1982 Boise State Broncos football team

American college football season

1982 Boise State Broncos football

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 8–3 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Jim Criner (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Gene Dahlquist (6th season)
Defensive coordinator| Lyle Setencich (3rd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Bronco Stadium

Seasons

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1983 ->

1982 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 19 Montana $^  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 6  | - | 0
No. 11 Idaho ^  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 4  | - | 0
Montana State | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
No. 15 Boise State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Nevada | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Northern Arizona | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Weber State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Idaho State | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1982 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by seventh–year head coach Jim Criner, Boise State finished the season 8–3 overall and 4–3 in conference for fourth place.[1]

Entering the rivalry game with Idaho at Bronco Stadium on October 30, Boise State had a five–game winning streak over the Vandals.[2] Idaho won 24–17,[3] and the Broncos did not defeat the Vandals for over a decade, until 1994.

Two months after the season ended, Criner left for Iowa State University of the Big Eight Conference for an annual base salary of $58,000 for five years,[4] plus an estimated $92,000 per year of media and camp income.[5] Defensive coordinator Lyle Setencich was soon promoted to head coach in January 1983.[6][7]

## Schedule

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

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September 11| | Cal State Fullerton*| |

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 20–9| 20,152| [8]
September 18| | Nevada| |

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID (rivalry)

| W 20–13| 21,038| [9]
September 25| | at Pacific (CA)*| No. 7|

* Pacific Memorial Stadium
* Stockton, CA

| W 22–15| 10,500| [10]
October 2| | at Northern Arizona| No. 6|

* Walkup Skydome
* Flagstaff, AZ

| L 14–30| 13,869|
October 9| | Montana| No. 12|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 21–14| 19,464|
October 16| | at Montana State| No. 8|

* Reno H. Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| L 14–27| 13,397| [11]
October 23| 7:00 pm| Weber State| |

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 41–21| 17,750| [12]
October 30| 7:00 pm| No. 17 Idaho| |

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID (rivalry)

| L 17–24| 21,415| [2][3]
November 6| | at Cal Poly*| |

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, CA

| W 26–24|  4,554| [13]
November 13| 1:30 pm| Utah State*| |

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 30–10| 14,868| [14]
November 20| | at Idaho State| No. 19|

* ASISU Minidome
* Pocatello, ID

| W 27–24| 12,101| [15]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## Roster

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1982 Boise State Broncos football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense \--> | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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FL | `1` | Ron Harvey | Sr
QB | `13` | Gerald DesPres | So
QB | `18` | Tim Klena | Jr
WR | `19` | Randy Mayo | Sr
TB | `34` | Rodney Webster | Jr
FB | `36` | Robert Farmer | Sr
C | `62` | Steve Despot | So
G | `` | Todd Biggs | Jr
G | `71` | Jon Zogg | Sr
OT | `73` | John Kilgo | Sr
OT | `79` | Greg Jones | Jr
WR | `89` | Kim Metcalf | Jr
TE | `96` | Mike Alexander | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LCB | `4` | Jeff Turk | Sr
SS | `21` | Butch Fisk | Jr
RCB | `37` | Bobby Fryer | Sr
FS | `42` | Larry Alder | Sr
LDT | `43` | Bob Skinner | Sr
LB | `44` | Curt Hecker | Sr
LB | `48` | Mark Wulff | So
LB | `` | Chuck Butler | Jr
LB | `55` | Carl Keever | So
LDE | `58` | John Rade | Sr
RDT | `75` | Eric McCree | Sr
RDE | `92` | Mike Johnson | Fr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `` | Mark Jensen | Fr
P | `88` | Ron Talbot | Fr

Head coach

* Jim Criner (7th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Gene Dahlquist (OC)
* Lyle Setencich (DC)
* Bill Dutton (DL)
* Phil Snow (DB) [6]

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

Source:[2][3]

## NFL Draft

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Two Bronco seniors were selected in the 1983 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds (335 selections).

Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise

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Jeff Turk | DB | 7th | 183 | Atlanta Falcons
John Rade | LB | 8th | 215 | Atlanta Falcons

## References

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1. ^ "College standings: Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 22, 1982. p. 6B.
2. ^ a b c Ramsdell, Paul (October 30, 1982). "Vandals' destiny lies in outcome of BSU game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3B.
3. ^ a b c Ramsdell, Paul (October 31, 1982). "Vandals end drought with 24-17 win over BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
4. ^ "Iowa State tabs BSU's Criner to take over head football post". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 30, 1983. p. 6C.
5. ^ Hayes, Gene (February 2, 1983). "Criner to Iowa State". University News. (Boise, Idaho). Boise State University. p. 8.
6. ^ a b "Setencich to replace Criner at BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 31, 1983. p. 6B.
7. ^ "Boise State's coach moves to Iowa State". New York Times. Associated Press. January 30, 1983. p. 5008. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
8. ^ "BSU downs Reno in tough league opener". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 12, 1982. p. 3D.
9. ^ "BSU downs Reno in tough league opener". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1982. p. 3C.
10. ^ "UOP still seeking its first win". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). September 27, 1982. p. 16.
11. ^ "Montana State upsets Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 17, 1982. p. 3B.
12. ^ "Boise State 41, Weber State 21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 24, 1982. p. 3B.
13. ^ "Boise State 26, Cal Poly - SLO 24". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 7, 1982. p. 4C.
14. ^ "Boise State 30, Utah State 10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 14, 1982. p. 3B.
15. ^ "Broncos rally to beat ISU on the road". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 21, 1982. p. 4B.
16. ^ "1982 Boise State Broncos Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
17. ^ "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.

## External links

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* Bronco Football Stats – 1982
* BSU University News – student newspaper – 1982 editions

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