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1981 Idaho State Bengals football team

1981 Idaho State Bengals football
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National Champions (Div. I-AA)
Big Sky Champions
Conference Big Sky Conference
1981 record 12–1 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach Dave Kragthorpe (2nd year)
Home stadium ASISU MiniDome
(Capacity: 12,000)
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Idaho State $^ 6 1 0     12 1 0
#5 Boise State ^ 6 1 0     10 3 0
Montana 5 2 0     7 3 0
Nevada 4 3 0     7 4 0
Weber State 4 3 0     7 4 0
Northern Arizona 2 5 0     4 7 0
Montana State 1 6 0     3 7 0
Idaho 0 7 0     3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Idaho State earned automatic berth and
    Boise State earned at-large berth in I-AA playoffs.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll (released before championship playoffs)

The 1981 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A charter member of the Big Sky Conference, the Bengals were led by second year head coach Dave Kragthorpe and played their home games at the ASISU MiniDome, later renamed Holt Arena, an indoor venue on campus in Pocatello, Idaho.

Led by senior quarterback Mike Machurek, the Bengals won the Big Sky Championship with a 6–1 record, and were 9–1 overall in the regular season. They hosted the first two rounds of the eight-team I-AA playoffs, and won their only national championship in football at the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas. ISU defeated Eastern Kentucky 34–23 to finish the season with a 12–1 overall record.



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