1978 Boise State
Only 3 games are on file: 3–0. The rest of the schedule isn’t in our source. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cal State Fullerton 42–12Sep 9
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vsCal State Fullerton | W 42–12 | 51% |
| Sep 16 | vsLong Beach State | W 19–13 | 41% |
| Oct 14 | vs San José State | W 30–15 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list eight games of Boise State’s 1978 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsNorthern Michigan | W 31–21 | Boise State’s article |
| Sep 30 | atMontana State | L 29–31 | Boise State’s article |
| Oct 7 | vsMontana | L 7–15 | Boise State’s article, Montana’s article |
| Oct 21 | vsWeber State | W 14–13 | Boise State’s article, Weber State’s article |
| Oct 28 | atIdaho State | W 16–14 | Idaho State’s article, Boise State’s article |
| Nov 4 | vsIdaho | W 48–10 | Boise State’s article, Idaho’s article |
| Nov 11 | atNorthern Arizona | L 30–31 | Boise State’s article |
| Nov 18 | atCal Poly | L 3–7 | Cal Poly’s article, Boise State’s article |
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1978.
- Record
- 3–0
- Conference
- 3–3 4th in the Big Sky Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 91–40
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1398 +85 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Gene Dahlquist
- Defense
- 3–4
Drafted in 1979
The 1979 draft| Rd 7 | Larry Polowski LB | Seattle Seahawks |