2018 Idaho State Bengals football team


The 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bengals were led by second-year head coach Rob Phenicie and played their home games at Holt Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2017 season 4–7, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place.

Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Bengals were predicted to finish in twelfth place in the coaches poll and tenth place in the media poll.

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Bengals had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
James Madison – Sr. RB

Schedule

Western State

at California

at North Dakota

Northern Arizona

Idaho

at UC Davis

at Liberty

Montana State

at Portland State

at Cal Poly

Weber State

Ranking movements