▁win ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁season ▁was ▁an ▁un play ed ▁for fe it ▁by ▁ ▁for ▁a ▁scheduled ▁night ▁game ▁in ▁Moscow ▁in ▁November . ▁F lying ▁from ▁P oc at ello ▁to ▁the ▁Pal ouse ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁because ▁of ▁un available ▁lod ging , ▁one ▁of ▁IS U ' s ▁two ▁char tered ▁Con v air ▁ 4 4 0 ▁aircraft ▁had ▁car b ure tor ▁problems ▁soon ▁after ▁take off ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁land . ▁It ▁carried ▁the ▁def ensive ▁players ; ▁the ▁other ▁with ▁the ▁off ense ▁land ed ▁safely ▁at ▁the ▁Moscow - P ull man ▁air port ▁two ▁hours ▁later . ▁After ▁difficulties ▁in ▁arr anging ▁a ▁vi able ▁make up ▁date , ▁a ▁for fe it ▁win ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁V and als . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁conference ▁finale ▁for ▁both ▁teams , ▁Dav itch ' s ▁squad ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 1 – 2 8 ▁loss ▁to ▁I - A ▁fo e ▁F res no ▁State . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁season , ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁Greg ▁Mc M ack in ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁Jack ▁El way ' s ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁staff ▁as ▁def ensive ▁back s ▁coach . ▁Tim ▁H und ley ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁his ▁replacement . ▁ ▁Id aho ▁finished ▁ 4 – 7 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁They ▁dropped ▁their ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season ; ▁a ▁ 3 0