1966 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana State $^ 4 0 0 8 3 0
Idaho 3 1 0 4 6 0
Weber State 2 2 0 6 3 0
Idaho State 1 3 0 3 6 0
Montana 0 4 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1966 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Leo McKillip, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Omaha*W 28–20[1]
September 24at No. 3 North Dakota*L 0–418,300–8,570[2][3]
October 1Northern Arizona*
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
L 13–144,000–5,000[4][5]
October 8Idaho
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
L 20–277,000[6]
October 15at No. 7 Montana StateL 0–497,200[7]
October 22Montana
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 17–145,600[8]
October 29at Weber StateL 7–169,054[9]
November 12at Parsons*
L 8–139,000[10]
November 24at Portland State*W 12–7[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Idaho State drills O.U. with passes". Omaha World-Herald. September 18, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UND rips Idaho State in Potato Bowl, 41–0". The Forum. September 25, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Eric Lundberg (October 3, 1966). "Axers win on Bengals' boo boo". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 6. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northern Arizona)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Idaho defeats Idaho State 27–20". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 9, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "'Cats drub ISU, 49 to 0". The Missoulian. October 16, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bengals nip Tips". The Billings Gazette. October 23, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Weber downs ISU 16–7, Ingram injured". Idaho Sunday Journal. October 30, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Parsons wins, 13–8, gets bowl bid". The Des Moines Register. November 13, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Idaho State rallies to whip PSC". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 25, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Idaho State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
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