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 year)
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. Homecoming. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:^[10][11][12]

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. 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.