1997 Boise State Broncos football team

American college football season

1997 Boise State Broncos football

Conference| Big West Conference
Record| 5–6 (3–2 Big West)
Head coach|

* Houston Nutt (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Markuson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Bobby Allen (1st season)
Home stadium| Bronco Stadium

Seasons

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1998 ->

1997 Big West Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Utah State \+  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Nevada \+  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Boise State |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Idaho |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
North Texas |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
New Mexico State |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1997 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Broncos competed in the Big West Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Led by Houston Nutt in his only year as head coach, the Broncos were 5–6 overall and 3–2 in conference play.

## Schedule

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

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August 30| | Cal State Northridge*|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 23–63 (forfeit win)| 26,824| [1]
September 6| 1:00 pm| at Wisconsin*|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| L 24–28| 73,209|
September 13| | at Central Michigan*|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| L 26–44| 19,003|
September 20| | Weber State*|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 24–7| 25,677|
September 27| 3:00 pm| at No. 15 Washington State*|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| L 0–58| 34,131|
October 11| | New Mexico State|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| W 52–10| 22,814|
October 18| | at North Texas|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| W 17–14| 15,047| [2]
October 25| | Louisiana Tech*|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| L 27–31| 20,016| [3]
November 1| | at Utah State|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| L 20–24| 18,205|
November 8| | Nevada|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID (rivalry)

| L 42–56| 22,382|
November 22| 6:05 pm| at Idaho|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID (rivalry)

| W 30–23 OT| 14,501|

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

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## References

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1. ^ "Big West & Pac-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. August 31, 1997. p. 6B.
2. ^ "BSU capitalizes on miscues in 17-14 win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). wire services. October 19, 1997. p. 5B.
3. ^ "Big West football". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1997. p. 4B.
4. ^ "1997 Boise State Broncos Schedule". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.

## External links

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* BSU Arbiter – student newspaper – 1997 editions

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