1988 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 1988 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Garth Hall, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished ninth in the Big Sky.

1988 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	0–11 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Garth Hall (1st season)
Home stadium	Holt Arena

1988 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Idaho $^	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Montana ^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Boise State ^	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Nevada	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Weber State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Montana State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Eastern Washington	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Idaho State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Utah*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 16–41	28,422
September 17	Montana	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 7–34	8,109
September 24	No. 6 Cal State Northridge*	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 23–34	5,868
October 1	at Montana State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 37–45
October 8	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 13–34	6,742
October 15	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 7–52	28,015
October 22	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 7–27	9,688
October 29	Eastern Washington	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 3–35
November 5	No. 17 Boise State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 10–31	7,125
November 12	at No. 2 Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow ID (rivalry)	L 7–41	9,200
November 19	Nevada	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 13–50	5,045
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game