim Meeks Defensive back 17th 475 Detroit Lions

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  10. 1 2 "Boise State braces for NMU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 29, 1975. p. 4B.
  11. 1 2 3 "Fumbles cost Boise 24-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1975. p. 3B.
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