1977 Boise State Broncos football team

American college football season

1977 Boise State Broncos football

Big Sky champion

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Ranking
AP| No. 5 (D-II)
Record| 9–2 (6–0 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Jim Criner (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Gene Dahlquist (1st season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Bronco Stadium

Seasons

<- 1976

1978 ->

1977 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. T–5 Boise State $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. T–5 Northern Arizona ^  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Montana State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Weber State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Idaho State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Idaho | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Montana | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant
* Boise State concluded its regular season after the NCAA Division II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid.

Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

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]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 10| | at Weber State| |

* Wildcat Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| W 19–9| 13,440| [5]
September 17| | Fresno State*| |

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA (rivalry)

| L 7–42| 12,136| [6]
September 24| | UNLV*| |

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 45–14| 20,575| [7]
October 1| | No. 1 Montana State| |

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 26–0| 20,552| [8][9]
October 8| | at Montana| No. 4|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT

| W 43–17| 8,400| [10]
October 15| | at Nevada*| No. 3|

* Mackay Stadium
* Reno, NV (rivalry)

| L 10–28| 11,651| [11]
October 22| | Northern Arizona| |

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 27–13| 20,448| [12]
October 29| | Utah State*| |

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| W 23–16| 6,216| [13]
November 5| | Idaho State| No. 8|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 31–7| 19,850| [14]
November 12| | Cal Poly*| No. 6|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 42–21| 17,028|
November 26| 8:30 pm| at Idaho| No. 5|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID (rivalry)

| W 44–14| 12,000| [2][4][15]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## Roster

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1977 Boise State Broncos football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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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

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K | `18` | Tom Sarette | Jr
P | `` | Cory Bridges

Head coach

* Jim Criner (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Gene Dahlquist (OC)
* Dave Campo (DB)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

Source:[2][4][17]

## References

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1. ^ "Big schools win battle". St. Petersburg Independent. Florida. Associated Press. January 13, 1978. p. 5C.
2. ^ a b c Payne, Bob (November 28, 1977). "Boise State burns Idaho". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 17.
3. ^ "NAU out in NCAA playoffs". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 28, 1977. p. 15.
4. ^ a b c "Vandals finish 3-8". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 28, 1977. p. 15.
5. ^ "Boise State rallies at Weber". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1977. p. 2B.
6. ^ "Fresno State 42, Boise State 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 18, 1977. p. 2B.
7. ^ "Boise nails Vegas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 25, 1977. p. 3B.
8. ^ "MSU, Boise square off today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 1, 1977. p. 3B.
9. ^ "Boise State blanks MSU 26-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 2, 1977. p. 1B.
10. ^ "Boise State tramples Montana, 43-17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 9, 1977. p. 3B.
11. ^ "Reno's Tisdale too much for BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 16, 1977. p. 3B.
12. ^ "Boise downs NAU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 23, 1977. p. 2B.
13. ^ "Boise slips by Utah State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 30, 1977. p. 4B.
14. ^ "Boise rips Bengals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 6, 1977. p. D3.
15. ^ Vaughan, Sue (November 28, 1977). "Idaho, Troxel in bitter loss". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
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.
17. ^ "Probable starters". Spokesman=Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 26, 1977. p. 17.

## External links

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* Bronco Football Stats – 1977
* BSU Arbiter – student newspaper – 1977 editions

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Big Sky Conference football champions

College Division / Division II|

* Idaho State (1963)
* Montana State (1964)
* Weber State & Idaho (1965)
* Montana State (1966)
* Montana State (1967)
* Idaho, Montana State, & Weber State (1968)
* Montana (1969)
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