1973 Boise State Broncos football team

The 1973 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season, the sixth season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the first in the newly reorganized Division II. The Broncos were in their fourth year as members of the Big Sky Conference (and NCAA) and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

1973 Boise State Broncos football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8 (College Division)
APNo. 5 (College Division)
Record10–3 (6–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Tony Knap (6th season)
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
1973 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Boise State $^ 6 0 010 3 0
Montana State 5 1 07 4 0
Idaho 3 2 04 7 0
Northern Arizona 2 3 04 6 0
Montana 2 4 04 6 0
Weber State 2 4 03 8 0
Idaho State 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

Led by sixth-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 9–2 in the regular season and undefeated in conference (6–0) to win their first Big Sky title. Invited to the inaugural eight-team Division II playoffs, BSC hosted a 53–10 quarterfinal win over South Dakota. In the semifinals, the Broncos lost 38–34 to Louisiana Tech in the Pioneer Bowl in Texas, giving up a touchdown in the final seconds.

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