Boise State Football Team History
Boise State Broncos
Boise State University
Boise, ID
Founded: 1932 Stadium: Bronco Stadium Capacity: 32,000 Colors: Blue & Orange Coach: Jim Criner Conference: Big Sky-
1976 Season Highlights
Jim Criner enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Boise State.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. Idaho
9
16
L
Sat., Sep. 18 vs. Augustana (SD)
42
14
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Humboldt St. (CA)
33
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @ Montana State
20
24
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Montana
14
17
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Nevada
26
8
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Northern Arizona
7
42
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Nevada Las Vegas
26
31
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @ Idaho State
36
0
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Weber State
56
31
W
1976 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 283
Scoring Average 25.7
Points Allowed 197
Defense Average 17.9
Opponents Record 17-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-3
-1
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 Big Sky- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Boise State
5-5-1 283 197
Jim Criner
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Big Sky Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.