2020 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–4 (2–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Ferriter (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Cooper (5th season)
Home stadiumHolt Arena
2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Weber State $^  5 –0   5 –1  
No. 10 Eastern Washington ^  5 –1   5 –2  
No. 14 UC Davis  3 –2   3 –2  
Northern Arizona  3 –2   3 –2  
Idaho State  2 –4   2 –4  
Idaho  2 –4   2 –4  
Southern Utah  1 –5   1 –5  
Cal Poly‡  0 –3   0 –3  
Montana†   –   2 –0  
Portland State†   –   0 –1  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Big Sky suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Montana State, Northern Colorado, and Sacramento State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Montana and Portland State opted out of the conference season, but scheduled non-conference games.
    ‡ – Cal Poly opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29, 2021.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Rob Phenicie, the Bengals were 2–4 overall (2–4 in Big Sky, tied for fifth), and played their home games on campus at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was delayed and started in late February 2021.

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bengals were predicted to finish eleventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State 135 (7)
2 Montana 128 (3)
3 Montana State 121 (1)
4 Eastern Washington 118 (1)
5 Sacramento State 99 (1)
6 UC Davis 83
7 Northern Arizona 68
8 Portland State 67
9 Idaho 66
10 Cal Poly 46
11 Idaho State 37
12 Southern Utah 33
13 Northern Colorado 13
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State 546 (28)
2 Montana 496 (8)
3 Montana State 493 (6)
4 Eastern Washington 438 (1)
5 Sacramento State 389
6 UC Davis 325 (1)
7 Portland State 274
8 Idaho 273
9 Northern Arizona 238
10 Cal Poly 206
11 Idaho State 133
12 Southern Utah 105
13 Northern Colorado 88

Schedule

In late July, Idaho State and New Mexico agreed to move 2020 game from August 29 (week zero) to September 19.[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was delayed and started in late February 2021.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m. No. 4 Weber State
Pluto TV L 21–49
March 6 12:00 p.m. at Southern Utah
Pluto TV W 26–24
March 13 4:00 p.m. No. 16 Eastern Washington
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
 Pluto TV L 42–46
March 27 2:00 p.m. at No. 15 UC Davis
L 27–31
April 3 4:00 p.m. No. 24 Idaho
W 24–22
April 10 1:00 p.m. at No. 3 Weber State
L 15–20
Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2020 Idaho State-New Mexico game moved from Week Zero to Sept. 19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2020 Idaho State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.


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