This was the first season for the newly created
Division I-AA,[1] which the Big Sky joined. It was previously a
Division II conference for football, except for Division I member
Idaho, which moved down to I-AA this season.
Following this season, Boise State was put on probation for a scouting violation in November prior to the
NAU game;[2][3][4] the Broncos were ineligible for the league title or the
I-AA playoffs in
1979.[5][6][7]
^"Record book (football)"(PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from
the original(PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
This was the first season for the newly created
Division I-AA,[1] which the Big Sky joined. It was previously a
Division II conference for football, except for Division I member
Idaho, which moved down to I-AA this season.
Following this season, Boise State was put on probation for a scouting violation in November prior to the
NAU game;[2][3][4] the Broncos were ineligible for the league title or the
I-AA playoffs in
1979.[5][6][7]
^"Record book (football)"(PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from
the original(PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2016.