1977 Boise State Broncos football team

1977 Boise State Broncos football
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
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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

Jim Criner (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Gene Dahlquist (OC)
Dave Campo (DB)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[2]^[4]^[17]

References

^ "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.