September 28, 2013: Another underappreciated performance by Boise State quarterback Joe Southwick, who goes 19-of-23 for 268 yards and three touchdowns in a 60-7 rout of Ole Miss at Bronco Stadium.
September 25, 2010: In terms of before sunrise to after sunset, the biggest sports day in Boise State history (state of Idaho history, for that matter). ESPN College GameDay, back when it was in his heyday, originated from the blue turf for the first time, drawing 13,250 fans at dawn.
Boise State has had Saturday’s game circled for weeks. Western Michigan has had it circled for months. For more than 20 years, WMU has been “the other Broncos”, and they’re tired of it.
September 22, 1969: San Francisco’s Willie Mays becomes only the second player in major league history—behind Babe Ruth—to hit 600 career home runs.
September 21, 2005: After an 0-2 start, including a 48-13 loss at Georgia and a 30-27 setback at Oregon State, Boise State goes into its home opener with some concerns. But the Broncos pinned a 48-20 defeat on another highly-touted non-BCS school, Bowling Green.
September 18, 2021, five years ago today: Boise State hosts a Big 12 team during the regular season for the first time, and Oklahoma State takes away a controversial 21-20 nail-biter on the blue turf.
September 17, 1961, 65 years ago today: The expansion Minnesota Vikings make a spectacular entry into the NFL with a 37-13 rout of the Chicago Bears at the old Met in Bloomington.
I wasn’t one of those concerned about Boise State’s running game after the loss at Oregon. Dylan Riley and Sire Gaines had their moments against the Ducks, but at the end of the day, they averaged a combined 3.2 yards per carry.
September 15, 1951: The birthday of a football coach whose inauspicious beginning belied the success he would have later in his career.
September 14, 1985: The first home game in the final season of green turf at Bronco Stadium. And UC Davis visits with a new JC transfer quarterback from Sacramento City College named Chris Petersen.
