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American college football season
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 the I-AA playoffs in 1979 .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 9 7:30 pm Cal State Fullerton * W 42–1219,032 [ 8]
September 16 7:30 pm Long Beach State * W 19–1319,435 [ 9]
September 23 7:30 pm Northern Michigan * No. 3 W 31–2120,555 [ 10]
September 30 1:30 pm at No. 6 Montana State No. 3 ABC L 29–3112,850 [ 11]
October 7 7:30 pm Montana No. 8 L 7–1519,580 [ 12]
October 14 7:30 pm San Jose State * W 30–1518,112 [ 13]
October 21 7:30 pm Weber State W 14–1317,858 [ 14]
October 28 8:00 pm at Idaho State W 16–14 6,983 [ 15]
November 4 1:30 pm Idaho W 48–1020,235 [ 16] [ 17]
November 11 7:00 pm at No. 7 Northern Arizona No. 9 L 30–3114,783 [ 18]
November 18 at No. 8 (D-II ) Cal Poly * L 3–7 7,430 [ 19]
[ 20]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final AP 3 3 8 — — — — 9 — —
1978 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
7
Kevin McDonald
So
FL
9
Mike Grant
Fr
QB
16
Hoskin Hogan
Jr
TB
20
Cedric Minter
So
TB
27
Terry Zahner
So
FB
33
David Hughes
So
TB
40
Fred Goode
Sr
C
56
Mark Villano
Sr
LG
64
Martin Bernardy
So
RG
68
Bill Roberds
Jr
RT
74
Jack White
Jr
LT
77
Doug MacLeod
Sr
TE
84
Webb Spahr
Jr
FL
89
Lonnie Hughes
Sr
SE
90
Duane Dlouhy
Fr
OT
73
Kevin Streett
Fr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LCB
10
Larry Morritt
Sr
SS
25
Sam Miller
Sr
RCB
30
Layne Osborne
Sr
FS
49
Nash Balinton
Sr
OLB
43
Larry Lewis
So
ILB
44
Bob Macauley
Sr
OLB
47
Larry Polowski
Sr
ILB
55
Willie Beamon
Sr
NG
71
Bob Cabrera
Jr
RDT
75
Doug Scott
Jr
LDT
81
Jeff Taylor
Jr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
18
Tom Sarette
Sr
P
19
Ed Thomas
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [ 16] [ 17]
Two Broncos were selected in the 1979 NFL draft , which lasted twelve rounds (330 selections).
^ "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.
^ "Broncos bombard Fullerton State 42–12" . The Idaho Statesman . September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Long Beach Fumbles Game, 19-13" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. September 17, 1978. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Boise sophomore sets rush records" . The Billings Gazette . September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Montana State shocks Boise" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 1, 1978. p. 3B.
^ "Kerr, Grizzlies stun Boise State, 15–7" . Great Falls Tribune . October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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.
^ "Broncos lose as late drive falls short" . The Idaho Statesman . November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Record book (football)" (PDF) . Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2016 .
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