2021 Idaho State Bengals football team

2021 Idaho State Bengals football
2021 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Rob Phenicie (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Ferriter (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Roger Cooper (6th season)
Home stadium	Holt Arena
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The 2021 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rob Phenicie, the Bengals finished at 1–10 (1–7 in Big Sky, twelfth) and played their home games on campus at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

ConferenceBig Sky Conference

Record1–10 (1–7 Big Sky)

Headcoach

Rob Phenicie (5th season)

OffensivecoordinatorMike Ferriter (4th season)

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2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Sacramento State $^	8	–	0	9	–	3
No. 2 Montana State ^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 6 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 17 UC Davis ^	5	–	3	8	–	4
Weber State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	5	–	6
Portland State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Idaho	3	–	5	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	8
Cal Poly	1	–	7	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Southern Utah	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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After being shut out at home by intrastate rival Idaho in the season finale on November 20, Phenicie was fired with a cumulative record of 16–35 (.314).^[1]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 8 North Dakota*	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 14–35	4,667
September 11	8:30 p.m.	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Stadium	L 10–49	23,965
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Sacramento State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 21–23	5,997
October 2	2:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+	L 17–48	9,713
October 9	1:00 p.m.	No. 7 UC Davis	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	W 27–17	5,206
October 16	3:05 p.m.	at Portland State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+	L 10–31	1,809
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX/ESPN+	L 9–27	19,297
October 30	1:00 p.m.	No. 23 Weber State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 17–40	2,500
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at No. 15 (FBS) BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	L 14–59	63,470
November 13	6:05 p.m.	at Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 29–32	5,651
November 20	1:00 p.m.	Idaho	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 0–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	7	0	15	29
Mustangs	7	7	12	6	32

2021 Idaho State Bengals football team

Preseason

Polls

Preseason All–Big Sky team

Schedule

Game summaries

No. 8 North Dakota

At Nevada

Sacramento State

At Northern Arizona

No. 7 UC Davis

At Portland State

At No. 8 Montana State

No. 23 Weber State

At No. 15 (FBS) BYU

At Cal Poly

Idaho

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