1970 Boise State Broncos football team

The 1970 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College—now known as Boise State University—as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. This was the third season of Boise State Broncos football at the four-year level and the first for the program as a member of the Big Sky and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).^[1][2] Led by third-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky.^[3][4] Boise State played home games at the new Bronco Stadium, located on on campus in Boise, Idaho.

1970 Boise State Broncos football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	8–3 (2–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tony Knap (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Montana $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Idaho State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Boise State	2	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Weber State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Idaho	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Northern Arizona	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Boise State's game against Long Beach State and Northern Arizona's game against New Mexico State counted in the conference standings.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	8:00 pm	Chico State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 49–14	14,028	[5]
September 19	8:00 pm	Eastern Montana*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 35–0	7,115	[6]
September 26	1:30 pm	Central Washington*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 34–20	7,416	[7]
October 3	2:00 pm	at Montana State	No. 20	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 17–10	7,500	[8]
October 10		at Long Beach State[n 1]	No. 12	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 14–27	6,472	[9]
October 17	8:00 pm	Southern Oregon*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 57–0	5,976	[10]
October 24	1:30 pm	Eastern Washington*	No. 17	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 12–0	4,866	[11][12][13]
October 31	8:00 pm	at Idaho State	No. 15	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 24–3	12,400	[14][15]
November 7		at Hiram Scott*	No. 19	Scottsbluff, NE	L 3–7	3,300	[16]
November 14	1:30 pm	Weber State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 7–41	11,865	[17]
November 21	2:00 pm	at College of Idaho*		Simplot Stadium Caldwell, ID	W 41–7	1,300	[18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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NFL draft

One Bronco was selected in the 1971 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Faddie Tillman	Defensive tackle	10th	241	Atlanta Falcons

Notes

1. Boise State's game against Long Beach State counted in the Big Sky standings.