From the Boise State College "Arbiter" student newspaper in 1968

Friday, Sept. 20, 1968, 'Wildcats Set To Test Bronco Crunchability'

http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2549&context=student_newspapers
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Friday, Sept. 27, 1968, 'Linfield Spoils BSC Opener'

http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2550&context=student_newspapers

On Saturday night, Sept. 21, 1968, before 6,300 fans in Boise State College Broncos' first football game as a four-year school (it has been a two-year junior college), the Linfield Wildcats won, 17-7. Boise State coached by Tony Knap and Linfield by Ad Rutschman. Both were in their first game coaching football at their respective colleges. The game was played in Boise State's (first) Bronco Stadium.


Aug 16, 2009, 'The Story Of A Bronco Legend' from BroncoCountry.com

http://jcfootball.scout.com/2/884980.html

"Hal Zimmerman was their quarterback and he led a team that had no seniors against the strong NAIA Linfield team.  The very young Broncos lost the game at Bronco Stadium 21 to 7.  The offense struggled and many fans were concerned that the Broncos would have a losing season in their first year as a four year school...   Coach Knap went on to win eight games against two losses in his inaugural season as the Bronco coach including a big win over in-state rival Idaho State."


(BroncoCountry apologizing for BSC loss to Linfield. Boise's team was "very young" and it played and lost to Linfield, "the strong NAIA team." For the first two years Boise was in four-year football it was an NAIA team, too, playing as an independent. BroncoCountry wrong about score:  17-7, not 21-7.)