2019 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Ferriter (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Cooper (4th season)
Home stadiumHolt Arena
Seasons
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2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Weber State +^   7 – 1     11 – 4  
No. 9 Sacramento State +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 4 Montana State ^   6 – 2     11 – 4  
No. 6 Montana ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Eastern Washington   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Idaho   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Portland State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UC Davis   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Northern Arizona   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Cal Poly   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Idaho State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Southern Utah   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Rob Phenicie, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a five-way tie for ninth in the Big Sky. Idaho State played their home games at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Bengals were picked to finish in seventh place in both polls.[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 536 (25)
2 UC Davis 510 (13)
3 Weber State 472 (4)
4 Montana State 417
5 Montana 396 (1)
6 Northern Arizona 302
7 Idaho State 285
8 Idaho 248
9 Cal Poly 196
10 Portland State 178
11 Southern Utah 160
12 Sacramento State 125
13 Northern Colorado 90
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 140 (10)
2 UC Davis 127 (2)
3 Weber State 124
4 Montana 104 (1)
5 Montana State 100
6 Northern Arizona 88
7 Idaho State 72
8 Idaho 65
9 Cal Poly 56
10 Portland State 42
11 Sacramento State 40
12 Southern Utah 38
13 Northern Colorado 19

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Bengals had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:35 p.m.Western Colorado*
Pluto TVW 38–134,770
September 142:15 p.m.at No. 11 (FBS) Utah*
P12NL 0–3145,989
September 213:00 p.m.at No. 9 Northern Iowa*
ESPN+L 6–138,339
September 283:05 p.m.Portland State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Pluto TVW 51–246,398
October 51:00 p.m.at No. 8 Montana
RTNWL 20–5925,023
October 121:05 p.m.North Dakotadagger
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Pluto TVW 55–208,731
October 193:30 p.m.at Idaho
RTNWL 21–4510,361
October 262:05 p.m.at Southern Utah
Pluto TVL 34–593,809
November 22:30 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Pluto TVL 20–265,369
November 92:30 p.m.Eastern Washington
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Pluto TVL 5–485,377
November 161:00 p.m.at BYU*
BYUtvL 10–4257,379
November 232:00 p.m.at No. 6 Weber State
Pluto TVL 10–387,623

[3]

Game summaries

Western State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 3 3 7 13
Bengals 7 7 10 14 38

See also: Western State Colorado Mountaineers

At Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 0 0 0
No. 11 (FBS) Utes 17 7 7 0 31

See also: 2019 Utah Utes football team

At Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 3 3 0 0 6
No. 9 Panthers 0 3 0 10 13

See also: 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 10 14 0 24
Bengals 20 21 7 3 51

See also: 2019 Portland State Vikings football team

At Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 10 7 3 0 20
No. 8 Grizzlies 0 24 14 21 59

See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 7 0 6 7 20
Bengals 3 28 10 14 55

See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 7 14 0 21
Vandals 17 7 21 0 45

See also: 2019 Idaho Vandals football team and Battle of the Domes

At Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 14 6 0 14 34
Thunderbirds 28 3 14 14 59

See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 6 6 6 8 26
Bengals 0 10 7 3 20

See also: 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 17 21 7 48
Bengals 2 0 3 0 5

See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

At BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 3 7 0 10
Cougars 7 21 14 0 42

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

At Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 3 7 10
No. 6 Wildcats 7 24 7 0 38

See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
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STATS FCSRV
Coaches

References

  1. ^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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