Boise State–Fresno State football rivalry

Boise State Broncos

Fresno State Bulldogs

Sport

College Football

First meeting

September 17, 1977
Fresno State, 42–7

Latest meeting

December 6, 2014
Boise State, 28–14

Next meeting

2017

Trophy

Milk Can

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Boise State, 13–5 (.722)

Largest victory

Boise State, 61–10 (2008)

Longest win streak

Boise State, 7 (2006–2012)

Current win streak

Boise State, 2 (2014– )

Boise

Fresno

Locations in the western United States

The Boise State–Fresno State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Broncos of Boise State University and the Bulldogs of California State University, Fresno, both currently members of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The "Milk Can" is the trophy that is awarded to the winner of the game. It was created in 2005, but was not ready in time for the annual match in Fresno, which was won by the Bulldogs after four straight Bronco wins.^[1]

The trophy made its first appearance in 2006, when the Broncos carried it off the field. The series dates back to 1977, with three games in different decades, all won by Fresno. The rivalry effectively began fifteen years ago in 2001, when Boise State joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and upset #8 Fresno State in their first meeting as conference rivals.^[2]

Boise State moved to the MW in 2011 and its planned move to the Big East Conference for football for 2013 meant that the future of the series was in doubt. However, after major instability in the Big East, culminating in a mass exodus of seven schools in December 2012, Boise State decided to stay in the MW, ensuring the future of the rivalry. Fresno State left the WAC and joined the MW in 2013, but the two were placed in opposite football divisions and they did not meet in 2015 or 2016.

History of the trophy

Boise State with the Milk Can in 2014

The idea for a trophy as the prize for the newly arranged interstate rivalry was hatched by two separate dairy groups that decided to get involved with their local football programs. California (No. 1) and Idaho (No. 4) are two of the nation's leading dairy producers.^[3] The South Valley Dairy Group began raising money for Bulldog football in 2001; the Bronco Dairy Boosters began contributing to Boise State in 2005.

Two dairymen and friends in these organizations, Dan Van Grouw of Meridian, Idaho (in the Boise metropolitan area) and Roger Fluegel of Visalia, California (in Fresno State's home of the San Joaquin Valley), put forward the idea of a traveling trophy and began the administrative process. There was positive feedback from the teams, coaches, and fans, but an "administrative changeover" kept the trophy off the field for the 2005 game, though the Bulldogs' 27–7 victory is the first listed on the can.

Game results

Boise State victories	Fresno State victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 17, 1977	Fresno, CA	Fresno State	42–7
2	September 8, 1984	Boise, ID	Fresno State	37–21
3	November 2, 1996	Fresno, CA	Fresno State	41–7
4	October 19, 2001	Fresno, CA	Boise State	35–30
5	October 18, 2002	Boise, ID	Boise State	67–21
6	November 21, 2003	Fresno, CA	Boise State	31–17
7	October 23, 2004	Boise, ID	Boise State	33–16
8	November 10, 2005	Fresno, CA	Fresno State	27–7
9	November 1, 2006	Boise, ID	Boise State	45–21
10	October 26, 2007	Fresno, CA	Boise State	34–21
11	November 28, 2008	Boise, ID	Boise State	61–10
12	September 18, 2009	Fresno, CA	Boise State	51–34
13	November 19, 2010	Boise, ID	Boise State	51–0
14	October 7, 2011	Fresno, CA	Boise State	57–7
15	October 13, 2012	Boise, ID	Boise State	20–10
16	September 20, 2013	Fresno, CA	Fresno State	41–40
17	October 17, 2014	Boise, ID	Boise State	37–27
18	December 6, 2014	Boise, ID	Boise State	28–14
Series: Boise State leads 13–5

Non-conference games (5: 1977, 1984, 1996, 2011, 2012)
- Second meeting in 2014 was Mountain West championship game
Since 2001, game was not played in two seasons (2015, 2016)
Boise State was Division II in 1977, I-AA from 1978–1995, and joined I-A in 1996

Coaching records

Since first game in 1977

Boise State

Head Coach	Team	Games	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Jim Criner	Boise State	1	1976–1982	0	1	0	.000
Lyle Setencich	Boise State	0	1983–1986	0	1	0	.000
Skip Hall	Boise State	0	1987–1992
Pokey Allen	Boise State	1	1993–1996	0	1	0	.000
Houston Nutt	Boise State	0	1997
Dirk Koetter	Boise State	0	1998–2000
Dan Hawkins	Boise State	5	2001–2005	4	1		.800
Chris Petersen	Boise State	8	2006–2013	7	1		.875
Bryan Harsin	Boise State	2	2014–	2	0		1.000

Fresno State

Head Coach	Team	Games	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Jim Sweeney (a)	Fresno State	1	1976–1977	1	0	0	1.000
Bob Padilla	Fresno State	0	1978–1979
Jim Sweeney (b)	Fresno State	2	1980–1996	2	0	0	1.000
Pat Hill	Fresno State	11	1997–2011	1	10		.091
Tim DeRuyter	Fresno State	4	2012–	1	3		.250

There have been no ties in this series; all Division I games went to overtime in 1996.

References

↑ Beacham, Greg (November 11, 2005). "No. 20 Fresno St. overwhelms Boise St., 27–7". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. p. C3.
↑ "Boise St. stuns No. 8 Fresno St.". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. October 20, 2001. p. 4C.
↑ "BSU, Fresno State starting to latch on to the "Milk Can" tradition". Retrieved 2008-06-14.

External links

(Article written 24 October 2007)

Boise State Broncos football

Venues	Bronco Stadium (I) (1950–1969) Albertsons Stadium (1970–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State Idaho Nevada

Culture & lore	Buster Bronco

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Fresno State Bulldogs football

Venues	Ratcliffe Stadium (1926–1979) Bulldog Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State (Milk Can) San Diego State (Battle for the Oil Can) San Jose State (Valley Cup)

Culture & lore	Timeout Bulldog Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

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Mountain West Conference football rivalries

Conference	Air Force–Colorado State Air Force–Hawaii Boise State–Fresno State Boise State–Nevada Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming) Fresno State–San Diego State Fresno State–San Jose State Fremont Cannon (Nevada–UNLV) Hawaii–Wyoming Utah State–Wyoming

Non-conference	Arizona–New Mexico Beehive Boot (BYU–Utah–Utah State) Bill Walsh Legacy Game (San Jose State–Stanford) Boise State–Idaho BYU–Utah State Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (Air Force–Army–Navy) Rocky Mountain Showdown (Colorado–Colorado State) Rio Grande Rivalry (New Mexico–New Mexico State) New Mexico–Utah Battle of the Brothers (Utah–Utah State)

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