2021 Idaho State Bengals football team explained

Year:	2021
Team:	Idaho State Bengals
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:	Big Sky
Record:	1–10
Conf Record:	1–7
Head Coach:	Rob Phenicie
Hc Year:	5th
Off Coach:	Mike Ferriter
Oc Year:	4th
Def Coach:	Roger Cooper
Dc Year:	6th

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.

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 .^[1]

Preseason

Polls

On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bengals were predicted to finish ninth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.^[2]

Coaches poll

1	Weber State	(7)
2	Montana	(3)
3	Eastern Washington	(2)
4	Montana State	(1)
5	Sacramento State	(1)
6	UC Davis
7	Northern Arizona
8	Idaho
9	Idaho State
10	Portland State
11	Southern Utah
12	Cal Poly
13	Northern Colorado

Media poll

1	Weber State	(14)
2	Montana	(4)
3	Eastern Washington	(3)
4	Montana State	(3)
5	Sacramento State
6	UC Davis
7	Northern Arizona
8	Idaho
9	Idaho State
10	Portland State
11	Southern Utah
12	Northern Colroado
13	Cal Poly

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Bengals had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[3]

Offense

Tanner Conner – WR

Schedule

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Game summaries

No. 8 North Dakota

See also: 2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.

At Nevada

See also: 2021 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

Sacramento State

See also: 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team.

At Northern Arizona

See also: 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.

No. 7 UC Davis

See also: 2021 UC Davis Aggies football team.

At Portland State

See also: 2021 Portland State Vikings football team.

At No. 8 Montana State

See also: 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team.

No. 23 Weber State

See also: 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team.

At No. 15 (FBS) BYU

See also: 2021 BYU Cougars football team.

At Cal Poly

See also: 2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.

Idaho

See also: 2021 Idaho Vandals football team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 406mtsports.com. Idaho State fires Rob Phenicie, former Montana offensive coordinator, after five seasons. 2021-12-01. 406 MT SPORTS. en.
2. Web site: Bengals Picked 9th in Preseason Polls. July 26, 2021. July 26, 2021.
3. Web site: Conner Named to the Preseason All-Big Sky Team . isubengals.com . June 28, 2021 . en . 26 July 2021.
4. Web site: 2021 Idaho State Football Schedule . isubengals.com . July 28, 2021.