1970 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–3 (2–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
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.[1][2] 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.[3] BSC played only three conference games, missing Idaho, Montana, and fellow new member Northern Arizona.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Chico State*
W 49–1414,028[4]
September 19Eastern Montana*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–07,115
September 26Central Washington*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–207,416
October 3at Montana StateNo. 20
W 17–107,500[5]
October 10at Long Beach State*No. 12
L 14–276,472
October 17Southern Oregon*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 57–05,976[6]
October 24Eastern Washington*daggerNo. 17
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 12–04,866[7][8][9]
October 31at Idaho StateNo. 15
W 24–312,400[10][11]
November 7at Hiram Scott*No. 19Scottsbluff, NEL 3–73,300[12]
November 14Weber State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 7–4111,865
November 21at College of Idaho*
W 41–71,300[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

NFL Draft

One Bronco was selected in the 1971 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen 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. ^ "Broncos nip Montana State in first Big Sky contest". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1970. p. 14.
  6. ^ "Broncos stomped". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1970. p. 16.
  7. ^ "Savages, Pirates in tough against Boise State, UPS". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 24, 1970. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Boise blanks Eastern, 12-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 25, 1970. p. 2, sports.
  9. ^ "Broncos win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 25, 1970. p. 16.
  10. ^ "17 blacks out for season, ISU reports". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 23, 1970. p. 14.
  11. ^ "Late, Late: Broncos bash Idaho State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 2, 1970. p. 23.
  12. ^ "Scott defense stop Boise St". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 8, 1970. p. 2, sports.
  13. ^ "Boise State rips College of Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1970. p. 2, sports.
  14. ^ "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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