Boise State Football Team History
Boise State Broncos
Boise State University
Boise, ID
Founded: 1932 Stadium: Bronco Stadium Capacity: 32,000 Colors: Blue & Orange Coach: Jim Criner Conference: Big Sky-
1978 Season Highlights
Jim Criner enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Boise State.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Cal St.-Fullerton
42
12
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Cal St.-Long Beach
19
13
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Northern Michigan
31
21
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Montana State
29
31
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Montana
7
15
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
San Jose State
30
15
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Weber State
14
13
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Idaho State
16
14
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Idaho
48
10
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Northern Arizona
30
31
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
3
7
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 269
Scoring Average 24.5
Points Allowed 182
Defense Average 16.5
Opponents Record 7-5
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 1-3
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 Big Sky- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Boise State
7-4 269 182
Jim Criner
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Big Sky Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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