1960 Idaho State Bengals football team

1960 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record6–2 (3–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpud Bowl
1960 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Adams State $ 4 0 0 7 0 1
3 1 0 6 2 0
Colorado Mines 3 2 0 6 3 0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 2 1 6 3 1
Colorado College 1 4 0 4 5 0
Western State (CO) 0 4 1 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Babe Caccia, the Bengals compiled a 6–2 record, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the RMC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Arizona State–Flagstaff*W 30–103,000–4,500[1][2]
October 1at Western State (CO)Gunnison, COW 46–213,500[3]
October 8Omaha*
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 44–63,500[4]
October 15at Montana State*L 9–148,000[5]
October 22Colorado College
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 77–82,500[6]
October 29at Colorado MinesL 0–71,500[7]
November 5Colorado State–Greeley
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 14–72,500[8]
November 19at College of Idaho*
W 33–131,500[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Idaho State defeats Arizona State 30–10". Idaho Sunday Journal. September 25, 1960. Retrieved June 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Arizona State–Flagstaff)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Idaho State scores easy RMC victory". The Idaho Statesman. October 2, 1960. Retrieved June 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Omaha U. clobbered". Omaha World-Herald. October 9, 1960. Retrieved June 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Idaho State toppled by Montana State". The Times-News. October 16, 1960. Retrieved June 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Idaho State buries Colorado College 77–8". Idaho State Journal. October 23, 1960. Retrieved June 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Idaho State suffers upset". Tri-City Herald. October 30, 1960. Retrieved June 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Idaho State is winner by 14–7". The Montana Standard. November 6, 1960. Retrieved June 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "ISC drops Coyotes". The Idaho Statesman. November 20, 1960. Retrieved June 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Idaho State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 23, 2025.