The 1975 Idaho State Bengals football team represented
Idaho State University
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as a member of the
Big Sky Conference
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during the
1975 NCAA Division II football season
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. Led by Bob Griffin in the fourth and final season as head coach, the Bengals compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Sky. Home games were played on campus at the ASISU Minidome (now
Holt Arena
Holt Arena is an indoor multi-purpose athletic stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello, Idaho. It is the home field of the Idaho State Bengals of the Big Sky Conference and sits a ...
), an indoor facility in Pocatello, Idaho.
In February 1976, Griffin returned to his native
New England
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at the
University of Rhode Island
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, and was the
Rams
In engineering, RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety)Joe Pascale was promoted to head coach.