1972 Boise State Broncos football team
| 1972 Boise State Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (3–3 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Bronco Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season, the fifth season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the third as members of the Big Sky Conference and NCAA. In the College Division, they played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.
Led by fifth-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 7–4 in the regular season and 3–3 in conference.[1] The conference losses were the last until 1976.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | 7:30 pm | UNLV* | W 36–16 | 13,418 | [2] | ||
| September 23 | at Humboldt State* | No. 7 | W 21–15 | ||||
| September 30 | Weber State | No. 5 |
| W 49–16 | 14,776 | [3] | |
| October 7 | at Cal Poly* | No. 6 | L 21–26 | 7,200 | |||
| October 14 | Nevada* | No. 8 |
| W 56–19 | 10,336 | ||
| October 21 | at Montana State | No. 7 | L 10–37 | 7,200 | |||
| October 28 | at Montana | L 28–42 | 6,000 | ||||
| November 4 | at Portland State* | W 33–7 | 1,769 | [4] | |||
| November 11 | No. 9 Idaho State |
| W 31–28 | 14,017 | [5] | ||
| November 18 | at Northern Arizona |
| W 39–12 | 2,200 | |||
| November 25 | 1:30 pm | Idaho |
| L 21–22 | 14,516 | [6][7] | |
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NFL Draft[edit]
One Bronco was selected in the 1973 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Al Marshall | Wide receiver | 10th | 244 | Denver Broncos |
References[edit]
- ^ "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Boise State crumbles UN-LV". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 17, 1972. p. 18.
- ^ "Boise State rocks 'Cats in Big Sky". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 1, 1972. p. 2, sports.
- ^ "BSC rolls". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 20.
- ^ Shelledy, Jay (November 12, 1972). "Boise win gives Bobcats crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (November 25, 1972). "Idaho ends disappointing season in game with arch rival Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (November 26, 1972). "Comstock's runs lead Idaho past Boise State 22-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 21.
- ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2016.