American college football season
The 1977 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1977 NCAA Division II football season . The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho . Led by second-year head coach Jim Criner , the Broncos were 9–2 overall and 6–0 in conference to win the Big Sky title, their fourth in five years.
This was the final season for BSU football in Division II ; the Big Sky was in Division I for its other sports and joined the newly created Division I-AA in 1978 .[ 1]
Because of their regular season ending on November 26, Boise State could not participate in the eight-team Division II playoffs , which began earlier that day. Big Sky runner-up Northern Arizona took the berth but suffered a 35-point shutout loss at home.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 10 at Weber State W 19–913,440 [ 5]
September 17 Fresno State * L 7–4212,136 [ 6]
September 24 UNLV * W 45–1420,575 [ 7]
October 1 No. 1 Montana State W 26–020,552 [ 8] [ 9]
October 8 at Montana No. 4 W 43–178,400 [ 10]
October 15 at Nevada * No. 3 L 10–2811,651 [ 11]
October 22 Northern Arizona W 27–1320,448 [ 12]
October 29 Utah State * W 23–166,216 [ 13]
November 5 Idaho State No. 8 W 31–719,850 [ 14]
November 12 Cal Poly * No. 6 W 42–2117,028
November 26 8:30 pm at Idaho No. 5 W 44–1412,000 [ 2] [ 4] [ 15]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
[ 16]
1977 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
11
Dee Pickett
Sr
QB
16
Hoskin Hogan
So
TB
20
Cedric Minter
Fr
TB
27
Terry Zahner
Fr
FB
32
Angelo Dillon
FB
33
David Hughes
Fr
TB
40
Fred Goode
Jr
LT
53
Jim Klotz
Sr
C
56
Mark Villano
Jr
RG
60
Alva Liles
Sr
LG
67
John Carter
Sr
RT
74
Harold Cotton
Sr
SE
80
Terry Hutt
Sr
TE
83
Steve Woodard
Sr
FL
89
Lonnie Hughes
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LCB
17
Ken West
Sr
RCB
22
Ralph Angstrom
Sr
SS
25
Sam Miller
Jr
FS
49
Nash Balinton
Jr
LB
44
Bob Macauley
Jr
LB
47
Larry Polowski
Jr
LB
55
Willie Beamon
Jr
LB
61
Mike Balbas
Sr
LDT
70
Chris Malmgren
Sr
RDT
75
Doug Scott
So
NG
90
Vince Mendiola
Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
18
Tom Sarette
Jr
P
Cory Bridges
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [ 2] [ 4] [ 17]
^ "Big schools win battle" . St. Petersburg Independent . Florida. Associated Press. January 13, 1978. p. 5C.
^ a b c Payne, Bob (November 28, 1977). "Boise State burns Idaho" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. 17.
^ "NAU out in NCAA playoffs" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. November 28, 1977. p. 15.
^ a b c "Vandals finish 3-8" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. November 28, 1977. p. 15.
^ "Boise State rallies at Weber" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1977. p. 2B.
^ "Fresno State 42, Boise State 7" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 18, 1977. p. 2B.
^ "Boise nails Vegas" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 25, 1977. p. 3B.
^ "MSU, Boise square off today" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 1, 1977. p. 3B.
^ "Boise State blanks MSU 26-0" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 2, 1977. p. 1B.
^ "Boise State tramples Montana, 43-17" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 9, 1977. p. 3B.
^ "Reno's Tisdale too much for BSU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 16, 1977. p. 3B.
^ "Boise downs NAU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 23, 1977. p. 2B.
^ "Boise slips by Utah State" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 30, 1977. p. 4B.
^ "Boise rips Bengals" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 6, 1977. p. D3.
^ Vaughan, Sue (November 28, 1977). "Idaho, Troxel in bitter loss" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 16.
^ "Record book (football)" (PDF) . Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2016 .
^ "Probable starters" . Spokesman=Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 26, 1977. p. 17.
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
College Division / Division II I-AA/FCS
Northern Arizona (1978)
Montana State (1979)
Boise State (1980)
Idaho State (1981)
Montana , Idaho , & Montana State (1982)
Nevada (1983)
Montana State (1984)
Idaho (1985)
Nevada (1986)
Idaho (1987)
Idaho (1988)
Idaho (1989)
Nevada (1990)
Nevada (1991)
Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
Montana (1993)
Boise State (1994)
Montana (1995)
Montana (1996)
Eastern Washington (1997)
Montana (1998)
Montana (1999)
Montana (2000)
Montana (2001)
Montana , Montana State , & Idaho State (2002)
Montana State , Montana , & Northern Arizona (2003)
Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
Eastern Washington , Montana State , & Montana (2005)
Montana (2006)
Montana (2007)
Weber State & Montana (2008)
Montana (2009)
Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
Montana State & Montana (2011)
Eastern Washington , Montana State , & Cal Poly (2012)
Eastern Washington (2013)
Eastern Washington (2014)
Southern Utah (2015)
Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
Eastern Washington , UC Davis , & Weber State (2018)
Sacramento State & Weber State (2019)
Weber State (2020)
Sacramento State (2021)
Montana State & Sacramento State (2022)
Montana (2023)
Montana State (2024)
National championships in bold