1996_Boise_State_Broncos_football_season

1996 Boise State Broncos football team

1996 Boise State Broncos football team

American college football season

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).

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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]

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References

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    "Allen has tumor". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). December 21, 1994. p. C1.
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    "BSU coach undergoes lengthy cancer surgery". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 16, 1996. p. 4B.
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    "Cancer-stricken coach returns to BSU". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. November 12, 1996. p. 1B.
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    "Allen's health deteriorating". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 30, 1996. p. 3B.
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    "Pokey Allen, 53, football coach". New York Times. Associated Press. December 31, 1996. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
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    "'Coach Allen touched a lot of guys...'". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. December 31, 1996. p. 1B.
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    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.
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    "Friends gather to remember Allen". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. January 2, 1997. p. 3C.
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    "Hilde leads BSU to win". The Times-News. September 8, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "1996 Boise State Broncos Schedule". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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