The 2022 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their only season under head coach Charlie Ragle, the Bengals were 1–10 (1–7 in Big Sky, last) and played their home games on campus at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

Hired in December 2021, Ragle was previously the special teams coach at California of the Pac-12 Conference. After the season, he resigned in late November 2022 to join the staff at Arizona State.

Preseason

Polls On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bengals were predicted to finish in a tie for eleventh in the Big Sky by the coaches and last by the media.

Preseason All–Big Sky team The Bengals did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

at UNLV (FBS)

Statistics IDSTUNLV First downs 13 23 Plays–yards 67–241 59–554 Rushes–yards 40–50 33–149 Passing yards 191 405 Passing: –– 14–27–1 26–35–0 Time of possession 29:36 30:24 Team Category Player Statistics Idaho State Passing Tyler Vander Waal 7/13, 130 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Raiden Hunter 13 carries, 26 yards Receiving Xavier Guillory 4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD UNLV Passing Doug Brumfield 21/25, 356 yards, 4 TD Rushing Courtney Reese 7 carries, 73 yards Receiving Ricky White 8 receptions, 182 yards, 2 TD

at San Diego State (FBS)

Statistics IDSTSDSU First downs 14 19 Plays–yards 73–338 69–488 Rushes–yards 33–80 43–380 Passing yards 258 108 Passing: –– 24–40–0 15–26–0 Time of possession 30:40 29:20 Team Category Player Statistics Idaho State Passing Hunter Hays 18/30, 140 yards Rushing Raiden Hunter 13 carries, 53 yards Receiving Xavier Guillory 3 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD San Diego State Passing Braxton Burmeister 15/26, 108 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jaylon Armstead 5 carries, 96 yards Receiving Tyrell Shavers 3 receptions, 36 yards, 1 TD

vs Central Arkansas

Statistics UCAIDST First downs 17 22 Plays–yards 65–418 74–408 Rushes–yards 36–159 38–124 Passing yards 259 284 Passing: –– 24–29–0 25–36–2 Time of possession 27:32 32:28 Team Category Player Statistics Central Arkansas Passing Will McElvain 24/29, 259 yards, 1 TD Rushing Darius Hale 17 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD Receiving John David White 7 receptions, 103 yards Idaho State Passing Hunter Hays 25/36, 284 yards, 2 INT Rushing Raiden Hunter 16 carries, 72 yards Receiving Xavier Guillory 6 receptions, 90 yards

at Northern Colorado

Statistics IDSTUNCO First downs 22 23 Plays–yards 69–423 69–384 Rushes–yards 29–141 41–150 Passing yards 282 234 Passing: –– 27–40–1 23–28–0 Time of possession 29:34 30:26 Team Category Player Statistics Idaho State Passing Hunter Hays 25/34, 264 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Raiden Hunter 17 carries, 111 yards Receiving Xavier Guillory 7 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD Northern Colorado Passing Dylan McCaffrey 23/28, 234 yards, 1 TD Rushing Elijah Dotson 24 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD Receiving Alec Pell 6 receptions, 86 yards

No. 3 Montana

At No. 4 Montana State

Cal Poly

Northern Arizona

At UC Davis

At No. 7 Weber State

No. 21т Idaho

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