▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Pac - 8 , ▁falling ▁▁ ▁in ▁P ull man ▁▁ ▁In ▁their ▁third ▁game ▁with ▁new ▁rival ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁and ▁first ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁the ▁V and als ▁fell ▁at ▁home ▁ ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 ; ▁ ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁out door ▁meeting ▁in ▁Moscow ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁Bron cos ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁consecutive ▁conference ▁champion ships . ▁Id aho ▁did ▁not ▁schedule ▁Northern ▁Arizona ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁both ▁played ▁only ▁five ▁games ▁in ▁conference . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Rob b ins ' ▁contract ▁was ▁not ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁ ▁a ▁V andal ▁assistant ▁coach ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Division ▁I ▁Through ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁Big ▁Sky ▁was ▁a ▁Division ▁II ▁conference ▁for ▁football , ▁except ▁for ▁Division ▁I ▁member ▁Id aho , ▁which ▁moved ▁down ▁to ▁I - AA ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁Id aho ▁maintained ▁its ▁upper ▁division ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁by ▁playing ▁Division ▁I ▁non - con ference ▁oppon ents ▁( and ▁was ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁Division ▁II ▁post season ). ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁All - con ference ▁Four ▁V and als ▁were ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁Sky ▁all - con ference ▁team : ▁tight ▁end ▁Bill ▁K ash etta , ▁def ensive ▁tack le ▁Lloyd ▁Gr ims