1971 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 1971 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the Big Sky.

1971 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–4 (2–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ed Cavanaugh (4th season)
Home stadium	ASISU Minidome
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Idaho $	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Boise State	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Montana	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Weber State	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Idaho State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Montana State	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at South Dakota*	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 10–6	9,700	[1]
September 25	Cal State Los Angeles*	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 19–6	9,500–10,000	[2]
October 2	No. 8 Eastern Michigan*	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 22–23	10,000	[3]
October 9	at Idaho	Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID (rivalry)	L 3–40	14,200	[4]
October 16	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 35–45	7,000	[5]
October 23	Montana State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 38–36	10,700	[6]
October 30	Nevada*	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 27–0	8,000–8,500	[7][8]
November 6	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 37–0	3,395	[9]
November 13	No. 5 Boise State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 21–17	13,000	[10]
November 20	Weber State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 21–28	11,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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