1999 Idaho State Bengals football team

1999 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHolt Arena
1999 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Montana $^   7 1     9 3  
No. 20 Portland State   6 2     8 3  
Eastern Washington   6 2     7 4  
Cal State Northridge   5 3     6 5  
Sacramento State   3 5     6 5  
Weber State   3 5     4 7  
  2 6     4 7  
Montana State   2 6     4 7  
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^   2 6     4 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings.
    Northern Arizona forfeited four conference wins, to Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, Cal State Northridge.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Larry Lewis, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Eastern Oregon*W 54–28[1]
September 11Fort Lewis*
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
W 42–3[2]
September 18at Weber StateL 24–278,416[3]
September 25Portland State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
L 13–525,887[4]
October 2at Cal State NorthridgeL 27–413,500[5]
October 9No. 23 Northern Arizona
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
W 43–28 (forfeit win)6,572[6][7]
October 16at Eastern WashingtonL 38–456,043[8]
October 23at Southern Utah*L 47–63[9]
October 30No. 5 Montana
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
L 23–734,051[10]
November 6at Sacramento StateL 20–417,432[11]
November 13Montana State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
W 29–134,612[12]

References

  1. ^ "ISU, Utah win openers". South Idaho Press. September 5, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Idaho State thumps Fort Lewis". South Idaho Press. September 12, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Minnoch's FG sends Wildcats past Idaho State". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 19, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vikings confident after win". The Sunday Oregonian. September 26, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Vince Kowalick (October 3, 1999). "Half-length victory for Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. p. D19. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Welcome back offense; Brown tosses for 6 TDs as Jacks rout Idaho State". Arizona Daily Sun. October 10, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sky crashes on NAU football". Arizona Daily Sun. June 10, 2000. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eagles outlast Bengals". The Spokesman-Review. October 17, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Run-happy T-Birds demolish Bengals, 63–47". The Daily Spectrum. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grizzlies pound Bengals". The Independent-Record. October 31, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Roberts' 409 is division mark". The Sacramento Bee. November 7, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Idaho St. hands Cats sixth Big Sky loss". Great Falls Tribune. November 14, 1999. p. 1S. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.