No football team has captured America’s attention in recent years quite like the Boise State Broncos. The school that was just a junior college until 1967 shocked the world when it upset the University of Oklahoma with a 43-42 overtime victory in the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The game featured trick plays, incredible returns, multiple lead changes, and a two-point conversion in overtime on the Statue of Liberty game. Not only was the program decided by that game, but they returned to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (BCS game) in 2010 and regularly finished in the top 25. They also defeated a number of other automatic qualification schools such as Georgia and Virginia Tech.
It is believed that Boise’s first helmet at a 4-year university (Boise State College) was all orange with a blue stripe. It was later converted all blue. In 1972, the team added a Broncos head logo in an orange circle. The head was white with a blue mane and an orange background. The logo was switched to a stylistic font in lowercase bsu spelling in 1974. Some variation of this logo was in use until 1996 except between 1976 and 1977. In 1976, the logo was radically changed. The Bronco’s orange header is plastered to the side with shades of blue and a white outline. Honestly, it looked a little strange and not necessarily very threatening to opponents.
The changes that occurred on the Boise State football helmet between 1978 and 1996 had nothing to do with the bsu lowercase logo. This remained unchanged with its orange letters, white outline, squiggly s, and unclosed b. Changes included going to a blue face mask instead of gray in 1980, and then later to a white face mask with orange and white vertical stripes in 1987. The stripes were dropped in 1991. By 1997, it was time for a change and the word “Bronco” replaced the logo. bsu.This is a bit like the Gators logo you see today on a University of Florida helmet.This logo remained until 2002 when the modern words Boise State appeared, with the fierce Broncos head built in and on top.
Boise State’s modern helmet has been roughly the same since 2002, except for the face mask and special game helmets. The face mask switched from white to gray in 2009. On a few occasions, the logo has been changed. The Bronco’s head is greatly increased in size as it covers a large portion of the Boise State football helmet. The words “Boise State” were dropped entirely. 2 variations of this include a blue background with a gray and blue Broncos cape (and orange eye) worn against Virginia Tech in the 2010 season opener and Utah in the 2010 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, and a white helmet with a blue and white Broncos cape (again with an orange eye) worn against Georgia in the 2011 season opener at the Georgia Dome.
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