1954 Idaho State Bengals football team

1954 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–3 (3–3 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpud Bowl
1954 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana State $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
Western State (CO) 7 1 0 9 1 0
3 3 0 4 4 0
Colorado Mines 4 4 0 4 5 0
Colorado State–Greeley 1 6 1 1 7 1
Colorado College 0 7 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 Idaho State Bengals football team was an American football team that represented Idaho State College (now known as Idaho State University) as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1954 college football season. In their third season under head coach Babe Caccia, the Bengals compiled a 5–3 record, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished third in the RMC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18College of Idaho*L 20–26[1]
September 25at Colorado CollegeW 28–6[2]
October 2Montana State
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
L 20–39[3]
October 9Colorado State–Greeley
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 28–13[4]
October 14at Western State (CO)Gunnison, COL 7–352,500[5]
October 30at Montana StateW 13–22 (forfeit win)[6][7]
November 6at Colorado MinesW 21–14[8]
November 11Arizona State–Flagstaff*
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 46–74,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "College of Idaho wins over Idaho State 26–20". The Idaho Statesman. September 19, 1954. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bengals belt Colorado 28–6 in loop game". The Times-News. September 26, 1954. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wylie runs wild as Bobcats defeat Bengals". The Independent-Record. October 3, 1954. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Idaho Staters stop Colorados". The Sunday Oregonian. October 10, 1954. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western State rambles past Idaho State, 35–7". Casper Morning Star. October 15, 1954. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Montana State scores second win over ISC, 22–13". Idaho State Journal. October 31, 1954. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Montana State stripped of Rocky Mountain football crown". The Independent-Record. December 12, 1954. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bengals down Mines club". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 7, 1954. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Idaho State rocks grid foe 46–7 in Spud Bowl". The Times-News. November 12, 1954. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.