1987 Idaho State Bengals football team

1987 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–7–1 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumASISU Minidome
Seasons
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1987 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Weber State ^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Montana 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boise State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Nevada 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northern Arizona 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Idaho State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Eastern Washington 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1987 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Koetter, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Texas A&I*
L 51–527,893[1]
September 19at Eastern Washington
L 14–443,862[2]
September 26at Utah*
L 16–5132,283[3]
October 3No. 15 Idaho
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID (Rivalry)
W 30–2110,764[4]
October 10Portland State*
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
T 24–247,325[5]
October 17Northern Arizona
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 23–32[6]
October 24at Boise State
W 35–3221,255[7]
October 31at Nevada
L 19–4011,236[8]
November 7at Montana
L 0–638,263[9]
November 14Montana State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 52–336,050[10]
November 21No. 11 Weber State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 37–53[11]

References

  1. ^ "A&I outbludgeons ISU 52–51". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "EWU gets first Big Sky win". The Spokesman-Review. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Utes crush Idaho State". The Daily Spectrum. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Idaho State upends Idaho". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Idaho State, Vikings play to wild 24–24 tie". The Sunday Oregonian. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Northern Arizona erases Bengals from playoff picture". The Times-News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ISU stings Boise St. on 96-yard KO return". The Times-News. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nevada–Reno easily beats ISU Bengals, 40–19". South Idaho Press. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grizzlies blitz Idaho State". Great Falls Tribune. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Freshman quarterback leads ISU over Montana State University 52–33". The Independent-Record. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Weber State holds on for 53–37 victory". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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