1986_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team

1986 Boise State Broncos football
1986 Boise State Broncos football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Lyle Setencich (4th season);
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Boise State Broncos football team

American college football season

The 1986 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1986 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 fourth-year head coach Lyle Setencich, Boise State finished the season at 5–6 overall (3–4 in conference, fifth).

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Prior to the season, BSU athletic director Gene Bleymaier had blue AstroTurf installed in Bronco Stadium, the first non-green field in the NCAA.^[1]^[2]

Boise State struggled with injuries and had its first losing season in four decades; shortly after the season concluded in Boise with a fifth consecutive loss in the series with rival Idaho, Setencich resigned.^[3]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	2:00 pm	at No. 8 Eastern Washington*	No. 15	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 19–21	5,530
September 13		Humboldt State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 74–0	17,465
September 27		at Idaho State		ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 6–25	11,055	^[4]
October 4		at Montana State		Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 31–14	7,027
October 11		Montana		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 31–0	16,444
October 18		Weber State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 23–13	15,169
October 25		at Oregon State*		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 3–34	21,264
November 1		at Northern Arizona		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 14–17	9,488
November 8		No. 1 Nevada		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 16–21	17,934
November 15		Northwestern State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 31–17	11,159
November 22	1:30 pm	No. 20 Idaho		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 14–21	21,275
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Nevada $^	7	–	0	–	0	13	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Montana*	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Boise State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State*	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Montana and Idaho State played twice. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

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