Boise Junior College Broncos Football 
The Lyle Smith  Years

1947 (9-0)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

31

Ricks, Rexburg, ID

0

W

2

28

Carbon College - Price, UT

7

W

3

12

SICE -  Albion, ID

0

W

4

27

NICE - Lewiston, ID

13

W

5

19

UofI Frosh, Moscow, ID

12

W

6

13

Weber - Ogden, UT

7

W

7

14

EOCE - LaGrande, OR

0

W

8

33

Olympic JC, Bremerton, WA

 6

W

9

7

SICE -  Albion, ID

0

W

1948 (9-0)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

33

Olympic JC, Bremerton, WA

12

W

2

25

Ricks, Rexburg, ID

0

W

3

13

Utah State Frosh - Logan, UT

7

W

4

12

Weber - Ogden, UT

0

W

5

25

UofI Frosh, Moscow, ID

13

W

6

33

NICE - Lewiston, ID

13

W

7

13

SICE -  Albion, ID

12

W

8

29

EOCE - LaGrande, OR

14

W

9

52

Yakima CC, Yakima, WA

0

W

1949 (10-0)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

44

Yakima CC, Yakima, WA

7

W

2

26

NICE - Lewiston, ID

13

W

3

13

Ricks, Rexburg, ID

0

W

4

62

College of S. Utah - Cedar City, UT

12

W

5

20

Weber - Ogden, UT

7

W

6

19

SICE -  Albion, ID

0

W

7

19

Carbon College - Price, UT

7

W

8

48

EOCE - LaGrande, OR

 13

W

9

50

Lassen College -  Susanville, CA

6

W

10

25

Taft JC - Taft, CA

6

W

Potato Bowl

1950 (9-1) Coaches Lyle Smith, George Blankley

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

33

Modesto JC - Modesto, CA

13

W

2

8

Weber - Ogden, UT

0

W

3

21

SICE -  Albion, ID

7

W

4

26

NICE - Lewiston, ID

18

W

5

53

Oregon Tech - Klamath Falls, OR

6

W

6

52

Ricks, Rexburg, ID

13

W

7

41

Carbon College - Price, UT

6

W

8

54

EOCE - LaGrande, OR

 6

W

9

33

Westminster College - Salt Lake City, UT

0

W

10

13

Long Beach CC - Long Beach, CA

33

L

Junior Rose Bowl

1951 (10-1) Coach George Blankley

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

33

John Muir College - San Diego, CA

13

W

2

14

Oregon Tech - Klamath Falls, OR

6

W

3

13

Weber - Ogden, UT

12

W

4

46

Chaffee College - Rancho Cucamonga, CA

6

W

5

34

Westminster College - Salt Lake City, UT

13

W

6

53

Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, ID

13

W

7

6

Olympic JC, Bremerton, WA

18

L

8

39

Ricks, Rexburg, ID

 0

W

9

56

Carbon College - Price, UT

0

W

10

35

Oregon Coast CC - Newport, OR

19

W

11

34

Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, CA

13

W

Potato Bowl

1952 (8-1)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

35

Olympic JC, Bremerton, WA

12

W

2

33

Weber - Ogden, UT

14

W

3

39

Utah State Frosh - Logan, UT

7

W

4

47

Westminster College - Salt Lake City, UT

7

W

5

71

Chaffee College - Rancho Cucamonga, CA

13

W

6

14

Oregon Tech - Klamath Falls, OR

13

W

7

57

Ricks, Rexburg, ID

0

W

8

34

UofI Frosh, Moscow, ID

7

W

9

13

Pasadena CC - Pasadena, CA

28

L

1953 (8-1)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

19

Everett JC - Everett, WA

13

W

2

28

Yakima CC, Yakima, WA

7

W

3

6

Olympic JC, Bremerton, WA

0

W

4

26

Westminster College - Salt Lake City, UT

7

W

5

22

Weber - Ogden, UT

6

W

6

22

Oregon Tech - Klamath Falls, OR

0

W

7

13

Ricks, Rexburg, ID

0

W

8

36

Bacone College - Muskogee, OK

 14

W

9

0

Pasadena CC - Pasadena, CA

6

L

1954 (9-1-1)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

28

Olympic JC - Bremerton, WA

6

W

2

35

Oregon Tech - Klamath Falls, OR

7

W

3

26

Yakima CC - Yakima, WA

0

W

4

47

Weber - Ogden, UT

6

W

5

26

Everett JC - Everett, WA

19

W

6

45

Snow College - Ephraim, UT

0

W

7

40

College of S. Utah - Cedar City, UT

7

W

8

26

Ricks -  Rexburg, ID

 26

T

9

20

Pasadena CC - Pasadena, CA

7

W

10

34

Centralia JC, Centralia, WA

14

W

11

6

Compton CC - Compton CA

7

L

Potato Bowl

1955 (7-2)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

46

Carbon College - Price, UT

0

W

2

26

Olympic JC, Bremerton, WA

12

W

3

15

San Jose CC - San Jose, CA

6

W

4

50

Oregon Tech - Klamath Falls, OR

0

W

5

25

Weber - Ogden, UT

18

W

6

20

Centralia JC, Centralia, WA

0

W

7

32

Ricks, Rexburg, ID

0

W

8

20

Everett JC - Everett, WA

 21

L

9

19

Pasadena CC - Pasadena, CA

45

L

1956 (8-0-1)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

36

Carbon College - Price, UT

0

W

2

21

Yuba College - Marysville, CA

14

W

3

33

Weber - Ogden, UT

6

W

4

20

Hartnell JC - Salinas, CA

20

T

5

34

Utah State Frosh - Logan, UT

20

W

6

47

College of S. Utah - Cedar City, UT

0

W

7

61

Ricks, Rexburg, ID

0

W

8

41

Everett JC - Everett, WA

 27

W

9

59

Wenatchee JC - Wenatchee, WA

6

W

1957 (9-1)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

13

Carbon College - Price, UT

6

W

2

32

Oregon Tech - Klamath Falls, OR

19

W

3

52

Weber - Ogden, UT

7

W

4

20

Utah State Frosh - Logan, UT

0

W

5

53

College of S. Utah - Cedar City, UT

0

W

6

40

Ricks, Rexburg, ID

12

W

7

34

Everett JC - Everett, WA

13

W

8

45

Scotts Bluff - Scottsbluff, NB

0

W

9

39

Dixie College - St. George, UT

13

W

10

13

Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, CA

28

L

Potato Bowl

1958 (10-0) NJCAA National Champions

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

51

Carbon College - Price, UT

0

W

2

40

Oakland JC - Oakland, CA

0

W

3

49

Weber - Ogden, UT

7

W

4

55

Trinidad JC - Trinidad, CO

0

W

5

21

Compton CC - Compton CA

8

W

6

25

Ricks - Rexburg, ID

7

W

7

29

Everett JC - Everett, WA

20

W

8

75

Dixie College - St. George, UT

6

W

9

44

Olympic JC - Bremerton, WA

19

W

10

22

Tyler CC - Tyler, TX

0

W

NJCAA Championship Game

1959 (7-2-1)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

19

Santa Monica College - Santa Monica, CA

46

L

2

20

Weber - Ogden, UT

13

W

3

20

Hartnell JC - Salinas, CA

13

W

4

40

Ricks - Rexburg, ID

14

W

5

32

Everett JC - Everett, WA

14

W

6

20

Otero JC - La Junta, CO

6

W

7

26

Snow College - Ephraim, UT

0

W

8

7

Carbon College - Price, UT

13

L

9

20

Grand Rapids JC - Grand Rapids, MI

20

T

1960 (8-2)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

33

Snow College - Ephraim, UT

6

W

2

48

Olympic JC - Bremerton, WA

0

W

3

7

Santa Monica College - Santa Monica, CA

26

L

4

54

Carbon College - Price, UT

0

W

5

26

Weber - Ogden, UT

24

W

6

68

Eastern Arizona  College - Thatcher, AR

14

W

7

47

College of S. Utah - Cedar City, UT

7

W

8

59

Ricks - Rexburg, ID

7

W

9

61

Grand Rapids JC - Grand Rapids, MI

20

W

10

13

Everett JC - Everett, WA

14

L

1961 (9-1)  Unofficial National Champions By Poll

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

37

Snow College - Ephraim, UT

0

W

2

70

El Camino CC - Torrance, CA

20

W

3

10

Olympic JC - Bremerton, WA

0

W

4

50

Carbon College - Price, UT

19

W

5

15

Weber - Ogden, UT

0

W

6

14

Everett JC - Everett, WA

13

W

7

57

College of S. Utah - Cedar City, UT

0

W

8

56

Ricks - Rexburg, ID

0

W

9

27

Dixie College - St. George, UT

0

W

10

21

New Mexico Military Institute - Roswell, NM

24

L

1962 (5-2-2)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

6

El Camino CC - Torrance, CA

38

L

2

6

Olympic JC - Bremerton, WA

6

T

3

34

Carbon College - Price, UT

0

W

4

8

Snow College - Ephraim, UT

12

L

5

7

Everett JC - Everett, WA

7

T

6

20

Dixie College - St. George, UT

19

W

7

23

Ricks - Rexburg, ID

14

W

8

35

Yakima CC, Yakima, WA

14

W

9

26

New Mexico Military Institute - Roswell, NM

6

W

1963 (5-3-1)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

6

Columbia Basic CC - Pasco, WA

6

T

2

6

Mesa JC - Grand Junction, CO

7

L

3

27

Carbon College - Price, UT

0

W

4

21

Snow College - Ephraim, UT

7

W

5

40

Everett JC - Everett, WA

12

W

6

7

Dixie College - St. George, UT

12

L

7

27

Ricks - Rexburg, ID

14

W

8

13

Yakima CC, Yakima, WA

33

L

9

20

McCook CC - McCook, NB

0

W

1964 (8-2)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

2

Columbia Basic CC - Pasco, WA

21

L

2

41

Mesa JC - Grand Junction, CO

7

W

3

41

Northwest CC - Rangely, CO

0

W

4

27

Snow College - Ephraim, UT

8

W

5

33

UofI Frosh - Moscow, ID

10

W

6

2

Dixie College - St. George, UT

7

L

7

34

Ricks - Rexburg, ID

0

W

8

47

Shoreline CC - Seattle, WA

19

W

9

26

Everett JC - Everett, WA

7

W

10

39

Compton CC - Compton CA

26

W

1965 (9-2)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

0

Columbia Basic CC - Pasco, WA

26

L

2

36

Treasure Valley CC - Ontario, OR

13

W

3

38

Snow College - Ephraim, UT

20

W

4

21

Wenatchee JC - Wenatchee, WA

7

W

5

55

Mesa JC - Grand Junction, CO

0

W

6

21

Dixie College - St. George, UT

13

W

7

27

Ricks - Rexburg, ID

13

W

8

37

Shoreline CC - Seattle, WA

0

W

9

13

Everett JC - Everett, WA

7

W

10

21

Taft JC - Taft, CA

20

W

11

13

Cerritos JC - Norwalk, CA

41

L

Potato Bowl

1966 (9-1)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

13

Columbia Basic CC - Pasco, WA

9

W

2

14

Everett JC - Everett, WA

0

W

3

35

Snow College - Ephraim, UT

7

W

4

54

Treasure Valley CC - Ontario, OR

7

W

5

35

Mesa JC - Grand Junction, CO

14

W

6

21

Dixie College - St. George, UT

13

W

7

38

Ricks - Rexburg, ID

20

W

8

14

Shoreline CC - Seattle, WA

7

W

9

25

Yakima CC, Yakima, WA

7

W

10

5

Taft JC - Taft, CA

41

L

1967 (6-4)

#

BJC

Opponent

They

Result

1

25

Columbia Basic CC - Pasco, WA

12

W

2

29

Everett JC - Everett, WA

21

W

3

35

Snow College - Ephraim, UT

6

W

4

23

Treasure Valley CC - Ontario, OR

26

L

5

14

Mesa JC - Grand Junction, CO

25

L

6

7

Mesa JC - Grand Junction, CO

3

W

7

14

Ricks - Rexburg, ID

18

L

8

21

San Diego CC - San Diego, CA

44

L

9

36

Yakima CC, Yakima, WA

6

W

10

35

Wenatchee JC - Wenatchee, WA

7

W

1967 was the last season for Boise Junior College.  1968 marked the first year as a four year college in sports for Boise College.  Lyle Smith hired Tony Knap to coach the Boise College Broncos and retired from coaching football with an impressive 158-25-6 record for a winning percentage of 76%.

In 1948 Nine teams started the Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC). The teams included four-year schools Southern Idaho College of Education (SICE) in Albion, and Westminster of Salt Lake City; three-year school Branch Agricultural College (now Southern Utah University) and junior colleges Boise, Weber, Snow, Dixie, and Carbon (now College of Eastern Utah).

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS


1948 BOISE
1949 BOISE
1950 BOISE
1951 BOISE
1952 BOISE
1953 BOISE
1954 BOISE
1955 BOISE
1956 DIXIE BOISE
1957 BOISE
1958 BOISE
1959 SNOW
1960 BOISE
1961 BOISE
1962 SNOW
1963 DIXIE
1964 DIXIE
1965 BOISE
1966 BOISE
1967 MESA
1968 MESA RICKS DIXIE
1969 MESA
1970 MESA
1971 DIXIE
1972 SNOW
1973 RICKS
1974 RICKS
1975 RICKS
1976 SNOW
1977 SNOW
1978 SNOW
1979 DIXIE
1980 RICKS
1981 RICKS
1982 RICKS
1983 DIXIE
1984 RICKS