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1970 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–3 (2–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons← 19691971 →
1970 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Boise State 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Idaho State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Weber State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Northern Arizona 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season, the third season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the first as members of the Big Sky Conference and NCAA. In the College Division, they played their home games on campus at the new Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

Led by third-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 8–3 overall and 2–1 in conference. BSC played only three conference games, missing Idaho, Montana, and fellow new member Northern Arizona.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 118:00 pmChico State*W 49–1414,028
September 198:00 pmEastern Montana*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–07,115
September 261:30 pmCentral Washington*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–207,416
October 32:00 pmat Montana StateNo. 20W 17–107,500
October 10at Long Beach State*No. 12L 14–276,472
October 178:00 pmSouthern Oregon*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 57–05,976
October 241:30 pmEastern Washington*No. 17
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 12–04,866
October 318:00 pmat Idaho StateNo. 15W 24–312,400
November 7at Hiram Scott*No. 19Scottsbluff, NEL 3–73,300
November 141:30 pmWeber State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 7–4111,865
November 212:00 pmat College of Idaho*W 41–71,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

NFL draft

One Bronco was selected in the 1971 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Faddie Tillman Defensive tackle 10th 241 Atlanta Falcons

References

  1. "Boise State joins NCAA". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. October 15, 1969. p. 44.
  2. "Boise State, Northern Arizona admitted to Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 26, 1969. p. 13.
  3. "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. "That;s show biz". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). UPI. September 12, 1970. p. 5.
  5. "Boise has easy win over EMC". The Times-News. September 20, 1970. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Central loses but shows improvement". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). September 28, 1970. p. 5.
  7. "Broncos nip Montana State in first Big Sky contest". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1970. p. 14.
  8. "Burns scores 3 TDs as 49ers upend Boise". Independent Press-Telegram. October 11, 1970. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Broncos stomped". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1970. p. 16.
  10. "Savages, Pirates in tough against Boise State, UPS". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 24, 1970. p. 10.
  11. "Boise blanks Eastern, 12-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 25, 1970. p. 2, sports.
  12. "Broncos win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 25, 1970. p. 16.
  13. "17 blacks out for season, ISU reports". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 23, 1970. p. 14.
  14. "Late, Late: Broncos bash Idaho State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 2, 1970. p. 23.
  15. "Scott defense stop Boise St". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 8, 1970. p. 2, sports.
  16. "Weber State dumps Boise". The Daily Inter Lake. November 15, 1970. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Boise State rips College of Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1970. p. 2, sports.
  18. "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

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