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 year)
Home stadium ASISU MiniDome
(Capacity: 12,000)
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 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.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
Sep 12 Eastern Washington - (Div. II)* ASISU MiniDomePocatello, ID W 34–10   8,005
Sep 19 at Boise State Bronco StadiumBoise, ID W 21–10   20,486
Sep 26 Nevada ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID W 23–7   9,883
Oct 03 Northern Arizona ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID W 31–6   11,284
Oct 10 at Portland State - (Div. II)* Civic StadiumPortland, OR W 28–9   2,757
Oct 17 at Montana Dornblaser FieldMissoula, MT L 21–24   9,190
Oct 31 at Idaho Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID W 24–14   10,500
Nov 07 Montana State ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID W 31–3   10,468
Nov 14 Utah State - (Div. I-A)* ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID W 50–24   12,008
Nov 21 Weber State ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID W 33–30   13,444
Dec 05 Rhode Island* ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID - (Div. I-AA quarterfinal) W 51–0    
Dec 12 South Carolina State* ASISU MiniDome • Pocatello, ID - (Div. I-AA semifinal) W 41–12   12,003
Dec 19 vs. Eastern Kentucky* Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX (Div. I-AA Championship Game; Pioneer Bowl - ABC-TV) W 34–23   11,003
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

References

  1. "Bengals ride like the wind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 20, 1981. p. 2D.

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