2000 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 2000 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Larry Lewis, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished sixth in the Big Sky. The team played home games at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Montana Tech*		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 58–10		[1]
September 16	at Eastern Washington		Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 7–38	5,123	[2]
September 23	Sacramento State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 41–39	5,638	[3]
September 30	at Cal State Northridge		North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 31–30 OT	2,750	[4]
October 7	No. 24 Northern Arizona		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 28–21		[5]
October 14	at No. 2 Portland State	No. 25	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	L 21–59	7,041	[6]
October 21	Southern Utah*		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 24–62	9,460	[7]
October 28	No. 24 Weber State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 13–16		[8]
November 4	at No. 3 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 21–38	18,943	[9]
November 11	Montana State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 58–14		[10]
November 18	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 27–24	13,877	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game