Idaho State Bengals football
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| First season | 1963 | ||
| Athletic director | Jeff Tingey | ||
| Head coach |
Mike Kramer 6th year, 18–50 (.265) |
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| Stadium | Holt Arena | ||
| Seating capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Field surface | SoftTop Matrix (2011–) AstroTurf (1970–2010) |
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| Location | Pocatello, Idaho, U.S. | ||
| Conference | Big Sky Conference | ||
| All-time record | 449–463–20 (.492) | ||
| Bowl record | 2–0–0 (1.000) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 1 (1981, Div. I-AA) | ||
| Conference titles | 8 (5 RMAC, 3 Big Sky) |
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| Colors | Black and Orange |
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| Rivals |
Weber State Montana |
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| Website | ISUBengals.com | ||
The Idaho State Bengals football program represents Idaho State University in college football and plays its home games at Holt Arena, an indoor facility on campus in Pocatello. Idaho State is a charter member of the Big Sky Conference in NCAA Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA). Through the 2011 season, the Bengals have an all-time record of 451–472–20 (.489).
After a winless 0–11 season in 1979, Bud Hake was fired after three years and a 5–28 (.152) record.Dave Kragthorpe was hired as head coach for the 1980 season, and the Bengals went 6–5 in his first year. The following season, ISU won the Division I-AA Championship. Following two playoff victories at home, the Bengals defeated Eastern Kentucky 34–23 in the Pioneer Bowl at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. The quarterback during the 12–1 championship season was senior Mike Machurek, a junior college transfer from San Diego City College; he was a sixth round selection in the 1982 NFL draft (154th overall). Machurek spent over three seasons with the Detroit Lions, and had treatment for skin cancer during the second.
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