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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]
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 13–3815,555 [ 9]
October 11 at Montana State L 7–219,521 [ 10]
October 18 Montana ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID W 17–09,782 [ 2]
October 25 Western Montana * ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID W 41–0[ 11]
November 1 at No. T–10 Nevada W 33–268,142 [ 12]
November 8 at Idaho W 28–2112,000 [ 13] [ 14]
November 15 Weber State ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID W 46–5[ 15]
November 22 No. 9 Boise State ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID L 13–2213,865 [ 16]
[ 17]
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: [ 13] [ 14]
^ 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 .
^ "Logger aerial show snaps losing streak" . Arizona Daily Sun . October 5, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bobcats claw ISU" . Great Falls Tribune . October 12, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – 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.
^ "Idaho State revenges early loss" . The Idaho Statesman . November 16, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Broncos best Bengals" . The Idaho Statesman . November 23, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Year by Year Results" .
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