Installed in the summer of 1986, THE BLUE was the idea of Athletic Director Gene Bleymaeir and was the first non-green, artificial football field in the country. What outsiders initially considered a gimmick, calling it “Smurf Turf’ after the popular, amiable and blue cartoon characters, THE BLUE soon became nationally associated with Boise ...

2021年10月3日 · The blue is unique in that Boise State was the first school to have a non-green football field. In fact, it took another twenty years for another university to install another non-traditional field. Boise’s famous field was eventually nicknamed the ‘smurf turf’ after the blue cartoon characters. History of the Blue BSU v. Nevada.

2024年11月9日 · 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. At the time, the...

Located at the heart of the Boise State University campus, the Lincoln Turf Field is a 95,000-square-foot artificial turf field marked for soccer and lacrosse, complete with walkways, fences, a scoreboard, and bleachers. This grass field is located behind the Student Union Building and is maintained by the university.

Boise State was the first school to have a non-green football field. It was over 20 years before another another university installed a non-traditional field color. In 2011 Boise State obtained a federal trademark registration for “the color blue as applied to artificial turf”.

The $2.2 million concrete stadium opened with a seating capacity of 14,500 and a green AstroTurf playing field, configured in the traditional north–south direction, and an all-weather running track. For its first five seasons, the stadium consisted of two sideline grandstands, the west side having an upper deck and the press box.

2021年9月16日 · According to Boise State's website, Successful football has been played on that field since 1958 when the Junior College won the National Championship. The team was coached by the father of Bronco Football, Lyle Smith. Back then the turf was just your average green. Green became blue in the summer of 1986.

2023年9月22日 · A potential trademark battle is reportedly brewing between Boise State and SUNY Morrisville, two schools that stand out in college football’s sea of green fields. Boise State has famously had blue turf in its football stadium since the 1980s, while the Morrisville Mustangs unveiled a new field with black turf over the summer.

2023年6月15日 · Artificial turf fields typically last eight to 10 years. While Boise State was the first to install a non-green field, it is not alone these days. NCAA Division II West Haven has a blue...

2019年7月16日 · Boise State University made history back in 1986 when they installed the first-ever, non-green artificial turf field in the country. Since then, the turf has been replaced in 1995, 2002, 2008, 2010, and now in 2019. Along with new turf, the field was upgraded in 2008 with a new component, Brock Shock Pads.