2022 Idaho State Bengals football team
The 2022 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their only season under head coach Charlie Ragle, the Bengals were 1–10 (1–7 in Big Sky, last) and played their home games on campus at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (1–7 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Taylor Mazzone (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tim Schaffner (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Holt Arena (capacity: 12,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Montana State +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Sacramento State +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Weber State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Idaho ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 UC Davis | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Montana ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hired in December 2021, Ragle was previously the special teams coach at California of the Pac-12 Conference. After the season, he resigned in late November 2022 to join the staff at Arizona State.
Previous season
The Bengals finished the 2021 season at 1–10 (1–7 in Big Sky, twelfth). After being shut out at home by intrastate rival Idaho in the season finale on November 20, fifth-year head coach Rob Phenicie was fired with a cumulative record of 16–35 (.314).[1]
Preseason
Polls
On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bengals were predicted to finish in a tie for eleventh in the Big Sky by the coaches and last by the media.[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Montana | 111 (3) |
| 2 | Sacramento State | 110 (4) |
| 3 | Montana State | 109 (5) |
| 4 | Weber State | 84 |
| 5 | UC Davis | 82 |
| 6 | Eastern Washington | 76 |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | 62 |
| 8 | Idaho | 45 |
| 9 | Portland State | 42 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 33 |
| T-11 | Idaho State | 19 |
| T-11 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Montana | 356 (14) |
| 2 | Montana State | 352 (13) |
| 3 | Sacramento State | 335 (4) |
| 4 | Weber State | 261 |
| 5 | UC Davis | 255 (1) |
| 6 | Eastern Washington | 236 |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | 191 |
| 8 | Portland State | 146 |
| 9 | Idaho | 142 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 85 |
| 11 | Northern Colorado | 71 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 66 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Bengals did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 27 | 12:30 p.m. | at UNLV* | CBSSN | L 21–52 | 19,579 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at San Diego State* | MW Network | L 7–38 | 27,865 | |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas* | ESPN+ | L 16–31 | 5,125 | |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | ESPN+ | L 14–35 | 5,292 | |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 Montana |
| ESPN+ | L 20–28 | 6,659 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Montana State | ESPN+ | L 6–37 | 21,647 | |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly |
| ESPN+ | W 40–31 | 5,921 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona |
| ESPN+ | L 10–24 | |
| November 5 | 5:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | ESPN+ | L 3–43 | 6,802 | |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Weber State | ESPN+ | L 7–45 | 7,756 | |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 21т Idaho |
| ESPN+ | L 7–38 | 7,706 |
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Game summaries
At UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Rebels | 10 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 52 |
At San Diego State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
Central Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
At Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bears | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
No. 3 Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 3 Grizzlies | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Bengals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
At No. 4 Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 4 Bobcats | 14 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| Bengals | 14 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 40 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
At UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aggies | 9 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
At No. 7 Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 7 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
No. 21т Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #21 Vandals | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Bengals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
References
- 406mtsports.com. "Idaho State fires Rob Phenicie, former Montana offensive coordinator, after five seasons". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- "Bengals Wrap Up Big Sky Kickoff". isubengals.com. 25 July 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- "2022 Idaho State Football Schedule". isubengals.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.