1998 Boise State Broncos football team

The 1998 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Broncos competed in the Big West Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Led by first-year head coach Dirk Koetter, Boise State was 6–5 overall and 2–3 in conference play.

1998 Boise State Broncos football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	6–5 (2–3 Big West)
Head coach	Dirk Koetter (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Hawkins (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Guy (1st season)
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big West Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Idaho $		4	–	1					9	–	3
Nevada		3	–	2					6	–	5
North Texas		3	–	2					3	–	8
Boise State		2	–	3					6	–	5
Utah State		2	–	3					3	–	8
New Mexico State		1	–	4					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5		Cal State Northridge*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 26–13	25,127
September 12	7:00 pm	Washington State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID ^[1]^[2]	L 21–33	26,189
September 19		Portland State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID ^[3]	W 42–24	22,412
September 26	7:00 pm	at Utah*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT^[4]^[5]	W 31–28	36,037
October 3		at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 28–63	17,623
October 10		North Texas	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 13–21	21,252
October 17		Weber State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 24–13	20,766
October 24		Utah State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID ^[6]	W 30–16	19,561
October 31		at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV^[7] (rivalry)	L 24–52	24,279
November 7		at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM^[8]	W 55–51	12,034
November 21	1:00 pm	Idaho	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID ^[9]^[10] (rivalry)	L 35–36 ^OT	30,208
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

Source:^[11][12]

References

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4. "Boise State at Utah". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 26, 1998. p. D4.
5. "BSU ends Utes' unbeaten run". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 27, 1998. p. 5B.
6. "Interception returns spur Broncos over USU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 25, 1998. p. 5B.
7. "Wolf Pack humbles Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 1, 1998. p. 4B.
8. "QB Sparks Broncos, outguns Aggies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 8, 1998. p. 4B.
9. Sahlberg, Bert (November 21, 1998). "UI on verge of something big". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
10. Sahlberg, Bert (November 22, 1998). "Humanitarian approach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
11. "1998 Boise State Broncos Schedule". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
12. "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 160.