The game against the Broncos will mark the fifth-straight season in which the Hornets have opened their season against a Div. I-A opponent. The contest will also signify the first meeting between the two schools. Last year, Boise State posted a 9-4 overall record and reached the MPC Computers Bowl. A former Big Sky Conference member, the Broncos won seven league titles between 1973 and 1994.

Following an open week, Sacramento State will host Cal Poly on Sept. 16. The Mustangs advanced to the second round of the Div. I-AA playoffs last season and ended the year ranked sixth in the SportsNetwork poll. Cal Poly was 9-4 in 2005 and won its second consecutive Great West Football Conference title.

The schedule does not ease up in the next two weeks as the Hornets travel to Montana on Sept. 23 and Eastern Washington on Sept. 30. Both teams reached the I-AA playoffs last season and shared the Big Sky title with a 5-2 league mark. The team returns to Sacramento for a pair of conference games against Weber State (Oct. 7) and Montana State (Oct. 14). The game against WSU will serve as the University’s Homecoming.

On Oct. 21, the Hornets travel to Northern Arizona where they have been victorious in three of their last four trips. Northern Colorado comes to Hornet Stadium on Oct. 28 for its first meeting against Sacramento State. The Bears, who are in their third season of Div. I-AA, are moving to the Big Sky in 2006.

The final three games include a Nov. 4 trip to Idaho State and the final home game of the season on Nov. 11 against Portland State. The season will conclude on Nov. 18 against UC Davis in the 53rd Annual Causeway Classic.

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