Big Sky

College Football conference. 13 current members.

Members over time

Each bar is a run of seasons as a member. Bold names are current members.
 
  1. Idaho State Bengals since 1963
  2. Idaho Vandals 1963 to 1995, since 2018
  3. Montana Grizzlies since 1963
  4. Montana State Bobcats since 1963
  5. Weber State Wildcats since 1965
  6. Boise State Broncos 1970 to 1995
  7. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks since 1970
  8. Nevada Wolf Pack 1979 to 1991
  9. Eastern Washington Eagles since 1990
  10. Cal State Northridge 1996 to 2000
  11. Portland State Vikings since 1996
  12. Sacramento State Hornets 2002 to 2025
  13. Northern Colorado Bears since 2006
  14. Cal Poly Mustangs since 2012
  15. North Dakota Fighting Hawks 2012 to 2017
  16. Southern Utah Thunderbirds 2012 to 2021, since 2026
  17. UC Davis Aggies since 2012
  18. Utah Tech Trailblazers since 2026

Members

All-time conference records

TeamRecordWin %GamesSeasons as a member
Montana State Bobcats142-5771.4%199Since 1963
Montana Grizzlies142-60-170.2%203Since 1963
Eastern Washington Eagles132-6666.7%198Since 1990
Weber State Wildcats115-9554.8%210Since 1965
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks104-8754.5%191Since 1970
Sacramento State Hornets87-9946.8%1862002 to 2025
Portland State Vikings70-11937.0%189Since 1996
UC Davis Aggies61-5652.1%117Since 2012
Idaho Vandals60-52-153.5%1131963 to 1995, since 2018
Idaho State Bengals56-14428.0%200Since 1963
Cal Poly Mustangs44-7337.6%117Since 2012
Southern Utah Thunderbirds39-4645.9%852012 to 2021, since 2026
Northern Colorado Bears33-12620.8%159Since 2006
North Dakota Fighting Hawks24-2648.0%502012 to 2017
Boise State Broncos3-175.0%41970 to 1995
Utah Tech Trailblazers1-614.3%7Since 2026

Games against fellow members only, counting both teams' conference in the season each game was played. Current members are in bold.

Most played conference rivalries

"As members" counts the meetings played while both teams were in the conference; the record is every College Football meeting.

Against every other conference

OpponentRecordGamesSeriesMost played
ACC0-444Weber State Wildcats vs Boston College Eagles (1 meeting)
American1-122UC Davis Aggies vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1 meeting)
Athletic Association of Western Universities2-12144Idaho Vandals vs Washington State Cougars (5 meetings)
Atlantic 10 Conference5-275Montana Grizzlies vs Hofstra (2 meetings)
Atlantic Sun Conference0-111Idaho State Bengals vs Central Arkansas Bears (1 meeting)
Big 121-202119Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Arizona Wildcats (2 meetings)
Big East Conference0-111Eastern Washington Eagles vs West Virginia Mountaineers (1 meeting)
Big Eight Conference0-665Idaho Vandals vs Iowa State Cyclones (2 meetings)
Big South Conference6-398Montana Grizzlies vs Liberty Flames (2 meetings)
Big Ten Conference0-171716Idaho Vandals vs Indiana Hoosiers (2 meetings)
Big West Conference25-386331Idaho State Bengals vs Utah State Aggies (7 meetings)
C-USA2-133Montana State Bobcats vs UAB Blazers (1 meeting)
California Collegiate Athletic Association2-021Idaho Vandals vs Fresno State Bulldogs (2 meetings)
Colonial15-122722Weber State Wildcats vs James Madison Dukes (3 meetings)
Gateway Football Conference2-687Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2 meetings)
Great Lakes Valley Conference1-011Eastern Washington Eagles vs Lindenwood Lions (1 meeting)
Great Northwest Athletic Conference3-033Idaho State Bengals vs Utah Tech Trailblazers (1 meeting)
Great West Conference44-408434UC Davis Aggies vs Sacramento State Hornets (8 meetings)
Independent47-7712476Idaho Vandals vs Utah State Aggies (7 meetings)
Ivy Group2-133Cal Poly Mustangs vs Brown Bears (1 meeting)
MAC2-131511Idaho Vandals vs Central Michigan Chippewas (2 meetings)
Mid-eastern3-033Montana Grizzlies vs Savannah State (1 meeting)
Missouri Valley7-142113Idaho Vandals vs New Mexico State Aggies (3 meetings)
Missouri Valley Football Conference48-8112958Montana State Bobcats vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits (7 meetings)
Mountain West13-9510874Northern Colorado Bears vs Colorado State Rams (4 meetings)
North Central Conference1-122Montana Grizzlies vs North Dakota State Bison (1 meeting)
Northeast10-0108Montana Grizzlies vs UAlbany Great Danes (2 meetings)
OVC–Big South3-033Eastern Washington Eagles vs Western Illinois Leathernecks (1 meeting)
Ohio Valley Conference8-2109Eastern Washington Eagles vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks (2 meetings)
PAC-129-808956Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Arizona Wildcats (7 meetings)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association33-568928Montana State Bobcats vs Fresno State Bulldogs (17 meetings)
Pacific-10 Conference3-495225Montana State Bobcats vs Washington State Cougars (7 meetings)
Pacific-8 Conference0-13133Idaho Vandals vs Washington State Cougars (8 meetings)
Patriot3-144Cal Poly Mustangs vs Colgate Raiders (1 meeting)
Pioneer Football League37-74423Cal Poly Mustangs vs San Diego (12 meetings)
SEC0-101010Portland State Vikings vs Arkansas Razorbacks (1 meeting)
Southern7-71412Montana Grizzlies vs App State Mountaineers (3 meetings)
Southland56-409652Northern Colorado Bears vs Houston Christian Huskies (5 meetings)
Southwest Conference0-444Eastern Washington Eagles vs Houston Cougars (1 meeting)
Southwestern Athletic Conference1-011Montana Grizzlies vs Mississippi Valley State (1 meeting)
Sun Belt5-5108Idaho Vandals vs Montana Grizzlies (3 meetings)
UAC15-72213UC Davis Aggies vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds (3 meetings)
Western Athletic Conference20-749456Idaho Vandals vs Colorado State Rams (5 meetings)

Counts each game by both teams' conference in the season it was played. "Series" is how many different pairs of teams met; "Most played" is the pair that met most often while in these two conferences, with how many of those meetings count here; its bar is the whole series.

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.