Big Sky Conference

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Big Sky Conference
Established: 1963
NCAA	Division I FCS
Members	9
Sports fielded	15 (men's: 7; women's: 8)
Region	Western United States
Headquarters	Ogden, UT
Commissioner	Douglas Fullerton (since 1995)
Website	http://www.bigskyconf.com/
Locations

The Big Sky Conference (or BSC) is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS; formerly Division I-AA). The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Contents 1 Charter (original) members 2 Current members (and year joined) 3 Conference facilities 4 Rivalries - Basketball 4.1 Conference 4.2 Non-conference 5 Rivalries - Football 5.1 Conference 5.2 Non-conference 6 Former members (and years of membership) 7 Commissioners 8 Headquarters 9 Big Sky Championships 9.1 Big Sky Men's Basketball 9.2 Men's Basketball Titles (by school) 9.3 Big Sky Women's Basketball 9.4 Big Sky Football 9.5 Football Championships (by school) 9.6 Basketball 10 External links

[edit] Charter (original) members

• Gonzaga
• Idaho
• Idaho State
• Montana
• Montana State
• Weber State

[edit] Current members (and year joined)

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Year Joined
Eastern Washington University	Cheney, Washington	1882	Public	9,232	Eagles	1987
Idaho State University	Pocatello, Idaho	1901	Public	13,802	Bengals	1963
The University of Montana	Missoula, Montana	1893	Public (University of Montana System)	13,352	Grizzlies ("Lady Griz" for women's basketball only)	1963
Montana State University - Bozeman	Bozeman, Montana	1893	Public (Montana State University System)	12,250	Fighting Bobcats	1963
Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, Arizona	1899	Public	18,824	Lumberjacks	1970
University of Northern Colorado	Greeley, Colorado	1889	Public	12,392	Bears	2006
Portland State University	Portland, Oregon	1946	Public (Oregon University System)	24,284	Vikings	1996
California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, California	1947	Public (California State University System)	27,972	Hornets	1996
Weber State University	Ogden, Utah	1889	Public	18,059	Wildcats	1963

[edit] Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Baseball stadium	Capacity
Eastern Washington	Woodward Field	8,600	Reese Court	6,000
Idaho State	Holt Arena	12,000	Holt Arena and Reed Gym	8,000 (Holt Arena) 3,040 (Reed Gym)
Montana	Washington-Grizzly Stadium	23,117	Dahlberg Arena	7,500
Montana State	Bobcat Stadium	15,000	Worthington Arena	6,378
Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome	15,000	Walkup Skydome	8,000
Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field	8,500	Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion	4,500	Jackson Field	2.000
Portland State	PGE Park	20,000	Stott Center	1,500
Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium	21,195	Hornets Nest	1,200	Hornet Field	1,267
Weber State	Stewart Stadium	20,000	Dee Events Center	12,000

[edit] Rivalries - Basketball

[edit] Conference

• Eastern Washington and Portland State
• Idaho State and Weber State
• Montana and Montana State
• Weber State and Montana

[edit] Non-conference

• Weber State and Logan State/University of Utah/BYU/Southern Utah University
• Eastern Washington and Gonzaga (dormant for men's basketball as of 2007-08)
• Montana and Idaho
• Montana State and Chadron State
• Sacramento State and UC Davis
• Portland State and University of Portland

[edit] Rivalries - Football

[edit] Conference

• Eastern Washington and Montana
• Eastern Washington and Sacramento State
• Idaho State and Montana State
• Idaho State and Weber State
• Montana and Montana State
  • For the football game between these schools, see Brawl of the Wild.
• Portland State and Sacramento State
• Northern Arizona and Weber State
• Northern Arizona and Montana State
• Portland State and Montana

[edit] Non-conference

• Weber State University and Southern Utah University
• Eastern Washington and Gonzaga (non-football)
• Montana and Idaho
• Montana State and Chadron State
• Sacramento State and UC Davis

[edit] Former members (and years of membership)

• Gonzaga - from 1963-79 (to West Coast Conference) - no football since 1941
• Nevada - from 1979-92 (to Big West, WAC)
• Boise State - from 1970-96 (to Big West, WAC)
• Idaho - from 1963-96 (to Big West, Sun Belt (for football only), WAC)
• Cal State Northridge - from 1996-2001 (to Big West)

[edit] Commissioners

• 1963 - Jack Friel
• 1971 - John Roning
• 1977 - Steve Belko
• 1981 - Ron Stephenson
• 1995 - Doug Fullerton

[edit] Headquarters

• 1963 - Pullman, Washington
• 1971 - Boise, Idaho
• 1996 - Ogden, Utah

[edit] Big Sky Championships

[edit] Big Sky Men's Basketball

Season	Regular Season Champion	Tournament Champion
1964	Montana State	no tournament
1965	Weber State	no tournament
1966	Weber State, Gonzaga	no tournament
1967	Gonzaga, Montana State	no tournament
1968	Weber State	no tournament
1969	Weber State	no tournament
1970	Weber State	no tournament
1971	Weber State	no tournament
1972	Weber State	no tournament
1973	Weber State	no tournament
1974	Idaho State	no tournament
1975	Montana	no tournament
1976	Weber State	Boise State
1977	Idaho State	Idaho State
1978	Montana	Weber State
1979	Weber State	Weber State
1980	Weber State	Weber State
1981	Idaho	Idaho
1982	Idaho	Idaho
1983	Weber State	Weber State
1984	Weber State	Nevada
1985	Nevada	Nevada
1986	Northern Arizona	Montana State
1987	Montana State	Idaho State
1988	Boise State	Boise State
1989	Boise State	Idaho
1990	Idaho	Idaho
1991	Montana	Montana
1992	Montana	Montana
1993	Idaho	Boise State
1994	Weber State	Boise State
1995	Weber State	Weber State
1996	Montana State	Montana State
1997	Northern Arizona	Montana
1998	Northern Arizona	Northern Arizona
1999	Weber State	Weber State
2000	Montana	Northern Arizona
2001	CS-Northridge	CS-Northridge
2002	Montana State	Montana
2003	Weber State	Weber State
2004	Eastern Washington	Eastern Washington
2005	Portland State	Montana
2006	Northern Arizona	Montana
2007	Weber State	Weber State
2008	Portland State	Portland State

[edit] Men's Basketball Titles (by school)

School	Member Years	Reg. Season Titles	Last Won	Tournament Titles	Last Won
Idaho	1963-95	4	1993	4	1990
Idaho State	1963-present	2	1977	2	1987
Gonzaga	1963-79	2	1967	0	N/A
Montana	1963-present	5	2000	6	2006
Montana State	1963-present	5	2002	5	2002
Weber State	1963-present	18	2007	8	2007
Boise State	1970-95	2	1989	4	1994
Northern Arizona	1970-present	4	2006	2	2000
Nevada	1979-92	1	1985	2	1985
Eastern Washington	1987-present	1	2004	1	2004
Sacramento State	1996-present	0	N/A	0	N/A
Portland State	1996-present	2	2008	1	2008
CS-Northridge	1996-01	1	2001	1	2001
Northern Colorado	2006-present	0	N/A	0	N/A

[edit] Big Sky Women's Basketball

Season	Tournament Champion	Tournament Runner-Up
1983	Montana	Weber State
1984	Montana	Eastern Washington
1985	Idaho	Montana
1986	Montana	Eastern Washington
1987	Eastern Washington	Montana
1988	Montana	Eastern Washington
1989	Montana	Idaho
1990	Montana	Idaho
1991	Montana	Montana State
1992	Montana	Boise State
1993	Montana State	Montana
1994	Montana	Boise State
1995	Montana	Montana State
1996	Montana	Weber State
1997	Montana	Montana State
1998	Montana	Northern Arizona
1999	CS Northridge	Portland State
2000	Montana	CS-Northridge
2001	Idaho State	Montana
2002	Weber State	Montana State
2003	Weber State	Montana State
2004	Montana	Idaho State
2005	Montana	Weber State
2006	Northern Arizona	Weber State
2007	Idaho State	Northern Arizona
2008	Montana	Montana State

[edit] Big Sky Football

• 1963 Idaho State
• 1964 Montana State
• 1965 Idaho and Weber State
• 1966 Montana State
• 1967 Montana State
• 1968 Idaho, Montana State and Weber State
• 1969 Montana

• 1970 Montana
• 1971 Idaho
• 1972 Montana State
• 1973 Boise State
• 1974 Boise State
• 1975 Boise State
• 1976 Montana State
• 1977 Boise State
• 1978 Northern Arizona
• 1979 Montana State

• 1980 Boise State
• 1981 Idaho State
• 1982 Montana
• 1983 Nevada
• 1984 Montana State
• 1985 Idaho
• 1986 Nevada
• 1987 Idaho
• 1988 Idaho
• 1989 Idaho

• 1990 Nevada
• 1991 Nevada
• 1992 Idaho and Eastern Washington
• 1993 Montana
• 1994 Boise State
• 1995 Montana
• 1996 Montana
• 1997 Eastern Washington
• 1998 Montana
• 1999 Montana

• 2000 Montana
• 2001 Montana
• 2002 Montana, Montana State and Idaho State
• 2003 Montana, Montana State and Northern Arizona
• 2004 Eastern Washington and Montana
• 2005 Eastern Washington, Montana and Montana State
• 2006 Montana
• 2007 Montana

[edit] Football Championships (by school)

School	member years	total titles	Last won
Montana	1963- present	15	2007
Montana State	1963-present	11	2005
Idaho	1963-95	7	1992
Gonzaga	1963-79	0	N/A
Boise State	1970-95	6	1994
Idaho State	1963-present	4	2002
Eastern Washington	1987-present	4	2005
Nevada	1979-92	4	1991
Weber State	1963-present	2	1968
Northern Arizona	1970-present	2	2003
CS-Northridge	1996-2001	0	N/A
Sacramento State	1996-present	0	N/A
Portland State	1996-present	0	N/A
Northern Colorado	2006-present	0	N/A

[edit] Basketball

• Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
• Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

[edit] External links

• Big Sky Conference - official site
• Your online community for Big Sky Conference Athletics - Bigskyfans.com
• NAU Lumberjacks Fans Forum
• PSU Vikings Fans Forum

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