# 2015 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 2015 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mike Kramer, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for 12th place in the Big Sky. Idaho State played their home games at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 4:05 pm | Black Hills State* | No. 22 | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | | W 55–0 | 6,028 |
| September 12 | 4:05 pm | No. 24 Portland State | No. 23 | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | WBS | L 14–34 | 7,075 |
| September 18 | 7:00 pm | at Boise State* | | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID | CBSSN | L 0–52 | 33,868 |
| September 26 | 7:00 pm | at UNLV* | | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | MWN | L 8–80 | 16,717 |
| October 3 | 7:05 pm | at Cal Poly | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | WBS | L 26–58 | 7,523 |
| October 10 | 12:00 pm | at No. 23 North Dakota | | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | WBS | W 37–31 | 9,188 |
| October 17 | 2:35 pm | No. 8 Eastern Washington | | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | WBS | L 28–45 | 8,942 |
| October 24 | 7:05 pm | at Sacramento State | | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | | L 13–38 | 9,135 |
| November 7 | 1:35 pm | No. 22 Montana | | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | WBS | L 27–33 $^{OT}$ | 7,795 |
| November 14 | 1:35 pm | Montana State | | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | WBS | L 20–44 | 6,498 |
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | at Weber State | | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | WBS | L 14–35 | 6,137 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Black Hills State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #22 Bengals | 21 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 55 |

### Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 Vikings | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| #23 Bengals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broncos | 14 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 52 |

### At UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rebels | 35 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 80 |

### At Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 58 |

### At North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 6 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 37 |
| #23 North Dakota | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |

### Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #8 Eagles | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Bengals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### At Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Hornets | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 38 |

### Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #22 Grizzlies | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Bengals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 27 |

### Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 17 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 44 |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |

### At Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 22 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 24 | 24 | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |