# 2016 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 2016 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Mike Kramer in his sixth and final year as head coach, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of 13 teams in the Big Sky. Idaho State played their home games at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.
On March 30, 2017, Kramer announced his retirement.<ref[>http://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/state-college-sports/article141788559.html College sports news] Idaho Statesman (subscription required)</ref> He finished at Idaho State with a six-year record of 18–50.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 2:35 pm | Simon Fraser* | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | Eversport.tv | W 47–3 | 5,539 |
| September 10 | 3:30 pm | at Colorado* | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | L 7–56 | 39,505 |
| September 17 | 3:00 pm | at Oregon State* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 7–37 | 38,052 |
| September 24 | 2:35 pm | Sacramento State | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | Eversport.tv | W 42–34 | 7,303 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | at Portland State | Providence ParkPortland, OR | Eversport.tv | L 20–45 | 4,916 |
| October 15 | 5:00 pm | at Northern Arizona | Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ | NAU-TV, FSAZ | L 7–52 | 7,836 |
| October 22 | 2:35 pm | No. 19 North Dakota | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | Eversport.tv | L 21–28 | 6,328 |
| October 29 | 2:35 pm | Southern Utah | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | Eversport.tv | L 27–52 | 4,667 |
| November 5 | 5:00 pm | at No. 19 Montana | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | RTNW | L 44–62 | 24,027 |
| November 12 | 4:35 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington | Roos FieldCheney, WA | Eversport.tv, SWX | L 17–48 | 9,302 |
| November 19 | 2:35 pm | Weber State | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | Eversport.tv | L 28–34 | 5,464 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Simon Fraser

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Clan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bengals | 7 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 47 |

### At Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Buffaloes | 14 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 56 |

### At Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Beavers | 13 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 37 |

### Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| Bengals | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### At Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Vikings | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |

### At Northern Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 52 |

### North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #19 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Bengals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
| Bengals | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |

### At Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 14 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 44 |
| #19 Grizzlies | 20 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 62 |

### At Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| #3 Eagles | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 48 |

### Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Bengals | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |