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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| 1980 Season Highlights |  | Jim Criner enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Boise State. |  | The Broncos won the Big Sky Conference Championship. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1980 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 6 | @
Utah | 28 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 13 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana | 13 | 17 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 20 | @ Northern Arizona | 20 | 18 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 27 | @ Montana State | 17 | 18 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 4 | vs. Montana | 44 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 11 | vs. Idaho | 44 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 18 | vs. Cal St.-Fullerton | 26 | 11 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 25 | vs. Weber State | 24 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 8 | vs.
Nevada | 14 | 3 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 15 | @ Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 20 | 23 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 22 | @ Idaho State | 22 | 13 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Dec. 13 | vs. Grambling State | 14 | 9 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Dec. 20 | @ Eastern Kentucky | 31 | 29 | W |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1980 Season Totals |  | Record | 10-3 |  | Points Scored | 317 |  | Scoring Average | 24.4 |  | Points Allowed | 179 |  | Defense Average | 13.8 |  | Opponents Record | 11-9 |  | Conference Record | 0-0 |  | Home Record | 6-1 |  | Away Record | 4-2 |  | 
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| 1980 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1980 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1980 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.