1979 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 1979 Idaho State Bengals football team represented the Idaho State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bud Hake, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 0–11 (0–7 in Big Sky, last), extending their losing streak to sixteen games,^[1] and were winless in conference play for a second straight season. Home games were played at the ASISU Minidome (now Holt Arena), an indoor venue on campus in Pocatello, Idaho.

After the final game of the winless season, Hake resigned with a 5–27 (.156) record in three years.^[1] A few days later, he was succeeded by Dave Kragthorpe, the offensive line coach (and assistant head coach) at Brigham Young University.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 7–24	11,766	[3]
September 15	Northern Colorado*	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 0–32		[4]
September 22	Montana State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 14–31	5,912	[5]
September 29	No. 3 Northern Arizona	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 3–6	5,563	[6]
October 6	Idaho	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 23–28	8,175	[7][8]
October 13	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 24–28	6,626	[9]
October 20	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 0–44	18,639	[10]
November 3	Weber State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 10–14		[11]
November 10	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 14–44	3,872	[12][13][14]
November 17	Cal State Fullerton*	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 7–42	3,865	[15]
November 24	at Texas–Arlington*	Cravens Field Arlington, TX	L 0–48	2,100	[1][16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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