1966 Idaho State Bengals football team

1966 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–6 (1–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpud Bowl
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana State $^ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Idaho 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Weber State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Idaho State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Montana 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1966 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Leo McKillip, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Omaha*
W 28–20
September 24at No. 3 North Dakota*
L 0–418,300–8,570
October 1Northern Arizona*
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
L 13–144,000–5,000
October 8Idaho
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
L 20–277,000
October 15at No. 7 Montana State
L 0–497,200
October 22Montana
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 17–145,600
October 29at Weber State
L 7–169,054
November 12at Parsons*
L 8–139,000
November 24at Portland State*
W 12–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Idaho State drills O.U. with passes". Omaha World-Herald. September 18, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UND rips Idaho State in Potato Bowl, 41–0". The Forum. September 25, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Eric Lundberg (October 3, 1966). "Axers win on Bengals' boo boo". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 6. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northern Arizona)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Idaho defeats Idaho State 27–20". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 9, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "'Cats drub ISU, 49 to 0". The Missoulian. October 16, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bengals nip Tips". The Billings Gazette. October 23, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Weber downs ISU 16–7, Ingram injured". Idaho Sunday Journal. October 30, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Parsons wins, 13–8, gets bowl bid". The Des Moines Register. November 13, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Idaho State rallies to whip PSC". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 25, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Idaho State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

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