The Boise State Broncos have added the Idaho State Bengals to their 2030 football schedule, both schools officially announced Tuesday morning.
Boise State will host Idaho State at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2030. The game will mark the 32nd overall meeting between the two schools on the gridiron.
“We appreciate Pauline Thiros, Idaho State Director of Athletics, and the Bengal football program for helping make this matchup happen,” said Jeramiah Dickey, Boise State Director of Athletics. “We have a formula for football scheduling, and we wanted to use the formula to keep our nonconference games in-state as much as possible. This game will be huge for both programs as well as the entire state as we continue to represent the state as the Front Porch of Idaho.”
Boise State and Idaho State first met on the gridiron in 1968. The Broncos have won four consecutive games in the series, most recently in 2015 by a score of 52-0, and currently lead the overall series, 25-6.
“We are excited to take the Bengals to Boise and play for a huge number of our fans and alumni, the families and friends of the inevitably large number of players we have from the Treasure Valley, and see Coach Hawkins in his home town,” Idaho State athletic director Pauline Thiros said. “Games with our sister institutions in Idaho are good for everyone, they celebrate the rich history of great football in our state. It is never a bad experience working with Jeremiah on anything, this game included. Can’t wait for this all-Idaho celebration! I’m asking Coach to shine up a new iteration of the Globe of Death and make a run for the upset.”
Boise State now has three non-conference contests scheduled for 2030. The Broncos are scheduled to open the season on the road against the Memphis Tigers on Aug. 31 and will host the Houston Cougars in Boise on Sept. 14.
Idaho State has one other non-conference game on its 2030 non-conference slate. The Bengals are set to host the Central Arkansas Bears on Sept. 21.
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So Boise is going with Idaho State instead of a rising Idaho program,huh? It would be cool if Boise would play Idaho and Idaho State as their one FCS school per season,the rivalry between all three schools is pretty passionate......
Idaho's athletic director is scared to play Boise State ever since BSU went to the Mountain West.
This isnt a rivalry anymore, it's Idaho chickening out
Idaho State University at Boise refuses to pick up the phone when Idaho calls. I've talked to the Idaho AD quite a few times over the years, and she is eager to play the Broncos in Boise. ISU at Boise thinks it's above the Vandals football program. In most ways, they are. But to call her scared, you are deluded.
Boise State should play Idaho and Idaho State more often.
Boise State continues to dumb down their Out of Conference schedules. A few years ago they had Florida State, Oklahoma State, Michigan State and Virginia in home and home series . Now the best they can do is schedule one off games at Washington and Oregon. No power 4 conferences are scheduled now except foe those teams like Cinncinati and Houston who were able to upgrade their conferences.
Not exactly Dave. Boise State has never played Michigan State or Florida State in Boise. The truth is, Boise State has said for years that they would play one one, any time, anywhere and the P4 teams don't want to go to Boise. This assertion is only directed at the P4, however.
The Idaho avoidance is more likely, Montana has tried to play them several times since 1996 and they aren't interested. The math is pretty simple there however.
If they win over a P4 team, it's a big win that gets talked about for a while until the next similar win gets the spotlight. If they win over an FCS team, that is expected and no one cares, but when they lose the program takes a hit for it that they don't want because it not like Notre Dame losing to Northern Illinois. They can actually find themselves recruiting a kid who is suddenly going to Missoula or Moscow because they lost.