1988 Boise State Broncos football team explained

Year:1988
Team:Boise State Broncos
Sport:football
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:8–4
Conf Record:5–3
Head Coach:Skip Hall
Hc Year:2nd
Stadium:Bronco Stadium
Bowl:NCAA Division I-AA First Round
Bowl Result:
L 13–22 vs. Northwestern State

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

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Roster

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Vandals, BSU play for Big Sky title. Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Tatko. Mike. November 20, 1988 . 1B.
  2. News: Idaho victory twice as nice . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Tatko . Mike. November 20, 1988 . 1B.
  3. News: No. 1-ranked Vandals Sky-high . Idahonian . (Moscow). Meehan . Jim . November 21, 1988 . 1B.
  4. News: Boise State begins playoffs as underdogs. Idahonian . Moscow. Associated Press . November 26, 1988 . 2D.
  5. News: Blocked punt helps Northwestern State beat BSU . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press . November 27, 1988 . 6B.
  6. Web site: 1988 Boise State Broncos Schedule. CFBDataWarehouse.com. November 7, 2016. November 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104205553/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/b/boise_state/1985-1989_yearly_results.php. dead.
  7. Web site: Football media guide . Boise State University Athletics . 2015 . 158.
  8. Web site: Division I-AA Championship Results . NCAA.org. November 7, 2016.
  9. News: Idaho at Boise State: probable starting lineups . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . November 19, 1988 . 4B.