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1979 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boise State * 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Weber State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Idaho 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was on probation
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1979 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1979 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. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jim Criner and an offensive backfield of juniors: quarterback Joe Aliotti, fullback David Hughes, halfback Cedric Minter, with halfback Terry Zahner in reserve.

The Broncos were 10–1 and undefeated in the Big Sky,[1][2][3] but were on probation for a scouting violation in November 1978 and were ineligible for the league title or I-AA playoffs in 1979.[4][5][6][7]

After an opening two-point loss at home,[8] BSU won ten straight; the league opener in late September set a Big Sky attendance record at 20,712.[9] A 14–0 shutout win for BSU, it was the only blemish for Montana State (6–1) in conference play, but three non-conference losses kept them out of the four-team I-AA playoffs; the western postseason bid went again to Nevada-Reno (8–3), who finished their first season in the Big Sky at 5–2.[10][11]

Schedule

Sep 08Long Beach St. (Div. I-A)*

L 7–9 19,579 Sep 15at Fullerton St. (Div. I-A)*Norwalk, CA [12]W 22–3   3,439 Sep 22Akron*

  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [13]

W 31–21 19,642 Sep 29Montana State

  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [9]

W 14–0 20,712 Oct 06at Montana

W 37–35   6,129 Oct 138:30 pmat Idaho

W 41–17 15,500 Oct 20Idaho State

  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [16]

W 44–0 18,639 Oct 27at Weber State

W 23–7   6,110 Nov 03Northern Arizona

  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [18]

W 44–7 20,686 Nov 10at Nevada-Reno

W 28–27 14,256 Nov 17Cal Poly-SLO (Div. II)*

  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [1][2]

W 56–14 17,257

Template:CFB Schedule End Source:[20]

References

  1. ^ a b "Broncos stampede Cal-Poly SLO 56-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1979. p. 12D.
  2. ^ a b "'Our bowl game,' cries Criner". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 19, 1979. p. 12D.
  3. ^ "College standings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 26, 1979. p. 4C.
  4. ^ "Boise St. coach admits to scouting violation". Daily News. (Bowling Green, Kentucky). Associated Press. November 16, 1978. p. 4-B.
  5. ^ "Big Sky's down hard on Boise". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 17, 1978. p. B1.
  6. ^ "Probation slapped on Boise State football". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). UPI. December 18, 1978. p. 7.
  7. ^ a b Killen, John (October 13, 1979). "Idaho: possibility looms for a winning season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  8. ^ a b "Long Beach State slips by Boise 9-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 9, 1979. p. 4D.
  9. ^ a b "Tough defenses". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1979. p. 3D.
  10. ^ "Reno club awaits bid; Hake out". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 26, 1979. p. 23.
  11. ^ "Reno given playoff spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1979. p. 25.
  12. ^ "Boise State socks it to Titans". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 16, 1979. p. 4D.
  13. ^ "Boise State rips Akron". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 23, 1979. p. 3D.
  14. ^ "Safety lifts Boise State past Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1979. p. 6D.
  15. ^ Killen, John (October 14, 1979). "End of a Vandal winning streak". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 2D.
  16. ^ "Broncos trample ISU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 21, 1979. p. 2D.
  17. ^ "BSU 23, Weber State 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 28, 1979. p. 7D.
  18. ^ "Boise State rips NAU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1979. p. 12D.
  19. ^ "Broncos pull out 28-27 win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 11, 1979. p. 6B.
  20. ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71.
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