1986 Boise State Broncos football team

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1986 Boise State Broncos football
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Conference Big Sky Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
Seasons
←  1985
1987  →
1986 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Nevada $^ 7 –0 –013 –1 –0
No. 16 Idaho ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Northern Arizona 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Montana* 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Boise State 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Weber State 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Montana State 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Idaho State* 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Montana and Idaho State played twice.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1986 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Led by fourth-year head coach Lyle Setencich, Boise State finished the season at 5–6 overall (3–4 in conference, fifth).

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Prior to the season, BSU athletic director Gene Bleymaier had blue AstroTurf installed in Bronco Stadium, the first non-green field in the NCAA. [1] [2]

Boise State struggled with injuries and had its first losing season in four decades; shortly after the season concluded in Boise with a fifth consecutive loss in the series with rival Idaho, Setencich resigned. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 62:00 pmat No. 8 Eastern Washington *No. 15
L 19–215,530 [4]
September 137:00 pm Humboldt State *
W 74–017,456 [5]
September 27at Idaho State
L 6–2511,055 [6]
October 4at Montana State
W 31–147,027 [7]
October 117:00 pm Montana
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 31–016,444 [8]
October 187:00 pm Weber State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 23–1315,169 [9]
October 252:30 pmat Oregon State *
L 3–3421,264 [10] [11]
November 17:00 pmat Northern Arizona
L 14–179,488 [12]
November 81:30 pmNo. 1 Nevada Dagger-14-plain.png
L 16–2117,934 [13]
November 151:30 pm Northwestern State *
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 31–1711,159 [14]
November 221:30 pmNo. 20 Idaho
L 14–2121,275 [15]

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References

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