1979 Idaho State Bengals football team

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1979 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record0–11 (0–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumASISU Minidome
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
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 as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Bud Hake in his third and final season as head coach, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 0–11 with mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight team in the Big Sky. Idaho State extended the program's losing streak to 16 games, dating back to the previous season. The team played home games on campus at the ASISU Minidome in Pocatello, Idaho.

After the final game of the season, Hake resigned as head coach, with a 5–27 (.156) record in three seasons.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at NevadaL 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 23–288,175[2]
October 13at MontanaL 24–28
October 20at Boise StateL 0–4418,639
November 3Weber State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 10–14
November 10at Portland State*L 14–443,872[3][4][5]
November 17Cal State Fullerton*
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 7–423,865[6]
November 24at Texas–Arlington*L 0–482,100[7]

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References

  1. ^ "Idaho State bombed 48-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 25, 1979. p. 3D.
  2. ^ Emerson, Paul (October 6, 1979). "Vandals stop ISU for 3rd straight win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
  3. ^ "Junior Lomax sets total offense mark". Arizona Republic. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ "Portland St. 44, ISU 14". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. ^ "Portland St. 44, ISU 14 (continued)". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. ^ "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
  7. ^ "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
  8. ^ "Year by Year Results".