Police officers in the Idaho state capitol are busy following Boise State University games according to high arrest statistics this year.

Police arrested 36 individuals for DUI alone after the BSU v. University of Idaho game last Saturday afternoon. The bulk of arrests came between 5PM and 4AM, when saturation patrols were looking for illegal behavior. In addition to the 36 DUI arrests, police arrested another 15 people for driving related and drinking related activities.

Add to this the 125 citations given for drinking in public, and you have a hefty amount of police activity following the game. However, this number still pales in comparison to the 164 tickets handed out after the BSU v. Oregon game in September.

Police around college campuses often use the tail-gating and party scene around football games as a way to look for impaired driving and alcohol offenses. This is particularly true when the games take place at stadiums not owned by the colleges. College-owned stadiums typically have stricter alcohol policies; most do not serve alcohol at the games.

However, privately owned stadiums hosting college football games may serve beverages. Police are not sure which method is safer. On the one hand, stadiums that do not serve alcohol tend to host more extensive tailgates where students over drink before the game. On the other, stadiums that serve alcohol have a hard time curbing underage drinking.