Lyle Smith Field
Capacity: 36,363 Opened: 1970

 

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Albertsons Stadium is the home of Boise State University football and the annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

The venue opened in 1970 with 14,500 seats at a cost of $2.2 million. In 1974, the east side upper deck was added, increasing the seating capacity to 20,000. Portable end zone seating had the capacity of the stadium at 22,600 through the 1996 season.

The stadium was expanded to 30,000 seats prior to the start of the 1997 football season. Included in the $10 million project was the additional seating in the southwest and southeast corners, construction of the Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery and completion of the Larry and Marianne Williams Plaza.

In 2008, Stueckle Sky Center opened and the capacity increased to 32,000. The four-level facility includes loge boxes, club seating, sky suites and gameday media operations for Boise State home football games. Additionally, five individual banquet style or meeting room spaces are located throughout the 131,000-square-foot facility.

Temporary mobile seating was added in the north and south end zones prior to the 2009 campaign and 3,500 permanent seats were added to the area in summer 2012. The current seating capacity is 36,363.

Boise State established a first in 1986 by installing blue AstroTurf as its playing surface. The second blue AstroTurf was installed in 1995 and a third prior to the 2002 season. A blue FieldTurf surface was installed in 2008. It was replaced in 2010 and again in 2019. Other schools had special color projects in the end zone area prior to the Broncos, but Boise State was the first to have the entire field produced in a special color. There were two green AstroTurf fields installed prior to 1986. The first was during the original construction of the current stadium in 1970, with the second installed prior to the 1978 season.

In 2013, the Bleymaier Football Center opened and a new videoboard was added in the north end zone. That videoboard was resized in 2022 to its current 2360x1120 (px). A brand new videoboard in the south end zone was installed prior to the 2023 season and measures 3640x1520 (px).

ALBERTSONS STADIUM FACTS

• Groundbreaking: 1969
• Stadium Dedication: Sept. 11, 1970 (49-14 win over Chico State)
• Renamed Albertsons Stadium: 2014 (previously Bronco Stadium)
• Seating capacity: 36,363
• All-time attendance record: 36,902 (Oct. 12, 2019 vs. Hawai'i)
• First Addition: 1975 (East Side Upper Deck)
• Second Addition: 1997 (Southwest and Southeast Corners)
  • Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery
  • Larry and Marianne Williams Plaza
• Third Addition: 2008 (Stueckle Sky Center)
  • Loge Boxes (48)
  • Club Seats (832)
  • Sky Suites (39)
  • Gameday media operations
• Fourth Addition: 2012 (North and South End Zones)
  • Permanent seating (3,500)
• Special features
  • Videoboards (Bronco Vision) in north and south end zones
  • Ribbon boards on east and west sides
  • Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery in southwest corner
• NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships site, hosted by Boise State in 1994 and 1999

TIMELINE

1940 In 1940, Boise Junior College moved to this airport site adjacent to the beautiful Boise River. 1940s capacity: 1,000 Located on the site of the current Student Union, the field had wooden bleachers on both sides of the playing field. For special games or a bigger crowd, bleachers were borrowed from Boise High. 1950s capacity: 10,000 The first Bronco Stadium, home of Bronco football, 1950-1969, and the BJC campus in the mid-1950s. 1969 capacity: 14,000 Construction of the west side tier and field. 1970s capacity: 20,000 The second tier was later added to the east side in 1975, bringing the capacity to 20,000. Current capacity: 36,387 The permanent end zone bleachers were added to Albertsons Stadium in 2012 raising the capacity to 36,387. This photo was taken during Boise State's 7-6 win over BYU, September 20, 2012. Attendance at this game was 36,864.

 

Top 10 Albertsons Stadium Crowds
No.	Att.	Opponent	Date	Winner	Score
1.	36,902	Hawai'i	Oct. 12, 2019	Boise State	59-37
2.	36,864	BYU	Sept. 20, 2012	Boise State	7-6
3.	36,836	Washington	Sept. 4, 2015	Boise State	16-13
4.	36,752	BYU	Oct. 24, 2014	Boise State	55-30
5.	36,679	San Diego State	Oct. 6, 2018	San Diego State	19-13
6.	36,602	Utah State	Oct. 1, 2016	Boise State	21-10
7.	36,498	Air Force	Sept. 20, 2019	Boise State	30-19
8.	36,163	Washington State	Sept. 10, 2016	Boise State	31-28
9.	36,084	San Diego State	Nov. 3, 2012	San Diego State	21-19
10.	36,069	Air Force	Sept. 13, 2013	Boise State	42-20

Boise State's Year-by-Year Record in Albertsons Stadium:
1970: 5-1 1971: 7-0 1972: 4-1 1973: 6-0 1974: 6-0 1975: 6-2 1976: 4-2 1977: 5-0 1978: 6-1 1979: 5-1	1980: 6-1 1981: 5-2 1982: 5-1 1983: 5-1 1984: 2-4 1985: 5-1 1986: 4-2 1987: 5-2 1988: 5-2 1989: 5-2	1990: 7-1 1991: 7-0 1992: 3-3 1993: 3-4 1994: 10-0 1995: 5-2 1996: 1-6 1997: 3-2 1998: 4-3 1999: 8-0	2000: 6-0 2001: 5-1 2002: 7-0 2003: 6-0 2004: 7-0 2005: 6-1 2006: 6-0 2007: 7-0 2008: 5-0 2009: 7-0	2010: 6-0 2011: 5-1 2012: 5-1 2013: 6-0 2014: 7-0 2015: 4-2 2016: 6-0 2017: 6-1 2018: 5-2 2019: 7-0	2020: 2-1
Totals: 273-57 (.827)