1996 Boise State Broncos football team
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| 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
August 31Central Michigan*
L 21–42 19,258 September 7Portland State (D-II)*
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID
W 33–22 19,445 September 14Eastern Washington*
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID
L 21–27 18,595 September 21at Hawaii*
L 14–20 29,140 September 28Northwestern State*
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID
L 16–20 18,893 October 57:00 PMat No. 5 Arizona State*
L 7–56 49,108 October 12at Nevada
L 28–66 25,330 October 19Utah State*
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID
L 14–39 18,168 November 2at Fresno State*
L 7–41 36,099 November 9North Texas
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID
L 27–30 18,119 November 16at New Mexico State
W 33–32 4,153 November 231:30 PMIdaho
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID (rivalry)
L 19–64 22,323
Template:CFB Schedule End 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.
- ^ a b "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.