1970 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 1970 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing second in the Big Sky.^[1][2]

1970 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–5 (3–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ed Cavanaugh (3rd season)
Home stadium	ASISU Minidome
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Montana $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Idaho State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Boise State	2	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Weber State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Idaho	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Northern Arizona	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Boise State's game against 1970 Long Beach State and Northern Arizona's game against 1970 New Mexico State Aggies counted in the conference standings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 10–39	11,000	[3]
September 19	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 13–38	15,250	[4]
September 26	UNLV*	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 64–34	10,400	[5]
October 3	Idaho	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID (rivalry)	W 35–14	12,500	[6]
October 10	at Montana State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 24–21	5,500	[7]
October 17	No. 2 Montana	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 34–35	12,200–12,300	[8]
October 24	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 30–14	6,472	[9]
October 31	No. 15 Boise State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 3–24	12,400	[10][11]
November 7	Portland State*	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 37–6	8,400	[12]
November 14	at No. 3 Tampa*	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 7–68	20,238	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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