1959 Idaho State Bengals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = Idaho State Bengals
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Rocky Mountain Conference
| short_conf = RMC
| record = 6–2
| conf_record = 4–0
| head_coach = Babe Caccia
| hc_year = 8th
| captain = Paul Tripp
| captain2 = Ray Konczos
| stadium = Spud Bowl
| champion = RMC champion
}}
{{1959 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings}}
The 1959 Idaho State Bengals football team was an American football team that represented Idaho State University as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1959 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Babe Caccia, the Bengals compiled a 6–2 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the RMC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 160 to 79. The team captains were Paul Tripp and Ray Konczos.{{cite web|title=Idaho St. Yearly Results (1955-1959)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/i/idaho_state/1955-1959_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429203248/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/i/idaho_state/1955-1959_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2015|accessdate=January 4, 2019}}{{cite web|title=2011 Idaho State Football Media Guide|publisher=Idaho State University|year=2011|accessdate=January 4, 2019|page=97|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/isubengals.com/documents/2011/8/30/media_guide.pdf}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1959
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = UPI
| timezone = Central
| time = y
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 19|||Arizona State–Flagstaff
|September 26|||Hawaii
|October 3|8:00 p.m.|vs|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Western State Mountaineers|title=Western State (CO)}}||Twin Falls, ID|W 32-7|1,800–2,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Bengals Meet Western State At Twin Falls |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87456114/the-idaho-statesman/ |newspaper=Idaho Statesman |location=Boise, Idaho |date=October 3, 1959 |page=15 |access-date=October 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Idaho State Smothers Western State For 32-7 Victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87455904/the-times-news/ |newspaper=Times-News |location=Twin Falls, Idaho |date=October 4, 1959 |page=13 |access-date=October 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 10||at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Omaha Indians|title=Omaha}}
|October 17|||No. 4 Montana State
|October 24||at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Colorado College Tigers|title=Colorado College}}||Colorado Springs, CO|W 14-8||
|October 31|||{{cfb link|year=1959|team=College of Idaho Coyotes|title=College of Idaho}}
|November 7||at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Colorado State–Greeley Bears|title=Colorado State–Greeley}}||Greeley, CO|W 32-13||
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Idaho State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/294/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 22, 2022 }}
References
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{{Idaho State Bengals football navbox}}
{{Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football champions}}
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