1983 Idaho State Bengals football team

1983 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1983 record 8–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach Jim Koetter (1st year)
Home stadium ASISU MiniDome
(Capacity: 12,000)
1983 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#11 Nevada $^ 6 1 0     9 5 0
#12 Idaho State ^ 5 2 0     8 4 0
Idaho 4 3 0     8 3 0
Boise State 4 3 0     6 5 0
Weber State 3 4 0     6 5 0
Montana 3 4 0     4 6 0
Northern Arizona 2 5 0     4 7 0
Montana State 1 6 0     1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Nevada-Reno earned automatic berth and
    Idaho State earned at-large berth in I-AA playoffs.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll
(released before championship playoffs)

The 1983 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A charter member of the Big Sky Conference, the Bengals were led by first year head coach Jim Koetter and played their home games at the ASISU MiniDome, later renamed Holt Arena, an indoor venue on campus in Pocatello, Idaho.

After a disappointing season in 1982, the Bengals finished second in the Big Sky with a 5–2 record, and were 8–3 overall in the regular season. Led by senior quarterback Paul Peterson, ISU hosted the first round of the twelve-team I-AA playoffs,[1][2] but lost to conference champion Nevada by seven points.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
Sep 10 at UTEP - (Div. I-A)* Sun BowlEl Paso, TX W 12–10   20,193
Sep 17 Eastern Washington - (Div. II)* ASISU MiniDomePocatello, ID W 20–13    
Sep 24 Idaho ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID W 16–37    
Oct 01 at Nevada Mackay StadiumReno, NV L   7–23    
Oct 08 Montana State ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID W 26–3    
Oct 15 Northern Arizona ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID W 42–24    
Oct 22 at Cal Poly - (Div. II)* Mustang StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA L 37–44    
Oct 29 Cal State Fullerton - (Div. I-A)* ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID W 43–10    
Nov 05 at Boise State Bronco StadiumBoise, ID L 20–32   20,477
Nov 12 Weber State ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID W 38–32    
Nov 19 at Montana Dornblaser FieldMissoula, MT W 31–17    
Nov 26 Nevada-Reno* ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID - (Div. I-AA playoffs) L 20–27   10,333
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

References

  1. Stalwick, Howie (November 21, 1983). "Nevada-Reno, Idaho State in playoffs; Vandals are out". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C2.
  2. "Reno, Idaho State open national playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 26, 1983. p. 5B.
  3. "Nevada-Reno downs Idaho State in playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 27, 1983. p. 2B.

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