The Bengals play their home games at the ICCU Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Pocatello, Idaho.

Wick's successor, John Vesser, stayed nine total seasons with Idaho State.

He was the head coach when Idaho State moved from being an independent program to being a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).

He was the head coach when Idaho State opened the ASISU Minidome, renamed as Holt Arena in 1988.

[8] Joe Pascale was the defensive coordinator for two seasons, then was promoted to head coach in February 1976 when Bob Griffin departed for Rhode Island.

During the lone season Pascale led the Bengals, they managed just one victory, a close 27–22 win at home over Nevada;[7] ISU finished at 1–9 (.100) and winless (0–6) in conference.

[10][11] In 1978, the Bengals traveled to Japan to play the Utah State Aggies in Nishinomiya on September 3, and were shut out 10–0.

In 1981, Idaho State had a 12–1 (.923) record, and won the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship, beating Eastern Kentucky 34–23 in the 1981 Pioneer Bowl.

Tom Walsh was the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) before he started his career in Idaho State.

[20] On December 10, 2021, former California special teams coordinator Charlie Ragle was hired to be the Bengals' head coach.

[21] On November 28, 2022, less than a year after being hired, Ragle left the Bengals after his first season, accumulating only one win.

After Ragle's departure, Idaho State hired Cody Hawkins, the offensive coordinator for two seasons at UC Davis.

Allen also won the prestigious Buck Buchanan Award in 2003 as the top defensive player in the nation in Division I-AA.

[26] Wide receiver Rodrick Rumble was an All-American in 2011, a season in which he broke the Big Sky conference record for receptions with 112.

Return specialist Tavoy Moore was given first-team All-American honors by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) for the 2010 season.

Source:[28] Several head coaches have been inducted to the university's athletic hall of fame:[29] Detail about the team's early facilities is lacking.

Before the 1922 season, there was a shared athletic field used by the football, baseball, and track programs, with "practically no provision for the comfort of spectators.

[31][30] There were separate football and baseball fields, surrounded by a quarter-mile track, and provisions for bleachers to hold 5000 spectators along with automobile parking.

[37] The team's current home venue is an indoor arena that was conceived by ISU athletic director Milton W. "Dubby" Holt in 1966.

[38][39] The arena is an indoor multi-purpose athletic stadium located on the north end of the ISU campus.

Completed in September 1970, it is the oldest enclosed stadium on a college campus in the United States and the second-oldest overall.

In 1996, Idaho moved up to Division I-A, now the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and the rivalry halted.

In 2018, Idaho moved back down to Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), and rejoined the Big Sky Conference.

Both teams were at the bottom of the Big Sky standings and the game was not rescheduled; Idaho was granted a 1–0 forfeit win.

[45][46][47] Idaho State 34, Eastern Kentucky 23, on December 19, 1981: In the 1981 season, Idaho State were ranked at the top of the Big Sky standings, and appeared in the Division I-AA playoffs for the first time in program history, ranked #2 in the nation.

[50] Nevada scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, but failed to defeat Idaho State.