| Year: | 1996 |
| Team: | Boise State Broncos |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big West |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 1–4 |
| Head Coach: | Pokey Allen |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Hc Games: | final 2 games |
| Head Coach2: | Tom Mason |
| Hc Games2: | interim, first 10 games |
| Def Coach: | Tom Mason |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Bronco Stadium |
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]