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Lyle Smith Field
The field honors former coach and athletic director Lyle Smith.
Checked 2026-10-26 · Sources: Boise State History — official source
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Earlier name
The venue previously carried the Bronco Stadium name.
Checked 2026-10-26 · Sources: Boise State History — official source
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Bowl home
The stadium also hosts the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Checked 2026-10-26 · Sources: Boise State History — official source
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Beyond football
Boise State hosted NCAA outdoor track championships here in 1994 and 1999.
Checked 2026-10-26 · Sources: Boise State History — official source
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Opening opponent
Chico State visited for the stadium’s 1970 dedication game.
Checked 2026-10-26 · Sources: Boise State History — official source
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First blue game
Humboldt State visited for the first game on blue turf.
Checked 2026-10-26 · Sources: Boise State History — official source
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Sky Center spaces
The Sky Center includes press facilities, premium seating and meeting spaces.
Checked 2026-10-26 · Sources: Boise State History — official source
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Why the Bronco name?
Students selected the Bronco mascot in the school’s first year, 1932–33. The university connects that choice to the wild horses of the Owyhee Mountains, giving the nickname a regional link.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: History - About Boise State
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Blue and orange from the beginning
The university archives date the students’ choice of blue and orange to 1932–33, the same first academic year in which they selected the Bronco identity.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Timelines - Special Collections and Archives
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Buster Bronco’s costumed debut
The archives place the first costumed Buster Bronco in fall 1974. An October 15 letter praised Andy Reynolds’s performance at the October 12 Idaho State game; it suggests an earlier appearance without proving an exact debut date.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Boise State University Encyclopedia: Mascots
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Elmer: An earlier Homecoming mascot
Before Buster, students constructed paper and wooden broncos called Elmer in 1935 and 1936. They paraded the mascot downtown and burned it before Homecoming games. This is an archived historical practice, not a claim about present-day celebrations.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Boise State University Encyclopedia: Mascots
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The steel Spirit of the Broncos
Art professor Alfred Kober created the Spirit of the Broncos sculpture, commissioned by President John Barnes and completed in 1970. Its COR-TEN steel developed a rust-colored surface intentionally, connecting the sculpture’s appearance with its material and surroundings.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Boise State University Encyclopedia: Spirit of the Bronco - Special Collections and Archives
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The sound of Blue Thunder
Boise State’s marching ensemble is the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band. Its university website introduces the band’s game-day experience and provides official information on participation, auditions and scholarships.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band -
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1974: A tricycle jump for scholarships
On September 24, 1974, students staged the Evil Weavil tricycle jump to raise scholarship funds. The archives describe it as a playful response to Evel Knievel’s Snake River jump attempt earlier that month.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Timelines - Special Collections and Archives
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