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For the first 31 seasons of Boise State football, the Broncos competed at the two-year junior college level. From 1933 to 1964, the school was known as Boise Junior College, then from 1965 to 1967 it was known as Boise College.

Boise Junior College football started in 1933, one year after the school's establishment. The team initially competed at Public School Field before moving to the on-campus College Field (also known as Chaffee Field) in 1940. Under head coaches Dusty Kline, Max Eiden, and Harry Jacoby, the Broncos only saw modest results. In the early 1940s, the program was disrupted by the outbreak of World War II—in 1941, coach Jacoby was called into Army service, forcing George "Stub" Allison to fill in for the remainder of that season. In 1942, the program was forced to go on hiatus due to depleted male enrollment at the college. In 1946, with the war over, the program returned under Jacoby, and in 1947 first-year assistant Lyle Smith was promoted to head coach.

Boise saw tremendous success under Smith, who won his first 37 games as a head coach (interrupted by a period in 1950 and 1951 in which he was recalled into Naval service in Korea and George Blankley took over as head coach and also saw success). The program moved into a new stadium, Bronco Stadium, in 1950. Success for the Broncos continued throughout the 1950s under Smith, culminating in a NJCAA national championship in 1958. That success continued well into the 1960s, with the Broncos ultimately earning 13 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football titles, by far the most in that conference's history.

By the mid-1960s, in response to tremendous growth, the school began the transition into a four-year institution. In 1965, the school began offering baccalaureate degrees and changed its name to Boise College. 1967 was the final year for Boise at the two-year level as they moved to the NAIA as an independent. It was also Smith's final year as a coach, as he moved full-time into the athletic director role at Boise. Smith did not suffer a losing record in any of his twenty seasons as head coach.

In 1968, Boise College became Boise State College, and the football program began four-year competition under new head coach Tony Knap, Smith's teammate (in the late 1930s) at the University of Idaho.

1930s

1933
Head coach: Dusty Kline
Record: 1-2-1

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 12St. Joseph's Catholic School (HS)L 0-6
November 9 College of Idaho FreshmenW 25-6
November 18 Albion Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6-7
November 23St. Joseph's Catholic School (HS)
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
T 0-0
Source: [1]

1934
Head Coach: Max Eiden
Record: 4-3

DateOpponentSiteResult
at Eastern Oregon Normal La Grande, ORL 0-18
Ricks CollegeW 6-0
Gooding CollegeW 49-0
Idaho Freshmandagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 6-0
Albion NormalL 6-13
November 24 Idaho Southern Branch
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6-25
at Gooding College Gooding, IDW 18-0
  • daggerHomecoming
Source: [2]

1935
Head coach: Max Eiden
Record: 4-4

OpponentSiteResultSource
College of IdahoL 0-30
Gooding CollegeW 26-0
Lewiston NormalW 21-0
Gooding CollegeW 19-0
at Ricks College Rexburg, IDL 6-7
Eastern Oregon Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 12-6
at Idaho Southern Branch
L 6-19 [3]
Albion Normaldagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6-7
  • daggerHomecoming
Source: [4]

1936
Head coach: Max Eiden
Record: 3–4

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
Ricks CollegeW 19–13
Gooding College
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 26–6
October 93:30 pmat Lewiston Normal Lewiston, IDL 14–32 [5] [6]
Idaho freshmanW 2–0
at Eastern Oregon Normal La Grande, ORL 3–25
College of IdahoL 0–25
vs. Albion Normal Rupert, IDL 0–7
Source: [7]

1937
Head coach: Max Eiden
Record: 0–6–1

OpponentSiteResult
Albion NormalL 7–19
Idaho Southern Branch
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 0–45
at Ricks College Rexburg, IDT 0–0
Lewiston NormalL 6–24
College of IdahoL 0–18
Southern Oregon Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 7–25
at Mesa College Grand Junction, COL 6–13
Source: [8]

1938
Head coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 2–4

OpponentSiteResult
at Eastern Oregon Normal La Grande, ORL 0-35
at Albion Normal Albion, IDL 0–14
at Idaho Southern BranchL 0–54
Idaho freshmanL 7–14
Ricks Collegedagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19–7
Mesa College
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19–0
  • daggerHomecoming
Source: [9]

1939
Head coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 4–2

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 298:00 pm Albion NormalL 0–16
October 68:00 pm Eastern Oregon Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 7–0
October 138:00 pmBoise All-Stars ^
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 12–9
October 288:00 pmat College of IdahoL 13–21
November 42:00 pm Ricks Collegedagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 21–14
November 1112:00 pmat Lewiston Normal Lewiston, IDW 20–7 [10] [11]

^ The Boise All-Stars were a team of former college players.

Source: [12] [13]

1940s

1940
Head coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 4–2

Boise was ranked at No. 598 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [14]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 278:00 pm Carroll CollegeW 14–7
October 4at Eastern Oregon Normal La Grande, ORW 0–7
October 12at Albion Normal Albion, IDL 7–21
October 19 Carbon College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 21–0
October 258:00 pm College of Idaho
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 7–0
November 92:00 pm Lewiston Normaldagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6–12
Source: [15] [16]

1941
Head coaches: Harry Jacoby (first 4 games), George "Stub" Allison (last 3 games)
Record: 3–4

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Carroll College Helena, MTL 0–6
October 48:00 pm Eastern Oregon NormalL 0–7
October 108:00 pm Albion Normaldagger
  • Chaffee Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 15–0
October 18at Lewiston Normal Lewiston, IDL 6-7
October 248:00 pm Idaho Southern Branch
  • Chaffee Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 0–34 [17]
November 1at Carbon College Price, UTW 25–6
November 11 Gowen Field (Military)
  • Chaffee Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 14–6
Source: [18] [19]

Boise Junior College fielded no varsity team from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II.

1946
Head coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 3–4–2

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 278:00 pm Albion NormalL 0–7
October 4at Weber College Ogden, UTT 0–0
October 118:00 pm Lewiston Normal
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 7–6 [20]
October 19at Idaho Southern BranchL 0–6
October 258:00 pm Idaho junior varsity
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
L 7–12
November 1at Carbon College Price, UTL 7–13
November 92:00 pm Eastern Oregon
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19–0
November 16at Albion Normal Albion, IDT 7–7
November 232:00 pm College of Idahodagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 20–6 [21]
Source: [22] [23]

1947
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–0

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Boise Junior College was ranked at No. 393 out of 500 college football teams. [24]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 31–0
October 3 Carbon CollegeW 28–7
October 108:15 pm SICE
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 12–0
October 189:00 pmat NICEW 27–13 [25] [26]
October 252:00 pm Idaho freshmendagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19–12
October 318:00 pm Weber College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 13–7
November 8at Eastern Oregon La Grande, ORW 14–0
November 15at Olympic Junior College Bremerton, WAW 33–6
November 22vs. SICE Glenns Ferry, IDW 7–0
Source: [27] [28]

1948
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–0^

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Olympic Junior College* Bremerton, WAW 33–12
October 18:00 pm Ricks CollegeW 25–0
October 88:00 pm Utah State freshmen*
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 13–7
October 148:00 pmat Weber College Ogden, UTW 12–0 [29]
October 222:00 pm Idaho freshmen*
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 25–13 [30]
October 302:00 pm NICE*dagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 33–13 [31]
November 58:00 pmvs. SICE
W 13–12
November 132:00 pm Eastern Oregon*
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 29–14
November 25at Yakima Community College* Yakima, WAW 52–0

^Boise State was undefeated in ICAC league play, but did not play enough conference opponents to be eligible for the conference championship.

Source: [32] [33]

1949
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 10–0
ICAC Champions
Potato Bowl Champions ( Bakersfield, CA)

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23 Yakima Community College*W 44–7
October 19:00 pmat NICE*W 26–13 [34] [35]
October 8at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 13–0
October 14 Utah Branch Agriculture College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 62–12
October 21 Weber College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 20–7
October 28 SICE
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19–0
November 5at Carbon College Price, UTW 19–7
November 12at Eastern Oregon* La Grande, ORW 48–13
November 19 Lassen College*dagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 50–6 [36]
December 3vs. Taft Junior College*W 25–6 [37]
Source: [38] [39]

1950s

1950
Head coaches: Lyle Smith (first three games), George Blankley (last seven games)
Record: 9–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 228:00 pm Modesto Junior College*W 33–13
September 298:00 pmat Weber College
W 8–0 [40] [41]
October 78:00 pm Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 52–13
October 14at Oregon Tech* Klamath Falls, ORW 53–6
October 21vs. SICE
W 21–7
October 278:00 pm NICE*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 26–18 [42] [43] [44]
November 48:00 pm Carbon College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 41–6
November 102:00 pm Eastern Oregon*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 48–13
November 182:30 pmat Westminster College
W 33–6 [45] [46]
December 93:00 pmvs. Long Beach City College*L 13–33 [47] [48] [49]
Source: [50] [51]

1951
Head coach: George Blankley
Record: 9–1
ICAC Champions
Potato Bowl Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 228:00 pm John Muir College*W 33–13
September 29at Olympic Junior College* Bremerton, WAL 6–18
October 6at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 39–0
October 128:00 pm Oregon Tech*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 14–6
October 208:00 pm Weber College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 13–12
October 278:00 pm Chaffey Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 46–6
November 32:00 pm Westminster Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–13
November 10at Carbon College Price, UTW 56–0
November 172:00 pm Orange Coast College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–19
November 242:10 pm Mountain Home AFB*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 53–13
December 1vs. Bakersfield College*W 34–13
Source: [52] [53]

1952
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 268:15 pm Olympic College*W 35–12
October 38:00 pmat Weber College Ogden, UTW 33–14
October 118:15 pm Utah State freshmen*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 39–0
October 182:00 pmat Westminster College Salt Lake City, UTW 47–7
October 259:00 pmat Chaffey Junior College* Ontario, CAW 71–13
November 19:00 pmat Oregon Tech* Klamath Falls, ORW 14–13
November 82:15 pm Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 57–0
November 152:15 pm Idaho freshmen*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–7
November 222:15 pm Pasadena City College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
    (Bronco Bowl)
L 13–28
Source: [54] [55]

1953
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8–1
ICAC Champions
Bronco Bowl Champions

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26 Everett Community College*W 19–13
October 3 Yakima Community College* Yakima, WAW 33–0
October 10at Olympic College* Bremerton, WAW 6–0
October 17at Westminster College Salt Lake City, UTW 26–7
October 24 Weber College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 22–6
October 31 Oregon Tech*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 22–0
November 6at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 13–0
November 14 Bacone College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
    (Bronco Bowl)
W 36–14
November 19at Pasadena City College* Pasadena, CAL 0–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Source: [56] [57]

1954
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–1–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 18 Oregon Tech*W 35–7
September 25 Olympic College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 28–6
October 2at Yakima Community College* Yakima, WAW 26–0
October 9at Weber College Ogden, UTW 47–6
October 16at Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 26–19
October 23 Snow College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 45–0
October 30 College of Southern Utah
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 40–7
November 6 Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
T 26–26
November 132:15 pm Pasadena City College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–7
November 20at Centralia Junior College* Centralia, WAW 34–14
December 4vs. Compton College*L 6–7
Source: [58] [59]

1955
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 7–2
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 23at Carbon College Price, UTW 46–0
October 1 Olympic College*W 26–12
October 8 San Jose Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 15–6
October 158:30 pmat Oregon Tech* Klamath Falls, ORW 50–0
October 22 Weber College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 25–18
October 29at Centralia Junior College* Centralia, WAW 20–0
November 4at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 32–0
November 12 Everett Community College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, Idaho
L 20–21
November 18at Pasadena City College* Pasadena, CAL 19–45
Source: [60] [61]

1956
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8–0–1
ICAC Co-Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 22 Carbon CollegeW 36–0
September 29at Yuba College* Marysville, CAW 21–14
October 5at Weber College Ogden, UTW 33–6
October 12 Hartnell College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
T 20–20
October 20 Utah State freshmen*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–20
October 27at College of Southern Utah Cedar City, UTW 47–0
November 3 Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 61–0
November 10at Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 41–27
November 172:15 pm Wenatchee Junior College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 59–6
Source: [62] [63]

1957
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 218:00 pmat Carbon College Price, UTW 13–6
September 288:15 pm Oregon Tech*W 32–19
October 48:00 pmat Dixie Junior CollegeSt. George, UT   (ppd. to Nov 23)
October 128:15 pm Weber Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 52–7
October 198:15 pm Utah State freshmen*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 46–0
October 268:15 pm College of Southern Utah
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 53–0
November 1at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 40–12
November 92:15 pm Everett Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–13
November 162:15 pm Scottsbluff Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 45–0
November 23at Dixie Junior College St. George, UTW 39–13
December 7vs. Bakersfield College*L 13–28
Source: [64] [65]

1958
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 10–0
ICAC Champions
NJCAA National Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 208:15 pm Carbon CollegeW 51–0
September 278:15 pm Oakland Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 40–0
October 38:00 pmat Weber College Ogden, UTW 49–7
October 188:15 pm Olympic College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 44–19
October 258:15 pm Trinidad Junior College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 55–0
November 12:00 pmat Compton College* Compton, CAW 21–8
November 88:30 pmat Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 29–20
November 152:15 pm Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 25–7
November 222:15 pm Dixie Junior College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 75–6
November 27 Tyler Junior College*
W 22–0
Source: [66] [67] [68]

1959
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 7–2–1

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 198:15 pm Santa Monica College*L 19–46
September 26at Snow College Ephraim, UTW 26–0
October 38:15 pm Weber College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–13
October 10at Carbon College Price, UTL 7–13
October 17at Grand Rapids Junior College* Grand Rapids, MIT 20–20
October 248:15 pm Hartnell College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–13
October 312:15 pm Ricks Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 40–7
November 62:15 pm Everett Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 32–14
November 14at Olympic College* Bremerton, WAW 12–6
November 212:15 pm Otero Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–7
Source: [69] [70]

1960s

1960
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8–2
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 178:15 pm Dixie Junior CollegeW 48–6
September 248:15 pm Olympic College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 33–0
October 19:00 pmat Santa Monica College* Santa Monica, CAL 7–26
October 78:15 pm Carbon College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 54–0
October 158:00 pmat Weber College Ogden, UTW 26–24
October 228:15 pm Eastern Arizona College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 68–14
October 292:00 pmat College of Southern Utah Cedar City, UTW 47–7
November 51:30 pmat Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 59–7
November 192:15 pm Grand Rapids Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 61–20
November 249:00 pmat Everett Community College* Everett, WAL 13–14
Source: [71] [72]

1961
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 16at Snow College Ephraim, UTW 37–0
September 238:15 pm El Camino College*W 70–20
September 30at Olympic College* Bremerton, WAW 10–0
October 7at Carbon College Price, UTW 50–19
October 148:15 pm Weber College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 15–0
October 218:15 pm Everett Community College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 14–13
October 288:15 pm College of Southern Utah
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 57–0
November 52:15 pm Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 56–0
November 19at Dixie Junior College St. George, UTW 29–7
November 26at New Mexico Military Institute* Roswell, NML 21–24
Source: [73] [74]

1962
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 5–2–2

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 22at El Camino College* Alondra Park, CAL 6–38
September 298:15 pm Olympic College*T 6–6
October 68:15 pm Carbon College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–0
October 13at Snow College Ephraim, UTL 8–12
October 20at Everett Community College* Everett, WAT 7–7
October 278:15 pm Dixie Junior Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–19
November 3at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 23–14
November 102:15 pm Yakima Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–14
November 172:15 pm New Mexico Military Institute*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 26–6
Source: [75] [76]

1963
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 5–3–1

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 218:15 pm Columbia Basin College*T 13–13
September 278:00 pmat Mesa College Grand Junction, COL 6–7
October 58:00 pmat Carbon College Price, UTW 27-0
October 128:15 pm Snow College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 21–7
October 198:15 pm Everett Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 40–12
October 268:00 pmat Dixie Junior College St. George, UTL 7–12
November 22:15 pm Ricks Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 27–14
November 92:30 pmat Yakima Community College* Yakima, WAL 13–33
November 162:15 pm McCook Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–0
Source: [77] [78]

1964
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8–2

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 19at Columbia Basin College* Pasco, WAL 2–21
September 268:15 pm Mesa CollegeW 41–7
October 38:15 pm Northwest Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 41–0
October 10at Snow College Ephraim, UTW 27–8
October 178:15 pm Idaho freshmen*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 33–10
October 248:15 pm Dixie Junior College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 2–7
October 31at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 34–0
November 72:15 pm Shoreline Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 47–19
November 14at Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 26–7
November 27at Compton College* Compton, CAW 39–26
Source: [79] [80]

1965
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–2
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 188:15 pm Columbia Basin College*L 0–26
September 258:00 pmat Treasure Valley Community College* Ontario, ORW 36–13
October 28:15 pm Snow College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 28–20
October 98:15 pm Wenatchee Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 21–7
October 167:30 pmat Mesa College Grand Junction, COW 55–0
October 232:15 pmat Dixie Junior College St. George, UTW 21–13
October 302:15 pm Shoreline Community College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 37–0
November 62:15 pm Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 27–13
November 137:30 pmat Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 13–7
November 208:00 pmat Taft Junior College* Taft, CAW 21–20
December 4vs. Cerritos College*L 13–41
Source: [81] [82]

1966
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 17at Columbia Basin College* Pasco, WAW 13–9
September 248:15 pm Everett Community College*W 14–0
October 1at Snow College Ephraim, UTW 35–7
October 8at Treasure Valley Community College* Ontario, OregonW 54–7
October 158:15 pm Mesa Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–14
October 228:15 pm Dixie Junior College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 21–13
October 29at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 38–20
November 5at Shoreline Community College* Shoreline, WAW 14–7
November 122:15 pm Yakima Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 25–7
November 192:15 pm Taft Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 5–45
Source: [83] [84]

1967
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 6–4

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16 Columbia Basin College*W 25–12 [85]
September 23at Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 29–21
September 30 Snow College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–6
October 7 Treasure Valley Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 23–26
October 14at Mesa College Grand Junction, COL 14–25
October 21at Dixie Junior College St. George, UTW 7–3
October 28 Ricks Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 14–18
November 42:15 pm San Diego City College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 21–44
November 11at Yakima College* Yakima, WAW 36–6
November 18 Wenatchee College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–7 [86]
Source: [87] [88]

References

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For the first 31 seasons of Boise State football, the Broncos competed at the two-year junior college level. From 1933 to 1964, the school was known as Boise Junior College, then from 1965 to 1967 it was known as Boise College.

Boise Junior College football started in 1933, one year after the school's establishment. The team initially competed at Public School Field before moving to the on-campus College Field (also known as Chaffee Field) in 1940. Under head coaches Dusty Kline, Max Eiden, and Harry Jacoby, the Broncos only saw modest results. In the early 1940s, the program was disrupted by the outbreak of World War II—in 1941, coach Jacoby was called into Army service, forcing George "Stub" Allison to fill in for the remainder of that season. In 1942, the program was forced to go on hiatus due to depleted male enrollment at the college. In 1946, with the war over, the program returned under Jacoby, and in 1947 first-year assistant Lyle Smith was promoted to head coach.

Boise saw tremendous success under Smith, who won his first 37 games as a head coach (interrupted by a period in 1950 and 1951 in which he was recalled into Naval service in Korea and George Blankley took over as head coach and also saw success). The program moved into a new stadium, Bronco Stadium, in 1950. Success for the Broncos continued throughout the 1950s under Smith, culminating in a NJCAA national championship in 1958. That success continued well into the 1960s, with the Broncos ultimately earning 13 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football titles, by far the most in that conference's history.

By the mid-1960s, in response to tremendous growth, the school began the transition into a four-year institution. In 1965, the school began offering baccalaureate degrees and changed its name to Boise College. 1967 was the final year for Boise at the two-year level as they moved to the NAIA as an independent. It was also Smith's final year as a coach, as he moved full-time into the athletic director role at Boise. Smith did not suffer a losing record in any of his twenty seasons as head coach.

In 1968, Boise College became Boise State College, and the football program began four-year competition under new head coach Tony Knap, Smith's teammate (in the late 1930s) at the University of Idaho.

1930s

1933
Head coach: Dusty Kline
Record: 1-2-1

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 12St. Joseph's Catholic School (HS)L 0-6
November 9 College of Idaho FreshmenW 25-6
November 18 Albion Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6-7
November 23St. Joseph's Catholic School (HS)
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
T 0-0
Source: [1]

1934
Head Coach: Max Eiden
Record: 4-3

DateOpponentSiteResult
at Eastern Oregon Normal La Grande, ORL 0-18
Ricks CollegeW 6-0
Gooding CollegeW 49-0
Idaho Freshmandagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 6-0
Albion NormalL 6-13
November 24 Idaho Southern Branch
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6-25
at Gooding College Gooding, IDW 18-0
  • daggerHomecoming
Source: [2]

1935
Head coach: Max Eiden
Record: 4-4

OpponentSiteResultSource
College of IdahoL 0-30
Gooding CollegeW 26-0
Lewiston NormalW 21-0
Gooding CollegeW 19-0
at Ricks College Rexburg, IDL 6-7
Eastern Oregon Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 12-6
at Idaho Southern Branch
L 6-19 [3]
Albion Normaldagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6-7
  • daggerHomecoming
Source: [4]

1936
Head coach: Max Eiden
Record: 3–4

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
Ricks CollegeW 19–13
Gooding College
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 26–6
October 93:30 pmat Lewiston Normal Lewiston, IDL 14–32 [5] [6]
Idaho freshmanW 2–0
at Eastern Oregon Normal La Grande, ORL 3–25
College of IdahoL 0–25
vs. Albion Normal Rupert, IDL 0–7
Source: [7]

1937
Head coach: Max Eiden
Record: 0–6–1

OpponentSiteResult
Albion NormalL 7–19
Idaho Southern Branch
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 0–45
at Ricks College Rexburg, IDT 0–0
Lewiston NormalL 6–24
College of IdahoL 0–18
Southern Oregon Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 7–25
at Mesa College Grand Junction, COL 6–13
Source: [8]

1938
Head coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 2–4

OpponentSiteResult
at Eastern Oregon Normal La Grande, ORL 0-35
at Albion Normal Albion, IDL 0–14
at Idaho Southern BranchL 0–54
Idaho freshmanL 7–14
Ricks Collegedagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19–7
Mesa College
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19–0
  • daggerHomecoming
Source: [9]

1939
Head coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 4–2

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 298:00 pm Albion NormalL 0–16
October 68:00 pm Eastern Oregon Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 7–0
October 138:00 pmBoise All-Stars ^
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 12–9
October 288:00 pmat College of IdahoL 13–21
November 42:00 pm Ricks Collegedagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 21–14
November 1112:00 pmat Lewiston Normal Lewiston, IDW 20–7 [10] [11]

^ The Boise All-Stars were a team of former college players.

Source: [12] [13]

1940s

1940
Head coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 4–2

Boise was ranked at No. 598 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [14]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 278:00 pm Carroll CollegeW 14–7
October 4at Eastern Oregon Normal La Grande, ORW 0–7
October 12at Albion Normal Albion, IDL 7–21
October 19 Carbon College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 21–0
October 258:00 pm College of Idaho
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 7–0
November 92:00 pm Lewiston Normaldagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6–12
Source: [15] [16]

1941
Head coaches: Harry Jacoby (first 4 games), George "Stub" Allison (last 3 games)
Record: 3–4

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Carroll College Helena, MTL 0–6
October 48:00 pm Eastern Oregon NormalL 0–7
October 108:00 pm Albion Normaldagger
  • Chaffee Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 15–0
October 18at Lewiston Normal Lewiston, IDL 6-7
October 248:00 pm Idaho Southern Branch
  • Chaffee Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 0–34 [17]
November 1at Carbon College Price, UTW 25–6
November 11 Gowen Field (Military)
  • Chaffee Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 14–6
Source: [18] [19]

Boise Junior College fielded no varsity team from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II.

1946
Head coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 3–4–2

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 278:00 pm Albion NormalL 0–7
October 4at Weber College Ogden, UTT 0–0
October 118:00 pm Lewiston Normal
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 7–6 [20]
October 19at Idaho Southern BranchL 0–6
October 258:00 pm Idaho junior varsity
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
L 7–12
November 1at Carbon College Price, UTL 7–13
November 92:00 pm Eastern Oregon
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19–0
November 16at Albion Normal Albion, IDT 7–7
November 232:00 pm College of Idahodagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 20–6 [21]
Source: [22] [23]

1947
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–0

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Boise Junior College was ranked at No. 393 out of 500 college football teams. [24]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 31–0
October 3 Carbon CollegeW 28–7
October 108:15 pm SICE
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 12–0
October 189:00 pmat NICEW 27–13 [25] [26]
October 252:00 pm Idaho freshmendagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19–12
October 318:00 pm Weber College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 13–7
November 8at Eastern Oregon La Grande, ORW 14–0
November 15at Olympic Junior College Bremerton, WAW 33–6
November 22vs. SICE Glenns Ferry, IDW 7–0
Source: [27] [28]

1948
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–0^

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Olympic Junior College* Bremerton, WAW 33–12
October 18:00 pm Ricks CollegeW 25–0
October 88:00 pm Utah State freshmen*
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 13–7
October 148:00 pmat Weber College Ogden, UTW 12–0 [29]
October 222:00 pm Idaho freshmen*
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 25–13 [30]
October 302:00 pm NICE*dagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 33–13 [31]
November 58:00 pmvs. SICE
W 13–12
November 132:00 pm Eastern Oregon*
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 29–14
November 25at Yakima Community College* Yakima, WAW 52–0

^Boise State was undefeated in ICAC league play, but did not play enough conference opponents to be eligible for the conference championship.

Source: [32] [33]

1949
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 10–0
ICAC Champions
Potato Bowl Champions ( Bakersfield, CA)

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23 Yakima Community College*W 44–7
October 19:00 pmat NICE*W 26–13 [34] [35]
October 8at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 13–0
October 14 Utah Branch Agriculture College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 62–12
October 21 Weber College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 20–7
October 28 SICE
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19–0
November 5at Carbon College Price, UTW 19–7
November 12at Eastern Oregon* La Grande, ORW 48–13
November 19 Lassen College*dagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 50–6 [36]
December 3vs. Taft Junior College*W 25–6 [37]
Source: [38] [39]

1950s

1950
Head coaches: Lyle Smith (first three games), George Blankley (last seven games)
Record: 9–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 228:00 pm Modesto Junior College*W 33–13
September 298:00 pmat Weber College
W 8–0 [40] [41]
October 78:00 pm Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 52–13
October 14at Oregon Tech* Klamath Falls, ORW 53–6
October 21vs. SICE
W 21–7
October 278:00 pm NICE*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 26–18 [42] [43] [44]
November 48:00 pm Carbon College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 41–6
November 102:00 pm Eastern Oregon*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 48–13
November 182:30 pmat Westminster College
W 33–6 [45] [46]
December 93:00 pmvs. Long Beach City College*L 13–33 [47] [48] [49]
Source: [50] [51]

1951
Head coach: George Blankley
Record: 9–1
ICAC Champions
Potato Bowl Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 228:00 pm John Muir College*W 33–13
September 29at Olympic Junior College* Bremerton, WAL 6–18
October 6at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 39–0
October 128:00 pm Oregon Tech*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 14–6
October 208:00 pm Weber College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 13–12
October 278:00 pm Chaffey Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 46–6
November 32:00 pm Westminster Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–13
November 10at Carbon College Price, UTW 56–0
November 172:00 pm Orange Coast College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–19
November 242:10 pm Mountain Home AFB*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 53–13
December 1vs. Bakersfield College*W 34–13
Source: [52] [53]

1952
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 268:15 pm Olympic College*W 35–12
October 38:00 pmat Weber College Ogden, UTW 33–14
October 118:15 pm Utah State freshmen*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 39–0
October 182:00 pmat Westminster College Salt Lake City, UTW 47–7
October 259:00 pmat Chaffey Junior College* Ontario, CAW 71–13
November 19:00 pmat Oregon Tech* Klamath Falls, ORW 14–13
November 82:15 pm Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 57–0
November 152:15 pm Idaho freshmen*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–7
November 222:15 pm Pasadena City College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
    (Bronco Bowl)
L 13–28
Source: [54] [55]

1953
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8–1
ICAC Champions
Bronco Bowl Champions

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26 Everett Community College*W 19–13
October 3 Yakima Community College* Yakima, WAW 33–0
October 10at Olympic College* Bremerton, WAW 6–0
October 17at Westminster College Salt Lake City, UTW 26–7
October 24 Weber College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 22–6
October 31 Oregon Tech*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 22–0
November 6at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 13–0
November 14 Bacone College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
    (Bronco Bowl)
W 36–14
November 19at Pasadena City College* Pasadena, CAL 0–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Source: [56] [57]

1954
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–1–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 18 Oregon Tech*W 35–7
September 25 Olympic College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 28–6
October 2at Yakima Community College* Yakima, WAW 26–0
October 9at Weber College Ogden, UTW 47–6
October 16at Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 26–19
October 23 Snow College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 45–0
October 30 College of Southern Utah
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 40–7
November 6 Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
T 26–26
November 132:15 pm Pasadena City College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–7
November 20at Centralia Junior College* Centralia, WAW 34–14
December 4vs. Compton College*L 6–7
Source: [58] [59]

1955
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 7–2
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 23at Carbon College Price, UTW 46–0
October 1 Olympic College*W 26–12
October 8 San Jose Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 15–6
October 158:30 pmat Oregon Tech* Klamath Falls, ORW 50–0
October 22 Weber College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 25–18
October 29at Centralia Junior College* Centralia, WAW 20–0
November 4at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 32–0
November 12 Everett Community College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, Idaho
L 20–21
November 18at Pasadena City College* Pasadena, CAL 19–45
Source: [60] [61]

1956
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8–0–1
ICAC Co-Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 22 Carbon CollegeW 36–0
September 29at Yuba College* Marysville, CAW 21–14
October 5at Weber College Ogden, UTW 33–6
October 12 Hartnell College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
T 20–20
October 20 Utah State freshmen*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–20
October 27at College of Southern Utah Cedar City, UTW 47–0
November 3 Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 61–0
November 10at Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 41–27
November 172:15 pm Wenatchee Junior College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 59–6
Source: [62] [63]

1957
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 218:00 pmat Carbon College Price, UTW 13–6
September 288:15 pm Oregon Tech*W 32–19
October 48:00 pmat Dixie Junior CollegeSt. George, UT   (ppd. to Nov 23)
October 128:15 pm Weber Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 52–7
October 198:15 pm Utah State freshmen*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 46–0
October 268:15 pm College of Southern Utah
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 53–0
November 1at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 40–12
November 92:15 pm Everett Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–13
November 162:15 pm Scottsbluff Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 45–0
November 23at Dixie Junior College St. George, UTW 39–13
December 7vs. Bakersfield College*L 13–28
Source: [64] [65]

1958
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 10–0
ICAC Champions
NJCAA National Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 208:15 pm Carbon CollegeW 51–0
September 278:15 pm Oakland Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 40–0
October 38:00 pmat Weber College Ogden, UTW 49–7
October 188:15 pm Olympic College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 44–19
October 258:15 pm Trinidad Junior College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 55–0
November 12:00 pmat Compton College* Compton, CAW 21–8
November 88:30 pmat Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 29–20
November 152:15 pm Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 25–7
November 222:15 pm Dixie Junior College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 75–6
November 27 Tyler Junior College*
W 22–0
Source: [66] [67] [68]

1959
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 7–2–1

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 198:15 pm Santa Monica College*L 19–46
September 26at Snow College Ephraim, UTW 26–0
October 38:15 pm Weber College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–13
October 10at Carbon College Price, UTL 7–13
October 17at Grand Rapids Junior College* Grand Rapids, MIT 20–20
October 248:15 pm Hartnell College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–13
October 312:15 pm Ricks Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 40–7
November 62:15 pm Everett Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 32–14
November 14at Olympic College* Bremerton, WAW 12–6
November 212:15 pm Otero Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–7
Source: [69] [70]

1960s

1960
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8–2
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 178:15 pm Dixie Junior CollegeW 48–6
September 248:15 pm Olympic College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 33–0
October 19:00 pmat Santa Monica College* Santa Monica, CAL 7–26
October 78:15 pm Carbon College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 54–0
October 158:00 pmat Weber College Ogden, UTW 26–24
October 228:15 pm Eastern Arizona College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 68–14
October 292:00 pmat College of Southern Utah Cedar City, UTW 47–7
November 51:30 pmat Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 59–7
November 192:15 pm Grand Rapids Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 61–20
November 249:00 pmat Everett Community College* Everett, WAL 13–14
Source: [71] [72]

1961
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 16at Snow College Ephraim, UTW 37–0
September 238:15 pm El Camino College*W 70–20
September 30at Olympic College* Bremerton, WAW 10–0
October 7at Carbon College Price, UTW 50–19
October 148:15 pm Weber College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 15–0
October 218:15 pm Everett Community College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 14–13
October 288:15 pm College of Southern Utah
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 57–0
November 52:15 pm Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 56–0
November 19at Dixie Junior College St. George, UTW 29–7
November 26at New Mexico Military Institute* Roswell, NML 21–24
Source: [73] [74]

1962
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 5–2–2

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 22at El Camino College* Alondra Park, CAL 6–38
September 298:15 pm Olympic College*T 6–6
October 68:15 pm Carbon College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34–0
October 13at Snow College Ephraim, UTL 8–12
October 20at Everett Community College* Everett, WAT 7–7
October 278:15 pm Dixie Junior Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–19
November 3at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 23–14
November 102:15 pm Yakima Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–14
November 172:15 pm New Mexico Military Institute*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 26–6
Source: [75] [76]

1963
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 5–3–1

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 218:15 pm Columbia Basin College*T 13–13
September 278:00 pmat Mesa College Grand Junction, COL 6–7
October 58:00 pmat Carbon College Price, UTW 27-0
October 128:15 pm Snow College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 21–7
October 198:15 pm Everett Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 40–12
October 268:00 pmat Dixie Junior College St. George, UTL 7–12
November 22:15 pm Ricks Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 27–14
November 92:30 pmat Yakima Community College* Yakima, WAL 13–33
November 162:15 pm McCook Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20–0
Source: [77] [78]

1964
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8–2

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 19at Columbia Basin College* Pasco, WAL 2–21
September 268:15 pm Mesa CollegeW 41–7
October 38:15 pm Northwest Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 41–0
October 10at Snow College Ephraim, UTW 27–8
October 178:15 pm Idaho freshmen*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 33–10
October 248:15 pm Dixie Junior College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 2–7
October 31at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 34–0
November 72:15 pm Shoreline Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 47–19
November 14at Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 26–7
November 27at Compton College* Compton, CAW 39–26
Source: [79] [80]

1965
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–2
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 188:15 pm Columbia Basin College*L 0–26
September 258:00 pmat Treasure Valley Community College* Ontario, ORW 36–13
October 28:15 pm Snow College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 28–20
October 98:15 pm Wenatchee Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 21–7
October 167:30 pmat Mesa College Grand Junction, COW 55–0
October 232:15 pmat Dixie Junior College St. George, UTW 21–13
October 302:15 pm Shoreline Community College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 37–0
November 62:15 pm Ricks College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 27–13
November 137:30 pmat Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 13–7
November 208:00 pmat Taft Junior College* Taft, CAW 21–20
December 4vs. Cerritos College*L 13–41
Source: [81] [82]

1966
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9–1
ICAC Champions

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 17at Columbia Basin College* Pasco, WAW 13–9
September 248:15 pm Everett Community College*W 14–0
October 1at Snow College Ephraim, UTW 35–7
October 8at Treasure Valley Community College* Ontario, OregonW 54–7
October 158:15 pm Mesa Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–14
October 228:15 pm Dixie Junior College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 21–13
October 29at Ricks College Rexburg, IDW 38–20
November 5at Shoreline Community College* Shoreline, WAW 14–7
November 122:15 pm Yakima Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 25–7
November 192:15 pm Taft Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 5–45
Source: [83] [84]

1967
Head coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 6–4

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16 Columbia Basin College*W 25–12 [85]
September 23at Everett Community College* Everett, WAW 29–21
September 30 Snow College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–6
October 7 Treasure Valley Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 23–26
October 14at Mesa College Grand Junction, COL 14–25
October 21at Dixie Junior College St. George, UTW 7–3
October 28 Ricks Collegedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 14–18
November 42:15 pm San Diego City College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 21–44
November 11at Yakima College* Yakima, WAW 36–6
November 18 Wenatchee College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35–7 [86]
Source: [87] [88]

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