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Bronco Stadium
Boise State Sports Information Department |
Boise State University 1400 Bronco Lane Boise, ID 83725 (208) 385-1600 Tenant: Boise State Broncos (NCAA)
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Bronco Stadium
Boise State Sports Information Department |
Boise State University 1400 Bronco Lane Boise, ID 83725 (208) 385-1600 Tenant: Boise State Broncos (NCAA)
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Bronco Stadium Expansion to 30,000
Stadium Resources
Other Resources Amazon.COM Stadium Books On this page is a color sketch, compliments of D K. Broman, which illustrates how Bronco Stadium will look when Boise State kicks off its 1997 football season.
The $9.35 million project includes seating additions on the southwest and southeast corners to increase capacity to 30,000, and the construction of the Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery and Larry and Marianne Williams Plaza at the southwest corner of the stadium.
The gallery and plaza will provide quality socializing and display space for Boise State academic and athletic related activities.
Showcased within the gallery will be the plaques of the Boise State Athletic Hall of Famers, photos of Bronco Associates Endowment Donors, pictures of Bronze Bronco recipients, championship trophies and banners and other memorabilia items which portrays men's and women's athletics throughout the years.
A museum like atmosphere will provide viewers with a trip through time. Visitors to the gallery will be able to view films of past athletic events on a big screen in the theater area.
The Bronco Athletic Association offices will be relocated to the gallery with additional space for meetings, storage, and staff/volunteer work areas. A catering kitchen will enhance the socializing aspects of the gallery along with outside decking which overlooks Bronco Stadium and the Boise mountains.
Square footage for the gallery is 13,400 with the display portion over 9,000 square feet.
Originally constructed with 14,500 seats at a cost of $2.2 million in 1970, this current project marks the second time the Bronco Stadium has been expanded. In 1974, the east side upper deckwas added increasing this permanent seating capacity to 20,000. Portable end zone seating currently has the capacity of Bronco Stadium at 22,600.
D. K. Broman rendering of the new stadium. Boise State will continue to play its home games on the only blue Astro Turf field in the United States. This is the second blue field installed at Bronco Stadium. Boise State established a first in 1986 by installing the first blue Astro Turf football field. There were two previous green Astro Turf 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.
Source: Boise State University Sports Information Office
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