Editing Boise State University (section)

== Athletics ==
{{main|Boise State Broncos}}

Boise State's athletic nickname is the [[Boise State Broncos|Broncos]], and the official mascot is [[Buster Bronco (Boise State)|Buster Bronco]]. Men's teams include [[Boise State Broncos football|football]], [[Boise State Broncos men's basketball|basketball]], [[cross country running|cross country]], [[track and field]], [[golf]], and [[Boise State Broncos tennis|tennis]]. Its women's teams include [[volleyball]], [[Boise State Broncos women's basketball|basketball]], cross country, swimming and diving, [[soccer]], track and field, [[gymnastics]], golf, softball and tennis. Most of these teams compete in the [[Mountain West Conference]] (MWC).

Boise State College joined the [[NCAA]] in [[1970 Boise State Broncos football team|1970]] in the university division ([[NCAA Division I|Division&nbsp;I]]), except for [[Boise State Broncos football|football]], which was in the [[1970 NCAA College Division football season|college division]] (later [[1977 NCAA Division II football season|Division II]]) for the first [[1977 Boise State Broncos football team|eight seasons]].  [[Big Sky Conference]] football moved up to the new [[1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season|Division I-AA]] (now [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]]) in [[1978 Boise State Broncos football team|1978]], and the Broncos won the [[1980 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game|national championship]] [[1980 Boise State Broncos football team|two years later]]. BSU moved up to [[1996 NCAA Division I-A football season|Division I-A]] (now [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]]) in [[1996 Boise State Broncos football team|1996]] in the [[Big West Conference]], joined the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) in [[2001 Boise State Broncos football team|2001]], and the Mountain West in&nbsp;[[2011 Boise State Broncos football team|2011]]. And are joining the [[PAC-12 Conference]] in [[2026  Boise State Broncos football team|2026]]. The last two of three moves came after the conferences dropped sponsorship of football.

=== Albertsons Stadium ===
{{Main|Albertsons Stadium}}
[[Albertsons Stadium]] is home to the [[Boise State football]] program. It hosted the [[NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships]] in [[1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|1994]] and [[1999 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|1999]], and has been the home to the [[Famous Idaho Potato Bowl]] since [[1997 Humanitarian Bowl|1997]].
[[File:BSUwide.jpg|alt=|center|thumb|600x600px|Boise State vs Fresno State on The Blue Turf, November 9th 2018]]

Boise State Football has a long history of success starting with the junior college days and the national championship team of 1958, coached by the father of Bronco football, [[Lyle Smith]]. Now named Lyle Smith Field in Albertsons Stadium, the synthetic turf field was standard green before [[1986 Boise State Broncos football team|1986]]. "The Blue" was the idea of [[Boise State Broncos#Athletic staff|athletic director]] [[Gene Bleymaier]] and was the first non-green football field in the country. This field is also nicknamed "The Smurf Turf" due to its color. Through [[2019 Boise State Broncos football team|2019]], Boise State's home record was {{winpct|189|39|record=y}} in 34 seasons on The Blue, with fifteen conference championships.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://varsityb.boisestate.edu/see-blue/|title=Visit "The Blue", Boise State Football's Home|work=Varsity B Club|access-date=2018-11-11}}</ref>

Ground was broken<!-- for the stadium--> after the [[1969 Boise State Broncos football team|1969]] season, and it opened in September [[1970 Boise State Broncos football team|1970]] with a capacity of 14,500. Subsequent expansions were completed in [[1975 Boise State Broncos football team|1975]] and [[1997 Boise State Broncos football team|1997]], and current capacity sits at around 37,000.

==== ExtraMile Arena ====
{{Main|ExtraMile Arena}}

Known as the "Boise State University Pavilion" until June 2004, and "Taco Bell Arena" between 2004 and 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/boise-state-will-rename-pavilion-taco-bell-arena/article_bf18fc4e-1efd-5d00-a021-f95d4edb5e9a.html|title=Boise State will rename Pavilion 'Taco Bell Arena'|date=June 18, 2004|website=Daily Herald|access-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref> ExtraMile Arena is home to BSU basketball, wrestling, women's gymnastics, community events, and several concerts each year. Opened {{Time ago|1982}} in May 1982, the arena [[Seating capacity|seats]] 12,380 on three levels. It&nbsp;has hosted rounds one and two of the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA basketball tournament]] on nine occasions from [[1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1983]] to [[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2018]], and the third and fourth rounds of the [[NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA women's tournament]] in [[2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2002]].

The construction of the pavilion began in February 1980 on the site of the tennis courts and a portion of the BSU [[baseball field]]. The Bronco baseball team played their home games in 1980 at Borah Field (now Bill Wigle Field) at [[Borah High School]],  and the program was discontinued<!-- as a varsity sport--> that May. The tennis courts were rebuilt immediately west of the arena, on the former baseball field (infield & right field).