Fresno State Athletics
Bulldogs Take Week To Prepare For Boise State
10/23/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 23, 2006
Fresno, Calif. -
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Fresno State (1-6, 1-2) vs. No. 15 Boise State (8-0, 4-0)
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 1
Kickoff: 5 p.m. PT
Site: Bronco Stadium (30,000); Boise, Idaho
Radio: KMJ (AM 580); Dog Talk at 3 p.m.; Countdown to Kickoff (4:30 p.m.)
Play-by-Play: Bill Woodward; Analyst: Mark Barsotti; Sideline: Ralph Wood
KGST ESPN Deportes (1600 AM) in Spanish
Play-by-Play: Jess Gonzales; Analysts: Sam Sosa, Doug Kessler
Television: ESPN
Play-by-Play: TBA; Analyst: TBA; Sideline: TBA
Dogs Take on WAC Rival Boise State Nov. 1
Fresno State, the only WAC program to beat Boise State in the last four seasons, will travel to Idaho's capital city for a nationally televised showdown of the WAC's two premier programs of this decade. The Broncos and Bulldogs are two of the winningest programs in the west this decade.
Rocky Road
The Dogs are in the midst of a tough road stretch against two team ranked in the Top 15 and have a combined record of 14-2. Fresno State last at No. 14 LSU on Saturday and then are at WAC rival Boise State, ranked No. 15 this week, on Nov. 1. Both games are nationally televised by ESPN2 and ESPN, respectively.
WAC Update Following Boise State's convincing win over New Mexico State Sunday night, the Broncos kept pace with upstart Idaho atop the WAC rankings. The Vandals, at 3-0, beat Louisiana Tech last weekend 24-14. San Jose State won its first WAC game with a 21-14 win over Utah State.
Come Home Soon
Fresno State does not return home for 19 days when it hosts New Mexico State on Nov. 11. The Dog have two home games remaining, each beginning at 2 p.m. Tickets for the remaining home games are available on www.gobulldogs.com.
On the Blue Turf
The Bulldogs are headed to Boise State, where they have defeated the Broncos since 1984. The last time the two teams met in Boise was in the 2004 season and the Broncos won 33-16. Since then, the Dogs to have a win over a nationally ranked opponent on the "smurf turf", defeating No. 18 Virginia 37-34 in the 2004 MPC Computers Bowl.
About the Broncos
Since the Broncos joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2001, they and Fresno State and formed a nice rivalry. While the Broncos have won four of the last five in the series, it was Fresno State's 27-7 win last season at Bulldog Stadium, that snapped Boise State's WAC record 31-game winning streak. Boise State enters the Fresno State game indefeated and ranked in the top 20. Under new coach Chris Peterson, the Broncos have not skipped a beat, ranking in the NCAA top five on points scored (39.8 ppg) and have one of the nation's best running backs, Ian Johnson, who averages just under 150 yards per game and has scored 18 touchdowns this season. While the Boise State offense gets the lion's share of the recognition for the team's success, a stingy defense that allows 2.8 yards per carry and 16.1 points per game has been as important to its success.
