1998 Idaho State Bengals football team

1998 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHolt Arena
1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Montana $^   6 2     8 4  
Cal State Northridge   5 3     7 4  
No. 25 Montana State   5 3     7 4  
Weber State   4 4     6 5  
Eastern Washington   4 4     5 6  
Portland State   4 4     5 6  
Northern Arizona   3 5     6 5  
Sacramento State   3 5     5 6  
  2 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Walsh, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished ninth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at New Mexico*L 9–3828,260[1]
September 19Weber StateL 3–67,891[2]
September 26at Portland StateW 43–417,861[3]
October 3at Idaho*L 3–5215,103[4]
October 10at Northern ArizonaL 7–3012,301[5]
October 17Eastern Washington
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
L 13–446,382[6]
October 24Southern Utah*
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
W 50–334,936[7]
October 31at MontanaL 13–4017,384[8]
November 7Sacramento State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
L 13–363,412[9]
November 14at No. 21 Montana StateL 35–667,017[10]
November 21No. 25 Cal State Northridge
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
W 32–294,151[11]

References

  1. ^ "Lobos roar in opener". Albuquerque Journal. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Weber boots Idaho State – barely". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ISU holds off Portland State". South Idaho Press. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Back home, Idaho vandalizes toothless Bengals". The Spokesman-Review. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northern Arizona heats up, shuts down Bengals". The Times-News. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles give Kramer that old '97 feeling". The Spokesman-Review. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bengals slap T-Birds with late surge". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ah Yat, Griz heat up against ISU". The Independent-Record. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sac. State running back sets record". The Modesto Bee. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cats clobber Bengals". The Missoulian. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Idaho St. 32, CS Northridge 29". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.