Big Sky Conference

Big Sky Conference

Status
Active
Years Active
1963-present
Prior Name(s)/Conference(s)
n/a
Successor Conference(s)
n/a

The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the nine states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Four affiliate members each participate in one sport. Two schools from California are football-only participants and two schools from the Northeast participate only in men's golf.

Members

Full members

School	Location	Joined
Eastern Washington Eagles	Cheney, Washington	1987
Idaho Vandals	Moscow, Idaho	1963, 2014
Idaho State Bengals	Pocatello, Idaho	1963
Montana Grizzlies	Missoula, Montana	1963
Montana State Bobcats	Bozeman, Montana	1963
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	Flagstaff, Arizona	1970
Northern Colorado Bears	Greeley, Colorado	2006
Portland State Vikings	Portland, Oregon	1996
Sacramento State Hornets	Sacramento, California	1996
Southern Utah Thunderbirds	Cedar City, Utah	2012
Weber State Wildcats	Ogden, Utah	1963

Affiliate members

Institution	School	Joined	Big Sky sport
Binghamton Bearcats	Vestal, New York	2014	Men's golf
Cal Poly Mustangs	San Luis Obispo, California	2012	Football
UC Davis Aggies	Davis, California	2012	Football
Hartford Hawks	West Hartford, Connecticut	2014	Men's golf

Former members

Institution	Location	Joined	Left
Boise State Broncos	Boise, Idaho	1970	1996
Cal State Northridge Matadors	Northridge, California	1996	2001
Gonzaga Bulldogs	Spokane, Washington	1963	1979
Nevada Wolf Pack	Reno, Nevada	1979	1992
North Dakota Fighting Hawks	Grand Forks, North Dakota	2012	2018

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

Football

1980s	1982 • 1986