1989 Idaho State Bengals football team

American college football season

1989 Idaho State Bengals football

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 3–7 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Garth Hall (2nd season)

Home stadium| Holt Arena

Seasons

<- 1988

1990 ->

1989 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. T–4 Idaho $^  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 6 Montana ^  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 19 Nevada | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Boise State | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Eastern Washington | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northern Arizona | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Montana State | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Idaho State | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Weber State | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1989 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Garth Hall, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the Big Sky.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 9| at Northern Colorado*|

* Jackson Field
* Greeley, CO

| L 17–19| | [1]
September 16| Southern Utah*|

* Holt Arena
* Pocatello, ID

| W 37–34| | [2]
September 23| at Nevada|

* Mackay Stadium
* Reno, NV

| L 10–39| 11,330| [3]
September 30| Montana State|

* Holt Arena
* Pocatello, ID

| W 23–21| 8,250| [4]
October 7| at No. 11 Boise State|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| L 7–20| 20,834| [5]
October 14| at Eastern Washington|

* Woodward Field
* Cheney, WA

| L 26–45| 5,009| [6]
October 28| Northern Arizona|

* Holt Arena
* Pocatello, ID

| W 24–20| | [7]
November 4| No. 7 Idaho|

* Holt Arena
* Pocatello, ID (rivalry)

| L 31–47| 10,380| [8]
November 11| at No. 8 Montana|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| L 21–35| 9,021| [9]
November 18| Weber State|

* Holt Arena
* Pocatello, ID

| L 35–45| 5,788| [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "ISU loses 13th straight". The Times-News. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "T-Birds lose heartbreaker to ISU". The Daily Spectrum. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "UNR puts game together for a 39–10 win over ISU". The Spokesman-Review. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Cats miss on late FG try". Great Falls Tribune. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Boise State downs Idaho State, 20–7". The Coeur d'Alene Press. October 8, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "EWU takes hard–Corr attitude". The Spokesman-Review. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Bengals come back to beat Lumberjacks". The Arizona Daily Star. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Schulte, Chris (November 6, 1989). "Idaho can wait to celebrate". Idahonian. p. 1B. Retrieved January 5, 2025 - via Google News Archive.
9. ^ "Grizzlies win, wait for playoff invitation". The Billings Gazette. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Idaho State loses final game to Weber State". The Times-News. November 19, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 - 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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* Idaho

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