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-
 
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| 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 |  |  |  |  | 
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| 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 |  | 
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| 1978 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 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 |  |  | 
 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.