Milk Can (college football)
The Milk Can is awarded to each season's winner of the Battle of the Milk Can, a college football game between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Boise State Broncos. The team who wins the Milk Can gets to keep it for a year. The trophy was created in 2005, but was not ready in time for the annual match in Fresno, which was won by the Bulldogs. It made its first appearance in 2006, when the victorious Broncos carried it off the field.
History of the trophy
The idea for a trophy as the prize for the newly arranged interstate rivalry was hatched by two separate dairy groups that decided to get involved with their local football programs. California (No. 1) and Idaho (No. 4) are two of the nation's leading dairy producers.[1] The South Valley Dairy Group began raising money for Bulldog football in 2001; the Bronco Dairy Boosters began contributing to Boise State in 2005. Two dairymen and friends in these organizations, Dan Van Grouw of Meridian, Idaho (in the Boise metropolitan area) and Roger Fluegel of Visalia, California (in Fresno State's home of the San Joaquin Valley), put forward the idea of a traveling trophy and began the administrative process. There was positive feedback from the teams, coaches, and fans, but an "administrative changeover" kept the trophy off the field for the 2005 game, though the Bulldogs' 27–7 victory is the first listed on the can.
Game results
Pre-Trophy
Boise State victories shaded in ██ blue. Fresno State victories are shaded in ██ red.
# |
Date |
Location |
Conference |
Winning team |
Losing team |
Series |
1 |
1977 |
Bulldog Stadium |
PCAA-Big Sky |
Fresno State |
42 |
Boise State |
7 |
Fresno State 1–0 |
2 |
1984 |
Bulldog Stadium |
PCAA-Big Sky |
Fresno State |
37 |
Boise State |
21 |
Fresno State 2–0 |
3 |
1996 |
Bulldog Stadium |
WAC-Big West |
Fresno State |
41 |
Boise State |
7 |
Fresno State 3–0 |
4 |
2001 |
Bulldog Stadium |
WAC |
Boise State |
35 |
Fresno State |
30 |
Fresno State 3–1 |
5 |
2002 |
Bronco Stadium |
WAC |
Boise State |
67 |
Fresno State |
21 |
Fresno State 3–2 |
6 |
2003 |
Bulldog Stadium |
WAC |
Boise State |
31 |
Fresno State |
17 |
Tied 3–3 |
7 |
2004 |
Bronco Stadium |
WAC |
Boise State |
33 |
Fresno State |
16 |
Boise State 4–3 |
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Trophy
Boise State victories shaded in ██ blue. Fresno State victories are shaded in ██ red.
# |
Date |
Location |
Conference |
Winning team |
Losing team |
Series |
All-Time |
1 |
2005 |
Bulldog Stadium |
WAC |
Fresno State |
27 |
Boise State |
7 |
Fresno State 1–0 |
Tied 4–4 |
2 |
2006 |
Bronco Stadium |
WAC |
Boise State |
45 |
Fresno State |
21 |
Tied 1–1 |
Boise State 5–4 |
3 |
2007 |
Bulldog Stadium |
WAC |
Boise State |
34 |
Fresno State |
21 |
Boise State 2–1 |
Boise State 6–4 |
4 |
2008 |
Bronco Stadium |
WAC |
Boise State |
61 |
Fresno State |
10 |
Boise State 3–1 |
Boise State 7–4 |
5 |
2009 |
Bulldog Stadium |
WAC |
Boise State |
51 |
Fresno State |
34 |
Boise State 4–1 |
Boise State 8–4 |
6 |
2010 |
Bronco Stadium |
WAC |
Boise State |
51 |
Fresno State |
0 |
Boise State 5–1 |
Boise State 9–4 |
7 |
2011 |
Bulldog Stadium |
MWC-WAC |
Boise State |
57 |
Fresno State |
7 |
Boise State 6–1 |
Boise State 10–4 |
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