1974 (10-2, 6-0 Big Sky Conference) Big Sky Conference Champions NCAA Division II Quarterfinalist Date Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30
Opponent at Cal Poly-SLO Chico State at Montana State* Nevada Idaho State* at UNLV at Northern Arizona* Weber State* UC Davis at Montana* Idaho* vs. Central Michigan NCAA D-II Quarterfinals – Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
1977 (9-2, 6-0 Big Sky Conference) Big Sky Conference Champions Result W 41-21 W 41-7 W 40-37 W 36-16 W 61-3 L 35-37 W 45-13 W 42-14 W 41-20 W 56-42 W 53-29 L 6-20
Att. 5,700 14,686 9,100 14,258 14,310 18,631 8,000 13,252 14,608 6,000 14,486 9,913
1975 (9-2-1, 5-0-1 Big Sky Conference) Big Sky Conference Champions NCAA Division II Quarterfinalist Date Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29
Opponent Hayward State Cal Poly-SLO at Weber State* Montana State* at Idaho* UNLV Northern Arizona* Montana* at Nevada at Utah State Idaho State* Northern Michigan NCAA D-II Quarterfinals – Boise, Idaho
Result W 42-20 W 35-29 W 28-13 W 35-34 T 31-31 W 34-21 W 48-0 W 39-28 W 49-6 L 19-42 W 20-17 L 21-24
Att. 18,046 18,988 11,342 19,642 16,250 20,000 13,545 19,171 5,150 20,000 12,000 17,347
Head Coach – Jim Criner (1976-82) Overall Record: 59-21-1 (73.5%)
1976 (5-5-1, 2-4 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20
Opponent Idaho* Augustana (S.D.) Humboldt State at Montana State* at Cal Poly-SLO Montana* Nevada at Northern Arizona* at UNLV at Idaho State* Weber State*
Result L 9-16 W 42-14 W 33-0 L 20-24 T 14-14 L 14-17 W 26-8 L 7-42 L 26-31 W 36-0 W 56-31
Att. 20,549 18,057 17,837 7,800 7,050 18,472 16,587 9,060 14,066 9,227 16,224
Date Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19
Opponent at Weber State* at Fresno State UNLV Montana State* at Montana* at Nevada Northern Arizona* at Utah State Idaho State* Cal Poly-SLO at Idaho*
Result W 19-9 L 7-42 W 45-14 W 26-0 W 43-17 L 10-28 W 27-13 W 23-16 W 31-7 W 42-21 W 44-14
Att. 13,440 12,136 20,575 20,552 8,400 11,651 20,448 6,216 19,850 17,028 12,000
Result W 42-12 W 19-13 W 31-21 L 29-31 L 7-15 W 30-15 W 14-13 W 16-14 W 48-10 L 30-31 L 3-7
Att. 19,032 19,435 20,555 12,850 19,580 18,112 17,858 6,983 20,235 14,783 7,430
Result L 7-9 W 22-3 W 31-21 W 14-0 W 37-35 W 41-17 W 44-0 W 23-7 W 44-7 W 28-27 W 56-14
Att. 19,579 3,439 19,642 20,712 6,129 15,500 18,639 6,110 20,686 14,256 17,257
Opponent Result at Utah W 28-7 Southeastern Louisiana L 13-17 at Northern Arizona* W 20-18 at Montana State* L 17-18 Montana* W 44-10 Idaho* W 44-21 Cal State-Fullerton W 26-11 Weber State* W 24-0 Nevada* W 14-3 Cal Poly-SLO L 20-23 at Idaho State* W 22-13 Grambling State W 14-9 NCAA I-AA Semifinals – Boise, Idaho vs. Eastern Kentucky W 31-29 NCAA I-AA Championship – Sacramento, Calif.
Att. 27,231 21,342 10,787 9,121 20,453 21,812 17,052 18,455 20,682 8,330 13,895 17,300
1978 (7-4, 3-3 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
Opponent Cal State-Fullerton Long Beach State Northern Michigan at Montana State* Montana* San Jose State Weber State* at Idaho State* Idaho* at Northern Arizona* at Cal Poly-SLO
1979 (10-1, 7-0 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17
Opponent Long Beach State at Cal State-Fullerton Akron Montana State* at Montana* at Idaho* Idaho State* at Weber State* Northern Arizona* at Nevada* Cal Poly-SLO
1980 (10-3, 6-1 Big Sky Conference) NCAA Division I-AA National Champions Big Sky Conference Champions Date Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Dec. 13 Dec. 20
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