1978 Idaho State Bengals football team

American college football season

1978 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Bud Hake (2nd season)
Home stadiumASISU Minidome
Seasons
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1978 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Northern Arizona $ 6 0 0 8 2 0
No. T–9 Montana State 4 2 0 8 2 0
Montana 4 2 0 5 6 0
Boise State 3 3 0 7 4 0
Weber State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Idaho 2 4 0 2 9 0
Idaho State 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1978 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bud Hake, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3vs. Utah State*
  • Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
  • Nishinomiya, Japan
L 0–1025,000[1]
September 9at Utah*L 0–5625,822[2]
September 16at Northern ArizonaL 14–34[3]
September 23Portland State*W 27–13[4]
October 7at Northern Colorado*
W 9–7[5]
October 14at Montana State
L 12–2313,650[6]
October 21Montana
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 7–286,615[7]
October 28Boise State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 14–166,983[8]
November 4at Weber StateL 12–347,021[9]
November 11at IdahoL 0–1 (Forfeit)[10][11]
November 18No. 1 Nevada*
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 0–37[12]

References

  1. ^ "Utah State clips Bengals 10–0". The Idaho Statesman. September 4, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Utes cruise past Bengals". The Daily Herald. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NAU commandos dispatch Idaho State, 34–14". The Arizona Republic. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Idaho State gets 1st win, tips PSU 27–13". The Idaho Statesman. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ISU blocks last-minute field goal try to nip N. Colorado". The Times-News. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "MSU remains unbeaten". The Montana Standard. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tips' 7 interceptions baffle Bengals, 28–7". The Billings Gazette. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Last-second field goal saves BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 29, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Hill, Bledsoe guide Weber past Bengals". The Idaho Statesman. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bengals forfeit to Idaho". Spokesman-Review. November 14, 1978. p. 15. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ Drosendahl, Glenn (November 12, 1978). "Vandals claim a forfeit". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  12. ^ "Pack ends season on perfect note". Nevada State Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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