1952 Idaho State Bengals football team

American college football season

1952 Idaho State Bengals football

RMC champion

Conference| Rocky Mountain Conference
Record| 8–0 (5–0 RMC)
Head coach|

* Babe Caccia (1st season)

Captain| Chet Lee, Lamont Jones
Home stadium| Spud Bowl

Seasons

<- 1951

1953 ->

1952 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Idaho State $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Colorado College | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Colorado State–Greeley | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Colorado Mines | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Montana State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Western State (CO) | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1952 Idaho State Bengals football team was an American football team that represented Idaho State University as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1952 college football season. In their first season under head coach Babe Caccia, the Bengals compiled a perfect 8–0 record, won the RMC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 85. The team captains were Chet Lee and Lamont Jones.[1][2]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| College of Idaho*|

* Spud Bowl
* Pocatello, ID

| W 20–7| 4,400| [3]
September 27| Western State (CO)|

* Spud Bowl
* Pocatello, ID

| W 40–0| 3,000| [4]
October 4| at Colorado College|

* Washburn Field
* Colorado Springs, CO

| W 17–6| | [5]
October 18| Colorado State–Greeley|

* Spud Bowl
* Pocatello, ID

| W 46–16| 5,000| [6]
October 25| Nevada*|

* Spud Bowl
* Pocatello, ID

| W 33–13| 3,000| [7]
November 1| at Colorado Mines| Golden, CO| W 21–13| | [8]
November 8| Montana State|

* Spud Bowl
* Pocatello, ID

| W 35–12| 4,500| [9]
November 15| at Lewis & Clark*|

* Multnomah Stadium
* Portland, OR

| W 21–18| | [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Idaho St. Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
2. ^ "2011 Idaho State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Idaho State University. 2011. p. 97. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
3. ^ "ISC Boots Off Grid Lid With 20-7 Win Over Coyotes: Bengals Tally Three Times In First Stanza". Idaho Sunday Journal. September 21, 1952. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "ISC Humiliates Mountaineers, 40-0: Connor Tallies Three Times in League Battle". Idaho Sunday Journal. September 28, 1952. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "ISC Bengals Cage Tigers, 17 to 6". Idaho Sunday Journal. October 5, 1952. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Mighty Bengal Grid Machine Whips Colorado State's Bears, 46 to 16". Idaho Sunday Journal. October 19, 1952. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "ISC Wins Fifth Straight". Idaho Sunday Journal. October 26, 1952. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Unbeaten Bengals Clinch Tie for RMC Championship: Idaho State Extends Streak to Six; Miners Fall, 21-13". Idaho Sunday Journal. November 2, 1952. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Idaho State Captures RMC Crown". Idaho Sunday Journal. November 9, 1952. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Bengals Remain Undefeated: Pocatello Collegians Shade Pioneers, 21-18 To End Season". Idaho Sunday Journal. November 16, 1952. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

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Idaho State Bengals football

Venues|

* Hutchinson Field (1922–1936)
* Spud Bowl (1936–1969)
* ICCU Dome (1970–present)

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* Idaho

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* Head coaches
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National championship seasons in bold

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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football champions

Pre-divisional era|

* Colorado (1909)
* Colorado College & Colorado (1910)
* Colorado (1911)
* Colorado Mines (1912)
* Colorado (1913)
* Colorado Mines (1914)
* Colorado Agricultural (1915)
* Colorado Agricultural (1916)
* Denver (1917)
* Colorado Mines (1918)
* Colorado College & Utah (1919)
* Colorado Agricultural (1920)
* Colorado (1921) & Utah Agricultural
* Utah (1922)
* Colorado (1923)
* Colorado (1924)
* Colorado Agricultural (1925)
* Utah (1926)
* Colorado Agricultural (1927)
* Utah (1928)
* Utah (1929)
* Utah (1930)
* Utah (1931)
* Utah (1932)
* Colorado A&M, Denver, & Utah (1933)
* Colorado, Colorado Agricultural, & Colorado Teachers (1934)
* Colorado & Utah State
* Utah State (1936)
* Colorado (1937)
* Montana State (1938)
* Colorado Mines (1939)
* Colorado College (1940)
* Colorado College (1941)
* Colorado Mines (1942)
* No league play due to World War II (1943–1944)
* Colorado College (1945)
* Montana State (1946)
* Montana State (1947)
* Colorado State–Greeley (1948)
* Colorado College (1949)
* Colorado College (1950)
* Colorado Mines (1951)
* Idaho State (1952)
* Idaho State (1953)
* Montana State (1954)
* Idaho State (1955)

NAIA Division I|

* Montana State (1956)
* Idaho State (1957)
* Colorado College & Colorado Mines (1958)
* Idaho State (1959)
* Adams State (1960)
* Adams State (1961)
* Adams State (1962)
* Western State (1963)
* Western State (1964)
* Western State (1965)
* Western State (1966)
* Adams State (1967)
* Adams State (1968)
* Colorado State–Greeley (1969)
* Pittsburg State (1970)
* Northern Colorado (1971)
* Adams State (1972)

NCAA Division II|

* Western State (1973)
* Western State (1974)
* Western State (1975)
* Western State (1976)
* Western State (1977)
* Western State (1978)
* Western State (1979)
* Adams State & Southern Colorado (1980)
* N.M. Highlands (1981)
* Mesa State (1982)
* Mesa State (1983)
* Fort Lewis (1984)
* Mesa State (1985)
* Mesa State (1986)
* Mesa State (1987)
* Mesa State (1988)
* Adams State (1989)
* Mesa State (1990)
* Western State (1991)
* Western State (1992)
* Fort Hays State (1993)
* Western State (1994)
* Fort Hays State & Western State (1995)
* Chadron State (1996)
* Western State (1997)
* Chadron State & Western State (1998)
* Chadron State & N.M. Highlands (1999)
* Mesa State (2000)
* Chadron State (2001)
* Chadron State & Nebraska–Kearney (2002)
* Mesa State (2003)
* Colorado Mines (2004)
* Nebraska–Kearney (2005)
* Chadron State (2006)
* Chadron State (2007)
* Chadron State (2008)
* Nebraska–Kearney (2009)
* Colorado Mines & Nebraska–Kearney (2010)
* CSU Pueblo (2011)
* CSU Pueblo (2012)
* CSU Pueblo (2013)
* CSU Pueblo & Colorado Mines (2014)
* Mesa State (2015)
* Mesa State, Colorado Mines & CSU–Pueblo (2016)
* CSU Pueblo & Mesa State (2017)
* CSU Pueblo & Colorado Mines (2018)
* Colorado Mines (2019)
* No season (2020)
* Colorado Mines & Western Colorado (2021)
* Colorado Mines (2022)
* Colorado Mines (2023)

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