Boise State vs. Long Beach State

Boise State and Long Beach State have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1970; Long Beach State leads the series 5–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Long Beach State 5–⁠3.

Boise State wins
3
Long Beach State wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1970
Longest streak
2 Long Beach State
Current streak
1 Boise State
Last 10 meetings
Long Beach State 5–⁠3
Most recent
1991

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠2
1980s1–⁠2
1990s1–⁠1
Average margin
9.9 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boise State
2–⁠2 Boise State’s record at home
At Long Beach State
3–⁠1 Long Beach State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Boise State’s biggest win1991: Boise State 48, Long Beach State 14by 34 points
  2. Long Beach State’s biggest win1970: Long Beach State 27, Boise State 14by 13 points
  3. Upset1988: Boise State 29, Long Beach State 10Boise State had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boise State and Long Beach State, 1970 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 14, 1991Boise State 48, Long Beach State 14at Boise State
Sep 29, 1990Long Beach State 21, Boise State 20at Long Beach State
Sep 16, 1989Long Beach State 17, Boise State 14at Boise State
Sep 3, 1988Boise State 29, Long Beach State 10at Long Beach State
Oct 5, 1985Long Beach State 17, Boise State 16at Boise State
Sep 15, 1979Long Beach State 9, Boise State 7at Long Beach State
Sep 16, 1978Boise State 19, Long Beach State 13at Boise State
Oct 10, 1970Long Beach State 27, Boise State 14at Long Beach State

Every game is listed as played on the field.