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1972 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 16UNLV*
W 36–1613,418
September 23at Humboldt State*No. 7
W 21–15
September 30Weber StateNo. 5
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [3]
W 49–1614,776
October 7at Cal Poly*No. 6
L 21–267,200
October 14Nevada*No. 8
W 56–1910,336
October 21at Montana StateNo. 7
L 10–377,200
October 28at Montana
L 28–426,000
November 4at Portland State*
W 33–71,769
November 11No. 9 Idaho State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [5]
W 31–2814,017
November 18at Northern Arizona
W 39–122,200
November 251:30 pmIdaho
L 21–2214,516

[9]

NFL Draft

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

  1. ^ "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Boise State crumbles UN-LV". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 17, 1972. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Boise State rocks 'Cats in Big Sky". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 1, 1972. p. 2, sports.
  4. ^ "BSC rolls". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 20.
  5. ^ Shelledy, Jay (November 12, 1972). "Boise win gives Bobcats crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
  6. ^ "Broncos beat NAU 39-12". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 19, 1972. p. 16.
  7. ^ Emerson, Paul (November 25, 1972). "Idaho ends disappointing season in game with arch rival Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
  8. ^ Emerson, Paul (November 26, 1972). "Comstock's runs lead Idaho past Boise State 22-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 21.
  9. ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71.
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