For the fourth time since it was installed in 1986 -- this time courtesy of customer complaints -- the blue turf at Bronco Stadium will be the subject of an upgrade. According to the Idaho Statesman, ...

The blue turf at Albertsons Stadium has been an oddity in college football for nearly four decades. Boise State became the first school in the country to install non-green turf in 1986. Since then,… ...

When the stadium opened in 1970, it had a green field, but when it came time to replace the turf in 1986, Boise State athletic director Gene Bleymaier had an idea.

Boise State's blue field provides unique opportunity for Terrapins Jeremy Navarre won state high school football and wrestling championships at Joppatowne high. He's been honored among the ...

BOISE, Idaho — Boise State's iconic Blue Turf has been nominated yet again for the "Best Attraction for Sports Fans" in the United States.The "smurf turf" won the title last year and is ...

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‘Smurf Turf,’ which it was granted a few years later,” Sportico reported. Although the trademark documents specifically refer to blue turf, the school has previously said it covers some ...

The Broncos’ blue turf was first installed in 1986. The university trademarked it in 2011, meaning Boise State has common-law trademark rights to non-green turf for intercollegiate sporting events.

Enter the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, which will be played on Boise State's Smurf Turf between Northern Illinois and Fresno State. These two programs… It's bowl season in the college football world.

BOISE, Idaho -- Virginia offers the perfect matchup for Fresno State coach Pat Hill: a Top 25 opponent and another chance to knock off a team from a Bowl Championship Series conference. At least ...

Morrisville, N.Y. — The first college football game in the country played on black turf took place at SUNY-Morrisville on Saturday, as the school lost to Catholic University and held a halftime ...

REQUIRED READING: College football Week 11 expert predictions Why is Boise State's football field blue? The story of what has become affectionately known as the “Smurf Turf” begins as many ...