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-
1979 Season Highlights
Jim Criner enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Boise State.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Cal St.-Long Beach
7
9
L
Sat., Sep. 15 @ Cal St.-Fullerton
22
3
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Akron
31
21
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Montana State
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Montana
37
35
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Idaho
41
17
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Idaho State
44
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Weber State
23
7
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Northern Arizona
44
7
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Nevada
28
27
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
56
14
W
1979 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 347
Scoring Average 31.5
Points Allowed 140
Defense Average 12.7
Opponents Record 14-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 5-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Big Sky Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.