2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^ 7–1  11–3 
No. 5 Montana State +^ 7–1  11–2 
No. 12 Cal Poly +^ 7–1  9–3 
No. 20 Northern Arizona 6–2  8–3 
Sacramento State 4–4  6–5 
Northern Colorado 4–4  5–6 
Southern Utah 4–4  5–6 
North Dakota 3–5  5–6 
Montana 3–5  5–6 
UC Davis 3–5  4–7 
Portland State 2–6  3–8 
Weber State 2–6  2–9 
Idaho State 0–8  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Kramer, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the Big Sky.[1] Idaho State played their home games at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 pmat Air Force*
L 21–4935,282
September 84:00 pmBlack Hills State*
Big Sky TVW 38–56,228
September 221:30 pmat No. 22 (FBS) Nebraska*
BTNL 7–7384,923
September 291:30 pmSacramento State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Big Sky TVL 31–547,882
October 66:05 pmat Portland State
CSNNW/Big Sky TVL 10–775,754
October 134:00 pmUC Davis
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Big Sky TVL 45–525,212
October 201:30 pmat Northern Colorado
Big Sky TVL 14–524,155
October 271:30 pmat Montana
RTNWL 24–7024,152
November 34:00 pmNo. 12 Northern Arizona
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Big Sky TVL 10–505,144
November 107:00 pmat No. 19 Cal Poly
Big Sky TVL 14–706,326
November 174:00 pmWeber State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
Big Sky TVL 14–405,125

Game summaries

@ Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 14 7 21
Falcons 7 21 14 7 49

Black Hills State

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 2 3 0 0 5
Bengals 7 14 10 7 38

@ Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 0 7 7
#22 Cornhuskers 35 10 21 7 73

Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 14 13 7 20 54
Bengals 14 9 0 8 31

@ Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 10 0 0 10
Vikings 7 28 28 14 77

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 10 14 14 14 52
Bengals 14 3 14 14 45

@ Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 7 0 7 14
Bears 14 14 24 0 52

@ Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 3 7 7 7 24
Grizzlies 21 21 21 7 70

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Lumberjacks 12 14 7 17 50
Bengals 7 3 0 0 10

@ Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 7 7 0 14
#19 Mustangs 28 14 14 14 70

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 16 11 0 13 40
Bengals 0 0 14 0 14

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Idaho State Cumulative Season Statistics". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Idaho_State_Bengals_football_team