American college football season
The 1982 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho . The Broncos were led by seventh–year head coach Jim Criner , Boise State finished the season 8–3 overall and 4–3 in conference for fourth place.[ 1]
Entering the rivalry game with Idaho at Bronco Stadium on October 30, Boise State had a five–game winning streak over the Vandals.[ 2] Idaho won 24–17,[ 3] and the Broncos did not defeat the Vandals for over a decade, until 1994 .
Two months after the season ended, Criner left for Iowa State University of the Big Eight Conference for an annual base salary of $58,000 for five years,[ 4] plus an estimated $92,000 per year of media and camp income.[ 5] Defensive coordinator Lyle Setencich was soon promoted to head coach in January 1983 .[ 6] [ 7]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 11 Cal State Fullerton * W 20–920,152 [ 8] September 18 Nevada W 20–1321,038 [ 9] September 25 at Pacific (CA) * No. 7 W 22–1510,500 [ 10] October 2 at Northern Arizona No. 6 L 14–3013,869 October 9 Montana No. 12 W 21–1419,464 October 16 at Montana State No. 8 L 14–2713,397 [ 11] October 23 7:00 pm Weber State W 41–2117,750 [ 12] October 30 7:00 pm No. 17 Idaho L 17–2421,415 [ 2] [ 3] November 6 at Cal Poly * W 26–24 4,554 [ 13] November 13 1:30 pm Utah State * W 30–1014,868 [ 14] November 20 at Idaho State No. 19 W 27–2412,101 [ 15]
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1982 Boise State Broncos football team roster Players Coaches Offense --> Pos. # Name Class FL 1 Ron Harvey Sr QB 13 Gerald DesPres So QB 18 Tim Klena Jr WR 19 Randy Mayo Sr TB 34 Rodney Webster Jr FB 36 Robert Farmer Sr C 62 Steve Despot So G Todd Biggs Jr G 71 Jon Zogg Sr OT 73 John Kilgo Sr OT 79 Greg Jones Jr WR 89 Kim Metcalf Jr TE 96 Mike Alexander So
Defense Pos. # Name Class LCB 4 Jeff Turk Sr SS 21 Butch Fisk Jr RCB 37 Bobby Fryer Sr FS 42 Larry Alder Sr LDT 43 Bob Skinner Sr LB 44 Curt Hecker Sr LB 48 Mark Wulff So LB Chuck Butler Jr LB 55 Carl Keever So LDE 58 John Rade Sr RDT 75 Eric McCree Sr RDE 92 Mike Johnson Fr
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Mark Jensen Fr P 88 Ron Talbot Fr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Source: [ 2] [ 3] Two Bronco seniors were selected in the 1983 NFL draft , which lasted twelve rounds (335 selections).
^ "College standings: Big Sky" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). November 22, 1982. p. 6B. ^ a b c Ramsdell, Paul (October 30, 1982). "Vandals' destiny lies in outcome of BSU game" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 3B. ^ a b c Ramsdell, Paul (October 31, 1982). "Vandals end drought with 24-17 win over BSU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B. ^ "Iowa State tabs BSU's Criner to take over head football post" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. January 30, 1983. p. 6C. ^ Hayes, Gene (February 2, 1983). "Criner to Iowa State" . University News . (Boise, Idaho). Boise State University. p. 8. ^ a b "Setencich to replace Criner at BSU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. January 31, 1983. p. 6B. ^ "Boise State's coach moves to Iowa State" . New York Times . Associated Press. January 30, 1983. p. 5008. Retrieved September 20, 2018 . ^ "BSU downs Reno in tough league opener" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 12, 1982. p. 3D. ^ "BSU downs Reno in tough league opener" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1982. p. 3C. ^ "UOP still seeking its first win" . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California). September 27, 1982. p. 16. ^ "Montana State upsets Broncos" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 17, 1982. p. 3B. ^ "Boise State 41, Weber State 21" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 24, 1982. p. 3B. ^ "Boise State 26, Cal Poly - SLO 24" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 7, 1982. p. 4C. ^ "Boise State 30, Utah State 10" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 14, 1982. p. 3B. ^ "Broncos rally to beat ISU on the road" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 21, 1982. p. 4B. ^ "1982 Boise State Broncos Schedule" . CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016 . ^ "Football media guide" . Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.
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