1996 Idaho State Bengals football team

1996 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHolt Arena
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
Cal State Northridge   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Weber State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Washington   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Montana State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
  1 – 6     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   0 – 7     1 – 10  
Portland State   0 – 0     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Brian McNeely, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 316:00 p.m.at Ole Miss*No. 17
L 14–3828,140[1]
September 7Cal Poly*No. 20
W 35–32 OT[2]
September 21Montana Western*No. 19
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
W 47–06,713[3]
September 28at Montana StateNo. 17
L 13–179,607[4]
October 5Sacramento StateNo. 24
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
W 44–146,130[5]
October 121:05 p.m.at No. 2 MontanaNo. 23
L 19–4318,868[6]
October 26at No. 22 Eastern WashingtonNo. 25
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
L 17–31[7]
November 2at No. 8 Northern Arizona
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 38–50 OT9,689[8]
November 9Cal State Northridge
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
L 40–426,006[9]
November 16at Portland State
W 31–127,105[10]
November 23Weber State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
L 22–375,011[11]

References

  1. ^ "Head, Mississippi bury Idaho St. 38–14". The Idaho Statesman. September 1, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Idaho State bests Cal Poly". The Times-News. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Idaho State smacks WMC". The Billings Gazette. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bobcats stop ISU in tracks". The Missoulian. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Idaho State spoils Sacramento State's Big Sky opener". The Idaho Statesman. October 6, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grizzlies tames Bengals". The Billings Gazette. October 13, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prescott's 153 yards leads Eagles over Idaho State". The Columbian. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jason Stone (November 3, 1996). "Skydome scare". Arizona Daily Star. pp. 21, 23. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Michael Lazarus (November 10, 1996). "Idaho State falls short of CSUN". The Los Angeles Times. p. C12. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Coleman leads Bengals in 31–12 victory over Portland". South Idaho Press. November 17, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "'Cats blast past Bengals". The Daily Herald. November 24, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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