Boise State–Idaho rivalry

Boise State–Idaho rivalry
Governor's Trophy
Teams Boise State Broncos
Idaho Vandals
First Game 1971 [1]
Games Played 40
Overall Series BSU leads 22–17–1
Trophy Series BSU leads 10–0
Largest Margins 58 - BSU 65–7 - (2004)
46 - UI 62–16 - (1992)
Most Points 105 - BSU 70–35 - (2005)
Longest Streaks 12 - UI - 1982–1993
12 - BSU - 1999–2010
current
Most Recent Game BSU 52–14 - (2010)

The Boise State–Idaho rivalry is a college football game between the Boise State University Broncos and the University of Idaho Vandals, the only two Division I FBS programs in the state of Idaho. The game had been played annually from 1971–2010, and with the exception of the 2001–04 games, the rivalry has been a conference game (Big Sky 1971–95, Big West 1996–2000, and WAC 2005–10). Boise State moved from the WAC to the Mountain West Conference in 2011, putting the rivalry on hiatus with no future games currently scheduled.

The teams have 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 40th game in the rivalry was televised live in prime time on ESPN2 on Friday, November 12, 2010, from the Kibbie Dome in Moscow.[2]

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First games

The first meeting was 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.[3] Idaho rented BSC'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.[1][4] 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' 1971 Vandals were Big Sky champions, won eight consecutive games, 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. [5][6] Idaho finished 1972 at 4-7.

Streaks

The Boise State–UI rivalry has been dominated by streaks. Upstart underdog Boise State College of Division II easily won the initial game over Division I Idaho in the season opener in 1971. 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 11 meetings, including five in a row from 1977–81. Idaho immediately followed with 12 straight wins from 1982–93 and won 15 of 17 before 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.[7] Boise State has won 13 of 15 games over Idaho since both teams moved up to Division I-A (now FBS) in 1996.

History of the 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), 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 (2001–04) 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.

Game results

Winning team
██ orange for Boise State
██ gold for Idaho.

Game Season Date Winning team Broncos Vandals Game site Attendance Conference Overall
1 1971 Sep-11 Boise State 42 14 Bronco Stadium, Boise 16,123 Big Sky BSC 1–0–0
2 1972 Nov-25 Idaho 21 22 Bronco Stadium, Boise 14,516 Big Sky even 1–1–0
3 1973 Sep-15 Boise State 47 24 Idaho Stadium, Moscow 17,104 Big Sky BSC 2–1–0
4 1974 Nov-23 Boise State 53 29 Bronco Stadium, Boise 14,486 Big Sky BSU 3–1–0
5 1975 Oct-11 - tie - 31 31 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 16,250 Big Sky BSU 3–1–1
6 1976 Sep-11 Idaho 9 16 Bronco Stadium, Boise 20,549 Big Sky BSU 3–2–1
7 1977 Nov-26 Boise State 44 14 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 12,000 Big Sky BSU 4–2–1
Both teams move to the new Division I-AA.
8 1978 Nov-04 Boise State 48 10 Bronco Stadium, Boise 20,235 Big Sky BSU 5–2–1
9 1979 Oct-13 Boise State 41 17 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 15,500 Big Sky BSU 6–2–1
10 1980 Oct-11 Boise State 44 21 Bronco Stadium, Boise 21,812 Big Sky BSU 7–2–1
11 1981 Nov-21 Boise State 45 43 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 14,000 Big Sky BSU 8–2–1
12 1982 Oct-30 Idaho 17 24 Bronco Stadium, Boise 19,115 Big Sky BSU 8–3–1
13 1983 Nov-19 Idaho 24 45 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 15,400 Big Sky BSU 8–4–1
14 1984 Nov-17 Idaho 0 37 Bronco Stadium, Boise 20,430 Big Sky BSU 8–5–1
15 1985 Nov-23 Idaho 27 44 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 15,800 Big Sky BSU 8–6–1
16 1986 Nov-22 Idaho 14 21 Bronco Stadium, Boise 21,275 Big Sky BSU 8–7–1
17 1987 Nov-21 Idaho 34 40 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 16,500 Big Sky even 8–8–1
18 1988 Nov-19 Idaho 20 26 Bronco Stadium, Boise 23,687 Big Sky UI 9–8–1
19 1989 Nov-18 Idaho 26 31 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 17,600 Big Sky UI 10–8–1
20 1990 Nov-17 Idaho 14 21 Bronco Stadium, Boise 23,273 Big Sky UI 11–8–1
21 1991 Nov-23 Idaho 24 28 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 15,000 Big Sky UI 12–8–1
22 1992 Nov-21 Idaho 16 62 Bronco Stadium, Boise 22,472 Big Sky UI 13–8–1
23 1993 Nov-20 Idaho 16 49 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 15,085 Big Sky UI 14–8–1
24 1994 Nov-19 Boise State 27 24 Bronco Stadium, Boise 23,701 Big Sky UI 14–9–1
25 1995 Nov-18 Idaho 13 33 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 16,295 Big Sky UI 15–9–1
Both teams move up to Division I-A.
26 1996 Nov-23 Idaho 19 64 Bronco Stadium, Boise 22,323 Big West UI 16–9–1
27 1997 Nov-22 Boise State - (OT) 30 27 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 14,501 Big West UI 16–10–1
28 1998 Nov-21 Idaho - (OT) 35 36 Bronco Stadium, Boise 30,208 Big West UI 17–10–1
29 1999 Nov-20 Boise State 45 14 Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA 25,867 Big West UI 17–11–1
30 2000 Nov-18 Boise State 66 24 Bronco Stadium, Boise 30,856 Big West UI 17–12–1
31 2001 Sep-29 Boise State 45 13 Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA 20,359 WAC - Sun Belt UI 17–13–1
32 2002 Aug-31 Boise State 38 21 Bronco Stadium, Boise 30,878 WAC - Sun Belt UI 17–14–1
33 2003 Sep-13 Boise State 24 10 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 14,320 WAC - Sun Belt UI 17–15–1
34 2004 Sep-04 Boise State 65 7 Bronco Stadium, Boise 30,944 WAC - Sun Belt UI 17–16–1
35 2005 Nov-19 Boise State 70 35 Bronco Stadium, Boise 30,394 WAC even 17–17–1
36 2006 Oct-21 Boise State 42 26 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 17,000 WAC BSU 18–17–1
37 2007 Nov-17 Boise State 58 14 Bronco Stadium, Boise 30,681 WAC BSU 19–17–1
38 2008 Nov-15 Boise State 45 10 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 17,000 WAC BSU 20–17–1
39 2009 Nov-14 Boise State 63 25 Bronco Stadium, Boise 33,986 WAC BSU 21–17–1
40 2010 Nov-12 Boise State 52 14 Kibbie Dome, Moscow 16,453 WAC BSU 22–17–1
2011–12 No games scheduled

References

  1. ^ a b Lewiston Morning Tribune - Broncos kick Vandals - 1971-09-12 - p.15
  2. ^ Go Vandals.com - Vandals announce 2010 football schedule - 2010-03-22
  3. ^ Lewiston Morning Tribune - Idaho officials told stadium will be ready - 1971-08-27 - p.17
  4. ^ Spokesman-Review - Boise stuns Idaho - 1971-09-12 - p.1 sports
  5. ^ Lewiston Morning Tribune - Comstock's runs lead Idaho past Boise State 22-21 - 1972-11-26 - p.21
  6. ^ Spokesman-Review - Vandals stun Boise 22-21 - 1972-11-26 - p.1 sports
  7. ^ College Football Data Warehouse - Idaho opponents - BSU

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