1988 Boise State Broncos football team

1988 Boise State Broncos football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 13–22 vs. Northwestern State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	8–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Skip Hall (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium
Seasons ←  1987 1989  →

1988 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Idaho $^	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Montana ^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Boise State ^	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Nevada	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Weber State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Montana State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Eastern Washington	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Idaho State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1988 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1988 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 second-year head coach Skip Hall, they finished the regular season at 8–3 (5–3 in Big Sky, third).

In the rivalry game with second-ranked Idaho at Bronco Stadium on November 19, ^[1] a conference attendance record of 23,687 was set, but the Vandals won for the seventh consecutive year. ^{[2] [3]}

The Broncos made the Division I-AA playoffs, ^[4] the first time since 1981, but lost at home in the first round to Northwestern State to finish at 8–4. ^[5] The Big Sky had three teams in the 16–team playoffs for the first time; ^[4] Montana lost at Idaho in the first round and the Vandals were stopped in the semifinals.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3		at Long Beach State *		Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 29–10	6,032	[6]
September 10		Sam Houston State *		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 14–10	20,383	[7]
September 17		at Northern Arizona		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 24–21 2OT	20,383	[8]
September 24	8:00 pm	at Eastern Washington	No. 11	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 28–34	4,513	[9]
October 1	7:00 pm	Weber State	No. 19	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 31–27	20,890	[10]
October 15		at Montana State	No. 13	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 7–51	9,807	[11]
October 22	7:00 pm	No. 12 Montana		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 31–28	19,059	[12]
October 29	7:00 pm	No. 17 Nevada		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	W 40–28	22,178	[13]
November 5	7:30 pm	at Idaho State	No. 17	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 31–10	7,125	[14]
November 12	1:30 pm	Eastern Illinois *	No. 15	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 12–7	12,871	[15]
November 19	2:30 pm	No. 2 Idaho	No. 13	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 20–26	23,687	[1] [2] [3]
November 26		No. 8 Northwestern State	No. 12	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 13–22	10,537	[5] [16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

1988 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Duane Halliday So RB Todd Kinzel So RB Chris Thomas Fr RB Robby Washington WR Winky White So WR Jon Youngblood WR Terry Heffner So OT David Koch Fr G Dave Giacomazzo So C Pat McDade Jr G 51 Eric Croll Sr OT Robert Miller So TE 93 Jeff Lindsley Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 47 Shawn Ellis Sr DT Shawn Anderson Fr NT Anthony Hernandez So DE Erik Helgeson So LB Tim O'Connor So LB Scott Russell So LB Tim Langhans So CB Keith Moroka So CB 17 Chris Truitt So FS Rod Johnson So SS Kenny Kuehl So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Mike Black Fr P 20 Tom Schimmer Sr	Head coach Skip Hall (2nd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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References

1. Tatko, Mike (November 20, 1988). "Vandals, BSU play for Big Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
2. Tatko, Mike (November 20, 1988). "Idaho victory twice as nice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
3. Meehan, Jim (November 21, 1988). "No. 1-ranked Vandals Sky-high". Idahonian. Moscow. p. 1B.
4. "Boise State begins playoffs as underdogs". Idahonian. Moscow. Associated Press. November 26, 1988. p. 2D.
5. "Blocked punt helps Northwestern State beat BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 27, 1988. p. 6B.
6. Dick Wagner (September 4, 1988). "Boise St. Has Night at Beach". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-9. Retrieved February 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Last second touchdown lifts BSU over SMS". South Idaho Press. September 11, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Boise State recovers fumble in second OT, edges NAU". The Arizona Republic. September 18, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. Gerheim, Earl (September 24, 1988). "Young Boise has edge over young EWU". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. B1.
10. "Boise State edges Weber State 31–27". The Times-News. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Broncos suffer worst loss ever". Idahonian. Moscow. Associated Press. October 17, 1988. p. 3B.
12. "BSU wins another stunner". The Idaho Statesman. October 23, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "BSU whips Wolf Pack". The Idaho Statesman. October 30, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Boise St. 31, Idaho St. 10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 6, 1988. p. 5D.
15. "Boise St. 12, E. Illinois 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 13, 1988. p. 5B.
16. "BSU runs out of miracles". The Idaho Statesman. November 27, 1987. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
17. "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 158.
18. "Division I-AA Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
19. "Idaho at Boise State: probable starting lineups". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 19, 1988. p. 4B.

External links

• BSU University News – student newspaper – 1988 editions