BroncoSports: Boise State & Washington State Announce Home-and-Home Football Series in 2016 & 2017

BOISE, Idaho - Boise State University and Washington State University jointly announced today (Feb. 19) a home-and-home football series beginning in 2016.

The Cougars will visit Bronco Stadium in Boise on Sept. 10, 2016, with the Broncos heading to Pullman, Washington on Sept. 9, 2017 to face the Cougars at Martin Stadium.

Boise State is 0-4 against Washington State with the Cougars winning games at Pullman in 1997 (58-0) and 2000 (42-35), and at Bronco Stadium in 1998 (33-21) and 2001 (42-20).

The Broncos have an all-time record of 4-11 against teams from the Pac-10 Conference, but in the past four seasons Boise State is 3-1 against Pac-10 schools.  In that time period the Broncos have defeated Oregon State University (42-14 in 2006), lost to the University of Washington (24-10 in 2007) and posted back-to-back wins over the University of Oregon (37-32 in 2008 and 19-8 in 2009).

Boise State opens its 2010 season on Sept. 6 (Monday) against Virginia Tech University at Fed Ex Field just outside Washington D.C.

Following the jump is Boise State's current non-conference schedules for the next six years.  All games are tentative and subject to change..

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BroncoSports: Boise State / Virginia Tech Game at Fed Ex Field in Washington DC moved to Labor Day

BOISE, Idaho - Its official, Boise State University's football game next season against Virginia Tech at Fed Ex Field in Washington, DC, has been moved to Labor Day (Sept. 6).  Kickoff for the game, scheduled to be televised to a national audience on ESPN, is 8:00 p.m. (ET) on the home field of the Washington Redskins. 

           The game had originally been scheduled for Oct. 2 (Saturday).

This will mark the first time Boise State and Virginia Tech have faced each other in football, and it will also mean two straight games for the Broncos on the home field of a NFL team.

Boise State's last game was on Jan. 4, 2010 when the Broncos posted a 17-10 victory over TCU in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium, the home field of the Arizona Cardinals.

The movement of the Virginia Tech game means Boise State's game with the University of Toledo, originally set for Sept. 11 (Saturday) at Bronco Stadium, will move to Oct. 9.

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BroncoSports: Fan Fiesta Updates For Jan. 23: Doors Open At 1:30 PM

Taco Bell Arena will be the site of Saturday’s “Fan Fiesta for Bronco Nation” to recognize the Boise State football team and its fans following its perfect 14-0 season. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. with the official celebration beginning at 3 p.m. Admission is free with no ticket required. 

Free parking is available in the east stadium lot and south campus lots, including the Lincoln Garage with shuttles to Taco Bell Arena. The “Fan Fiesta” will not include an autograph session due to a women’s basketball game that evening. Spectators are invited to attend the 7 p.m. game against Hawaii at no charge.  

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BroncoSports: Fake punt, TCU's INTs spark Boise State to 14-0, Fiesta win

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Boise State pulled "Riddler" out of its bag of tricks.

Presto: the Broncos stunned Texas Christian in a Fiesta Bowl duel of unbeaten BCS busters.

After a gutsy fake punt at the Broncos' own 33-yard line, Doug Martin scored the decisive touchdown to give No. 6 Boise State a 17-10 victory over third-ranked TCU on Monday night.

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