1981 Idaho State Bengals football team

1981 Idaho State Bengals football
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 season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium ASISU Minidome
(Capacity: 12,000)
1981 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 record.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
Sep 12 Eastern Washington (Div. II)* ASISU MinidomePocatello, Idaho W 34–10     8,005
Sep 19 at Boise State Bronco StadiumBoise, Idaho W 21–10   20,486
Sep 26 Nevada No. 3 ASISU Minidome • Pocatello, Idaho W 23–7     9,883
Oct 03 Northern Arizona No. 3 ASISU Minidome • Pocatello, Idaho W 31–6   11,284
Oct 10 at Portland State (Div. II)* No. 2 Civic StadiumPortland, OR W 28–9     2,757
Oct 17 at Montana No. 2 Dornblaser FieldMissoula, Montana L  21–24    9,190
Oct 31 at Idaho No. 3 Kibbie DomeMoscow, Idaho W 24–14   10,500
Nov 07 Montana State No. 2 ASISU Minidome • Pocatello, Idaho W 31–3   10,468
Nov 14 Utah State (Div. I-A)* No. 2 ASISU Minidome • Pocatello, Idaho W 50–24   12,008
Nov 21 Weber State No. 2 ASISU Minidome • Pocatello, Idaho W 33–30   13,444
Dec 05 Rhode Island* No. 2 ASISU Minidome • Pocatello, Idaho (Div. I-AA quarterfinal) W 51–0    
Dec 12 No. 3 South Carolina State* No. 2 ASISU Minidome • Pocatello, Idaho (Div. I-AA semifinal) W 41–12   12,003
Dec 19 vs. No. 1 Eastern Kentucky* No. 2 Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, Texas
(Div. I-AA Championship Game; Pioneer BowlABC-TV)
W 34–23   11,003
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from NCAA (Div. I-AA) (top ten only).

Roster

1981 Idaho State Bengals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
LT Dan Taylor Jr
LG Ken Noel Sr
C Jim Lane Jr
RG Ken Bacon Jr
RT Steve Anderson Sr
TE Ron Childs Sr
QB Mike Machurek Sr
FB Rick Ambrosi Sr
TB Dwain Wilson Sr
FL Charles Ewing Sr
SE Jerry Bird Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LDT Chuck Wiefels Jr
NG George Semons Sr
RDT John Naut Sr
SOLB John Olivia Jr
SILB Lem Galeai Sr
WILB Bill Snapp Jr
WOLB Dave Walser Sr
LCB Matt Courtney So
SS John Berry So
FS Reggie Chapman Jr
RCB Willie Allen Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK, P 3 Case deBruijn Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[2]

NFL Draft

Two Bengal seniors were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds (334 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Mike MachurekQB6th154Detroit Lions
Case deBruijnP, PK8th214Kansas City Chiefs

References

  1. "Bengals ride like the wind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 20, 1981. p. 2D.
  2. "Probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 31, 1981. p. 3C.

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