1959 Idaho State Bengals football team

American college football season

1959 Idaho State Bengals football

RMC champion

Conference| Rocky Mountain Conference
Record| 6–2 (4–0 RMC)
Head coach|

* Babe Caccia (8th season)

Captain| Paul Tripp, Ray Konczos
Home stadium| Spud Bowl

Seasons

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1960 ->

1959 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

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

* $ - Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Babe Caccia, the Bengals compiled a 6–2 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the RMC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 160 to 79. The team captains were Paul Tripp and Ray Konczos.[1][2]

## Schedule

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September 19| | Arizona State–Flagstaff*|

* Spud Bowl
* Pocatello, ID

| L 7–16| 3,400|
September 26| | Hawaii*|

* Spud Bowl
* Pocatello, ID

| L 8–14| 5,000|
October 3| 8:00 p.m.| vs. Western State (CO)| Twin Falls, ID| W 32–7| 1,800–2,000| [3][4]
October 10| | at Omaha*| Omaha, NE| W 33–0| 3,000|
October 17| |  No. 4 Montana State|

* Spud Bowl
* Pocatello, ID

| W 6–0| 5,500|
October 24| | at Colorado College| Colorado Springs, CO| W 14–8| |
October 31| | College of Idaho*|

* Spud Bowl
* Pocatello, ID

| W 28–21| |
November 7| | at Colorado State–Greeley| Greeley, CO| W 32–13| |

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## References

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1. ^ "Idaho St. Yearly Results (1955-1959)". 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. ^ "Bengals Meet Western State At Twin Falls". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 3, 1959. p. 15. Retrieved October 20, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Idaho State Smothers Western State For 32-7 Victory". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. October 4, 1959. p. 13. Retrieved October 20, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "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)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Idaho

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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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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