1969 Idaho State Bengals football team

1969 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–5 (2–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpud Bowl
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana $ 4 0 0 10 1 0
Weber State 3 1 0 6 4 0
Idaho State 2 2 0 5 5 0
Idaho 1 3 0 2 8 0
Montana State 0 4 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, and finished third in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Parsons*W 48–6[1]
September 27at IdahoW 47–42[2]
October 4Nebraska–Omaha*W 46–75,600[3]
October 11Montana State
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 20–76,500[4]
October 18at No. 4 MontanaNo. 20L 36–469,800–11,500[5]
October 25Weber State
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
L 25–28[6]
November 1at Portland State*W 46–23[7]
November 8at UNLV*L 31–35[8]
November 15at Boise State*L 27–3511,600[9]
November 22Drake*
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
L 30–584,300[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Idaho State's 645 yards smother Parsons, 48–6". The Des Moines Register. September 21, 1969. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "ISU snaps streak; Edges Idaho 47–42". The Spokesman-Review. September 28, 1969. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UN–O blasted at Idaho State". Omaha World-Herald. October 5, 1969. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Idaho State gets second loop win". The Missoulian. October 12, 1969. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Montana downs ISU for sixth victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 19, 1969. p. 13. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "Weber outlasts ISU; Bengals' Dunne is injured". The Times-News. October 26, 1969. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mistakes wreck PSU as Bengals win, 46–23". The Sunday Oregonian. November 2, 1969. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Las Vegas eleven shocks Idaho State". The Fresno Bee. November 9, 1969. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Boise State takes lead, holds for Idaho State win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 16, 1969. p. 13. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "Pecan Bowl-bound Drake wallops Bengals 58–30". Great Falls Tribune. November 23, 1969. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Idaho State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2024.