1996 Boise State Broncos football team

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1996 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record2–10 (1–4 Big West)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Mason (4th season)
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Nevada +   4 – 1     9 – 3  
Utah State +   4 – 1     6 – 5  
Idaho   3 – 2     6 – 5  
North Texas   3 – 2     5 – 6  
Boise State   1 – 4     2 – 10  
New Mexico State   0 – 5     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1996 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season, their first in Division I-A. The Broncos competed in the Big West Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Led by fourth-year head coach Pokey Allen and interim head coach Tom Mason, Boise State finished the season at 2–10 (1–4 in Big West, fifth).

Diagnosed with a rare and aggressive muscle cancer (rhabdomyosarcoma) shortly after the 1994 season,[1] Allen underwent surgery in August 1996,[2] then returned to coach the final two games of the season.[3][4] While visiting relatives in Montana over the holidays,[4] Allen's condition worsened and he died in Missoula on December 30.[5][6][7][8]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 317:05 pmCentral Michigan*
L 21–4219,258
September 77:05 pmPortland State*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 33–2219,445[9]
September 147:05 pmEastern Washington*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 21–2718,595[10]
September 2111:05 pmat Hawaii*
L 14–2029,140
September 287:05 pmNorthwestern State*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 16–2018,893
October 58:00 pmat No. 5 Arizona State*
L 7–5649,108
October 122:05 pmat Nevada
L 28–6625,330
October 197:05 pmUtah Statedagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 14–3918,168
November 26:00 pmat Fresno State*
L 7–4136,099
November 91:05 pmNorth Texas
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 27–3018,119
November 161:30 pmat New Mexico State
W 33–32  4,153
November 231:30 pmIdaho
L 19–6422,323[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Allen has tumor". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). December 21, 1994. p. C1.
  2. ^ "BSU coach undergoes lengthy cancer surgery". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 16, 1996. p. 4B.
  3. ^ "Cancer-stricken coach returns to BSU". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. November 12, 1996. p. 1B.
  4. ^ a b "Allen's health deteriorating". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 30, 1996. p. 3B.
  5. ^ "Pokey Allen, 53, football coach". New York Times. Associated Press. December 31, 1996. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "'Coach Allen touched a lot of guys...'". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. December 31, 1996. p. 1B.
  7. ^ Boling, Dave (January 5, 1997). "Allen's cancer fight taught each of us a lesson in courage". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C10.
  8. ^ "Friends gather to remember Allen". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. January 2, 1997. p. 3C.
  9. ^ "Hilde leads BSU to win". The Times-News. September 8, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "EWU shocks Boise". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 15, 1996. p. C1.
  11. ^ "UI bombs BSU, dumps monkeys". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). November 25, 1996. p. 1C.
  12. ^ "1996 Boise State Broncos Schedule". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

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