1970 Boise State Broncos football team
American college football season
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The 1970 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College—now known as Boise State University—as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. This was the third season of Boise State Broncos football at the four-year level and the first for the program as a member of the Big Sky and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[1][2] Led by third-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky.[3][4] Boise State played home games at the new Bronco Stadium, located on campus in Boise, Idaho.
- Tony Knap (3rd season)
| 1970 Boise State Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (2–2 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Bronco Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 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 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | 8:00 pm | Chico State* | W 49–14 | 14,028 | [5] | ||
| September 19 | 8:00 pm | Eastern Montana* |
| W 35–0 | 7,115 | [6] | |
| September 26 | 1:30 pm | Central Washington* |
| W 34–20 | 7,416 | [7] | |
| October 3 | 2:00 pm | at Montana State | No. 20 | W 17–10 | 7,500 | [8] | |
| October 10 | at Long Beach State[n 1] | No. 12 | L 14–27 | 6,472 | [9] | ||
| October 17 | 8:00 pm | Southern Oregon* |
| W 57–0 | 5,976 | [10] | |
| October 24 | 1:30 pm | Eastern Washington* | No. 17 |
| W 12–0 | 4,866 | [11][12][13] |
| October 31 | 8:00 pm | at Idaho State | No. 15 | W 24–3 | 12,400 | [14][15] | |
| November 7 | at Hiram Scott* | No. 19 | Scottsbluff, NE | L 3–7 | 3,300 | [16] | |
| November 14 | 1:30 pm | Weber State |
| L 7–41 | 11,865 | [17] | |
| November 21 | 2:00 pm | at College of Idaho* | W 41–7 | 1,300 | [18] | ||
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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 |
Notes
- Boise State's game against Long Beach State counted in the Big Sky standings.
