Guthrie played
college football in the
United States in
Idaho at
Boise State College. As a senior in
1971, he led the Broncos to a in the regular season, with a No. 7 ranking in the At the
Camellia Bowl in
Sacramento, California, the Broncos were down by 21 points to
Chico State after three quarters. Guthrie engineered in the fourth quarter to win by four, with two of the three touchdowns on his passes. He also threw for a two-point conversion and made three kicks: two extra points and a It was later revealed that Guthrie had signed a professional
baseball contract with the
Pittsburgh Pirates organization five years earlier in 1966. The NCAA had Boise State return the winner's trophy and $18,000, its share of the gate and other receipts. Guthrie was selected in fourteenth round of the
1972 NFL draft by the
San Francisco 49ers. ==References==