1954 Idaho State Bengals football team

1954 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	5–3 (3–3 RMC)
Head coach	Babe Caccia (3rd season)
Home stadium	Spud Bowl
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	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
Idaho State	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	College of Idaho *	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	L 20–26		[1]
September 25	at Colorado College	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 28–6		[2]
October 2	Montana State	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	L 20–39		[3]
October 9	Colorado State–Greeley	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	W 28–13		[4]
October 14	at Western State (CO)	Gunnison, CO	L 7–35	2,500	[5]
October 30	at Montana State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 13–22 (forfeit win)		[6] [7]
November 6	at Colorado Mines	Brooks Field Golden, CO	W 21–14		[8]
November 11	Arizona State–Flagstaff *	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	W 46–7	4,000	[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.