1977 Idaho State Bengals football team

1977 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumASISU Minidome
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–5 Boise State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. T–5 Northern Arizona ^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Montana State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Weber State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Idaho State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Idaho 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Montana 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Boise State concluded its regular season after the NCAA Division II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

The 1977 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Bud Hake, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Northern Arizona
L 7–287,200[1]
September 17at Nevada*
L 0–358,100[2]
September 24Eastern Montana*
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 47–156,600[3]
October 1at Portland State*
L 0–475,580[4]
October 8at Idaho
W 34–1411,500[5]
October 15at No. 4 Montana State
L 0–318,777[6]
October 22at Montana
L 15–175,500[7]
October 29at Fresno State*
L 7–2812,761–13,923[8][9]
November 5at No. 8 Boise State
L 7–3119,850[10]
November 12Weber State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 21–185,090[11]
November 19Utah State*
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 7–356,250[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "NAU dumps Bengals". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 11, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Nevada–Reno's Senini beats odds on pass". Idaho State Journal. September 18, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ISU explodes past Eastern". The Billings Gazette. September 25, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Balanced attack, Bengal miscues help PSU 'turnaround'". The Sunday Oregonian. October 2, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Payne, Bob (October 9, 1977). "Idaho State stuns Vandals 34–14". The Spokesman-Review. p. D1. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "Bobcats bury Idaho State". The Daily Inter Lake. October 16, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Montana edges Idaho State 17–15". The Arizona Daily Sun. October 23, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "It's five straight for FSU, 28–7". The Fresno Bee. October 30, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "2024 Fresno State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 121. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Boise rips Bengals". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. November 6, 1977. p. D3. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ "Bengals edge Wildcats in thriller 21–18". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 13, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Utah State outmuscles Idaho State 35–7". The Idaho Statesman. November 20, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Idaho State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
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