BOISE, Idaho — This Day In Sports…September 26, 1998:

We talked about Dirk Koetter’s head coaching debut at Boise State three weeks ago. It’s worth circling back to the subject of Koetter to revisit one of the most storied drives in Broncos history. It led to a 31-28 Boise State upset of Utah in Salt Lake City. With 2:08 left, quarterback Nate Sparks replaced Bart Hendricks, who had produced a pretty good night. But Koetter had a hunch. The Broncos had the ball on their own one-yard-line, trailing 28-24. Sparks marched Boise State 99 yards, capping the drive on an 11-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Smith with 45 seconds left on the clock.

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It was a pivotal win for Boise State, coming as it did over a quality team from t

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