2019 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Rob Phenicie, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a five-way tie for ninth in the Big Sky. Idaho State played their home games at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

2019 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Ferriter (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Cooper (4th season)
Home stadiumHolt Arena
Seasons
 2018
2020 
2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Weber State +^ 71  114 
No. 9 Sacramento State +^ 71  94 
No. 4 Montana State ^ 62  114 
No. 6 Montana ^ 62  104 
Eastern Washington 62  75 
Idaho 35  57 
Portland State 35  57 
UC Davis 35  57 
Northern Arizona 26  48 
Cal Poly 26  38 
Idaho State 26  39 
Southern Utah 26  39 
Northern Colorado 26  210 
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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Big Sky preseason poll

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The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Bengals were picked to finish in seventh place in both polls.[1]

Preseason All–Big Sky team

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The Bengals had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:35 p.m.Western Colorado*Pluto TVW 38–134,770
September 142:15 p.m.at No. 11 (FBS) Utah*P12NL 0–3145,989
September 213:00 p.m.at No. 9 Northern Iowa*ESPN+L 6–138,339
September 283:05 p.m.Portland State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Pluto TVW 51–246,398
October 51:00 p.m.at No. 8 MontanaRTNWL 20–5925,023
October 121:05 p.m.North Dakotadagger
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Pluto TVW 55–208,731
October 193:30 p.m.at IdahoRTNWL 21–4510,361
October 262:05 p.m.at Southern UtahPluto TVL 34–593,809
November 22:30 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Pluto TVL 20–265,369
November 92:30 p.m.Eastern Washington
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Pluto TVL 5–485,377
November 161:00 p.m.at BYU*BYUtvL 10–4257,379
November 232:00 p.m.at No. 6 Weber StatePluto TVL 10–387,623

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Game summaries

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Western State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 3 3 7 13
Bengals 7 7 10 14 38

At Utah

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 0 0 0
No. 11 (FBS) Utes 17 7 7 0 31

At Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 3 3 0 0 6
No. 9 Panthers 0 3 0 10 13

Portland State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 10 14 0 24
Bengals 20 21 7 3 51

At Montana

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 10 7 3 0 20
No. 8 Grizzlies 0 24 14 21 59

North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 7 0 6 7 20
Bengals 3 28 10 14 55

At Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 7 14 0 21
Vandals 17 7 21 0 45

At Southern Utah

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 14 6 0 14 34
Thunderbirds 28 3 14 14 59

Northern Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 6 6 6 8 26
Bengals 0 10 7 3 20

Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 17 21 7 48
Bengals 2 0 3 0 5

At BYU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 3 7 0 10
Cougars 7 21 14 0 42

At Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 3 7 10
No. 6 Wildcats 7 24 7 0 38

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV
Coaches

References

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  1. "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. "2019 Football Schedule". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2019.