Boise State Broncos
The Boise State Broncos are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Boise State University, located in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The Broncos have a successful athletic program overall, winning the WAC commissioner's cup for the 2005–06 and 2009–10 years. Boise State joined the MW on July 1, 2011.
| Boise State Broncos | |
|---|---|
| University | Boise State University |
| Conference | Mountain West (primary) Southland (beach volleyball) |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Jeramiah Dickey |
| Location | Boise, Idaho |
| Varsity teams | 18 (7 men's and 11 women's) |
| Football stadium | Albertsons Stadium |
| Basketball arena | ExtraMile Arena |
| Other venues | Appleton Tennis Center Boas Tennis/Soccer Complex Bronco Gym Donna Larsen Park |
| Mascot | Buster Bronco |
| Nickname | Broncos |
| Colors | Blue and orange |
| Website | www |
Boise State's best-known program is football, which attained a perfect 13–0 record in 2006, capped by an overtime win in the Fiesta Bowl over the Oklahoma Sooners. They finished the season as the only major undefeated college football team. BSU's football team has won the Fiesta Bowl two more times, following the 2009 and 2014 seasons. The school's Albertsons Stadium introduced its famous blue artificial turf (now FieldTurf) thirty-eight years ago in 1986.
Other notable programs at BSU include the nationally ranked women's gymnastics team, the men's and women's basketball team, and the tennis teams which have consistently had nationally ranked players.