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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.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 3 at Long Beach State * W 29–106,032 [ 6]
September 10 Sam Houston State * W 14–1020,383 [ 7]
September 17 at Northern Arizona W 24–2120,383
September 24 8:00 pm at Eastern Washington No. 11 L 28–344,513 [ 8]
October 1 7:00 pm Weber State No. 19 W 31–2720,890
October 15 at Montana State No. 13 L 7–519,807 [ 9]
October 22 7:00 pm No. 12 Montana W 31–2819,059
October 29 7:00 pm No. 17 Nevada W 40–2822,178
November 5 7:30 pm at Idaho State No. 17 W 31–107,125 [ 10]
November 12 1:30 pm Eastern Illinois * No. 15 W 12–712,871 [ 11]
November 19 2:30 pm No. 2 Idaho No. 13 L 20–2623,687 [ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
November 26 No. 8 Northwestern State No. 12 L 13–2210,537 [ 5] [ 12]
[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [ 16]
^ a b Tatko, Mike (November 20, 1988). "Vandals, BSU play for Big Sky title" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ a b Tatko, Mike (November 20, 1988). "Idaho victory twice as nice" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ a b Meehan, Jim (November 21, 1988). "No. 1-ranked Vandals Sky-high" . Idahonian . (Moscow). p. 1B.
^ a b "Boise State begins playoffs as underdogs" . Idahonian . Moscow. Associated Press. November 26, 1988. p. 2D.
^ a b "Blocked punt helps Northwestern State beat BSU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. November 27, 1988. p. 6B.
^ 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 .
^ "Last second touchdown lifts BSU over SMS" . South Idaho Press . September 11, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Gerheim, Earl (September 24, 1988). "Young Boise has edge over young EWU" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. B1.
^ "Broncos suffer worst loss ever" . Idahonian . (Moscow). Associated Press. October 17, 1988. p. 3B.
^ "Boise St. 31, Idaho St. 10" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 6, 1988. p. 5D.
^ "Boise St. 12, E. Illinois 7" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 13, 1988. p. 5B.
^ "BSU runs out of miracles" . The Idaho Statesman . November 27, 1987. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1988 Boise State Broncos Schedule" . CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "Football media guide" . Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 158.
^ "Division I-AA Championship Results" (PDF) . NCAA.org. Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "Idaho at Boise State: probable starting lineups" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). November 19, 1988. p. 4B.
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