For the first 31 seasons of Boise State football, the Broncos competed at the two-year junior college level. From 1933 to 1964, the school was known as Boise Junior College, then from 1965 to 1967 it was known as Boise College.

Boise Junior College football started in 1933, one year after the school's establishment. The team initially competed at Public School Field before moving to the on-campus College Field (also known as Chaffee Field) in 1940. Under head coaches Dusty Kline, Max Eiden, and Harry Jacoby, the Broncos only saw modest results. In the early 1940s, the program was disrupted by the outbreak of World War II—in 1941, coach Jacoby was called into Army service, forcing George "Stub" Allison to fill in for the remainder of that season. In 1942, the program was forced to go on hiatus due to depleted male enrollment at the college. In 1946, with the war over, the program returned under Jacoby, and in 1947 first-year assistant Lyle Smith was promoted to head coach.

Boise saw tremendous success under Smith, who won his first 37 games as a head coach (interrupted by a period in 1950 and 1951 in which Smith was called into Naval service in Korea and George Blankley took over as head coach and also saw success). The program moved into a new stadium, Bronco Stadium, in 1950. Success for the Broncos continued throughout the 1950s under Smith, culminating in a NJCAA national championship in 1958. That success continued well into the 1960s, with the Broncos ultimately earning 13 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football titles, by far the most for a single school in that conference's history.

By the mid-60's, in response to tremendous growth, the school began the transition into a four-year institution. In 1965, the school began offering baccalaureate degrees and changed its name to Boise College. 1967 was the final year for Boise at the two-year level as they moved to the NAIA as an independent. It was also Smith's final year as a coach, as he moved full-time into the athletic director role at Boise. Smith did not suffer a losing record in any of his 20 seasons as head coach.

In 1968, Boise College changed its name again to Boise State College, and the football program began four-year competition under new head coach Tony Knap.

Schedules

1933

Head Coach: Dusty Kline
Record: 1-2-1

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 12St. Joseph's Catholic School (HS)
L 0-6
November 9College of Idaho FreshmenW 25-6
November 18Albion Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6-7
November 23St. Joseph's Catholic School (HS)
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
T 0-0
Source:[1]

1934

Head Coach: Max Eiden
Record: 4-3

DateOpponentSiteResult
at Eastern Oregon NormalLa Grande, ORL 0-18
Ricks CollegeW 6-0
Gooding College
W 49-0
Idaho Freshmandagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 6-0
Albion NormalL 6-13
November 24Idaho Southern Branch
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6-25
at Gooding CollegeGooding, IDW 18-0
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[2]

1935

Head Coach: Max Eiden
Record: 4-4

OpponentSiteResultSource
College of IdahoL 0-30
Gooding CollegeW 26-0
Lewiston Normal
W 21-0
Gooding CollegeW 19-0
at Ricks CollegeRexburg, IDL 6-7
Eastern Oregon Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 12-6
at Idaho Southern Branch
L 6-19[3]
Albion Normaldagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6-7
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[4]

1936

Head Coach: Max Eiden
Record: 3-4

OpponentSiteResult
Ricks College
W 19-13
Gooding College
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 26-6
at Lewiston NormalLewiston, IDL 13-34
Idaho FreshmanW 2-0
at Eastern Oregon NormalLa Grande, ORL 3-25
College of IdahoL 0-25
at Albion NormalRupert, IDL 0-7
Source:[5]

1937

Head Coach: Max Eiden
Record: 0-6-1

OpponentSiteResult
Albion Normal
L 7-19
Idaho Southern Branch
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 0-45
at Ricks CollegeRexburg, IDT 0-0
Lewiston NormalL 6-24
College of IdahoL 0-18
Southern Oregon Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
L 7-25
at Mesa CollegeGrand Junction, COL 6-13
Source:[6]

1938

Head Coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 2-4

OpponentSiteResult
at Eastern Oregon NormalLa Grande, ORL 0-35
at Albion NormalAlbion, IDL 0-14
at Idaho Southern Branch
L 0-54
Idaho Freshman
L 7-14
Ricks Collegedagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19-7
Mesa College
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19-0
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[7]

1939

Head Coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 4-2

OpponentSiteResult
Albion Normal
L 0-16
Eastern Oregon Normal
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 7-0
at Lewiston NormalLewiston, IDW 20-7
at College of Idaho
L 13-21
Boise All-Stars^
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 12-9
Ricks Collegedagger
  • Public School Field
  • Boise, ID
W 21-14
  • daggerHomecoming

^The Boise All-Stars were a team of former college players.

Source:[8]

1940

Head Coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 4-2

Boise was ranked at No. 598 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[9]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 27Carroll College
W 14-7
October 4Eastern Oregon NormalW 0-7
October 12Albion NormalAlbion, IDL 7-21
October 19Carbon College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 21-0
October 25College of Idaho
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 7-0
November 9Lewiston Normaldagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
L 6-12
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[10]

1941

Head Coaches: Harry Jacoby (first 4 games), George "Stub" Allison (last 3 games)
Record: 3-4

OpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
at Carroll CollegeHelena, MTL 0-6
Eastern Oregon Normal
L 0-7
Albion Normal
  • Chaffee Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 15-01,800
at Lewiston NormalLewiston, IDL 6-7
Idaho Southern Branch
  • Chaffee Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 0-34[11]
at Carbon CollegePrice, UTW 25-6
Gowen Field (Military)
  • Chaffee Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 14-6
Source:[12]

Boise Junior College fielded no intramural team from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II.

1946

Head Coach: Harry Jacoby
Record: 3-4-2

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 27Albion Normal
L 0-7
October 4at Weber CollegeOgden, UTT 0-0
October 11Lewiston Normal
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 7-6
October 19at Idaho Southern Branch
L 0-6
October 25Idaho J.V.
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
L 7-12
November 1at Carbon CollegePrice, UTL 7-13
November 9Eastern Oregon
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19-0
November 15at Albion NormalAlbion, IDT 7-7
November 23College of Idahodagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 20-6
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[13]

1947

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-0

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Boise Junior College was ranked at No. 393 out of 500 college football teams.[14]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Ricks CollegeRexburg, IDW 31-0
October 3Carbon College
W 28-7
October 10SICE
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 12-0
October 18at NICELewiston, IDW 27-13
October 25Idaho Freshmendagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19-12
October 31Weber College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 13-7
November 8at Eastern OregonLa Grande, ORW 14-0
November 14Olympic Junior College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 33-6
November 22vs. SICEGlenns Ferry, IDW 7-0
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[15]

1948

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-0^

DateOpponentSiteResult
Olympic Junior College*Bremerton, WAW 33-12
Ricks College
W 25-0
October 8Utah State Freshmen*
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 13-7
October 14at Weber CollegeOgden, UTW 12-0
October 22Idaho Freshmen*
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 25-13
October 30NICE*dagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 33-13
November 5at SICEAlbion, IDW 13-12
November 13Eastern Oregon*
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 29-14
November 25at Yakima Community College*Yakima, WAW 52-0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

^Boise State was undefeated in ICAC league play, but did not play enough conference opponents to be eligible for the conference championship.

Source:[16]

1949

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 10-0
ICAC Champions
Potato Bowl Champions (Bakersfield, CA)

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 23Yakima Community College*
W 44-7
October 1at NICE*Lewiston, IDW 26-13
October 7at Ricks CollegeRexburg, IDW 13-0
October 14Utah Branch Agriculture College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 62-12
October 21Weber College
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 20-7
October 28SICE
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 19-0
November 5Carbon CollegeW 19-7
November 12at Eastern Oregon*La Grande, ORW 48-13
November 19Lassen College*dagger
  • College Field
  • Boise, ID
W 50-6
December 3vs. Taft Junior College*
W 25-6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[17]

1950

Head Coaches: Lyle Smith (first three games), George Blankley (last seven games)
Record: 9-1
ICAC Champions

OpponentSiteResultAttendance
Modesto Junior College*W 33-13
at Weber CollegeOgden, UTW 8-0
at SICEAlbion, IDW 21-7
NICE*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 26-185,500
Oregon Tech*W 53-6
Ricks CollegeW 52-13
Carbon CollegeW 41-6
Eastern Oregon*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 48-13
Westminster CollegeW 33-6
vs. Long Beach City College*
L 13-33
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[18]

1951

Head Coach: George Blankley
Record: 9-1
ICAC Champions
Potato Bowl Champions

OpponentSiteResult
John Muir College*W 33-13
Oregon Tech*W 14-6
Weber College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 13-12
Chaffey Junior College*W 46-6
Westminster CollegeW 34-13
Mountain Home AFB*W 53-13
Olympic Junior College*L 6-18
Ricks CollegeW 39-0
Carbon CollegeW 56-0
vs. Bakersfield College*
W 34-13
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[19]

1952

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8-1
ICAC Champions

DateOpponentSiteResult
Olympic College*W 35-12
Weber CollegeW 33-14
Utah State Freshmen*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 39-0
Westminster CollegeW 47-7
at Chaffey Junior College*Ontario, CAW 71-13
Oregon Tech*W 14-13
Ricks CollegeW 57-0
Idaho Freshmen*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 34-7
November 22Pasadena City College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID (Bronco Bowl)
L 13-28
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[20]

1953

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8-1
ICAC Champions
Bronco Bowl Champions

DateOpponentSiteResult
Everett Community College*W 19-13
Yakima Community College*W 33-0
Olympic College*W 6-0
Westminster CollegeW 26-7
Weber CollegeW 22-6
Oregon Tech*W 22-0
Ricks CollegeW 13-0
November 14Bacone College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID (Bronco Bowl)
W 36-14
Pasadena City College*L 0-6
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[21]

1954

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-1-1
ICAC Champions

OpponentSiteResult
Oregon Tech*W 35-7
Olympic College*W 28-6
Yakima Community College*W 26-0
Weber CollegeW 47-6
Everett Community College*W 26-19
Snow CollegeW 45-0
College of Southern UtahW 40-7
Ricks CollegeT 26-26
Pasadena City College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 20-7
Centralia Junior College*W 34-14
vs. Compton College*
L 6-7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[22]

1955

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 7-2
ICAC Champions

OpponentSiteResult
Carbon CollegeW 46-0
Olympic College*W 26-12
San Jose Junior College*W 15-6
Oregon Tech*W 50-0
Weber CollegeW 25-18
Centralia Junior College*W 20-0
Ricks CollegeW 32-0
Everett Community College*L 20-21
Pasadena City College*L 19-45
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[23]

1956

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8-0-1
ICAC Co-Champions

DateOpponentSiteResult
Carbon CollegeW 36-0
Yuba College*W 21-14
Weber CollegeW 33-6
Hartnell College*T 20-20
Utah State Freshmen*W 34-20
College of Southern UtahW 47-0
Ricks CollegeW 61-0
Everett Community College*W 41-27
November 17Wenatchee Junior College*dagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 59-6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[24]

1957

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-1
ICAC Champions

OpponentSiteResult
Oregon Tech*W 32-19
Weber CollegeW 52-7
Utah State Freshmen*W 46-0
Ricks CollegeW 40-12
Carbon CollegeW 13-6
College of Southern Utahdagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 53-0
Everett Community College*W 34-13
Scottsbluff Junior College*W 45-0
Dixie Junior CollegeW 39-13
Bakersfield College*
L 13-28
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Source:[25]

1958

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 10-0
ICAC Champions
NJCAA National Champions

DateOpponentSiteResult
Carbon CollegeW 51-0
Oakland Junior College*W 40-0
Weber CollegeW 49-7
Olympic College*W 44-19
Trinidad Junior College*W 55-0
Compton College*W 21-8
Everett Community College*W 29-20
Ricks CollegeW 25-7
Dixie Junior CollegeW 75-6
November 27Tyler Junior College*
W 22-0
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[26]
Source:[27]

1959

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 7-2-1

OpponentSiteResult
Santa Monica College*L 19-46
Snow CollegeW 26-0
Weber CollegeW 20-13
Carbon CollegeL 7-13
at Grand Rapids Junior College*Grand Rapids, MIT 20-20
Hartnell College*W 20-13
Ricks CollegeW 40-7
Everett Community College*W 32-14
Olympic College*W 12-6
Otero Junior College*W 20-7
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[28]

1960

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8-2
ICAC Champions

OpponentSiteResult
Dixie Junior CollegeW 48-6
Olympic College*W 33-0
Santa Monica College*L 7-26
Carbon CollegeW 54-0
Weber CollegeW 26-24
Eastern Arizona College*W 68-14
College of Southern UtahW 47-7
Ricks CollegeW 59-7
Grand Rapids Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 61-20
Everett Community College*L 13-14
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[29]

1961

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-1
ICAC Champions

OpponentSiteResult
Snow CollegeW 37-0
El Camino College*W 70-20
Carbon CollegeW 50-19
Weber CollegeW 15-0
Everett Community College*W 14-13
College of Southern UtahW 57-0
Ricks CollegeW 56-0
Olympic College*W 10-0
Dixie Junior CollegeW 29-7
New Mexico Military Institute*L 21-24
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[30]

1962

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 5-2-2

OpponentSiteResult
El Camino College*L 6-38
Olympic College*T 6-6
Carbon CollegeW 34-0
Snow CollegeL 8-12
Everett Community College*T 7-7
Dixie Junior CollegeW 20-19
Ricks CollegeW 23-14
Yakima Community College*W 35-14
New Mexico Military Institute*W 26-6
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[31]

1963

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 5-3-1

OpponentSiteResult
Columbia Basin College*T 13-13
Mesa CollegeL 6-7
Carbon CollegeW 27-0
Snow CollegeW 21-7
Everett Community College*W 40-12
Dixie Junior CollegeL 7-12
Ricks CollegeW 27-14
Yakima Community College*L 13-33
McCook Junior College*W 20-0
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[32]

1964

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 8-2

OpponentSiteResult
Columbia Basin College*L 2-21
Mesa CollegeW 41-7
Northwestern Community College*W 41-0
Snow CollegeW 27-8
Idaho Freshmen*W 33-10
Dixie Junior CollegeL 2-7
Ricks CollegeW 34-0
Shoreline Community College*W 47-19
Everett Community College*W 26-7
Compton College*W 39-26
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[33]

1965

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-2
ICAC Champions

OpponentSiteResult
Columbia Basin College*L 0-26
Treasure Valley Community College*W 36-13
Snow CollegeW 28-20
Wenatchee Junior College*W 21-7
Mesa CollegeW 55-0
Dixie Junior CollegeW 21-13
Shoreline Community College*W 37-0
Ricks CollegeW 27-13
Everett Community College*W 13-7
Taft Junior College*W 21-20
Cerritos College*
L 13-41
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[34]

1966

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 9-1
ICAC Champions

OpponentSiteResult
at Columbia Basin College*Pasco, WAW 13-9
Everett Community College*
W 14-0
at Snow CollegeEphraim, UTW 35-7
at Treasure Valley Community College*Ontario, OregonW 54-7
Mesa College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 35-14
Dixie Junior College
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 21-13
at Ricks CollegeRexburg, IDW 38-20
at Shoreline Community College*Shoreline, WAW 14-7
Yakima Community College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 25-7
Taft Junior College*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 5-45
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[35]

1967

Head Coach: Lyle Smith
Record: 6-4

OpponentSiteResult
Columbia Basin College*W 25-12
Everett Community College*W 29-21
Snow CollegeW 35-6
Treasure Valley Community College*L 23-26
Mesa CollegeL 14-25
Dixie Junior CollegeW 7-3
Ricks CollegeL 14-18
San Diego City College*L 21-44
Yakima College*W 36-6
Wenatchee College*W 35-7
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[36]

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  2. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1935. p. 23.
  3. ↑ "Football Results". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. AP. November 17, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
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  6. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1938. p. 42.
  7. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1939. p. 48.
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  13. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1947. p. 22.
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  19. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1952. p. 74.
  20. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1953. p. 86.
  21. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1954. p. 91.
  22. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1955. p. 111.
  23. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1956. p. 84.
  24. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1957. p. 77.
  25. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1958. p. 97.
  26. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1959. p. 111.
  27. ↑ "Lyle Smith Boise Junior College (ID) 1958 NJCAA Football Champions". NJCAA.org. Sep 2017.
  28. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1960. p. 113.
  29. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1961. p. 69.
  30. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1962. p. 87.
  31. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1963. p. 122.
  32. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1964. p. 134.
  33. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1965. p. 83.
  34. ↑ "Les Bois (Yearbook)". Boise State University. 1966. p. 74.
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