| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | Boise State Broncos |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Criner |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Gene Dahlquist |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Bronco Stadium |
The 1978 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Led by third-year head coach Jim Criner, the Broncos were overall and in conference.
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]
See also: 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings.
Two Broncos were selected in the 1979 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds (330 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise | |
| Larry Polowski | 169 | Seattle Seahawks | |||
| Willie Beamon | Linebacker | 205 | New York Jets |