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QB Logan Fife had a memorable game, but not in the way you want to be remembered: besides failing to produce a single touchdown, he threw two interceptions and fumbled the ball once with only yards passing.

Boise State was the clear victor by a margin over San Diego State. The victory came about thanks to a strong surge after the half to overcome a 13 to nothing deficit.

RB George Holani was the offensive standout of the matchup for the Broncos, rushing for two TDs and yards on 17 carries. The Bulldogs are now while Boise State sits at A pair of defensive stats to keep an eye on: Fresno State enters the game with only five passing touchdowns allowed, good for 21st best in the nation.

As for Boise State, they rank second in the nation when it comes to passing yards allowed per game, with only Won't be crying over spilled milk ; BleedBlue pic. Heading into the final BleedBlue pic. One quarter left. GoDogs ForTheV pic. The team rose to second in the Associated Press poll during weeks 7, 8, and 9, and No. In May , Boise State Athletics was cited by the NCAA for "lack of institutional control," for one major violation in women's tennis and several minor violations in four sports, including football.

While the football program's violations were minor student athletes provided fellow recruits with meals and beds while visiting campus , the football program suffered serious penalties nonetheless. Just two years later, the new football facility was named in his honor.

Between and , the Broncos went 50—3 to become the first FBS team to win 50 games over a four-year span. Petersen accepted the head coaching position at the University of Washington of the Pac Conference on December 6, He was at BSU for a total of 13 years, the first five as offensive coordinator under Hawkins. The Broncos faced the Arizona Wildcats in the Fiesta Bowl and won 38—30 for a 12—2 record and were ranked 15th in both major polls.

Boise State capped the season with a Las Vegas Bowl win over Oregon and climbed to 22nd in both final polls. In , Boise State was 10—3 overall; they won the Mountain Division championship and beat three teams that won ten or more games Troy , Utah State , and Fresno State and were ranked in both final polls. In Boise State went won the opener at Florida State went 8—0 in the Mountain West conference play for the first time in the regular season, won the Mountain Division and won the conference championship vs Hawaii and finished ranked in both final polls.

Under Harsin, Boise State is 69— On December 22, , Harsin resigned to become the head coach at Auburn. Ties eliminated after the addition of overtime in —Big Sky began overtime for conference games in The Broncos have appeared in 20 official bowl games with a record of 12—7, including two wins in BCS bowl games and one win in a New Year's Six bowl. Their appearance in the First Responder Bowl was ruled a no contest after being canceled due to inclement weather.

Through the season, Boise State is tied with Wisconsin with 18 straight bowl games which is the 5th longest active bowl streak in the country behind Virginia Tech, Georgia, Oklahoma and LSU. The Broncos were members of Division I-AA for eighteen seasons, from its inception in through The Broncos appeared in the Division II playoffs three times, with an overall record of 1—3; all three losses were to the eventual national champions.

In , Boise State 9—2 was undefeated in the Big Sky 6—0 and won another title. Due their regular season not ending until November 26 at Idaho , the same day as the first round of the Division II playoffs , BSU was replaced by runner-up Northern Arizona , who lost 35—0 at home.

Since , Boise State has played its home games in Albertsons Stadium known as Bronco Stadium from to May , which enjoys a reputation as one of the most difficult places in the country for opposing teams to play. The stadium is well known for its blue artificial surface, which was first installed in making it the first college stadium field to be any color other than traditional green, as well as the only college to have a non-green field for 22 years — Boise State holds a trademark on any non-green field, not just blue.

Therefore, anyone high school, college, or otherwise must apply for a license from Boise State before installing a football field any color other than green.

Boise State is one of 7 college football programs in the United States to have a non-green playing surface. Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan also has a blue football field. As of December 7, , the Broncos are —9. The Broncos won 47 straight home conference games from to and were undefeated at home in conference play during their 10 years in the WAC 40—0. The Broncos are —7. Their current home winning streak stands at 7. In , citing a "competitive advantage," the Mountain West Conference banned Boise State from wearing their all-blue uniforms for home conference games as a condition of joining the conference.

The NCAA considered a rule that would have required a team's uniform, either jersey or pants, to contrast the playing surface. The rule would have banned Boise State's all blue uniforms at home and most other teams from wearing all green uniforms as well.

The NCAA eventually decided against instituting the rule. In , Boise State granted special permission and an international trademark to Hosei University in Tokyo , Japan for use of the blue field turf for their football field, Tomahawks Field. The series is 15—7 all time in favor of Boise State. In , the series became the Battle for the Milk Can, and No.

After being played as a non-conference game in , the series continued as a conference game in The winner of the game receives the Milk Can. Although Fresno State has five all-time wins over Boise State, only two wins have come since they have played each other every year since In the season, Boise State played Fresno State twice, winning both times, the second one coming in the Mountain West Championship, which Boise State won for the first time.

Fresno State was looking to repeat as champions. They met twice in in back-to-back weeks as they ended the regular season with a game in Fresno, which Fresno won, before meeting the next week in the Mountain West Championship in Boise, which Boise won.

In , Boise State upset No. Three weeks later, the Bulldogs avenged their regular season loss by defeating Boise State 19—16 in overtime in a snow covered Mountain West Championship Game. The rivalry is no longer an annual affair following the expansion of the MW to 12 football members in At that time, Boise State and Fresno State were placed in separate football divisions respectively, Mountain and West. As part of the new scheduling arrangement, all cross-divisional games rotate in a four-year cycle, with two years of play followed by two years off.

This in turn means that the game was not played in or Boise State had a year in-state rivalry with the University of Idaho , which began with a Bronco victory in the first meeting in They met every year through , and with the exception of four years — , the matchup was a conference game.

The rivalry was dominated by streaks as Idaho won 12 straight years from to , while Boise State won the most recent 12 games between and , mostly by large margins. BSU leads the rivalry with a series record of 22—17—1. As of , no future games for football or men's basketball have been scheduled; with Idaho having returned to FCS football in , the football rivalry is unlikely to resume in the foreseeable future.

Boise State has a long-standing rivalry with Nevada. Boise State leads the series 30— However, the series is no longer an annual affair after the expansion, as Nevada was placed in the opposite division from Boise State. They play each other only twice every four years. The last game was in with the next game coming in The series was played as a non-conference game in as the teams met in Boise during Nevada's last year in the WAC.

Nevada split the WAC championship with Boise State in as both teams finished 7—1 in conference play. Recently, the conference championship has been decided by the Wolf Pack and Broncos' late-season games. In , Nevada defeated No. The rivalry between the two schools felt as if it had been rekindled after Nevada's win, since Boise State had won the past 10 games dating back to Nevada won the game in triple overtime 59—52, and would go on to lose in the final.

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August 8, Retrieved September 3, Idaho News 2. Retrieved December 7, Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on March 5, Retrieved January 1, Archived from the original on February 22, University Books : Archived from the original on April 2, Retrieved August 29, Associated Press. RB George Holani was the offensive standout of the matchup for the Broncos, rushing for two TDs and yards on 17 carries.

The Bulldogs are now while Boise State sits at A pair of defensive stats to keep an eye on: Fresno State enters the game with only five passing touchdowns allowed, good for 20th best in the nation. As for Boise State, they rank second in the nation when it comes to passing yards allowed per game, with only The Broncos are a big 9-point favorite against the Bulldogs, according to the latest college football odds. The line has drifted a bit towards the Broncos, as the game opened with the Broncos as a 7-point favorite.

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