1980 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 1980 Idaho State Bengals football team represented the Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Kragthorpe, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 6–5 and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in their conference. By the time of their first win, the Bengals had the longest losing streak in Division I-AA.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–14	16,187	[1]
September 20	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 17–21		[2]
September 27	No. T–10 Portland State*	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 59–33	8,042	[3]
October 4	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 13–38
October 11	at Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 7–21
October 18	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 17–0
October 25	Western Montana*	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 41–0
November 1	at No. T–10 Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 33–26	8,142
November 8	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	W 28–21	12,000
November 15	Weber State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 46–5
November 22	No. 9 Boise State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 13–22	13,865
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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