The 1978 Boise State Broncos football team represented

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in the

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. The Broncos competed in the

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and played their home games on campus at

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. Led by third-year head coach

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, the Broncos were overall and in conference. This was the first season for the newly created

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, which the Big Sky joined. It was previously a Division II conference for football, except for Division I member

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, 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; the Broncos were ineligible for the league title or I-AA playoffs in

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Schedule

Rankings

Roster

NFL Draft

Two Broncos were selected in the

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, which lasted twelve rounds (330 selections).

References

External links

Bronco Football Stats
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