1979 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record0–11 (0–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumASISU Minidome
Seasons
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1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boise State * 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Weber State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Idaho 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was ineligible for conference title
         or I-AA playoffs.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Nevada
L 7–2411,766
September 15Northern Colorado*
L 0–23
September 22Montana State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 14–31
September 29No. 3 Northern Arizona
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 3–6
October 6Idahodagger
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 23–28  8,175[3][4]
October 13at Montana
L 24–28
October 20at Boise State
L 0–4418,639
November 3Weber State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 10–14
November 10at Portland State*
L 14–44  3,872[5][6][7]
November 17Cal State Fullerton*
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 7–42  3,865[8]
November 24at Texas–Arlington*
L 0–48  2,100[1][9]
Source:[10]

Roster

1979 Idaho State Bengals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB Bruce Bachmeier Sr
HB Jerry Bird So
HB William Brown Fr
QB John Dean Fr
FB Kevin Humann Fr
G Dave Kinnunen Jr
QB Dirk Koetter
HB Eddie McGill
C George Ripley Jr
WR Greg Smith
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB Mike Allison
LB Gregg Feightner Jr
NG Jack Lewis Jr
DE Marvin Lewis Jr
FS Bob Matsey Jr
DE Dave Walser So
CB Terry Wilson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK, P 3 Case deBruijn So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Idaho State bombed 48-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 25, 1979. p. 3D.
  2. ^ "Football coaches: BYU assistant takes over Idaho State program". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1979. p. 1B.
  3. ^ a b Emerson, Paul (October 6, 1979). "Vandals see ISU as a must-win game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 3C.
  4. ^ a b Emerson, Paul (October 6, 1979). "Vandals stop ISU for 3rd straight win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
  5. ^ "Junior Lomax sets total offense mark". Arizona Republic. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Portland St. 44, ISU 14". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Portland St. 44, ISU 14 (continued)". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Long Beach State Wins at Wichita". The Los Angeles Times. November 18, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Mavericks whoop it up in 48–0 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1979. p. 11B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Year by Year Results".
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