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The 2021 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Bengals were led by fifth-year head coach Rob Phenicie and played their home games at Holt Arena .
Following the Bengals' defeat at rival Idaho in their season finale, Phenicie was fired on November 20 after five seasons with a cumulative record of 16–35 (.314)[1]
Previous season [ ] The Bengals finished the 2020 season 2–4 to finish in sixth place.
Preseason [ ] Polls [ ] 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 Colroado
13
Cal Poly
Preseason All–Big Sky team [ ] The Bengals had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[3]
Offense
Tanner Conner – WR
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 1:00 p.m. No. 8 North Dakota * ESPN+ L 14–354,667 September 11 8:30 p.m. at Nevada * Stadium L 10–4923,965 September 25 1:00 p.m. Sacramento State ESPN+ L 21–235,997 October 2 2:00 p.m. at Northern Arizona ESPN+ L 17–489,713 October 9 1:00 p.m. No. 7 UC Davis ESPN+ W 27–175,206 October 16 3:05 p.m. at Portland State ESPN+ L 10–311,809 October 23 1:00 p.m. at No. 8 Montana State SWX /ESPN+L 9–2719,297 October 30 1:00 p.m. No. 23 Weber State ESPN+ L 17–402,500 November 6 1:30 p.m. at No. 15 (FBS ) BYU * BYUtv /ESPN3 L 14–5963,470 November 13 6:05 p.m. at Cal Poly ESPN+ L 29–325,651 November 20 1:00 p.m. Idaho ESPN+ L 0-140 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
[4]
Game summaries [ ] No. 8 North Dakota [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Fighting Hawks
7
3
14
11
35
Bengals
0
7
0
7
14
at Nevada [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
7
0
3
0
10
Wolf Pack
14
7
7
21
49
Sacramento State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
7
7
6
3
23
Bengals
7
14
0
0
21
at Northern Arizona [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
Lumberjacks
0
No. 7 UC Davis [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Aggies
0
Bengals
0
at Portland State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
Vikings
0
at No. 8 Montana State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
No. 8 Bobcats
0
No. 23 Weber State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
Bengals
0
at No. 15 (FBS) BYU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
No. 15 (FBS) Cougars
0
at Cal Poly [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
Mustangs
0
Idaho [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
0
Bengals
0
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries People National championship seasons in bold
