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2021 Idaho State Bengals football team

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2021 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Ferriter (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Cooper (6th season)
Home stadiumHolt Arena
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Sacramento State $^   8 0     9 3  
No. 2 Montana State ^   7 1     11 3  
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^   6 2     10 3  
No. 6 Montana ^   6 2     10 3  
No. 17 UC Davis ^   5 3     8 4  
Weber State   5 3     6 5  
Northern Arizona   4 4     5 6  
Portland State   4 4     5 6  
Idaho   3 5     4 7  
Northern Colorado   2 6     3 8  
Cal Poly   1 7     2 9  
Idaho State   1 7     1 10  
Southern Utah   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rob Phenicie, the Bengals finished at 1–10 (1–7 in Big Sky, twelfth) and played their home games on campus at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

After being shut out at home by intrastate rival Idaho in the season finale on November 20, Phenicie was fired with a cumulative record of 16–35 (.314).[1]

Preseason

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Polls

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On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bengals were predicted to finish ninth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State (7)
2 Montana (3)
3 Eastern Washington (2)
4 Montana State (1)
5 Sacramento State (1)
6 UC Davis
7 Northern Arizona
8 Idaho
9 Idaho State
10 Portland State
11 Southern Utah
12 Cal Poly
13 Northern Colorado
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State (14)
2 Montana (4)
3 Eastern Washington (3)
4 Montana State (3)
5 Sacramento State
6 UC Davis
7 Northern Arizona
8 Idaho
9 Idaho State
10 Portland State
11 Southern Utah
12 Northern Colorado
13 Cal Poly

Preseason All–Big Sky team

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The Bengals had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 41:00 p.m.No. 8 North Dakota*ESPN+L 14–354,667
September 118:30 p.m.at Nevada*StadiumL 10–4923,965
September 251:00 p.m.Sacramento State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
ESPN+L 21–235,997
October 22:00 p.m.at Northern ArizonaESPN+L 17–489,713
October 91:00 p.m.No. 7 UC Davis
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
ESPN+W 27–175,206
October 163:05 p.m.at Portland StateESPN+L 10–311,809
October 231:00 p.m.at No. 8 Montana StateSWX/ESPN+L 9–2719,297
October 301:00 p.m.No. 23 Weber State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
ESPN+L 17–402,500
November 61:30 p.m.at No. 15 (FBS) BYU*BYUtv/ESPN3L 14–5963,470  
November 136:05 p.m.at Cal PolyESPN+L 29–325,651
November 201:00 p.m.Idaho
ESPN+L 0–14

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Game summaries

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No. 8 North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Fighting Hawks 7 3 14 11 35
Bengals 0 7 0 7 14

At Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 7 0 3 0 10
Wolf Pack 14 7 7 21 49

Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 7 6 3 23
Bengals 7 14 0 0 21

At Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 7 0 3 7 17
Lumberjacks 3 20 15 10 48

No. 7 UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Aggies 0 3 0 14 17
Bengals 14 10 0 3 27

At Portland State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 7 0 3 10
Vikings 17 7 7 0 31

At No. 8 Montana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 3 0 3 3 9
No. 8 Bobcats 0 10 3 14 27

No. 23 Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Wildcats 10 7 10 13 40
Bengals 0 10 7 0 17

At No. 15 (FBS) BYU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 7 7 0 14
No. 15 (FBS) Cougars 21 21 7 10 59

At Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 7 7 0 15 29
Mustangs 7 7 12 6 32

Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 14 0 0 0 14
Bengals 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ 406mtsports.com. "Idaho State fires Rob Phenicie, former Montana offensive coordinator, after five seasons". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved December 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Bengals Picked 9th in Preseason Polls". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Conner Named to the Preseason All-Big Sky Team". isubengals.com. July 26, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Idaho State Football Schedule". isubengals.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.