American college football season
The 1983 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1983 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 first–year head coach Lyle Setencich , previously the defensive coordinator, Boise State finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–3 in conference.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance September 3 Cal State Fullerton * L 10–1318,700 September 10 Eastern Washington * Bronco Stadium Boise, ID [2] W 33–1416,823 September 17 at Montana L 20–216,200 September 24 at Nevada L 20–3813,110 October 1 Cal Poly * W 27–315,738 October 15 at Utah State * L 7–1016,600 October 22 Montana State W 42–016,974 October 29 at Weber State W 38–2710,923 November 5 No. 9 Idaho State W 32–2020,477 November 12 Northern Arizona W 28–313,826 November 19 8:00 p.m. at Idaho L 24–4515,400
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1983 Boise State Broncos football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Hazsen Choates Fr QB 13 Gerald DesPres Jr TB 29 Greg Harrison So TB 34 Rodney Webster Sr FB 46 Dave Maloney Jr C 53 Scott Baker So G 62 Steve Despot Jr G Todd Biggs Sr OT 73 John Kilgo Jr TE Don Summers Jr WR Joe Trotter Sr WR 85 Pat Fitzgerald So WR 89 Kim Metcalf Sr
Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 21 Butch Fisk Sr CB 22 Jim Voulelis Jr FS David Snow Jr CB Gary Castille Jr LB 48 Mark Wulff Jr LB Chuck Butler Sr LB 55 Carl Keever Jr NG 57 Glenn Simonson Sr LDT 66 Jeff Caves Sr DT 83 Michel Bourgeau Sr LB 95 Paul Unger Sr RDT 99 Mark Koch So
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Tony Massagli P 88 Ron Talbot So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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NFL Draft [ edit ] One Bronco senior was selected in the 1984 NFL Draft , which lasted twelve rounds (336 selections).
References [ edit ] ^ "Late field goal helps Fullerton top Boise State" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 4, 1983. p. 2B. ^ "Boise State 33, East. Washington 14" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1983. p. 3B. ^ a b Ramsdell, Paul (November 19, 1983). "Football feud: Idaho, BSU resume rivalry" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B. ^ a b Ramsdell, Paul (November 20, 1983). "Vandals whip Broncos in the Dome, 45-24" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B. ^ "1983 Boise State Broncos Schedule" . CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016 . ^ "Football media guide" . Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157. External links [ edit ]
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