1983 Idaho State Bengals football team

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1983 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Nevada* $^ 6 1 0 10 4 0
No. 12 Idaho State ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
Idaho 4 3 0 8 3 0
Boise State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Weber State 3 4 0 6 5 0
Montana 3 4 0 4 6 0
Northern Arizona 2 5 0 4 7 0
Montana State 1 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon after UNLV was forced to forfeit the game after an investigation found that ineligible players had participated in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1983 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A charter member of the Big Sky Conference, the Bengals were led by first year head coach Jim Koetter and played their home games at the ASISU MiniDome, later renamed Holt Arena, an indoor venue on campus in Pocatello, Idaho.

After a disappointing season in 1982, the Bengals finished second in the Big Sky with a 5–2 record, and were 8–3 overall in the regular season. Led by senior quarterback Paul Peterson, ISU hosted the first round of the twelve-team I-AA playoffs,[1][2] but lost to conference champion Nevada by seven points.[3]

Schedule

Sep 10at UTEP - (Div. I-A)*

W 12–10 20,193 Sep 17Eastern Washington - (Div. II)*

W 20–13   Sep 24Idaho

  • ASISU MiniDome
  • Pocatello, ID

W 16–37   Oct 01at Nevada

L 7–23   Oct 08Montana State

  • ASISU MiniDome
  • Pocatello, ID

W 26–3   Oct 15Northern Arizona

  • ASISU MiniDome
  • Pocatello, ID

W 42–24   Oct 22at Cal Poly - (Div. II)*

L 37–44   Oct 29Cal State Fullerton - (Div. I-A)*

  • ASISU MiniDome
  • Pocatello, ID

W 43–10   Nov 05at Boise State

L 20–32 20,477 Nov 12Weber State

  • ASISU MiniDome
  • Pocatello, ID

W 38–32   Nov 19at Montana

W 31–17   Nov 26Nevada-Reno*

L 20–27 10,333

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ Stalwick, Howie (November 21, 1983). "Nevada-Reno, Idaho State in playoffs; Vandals are out". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C2.
  2. ^ "Reno, Idaho State open national playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 26, 1983. p. 5B.
  3. ^ "Nevada-Reno downs Idaho State in playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 27, 1983. p. 2B.

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