2018 Idaho State Bengals football team

2018 Idaho State Bengals football
2018 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Rob Phenicie (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Ferriter (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Roger Cooper (3rd season)
Home stadium	Holt Arena
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 ⊟

2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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

$ – Conference champion ^ – 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

The 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Rob Phenicie, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Sky. Idaho State played their home games at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

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]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

Media poll
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
August 31	6:30 p.m.	Western Colorado*		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Pluto TV 243	W 45–10	5,062
September 15	4:00 p.m.	at California*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 23–45	37,104
September 22	3:00 p.m.	at No. 22 North Dakota		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Pluto TV 240	W 25–21	11,157
September 29	2:30 p.m.	Northern Arizona		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Pluto TV 243	W 56–42	9,129
October 6	3:30 p.m.	Idaho		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (rivalry)	Pluto TV 243	W 62–28	11,015
October 13	5:00 p.m.	at No. 14 UC Davis		Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	Pluto TV 245	L 37–44 ^OT	10,849
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at Liberty*		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 41–48	16,502
October 27	3:30 p.m.	Montana State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ELVN	W 24–17	8,851
November 3	3:00 p.m.	at Portland State		Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ELVN	W 48–45	3,924
November 10	5:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly	No. 24	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV 244	L 14–37	5,250
November 17	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 Weber State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Pluto TV 235	L 13–26	10,077
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

Western Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	3	7	0	10
Bengals	14	17	14	0	45

At California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	3	6	14	23
Golden Bears	7	21	3	14	45

At North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	6	13	0	6	25
No. 22 Fighting Hawks	14	7	0	0	21

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	14	14	42
Bengals	7	28	14	7	56

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	7	14	0	28
Bengals	14	21	20	7	62

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

At Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	17	14	10	41
Flames	7	13	14	14	48

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	0	0	10	17
Bengals	0	17	7	0	24

At Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	14	17	10	7	48
Vikings	3	21	14	7	45

At Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Bengals	0	7	7	0	14
Mustangs	3	10	7	17	37

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Wildcats	3	13	7	3	26
Bengals	0	0	13	0	13

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV

References

[1] "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".

[2] "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".

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