1996 Boise State Broncos football team
| 1996 Boise State Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| 1996 record | 2–10 (1–4 Big West) |
| Head coach | Pokey Allen, (4th year) |
| Defensive coordinator |
Tom Mason (interim HC) (4th year) |
| Home stadium |
Bronco Stadium (capacity: 20,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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 2–10 and 1–4 in conference play.
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] While visiting relatives in Montana over the holidays,[3] Allen's condition worsened and he died on December 30.[4][5][6][7]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | Central Michigan* | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | L 21–42 | 19,258 | |||||
| September 7 | Portland State (D-II)* | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | W 33–22 | 19,445 | |||||
| September 14 | Eastern Washington* | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | L 21–27 | 18,595 | |||||
| September 21 | at Hawaii* | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 14–20 | 29,140 | |||||
| September 28 | Northwestern State* | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | L 16–20 | 18,893 | |||||
| October 5 | 7:00 PM | at No. 5 Arizona State* | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 7–56 | 49,108 | ||||
| October 12 | at Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (rivalry) | L 28–66 | 25,330 | |||||
| October 19 | Utah State* | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | L 14–39 | 18,168 | |||||
| November 2 | at Fresno State* | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | L 7–41 | 36,099 | |||||
| November 9 | North Texas | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | L 27–30 | 18,119 | |||||
| November 16 | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | W 33–32 | 4,153 | |||||
| November 23 | 1:30 PM | Idaho | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (rivalry) | L 19–64 | 22,323 | ||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||||
Source:[8]
References
- ↑ "Allen has tumor". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). December 21, 1994. p. C1.
- ↑ "BSU coach undergoes lengthy cancer surgery". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 16, 1996. p. 4B.
- 1 2 "Allen's health deteriorating". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 30, 1996. p. 3B.
- ↑ "Pokey Allen, 53, football coach". New York Times. Associated Press. December 31, 1996. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ "'Coach Allen touched a lot of guys...'". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. December 31, 1996. p. 1B.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Friends gather to remember Allen". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1997. p. 3C.
- ↑ "1996 Boise State Broncos Schedule". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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