1983 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 1983 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University 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.

1983 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1983 record8–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coachJim Koetter (1st season)
Home stadiumASISU Minidome
1983 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Nevada* $^ 6 –1 –0  10 –4 –0
No. 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon after UNLV was forced to forfeit the game after an investigation found that ineligible players had participated in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

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, Idaho State hosted the first round of the 12-team I-AA playoffs,[1][2] but lost to conference champion Nevada by seven points.[3]

Koetter was promoted to head coach in early June,[4][5][6] after Dave Kragthorpe left to become athletic director at his alma mater, Utah State in Logan.[7]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 10at UTEP*
W 12–1020,193
September 17Eastern Washington*
W 20–13
September 24No. 11 IdahoNo. 13
W 41–3112,983
October 1at NevadaNo. 8
L 7–239,324
October 8Montana StateNo. 14
  • ASISU MiniDome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 26–3
October 15Northern ArizonaNo. 13
  • ASISU MiniDome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 42–24
October 22at Cal Poly*No. 9
L 37–44
October 29Cal State Fullerton*No. 15
  • ASISU MiniDome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 43–10
November 5at Boise StateNo. 9
L 20–3220,477
November 12Weber StateNo. 19
  • ASISU MiniDome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 38–32
November 19at MontanaNo. 17
W 31–175,755
November 26No. 11 Nevada*No. 12
L 20–2710,333
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.
  4. "...Koetter take over as ISU head mentor". Great Falls Tribune. (Montana). Associated Press. June 4, 1983. p. 17. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Transactions: College". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). June 4, 1983. p. 13.
  6. "ISU searching for two football assistants". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 28, 1983. p. 2C.
  7. Sorensen, Mike (June 4, 1983). "Kragthorpe's back at his alma mater". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4A.
  8. "Idaho State edges UTEP". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1983. p. 3B.
  9. Stalwick, Howie (September 26, 1983). "McMonigle can't celebrate record". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
  10. "ISU tops Montana, for second". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 20, 1983. p. 3C.
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