1963 Idaho State Bengals football team

1963 Idaho State Bengals football
1963 Idaho State Bengals football
Big Sky champion
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–3 (3–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Babe Caccia (12th season);
Home stadium	Spud Bowl
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Idaho State $	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Montana State	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Weber State	1	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Idaho *	1	–	0	–	0	5	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion * – Insufficient number of games for conference championship

The 1963 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Babe Caccia, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, winning the Big Sky title.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Nevada*	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	W 36–19		^[3]
September 28	at Omaha*	Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 6–19		^[4]
October 5	at Arizona State–Flagstaff*	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 13–2	5,500	^[5]
October 12	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 14–13	7,500	^[6]
October 26	Montana State	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	W 19–15	6,000	^[7]
November 2	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 12–15	8,500	^[8]
November 9	Weber State	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	W 36–26		^[9]
November 16	Idaho	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID (rivalry)	L 0–14	6,500	^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "Idaho State Tackles Wichita; Vandals Face Arizona State". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. Associated Press. November 18, 1963. p. 7. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Big Sky Conference Football Record Book" (PDF). Big Sky Conference. 2023. p. 65. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
^ "Idaho State tops Nevada". The Idaho Statesman. September 22, 1963. Retrieved December 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Omaha rally spills Idaho State, 19–6". Omaha World-Herald. September 29, 1963. Retrieved December 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Axers beaten 13–2 by ISC". Arizona Daily Star. October 6, 1963. Retrieved December 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Idaho State spoils MSU's homecoming". The Montana Standard. October 13, 1963. Retrieved December 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Idaho State earns Big Sky victory". The Spokesman-Review. October 27, 1963. Retrieved December 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Drake wins, 15–12; 202 yds. by Traylor". The Des Moines Register. November 3, 1963. Retrieved December 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ISU comes from behind to drop Weber". The Times-News. November 10, 1963. Retrieved December 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Payne, Bob (October 17, 1963). "Idaho wins; Ford leads Cougars". The Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports. Retrieved December 10, 2024 – via Google News Archive.

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