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1971 Idaho State Bengals football team

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1971 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumASISU Minidome
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Idaho $ 4 1 0 8 3 0
No. 7 Boise State 4 2 0 10 2 0
Montana 3 2 0 6 5 0
Weber State 3 2 1 7 2 1
Idaho State 2 3 0 6 4 0
Northern Arizona 1 3 0 5 5 0
Montana State 0 5 1 2 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at South Dakota*
W 10–69,700[1]
September 25Cal State Los Angeles*W 19–69,500–10,000[2]
October 2No. 8 Eastern Michigan*
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 22–2310,000[3]
October 9at IdahoL 3–4014,200[4]
October 16at MontanaL 35–457,000[5]
October 23Montana State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 38–3610,700[6]
October 30Nevada*
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 27–08,000–8,500[7][8]
November 6at Portland State*W 37–03,395[9]
November 13No. 5 Boise State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
W 21–1713,000[10]
November 20Weber State
  • ASISU Minidome
  • Pocatello, ID
L 21–2811,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Idaho State tumbles Coyotes 10–6". The Forum. September 19, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bengals whip L.A. State, 19 to 6". Idaho State Journal. September 26, 1971. p. B-1. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bengals drop close battle". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 3, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Idaho breezes past Idaho State by 40–3". The Times-News. October 10, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Montana rallies past Idaho State". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 17, 1971. p. 9, sports. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "Bobcats stun Weber State". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 17, 1971. p. 11, sports. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Nevada suffers blanking at hands of Idaho State". Nevada State Journal. October 31, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Nevada)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "Viks 'pass out,' fall to ISU, 37–0". The Sunday Oregonian. November 7, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Boise State loses bid for title". The Independent-Record. November 14, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "WSC ends year with victory". The Herald-Journal. November 21, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Idaho State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2024.