Boise State Broncos football The Boise State Broncos football program represents Boise State University in college football and compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference . On December 7 , 2011 , it was announced that the Broncos would join the Big East Conference as football only members as of July 1 , 2013 . History . Originally a junior college , Boise State ' s football program moved up to four - year status in 1968 and competed as an NAIA independent for two seasons . The Broncos were accepted into the NCAA in October 1969 , and a month later into the Big Sky Conference , effective the following July . The Broncos began NCAA competition in 1970 in Division II ( " " College Division " " prior to 1973 ) in a brand new Bronco Stadium . In 1978 , the Broncos and the Big Sky moved up to the new Division I - AA " ( renamed FCS in 2006 ) " and BSU won its first national championship two years later . In 1996 , the Broncos joined the Big West Conference and moved up to Division I - A ( now FBS ) . In three seasons under head coach Dirk Koetter , the Broncos won two Big West championships and moved to the WAC in 2001 , when Dan Hawkins took over and guided the Broncos to four WAC titles in five seasons before handing the reins over to Chris Petersen . Under Petersen , Boise State has recorded two undefeated seasons , three undefeated regular seasons , and reached the Bowl Championship Series twice . The 2006 season was capped with a win over the Oklahoma Sooners in the memorable 2007 Fiesta Bowl , while the 2009 team defeated Texas Christian in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl to finish the season 14 – 0 . They were just the second team ever to go 14 – 0 in major college football history . The 2010 team achieved their highest preseason ranking in history as the Associated Press ranked the Broncos as the 3rd best team in the country . That same offseason , Boise State accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference starting in 2011 . Later in the 2010 season , Boise State achieved the highest rankings in its history , being voted in at # 2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches ' Poll , as well as earning the # 3 slot in the first BCS ranking . Shortly after the 2010 season , the NCAA accused Boise State of a large number of athletic violations in five sports , including football . Due to the large number of violations , and the large number of sports the violations were committed in , the NCAA leveled the charge of " lack of institutional control " . The Boise State football program was given three years probation . During this time , they are to receive a reduction of three scholarships a year , and a reduction in the number of practices permitted . Between 2008 and 2011 , the Broncos went 50 – 3 to become the first FBS team to win 50 games over a four year span . With the 50 – 3 record , quarterback Kellen Moore became the winningest quarterback in FBS history , passing former Texas quartback Colt McCoy ( 45 wins ) . Bronco Stadium . Since 1970 , Boise State has played its home games in Bronco Stadium , 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 unusual blue playing surface , which was first installed in 1986 . " The Blue , " as it is called by fans , is the only non - green playing surface in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is one of the most distinguishing and enduring symbols of Boise State football . Boise State is one of four college football programs in the United States to have a non - green playing surface . ( Eastern Washington University in the FCS has a red surface , the University of Central Arkansas , also an FCS program , has a grey and purple striped surface and the University of New Haven in Division II has a blue surface ) . As of November 12 , 2012 , the Broncos are 80 – 3 at home since the 1999 season with the only losses being to Washington State in 2001 , AP # 18 Boston College in the 2005 MPC Computers Bowl and to TCU in 2011 . They never lost a home conference game during their 10 years as a member of the WAC ( 40 – 0 ) . The Broncos are 77 – 2 in regular season home games since 1999 and were on a 65 game regular season home winning streak until losing to TCU . Prior to the loss to TCU , Boise State had not lost a home conference game since the season finale in 1998 ( 47 in a row ) . Blue uniform ban . In 2011 , 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 . When questioned about the ban , Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson confirmed that either the jerseys or pants could be blue , provided that the other be white or orange . Division I - A bowl game appearances . The Broncos have appeared in 12 bowl games with a record of 8 – 4 , including two wins in BCS games . Conference championships . § – Conference co - champions Rivalries . Idaho . BSU has a long standing in - state rivalry with University of Idaho . They played every year from 1971 – 2010 and with the exception of games from 2001 – 2004 the matchup was a conference game . The rivalry is dominated by streaks as Idaho won 12 straight years from 1982 – 1993 while Boise State has won the most recent 12 games between 1999 – 2010 . With Boise State ' s move to the Mountain West Conference in 2011 , the future of the series is in doubt as they did not play during the 2011 season and currently are not scheduled to play in the 2012 season . Boise State leads the rivalry with a series record of 22 – 17 – 1 . Fresno State . Since joining the WAC , BSU has had a rivalry with Fresno State University . The series is 10 – 4 all time in favor of Boise State . In 2001 , the series became a WAC match - up , christened with Boise State ' s upset over # 8 Fresno State 35 – 30 . In 2005 , the series became the Battle for the Milk Can , and # 20 Fresno State ended Boise State ' s 31 - game winning streak against WAC opponents with their 27 – 7 victory . The series will continue to be a conference game in 2012 in the MWC but was played as a non - conference game in Fresno in 2011 . The winner of the game receives the Milk Can . Hawaii . The series is 9 - 3 all time in favor of Boise State . The series became heated in 2006 and 2007 when Hawaii fielded a nationally ranked team . Hawaii ended the Broncos ' five - year WAC championship streak in 2007 . Their 39 – 27 victory over Boise State in 2007 was only Boise State ' s fourth loss in their 10 - year tenure in the WAC . With Boise State ' s move to the Mountain West in 2011 the game will be put on hold for a year then will play again in 2012 when Hawaii will join the Mountain West as a football member only . However , the following year Boise State leaves for the Big East , putting the series again in question . Nevada . BSU has a long standing rivalry with Nevada . Boise State leads the series 25 – 13 . Boise State and Nevada have been conference rivals in the Big Sky Conference , the Big West Conference , the WAC , and will continue to be in the Mountain West in 2012 . The series was played as a non - conference game in 2011 as the teams met in Boise during Nevada ' s last year in the WAC . Nevada split the WAC championship with Boise State in 2005 as both teams finished 7 – 1 in conference play . Boise State beat Nevada on the last game of the season in 2006 , giving Boise State a birth into their first BCS bowl . In 2007 , in one of the highest scoring games in NCAA Division I football history , Boise State defeated Nevada 69 – 67 in four overtimes . Recently , the conference championship has been decided by the Wolf Pack and Broncos ' late - season games . In 2010 , Nevada defeated # 3 Boise State 34 – 31 in overtime , ending the Broncos BCS National Championship hopes . 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 1998 . Boise State and Nevada have played one time in the postseason in the 1990 I - AA semifinal . Nevada won the game in triple overtime 59 – 52 , and would go on to lose in the final . TCU . BSU has a brewing rivalry with Texas Christian University . Both teams have had recent success during the last decade , and have battled both on the field in very close games and off the field in the polls . Since the beginning of the 2008 season , Boise State only has lost three games , two of which were to TCU by one point in both games . Boise and TCU have met four times with three of the matchups coming in bowl games . The first game was in TCU ' s home stadium in the inaugural Fort Worth Bowl ( now the Armed Forces Bowl ) in 2003 . # 17 Boise State narrowly defeated # 18 TCU 34 – 31 . The second meeting was the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego , where # 11 TCU came back to defeat undefeated # 9 Boise State 17 – 16 . In the biggest match - up to date , both teams were selected to a BCS bowl and met in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl in Glendale , Arizona , where undefeated # 6 Boise State defeated undefeated # 4 TCU 17 – 10 . In 2011 , TCU won the only regular season meeting defeating # 5 Boise State 36 – 35 at Bronco Stadium , snapping the Broncos 65 game regular season home winning streak and 47 game conference home winning streak . The series was intended to become an annual game when BSU joined TCU in the Mountain West Conference , but the conference game was only played once as TCU will leave the Mountain West to join the Big 12 Conference in 2012 ( TCU in the process reversed an earlier decision to join the Big East Conference ) . Future schedules . In 2012 , Boise State will play Colorado State , Fresno State , San Diego State , and UNLV at home . Hawaii , Nevada , New Mexico , and Wyoming will be road games . The Mountain West Conference has more football teams than scheduled conference games , so Boise State will skip playing one fellow conference member . In 2012 , that team will be Air Force . In 2013 , Boise State will join the Big East Conference . The Big East is currently set to have 12 teams in 2013 , including new members Houston , Memphis , San Diego State , SMU , Temple , and UCF . The Big East will have two divisions in 2013 and will play a conference championship game . Divisional allingment will be announced at a later date . The conference championship game will be played on campus sites at the team with the best record . Navy will join the Big East in 2015 . Boise State is scheduled to play BYU in football every year between 2012 – 23 . Future scheduled non - conference games . ^ Ole Miss game will be in the Chick - fil - A College Kickoff at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta . Records and statistics . Single - season records . " Statistics compiled from the Boise State University football Media Guide . "