1982 Boise State Broncos football team

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]

1982 Boise State Broncos football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	8–3 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jim Criner (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gene Dahlquist (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lyle Setencich (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 Montana $^	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
No. 11 Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Montana State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 15 Boise State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Nevada	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		Cal State Fullerton*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 20–9	20,152	[8]
September 18		Nevada		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	W 20–13	21,038	[9]
September 25		at Pacific (CA)*	No. 7	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 22–15	10,500	[10]
October 2		at Northern Arizona	No. 6	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 14–30	13,869	[11]
October 9		Montana	No. 12	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 21–14	19,464	[12]
October 16		at Montana State	No. 8	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 14–27	13,397	[13]
October 23	7:00 pm	Weber State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 41–21	17,750	[14]
October 30	7:00 pm	No. 17 Idaho		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 17–24	21,415	[2][3]
November 6		at Cal Poly*		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 26–24	4,554	[15]
November 13	1:30 pm	Utah State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 30–10	14,868	[16]
November 20		at Idaho State	No. 19	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 27–24	12,101	[17]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

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 Jim Criner (7th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Gene Dahlquist (OC) Lyle Setencich (DC) Bill Dutton (DL) Phil Snow (DB) [6] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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NFL draft

Two Bronco seniors were selected in the 1983 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (335 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Jeff Turk	DB	7th	183	Atlanta Falcons
John Rade	LB	8th	215	Atlanta Falcons