Boise State
has an opportunity this spring to make more history and accomplish something
very few schools ever do. With one more
win by the men’s basketball team and two more by the women’s team, the Broncos
will gain passage into the “10-20-20 Club”, which features membership so
exclusive that only 19 schools have qualified since 1980.
The 10-20-20
Club requires 10 regular-season football wins and 20 regular-season basketball
wins by both the men’s and the women’s team in the same school year. All of this must be accomplished before any conference
championships, football bowl games or national tournaments. . Boise
State’s football team engineered a
10-2 mark during the regular season last fall.
The Bronco men’s basketball team is currently 19-6 and has a minimum of
six games remaining to get their 20th regular-season win. The Lady Bronco basketball team, meanwhile,
is right behind them with a sparkling record of 18-6. The Boise
State women’s team has a minimum of
five games remaining in which to record two needed victories.
The 10-10-20
Club has been achieved just 26 times since 1980, or an average of once per
year. Texas
and Oklahoma have met all of the
requirements three times and Arkansas,
North Carolina and BYU
twice. The other 14 schools in this
exclusive club are: Tennessee,
UNLV, Louisville, Florida,
Washington, Iowa,
Syracuse, Notre Dame, LSU, Toledo,
Colorado State, Utah,
Ohio State
and West Virginia. A complete list follows this article.
Both the Boise State
men’s team, coached by Greg Graham, and the women’s squad headed by Gordy
Presnell, are fighting hard to win respective conference championships. The 10-20-20 Club will be one more feather in their cap, and
something else to follow down the stretch.
The 10-10-20 Club
(since 1980):
1980-1981:
BYU—WAC (11-1 in football, 22-6 in men’s basketball and 20-7
in women’s basketball)
1981-1982:
none
1982-1983:
none
1983-1984:
none
1984-1985:
UNLV—WAC (10-2, 24-3 and 24-4)
Washington—Pac
10 (10-1, 22-9 and 26-2)
1985-1986:
Iowa—Big 10 (10-1, 20-11 and 22-6)
Oklahoma—Big
12 (10-1, 24-7 and 22-5)
1986-1987:
none
1987-1988:
Syracuse—Independent
(11-0, 22-8 and 20-7)
1988-1989:
Arkansas—Southwest
(10-1, 21-6 and 21-6)
1989-1990:
Arkansas—Southwest
(10-1, 23-4 and 22-3)
1990-1991:
Texas—Southwest
(10-1, 20-7 and 21-8)
1991-1992:
none
1992-1993:
none
1993-1994:
North Carolina—ACC
(10-2, 25-3 and 24-2)
1994-1995:
none
1995-1996:
none
1996-1997:
none
1997-1998:
Colorado State—WAC
(10-2, 20-7 and 22-4)
North Carolina—ACC
(10-1, 25-3 and 21-6)
1998-1999:
Tennessee—SEC
(12-0, 20-7 and 25-2)
UCLA—Pac 10 (10-1, 22-8 and 23-7)
1999-2000:
none
2000-2001:
Florida—SEC
(10-2, 22-5 and 23-4)
Oklahoma—Big
12 (12-0, 23-6 and 24-4)
Toledo—MAC
(10-1, 20-9 and 22-5)
2001-2002:
Oklahoma—Big
12 (10-2, 24-4 and 24-3)
2002-2003:
Texas—Big 12
(10-2, 22-5 and 24-4)
2003-2004:
Texas—Big 12
(10-2, 21-6 and 22-5)
2004-2005:
Utah—MWC
(11-0, 25-4 and 23-6)
2005-2006:
LSU—SEC (10-2, 22-7 and 25-2)
2006-2007:
BYU—MWC (10-2, 23-7 and 21-8)
Louisville—Big East
(11-1, 22-8 and 24-6)
Ohio State—Big
10 (12-0, 27-3 and 26-2)
West Virginia—Big
East (10-2, 21-8 and 20-9)