1978 Idaho State Bengals football team

American college football season

1978 Idaho State Bengals football

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 2–9 (0–6 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Bud Hake (2nd season)

Home stadium| ASISU Minidome

Seasons

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1979 ->

1978 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 Northern Arizona $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. T–9 Montana State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Montana | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Boise State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Weber State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Idaho | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Idaho State | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1978 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bud Hake, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Big Sky.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| vs. Utah State*|

* Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
* Nishinomiya, Japan

| L 0–10| 25,000| [1]
September 9| at Utah*|

* Robert Rice Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| L 0–56| 25,822| [2]
September 16| at Northern Arizona|

* NAU Skydome
* Flagstaff, AZ

| L 14–34| | [3]
September 23| Portland State*|

* ASISU Minidome
* Pocatello, ID

| W 27–13| | [4]
October 7| at Northern Colorado*|

* Jackson Field
* Greeley, CO

| W 9–7| | [5]
October 14| at Montana State|

* Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| L 12–23| 13,650| [6]
October 21| Montana|

* ASISU Minidome
* Pocatello, ID

| L 7–28| 6,615| [7]
October 28| Boise State|

* ASISU Minidome
* Pocatello, ID

| L 14–16| 6,983| [8]
November 4| at Weber State|

* Wildcat Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| L 12–34| 7,021| [9]
November 11| at Idaho|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID (rivalry)

| L 0–1 (Forfeit)| | [10][11]
November 18| No. 1 Nevada*|

* ASISU Minidome
* Pocatello, ID

| L 0–37| | [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "Utah State clips Bengals 10–0". The Idaho Statesman. September 4, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Utes cruise past Bengals". The Daily Herald. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "NAU commandos dispatch Idaho State, 34–14". The Arizona Republic. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Idaho State gets 1st win, tips PSU 27–13". The Idaho Statesman. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "ISU blocks last-minute field goal try to nip N. Colorado". The Times-News. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "MSU remains unbeaten". The Montana Standard. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tips' 7 interceptions baffle Bengals, 28–7". The Billings Gazette. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Last-second field goal saves BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 29, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Google News Archive.
9. ^ "Hill, Bledsoe guide Weber past Bengals". The Idaho Statesman. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Bengals forfeit to Idaho". Spokesman-Review. November 14, 1978. p. 15. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Google News Archive.
11. ^ Drosendahl, Glenn (November 12, 1978). "Vandals claim a forfeit". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Google News Archive.
12. ^ "Pack ends season on perfect note". Nevada State Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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Idaho State Bengals football

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

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