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1978 Boise State Broncos football team
| 1978 Boise State Broncos football |
|---|
| Big Sky Conference |
| 7–4 (3–3 Big Sky) |
| Jim Criner (3rd season) |
| Gene Dahlquist (2nd season) |
| Bill Dutton (3rd season) |
| 3–4 |
| Bronco Stadium |
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, 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; the Broncos were ineligible for the league title or the I-AA playoffs in 1979.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 9 | 7:30 pm | Cal State Fullerton* | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID | W 42–12 | 19,032 | |||
| September 16 | 7:30 pm | Long Beach State* | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID | W 19–13 | 19,435 | |||
| September 23 | 7:30 pm | Northern Michigan* | No. 3 | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID | W 31–21 | 20,555 | ||
| September 30 | 1:30 pm | at No. 6 Montana State | No. 3 | Reno H. Sales StadiumBozeman, MT | ABC | L 29–31 | 12,850 | |
| October 7 | 7:30 pm | Montana | No. 8 | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID | L 7–15 | 19,580 | ||
| October 14 | 7:30 pm | San Jose State* | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID | W 30–15 | 18,112 | |||
| October 21 | 7:30 pm | Weber State | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID | W 14–13 | 17,858 | |||
| October 28 | 8:00 pm | at Idaho State | ISU MinidomePocatello, ID | W 16–14 | 6,983 | |||
| November 4 | 1:30 pm | Idaho | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (rivalry) | W 48–10 | 20,235 | |||
| November 11 | 7:00 pm | at No. 7 Northern Arizona | No. 9 | NAU SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ | L 30–31 | 14,783 | ||
| November 18 | at No. 8 (D-II) Cal Poly* | Mustang StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | L 3–7 | 7,430 | ||||
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |
| Week | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Source:
Two Broncos were selected in the 1979 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (330 selections).
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Larry Polowski | Linebacker | 7th | 169 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Willie Beamon | Linebacker | 8th | 205 | New York Jets |
- BSU Arbiter – student newspaper – 1978 editions
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