Boise State football announces future game against Idaho State

BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — For the first time in over a decade, Boise State football has Idaho State back on the schedule.

Boise State announced Tuesday that it has agreed to play a game against Idaho State in 2030 at Albertsons Stadium. The game is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7, 2030, and will be the first matchup between the two schools since 2015 — a 52-0 win for the Broncos in Boise.

The 2030 game will mark the 32nd meeting between the two teams but the fourth in the 21st century. Boise State leads the all-time series 25-6, with Idaho State’s last win coming in a 32-31 game in Pocatello in 1994, when both teams were still in the Big Sky Conference.

“We appreciate Pauline Thiros, Idaho State Director of Athletics, and the Bengal football program for helping make this matchup happen,” Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey said in a news release. “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,” Dickey continued. “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 now has three nonconference games on its 2030 schedule, including a road game at Memphis on Aug. 31 and a home game against Houston on Sept. 14.