1988 Boise State Broncos football team

1988 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Idaho $^ 7 1 0 11 2 0
No. 16 Montana ^ 6 2 0 8 4 0
No. 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

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.

  1. ^ Tatko, Mike (November 20, 1988). "Vandals, BSU play for Big Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  2. ^ Tatko, Mike (November 20, 1988). "Idaho victory twice as nice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  3. ^ Meehan, Jim (November 21, 1988). "No. 1-ranked Vandals Sky-high". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  4. ^ a b "Boise State begins playoffs as underdogs". Idahonian. Moscow. Associated Press. November 26, 1988. p. 2D.
  5. ^ "Blocked punt helps Northwestern State beat BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 27, 1988. p. 6B.