1978 Boise State Broncos football team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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No. 7 Northern Arizona $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–9 Montana State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Led by third-year head coach Jim Criner, the Broncos were 7–4 overall and 3–3 in conference.
This was the first season for the newly created Division I-AA,[1] which the Big Sky joined. It was previously a Division II conference for football, except for Division I member Idaho, which moved down to I-AA this season.
Following this season, Boise State was put on probation for a scouting violation in November prior to the NAU game;[2][3][4] the Broncos were ineligible for the league title or I-AA playoffs in 1979.[5][6][7]
Schedule
Sep 09Fullerton State (Div. I-A)*
W 42–12 19,032 Sep 16Long Beach State (Div. I-A)*
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID
W 19–13 19,435 Sep 23Northern Michigan (Div. II)*No. 3
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID
W 31–21 20,555 Sep 30at No. 6 Montana StateNo. 3
L 29–31 12,850 Oct 07MontanaNo. 8
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID
L 7–15 19,580 Oct 14San Jose State (Div. I-A)*
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID [9]
W 30–15 18,112 Oct 21Weber State
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID [10]
W 14–13 17,858 Oct 28at Idaho State
W 16–14 6,983 Nov 041:30 pmIdaho
W 48–10 20,235 Nov 11at No. 7 Northern ArizonaNo. 9
L 30–31 14,783 Nov 18at No. 8 Cal Poly-SLO (Div. II)*
L 3–7 7,430
- Source:[15]
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- ^ "Big schools win battle". St. Petersburg Independent. (Florida). Associated Press. January 13, 1978. p. 5C.
- ^ "Criner admits he hired football spy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 16, 1978. p. 1C.
- ^ "Boise St. coach admits to scouting violation". Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 16, 1978. p. 4-B.
- ^ "Presidents will discuss spying by Boise's Criner". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 17, 1978. p. 5B.
- ^ "Big Sky's down hard on Boise". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 17, 1978. p. B1.
- ^ "Probation slapped on Boise State football". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. UPI. December 18, 1978. p. 7.
- ^ Killen, John (October 13, 1979). "Idaho: possibility looms for a winning season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1C.
- ^ "Montana State shocks Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 1, 1978. p. 3B.
- ^ "Boise State runs past San Jose State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 15, 1978. p. 4B.
- ^ "Broncos escape Weber's clutches". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 22, 1978. p. 4B.
- ^ "Last-second field goal saves BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 29, 1978. p. 4B.
- ^ a b Barrows, Bob (November 4, 1978). "Vandals hope emotion can buck Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3B.
- ^ a b Barrows, Bob (November 5, 1978). "A punter's nightmare". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ "NAU tops Boise for title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 12, 1978. p. 3B.
- ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71.
External links
- Bronco Football Stats – 1978