1983 Boise State Broncos football team

1983 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPhil Snow (1st season)
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
1983 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Nevada * $^ 6 1 010 4 0
No. 12 Idaho State ^ 5 2 08 4 0
Idaho 4 3 08 3 0
Boise State 4 3 06 5 0
Weber State 3 4 06 5 0
Montana 3 4 04 6 0
Northern Arizona 2 5 04 7 0
Montana State 1 6 01 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

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.

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