This morning, ahead of the Mountain West Championship Game tonight in Boise, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed Boise State Broncos Bobblehead Collection. The collection features four limited-edition Boise State Bobbleheads including the first with actual blue turf bases. The bobbleheads all feature Boise State’s mascot, Buster Bronco, and include a Standard Bobblehead, a Blue Turf Bobblehead, a Push-Up Counter Bobblehead and a Top 25 Ranking Tracker Bobblehead. The officially licensed bobbleheads are being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, an official licensee of the Boise State University.
Boise State is currently ranked 10th in the College Football Playoff Rankings, AP Top 25 and AFCA Coaches Poll ahead of Friday night’s huge conference championship game. The Broncos will host UNLV at 6pm on Friday night, with the Runnin’ Rebels entering the game ranked 20th in the College Football Playoff Rankings and 19th in the AP Top 25 and AFCA Coaches Poll. On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff selection committee released the final College Football Playoff projections ahead of Selection Sunday’s final bracket. Boise State is ranked fourth in the bracket and would receive a bye to the quarterfinals and face the winner of the Penn State vs. Arizona State game.
- Released ahead the big Mountain West Championship Game in Boise later tonight, the bobbleheads are now available in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Store at this link.
- The collection features four limited-edition Boise State Bobbleheads including the first with actual blue turf bases. The bobbleheads all feature Boise State’s mascot, Buster Bronco, and include a Standard Bobblehead, a Blue Turf Bobblehead, a Push-Up Counter Bobblehead and a Top 25 Ranking Tracker Bobblehead.
- The bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in April, are $35 for the Standard Bobblehead and $40 each for the other three bobbleheads plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order. A set of four is also available for a discounted price of $150.
- Each bobblehead will be individually numbered to 2,024.
- The first costumed mascot named Buster Bronco appeared in 1974. The idea to have a Bronco as the school’s mascot originated during the first year of classes in 1932 when the school was known as Boise Junior College. Students picked the mascot because it represented the wild horses that roamed the Owyhee Mountains. In 1935 and 1936, the student body constructed paper and wooden broncos, nicknamed Elmer. The mascot was paraded downtown and set on fire before each Homecoming game. Throughout the 1960s, various live horses represented the Broncos. In the 1970s, Boise State president John Barnes recommended the Associated Student Body president and College Union Director encourage the students to create a costumed mascot like the Idaho State Bengal.
- During football games on the one-of-a-kind blue turf field at Albertsons Stadium, Buster Bronco has been known to perform push-ups on a raised platform for each point on the scoreboard for Boise State when the Broncos score a touchdown or convert a field goal.
- “We’re excited to unveil this unique Boise State Broncos Bobblehead Collection in conjunction with the Mountain West Conference Championship Game tonight with an opportunity for Boise State to make the College Football Playoff,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “These bobbleheads will be the perfect way for Boise State fans, alumni, students, faculty, and staff to show off their school pride!”
- The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, which is located at 170 S. 1st. St. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened to the public on February 1st, 2019. The HOF and Museum also produces high quality, customized bobbleheads for retail sale as well as organizations, individuals, and teams across the country.