List of Idaho State Bengals football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Idaho State Bengals football team. Representing Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, the Bengals compete in the Big Sky Conference at the NCAA Division I FCS level, as they have since 1963. Idaho State plays their home games at the 12,000-seat Holt Arena.

The Bengals won their first and only national championship in 1981, defeating Eastern Kentucky in the Division I-AA (now FCS) title game. They have eight conference championships in program history, including five in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and three in the Big Sky. They have finished the season ranked eight times, most recently in 2014.

The current head coach of Idaho State is Cody Hawkins, who begins his first season in 2023.

Seasons Legend † National champions † Conference champions  ^ Bowl game berth / playoff result +List of Idaho State Bengals football seasonsSeasonTeamHead coachConferenceRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal rankingOverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff resultSTATS/NCAA PollCoaches' PollWinLossTieWinLossTieFinishAcademy of Idaho Bantams 1902 1902 Herbert Cheney Independent500 — — — — 1903 1903011 — — — — 1904 1904 Charles Rowe130 — — — — 1905 1905 Hubert Upjohn302 — — — — 1906 1906021 — — — — 1907 1907 John Morris630 — — — — 1908 1908220 — — — — 1909 1909 Harvey Holmes400 — — — — 1910 1910600 — — — — 1911 1911630 — — — — 1912 1912120 — — — — 1913 1913610 — — — — 1914 1914610 — — — —Idaho Technical Tigers 1915 1915 Reuben Bronson Independent430 — — — — 1916 1916520 — — — — 1917 1917 John A. Fogt Independent220 — — — — 1918  Season canceled due to influenza epidemic 1919 1919 Reuben Bronson231 — — — — 1920 1920 Ralph Hutchinson330 — — — — 1921 1921620 — — — — 1922 1922430 — — — — 1923 1923321 — — — — 1924 1924520 — — — — 1925 1925240 — — — — 1926 1926140 — — — —Idaho Southern Branch Tigers 1927 1927 Ralph Hutchinson Independent141 — — — — 1928 1928 Felix Plastino511 — — — — 1929 1929640 — — — — 1930 1930430 — — — — 1931 1931710 — — — — 1932 1932341 — — — — 1933 1933510 — — — — 1934 1934421 — — — —Idaho Southern Branch Bengals 1935 1935 Guy Wicks Independent701 — — — — 1936 1936440 — — — — 1937 1937630 — — — — 1938 1938430 — — — — 1939 1939520 — — — — 1940 1940350 — — — — 1941 1941 John Vesser512 — — — — 1942 1942420 — — — — 1943  No team due to World War II 1944 1946450 — — — — 1945  No team due to World War II 1946 1946431 — — — —Idaho State Bengals 1947 1947 John Vesser Independent351 — — — — 1948 1948611 — — — — 1949 1949621 — — — — 1950 1950 Rocky Mountain440410 T-2nd — — — 1951 1951540320 T-2nd — — — 1952 1952† Babe Caccia800500 1st† — — — 1953 1953†620500 1st† — — — 1954 1954440320 3rd — — — 1955 1955†810500 1st† — — — 1956 1956630320 2nd — — — 1957 1957†900600 1st† — — — 1958 1958450330 T-3rd — — — 1959 1959†620400 1st† — — 16 1960 1960620310 2nd — — — 1961 1961 Independent521 — — — 13 1962 1962360 — — — — 1963 1963† Big Sky530310 1st† — — — 1964 1964630310 2nd — — — 1965 1965351130 T-4th — — — 1966 1966 Leo McKillip360130 4th — — — 1967 1967190040 5th — — — 1968 1968 Ed Cavanaugh450130 4th — — — 1969 1969550220 3rd — — — 1970 1970550320 3rd — — — 1971 1971640230 5th — — — 1972 1972 Bob Griffin730410 2nd — — 14 1973 1973290060 7th — — — 1974 1974550240 6th — — — 1975 1975730420 2nd — — — 1976 1976 Joe Pascale190060 7th — — — 1977 1977 Bud Hake380240 T-4th — — — 1978 1978280060 7th — — — 1979 19790110070 8th — — — 1980 1980 Dave Kragthorpe650440 T-4th — — — 1981 1981†1210610 1st† NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — National Champions ^ 2 — 1982 1982380160 8th – – — 1983 1983 Jim Koetter840520 2nd NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^ 12 — 1984 1984560430 T-3rd — — — 1985 1985560340 5th — — — 1986 1986290170 8th — — — 1987 1987371350 7th — — — 1988 1988 Garth Hall0110080 9th — — — 1989 1989370260 T-6th — — — 1990 1990380170 9th — — — 1991 1991371260 7th — — — 1992 1992 Brian McNeely380160 8th — — — 1993 1993290070 8th — — — 1994 1994650430 T-4th — — — 1995 1995650430 6th — — — 1996 19964726 7th — — — 1997 1997 Tom Walsh3826 8th — — — 1998 19983826 9th — — — 1999 1999 Larry Lewis4726 T-7th — — — 2000 20006544 6th — — — 2001 20014716 T-7th — — — 2002 2002†8352 T-1st† – 18 — 2003 20038443 T-4th — 22 — 2004 20043825 T-6th — — — 2005 20055634 6th — — — 2006 20062917 8th — — — 2007 2007 John Zamberlin3826 8th — — — 2008 200811017 T-8th — — — 2009 200911017 T-7th — — — 2010 201011008 9th — — — 2011 2011 Mike Kramer2917 8th — — — 2012 201211008 13th — — — 2013 20133917 T-11th — — — 2014 20148462 T-2nd — 25 — 2015 20152917 T-12th — — — 2016 20162917 13th — — — 2017 2017 Rob Phenicie4726 T-9th — — — 2018 20186553 T-4th — — — 2019 20193926 T-9th — — — 2020 20202424 5th — — — 2021 202111017 T-11th — — — 2022 2022 Charlie Ragle11017 T-11th — — — 2023 2023 Cody Hawkins3835 T-9th — — — 2024 20245735 T-6th — — — 2025 202566 53T-4 — — —Totals All-time:493–572–21() Conference:179–314()  Postseason:3–1() 

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