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Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference logo
Established 1963
Association NCAA
Division Division I FCS
Members 9 full-time (2 future full-time in 2012, 2 future affiliate in 2012)
Sports fielded 14 (15 in 2012) (men's: 6; women's: 8 (9 in 2012))
Region Western United States
Headquarters Ogden, Utah
Commissioner Douglas Fullerton (since 1995)
Website bigskyconf.com
Locations
Big Sky Conference locations

The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. In 2012, the conference will add a school in Utah and add a school from North Dakota. Two new members, from California, will also be added as football-only schools.

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[edit] Membership

[edit] Current members

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Endowment Nickname Year Joined
Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington 1882 Public 12,130 $52 million Eagles 1987
Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho 1901 Public 15,553 $37 million Bengals 1963
University of Montana Missoula, Montana 1893 Public (Montana University System) 15,352 $108 million Grizzlies 1963
Montana State University Bozeman, Montana 1893 Public (Montana University System) 14,060 $85 million Bobcats 1963
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona 1899 Public 18,824 $77 million Lumberjacks 1970
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado 1889 Public 12,392 $66 million Bears 2006
Portland State University Portland, Oregon 1946 Public (Oregon University System) 24,284 $50 million Vikings 1996
California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California 1947 Public (California State University System) 27,972 $24 million Hornets 1996
Weber State University Ogden, Utah 1889 Public (Utah System of Higher Education) 23,335 $69 million Wildcats 1963

[edit] Future full members

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Endowment Nickname Year Joins
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota 1883 Public (North Dakota University System) 14,194 $94 million None 2012
Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah 1897 Public (Utah System of Higher Education) 7,509 $12 million Thunderbirds 2012

[edit] Future affiliate members

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Endowment Nickname Year Joins Primary Conference Sport
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California 1901 Public (California State University System) 18,722 $149 million Mustangs 2012 Big West Conference Football
University of California, Davis Davis, California 1905 Public (University of California System) 27,530 $744 million Aggies 2012 Big West Conference Football

[edit] Membership timeline

[edit] Former members

Institution Nickname Year Joined Year Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Boise State University Broncos 1970 1996 Big West Conference (1996–2001)
Western Athletic Conference (2001–2011)		 Mountain West Conference (2011–2013)
California State University, Northridge Matadors 1996 2001 Big West Conference (2001–present)
Gonzaga University Bulldogs 1963 1979 West Coast Conference (1979–present)
University of Idaho Vandals 1963 1996 Big West Conference (1996–2005) Western Athletic Conference (2005–present)
University of Nevada Wolf Pack 1979 1992 Big West Conference (1992–2000) Western Athletic Conference (2000–2012)

Note: Nevada will move to the MWC in July 2012. Boise State will move from the Mountain West back to the WAC in all sports but football, which will join the Big East Conference, in July 2013.

[edit] Sports

Locations of Big Sky Conference member institutions, starting in 2012.

The Big Sky sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, women's golf, women's soccer, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track, and women's volleyball.

In 2012, the Big Sky will begin sponsoring a championship in softball. The recent expansion of the Big Sky will provide the league with enough softball-playing institutions to form a softball conference.[1]

Cal Poly SLO and UC Davis will participate as football-only affiliates, with the rest of their sports participating in the Big West Conference.

The Big Sky is notable in that it is the only Division I conference that does not sponsor baseball. Thus, there are only 30 automatic bids to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

[edit] Conference facilities

School Football stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity
Cal Poly SLO Alex G. Spanos Stadium 11,075 Will not participate in Big Sky
Eastern Washington Roos Field 8,600 Reese Court 7,000
Idaho State Holt Arena 12,000 Holt Arena and Reed Gym 8,000 (Holt Arena)
3,040 (Reed Gym)
Montana Washington–Grizzly Stadium 25,203 Dahlberg Arena 7,500
Montana State Bobcat Stadium 17,777 Worthington Arena 7,250
North Dakota Alerus Center 13,500 Ralph Engelstad Arena
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center		 13,280
3,300
Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome 15,000 Walkup Skydome 8,000
Northern Colorado Nottingham Field 5,500 Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion 2,941
Portland State Jeld-Wen Field 20,000 Peter Stott Center 1,500
Sacramento State Hornet Stadium 21,195 Colberg Court 1,200
Southern Utah Eccles Coliseum 6,500 Centrum Arena 5,300
UC Davis Aggie Stadium 10,367 Will not participate in Big Sky
Weber State Stewart Stadium 17,500 Dee Events Center 12,000
  • Future members highlighted in gray.

[edit] Rivalries - Basketball

[edit] Conference

[edit] Non-conference

[edit] Rivalries - football

[edit] Conference

Schools First
Meeting		 Game Trophy Winner
(Last Meeting)		 All-time Record
Cal Poly SLO UC Davis 1939 Battle for the Golden Horseshoe The Golden Horseshoe UC Davis UC Davis leads 17–16–2
Eastern Washington Portland State 1986 The Dam Cup Dam Cup Eastern Washington Portland State leads 18-14-1
Eastern Washington Montana 1938 The EWU-UM Governors Cup Governors Cup Eastern Washington Montana leads 25–11–1
Idaho State Weber State 1962 Weber State Weber State leads 35–14
Montana Montana State 1897 Brawl of the Wild The Great Divide Trophy Montana State Montana leads 70–36–5
UC Davis Sacramento State 1954 Causeway Classic Causeway Carriage UC Davis UC Davis leads 39-18
Cal Poly Sacramento State 1967 Green and Gold Game Cal Poly Cal Poly leads 16-15
  • Future conference rivalries highlighted in gray.

[edit] Non-conference

Schools First
Meeting		 Game Trophy Winner
(Last Meeting)		 All-time Record Note
Idaho Idaho State 1916 Idaho Idaho leads 28–11 Last competed for in 2008
Idaho State Boise State 1968 Boise State Boise State leads 24–6
Montana Idaho 1903 Little Brown Stein Montana Idaho leads 55–27–2 Last competed for in 2003
Northern Colorado Colorado State 1893 Colorado State Colorado State leads 18–1–1 CSU 33 UNC 14 Final score from Sept. 10 2011. First game in 25 years.
North Dakota North Dakota State 1894 Nickel Trophy North Dakota North Dakota leads 62–45–3 Defunct - No longer competed for
  • Future non-conference rivalries highlighted in gray.

[edit] Commissioners

  • 1963 – Jack Friel
  • 1971 – John Roning
  • 1977 – Steve Belko
  • 1981 – Ron Stephenson
  • 1995 – Doug Fullerton

[edit] Headquarters

[edit] Big Sky championships

[edit] Big Sky men's basketball

See also: Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Season Regular Season Champion Tournament Champion
1964 Montana State no tournament
1965 Weber State no tournament
1966 Weber State, Gonzaga no tournament
1967 Gonzaga, Montana State no tournament
1968 Weber State no tournament
1969 Weber State no tournament
1970 Weber State no tournament
1971 Weber State no tournament
1972 Weber State no tournament
1973 Weber State no tournament
1974 Idaho State no tournament
1975 Montana no tournament
1976 Weber State, Boise State, Idaho State Boise State
1977 Idaho State Idaho State
1978 Montana Weber State
1979 Weber State Weber State
1980 Weber State Weber State
1981 Idaho Idaho
1982 Idaho Idaho
1983 Weber State, Nevada Weber State
1984 Weber State Nevada
1985 Nevada Nevada
1986 Northern Arizona, Montana Montana State
1987 Montana State Idaho State
1988 Boise State Boise State
1989 Boise State Idaho
1990 Idaho Idaho
1991 Montana Montana
1992 Montana Montana
1993 Idaho Boise State
1994 Weber State, Idaho State Boise State
1995 Weber State, Montana Weber State
1996 Montana State Montana State
1997 Northern Arizona Montana
1998 Northern Arizona Northern Arizona
1999 Weber State Weber State
2000 Montana Northern Arizona
2001 CS-Northridge CS-Northridge
2002 Montana State Montana
2003 Weber State Weber State
2004 Eastern Washington Eastern Washington
2005 Portland State Montana
2006 Northern Arizona Montana
2007 Weber State, Northern Arizona Weber State
2008 Portland State Portland State
2009 Weber State Portland State
2010 Weber State Montana
2011 Northern Colorado Northern Colorado

[edit] Basketball championships (by school)

School member years total titles Last won
Weber State 1963–present 19 2010
Montana 1963–present 7 2000
Montana State 1963–present 5 2002
Northern Arizona 1970–present 5 2007
Idaho 1963–95 4 1993
Idaho State 1963–present 4 1994
Boise State 1970–95 3 1989
Gonzaga 1963–79 2 1967
Nevada 1979–92 2 1985
Northern Colorado 2006–present 2 2011
Portland State 1996–present 2 2009
Eastern Washington 1987–present 1 2004
CS-Northridge 1996–2001 1 2001
Sacramento State 1996–present 0 N/A

[edit] Big Sky Women's Basketball

See also: Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Season Tournament Champion Tournament Runner-Up
1983 Montana Weber State
1984 Montana Eastern Washington
1985 Idaho Montana
1986 Montana Eastern Washington
1987 Eastern Washington Montana
1988 Montana Eastern Washington
1989 Montana Idaho
1990 Montana Idaho
1991 Montana Montana State
1992 Montana Boise State
1993 Montana State Montana
1994 Montana Boise State
1995 Montana Montana State
1996 Montana Weber State
1997 Montana Montana State
1998 Montana Northern Arizona
1999 CS Northridge Portland State
2000 Montana CS-Northridge
2001 Idaho State Montana
2002 Weber State Montana State
2003 Weber State Montana State
2004 Montana Idaho State
2005 Montana Weber State
2006 Northern Arizona Weber State
2007 Idaho State Northern Arizona
2008 Montana Montana State
2009 Montana Portland State
2010 Portland State Montana State

[edit] Big Sky football titles

Season, conference record,[2] and champion

  • 1970 - (5-0) - Montana
  • 1971 - (4-1) - Idaho - (Boise State won Camellia Bowl, UI was Div. I)
  • 1972 - (5-1) - Montana State
  • 1973 - (6-0) - Boise State - Div. II semi-finalist
  • 1974 - (6-0) - Boise State
  • 1975 - (5-0-1) - Boise State
  • 1976 - (6-0) - Montana State - won Div. II national championship
  • 1977 - (6-0) - Boise State - not invited to Div. II playoffs
  • 1978 - (6-0) - Northern Arizona - not invited to inaugural four-team I-AA playoffs - (independent Nevada selected from West)
  • 1979 - (6-1) - Montana State - (Boise State (7-0) ineligible) - Nevada (5-2) to four-team I-AA playoffs
  • 1980 - (6-1) - Boise State - won I-AA national championship
  • 1981 - (6-1) - Idaho State^ - (also 6-1 - Boise State - both to eight-team I-AA playoffs) - ISU won I-AA national championship
  • 1982 - (5-2) - Montana^ - (also 5-2 - Idaho, Montana State - UM @ UI in twelve-team I-AA playoffs, MSU excluded)
  • 1983 - (6-1) - Nevada - I-AA semi-finalist
  • 1984 - (6-1) - Montana State - won I-AA national championship
  • 1985 - (6-1) - Idaho^ - (also 6-1 - Nevada - both to I-AA playoffs)
  • 1986 - (7-0) - Nevada - I-AA semi-finalist
  • 1987 - (7-1) - Idaho^ - (also 7-1 - Weber State - both to I-AA playoffs)
  • 1988 - (7-1) - Idaho - I-AA semi-finalist
  • 1989 - (8-0) - Idaho - (Montana - I-AA semi-finalist)
  • 1990 - (7-1) - Nevada - I-AA runner-up, defeated Boise State in I-AA semi-finals in 3OT
  • 1991 - (8-0) - Nevada
  • 1992 - (6-1) - Idaho^ and Eastern Washington - (both to I-AA playoffs)
  • 1993 - (7-0) - Montana - (Idaho - I-AA semi-finalist)
  • 1994 - (6-1) - Boise State - I-AA runner-up - (Montana - I-AA semi-finalist)
  • 1995 - (6-1) - Montana - won I-AA national championship
  • 1996 - (8-0) - Montana - I-AA runner-up
  • 1997 - (7-1) - Eastern Washington - I-AA semi-finalist
  • 1998 - (6-2) - Montana
  • 1999 - (7-1) - Montana
  • 2000 - (8-0) - Montana - I-AA runner-up
  • 2001 - (7-0) - Montana - won I-AA national championship
  • 2002 - (5-2) - Montana, Montana State, and Idaho State - (UM, MSU to I-AA playoffs, ISU excluded)
  • 2003 - (5-2) - Montana State^, Montana, and Northern Arizona - (all three to I-AA playoffs)
  • 2004 - (6-1) - Montana^ and Eastern Washington - (both to I-AA playoffs) - UM - I-AA runner-up
  • 2005 - (5-2) - Eastern Washington^, Montana State, and Montana - (EWU, UM to I-AA playoffs, MSU excluded)
  • 2006 - (8-0) - Montana - FCS semi-finalist
  • 2007 - (8-0) - Montana
  • 2008 - (7-1) - Weber State^ and Montana - (both to FCS playoffs) - UM - FCS runner-up
  • 2009 - (8-0) - Montana - FCS runner-up
  • 2010 - (7-1) - Montana State^ and Eastern Washington - (both to FCS playoffs - EWU won FCS national championship)
  • 2011 - (7-1) - Montana^ and Montana State (both to FCS playoffs)

^ - winner of head-to-head matchup(s) in conference game(s) during the regular season.

[edit] Football championships (by school)

School member years total titles Last won
Montana 1963–present 19 2011
Montana State 1963–present 13 2011
Idaho 1963–95 8 1992
Gonzaga 1963–79 n/a
Boise State 1970–95 6 1994
Idaho State 1963–present 3 2002
Eastern Washington 1987–present 5 2010
Nevada 1979–92 4 1991
Weber State 1963–present 3 2008
Northern Arizona 1970–present 2 2003
CS-Northridge 1996–2001 0
Sacramento State 1996–present 0
Portland State 1996–present 0
Northern Colorado 2006–present 0

[edit] Overall Big Sky Conference champions

Boise State Broncos (1970–1996) California State Northridge Matadors (1996–2001) Eastern Washington Eagles (1987–present) Gonzaga Bulldogs (1963–1979) Idaho State Bengals (1963–present) Montana State University Bobcats (1963–present) Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks (1970–present) Portland State Vikings (1996–present) Sacramento State Hornets (1996–present) University of Idaho Vandals (1963–1996) University of Nevada Wolfpack (1979–1992) University of Northern Colorado Bears (2006–present) University of Montana Grizzlies (1963–present) Weber State Wildcats (1963–present)
Football 6 - 5 - 3 11 2 - - 8 4 - 19 3
Men's Basketball 2 1 1 2 2 5 4 2 - 4 1 1 5 18
Women's Basketball
Men's Cross Country 2 - - - 5 2 18 - - 2 3 - 8 7
Women's Cross Country - - - - - 4 15 - - 1 - - 2 4
Men's Indoor Track and Field 2 - - - 5 - 12 - 2 1 1 - - 5
Women's Indoor Track and Field 6 3 - - 1 1 7 - 2 1 - - 1 4
Men's Outdoor Track and Field 1 - - - 12 1 15 - - 4 2 - 1 9
Women's Outdoor Track and Field 6 3 - - 1 1 7 - 3 1 - - 1 5
Men's Tennis 10
Women's Tennis 9
Women's Soccer - - 1 - 2 - - 1 1 - - - 4 4
Volleyball 1 1 5 - 3 - 1 5 11 3 - 2 3 -
Women's Golf 1 - - - 1 1 5 4 1 - - - 1 1
Men's Golf (1964–2002) 1 1 - - - - - 1 2 - 2 - 6 17
Baseball (1963–1974) - - - 4 - - - - - 3 - - - 3
Men's Swimming (1963–1974) - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 8 -
Wrestling (1963–1987)
Men's Skiing (1963–1974)

[edit] Football

[edit] Basketball

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.nbcmontana.com/sports/25602183/detail.html
  2. ^ MSU Bobcats.com - 2009 media guide - Big Sky conference standings - p.93

[edit] External links

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Future full members
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