The 1987 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Koetter, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Big Sky.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Texas A&I* | | L 51–52 | 7,893 | [1] |
| September 19 | at Eastern Washington | | L 14–44 | 3,862 | [2] |
| September 26 | at Utah* | | L 16–51 | 32,283 | [3] |
| October 3 | No. 15 Idaho | - ASISU Minidome
- Pocatello, ID (Rivalry)
| W 30–21 | 10,764 | [4] |
| October 10 | Portland State* | - ASISU Minidome
- Pocatello, ID
| T 24–24 | 7,325 | [5] |
| October 17 | Northern Arizona | - ASISU Minidome
- Pocatello, ID
| L 23–32 | | [6] |
| October 24 | at Boise State | | W 35–32 | 21,255 | [7] |
| October 31 | at Nevada | | L 19–40 | 11,236 | [8] |
| November 7 | at Montana | | L 0–63 | 8,263 | [9] |
| November 14 | Montana State | - ASISU Minidome
- Pocatello, ID
| W 52–33 | 6,050 | [10] |
| November 21 | No. 11 Weber State | - ASISU Minidome
- Pocatello, ID
| L 37–53 | | [11] |
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References
- ^ "A&I outbludgeons ISU 52–51". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EWU gets first Big Sky win". The Spokesman-Review. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utes crush Idaho State". The Daily Spectrum. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Idaho State upends Idaho". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Idaho State, Vikings play to wild 24–24 tie". The Sunday Oregonian. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Arizona erases Bengals from playoff picture". The Times-News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ISU stings Boise St. on 96-yard KO return". The Times-News. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada–Reno easily beats ISU Bengals, 40–19". South Idaho Press. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grizzlies blitz Idaho State". Great Falls Tribune. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Freshman quarterback leads ISU over Montana State University 52–33". The Independent-Record. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weber State holds on for 53–37 victory". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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