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1974 Boise State Broncos football team

1974 Boise State Broncos football
Old Boise State Script logo.png
Conference Big Sky Conference
1974 record 10–2 (6–0 Big Sky)
Head coach Tony Knap (7th year)
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
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
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
  • Boise State advanced to Div. II playoffs.

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.

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. 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 McMillen. UNLV was undefeated until the Grantland Rice Bowl, the Division II semifinals.

Invited again to the eight-team Division II playoffs, BSU drew a road game in the quarterfinals at Central Michigan; the Chippewas won 20–6 and went on to win the national title. In the regular season, the Broncos had scored at least 35 points in every game.


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