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1974 Boise State Broncos football team

The 1974 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season, the seventh season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the second in the newly reorganized Division II. The Broncos were in their fifth year as members of the Big Sky Conference (and NCAA) and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. This was the first season as "BSU" as the school had recently become a university.

1974 Boise State Broncos football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3 (D-II)
APNo. 5 (D-II)
Record10–2 (6–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boise State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Montana State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Idaho 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Montana 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Northern Arizona 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Weber State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

Led by seventh-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 10–1 in the regular season and were again undefeated in conference (6–0), repeating as Big Sky champions.[1] The only loss was by two points in-mid season at Las Vegas; the UNLV Rebels were led by running back Mike Thomas, a future NFL Rookie of the Year, and sophomore quarterback Glenn Carano. They built a 31-point lead, then hung on as Boise State answered with four straight touchdown passes from senior Jim McMillan.[2] UNLV was undefeated until the Grantland Rice Bowl, the Division II semifinals.

Invited again to the eight-team Division II playoffs,[3] BSU drew a road game in the quarterfinals at Central Michigan; the Chippewas won 20–6 and went on to win the national title. CMU moved up to Division I in 1975, joining the Mid-American Conference (MAC). In the regular season, the Broncos had scored at least 35 points in every game.

Following this season, Bronco Stadium was expanded with an upper deck added to the east grandstand, which increased the permanent seating capacity to 20,000. Part of the original design, it had been delayed for five years due to high costs.[4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Cal Poly*
W 41–21  5,700[5]
September 217:30 pmChico State*No. 3
W 41–714,686
September 281:30 pmat Montana StateNo. 3
W 40–37  9,100[6]
October 57:30 pmNevada*No. 4
W 36–1614,258[7][8]
October 127:30 pmIdaho StateNo. 4
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 61–314,310[9]
October 198:15 pmat No. 5 UNLV*No. 4
L 35–3718,631[2]
October 26at Northern ArizonaNo. 4
W 45–13  8,000[10]
November 21:30 pmWeber StateNo. 4
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 42–1413,252[11]
November 91:30 pmNo. 13 UC Davis* No. 4
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 41–2014,608[12]
November 161:30 pmat MontanaNo. 4
W 56–42  6,000[13][14][15]
November 231:30 pmIdahoNo. 4
W 53–2914,486[16][17][18][19]
November 3011:00 amat No. 6 Central Michigan*No. 4
L 6–20  9,913[20][21]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

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1974 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 8 John Crabtree Jr
QB 12 Jim McMillan Sr
QB 15 Lee Huey Jr
WR 20 Mike Holton So
RB 28 Tom Sims So
FB 31 Ken Johnson Sr
RB 33 Dave Nicly Sr
RB 34 Bob Cleveland Fr
RB 40 John Smith Jr
RB 42 Ron Emry Jr
C 50 Todd Whiteman Jr
C 57 Ted Scoles Sr
G 61 Glenn Sparks Jr
OT 65 Greg Palin Sr
G 69 Jim Ryan Jr
OT 77 Carleton Ching Sr
WR 89 Ray Hooft Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LCB 21 Gary Roslowich So
RCB 24 Mike Campbell Sr
SS 25 Pat King Sr
FS 29 Rolly Woolsey Sr
LLB 39 Gary Gorrell Jr
RLB 45 Loren Schmidt Sr
SS 49 Clint Sigman Sr
MLB 51 Ron Davis Sr
RDT 73 Saia Misa Jr
LDT 78 Ron Franklin Sr
RDE 85 Mark Clegg Sr
LDE 88 Pete Poumele Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
KR 21 Gary Rosolwich So
PR 29 Rolly Woolsey Sr
P 39 Gary Gorrell Jr
K 49 Clint Sigman Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Buratto (DB)
  • Charlie Dine (DL/LB)
  • Dave Nickel (OL)
  • Adam Rita (WR)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt
Source:[13][16]

All-conference

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Six Broncos were named to the Big Sky all-conference team:

  • Jim McMillan, QB, (unanimous); conference MVP (offense)
  • Mike Holton, WR, (unanimous)
  • Rolly Woolsey, S, (unanimous)
  • Loren Schmidt, LB
  • Ron Davis, LB
  • Saia Misa, DT

Boise State also placed six players on the second team.[23]

Quarterback McMillan was a first-team Little All-American; Holton, Woolsey, and Schmidt were honorable mention.[24]

NFL Draft

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Three Broncos were selected in the 1975 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Rolly Woolsey Defensive back 6th 148 Dallas Cowboys
Jim McMillan Quarterback 14th 350 Detroit Lions
Ron Franklin Defensive tackle 15th 386 St. Louis Cardinals

References

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  1. ^ "Boise State Broncos -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Las Vegas nips Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 20, 1974. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Boise State makes playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 19, 1974. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "BSC wants $1.4 million for stadium addition". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 1, 1973. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Boise State takes 41-21 debut win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 16, 1974. p. 16.
  6. ^ "Broncos nip Montana State 40-37". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 29, 1974. p. 7, sports.
  7. ^ "Boise State rolls past Reno 36-16". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 6, 1974. p. 16.
  8. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "Boise blasts way to 61-3 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 13, 1974. p. 13.
  10. ^ "Boise State shells Lumberjacks, 45-13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 27, 1974. p. 14.
  11. ^ "Boise State wallops Weber State 42-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 3, 1974. p. 17.
  12. ^ "Boise romps; Idaho State rallies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 10, 1974. p. 17.
  13. ^ a b "Game program: Montana Grizzlies vs. Boise State". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). November 16, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "Boise State clinches crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1974. p. 1B.
  15. ^ "BSU's McMillen running away with offense honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 19, 1974. p. 1B.
  16. ^ a b Emerson, Paul (November 23, 1974). "Vandals-Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  17. ^ Emerson, Paul (November 24, 1974). "Boise State roars past Vandals 53-29". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  18. ^ "Boise State rips Idaho in shootout". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 24, 1974. p. 1, sports.
  19. ^ "Boise heads for playoffs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1974. p. 16.
  20. ^ "Boise beaten". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 1, 1974. p. 9D.
  21. ^ "CMU whips Boise St.; meet Louisiana Tech next". Ludington Daily News. (Michigan). UPI. December 2, 1974. p. 5.
  22. ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  23. ^ "Boise, Montana players MVPs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1974. p. 1B.
  24. ^ "Little All-America: Boise State ace lone NW choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 5, 1974. p. 51.
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