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Albertsons Stadium

"The Blue"

Lyle Smith Field
Capacity: 36,387 Opened: 1970

Bronco Stadium

THE HOME OF THE BRONCOS

Albertsons Stadium is the home of Boise State University football and the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (formerly the Humanitarian Bowl), held each December.

The summer of 2012 marked the most recent expansion of the stadium, adding 3,500 permanent seating in the North and South endzones, bringing the current capacity to 36,387.

In 2009 temporary, mobile seating was added in the North and South endzones, increasing capacity to 33,500.

In 2008 the Stueckle Sky Center was opened and the capacity increased to 32,000. The four level facility includes loge boxes, club seating, sky suites and game/media operations for Boise State home football games. Additionally, five individual banquet style or meeting room spaces are located throughout the 131,000 square foot facility.

The stadium was expanded to 30,000 seats prior to the start of the 1997 football season. The two-year expansion project raised the seating total from 22,600 to 30,000 seats. Included in the $10 million project is the additional seating in the southwest and southeast corners, construction of the Allen Noble Hall of fame gallery and completion of the Larry and Marianne Williams Plaza.

Originally constructed with 14,500 seats at a cost of $2.2 million in 1970, Albertsons Stadium has undergone two expansions since then. In 1974, the east side upper deck was added, increasing the seating capacity to 20,000. Portable end zone seating had the capacity of the stadium at 22,600 through the 1996 season. At that point, the most recent expansion took place, raising the current capacity to 30,000. With the original cost and the two subsequent expansions, the total cost of Albertsons Stadium is estimated over $13.54 million.

Bronco Stadium is also home to the only blue Astro Turf in the World. The current turf is the new "Astro Play" which was installed during the summer of 2002. It's also the third blue field at the stadium. Boise State established a first in 1986 by installing the first blue Astro Turf field. The second blue Astro Turf was installed in 1995. Other schools have special color projects for the end zone area, but Boise State is the first to have the entire field produced in a special color. There have been two previous green Astro Turf fields installed prior to 1986. The first was during the original construction of the current stadium in 1970, with the second installed prior to the 1978 season.

ALBERTSONS STADIUM FACTS

  • Ground Breaking: 1969
  • Stadium Dedication: September 11, 1970
  • (Boise State 49, Chico State 14)
  • Renamed Albertsons Stadium: 2014 (previously Bronco Stadium)
  • All-time win-loss record, through 2013 season: 236-51 (.822)
  • Total seating capacity: 36,387
  • All-time attendance record: 36,864
  • (vs. BYU, Sept. 20, 2012)
  • First Addition: 1975 (East Side Upper Deck)
  • Second Addition: 1997
  • Southwest and Southeast Corners,
  • Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery,
  • Larry and Marianne Williams Plaza
  • Fourth Addition: 2008
  • Stueckle Sky Center including a loge level, a club level,
  • and a suite level (which also houses the press box).
  • Fourth Addition: 2012
  • Permanent seating added in the North and South endzones
  • Turf: Blue Field Turf
  • Bowl Game: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Created in 1997)
  • NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships hosted by Boise State in 1994 and 1999.
  • Special features: Video board (Bronco Vision) in north endzone and ribbon boards on east and west sides, Allen Noble HOF Gallery hosts a pregame buffet for BAA members and patrons in south west corner of Bronco Stadium prior to each home game.
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The iconic Blue Turf.

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Gameday in Albertsons Stadium

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Albertsons Stadium in 2006

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Albertsons Stadium and Allen Noble HOF

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Boise State Football Locker Room, opened in 2013.

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Stueckle Sky Center Opened in Fall 2008

TIMELINE
Bronco Stadium
1940
In 1940, Boise Junior College moved to this airport site adjacent to the beautiful Boise River.

Bronco Stadium
1940s
capacity: 1,000
Located on the site of the current Student Union, the field had wooden bleachers on both sides of the playing field. For special games or a bigger crowd, bleachers were borrowed from Boise High.

Bronco Stadium
1950s
capacity: 10,000
The first Bronco Stadium, home of Bronco football, 1950-1969, and the BJC campus in the mid-1950s.

Bronco Stadium
1969
capacity: 14,000
Construction of the west side tier and field.

Bronco Stadium
1970s
capacity: 20,000
The second tier was later added to the east side in 1975, bringing the capacity to 20,000.

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Current
capacity: 36,387
The permanent end zones were added to Albertsons Stadium in 2012 raising the capacity to 36,387. This photo was taken during Boise State's 7-6 win over BYU, September 20, 2012. Attendance at this game was 36,864.


Top 20 Albertsons Stadium Crowds
No.Att.OpponentDateWinnerScore
1.36,864BYUSeptember 20, 2012Boise State7-6
2.36,836WashingtonSeptember 4, 2015Boise State16-13
3.36,752BYUOctober 24, 2014Boise State55-30
4.36,602Utah StateOctober 1, 2016Boise State21-10
5.36,163Washington StateSeptember 10, 2016Boise State31-28
6.36,084San DiegoNovember 3, 2012San Diego State21-19
7.36,069Air ForceSeptember 13, 2013Boise State42-20
8.36,012UNLVOctober 20, 2012Boise State32-7
9.35,907Hawai'iOctober 3, 2015Boise State55-0
10.35,843NevadaOctober 19, 2013Boise State34-17
11.35,742Fresno StateOctober 13, 2012Boise State20-10
12.35,356Southern MissSeptember 28, 2013Boise State60-7
13.35,008Fresno StateOctober 17, 2014Boise State37-27
14.34,910Colorado StateSeptember 6, 2014Boise State37-24
15.34,575BYUOctober 20, 2016
16.34,196Air ForceOctober 22, 2011Boise State37-26
17.34,178Miami (Ohio)September 15, 2012Boise State39-12
18.34,146TCUNovember 12, 2011TCU36-35
19.34,137Oregon StateSeptember 25, 2010Boise State37-24
20.34,127OregonSeptember 3, 2009Boise State19-8
Boise State's Year-by-Year Record in Albertsons Stadium:
1970: 5-1
1971: 7-0
1972: 4-1
1973: 6-0
1974: 6-0
1975: 6-2
1976: 4-2
1977: 5-0
1978: 6-1
1979: 5-1		1980: 6-1
1981: 5-2
1982: 5-1
1983: 5-1
1984: 2-4
1985: 5-1
1986: 4-2
1987: 5-2
1988: 5-2
1989: 5-2		1990: 7-1
1991: 7-0
1992: 3-3
1993: 3-4
1994: 10-0
1995: 5-2
1996: 1-6
1997: 3-2
1998: 4-3
1999: 8-0		2000: 6-0
2001: 5-1
2002: 7-0
2003: 6-0
2004: 7-0
2005: 6-1
2006: 6-0
2007: 7-0
2008: 5-0
2009: 7-0		2010: 6-0
2011: 5-1
2012: 5-1
2013: 6-0
2014: 7-0
2015: 4-2
2016: 2-0
Totals:
243-51 (.827)