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The stadium was used extensively for local high school football for decades until August 2012, when games were transferred a few blocks northeast to the new Dona Larsen Park, which is also the new home venue of Boise State's track & field team. Albertsons Stadium is widely known for its unusual blue playing surface, installed in 1986, while ...
Albertsons Stadium: Boise State Broncos: Boise, Idaho: NCAA Division I FBS: Mountain West Conference: Blue 1986 36,387 Nicknamed "The Blue" and "Smurf Turf". The first college stadium field to be any color other than traditional green, as well as the only college to have a non-green field for 22 years (1986–2008).
Whether it’s a coincidence or directly related, the Broncos have thrived with the blue turf. Since 2000, Boise State has gone 158-20 at home, though some allege there’s a camouflage effect ...
The school's Albertsons Stadium introduced its famous blue artificial turf (now FieldTurf) thirty-nine 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.
The stadium project follows the county’s plan for a 47-acre park along the Boise River. It is still soliciting bids for that section of the former horse racing track and surrounding property.
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The 2007 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season.The Broncos, led by second year head coach Chris Petersen, play their home games at Bronco Stadium, most famous for its blue artificial turf surface, often referred to as the "smurf-turf", and were members of the Western Athletic Conference.
The Boise State football team will wrap up practice Saturday with its annual spring game at Albertsons Stadium. The Broncos will take the field for warmups and individual drills at 1:30 p.m.