November 18, 2000: In the final regular season game in Big West football history, Boise State pounds Idaho 66-24 in sold-out Bronco Stadium. The Broncos rolled up a 42-10 halftime lead on four of Bart Hendricks’ five touchdown passes on the day.
This Day In Sports: Pro football vs. ‘Heidi’ (guess who won)
November 17, 1968: In pro football’s most notorious TV game of all-time, the New York Jets take a 32-29 lead on a field goal with 1:05 remaining in the fourth quarter in an AFL showdown against the Raiders in Oakland. The game was running long.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Two defenses that can go in the snow
Okay, there might not be snow on the field in Laramie, but there’ll be plenty of other elements to deal with. Tops among them: a wind chill that could be in the single digits. Wyoming is used to this stuff. Boise State showed it can handle climatological adversity in its big win at Nevada.
This Day In Sports: The notorious 9-degree game on the Blue
November 15, 2014: A day after a freak storm finishes dumping a November-record 7.6 inches of snow on Boise, Boise State and San Diego State play the coldest game in Albertsons Stadium history.
This Day In Sports: Opening Night for the Idaho Stampede
November 14, 1997, 25 years ago today: Pro hoops comes to the Treasure Valley, as the Idaho Stampede make their Continental Basketball Association debut at the Idaho Center before more than 6,000 fans.
This Day In Sports: 28-3 deficit, Boise State style
November 11, 2017, five years ago today: Boise State’s biggest comeback as an FBS school, as the Broncos rally from 25 points down late in the first half to stun Colorado State in overtime 59-52.
This Day In Sports: Historic meltdown on the scoreboard
November 10, 2007, 15 years ago today: Navy and North Texas combine to score the most points in regulation in FBS history—136 of them—when the Midshipmen outduel the Mean Green, 74-62 in Denton, Tex.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Broncos offense poised to reload in Reno?
One man’s opinion: Boise State’s offense is ready to get untracked again at Nevada Saturday night. The Broncos gained only 79 yards in the first half against BYU, thanks to three-and-outs and the fact they hardly had the ball.
This Day In Sports: The Broncos-Wolf Pack rivalry revs up
November 8, 1980: In a showdown for the Big Sky lead at sold-out Bronco Stadium, two of the greatest running backs in Big Sky history face off against each other: Boise State’s Cedric Minter and Nevada’s Frank Hawkins.
This Day In Sports: The alleged ‘victory lap’ at Mackay
November 7, 1987: Another takeover of Reno’s Mackay Stadium by Boise State fans. The faithful were treated to a 36-31 victory over Nevada (then Nevada-Reno) in Skip Hall’s first year as head coach.