1996 Boise State Broncos football team

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1996 Boise State Broncos football
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Conference Big West Conference
Record2–10 (1–4 Big West)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Tom Mason (4th season)
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Big West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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).

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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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 317:05 pm Central Michigan *
L 21–4219,258
September 77:05 pm Portland State *
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 33–2219,445 [9]
September 147:05 pm Eastern Washington *
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 21–2718,595 [10]
September 2111:05 pmat Hawaii *
L 14–2029,140
September 287:05 pm Northwestern 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 pm Utah State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 14–3918,168
November 26:00 pmat Fresno State *
L 7–4136,099
November 91:05 pm North Texas
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 27–3018,119
November 161:30 pmat New Mexico State
W 33–32  4,153
November 231:30 pm Idaho
L 19–6422,323 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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References

  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. 1 2 "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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