▁months , ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁both ▁schools ' ▁aged ▁wooden ▁stad iums ▁( Id aho ' s ▁Ne ale ▁Stadium ▁and ▁W SU ' s ▁Rog ers ▁Field ) ▁burn ed ▁down ▁due ▁to ▁sus pected ▁ar son . ▁The ▁W SU – Id aho ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁was ▁dub bed ▁the ▁Dis pla ced ▁Bowl , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Joe ▁Al bi ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Sp ok ane ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 . ▁The ▁C oug ars ▁won ▁the ▁game ▁( the ir ▁only ▁win ▁that ▁season ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁ten ▁against ▁the ▁V and als . ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁game ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁rival ry ▁played ▁on ▁Ast ro T ur f , ▁which ▁was ▁new ▁to ▁Joe ▁Al bi ▁that ▁season . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁split ▁Division ▁I ▁football ▁in ▁two : ▁I - A ▁( now ▁F BS ) ▁and ▁I - AA ▁( now ▁FC S ). ▁Washington ▁State ▁was ▁in ▁Division ▁I - A ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Pac - 1 0 ▁Conference ▁and ▁Id aho ▁down grad ed ▁to ▁I - AA ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁Sky ▁Conference , ▁whose ▁other ▁football ▁members ▁moved ▁up ▁from ▁Division ▁II . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁I - A ▁football ▁programs ▁were ▁allowed ▁ 5 0 % ▁more ▁scholar ships ▁and