1980 Idaho State Bengals football team

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.

1980 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumASISU Minidome
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Boise State $^6101030
Idaho430650
Nevada430641
Idaho State*440650
Weber State*440470
Montana State340460
Northern Arizona340560
Montana160370
  • $ – 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

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 18Montana
  • 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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OTSteve AndersonJr
FBCliff BaxterSo
WRJerry BirdJr
TERod ChildsJr
WRCraig CorpJr
WRCharles EwingJr
HBLamar Fite
GDave KinnunenSr
QB12Dirk KoetterJr
QB19Mike MachurekJr
GKen NoelJr
CGeorge RipleySr
TBDwain WilsonJr
OTDan TaylorSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DBReggie Chapman
LBGregg FeitnerSr
FSAaron GrahamSr
CBWilliam HarrisonSr
DTJack LewisSr
LBMarvin LewisSr
SSBob MatseySr
DTJohn NautJr
CBSteve ScottSo
NGGeorge SemonsJr
LBDave WalserJr
LBEd WhiteSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK, P3Case deBruijnJr
KRWilliam HarrisonSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References