1984 Boise State Broncos football team

The 1984 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University as a member of Big Sky Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Lyle Setencich, the Broncos compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky. Boise State played home games on campus, at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

1984 Boise State Broncos football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Lyle Setencich (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Snow (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Montana State $^	6	–	1	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
Nevada	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Boise State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Idaho	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Idaho State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Montana	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	Cal State Fullerton*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 25–27	16,845	[1]
September 8	7:00 pm	Fresno State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 21–37	19,252	[2]
September 22	7:00 pm	Nevada		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	W 37–12	21,521	[3]
September 29	7:00 pm	Eastern Washington*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 45–17	17,145	[4]
October 6		at No. 17 Idaho State		ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 26–23	12,176	[5]
October 13		at Northern Arizona	No. 15	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 14–12	13,125	[6]
October 20		Montana	No. 14	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 35–7	17,282	[7]
October 27		at Montana State	No. 8	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 18–22	8,387	[8]
November 3		at Cal Poly*		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 14–10	3,975	[9]
November 10	1:30 pm	Weber State	No. 17	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 21–23	13,644	[10]
November 17	1:30 pm	Idaho		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 0–37	20,430	[11][12]
*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

1984 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Todd Anderson RB 4 Jon Francis Jr QB 10 Hazsen Choates So WR 11 Eric Andrade So QB 13 Gerald DesPres Sr WR 16 Tony Hunter Jr RB 36 Dean Collins FB 38 Andy Regimbal Jr C 53 Scott Baker So G 61 Tom DeWitz Fr G 62 Steve Despot Jr OT 72 Barry Black So OT 73 John Kilgo Jr WR 85 Pat Fitzgerald Jr TE 89 Kim Metcalf Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 7 Steve Harris Jr SS 15 Phil Bartle So CB 22 Jim Voulelis Sr CB 32 Chuck Compton Jr DE 48 Mark Wulff Sr LB 55 Carl Keever Sr LB 57 Glenn Simonton Sr LB 58 Jim Ellis So DT 79 Mark Thornton Jr DE 91 Chuck Gross Jr DT 92 Mike Johnson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 9 Larry Hunter P 88 Ron Talbot Jr	Head coach Lyle Setencich (2nd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Phil Snow (DC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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