1983 Boise State Broncos football team

The 1983 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University as a member of Big Sky Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Lyle Setencich, the Broncos compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Sky. Boise State played home games on campus, at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

1983 Boise State Broncos football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Lyle Setencich (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Snow (1st season)
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Nevada * $^	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Idaho State ^	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Idaho	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Boise State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Weber State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Montana	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon after UNLV was forced to forfeit the game after an investigation found that ineligible players had participated in the 1983 and 1984 seasons. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Prior to the season in January, seven-year head coach Jim Criner left for Iowa State University.^[1] Defensive coordinator Setencich was soon promoted to head coach.^[2][3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	Cal State Fullerton*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 10–13	18,700	[4]
September 10	7:00 pm	Eastern Washington*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 33–14	16,823	[5][6]
September 17		at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 20–21	6,200	[7]
September 24		at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	L 20–38	13,110	[8]
October 1	7:00 pm	No. 5 (D-II) Cal Poly*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 27–3	15,738	[9][10]
October 15	1:30 pm	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–10	16,600	[11]
October 22	7:00 pm	Montana State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 42–0	16,974	[12]
October 29	1:00 pm	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 38–27	10,923	[13]
November 5	1:30 pm	No. 9 Idaho State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 32–20	20,477	[14]
November 12	1:30 pm	Northern Arizona	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 28–3	13,826	[15]
November 19	8:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (rivalry)	L 24–45	15,400	[16][17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

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 Lyle Setencich (1st year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Phil Snow (DC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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NFL draft

One Bronco senior was selected in the 1984 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (336 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Michel Bourgeau	DL	11th	291	New Orleans Saints