2018 Idaho State Bengals football team
The 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bengals were led by second-year head coach Rob Phenicie and played their home games at Holt Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2018 record | 6–5 (5–3 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Rob Phenicie (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Mike Ferriter (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Roger Cooper (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Holt Arena (Capacity: 12,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Eastern Washington +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 UC Davis +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Montana State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Bengals finished the 2017 season 4–7, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place.
Preseason
Polls
On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Bengals were predicted to finish in twelfth place in the coaches poll and tenth place in the media poll.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Eastern Washington | 134 (6) |
| 2 | Weber State | 124 (3) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 121 (3) |
| 4 | Idaho | 101 (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 94 |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 91 |
| 7 | Montana | 82 |
| 8 | Montana State | 76 |
| 9 | UC Davis | 64 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 40 |
| 11 | Northern Colorado | 30 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 29 |
| 13 | Portland State | 21 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 651 (27) |
| 2 | Weber State | 636 (19) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 535 (1) |
| 4 | Montana | 496 (2) |
| 5 | Idaho | 483 (3) |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 449 (1) |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 415 |
| 8 | Montana State | 391 (1) |
| 9 | UC Davis | 331 (1) |
| 10 | Idaho State | 170 |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 169 |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 166 |
| 13 | Portland State | 103 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
The Bengals had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
James Madison – Sr. RB
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | Western State* | Pluto TV 243 | W 45–10 | 5,062 | ||
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at California* | P12N | L 23–45 | 37,104 | ||
| September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 22 North Dakota | Pluto TV 240 | W 25–21 | 11,157 | ||
| September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Northern Arizona |
| Pluto TV 243 | W 56–42 | 9,129 | |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Idaho |
| Pluto TV 243 | W 62–28 | 11,015 | |
| October 13 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 14 UC Davis |
| Pluto TV 245 | L 37–44 OT | 10,849 | |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Liberty* | ESPN3 | L 41–48 | 16,502 | ||
| October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Montana State |
| ELVN | W 24–17 | 8,851 | |
| November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Portland State | ELVN | W 48–45 | 3,924 | ||
| November 10 | 5:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | No. 24 | Pluto TV 244 | L 14–37 | 5,250 | |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 3 Weber State |
| Pluto TV 235 | L 13–26 | 10,077 | |
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- Sources: Official Schedule Homecoming
Game summaries
Western State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountaineers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Bengals | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 20–7–1 | 2013 | IDST, 29–3 |
at California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 6 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| No. 22 Fighting Hawks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | 2016 | UND, 28–21 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Bengals | 7 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 17–34–1 | 2016 | NAU, 52–7 |
Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandals | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Bengals | 14 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 62 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–28 | 2008 | IDA, 42–27 |
at UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 9 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
| No. 14 Aggies | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 44 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–3 | 2017 | UCD, 56–17 |
at Liberty
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 0 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| Flames | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Bengals | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 28–43 | 2017 | MSU, 28–14 |
at Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
| Vikings | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 25–17–1 | 2017 | ISU, 59–30 |
at Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 24 Bengals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8–13 | 2017 | ISU, 38–34 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 Wildcats | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 15–42 | 2017 | WEB, 35–7 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | ||||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | ||||||||
References
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