American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 at Utah State * L 7–1416,187 [5] September 20 at Weber State L 17–2111,031 [6] [7] September 27 No. T–10 Portland State * W 59–338,042 [1] [8] October 4 at Northern Arizona L 13–38 October 11 at Montana State L 7–21 October 18 Montana ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID W 17–09,782 [2] October 25 Western Montana * ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID W 41–0[9] November 1 at No. T–10 Nevada W 33–268,142 [10] November 8 at Idaho W 28–2112,000 [11] [12] November 15 Weber State ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID W 46–5 November 22 No. 9 Boise State ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID L 13–2213,865
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1980 Idaho State Bengals football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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 Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Source: [11] [12] References [ edit ] ^ a b "Idaho State 59, PSU 33" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1980. ^ a b "ISU wins league game" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 19, 1980. p. 7B. ^ "Football coaches: BYU assistant takes over Idaho State program" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1979. p. 1B. ^ "Idaho State bombed" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 25, 1979. p. 3D. ^ "Utah St. 14, Idaho St. 7" . The Spokesman-Review . September 14, 1980 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Weber State 21, Idaho State 17" . Great Falls Tribune . September 21, 1980 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Weber beats ISU" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 21, 1980. p. 9C. ^ "Idaho State hands PSU 59-33 loss" . Statesman Journal . September 28, 1980 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Idaho St. 41, W. Montana 0" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1980. p. 2D. ^ "Surprise: Bengals rap Reno" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 2, 1980. p. 8B. ^ a b "Probable starters" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). November 8, 1980. p. 5C. ^ a b Barrows, Bob (November 9, 1980). "Bengals dash Idaho's Big Sky title hopes" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 2C. ^ "Year by Year Results" .
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold