1988 Boise State Broncos football team

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. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Skip Hall, Boise State finished the season 8–4 overall and 5–3 in conference.

1988 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
(capacity: 20,000)
1988 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Idaho $^ 7 –1 –011 –2 –0
No. 16 Montana ^ 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 12 Boise State ^ 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Nevada 4 –4 –07 –4 –0
Northern Arizona 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Weber State 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Montana State 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
Eastern Washington 2 –6 –02 –8 –0
Idaho State 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

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]

In the rivalry game with second-ranked Idaho at Bronco Stadium on November 19,[3] a conference attendance record of 23,687 was set, but the Vandals won for the seventh consecutive year.[4][5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 3at Long Beach State*
W 29–106,032
September 10Sam Houston State*
W 14–1020,383
September 17at Northern Arizona
W 24–2120,383
September 248:00 pmat Eastern WashingtonNo. 11
L 28–344,513
October 1Weber StateNo. 19
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 31–2720,890
October 15at Montana StateNo. 13
L 7–519,807
October 22No. 12 Montana
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 31–2819,059
October 29No. 17 Nevada
W 40–2822,178
November 5at Idaho StateNo. 17
W 31–107,125
November 12Eastern Illinois*No. 15
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID [9]
W 12–712,871
November 192:30 pmNo. 2 IdahoNo. 13
L 20–2623,687
November 26No. 8 Northwestern StateNo. 12
L 13–2210,537

[10][11][12]

Roster
1988 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K Mike Black Fr
P 20 Tom Schimmer Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Source:[13]

References
  1. "Boise State begins playoffs as underdogs". Idahonian. Moscow. Associated Press. November 26, 1988. p. 2D.
  2. "Blocked punt helps Northwestern State beat BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 27, 1988. p. 6B.
  3. Tatko, Mike (November 20, 1988). "Vandals, BSU play for Big Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. Tatko, Mike (November 20, 1988). "Idaho victory twice as nice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. Meehan, Jim (November 21, 1988). "No. 1-ranked Vandals Sky-high". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  6. Gerheim, Earl (September 24, 1988). "Young Boise has edge over young EWU". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. B1.
  7. "Broncos suffer worst loss ever". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. October 17, 1988. p. 3B.
  8. "Boise St. 31, Idaho St. 10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 6, 1988. p. 5D.
  9. "Boise St. 12, E. Illinois 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 13, 1988. p. 5B.
  10. "1988 Boise State Broncos Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. 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.
  13. "Idaho at Boise State: probable starting lineups". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 19, 1988. p. 4B.
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