List of Idaho State Bengals football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Idaho State Bengals football team.[1] Representing Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, the Bengals compete in the Big Sky Conference at the NCAA Division I FCS level, as they have since 1963. Idaho State plays their home games at the 12,000-seat Holt Arena.

Holt Arena, the home of Idaho State football since 1970.

The Bengals won their first and only national championship in 1981, defeating Eastern Kentucky in the Division I-AA (now FCS) title game. They have eight conference championships in program history, including five in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and three in the Big Sky. They have finished the season ranked eight times, most recently in 2014.

The current head coach of Idaho State is Cody Hawkins, who begins his first season in 2023.[2]

Seasons

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Legend

 National champions
  Conference champions
   ^ Bowl game berth / playoff result

List of Idaho State Bengals football seasons[1]
Season Team Head coach Conference Regular season results Postseason results Final ranking
Overall Conference Bowl game/Playoff result STATS/NCAA Poll[a] Coaches' Poll
Win Loss Tie Win Loss Tie Finish[3]
Academy of Idaho Bantams
1902 1902 Herbert Cheney Independent 5 0 0
1903 1903 0 1 1
1904 1904 Charles Rowe 1 3 0
1905 1905 Hubert Upjohn 3 0 2
1906 1906 0 2 1
1907 1907 John Morris 6 3 0
1908 1908 2 2 0
1909 1909 Harvey Holmes 4 0 0
1910 1910 6 0 0
1911 1911 6 3 0
1912 1912 1 2 0
1913 1913 6 1 0
1914 1914 6 1 0
Idaho Technical Tigers
1915 1915 Reuben Bronson Independent 4 3 0
1916 1916 5 2 0
1917 1917 John A. Fogt Independent 2 2 0
1918   Season canceled due to influenza epidemic
1919 1919 Reuben Bronson 2 3 1
1920 1920 Ralph Hutchinson 3 3 0
1921 1921 6 2 0
1922 1922 4 3 0
1923 1923 3 2 1
1924 1924 5 2 0
1925 1925 2 4 0
1926 1926 1 4 0
Idaho Southern Branch Tigers
1927 1927 Ralph Hutchinson Independent 1 4 1
1928 1928 Felix Plastino 5 1 1
1929 1929 6 4 0
1930 1930 4 3 0
1931 1931 7 1 0
1932 1932 3 4 1
1933 1933 5 1 0
1934 1934 4 2 1
Idaho Southern Branch Bengals
1935 1935 Guy Wicks Independent 7 0 1
1936 1936 4 4 0
1937 1937 6 3 0
1938 1938 4 3 0
1939 1939 5 2 0
1940 1940 3 5 0
1941 1941 John Vesser 5 1 2
1942 1942 4 2 0
1943   No team due to World War II
1944 1946 4 5 0
1945   No team due to World War II
1946 1946 4 3 1
Idaho State Bengals
1947 1947 John Vesser Independent 3 5 1
1948 1948 6 1 1
1949 1949 6 2 1
1950 1950 Rocky Mountain 4 4 0 4 1 0 T-2nd
1951 1951 5 4 0 3 2 0 T-2nd
1952 1952 Babe Caccia 8 0 0 5 0 0 1st
1953 1953 6 2 0 5 0 0 1st
1954 1954 4 4 0 3 2 0 3rd
1955 1955 8 1 0 5 0 0 1st
1956 1956 6 3 0 3 2 0 2nd
1957 1957 9 0 0 6 0 0 1st
1958 1958 4 5 0 3 3 0 T-3rd
1959 1959 6 2 0 4 0 0 1st 16
1960 1960 6 2 0 3 1 0 2nd
1961 1961 Independent 5 2 1 13
1962 1962 3 6 0
1963 1963 Big Sky 5 3 0 3 1 0 1st
1964 1964 6 3 0 3 1 0 2nd
1965 1965 3 5 1 1 3 0 T-4th
1966 1966 Leo McKillip 3 6 0 1 3 0 4th
1967 1967 1 9 0 0 4 0 5th
1968 1968 Ed Cavanaugh 4 5 0 1 3 0 4th
1969 1969 5 5 0 2 2 0 3rd
1970 1970 5 5 0 3 2 0 3rd
1971 1971 6 4 0 2 3 0 5th
1972 1972 Bob Griffin 7 3 0 4 1 0 2nd 14
1973[b] 1973 2 9 0 0 6 0 7th
1974 1974 5 5 0 2 4 0 6th
1975 1975 7 3 0 4 2 0 2nd
1976 1976 Joe Pascale 1 9 0 0 6 0 7th
1977 1977 Bud Hake 3 8 0 2 4 0 T-4th
1978[c] 1978 2 8 0 0 6 0 7th
1979 1979 0 11 0 0 7 0 8th
1980 1980 Dave Kragthorpe 6 5 0 4 4 0 T-4th
1981 1981 12 1 0 6 1 0 1st NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — National Champions ^ 2
1982 1982 3 8 0 1 6 0 8th
1983 1983 Jim Koetter 8 4 0 5 2 0 2nd NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^ 12
1984 1984 5 6 0 4 3 0 T-3rd
1985 1985 5 6 0 3 4 0 5th
1986 1986 2 9 0 1 7 0 8th
1987 1987 3 7 1 3 5 0 7th
1988 1988 Garth Hall 0 11 0 0 8 0 9th
1989 1989 3 7 0 2 6 0 T-6th
1990 1990 3 8 0 1 7 0 9th
1991 1991 3 7 1 2 6 0 7th
1992 1992 Brian McNeely 3 8 0 1 6 0 8th
1993 1993 2 9 0 0 7 0 8th
1994 1994 6 5 0 4 3 0 T-4th
1995 1995 6 5 0 4 3 0 6th
1996[d] 1996 4 7 2 6 7th
1997 1997 Tom Walsh 3 8 2 6 8th
1998 1998 3 8 2 6 9th
1999 1999 Larry Lewis 4 7 2 6 T-7th
2000 2000 6 5 4 4 6th
2001 2001 4 7 1 6 T-7th
2002 2002 8 3 5 2 T-1st 18
2003 2003 8 4 4 3 T-4th 22
2004 2004 3 8 2 5 T-6th
2005 2005 5 6 3 4 6th
2006 2006 2 9 1 7 8th
2007 2007 John Zamberlin 3 8 2 6 8th
2008 2008 1 10 1 7 T-8th
2009 2009 1 10 1 7 T-7th
2010 2010 1 10 0 8 9th
2011 2011 Mike Kramer 2 9 1 7 8th
2012 2012 1 10 0 8 13th
2013 2013 3 9 1 7 T-11th
2014 2014 8 4 6 2 T-2nd 25
2015 2015 2 9 1 7 T-12th
2016 2016 2 9 1 7 13th
2017 2017 Rob Phenicie 4 7 2 6 T-9th
2018 2018 6 5 5 3 T-4th
2019 2019 3 9 2 6 T-9th
2020[e] 2020 2 4 2 4 5th
2021 2021 1 10 1 7 T-11th
2022 2022 Charlie Ragle 1 10 1 7 T-11th
Totals All-time:
479–551–21
(.466)
Conference:
168–301
(.358)
  Postseason:
3–1
(.750)
 

Notes

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  1. ^ Since Division I was split into subdivisions, the NCAA poll was the major poll used at the I-AA (FCS) level until 1992, when it was replaced by The Sports Network poll. Beginning in 2015, the FCS now uses the STATS poll.
  2. ^ The NCAA switched to its current divisional system in 1973. Idaho State was classified as a Division II program (formerly College Division).
  3. ^ The NCAA split Division I into subdivisions in 1978. Idaho State, along with the rest of the Big Sky Conference, moved up to I-AA.
  4. ^ Overtime rules were added for NCAA football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.
  5. ^ The Fall 2020 Big Sky football season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league play resuming in a shortened Spring 2021 season.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Year by Year Results". ISUBengals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cody Hawkins Named Football Head Coach". ISUBengals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Big Sky Conference Football Media Guide and Record Book" (PDF). Big Sky Conference. Retrieved June 21, 2023.