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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 10–1 (7–0 Big Sky) |
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Offensive coordinator | Gene Dahlquist (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chuck Banker (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Bronco Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. [1]
The Broncos were 10–1 and undefeated in the Big Sky, [2] [3] [4] but were on probation for a scouting violation in November 1978; they were ineligible for the league title or I-AA playoffs in 1979 and were not allowed to scouting films of upcoming opponents. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Senior quarterback Hoskin Hogan dropped out of school and junior college transfer Aliotti won the starting job. [1] [8]
After an opening two-point loss at home, [10] BSU won ten straight; the league opener in late September set a Big Sky attendance record at 20,712. [11] 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 fifth-ranked Nevada-Reno (8–3), who finished their first season in the Big Sky at 5–2. [12] [13]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | 7:30 pm | Long Beach State * | L 7–9 | 19,579 | [10] | |
September 15 | 7:30 pm | at Cal State Fullerton * | W 22–3 | 3,439 | [14] | |
September 22 | 7:30 pm | Akron * |
| W 31–21 | 19,642 | [15] |
September 29 | 7:30 pm | Montana State |
| W 14–0 | 20,712 | [11] |
October 6 | at Montana | W 37–35 | 6,129 | [16] | ||
October 13 | 8:30 pm | at Idaho | W 41–17 | 15,500 | [9] [17] | |
October 20 | 7:30 pm | Idaho State |
| W 44–0 | 18,639 | [18] |
October 27 | 1:30 pm | at Weber State | W 23–7 | 6,110 | [19] | |
November 3 | 1:30 pm | Northern Arizona ![]() |
| W 44–7 | 20,686 | [20] |
November 10 | 1:30 pm | at No. 10 Nevada | W 28–27 | 14,256 | [21] | |
November 17 | 1:00 pm | No. 7 (D-II) Cal Poly * |
| W 56–14 | 17,257 | [2] [3] |
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Halfback Cedric Minter was a repeat selection to the all-conference team, joined by quarterback Joe Aliotti, wide receiver Kipp Bedard, guard Shawn Beaton, defensive tackle Doug Scott, linebacker Ralph Esposito, and safety Rick Woods. [25] [26] [27] Second team selections were fullback David Hughes, halfback Terry Zahner, wide receiver Mike Brady, defensive tackle Randy Trautman, nose guard Willie Tufono, linebacker Dan Williams, and cornerback Chris Bell. [27]
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