1981_Idaho_State_Bengals_football_team

1981 Idaho State Bengals football team

1981 Idaho State Bengals football team

American college football season

The 1981 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bengals were led by second-year head coach Dave Kragthorpe and played their home games at the ASISU Minidome (now Holt Arena), an indoor venue on campus in Pocatello, Idaho.

Quick Facts Idaho State Bengals football, NCAA Division I-AA championBig Sky champion ...
More information Conf, Overall ...

Quarterbacked by senior Mike Machurek, the Bengals won the Big Sky championship with a 6–1 record and were 9–1 overall in the regular season. The sole loss was at Montana, when Machurek remained in Pocatello with mononucleosis, and backup Dirk Koetter filled in;[1][2] the Griz kicked a late field goal to win by three points in Missoula.[3]

In the eight-team Division I-AA playoffs, Idaho State easily won two home playoff games, then secured their only national championship in the Pioneer Bowl at Wichita Falls, Texas. The Bengals defeated Eastern Kentucky 34–23 in the title game to finish with a 12–1 record,[4] just two years removed from a winless season.[2]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...

[9][10]

  • The regular season finale against Weber State went to triple overtime;[7] the Big Sky introduced overtime for conference games the previous season, and this was its first-ever usage.[11]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
Source:[12]

All-conference

Five Bengals were named to the all-conference team: quarterback Mike Machurek (unanimous), tight end Rod Childs, linebacker Dave Walser, defensive back Matt Courtney (sophomore), and punter Case de Bruijn. The second team included linebacker Lem Galei (sophomore) and de Bruijn at placekicker.[13][14][15] Honorable mention were wide receivers Jerry Bird and Charles Ewing, tackle Steve Anderson, tailback Dwain Wilson, and linebacker Bill Snapp.[14][15]

NFL Draft

Two Bengal seniors were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 334 selections.[16]

More information Round, Pick ...

References

  1. [1]
    "ISU's Machurek to miss today's game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 17, 1981. p. 3C.
  2. [2]
    Emerson, Paul (October 29, 1981). "Kragthorpe's turned Bengals into title contenders in two years". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  3. [3]
    "Montana knocks off Idaho State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 7C.
  4. [4]
    "Bengals ride like the wind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 20, 1981. p. 2D.
  5. [5]
    "Idaho St. 21, BSU 10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 20, 1981. p. 6C.
  6. [6]
    Emerson, Paul (November 1, 1981). "Machurek guides ISU past Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  7. [7]
    "ISU clinches title, Boise wants berth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 23, 1981. p. C4.
  8. [8]
    "Eastern's dpwnfall is its ownn mistakes". The Courier-Journal. December 20, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. [9]
    "Division I Championship" (PDF). NCAA. 2013. p. 14. Retrieved May 11, 2019 – via ncaa.org.
  10. [10]
    "Idaho State Bengals 1981 Schedule". cfbinfo.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  11. [11]
    Kasper, John (September 25, 2013). "No. 48 Big Sky Innovation". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  12. [12]
    "Probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 31, 1981. p. 3C.
  13. [13]
    "Former I.E. stars on Big Sky team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 1, 1981. p. 18.
  14. [14]
    "Idaho's Davis overlooked". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. December 2, 1981. p. 1B.
  15. [15]
    "Idaho not ignored on defense". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 3, 1981. p. 3B.
  16. [16]
    "1982 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1981_Idaho_State_Bengals_football_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.