1980 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumASISU Minidome
1980 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Boise State $^ 6 1 010 3 0
Idaho 4 3 06 5 0
Nevada 4 3 06 4 1
Idaho State* 4 4 06 5 0
Weber State* 4 4 04 7 0
Montana State 3 4 04 6 0
Northern Arizona 3 4 05 6 0
Montana 1 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Idaho State and Weber State met twice in league play with each game counting as a half game.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1980 Idaho State Bengals football team represented the Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Kragthorpe, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 6–5 (4–4 in Big Sky, fourth). Home games were played at the ASISU Minidome (now Holt Arena), an indoor venue on campus in Pocatello, Idaho.

Before their first win in late September, ISU had lost eighteen consecutive games, the longest losing streak in Division I-AA.[1] The homecoming victory over Montana in mid-October was the Bengals' first conference win in nearly three years.[2]

Previously the offensive line and assistant head coach at Brigham Young University, Kragthorpe was hired in late November 1979,[3] following the resignation of Bud Hake after a winless season.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Utah State*L 7–1416,187[5]
September 20at Weber StateL 17–2111,031[6][7]
September 27No. T–10 Portland State*W 59–338,042[1][8]
October 4at Northern ArizonaL 13–38
October 11at Montana StateL 7–21
October 18Montanadagger
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 17–09,782[2]
October 25Western Montana*
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 41–0[9]
November 1at No. T–10 NevadaW 33–268,142[10]
November 8at IdahoW 28–2112,000[11][12]
November 15Weber State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 46–5
November 22No. 9 Boise State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 13–2213,865

[13]

Roster

1980 Idaho State Bengals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT Steve Anderson Jr
FB Cliff Baxter So
WR Jerry Bird Jr
TE Rod Childs Jr
WR Craig Corp Jr
WR Charles Ewing Jr
HB Lamar Fite
G Dave Kinnunen Sr
QB 12 Dirk Koetter Jr
QB 19 Mike Machurek Jr
G Ken Noel Jr
C George Ripley Sr
TB Dwain Wilson Jr
OT Dan Taylor So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Reggie Chapman
LB Gregg Feitner Sr
FS Aaron Graham Sr
CB William Harrison Sr
DT Jack Lewis Sr
LB Marvin Lewis Sr
SS Bob Matsey Sr
DT John Naut Jr
CB Steve Scott So
NG George Semons Jr
LB Dave Walser Jr
LB Ed White Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK, P 3 Case deBruijn Jr
KR William Harrison Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Idaho State 59, PSU 33". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1980.
  2. 1 2 "ISU wins league game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 19, 1980. p. 7B.
  3. "Football coaches: BYU assistant takes over Idaho State program". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1979. p. 1B.
  4. "Idaho State bombed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 25, 1979. p. 3D.
  5. "Utah St. 14, Idaho St. 7". The Spokesman-Review. September 14, 1980 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. "Weber State 21, Idaho State 17". Great Falls Tribune. September 21, 1980 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. "Weber beats ISU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 21, 1980. p. 9C.
  8. "Idaho State hands PSU 59-33 loss". Statesman Journal. September 28, 1980 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. "Idaho St. 41, W. Montana 0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1980. p. 2D.
  10. "Surprise: Bengals rap Reno". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 2, 1980. p. 8B.
  11. 1 2 "Probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 8, 1980. p. 5C.
  12. 1 2 Barrows, Bob (November 9, 1980). "Bengals dash Idaho's Big Sky title hopes". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 2C.
  13. "Year by Year Results".
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