1996 Boise State Broncos football team information
American college football season
1996Boise State Broncos football
Conference
Big West Conference
Record
2–10 (1–4 Big West)
Head coach
Pokey Allen (4th season; final 2 games)
Tom Mason (interim, first 10 games)
Defensive coordinator
Tom Mason (4th season)
Home stadium
Bronco Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big West Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions
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.
^ ab"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.
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