Boise State Broncos football junior college seasons
For the first 31 seasons of Boise State football, the Broncos competed at the 2-year junior college level. From 1933 to 1964, the school was known as Boise Junior College, then from 1965 to 1967 it was known as Boise College.
Boise Junior College football started in 1933, one year after the school's establishment. The team initially competed at Public School Field before moving to the on-campus College Field (also known as Chaffee Field) in 1940. Under head coaches Dusty Kline, Max Eiden, and Harry Jacoby, the Broncos only saw modest results. In the early 1940s, the program was disrupted by the outbreak of World War II - in 1941 coach Jacoby was called into Army service, forcing George "Stub" Allison to fill in for the remainder of that season. Then in 1942, the program was forced to go on hiatus due to the depleted male enrollment at BJC. In 1946, with the war over, the program returned under Jacoby, then in 1947 first-year assistant Lyle Smith was promoted to head coach.
Boise saw tremendous success under Smith, who won his first 37 games as a head coach (interrupted by a period in 1950 and 1951 in which Smith was called into Naval service in Korea and George Blankley took over as head coach and also saw success). BJC moved into a new stadium, Bronco Stadium, in 1950. Success for the Broncos continued throughout the 1950s under Smith, culminating in a NJCAA national championship in 1958. That success continued well into the 1960s, with the Broncos ultimately earning 13 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football titles, by far the most for a single school in that conference's history.
By the mid-60's, in response to tremendous growth, the school began the transition into a 4-year institution. In 1965 the school began offering baccalaureate degrees and changed its name to Boise College. 1967 would be the final year for Boise at the 2-year level as they moved to the NAIA as an independent. 1967 would also be coach Smith's final year as a coach as he moved full-time into the athletic director role at Boise. Smith did not suffer a losing record in any of his 20 seasons as head coach.
In 1968, Boise College would change its name again to Boise State College, and the football program began 4-year competition under its under new head coach Tony Knap.
Schedules
1933
Head Coach: Dusty Kline
Record: 1-2-1
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|---|
October 12 | St. Joseph's Catholic School (HS) | L 0-6 | |
November 9 | College of Idaho Freshmen | W 25-6 | |
November 18 | Albion Normal |
| L 6-7 |
November 23 | St. Joseph's Catholic School (HS) |
| T 0-0 |
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1934
Head Coach: Max Eiden
Record: 4-3
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|---|
at Eastern Oregon Normal | La Grande, OR | L 0-18 | |
Ricks College | W 6-0 | ||
Gooding College | W 49-0 | ||
Idaho Freshman |
| W 6-0 | |
Albion Normal | L 6-13 | ||
November 24 | Idaho-Southern Branch |
| L 6-25 |
at Gooding College | Gooding, ID | W 18-0 | |
|
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1935
Head Coach: Max Eiden
Record: 4-4
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
College of Idaho | L 0-30 | |
Gooding College | W 26-0 | |
Lewiston Normal | W 21-0 | |
Gooding College | W 19-0 | |
at Ricks College | Rexburg, ID | L 6-7 |
Eastern Oregon Normal |
| W 12-6 |
at Idaho-Southern Branch | Pocatello, ID | L 0-19 |
Albion Normal |
| L 6-7 |
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1936
Head Coach: Max Eiden
Record: 3-4
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Ricks College | W 19-13 | |
Gooding College |
| W 26-6 |
at Lewiston Normal | Lewiston, ID | L 13-34 |
Idaho Freshman | W 2-0 | |
at Eastern Oregon Normal | La Grande, OR | L 3-25 |
College of Idaho | L 0-25 | |
at Albion Normal | Rupert, ID | L 0-7 |
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1937
Head Coach: Max Eiden
Record: 0-6-1
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Albion Normal | L 7-19 | |
Idaho-Southern Branch | L 0-45 | |
at Ricks College | Rexburg, ID | T 0-0 |
Lewiston Normal | L 6-24 | |
College of Idaho | L 0-18 | |
Southern Oregon Normal |
| L 7-25 |
at Mesa College | Grand Junction, CO | L 6-13 |
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1938
Head Coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 2-4
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
at Eastern Oregon Normal | La Grande, OR | L 0-35 |
at Albion Normal | Albion, ID | L 0-14 |
at Idaho-Southern Branch | Pocatello, ID | L 0-54 |
Idaho Freshman | L 7-14 | |
Ricks College |
| W 19-7 |
Mesa College |
| W 19-0 |
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1939
Head Coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 4-2
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Albion Normal | L 0-16 | |
Eastern Oregon Normal |
| W 7-0 |
at Lewiston Normal | Lewiston, ID | W 20-7 |
at College of Idaho | L 13-21 | |
Boise All-Stars^ |
| W 12-9 |
Ricks College |
| W 21-14 |
|
^The Boise All-Stars were a team of former college players.
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1940
Head Coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 4-2
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|---|
September 27 | Carroll College | W 14-7 | |
October 4 | Eastern Oregon Normal | W 0-7 | |
October 12 | Albion Normal | Albion, ID | L 7-21 |
October 19 | Carbon College |
| W 21-0 |
October 25 | College of Idaho |
| W 7-0 |
November 9 | Lewiston Normal |
| L 6-12 |
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1941
Head Coaches: Harry Jacoby (first 4 games), George "Stub" Allison (last 3 games)
Record: 3-4
Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|
at Carroll College | Helena, MT | L 0-6 | |
Eastern Oregon Normal | L 0-7 | ||
Albion Normal |
| W 15-0 | 1,800 |
at Lewiston Normal | Lewiston, ID | L 6-7 | |
Idaho-Southern Branch | L 0-34 | ||
at Carbon College | Price, UT | W 25-6 | |
Gowen Field (Military) |
| W 14-6 |
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Boise Junior College fielded no intermural team from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II.
1946
Head Coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 3-4-2
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|---|
September 27 | Albion Normal | L 0-7 | |
October 4 | at Weber College | Ogden, UT | T 0-0 |
October 11 | Lewiston Normal |
| W 7-6 |
October 19 | at Idaho State | Pocatello, ID | L 0-6 |
October 25 | Idaho J.V. |
| L 7-12 |
November 1 | at Carbon College | Price, UT | L 7-13 |
November 9 | Eastern Oregon |
| W 19-0 |
November 15 | at Albion Normal | Albion, ID | T 7-7 |
November 23 | College of Idaho |
| W 20-6 |
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1947
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-0
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|---|
September 26 | at Ricks College | Rexburg, ID | W 31-0 |
October 3 | Carbon College | W 28-7 | |
October 10 | SICE |
| W 12-0 |
October 18 | at NICE | Lewiston, ID | W 27-13 |
October 25 | Idaho Freshmen |
| W 19-12 |
October 31 | Weber College |
| W 13-7 |
November 8 | at Eastern Oregon | La Grande, OR | W 14-0 |
November 14 | Olympic Junior College |
| W 33-6 |
November 22 | vs. SICE | Glenns Ferry, ID | W 7-0 |
|
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1948
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-0^
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Olympic Junior College* | Bremerton, WA | W 33-12 | |
Ricks College | W 25-0 | ||
October 8 | Utah State Freshmen* |
| W 13-7 |
October 14 | at Weber College | Ogden, UT | W 12-0 |
October 22 | Idaho Freshmen* |
| W 25-13 |
October 30 | NICE* |
| W 33-13 |
November 5 | at SICE | Albion, ID | W 13-12 |
November 13 | Eastern Oregon* |
| W 29-14 |
November 25 | at Yakima Community College* | Yakima, WA | W 52-0 |
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^Boise State was undefeated in ICAC league play, but did not play enough conference opponents to be eligible for the conference championship.
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1949
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 10-0
ICAC Champions
Potato Bowl Champions (Bakersfield, CA)
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|---|
September 23 | Yakima Community College* | W 44-7 | |
October 1 | at NICE* | Lewiston, ID | W 26-13 |
October 7 | at Ricks College | Rexburg, ID | W 13-0 |
October 14 | Utah Branch Agriculture College |
| W 62-12 |
October 21 | Weber College |
| W 20-7 |
October 28 | SICE |
| W 19-0 |
November 5 | Carbon College | W 19-7 | |
November 12 | at Eastern Oregon* | La Grande, OR | W 48-13 |
November 19 | Lassen College* |
| W 50-6 |
December 3 | vs. Taft Junior College* |
| W 25-6 |
|
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1950
Head Coaches: Lyle Smith (first three games), George Blankley (last seven games)
Record: 9-1
ICAC Champions
Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|
Modesto Junior College* | W 33-13 | ||
at Weber College | Ogden, UT | W 8-0 | |
at SICE | Albion, ID | W 21-7 | |
NICE* |
| W 26-18 | 5,500 |
Oregon Tech* | W 53-6 | ||
Ricks College | W 52-13 | ||
Carbon College | W 41-6 | ||
Eastern Oregon* |
| W 48-13 | |
Westminster College | W 33-6 | ||
vs. Long Beach City College* | L 13-33 | ||
|
- Source:[14]
1951
Head Coach: George Blankley
Record: 9-1
ICAC Champions
Potato Bowl Champions
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
John Muir College* | W 33-13 | |
Oregon Tech* | W 14-6 | |
Weber College |
| W 13-12 |
Chaffey Junior College* | W 46-6 | |
Westminster College | W 34-13 | |
Mountain Home AFB* | W 53-13 | |
Olympic Junior College* | L 6-18 | |
Ricks College | W 39-0 | |
Carbon College | W 56-0 | |
vs. Bakersfield College* |
| W 34-13 |
|
- Source:[15]
1952
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8-1
ICAC Champions
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Olympic College* | W 35-12 | ||
Weber College | W 33-14 | ||
Utah State Freshmen* |
| W 39-0 | |
Westminster College | W 47-7 | ||
at Chaffey Junior College* | Ontario, CA | W 71-13 | |
Oregon Tech* | W 14-13 | ||
Ricks College | W 57-0 | ||
Idaho Freshmen* |
| W 34-7 | |
November 22 | Pasadena City College* |
| L 13-28 |
|
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1953
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8-1
ICAC Champions
Bronco Bowl Champions
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Everett Community College* | W 19-13 | ||
Yakima Community College* | W 33-0 | ||
Olympic College* | W 6-0 | ||
Westminster College | W 26-7 | ||
Weber College | W 22-6 | ||
Oregon Tech* | W 22-0 | ||
Ricks College | W 13-0 | ||
November 14 | Bacone College* |
| W 36-14 |
Pasadena City College* | L 0-6 | ||
|
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1954
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-1-1
ICAC Champions
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Oregon Tech* | W 35-7 | |
Olympic College* | W 28-6 | |
Yakima Community College* | W 26-0 | |
Weber College | W 47-6 | |
Everett Community College* | W 26-19 | |
Snow College | W 45-0 | |
College of Southern Utah | W 40-7 | |
Ricks College | T 26-26 | |
Pasadena City College* |
| W 20-7 |
Centralia Junior College* | W 34-14 | |
vs. Compton College* |
| L 6-7 |
|
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1955
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 7-2
ICAC Champions
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Carbon College | W 46-0 | |
Olympic College* | W 26-12 | |
San Jose Junior College* | W 15-6 | |
Oregon Tech* | W 50-0 | |
Weber College | W 25-18 | |
Centralia Junior College* | W 20-0 | |
Ricks College | W 32-0 | |
Everett Community College* | L 20-21 | |
Pasadena City College* | L 19-45 | |
|
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1956
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8-0-1
ICAC Co-Champions
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Carbon College | W 36-0 | ||
Yuba College* | W 21-14 | ||
Weber College | W 33-6 | ||
Hartnell College* | T 20-20 | ||
Utah State Freshmen* | W 34-20 | ||
College of Southern Utah | W 47-0 | ||
Ricks College | W 61-0 | ||
Everett Community College* | W 41-27 | ||
November 17 | Wenatchee Junior College* |
| W 59-6 |
|
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1957
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-1
ICAC Champions
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Oregon Tech* | W 32-19 | |
Weber College | W 52-7 | |
Utah State Freshmen* | W 46-0 | |
Ricks College | W 40-12 | |
Carbon College | W 13-6 | |
College of Southern Utah |
| W 53-0 |
Everett Community College* | W 34-13 | |
Scottsbluff Junior College* | W 45-0 | |
Dixie Junior College | W 39-13 | |
Bakersfield College* |
| L 13-28 |
|
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1958
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 10-0
ICAC Champions
NJCAA National Champions
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Carbon College | W 51-0 | ||
Oakland Junior College* | W 40-0 | ||
Weber College | W 49-7 | ||
Olympic College* | W 44-19 | ||
Trinidad Junior College* | W 55-0 | ||
Compton College* | W 21-8 | ||
Everett Community College* | W 29-20 | ||
Ricks College | W 25-7 | ||
Dixie Junior College | W 75-6 | ||
November 27 | Tyler Junior College* |
| W 22-0 |
|
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1959
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 7-2-1
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Santa Monica College* | L 19-46 | |
Snow College | W 26-0 | |
Weber College | W 20-13 | |
Carbon College | L 7-13 | |
at Grand Rapids Junior College* | Grand Rapids, MI | T 20-20 |
Hartnell College* | W 20-13 | |
Ricks College | W 40-7 | |
Everett Community College* | W 32-14 | |
Olympic College* | W 12-6 | |
Otero Junior College* | W 20-7 | |
|
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1960
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8-2
ICAC Champions
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Dixie Junior College | W 48-6 | |
Olympic College* | W 33-0 | |
Santa Monica College* | L 7-26 | |
Carbon College | W 54-0 | |
Weber College | W 26-24 | |
Eastern Arizona College* | W 68-14 | |
College of Southern Utah | W 47-7 | |
Ricks College | W 59-7 | |
Grand Rapids Junior College* |
| W 61-20 |
Everett Community College* | L 13-14 | |
|
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1961
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-1
ICAC Champions
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Snow College | W 37-0 | |
El Camino College* | W 70-20 | |
Carbon College | W 50-19 | |
Weber College | W 15-0 | |
Everett Community College* | W 14-13 | |
College of Southern Utah | W 57-0 | |
Ricks College | W 56-0 | |
Olympic College* | W 10-0 | |
Dixie Junior College | W 29-7 | |
New Mexico Military Institute* | L 21-24 | |
|
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1962
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 5-2-2
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
El Camino College* | L 6-38 | |
Olympic College* | T 6-6 | |
Carbon College | W 34-0 | |
Snow College | L 8-12 | |
Everett Community College* | T 7-7 | |
Dixie Junior College | W 20-19 | |
Ricks College | W 23-14 | |
Yakima Community College* | W 35-14 | |
New Mexico Military Institute* | W 26-6 | |
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1963
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 5-3-1
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Columbia Basin College* | T 13-13 | |
Mesa College | L 6-7 | |
Carbon College | W 27-0 | |
Snow College | W 21-7 | |
Everett Community College* | W 40-12 | |
Dixie Junior College | L 7-12 | |
Ricks College | W 27-14 | |
Yakima Community College* | L 13-33 | |
McCook Junior College* | W 20-0 | |
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1964
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8-2
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Columbia Basin College* | L 2-21 | |
Mesa College | W 41-7 | |
Northwestern Community College* | W 41-0 | |
Snow College | W 27-8 | |
Idaho Freshmen* | W 33-10 | |
Dixie Junior College | L 2-7 | |
Ricks College | W 34-0 | |
Shoreline Community College* | W 47-19 | |
Everett Community College* | W 26-7 | |
Compton College* | W 39-26 | |
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1965
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-2
ICAC Champions
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Columbia Basin College* | L 0-26 | |
Treasure Valley Community College* | W 36-13 | |
Snow College | W 28-20 | |
Wenatchee Junior College* | W 21-7 | |
Mesa College | W 55-0 | |
Dixie Junior College | W 21-13 | |
Shoreline Community College* | W 37-0 | |
Ricks College | W 27-13 | |
Everett Community College* | W 13-7 | |
Taft Junior College* | W 21-20 | |
Cerritos College* |
| L 13-41 |
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1966
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-1
ICAC Champions
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
at Columbia Basin College* | Pasco, WA | W 13-9 |
Everett Community College* | W 14-0 | |
at Snow College | Ephraim, UT | W 35-7 |
at Treasure Valley Community College* | Ontario, Oregon | W 54-7 |
Mesa College |
| W 35-14 |
Dixie Junior College |
| W 21-13 |
at Ricks College | Rexburg, ID | W 38-20 |
at Shoreline Community College* | Shoreline, WA | W 14-7 |
Yakima Community College* |
| W 25-7 |
Taft Junior College* |
| L 5-45 |
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1967
Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 6-4
Opponent | Site | Result |
---|---|---|
Columbia Basin College* | W 25-12 | |
Everett Community College* | W 29-21 | |
Snow College | W 35-6 | |
Treasure Valley Community College* | L 23-26 | |
Mesa College | L 14-25 | |
Dixie Junior College | W 7-3 | |
Ricks College | L 14-18 | |
San Diego City College* | L 21-44 | |
Yakima College* | W 36-6 | |
Wenatchee College* | W 35-7 | |
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