Boise State Broncos
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| University | Boise State University |
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| Conference(s) | Mountain West Pac-12 affiliate - (wrestling) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletics director | Mark Coyle |
| Location | Boise, ID |
| Varsity teams | 17 |
| Football stadium | Bronco Stadium - 1970 (c. 33,500, Blue FieldTurf) |
| Basketball arena | Taco Bell Arena - 1982 (c. 12,820) |
| Mascot | Buster Bronco |
| Nickname | Broncos |
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| Colors | Orange and Blue
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| Homepage | Broncosports.com |
The Boise State Broncos are the official athletic program of Boise State University. The Broncos compete in a wide variety of sports. Perhaps the most well-known of these sports is the football program. The program attained a 13-0 season in 2006 capped by a memorable overtime win in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl against the Oklahoma Sooners. They finished the season as the only major undefeated college football team, yet they became the first team since the 2004-2005 season with an unblemished record to not receive any share of the National Championship. Other notable sports teams include the wrestling team, which competes in the Pacific-12 Conference (the MWC is a non-wrestling conference), the women's basketball team, which won the WAC for the first time ever in 2007 and the tennis teams which have consistently had nationally ranked players. The Broncos have a very successful athletic program overall, winning the WAC commissioner's cup for the 2005-06 year and 2009-10 year.
The school's football stadium, Bronco Stadium, introduced its famous blue artificial turf (now FieldTurf) in 1986.
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Fight song: "Orange and Blue" [edit]
- Fight Broncos celebrate the orange and blue
- Boise will stand and cheer for you
- Fight for distinction and our alma mater
- bravely defending BSU
- Fight on Courageously for Boise State
- Success and Honor make her great (BSU)
- Boise's proud tradition heads up competition
- Glory for B - S - U
- Go! Orange! Go! big! Blue!
- Fight! Fight! B-S-U!
Athletic staff [edit]
| Name | Position | Years at BSU |
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| Chris Petersen | Head coach (football) | 6 (head coach)/11 (total) |
| Greg Patton | Head coach (tennis) | 8 |
| Leon Rice | Head coach (men's basketball) | 2 |
| Steve Lucas | Head coach (women's soccer) | ? |
National Championships [edit]
- Football (NJCAA), 1958
- Men's Skiing (Slalom): Bill Shaw, 1974
- Football (I-AA National Champions), 1980
- Men's Track & Field (Triple Jump): Eugene Green, 1991
- Men's Track & Field (High Jump): Jake Jacoby, 1994
- Wrestling (165 lbs.): Kirk White, 1999
- Men's Track & Field (Javelin): Gabe Wallin, 2004
- Men's Track & Field (Javelin): Gabe Wallin, 2005
- Wrestling (157 lbs.): Ben Cherrington, 2006
- Women's Track & Field (Long Jump): Eleni Kafourou, 2009
- Men's Track & Field (Decathlon): Kurt Felix, 2012
Football [edit]
Basketball [edit]
Soccer [edit]
The 2009 women's soccer team participated in the first round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship tournament. Boise State were eliminated in the first round, losing to host UCLA 7-1 on Friday, November 13. Forward Sydney Leroux scored four goals for the Bruins.[1]
Golf= [edit]
Boise State participates in both Men's and Women's golf.
Tennis [edit]
Wrestling [edit]
- Pacific-10 Conference Champions: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011
Pacific-12 Conference wrestling: 2011-12 teams
- members (3): Arizona State, Oregon State, Stanford
- affiliates (3): Boise State, Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield
Baseball [edit]
Boise State played intercollegiate baseball through the 1980 season. Their first season in the Big Sky Conference was 1971, with all eight teams split into two divisions and a best-of-three series between the division winners to determine the conference title. The Broncos and fellow newcomer Northern Arizona joined Idaho State and Weber State in the Southern Division.[2] Montana State dropped the sport after the season and Montana in 1972, so Boise State was moved to the Northern Division in 1973 with Idaho and Gonzaga. Following the 1974 season, the Big Sky discontinued its sponsorship of baseball (and four other sports),[3][4] and Southern Division champion Idaho State [5] and three-time conference champion Weber State soon dropped their baseball programs. The three Northern Division teams joined the Northern Pacific Conference for the 1975 season and competed against Portland State, Portland, Seattle U., and UPS (and later, EWU). Due to budget contraints, both BSU and Idaho discontinued baseball following the 1980 season.[6][7]
Boise State played on campus through the 1979 season, until displaced due to construction of the BSU Pavilion (now Taco Bell Arena). The final baseball field's infield is now occupied by the tennis courts; center field was to the northeast. The Broncos played their home games in 1980 at Borah Field (now Bill Wigle Field) at Borah High School.
Hall of Fame [edit]
- Randy Trautman - DT, 1978–1981
Athletic Directors [edit]
| Name | Years |
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| Lyle Smith | 1968–1981 |
| Mike Mullally | 1981–1982 |
| Gene Bleymaier | 1982–2011 |
| Curt Apsey | 2011 (interim) |
| Mark Coyle | 2012–present |
References [edit]
- ^ NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament Round-Up: Friday, November 13, 2009, Pac-10.org, November 13, 2009
- ^ Spokane Daily Chronicle - Big Sky baseball: split loop planned - 1970-05-19 - p.13
- ^ Lewiston Morning Tribune - Idaho off probation, loop titles dwindle - 1974-05-15 - p.13
- ^ Lewiston Morning Tribune - Baseball axed in Big Sky - 1974-05-29 - p.15
- ^ Ellensburg Daily Record - Idaho (State) drops baseball - 1974-06-05 - p.9
- ^ Lewiston Morning Tribune - Boise State drops baseball program - 1980-05-06 - p.C1
- ^ The Spokesman-Review - Baseball's 'out' at Idaho - 1980-05-13 - p.19
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