1980 Boise State Broncos football team

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1980 Boise State Broncos football
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NCAA Division I-AA national champion
Big Sky champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
APNo.  7 (November 26)
Record10–3 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gene Dahlquist (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Lyle Setencich (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
Seasons
  1979
1981  
1980 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Boise State $^ 6 1 010 3 0
Idaho 4 3 06 5 0
Nevada 4 3 06 4 1
Idaho State* 4 4 06 5 0
Weber State* 4 4 04 7 0
Montana State 3 4 04 6 0
Northern Arizona 3 4 05 6 0
Montana 1 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Idaho State and Weber State met twice in league play with each game counting as a half game.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1980 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jim Criner and the "Four Horseman" senior backfield: quarterback Joe Aliotti, fullback David Hughes, halfback Cedric Minter, with halfback Terry Zahner in reserve. [1]

Contents

The previous season, the Broncos had a 10–1 record and were undefeated in the Big Sky, [2] [3] [4] but were on probation for a scouting violation in November 1978, making them ineligible for the conference title or the 1979 I-AA playoffs. [5] [6] [7]

Regular season

The Broncos finished the regular season in 1980 at 8–3 and 6–1 in conference to win their fifth Big Sky title in eleven seasons, their first since 1977. BSU defeated their two Division I-A opponents, but lost a road contest in November to Cal Poly-SLO, the eventual Division II national champions, whom they had routed at the end of the previous season. [2] [3]

The Broncos easily defeated rival Idaho, then ranked ninth, for the fourth consecutive year in mid-October in Boise. During halftime of the Nevada-Reno game on November 8, BSU dedicated the playing field at Bronco Stadium to athletic director and former head coach Lyle Smith. [8] The only conference setback was a one-point loss in late September at Montana State, the difference was a last-minute two-point conversion. [9]

Division I-AA playoffs

The Broncos were invited to the four-team I-AA playoffs. As Big Sky champions with a substantial stadium and fan base, BSU was chosen to host in the first round, a national semifinal on December 13, three weeks after the completion of the regular season. The opponent was Grambling State, coached by legend Eddie Robinson. The Broncos won 14–9 in sub-freezing fog and advanced to the championship game the following week in California against defending champion Eastern Kentucky, coached by Roy Kidd. [10] [11] [12] In a back-and-forth contest played in the fog at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, Boise State won 31–29 to win their only I-AA national title. [13] [14]

The Broncos returned to the I-AA semifinals the following season and 1990, and the title game in 1994; they moved up to Division I-A in 1996.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 67:30 pmat Utah *W 28–727,231 [1] [15]
September 137:30 pm Southeastern Louisiana *L 13–1721,342 [16]
September 208:00 pmat Northern Arizona W 20–1810,787 [17]
September 271:30 pmat Montana State No. 10L 17–189,121 [18]
October 47:30 pm Montana
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 44–1020,453 [19]
October 117:30 pmNo. 9 Idaho
W 44–2121,812 [20]
October 187:30 pm Cal State Fullerton *No. 9
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 26–1117,052 [21]
October 257:30 pm Weber State No. 7
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 24–018,455 [22]
November 81:30 pm Nevada Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 7
W 14–320,682 [23]
November 158:30 pmat No. 4 (D-II) Cal Poly *No. 5L 20–238,330 [24]
November 227:30 pmat Idaho State No. 9W 22–1313,865 [25]
December 1311:30 amNo. 2 Grambling State *No. 7
W 14–917,300 [26]
December 2012:30 pmvs. No. 3 Eastern Kentucky *No. 7 ABC W 31–29  8,157 [27]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Roster

1980 Boise State Broncos football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FL 1Ron HarveySo
QB 7Kevin McDonaldSr
FL 11Lance LaShelleSr
QB 14Joe AliottiSr
QB 18Tim KlenaFr
TB 20 Cedric Minter Sr
TB 27Terry ZahnerSr
FB 33 David Hughes Sr
OL 54 Art Valero Sr
C 55Randy SchraderSr
LT 60Dennis BradyJr
RG 62John GasserJr
RT 67Bill MadingerJr
LG 69Shawn BeatonSr
SE 80Kipp BedardJr
TE 90Duane DlouhyJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LCB 28Chris BellJr
SS 29 Rick Woods Jr
RCB 30Mike BradesonSr
FS 42Larry AlderSo
NG 43Bob SkinnerSo
ROLB 48Ron ChattertonSr
ROLB 52 Larry Lewis Sr
LOLB 57Ralph EspositoSr
RILB 58Dan WilliamsSr
LILB 59Dan BrownSr
LILB 61Ray SantucciJr
LDT 70 Randy Trautman Jr
RDT 83 Michel Bourgeau Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 10Kenrick CamerudSo
P, K 18Tim KlenaFr
KR 20 Cedric Minter Sr
KR 27Terry ZahnerSr
PR 29Rick WoodsJr
P 33Tom SpadaforeSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Gene Dahlquist (OC)
  • Lyle Setencich (DC)
  • John Fox (DB)
  • Dave Wasick (DL)
  • Claude Tomasini (LB)
  • John Fox (DB)
  • Mitch Britzman
  • Mike Solari
  • Jeff Skocko
  • Jim Farmer
  • Ed Lambert
  • Randy Stewart
  • Bob Markovich
  • John Williams (manager)
  • Ed Pflefer (assistant trainer)
  • Kevin Roberts (assistant trainer)
  • Jim Neal (assistant trainer)
  • Ted Choules (assistant trainer)
  • T.J. Byrne (assistant trainer)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt
Source: [28]

NFL Draft

One Bronco senior was selected in the 1981 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds (332 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
David Hughes FB 2nd 31 Seattle Seahawks

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