The universities were charter members of the Big Sky Conference in 1963 , ( although Idaho remained an independent in football until 1965 ) and their final season as conference opponents was in 1995 . While Montana has been in the Big Sky since its inception , Idaho has changed its conference affiliation no fewer than five times since 1995 : A Division I-AA playoff game ( 1982 , 1988 ) Since 1945 ; Idaho led the first 29 meetings ( through 1942 ) at )
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