1986 Boise State Broncos football team

1986 Boise State Broncos football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Lyle Setencich (4th season)
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium (capacity: 20,000)
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Nevada $^	7	–	0	–	0			13	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Montana*	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Boise State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State*	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	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).

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	2:00 pm	at No. 8 Eastern Washington *	No. 15	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 19–21	5,530
September 13		Humboldt State *		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 74–0	17,465
September 27		at Idaho State		ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 6–25	11,055	[4]
October 4		at Montana State		Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 31–14	7,027
October 11		Montana		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 31–0	16,444
October 18		Weber State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 23–13	15,169
October 25		at Oregon State *		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 3–34	21,264
November 1		at Northern Arizona		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 14–17	9,488
November 8		No. 1 Nevada		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 16–21	17,934
November 15		Northwestern State *		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 31–17	11,159
November 22	1:30 pm	No. 20 Idaho		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 14–21	21,275
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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References

1. "Twenty years later, Boise State celebrates blue field". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. (Texas). Associated Press. September 15, 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
2. Fox, Tom (August 11, 2011). "Man behind blue turf, Boise State athletic growth, Gene Bleymaier terminated as AD". Idaho Press-Tribune. (Nampa). Retrieved November 24, 2016.
3. Polin, Mitch (October 13, 1987). "College Division: Cal Poly SLO and Setencich get new start". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
4. "Idaho State rolls over Boise State 25-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1986. p. 4C.
5. "1986 Boise State Broncos Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
6. "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 158.