2005 Idaho State Bengals football team

2005 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHolt Arena
2005 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Eastern Washington $^   5 2     7 5  
No. 12 Montana ^   5 2     8 4  
No. 18 Montana State   5 2     7 4  
Portland State   4 3     6 5  
Weber State   4 3     6 5  
  3 4     5 6  
Sacramento State   1 6     2 9  
Northern Arizona   1 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Larry Lewis, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished sixth in the Big Sky. The team played home games at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Southern Utah*W 38–13[1]
September 10at Kentucky*L 29–4159,519[2]
September 17Montana Western*
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
W 37–0[3]
September 24No. 5 Eastern Washington
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
W 34–30[4]
October 1at No. 12 Montana StateL 28–3014,127[5]
October 8No. 4 MontanaNo. 25
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
L 10–3210,273[6]
October 22at Sacramento StateW 27–174,451[7][8]
October 29at Weber StateL 21–307,654[9]
November 5Portland State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
W 36–347,874[10]
November 12at Northern ArizonaL 28–425,020[11]
November 19at No. 13 Cal Poly*L 10–356,339[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bengals blast T-Birds in opener". The Daily Spectrum. September 2, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kentucky escapes near disaster". The State. September 11, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ISU beats UM–W, 37–0". The Montana Standard. September 18, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Idaho State holds off No. 4 Eastern Washington, 34–30". The Missoulian. September 25, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lulay, Cats hold off Idaho State". The Billings Gazette. October 2, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grizzlies win in romp over Idaho State". The Independent-Record. October 9, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)". Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  8. ^ "ISU posts road win". The Idaho Statesman. October 23, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bengals stymied in Ogden". The Idaho Statesman. October 30, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Last-second kick ruins Vikings' bid". The Sunday Oregonian. November 6, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Ed Odeven (November 13, 2005). "Ax That Streak". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cal Poly keeps its postseason hope alive". Santa Barbara News-Press. November 20, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.