1983 Idaho State Bengals football team

American college football season

1983 Idaho State Bengals football

NCAA Division I-AA First Round,
L 20–27 vs. Nevada

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 8–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Jim Koetter (1st season)

Home stadium| ASISU Minidome

Seasons

<- 1982

1984 ->

1983 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 11 Nevada* $^  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 12 Idaho State ^  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Idaho | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Boise State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Weber State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Montana | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northern Arizona | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Montana State | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
* * – Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon after UNLV was forced to forfeit the game after an investigation found that ineligible players had participated in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1983 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bengals were led by first-year head coach Jim Koetter and played home games at the ASISU MiniDome (now Holt Arena), an indoor venue on campus in Pocatello, Idaho.

After a disappointing season as defending national champions in 1982, the Bengals regrouped and went 8–3 overall in the regular season (5–2 in Big Sky, second). Led by senior quarterback Paul Peterson, Idaho State hosted the first round of the 12-team I-AA playoffs,[1][2] but lost to conference champion Nevada by seven points and finished at 8–4.[3]

Koetter was promoted to head coach in early June after Dave Kragthorpe left to become athletic director at his alma mater, Utah State in Logan.[4][5][6][7] Later that month, quarterback Peterson had knee surgery.[8]

## Schedule

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September 10| at UTEP*| |

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| W 12–10| 20,193| [9]
September 17| Eastern Washington*| |

* ASISU MiniDome
* Pocatello, ID

| W 20–13| |
September 24| No. 11 Idaho| No. 13|

* ASISU MiniDome
* Pocatello, ID (rivalry)

| W 41–31| 12,983| [10]
October 1| at Nevada| No. 8|

* Mackay Stadium
* Reno, NV

| L 7–23| 9,324|
October 8| Montana State| No. 14|

* ASISU MiniDome
* Pocatello, ID

| W 26–3| |
October 15| Northern Arizona| No. 13|

* ASISU MiniDome
* Pocatello, ID

| W 42–24| 9,545| [11]
October 22| at Cal Poly*| No. 9|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, CA

| L 37–44| 5,262| [12]
October 29| Cal State Fullerton*| No. 15|

* ASISU MiniDome
* Pocatello, ID

| W 43–10| 8,215| [13]
November 5| at Boise State| No. 9|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| L 20–32| 20,477|
November 12| Weber State| No. 19|

* ASISU MiniDome
* Pocatello, ID

| W 38–32| |
November 19| at Montana| No. 17|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula MT

| W 31–17| 5,755| [14]
November 26| No. 11 Nevada*| No. 12|

* ASISU MiniDome
* Pocatello, ID (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| L 20–27| 10,333| [3]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ Stalwick, Howie (November 21, 1983). "Nevada-Reno, Idaho State in playoffs; Vandals are out". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C2.
2. ^ "Reno, Idaho State open national playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 26, 1983. p. 5B.
3. ^ a b "Nevada-Reno downs Idaho State in playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 27, 1983. p. 2B.
4. ^ "...Koetter take over as ISU head mentor". Great Falls Tribune. (Montana). Associated Press. June 4, 1983. p. 17. Retrieved September 9, 2019 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Transactions: College". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). June 4, 1983. p. 13.
6. ^ "ISU searching for two football assistants". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 28, 1983. p. 2C.
7. ^ Sorensen, Mike (June 4, 1983). "Kragthorpe's back at his alma mater". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4A.
8. ^ "Bengals' Peterson undergoes surgery". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 28, 1983. p. 2C.
9. ^ "Idaho State edges UTEP". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1983. p. 3B.
10. ^ Stalwick, Howie (September 26, 1983). "McMonigle can't celebrate record". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
11. ^ "Bengals Maul 'Jacks In 42-24 ISU Victory". Arizona Daily Sun. October 16, 1983. p. 10.
12. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
13. ^ John Weyler (October 30, 1983). "Fullerton's Magic Fails in 43-10 Beating by Idaho State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-11. Retrieved February 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "ISU tops Montana, for second". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 20, 1983. p. 3C.

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