October 23, 1976, 50 years ago today: In a 45-0 defeat of Navy in Annapolis, Pittsburgh running back Tony Dorsett breaks the all-time college rushing record of Ohio State’s two-time Heisman Trophy winner, Archie Griffin.
October 22, 2011, 15 years ago today: Donning gray jerseys to abide by its new conference’s ban on all-blue uniforms on the blue turf in league games, Boise State beats Air Force 37-26 in its first home appearance in a Mountain West matchup.
The alternate headline for Boise State’s first Pac-12 game against Washington State this week: “The Broncos Have Never Won in Pullman”. This will be the fourth time Boise State has traveled to the Wazzu side of the Palouse, and the previous results have been interesting.
October 20, 2016, 10 years ago today: Boise State moves to 7-0 by surviving five turnovers—two of them interceptions returned for touchdowns—to edge BYU 28-27 on the blue turf in a Thursday night ESPN matchup.
October 19, 2001, 25 years ago today: Boise State picks up a defining win—its first-ever win over a Top 25 team, upsetting no. 8 Fresno State on the road 35-30 before standing room only crowd of 42,881 and a national audience on ESPN.
October 16, 1976, 50 years ago today: A loss that actually foreshadows a record streak of winning seasons, as No. 12 Florida holds off Florida State 33-26. It was a sign of hope for first-year FSU head coach Bobby Bowden, whose team would go 5-6 that year.
October 15, 2011, 15 years ago today: Ignoring the suddenly swirling talk of an invitation to the Big East, Boise State plays its first conference game in the Mountain West and demolishes Colorado State, 63-13.
Having Sire Gaines back in the lineup may have been the key to Boise State’s 38-31 win at Fresno State last Saturday night. Defenses are keying on the nation’s rushing yards leader, Dylan Riley. And things go sideways for them when Gaines comes in.
October 13, 1967: The new Seattle SuperSonics make their regular season debut in a 144-116 road loss to the San Francisco Warriors at the Cow Palace. Guard Walt Hazzard scored the first points in franchise history and finished the game with 30.
October 12, 2019: For the first time in 11 years, three different Boise State players throw touchdown passes in the same game, and an Albertsons Stadium record crowd of 36,902 is there to watch it.
