Boise State–Idaho football rivalry

American college football rivalry

Boise State–Idaho football rivalry
Statistics
Boise State Broncos Idaho Vandals
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 11, 1971 Boise State, 42–14
Latest meeting	November 12, 2010 Boise State, 52–14
Trophy	Governor's (since 2001)
Meetings total	40
All-time series	Boise State, 22–17–1 (.563)
Largest victory	Boise State, 65–7 (2004)
Longest win streak	12, Boise State (1999–present) 12, Idaho (1982–1993)
Current win streak	12, Boise State (1999–present)

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The Boise State–Idaho football rivalry was an intrastate college football rivalry in Idaho between the Broncos of Boise State University and Vandals of the University of Idaho in Moscow. The game was played annually 1971–2010, and with the exception of the 2001–2004 games, the rivalry was a conference game (Big Sky 1971–1995, Big West 1996–2000, and WAC 2005–2010). Boise State moved from the WAC to the Mountain West Conference in 2011 and the rivalry went on hiatus, with no future games currently scheduled.

The teams had played for the Governor's Trophy since 2001, won by BSU every year. In 2009, the game was televised nationally for the first time on ESPNU from Bronco Stadium in Boise. The fortieth and most recent game in the rivalry in 2010 was televised live in prime time on ESPN2 on Friday, November 12, from the Kibbie Dome in Moscow.

Early games

The first meeting was 53 years ago in 1971, a season-opening night game at the year-old Bronco Stadium in Boise on September 11. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Moscow, but due to inclement weather in the spring, the Vandals' new stadium was a month behind schedule.

Idaho rented BSU's stadium and was the "home" team, but the "visiting" Broncos built a 28–7 lead at halftime and pulled off a convincing 42–14 upset before 16,123 for an instant rivalry. Tony Knap's Broncos went 10–2 in 1971 and won the Camellia Bowl, but their two losses were both in conference. Idaho went 8–3 for the best record to date in school history; Don Robbins' Vandals were Big Sky champions, won eight consecutive games (a school record), and had three players selected in the 1972 NFL draft.

The second game was played at the end of the 1972 season, again in Boise before 14,516 on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The Vandals took a 7–0 halftime lead but Boise State responded in the third quarter with three touchdowns. Idaho returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown and the Vandal freshman back-up quarterback ran for a touchdown with three minutes remaining to pull within a point; another run on the two-point conversion gave Idaho the win and evened the series at a game each. It was the first Big Sky home loss for the Broncos, who dropped to 7–4. Idaho finished 1972 at 4–7.

Bronco Stadium was expanded after the 1974 season and had the highest seating capacity in the Big Sky Conference. The rivalry contests with Idaho in Boise from 1976 through 1994 were the conferences' highest-attended games for those seasons.

Streaks

The Boise State–Idaho rivalry has been dominated by streaks. Upstart underdog Boise State College of the College Division (Division II) easily won the initial game over University Division (Division I) Idaho in the season opener in 1971; it was Boise State's first-ever game against a University Division opponent. BSU became a university in 1974 and the Big Sky Conference moved to the new Division I-AA in 1978. BSU was 8–2–1 in the first eleven meetings with the Vandals, including five in a row (1977–81). Idaho immediately followed with twelve straight wins 1982–93, and won 15 of 17 thru 1998.

Boise State began its current 12-game winning streak in 1999, in which BSU has dominated the Vandals. The composite score for the most recent dozen games is 613–213, an average BSU victory margin of over 33 points per game, ranging from 14 to 58 points. Boise State has won 13 of 15 games over Idaho since both teams moved up to Division I-A (now FBS) in 1996. Idaho returned to FCS (and the Big Sky) in 2018.

Governor's Trophy

When the Big West dropped football following the 2000 season, Boise State and Idaho joined different conferences. The Broncos moved up to the WAC, while Idaho joined the distant Sun Belt as a "football only" member (and remained in the Big West for all other sports). In an effort to keep the intrastate rivalry strong, then Governor Dirk Kempthorne, a UI alumnus (1975) and former student body president, commissioned the Governor's Trophy, a traveling trophy awarded to the winning team. Since its inception in 2001 for the 31st game, the trophy has yet to travel, as Boise State has won all ten games.

During the four seasons (2001–2004) as a non-conference game, it was played early in the season. Idaho joined the WAC in 2005 to return the rivalry to a late-season conference game. Idaho has never won the trophy; BSU has handily won all ten games played for it. Since the 2010 game, no games have been scheduled and none are scheduled for the immediate future.

A few months before the teams' most recent meeting in Moscow in 2010, BSU president Bob Kustra expressed his displeasure with the behavior of Idaho fans. He told the editorial board of the Idaho Statesman (Boise) that he and his wife no longer attended the series games in Moscow because Idaho fans had "a culture that is nasty, inebriated and civilly doesn't give our fans the respect that any fan should expect when visiting an away team." Subsequently, a Moscow bar sold T-shirts reading "Nasty, inebriated" for Idaho fans.

Accomplishments

Team	Idaho	Boise State
Claimed National Titles	0	2
Unclaimed National Titles	0	2
Bowl appearances	3	19
Postseason bowl record	3-0 (1.00)	12-7 (.632)
Conference titles	10	20
All-time program record	460-614-26 (.430)	471-175-2 (.728)

Game results

Boise State victories

Idaho victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 11, 1971	Boise, ID	Boise State	42–14
2	November 25, 1972	Boise, ID	Idaho	22–21
3	September 15, 1973	Moscow, ID	Boise State	47–24
4	November 23, 1974	Boise, ID	#3 Boise State	53–29
5	October 11, 1975	Moscow, ID	Tie	31–31
6	September 11, 1976	Boise, ID	Idaho	16–9
7	November 26, 1977	Moscow, ID	#5 Boise State	44–14
8	November 4, 1978	Boise, ID	Boise State	48–10
9	October 13, 1979	Moscow, ID	Boise State	41–17
10	October 11, 1980	Boise, ID	Boise State	44–21
11	November 21, 1981	Moscow, ID	#4 Boise State	45–43
12	October 30, 1982	Boise, ID	#17 Idaho	24–17
13	November 19, 1983	Moscow, ID	Idaho	45–24
14	November 17, 1984	Boise, ID	Idaho	37–0
15	November 23, 1985	Moscow, ID	#5 Idaho	44–27
16	November 22, 1986	Boise, ID	#20 Idaho	21–14
17	November 21, 1987	Moscow, ID	#5 Idaho	40–34
18	November 19, 1988	Boise, ID	#2 Idaho	26–20
19	November 18, 1989	Moscow, ID	#5 Idaho	26–21
20	November 17, 1990	Boise, ID	#14 Idaho	21–14
21	November 23, 1991	Moscow, ID	Idaho	28–24

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
22	November 21, 1992	Boise, ID	#5 Idaho	62–16
23	November 20, 1993	Moscow, ID	#11 Idaho	49–16
24	November 19, 1994	Boise, ID	#6 Boise State	27–24
25	November 18, 1995	Moscow, ID	#25 Idaho	33–13
26	November 23, 1996	Boise, ID	Idaho	64–19
27	November 22, 1997	Moscow, ID	Boise State	30–23
28	November 21, 1998	Boise, ID	Idaho	36–35
29	November 20, 1999	Pullman, WA	Boise State	45–14
30	November 18, 2000	Boise, ID	Boise State	66–24
31	September 29, 2001	Pullman, WA	Boise State	45–13
32	August 31, 2002	Boise, ID	Boise State	38–21
33	September 13, 2003	Moscow, ID	Boise State	24–10
34	September 4, 2004	Boise, ID	Boise State	65–7
35	November 19, 2005	Boise, ID	Boise State	70–35
36	October 21, 2006	Moscow, ID	#18 Boise State	42–26
37	November 17, 2007	Boise, ID	#17 Boise State	48–15
38	November 15, 2008	Moscow, ID	#9 Boise State	45–10
39	November 14, 2009	Boise, ID	#6 Boise State	63–25
40	November 12, 2010	Moscow, ID	#4 Boise State	52–14
Series: Boise State leads 22–17–1

Coaching records

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Since first game in 1971

Boise State

Head Coach	Team	Games	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Tony Knap	Boise State	5	1968–1975	3	1	1	.700
Jim Criner	Boise State	7	1976–1982	5	2	0	.714
Lyle Setencich	Boise State	4	1983–1986	0	4		.000
Skip Hall	Boise State	6	1987–1992	0	6		.000
Pokey Allen	Boise State	4	1993–1996	1	3		.250
Houston Nutt	Boise State	1	1997	1	0		1.000
Dirk Koetter	Boise State	3	1998–2000	2	1		.667
Dan Hawkins	Boise State	5	2001–2005	5	0		1.000
Chris Petersen	Boise State	5	2006–2013	5	0		1.000
Bryan Harsin	Boise State	0	2014–2020
Andy Avalos	Boise State	0	2021–

Idaho

Head Coach	Team	Games	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Don Robbins	Idaho	3	1970–1973	1	2	0	.333
Ed Troxel	Idaho	4	1974–1977	1	2	1	.375
Jerry Davitch	Idaho	4	1978–1981	0	4	0	.000
Dennis Erickson (a)	Idaho	4	1982–1985	4	0		1.000
Keith Gilbertson	Idaho	3	1986–1988	3	0		1.000
John L. Smith	Idaho	6	1989–1994	5	1		.833
Chris Tormey	Idaho	5	1995–1999	3	2		.600
Tom Cable	Idaho	4	2000–2003	0	4		.000
Nick Holt	Idaho	2	2004–2005	0	2		.000
Dennis Erickson (b)	Idaho	1	2006	0	1		.000
Robb Akey	Idaho	4	2007–2012	0	4		.000
Paul Petrino	Idaho	0	2013–2021
Jason Eck	Idaho	0	2022–

Only tie was in 1975; the Big Sky enacted overtime for conference games in 1980, and all Division I games went to overtime in 1996.

References

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Boise State ready for stretch Idaho Statesman October 3, 2014
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v t e Boise State Broncos football
Venues	Public School Field (1933–1939) College Field (1940–1949) Bronco Stadium (I) (1950–1969) Albertsons Stadium (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State Idaho Nevada
Culture & lore	Buster Bronco
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1933–1967 (junior college) 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Boise State University
Located in: Boise, Idaho
Athletics	Broncos Football Basketball Men's Women's Tennis MWC Albertsons Stadium ExtraMile Arena Buster Bronco
Campus life	Boise, Idaho Downtown Boise Towne Square Boise River Greenbelt Julia Davis Park Bogus Basin Ski Resort
Student life	Boise State Public Radio KBSU KBSK KBSM KBSQ KBSW KBSX KBSY KWRV
People and history	Alumni
Founded: 1932

v t e Idaho Vandals football
Venues	MacLean Field (1914–1936) Neale Stadium (1937–1968) Rogers Field (1969–1970) Joe Albi Stadium (1971) Kibbie Dome (1971–present) Martin Stadium (1999–2001)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Boise State Gonzaga (defunct) Idaho State Montana: Little Brown Stein Washington State: Battle of the Palouse
Culture and lore	History Joe Vandal Go, Vandals, Go The Sound of Idaho
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e University of Idaho
Located in Moscow, Idaho
Academics	Law Music Outdoor Science
Facilities	Kibbie Dome Memorial Gymnasium ICCU Arena MacLean Field (defunct) Neale Stadium (defunct) Golf Course Arboretum Ridenbaugh Hall Gym & Armory
Athletics	Idaho Vandals Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball (defunct) Rivalries Battle of the Palouse Little Brown Stein Battle of the Domes Boise State Gonzaga Fight song
Media	Fugue KUOI-FM University of Idaho Press
Related	Idaho Gem Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Alumni Timeline 2022 UI killings

v t e Mountain West Conference football rivalries
Conference	Air Force–Colorado State Air Force–Hawaii Boise State–Fresno State Boise State–Nevada Colorado State–Wyoming (Border War) Fresno State–Hawaii Fresno State–San Diego State Fresno State–San Jose State Hawaii–San Jose State (Dick Tomey Legacy Game) Hawaii–Wyoming Nevada–UNLV (Fremont Cannon) Utah State–Wyoming
Non-conference	Air Force–Army–Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Arizona–New Mexico Boise State–Idaho BYU–Utah–Utah State (Beehive Boot) BYU–Utah State Colorado–Colorado State (Rocky Mountain Showdown) New Mexico–New Mexico State (Rio Grande Rivalry) Pacific–San Jose State (Victory Bell) San Jose State–Stanford (Bill Walsh Legacy Game) Utah–Utah State (Battle of the Brothers)

v t e Big Sky Conference football rivalries
Conference	Battle for the Golden Horseshoe (Cal Poly–UC Davis) EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington–Montana) The Dam Cup (Eastern Washington–Portland State) Battle of the Domes (Idaho–Idaho State) Little Brown Stein (Idaho–Montana) Montana–Montana State Causeway Classic (Sacramento State–UC Davis)
Non-conference	Boise State–Idaho Gonzaga–Idaho Battle of the Palouse (Idaho–Washington State) Grand Canyon Rivalry (Northern Arizona–Southern Utah) Beehive Bowl (Southern Utah–Weber State)

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