1988 Boise State Broncos football team

1988 Boise State Broncos football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1988 record 8–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach Skip Hall (2nd season)
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
(capacity: 20,000)
1988 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Idaho $^ 7 – 1 – 0     11 – 2 – 0
#16 Montana ^ 6 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
#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 – 0
Idaho State 0 – 8 – 0     0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Idaho earned automatic berth and Montana and
    Boise State earned at-large berths in I-AA playoffs.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll
(released before playoffs)

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 at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Led by second-year head coach Skip Hall, Boise State finished the season 8–4 overall and 5–3 in conference.

The Broncos made the Division I-AA playoffs,[1] the first time since 1981, but lost at home in the first round to Northwestern State.[2] The Big Sky Conference had three teams in the 16-team playoffs for the first time.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 3 at Long Beach State* Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA W 29–10   6,032
September 10 Sam Houston State* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID W 14–10   20,383
September 17 at Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ W 24–21   20,383
September 24 at Eastern Washington Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA [3] L 28–34   4,513
October 1 Weber State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID W 31–27   20,890
October 15 at Montana State Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT [4] L  7–51   9,807
October 22 Montana Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID W 31–28   19,059
October 29 Nevada Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID W 40–28   22,178
November 5 at Idaho State Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID [5] W 31–10   7,125
November 12 Eastern Illinois* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [6] W 12–7   12,871
November 19 2:30 pm Idaho Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [7][8][9] (Rivalry) L 20–26   23,687
November 26 Northwestern State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [2] (Div. I-AA playoffs) L 13–22   10,537
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[10][11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Boise State begins playoffs as underdogs". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. November 26, 1988. p. 2D.
  2. 1 2 "Blocked punt helps Northwestern State beat BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 27, 1988. p. 6B.
  3. ↑ Gerheim, Earl (September 24, 1988). "Young Boise has edge over young EWU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  4. ↑ "Broncos suffer worst loss ever". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. October 17, 1988. p. 3B.
  5. ↑ "Boise St. 31, Idaho St. 10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 6, 1988. p. 5D.
  6. ↑ "Boise St. 12, E. Illinois 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 13, 1988. p. 5B.
  7. ↑ Tatko, Mike (November 20, 1988). "Vandals, BSU play for Big Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  8. ↑ Tatko, Mike (November 20, 1988). "Idaho victory twice as nice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  9. ↑ Meehan, Jim (November 21, 1988). "No. 1-ranked Vandals Sky-high". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  10. ↑ "1988 Boise State Broncos Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 158.
  12. ↑ "Division I-AA Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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