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Boise State Football Team History

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Boise State University
Boise, ID
Founded: 1932
Stadium: Bronco Stadium
Capacity: 32,000
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Houston Nutt
Conference: Big West-

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1941 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Houston Nutt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Boise State.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	vs. Northridge State	23	63	L
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Wisconsin	24	28	L
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Central Michigan	26	44	L
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Weber State	24	7	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Washington State	0	58	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. New Mexico State	52	10	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ North Texas	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Louisiana Tech	27	31	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Utah State	20	24	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Nevada	42	56	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Idaho	30	23	W

1997 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	285
Scoring Average	25.9
Points Allowed	358
Defense Average	32.5
Opponents Record	46-46
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-4

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Big West- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Utah State	6-6	389	296	Lost 19-35				John L. Smith
Nevada	5-6	353	320					Jeff Tisdel
Boise State	4-7	285	358					Houston Nutt
North Texas	4-7	232	331					Matt Simon
New Mexico State	2-9	221	398					Tony Samuel

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 All Big West Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.