1983 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 1983 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bengals were led by first-year head coach Jim Koetter and played their home games at the ASISU MiniDome, later renamed Holt Arena, an indoor venue on campus in Pocatello, Idaho. After a disappointing season in 1982, the Bengals finished second in the Big Sky with a 5–2 record, and were 8–3 overall in the regular season. Led by senior quarterback Paul Peterson, Idaho State hosted the first round of the 12-team I-AA playoffs, but lost to conference champion Nevada by seven points.

1983 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumASISU Minidome
1983 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Nevada* $^ 6 –1 –010 –4 –0
No. 12 Idaho State ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Idaho 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Boise State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Weber State 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Montana 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Northern Arizona 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Montana State 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon after UNLV was forced to forfeit the game after an investigation found that ineligible players had participated in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Koetter was promoted to head coach in early June after Dave Kragthorpe left to become athletic director at his alma mater, Utah State in Logan.

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