2008 Idaho State Bengals football team

The 2008 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach John Zamberlin, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing in a tie for last in the Big Sky. Idaho State played home games at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

2008 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	1–11 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	John Zamberlin (2nd season)
Home stadium	Holt Arena
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana $^		7	–	1					14	–	2
No. 7 Weber State $^		7	–	1					10	–	4
Montana State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Eastern Washington		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					6	–	5
Sacramento State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Portland State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					1	–	10
Idaho State		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	6:07 pm	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (Battle for the Liberty Bell)	KTVB	L 7–49	32,318	[1]
September 6	3:07 pm	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (rivalry)	ALT	L 27–42	15,013	[2]
September 18	6:35 pm	North Dakota*	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID		L 35–38	5,970	[3]
September 27	1:37 pm	at No. 11 Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA		L 31–45	5,549	[4]
October 4	1:37 pm	Montana State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Altitude	L 21–33	6,121	[5]
October 11	1:37 pm	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO		L 9–29	4,208	[6]
October 18	6:35 pm	No. 17 Northern Arizona	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID		L 30–52	6,697	[7]
October 25	2:05 pm	at Portland State	PGE Park Portland, OR		L 13–36	7,330	[8]
November 1	7:05 pm	at No. 4 Cal Poly*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		L 10–49	7,014	[9]
November 8	1:37 pm	No. 9 Weber State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID		L 27–59	5,514	[10]
November 15	12:07 pm	at No. 5 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	L 10–29	23,527	[11]
November 22	3:05 pm	Sacramento State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID		W 36–33 2OT	4,814	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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