Fans guide: How to watch, attend Boise State football’s championship game vs. Hawaii
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Curtis Weaver named finalist for national award
Boise State AD weighs in on New Year’s Six debate
Three Boise State players win Mountain West awards
Boise State sandwiched in CFP rankings
Last year’s championship disappointment pushes Boise State
Henderson is Boise State’s No. 1 QB for title game
WHERE TO FIND THE TV BROADCAST
Boise State will be on ESPN this week. That’s channel 133 on Cable One, 206 on DirecTV and 140 on Dish Network.
HAWAII AT NO. 19 BOISE STATE
What: Mountain West championship game
When: 2 p.m. Saturday
Where: Albertsons Stadium (36,387), Boise
TV: ESPN (Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Lauren Sisler)
Radio: KBOI 670 AM (Bob Behler, Pete Cavender)
Records: Boise State is 11-1 overall, 8-0 Mountain West; Hawaii is 9-4, 6-2.
Series: Boise State leads 13-3 (last meeting: Boise State won 59-37 on Oct. 12 in Albertsons Stadium)
Vegas line: Boise State by 14
Weather: High of 48 degrees, 60 percent chance of rain, 10 mph wind out of the southeast.
TICKETS
Tickets to Saturday’s game can be purchased at broncosports.com/tickets, at the Athletic Ticket Office, located on the west side of Albertsons Stadium, or by phone at (208) 426-4737. Tickets are $45 in the main stadium, $35 in the curves and south end zone and $25 for general admission in the north end zone.
BRONCO WALK
The team will walk from the Student Union Building through campus to the Bleymaier Football Center north of Albertsons Stadium approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes before kickoff of home games, letting fans get an up-close look at the team.
PARKING
STREET RESTRICTIONS: Grant Avenue, Euclid Avenue and Manitou Avenue will be closed between Belmont Street and University Drive starting at 12:01 a.m. on game day through an hour after the game ends. Euclid Avenue will be closed for Lyft, Uber and Taxi dropoffs.
ACCESSIBLE PARKING LOTS: Accessible parking in the Albertsons Stadium and Alumni and Friends Center lots is $20 and in the ET lot and Lincoln Garage it’s $10. Lots open at 8 a.m.
BICYCLES: Parking is provided 2 hours before kickoff to 1 hour after the game near Christ Chapel on Cesar Chavez Lane. Please lock your bike on the provided racks.
ON-CAMPUS PARKING: Parking is available in the Lincoln Garage, Plaza Lot West, and Brady Garage beginning at 8 a.m. Spaces are $10 on a first come, first served basis. An accessible Boise State shuttle will be provided 4 hours prior to the game and 1 hour after the game. Other campus parking lots will open as well on campus throughout ingress as necessary. Limiting parking is available for this game in the east stadium lot for $20.
For patron safety after the football game, Broadway is closed at Myrtle when the game is nearing completion. For fans attending the basketball game only, the best approach would be to enter from Capitol and Cesar Chavez Lane Cesar Chavez Lane runs along the Greenbelt and will be one way traveling east from Capitol. This will allow fans to access parking options across campus, without being stuck in road closures in effect for the football game.
VEHICLE RELOCATION: Vehicles that have been relocated for any reason on campus, i.e., not displaying a proper permit, vehicles parked in an incorrect location or abandoned vehicles will be relocated to the Grant and Beacon (South Commuter) lot, located off of Grant Avenue between Belmont and Beacon Streets in the temporary dirt lots.
OFF-CAMPUS PARKING: Game attendees are encouraged to park in Downtown public parking garages and ride the Bronco Gameday Shuttle to the game. Football fans can take this free shuttle from Downtown Boise locations to Albertsons Stadium and back after the game. The shuttles stop in several locations throughout Downtown Boise. For more information, visit the Bronco Gameday Shuttle page.
PARKING ON CITY STREETS: Boise State discourages parking on residential side streets. For those who choose to park on city streets, remember that vehicles are not allowed to be parked along portions of University Drive from 2 to 5 a.m., and parking is prohibited in University bike lanes. Additionally, vehicles cannot be parked longer than 24 hours, parking is not allowed 30 feet from stop signs or 20 feet from an intersection, vehicles may not park in alleyways, in front of driveways or vacant yards, and all vehicles must be within 18 inches of the curb. Visit the City of Boise site for a list of parking zones, rates and enforcement.
NO OVERNIGHT PARKING IN JULIA DAVIS PARK: Overnight parking in Julia Davis Park is prohibited. City of Boise parking enforcement commences at 1 a.m. after home football games. You may contact the city at (208) 608-7600 for additional information.
ALCOHOL
The 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. designated tailgate zone continues this season. Fans 21 and older are allowed to consume alcoholic beverages in opaque plastic cups in designated areas.
PROHIBITED ITEMS INSIDE THE STADIUM
Weapons (including pepper spray), alcohol, artificial noisemakers, outside food/drink, glass bottles/containers, plastic bottles/containers, cans, large bags/backpacks, hard-sided or wheeled bags, umbrellas, coolers, baskets, long-lens cameras, tripods, tape recorders, video recorders, electronic transmitting devices, laser pointers, fireworks, controlled substances, chairs over 18 inches wide or with arms, drones, iPads, tablets and laptops.
FREE DOWNTOWN SHUTTLE
Game-day shuttles will run to and from Downtown for each home game this season. Before the game, downtown pickups occur every 15 minutes for 2 hours prior to game time at:
▪ 8th & Main
▪ 8th & Broad
▪ 6th & Grove
▪ 8th between Idaho & Bannock
▪ River between 12th & Ash
▪ 6th & Broad
Fans are dropped off on the east side of Albertsons Stadium just off Broadway Avenue. After the game, fans are picked up again on the east side of the stadium and taken back Downtown. The shuttle runs for one hour after the game is over. There is not an ADA accessible shuttle. Please reach out to Boise State directly for accessible options.
RADIO
The Bronco Radio Network will broadcast on 10 stations in Idaho, Oregon and Nevada, with 670 KBOI AM the flagship. On the FM dial, it will broadcast in Boise on 93.1 KTIK FM.
Bob Behler will handle play-by-play duties for a 12th season, with former offensive lineman Pete Cavender providing color for an 11th season. The pregame show begins 5 hours before each game, and a call-in show will be hosted afterward.
Behler also hosts “Coach Harsin Weekly” with Boise State coach Bryan Harsin on KBOI and KTIK at 7 p.m. Thursdays.
This story was originally published December 4, 2019 at 10:20 PM.
