| 1996 Boise State Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 2–10 (1–4 Big West) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tom Mason (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Bronco Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada + | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State + | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season, their first in Division I-A. The Broncos competed in the Big West Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Led by fourth-year head coach Pokey Allen and interim head coach Tom Mason, Boise State finished the season at 2–10 (1–4 in Big West, fifth).
Diagnosed with a rare and aggressive muscle cancer (rhabdomyosarcoma) shortly after the 1994 season,[1] Allen underwent surgery in August 1996,[2] then returned to coach the final two games of the season.[3][4] While visiting relatives in Montana over the holidays,[4] Allen's condition worsened and he died in Missoula on December 30.[5][6][7][8]
- ^ "Allen has tumor". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). December 21, 1994. p. C1.
- ^ "BSU coach undergoes lengthy cancer surgery". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 16, 1996. p. 4B.
- ^ "Cancer-stricken coach returns to BSU". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. November 12, 1996. p. 1B.
- ^ a b "Allen's health deteriorating". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 30, 1996. p. 3B.
- ^ "Pokey Allen, 53, football coach". New York Times. Associated Press. December 31, 1996. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ "'Coach Allen touched a lot of guys...'". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. December 31, 1996. p. 1B.
- ^ Boling, Dave (January 5, 1997). "Allen's cancer fight taught each of us a lesson in courage". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C10.
- ^ "Friends gather to remember Allen". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. January 2, 1997. p. 3C.