2012 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Kramer, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the Big Sky. Idaho State played their home games at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

2012 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mike Kramer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Bailey (2nd season)
Home stadium	Holt Arena

2012 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 5 Montana State +^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 12 Cal Poly +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 20 Northern Arizona		6	–	2					8	–	3
Sacramento State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Utah		4	–	4					5	–	6
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5					5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5					4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Weber State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 pm	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		L 21–49	35,282
September 8	4:00 pm	Black Hills State*	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Big Sky TV	W 38–5	6,228
September 22	1:30 pm	at No. 22 (FBS) Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 7–73	84,923
September 29	1:30 pm	Sacramento State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Big Sky TV	L 31–54	7,882
October 6	6:05 pm	at Portland State	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR	CSNNW/Big Sky TV	L 10–77	5,754
October 13	4:00 pm	UC Davis	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Big Sky TV	L 45–52	5,212
October 20	1:30 pm	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Big Sky TV	L 14–52	4,155
October 27	1:30 pm	at Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	RTNW	L 24–70	24,152
November 3	4:00 pm	No. 12 Northern Arizona	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Big Sky TV	L 10–50	5,144
November 10	7:00 pm	at No. 19 Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Big Sky TV	L 14–70	6,326
November 17	4:00 pm	Weber State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Big Sky TV	L 14–40	5,125
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

@ Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	14	7	21
Falcons	7	21	14	7	49

See also: 2012 Air Force Falcons football team

Black Hills State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	2	3	0	0	5
Bengals	7	14	10	7	38

@ Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	7	7
#22 Cornhuskers	35	10	21	7	73

See also: 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	14	13	7	20	54
Bengals	14	9	0	8	31

See also: 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team

@ Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	10	0	0	10
Vikings	7	28	28	14	77

See also: 2012 Portland State Vikings football team

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	14	14	14	52
Bengals	14	3	14	14	45

See also: 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team

@ Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	0	7	14
Bears	14	14	24	0	52

See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team

@ Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	3	7	7	7	24
Grizzlies	21	21	21	7	70

See also: 2012 Montana Grizzlies football team

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Lumberjacks	12	14	7	17	50
Bengals	7	3	0	0	10

See also: 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

@ Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	7	0	14
#19 Mustangs	28	14	14	14	70

See also: 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	16	11	0	13	40
Bengals	0	0	14	0	14

See also: 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team