# List of Idaho State Bengals football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Idaho State Bengals football team. Representing Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, the Bengals compete in the Big Sky Conference at the NCAA Division I FCS level, as they have since 1963. Idaho State plays their home games at the 12,000-seat Holt Arena.
The Bengals won their first and only national championship in 1981, defeating Eastern Kentucky in the Division I-AA (now FCS) title game. They have eight conference championships in program history, including five in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and three in the Big Sky. They have finished the season ranked eight times, most recently in 2014.
The current head coach of Idaho State is Cody Hawkins, who begins his first season in 2023.

## Seasons

Legend :
* † National champions
* $^†$ Conference champions
* ^ Bowl game berth / playoff result
List of Idaho State Bengals football seasons :
| Season | Team | Head coach | Conference | Regular season results | Regular season results | Regular season results | Regular season results | Regular season results | Regular season results | Regular season results | Postseason results | Final ranking | Final ranking |
| Season | Team | Head coach | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Bowl game/Playoff result | STATS/NCAA Poll | Coaches' Poll |
| Season | Team | Head coach | Conference | Win | Loss | Tie | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Bowl game/Playoff result | STATS/NCAA Poll | Coaches' Poll |
| Academy of Idaho Bantams ||||||||||||||
| 1902 | 1902 | Herbert Cheney | Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1903 | 1903 | Herbert Cheney | Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1904 | 1904 | Charles Rowe | Independent | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1905 | 1905 | Hubert Upjohn | Independent | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1906 | 1906 | Hubert Upjohn | Independent | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1907 | 1907 | John Morris | Independent | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1908 | 1908 | John Morris | Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1909 | 1909 | Harvey Holmes | Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | 1910 | Harvey Holmes | Independent | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1911 | 1911 | Harvey Holmes | Independent | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1912 | 1912 | Harvey Holmes | Independent | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1913 | 1913 | Harvey Holmes | Independent | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1914 | 1914 | Harvey Holmes | Independent | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| Idaho Technical Tigers ||||||||||||||
| 1915 | 1915 | Reuben Bronson | Independent | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1916 | 1916 | Reuben Bronson | Independent | 5 | 2 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1917 | 1917 | John A. Fogt | Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1918 | | John A. Fogt | Independent | Season canceled due to influenza epidemic | Season canceled due to influenza epidemic | Season canceled due to influenza epidemic | Season canceled due to influenza epidemic | Season canceled due to influenza epidemic | Season canceled due to influenza epidemic | Season canceled due to influenza epidemic | Season canceled due to influenza epidemic | Season canceled due to influenza epidemic | Season canceled due to influenza epidemic |
| 1919 | 1919 | Reuben Bronson | Independent | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | 1920 | Ralph Hutchinson | Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1921 | 1921 | Ralph Hutchinson | Independent | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1922 | 1922 | Ralph Hutchinson | Independent | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1923 | 1923 | Ralph Hutchinson | Independent | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1924 | 1924 | Ralph Hutchinson | Independent | 5 | 2 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1925 | 1925 | Ralph Hutchinson | Independent | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1926 | 1926 | Ralph Hutchinson | Independent | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| Idaho Southern Branch Tigers ||||||||||||||
| 1927 | 1927 | Ralph Hutchinson | Independent | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1928 | 1928 | Felix Plastino | Independent | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1929 | 1929 | Felix Plastino | Independent | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | 1930 | Felix Plastino | Independent | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1931 | 1931 | Felix Plastino | Independent | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1932 | 1932 | Felix Plastino | Independent | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1933 | 1933 | Felix Plastino | Independent | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1934 | 1934 | Felix Plastino | Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| Idaho Southern Branch Bengals ||||||||||||||
| 1935 | 1935 | Guy Wicks | Independent | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1936 | 1936 | Guy Wicks | Independent | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1937 | 1937 | Guy Wicks | Independent | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1938 | 1938 | Guy Wicks | Independent | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1939 | 1939 | Guy Wicks | Independent | 5 | 2 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | 1940 | Guy Wicks | Independent | 3 | 5 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1941 | 1941 | John Vesser | Independent | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1942 | 1942 | John Vesser | Independent | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1943 | | John Vesser | Independent | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II |
| 1944 | 1946 | John Vesser | Independent | 4 | 5 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1945 | | John Vesser | Independent | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II | No team due to World War II |
| 1946 | 1946 | John Vesser | Independent | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| Idaho State Bengals ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | 1947 | John Vesser | Independent | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 1948 | John Vesser | Independent | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 1949 | John Vesser | Independent | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 1950 | John Vesser | Rocky Mountain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | T-2nd | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 1951 | John Vesser | Rocky Mountain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | T-2nd | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 1952$^†$ | Babe Caccia | Rocky Mountain | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1st$^†$ | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 1953$^†$ | Babe Caccia | Rocky Mountain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1st$^†$ | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 1954 | Babe Caccia | Rocky Mountain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 1955$^†$ | Babe Caccia | Rocky Mountain | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1st$^†$ | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 1956 | Babe Caccia | Rocky Mountain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — |
| 1957 | 1957$^†$ | Babe Caccia | Rocky Mountain | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st$^†$ | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 1958 | Babe Caccia | Rocky Mountain | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | T-3rd | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 1959$^†$ | Babe Caccia | Rocky Mountain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1st$^†$ | — | — | 16 |
| 1960 | 1960 | Babe Caccia | Rocky Mountain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 1961 | Babe Caccia | Independent | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | — | — | — | 13 |
| 1962 | 1962 | Babe Caccia | Independent | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 1963$^†$ | Babe Caccia | Big Sky | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1st$^†$ | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 1964 | Babe Caccia | Big Sky | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 1965 | Babe Caccia | Big Sky | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | T-4th | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 1966 | Leo McKillip | Big Sky | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 1967 | Leo McKillip | Big Sky | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 1968 | Ed Cavanaugh | Big Sky | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 1969 | Ed Cavanaugh | Big Sky | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 1970 | Ed Cavanaugh | Big Sky | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 1971 | Ed Cavanaugh | Big Sky | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 1972 | Bob Griffin | Big Sky | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | 14 |
| 1973 | 1973 | Bob Griffin | Big Sky | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 1974 | Bob Griffin | Big Sky | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 1975 | Bob Griffin | Big Sky | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 1976 | Joe Pascale | Big Sky | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1977 | Bud Hake | Big Sky | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | T-4th | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1978 | Bud Hake | Big Sky | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1979 | Bud Hake | Big Sky | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1980 | Dave Kragthorpe | Big Sky | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | T-4th | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 1981† | Dave Kragthorpe | Big Sky | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st$^†$ | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — National Champions ^ | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 1982 | Dave Kragthorpe | Big Sky | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8th | – | – | — |
| 1983 | 1983 | Jim Koetter | Big Sky | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^ | 12 | — |
| 1984 | 1984 | Jim Koetter | Big Sky | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T-3rd | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 1985 | Jim Koetter | Big Sky | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 1986 | Jim Koetter | Big Sky | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 1987 | Jim Koetter | Big Sky | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 1988 | Garth Hall | Big Sky | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 1989 | Garth Hall | Big Sky | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | T-6th | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 1990 | Garth Hall | Big Sky | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 1991 | Garth Hall | Big Sky | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 1992 | Brian McNeely | Big Sky | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 1993 | Brian McNeely | Big Sky | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 1994 | Brian McNeely | Big Sky | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T-4th | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 1995 | Brian McNeely | Big Sky | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 1996 | Brian McNeely | Big Sky | 4 | 7 | | 2 | 6 | | 7th | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 1997 | Tom Walsh | Big Sky | 3 | 8 | | 2 | 6 | | 8th | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 1998 | Tom Walsh | Big Sky | 3 | 8 | | 2 | 6 | | 9th | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 1999 | Larry Lewis | Big Sky | 4 | 7 | | 2 | 6 | | T-7th | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 2000 | Larry Lewis | Big Sky | 6 | 5 | | 4 | 4 | | 6th | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 2001 | Larry Lewis | Big Sky | 4 | 7 | | 1 | 6 | | T-7th | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 2002$^†$ | Larry Lewis | Big Sky | 8 | 3 | | 5 | 2 | | T-1st$^†$ | – | 18 | — |
| 2003 | 2003 | Larry Lewis | Big Sky | 8 | 4 | | 4 | 3 | | T-4th | — | 22 | — |
| 2004 | 2004 | Larry Lewis | Big Sky | 3 | 8 | | 2 | 5 | | T-6th | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 2005 | Larry Lewis | Big Sky | 5 | 6 | | 3 | 4 | | 6th | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 2006 | Larry Lewis | Big Sky | 2 | 9 | | 1 | 7 | | 8th | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 2007 | John Zamberlin | Big Sky | 3 | 8 | | 2 | 6 | | 8th | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 2008 | John Zamberlin | Big Sky | 1 | 10 | | 1 | 7 | | T-8th | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 2009 | John Zamberlin | Big Sky | 1 | 10 | | 1 | 7 | | T-7th | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 2010 | John Zamberlin | Big Sky | 1 | 10 | | 0 | 8 | | 9th | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 2011 | Mike Kramer | Big Sky | 2 | 9 | | 1 | 7 | | 8th | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 2012 | Mike Kramer | Big Sky | 1 | 10 | | 0 | 8 | | 13th | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2013 | Mike Kramer | Big Sky | 3 | 9 | | 1 | 7 | | T-11th | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2014 | Mike Kramer | Big Sky | 8 | 4 | | 6 | 2 | | T-2nd | — | 25 | — |
| 2015 | 2015 | Mike Kramer | Big Sky | 2 | 9 | | 1 | 7 | | T-12th | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2016 | Mike Kramer | Big Sky | 2 | 9 | | 1 | 7 | | 13th | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2017 | Rob Phenicie | Big Sky | 4 | 7 | | 2 | 6 | | T-9th | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2018 | Rob Phenicie | Big Sky | 6 | 5 | | 5 | 3 | | T-4th | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2019 | Rob Phenicie | Big Sky | 3 | 9 | | 2 | 6 | | T-9th | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 2020 | Rob Phenicie | Big Sky | 2 | 4 | | 2 | 4 | | 5th | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2021 | Rob Phenicie | Big Sky | 1 | 10 | | 1 | 7 | | T-11th | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | Charlie Ragle | Big Sky | 1 | 10 | | 1 | 7 | | T-11th | — | — | — |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | All-time: 479–551–21 (.466) | All-time: 479–551–21 (.466) | All-time: 479–551–21 (.466) | Conference: 168–301 (.358) | Conference: 168–301 (.358) | Conference: 168–301 (.358) | | Postseason: 3–1 (.750) | | |