American college football season
The 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by second-year head coach Rob Phenicie , the Bengals compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Sky. Idaho State played their home games at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho .
On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington , the Bengals were predicted to finish in twelfth place in the coaches poll and tenth place in the media poll.[ 1]
Coaches poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Eastern Washington 134 (6) 2 Weber State 124 (3) 3 Northern Arizona 121 (3) 4 Idaho 101 (1) 5 Sacramento State 94 6 Southern Utah 91 7 Montana 82 8 Montana State 76 9 UC Davis 64 10 Cal Poly 40 11 Northern Colorado 30 12 Idaho State 29 13 Portland State 21
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Eastern Washington 651 (27) 2 Weber State 636 (19) 3 Northern Arizona 535 (1) 4 Montana 496 (2) 5 Idaho 483 (3) 6 Southern Utah 449 (1) 7 Sacramento State 415 8 Montana State 391 (1) 9 UC Davis 331 (1) 10 Idaho State 170 11 Cal Poly 169 12 Northern Colorado 166 13 Portland State 103
Preseason All-Conference Team [ edit ] The Bengals had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[ 2]
James Madison – Sr. RB
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 6:30 p.m. Western Colorado * Pluto TV 243W 45–105,062 September 15 4:00 p.m. at California * P12N L 23–4537,104 September 22 3:00 p.m. at No. 22 North Dakota Pluto TV 240 W 25–2111,157 September 29 2:30 p.m. Northern Arizona Pluto TV 243 W 56–429,129 October 6 3:30 p.m. Idaho Pluto TV 243 W 62–2811,015 October 13 5:00 p.m. at No. 14 UC Davis Pluto TV 245 L 37–44 OT 10,849 October 20 12:00 p.m. at Liberty * ESPN3 L 41–4816,502 October 27 3:30 p.m. Montana State ELVN W 24–178,851 November 3 3:00 p.m. at Portland State ELVN W 48–453,924 November 10 5:00 p.m. at Cal Poly No. 24 Pluto TV 244 L 14–375,250 November 17 2:30 p.m. No. 3 Weber State Pluto TV 235 L 13–2610,077
1 2 3 4 Total Mountaineers 0 3 7 0 10 Bengals 14 17 14 0 45
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 3 6 14 23 Golden Bears 7 21 3 14 45
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 6 13 0 6 25 No. 22 Fighting Hawks 14 7 0 0 21
1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 7 7 14 14 42 Bengals 7 28 14 7 56
1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 7 7 14 0 28 Bengals 14 21 20 7 62
1 2 3 4 OT Total Bengals 9 14 7 7 0 37 No. 14 Aggies 7 7 8 15 7 44
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 17 14 10 41 Flames 7 13 14 14 48
1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 0 0 10 17 Bengals 0 17 7 0 24
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 14 17 10 7 48 Vikings 3 21 14 7 45
1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Bengals 0 7 7 0 14 Mustangs 3 10 7 17 37
1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Wildcats 3 13 7 3 26 Bengals 0 0 13 0 13
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