This was their first year in the WAC after leaving the Big West Conference, which dropped football.

Two weeks later, they began a 65-game regular season home winning streak that continued through October 2011 (BSU lost a bowl game at Bronco Stadium in 2005).

This prompted the introduction of the Governor's Trophy by UI alumnus Dirk Kempthorne to continue the series.

The first game for the trophy was easily won by BSU and ironically played out of state, in Pullman, Washington.

BSU joined the Mountain West Conference after the 2010 season; that was the most recent meeting and the Broncos hold a twelve-game winning streak over the Vandals, who last won in 1998.