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Idaho State football hammers rival Idaho. Bengals off to best start since winning national title

Don’t look now, but history is brewing in Pocatello.

The Idaho State football team routed Idaho 62-28 on Saturday at Holt Arena, making the long-struggling Bengals 3-0 in the Big Sky Conference for the first time since 1981.

The win gives Idaho State (4-1) bragging rights over its long-lost rivals, but it also sends a message to the rest of the Big Sky.

A preseason coaches poll picked the Bengals to finish 12th in the 13-team Big Sky. After Saturday, the Bengals and No. 5-ranked Eastern Washington (5-1, 3-0) sit tied atop the Big Sky standings.