Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. This Day In Sports…September 17, 1994, 30 years ago today: Boise State’s magical 1994 season is kick-started in the third game of the year as the Broncos upset Nevada, their only Division I-A opponent, 37-27. The first quarter was a good omen on the blue turf. A 24-0 lead…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…September 16, 1993: Dave Winfield of the Minnesota Twins gets the 3,000th hit of his career off a fellow future Hall of Famer, Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley. Winfield accomplished the feat in the Metrodome, making him the first player to collect his 3,000th hit indoors. It was only fitting that the…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. Friday Special…September 13, 2024. Today marks the 38th anniversary of the first game on the blue turf. A perfect subject for a Friday feature. But that has been preempted by the dizzying 12 hours that transpired Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The first hint was delivered by Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports: “The Pac-12…… MORE
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…September 12, 1999, 25 years ago today: The reincarnation of the Cleveland Browns franchise makes its debut, suffering a 41-0 rout at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was three years after the original Browns, a fixture in Cleveland for 50 years, were moved to Baltimore by…… MORE
Presented by WESTERN HEATING & AIR. Wednesday Weekly…September 11, 2024. It would have been the biggest upset in school history, and it almost happened. Boise State, an 18½-point underdog, took No. 7 Oregon to the final snap of the game last Saturday before falling 37-34 at Autzen Stadium. The Broncos will forever rue their special…… MORE
Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. This Day In Sports…September 10, 2004, 20 years ago today: By consensus, the biggest win to that point in Boise State history, although there were so many more milestones still to come. Before a national audience on ESPN, the Broncos recovered from a 14-0 first quarter deficit to rout Oregon…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…September 9, 1995: Boise State coach Pokey Allen makes good on his vow to return to the Broncos in time for the season opener at Utah State. Allen had been away from the team for six months while battling a rare form of cancer that would eventually take…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…September 6, 1980: Boise State opens a season of high expectations with a win beyond anybody’s expectations, a dominating 28-7 upset of Utah at Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City. The Broncos broke the backs of the Division I-A Utes with three time-consuming drives of 80-plus yards engineered by…… MORE
Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…September 5, 1994, 30 years ago today: During what ends up as their final season in Los Angeles, the visiting Raiders get steamrolled 44-14 by the 49ers at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In that game, 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice scored three touchdowns to pass Jim Brown…… MORE
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly…September 4, 2024. Just to change things up, I’ll start with Sire Gaines today—although the 17-year-old Boise State true freshman has logged plenty of publicity since the 56-45 win at Georgia Southern last Saturday. Remember Sam & Dave (“Soul Man”)? Gaines was the Broncos’ Dave to Ashton Jeanty’s Sam in…… MORE
