1940sThe decadeduring which ISUgot accredited asa four-yeardegree–grantinginstitutionOver 250programsThe approximatenumber of differentdegree programsISU offers todayacross its variouscollegesThe IdahoMuseum ofNaturalHistory(IMNH)The institutionin Pocatellowhich housesIdaho’s officialnatural-historymuseum125 yearssince itsfoundingin 1901The 2026milestoneISU willcelebrate1970The yearHoltArena firstopenedOrangeandBlackThe officialschool colorsintroducedalong withthe mascotBennytheBengalTheofficialschoolmascotIdahoTechnicalInstituteThe namethe schooladoptedin 1915TheAcademyof IdahoThe originalname of ISUwhen it wasfounded$5 pertermThe minimaltuition perterm whenschool firstopenedMarchThroughThe Archhe traditionname forpassing underthe originalbuilding’s archSpanishFluepidemicThe health crisisthat forced thecampus to closein 1918 fornearly twomonths1963The year itachieved itscurrent name,“Idaho StateUniversity”Student ArmyTrainingCorpscontractduring WWIThe world-eventthat forced ISU tocontract with thefederalgovernment tokeep open duringWWITheodoreF. TurnerThe Pocatellocitizen andpolitician whodrafted thefounding bill forISU in 19011927The year theinstitutionbecame the“Southern Branchof the Universityof Idaho”March11,1901The date whenthe foundingbill for theAcademy wassigned into lawSenate Bill53, signedby GovernorFrank W.HuntThegoverninglaw thatcreated theAcademyHolt Arena(nowICCUDomeThe oldestenclosed stadiumon a U.S. collegecampus,originally built forISU athleticsNearly300The numberof studentsenrolled by1910(roughly)Built on thetraditional landsof theShoshone andBannockpeoplesThedemographicsignificance ofthe university’sfoundinglocation10acresThe original landdonation sizeupon foundingnear the OregonShort Linerailroad1902The year theschool firstopened itsdoors tostudents1947The year itbecame a four-year degreegranting schoolas “Idaho StateCollege”VocationalandpreparatoryeducationThe purposeof the schoolwhen firstestablishedCarl W.McIntoshThe firstpresident of whatbecame IdahoState Collegeonce it gainedfour-year status~70studentsand 4facultyThe numberof studentsand facultyat openingTheBantamsThe nicknamegiven to theschool’s earlyathletic teamsbefore“Bengals"SwansonHallThe firstbuildingconstructedspecifically forthe Academy1940sThe decadeduring which ISUgot accredited asa four-yeardegree–grantinginstitutionOver 250programsThe approximatenumber of differentdegree programsISU offers todayacross its variouscollegesThe IdahoMuseum ofNaturalHistory(IMNH)The institutionin Pocatellowhich housesIdaho’s officialnatural-historymuseum125 yearssince itsfoundingin 1901The 2026milestoneISU willcelebrate1970The yearHoltArena firstopenedOrangeandBlackThe officialschool colorsintroducedalong withthe mascotBennytheBengalTheofficialschoolmascotIdahoTechnicalInstituteThe namethe schooladoptedin 1915TheAcademyof IdahoThe originalname of ISUwhen it wasfounded$5 pertermThe minimaltuition perterm whenschool firstopenedMarchThroughThe Archhe traditionname forpassing underthe originalbuilding’s archSpanishFluepidemicThe health crisisthat forced thecampus to closein 1918 fornearly twomonths1963The year itachieved itscurrent name,“Idaho StateUniversity”Student ArmyTrainingCorpscontractduring WWIThe world-eventthat forced ISU tocontract with thefederalgovernment tokeep open duringWWITheodoreF. TurnerThe Pocatellocitizen andpolitician whodrafted thefounding bill forISU in 19011927The year theinstitutionbecame the“Southern Branchof the Universityof Idaho”March11,1901The date whenthe foundingbill for theAcademy wassigned into lawSenate Bill53, signedby GovernorFrank W.HuntThegoverninglaw thatcreated theAcademyHolt Arena(nowICCUDomeThe oldestenclosed stadiumon a U.S. collegecampus,originally built forISU athleticsNearly300The numberof studentsenrolled by1910(roughly)Built on thetraditional landsof theShoshone andBannockpeoplesThedemographicsignificance ofthe university’sfoundinglocation10acresThe original landdonation sizeupon foundingnear the OregonShort Linerailroad1902The year theschool firstopened itsdoors tostudents1947The year itbecame a four-year degreegranting schoolas “Idaho StateCollege”VocationalandpreparatoryeducationThe purposeof the schoolwhen firstestablishedCarl W.McIntoshThe firstpresident of whatbecame IdahoState Collegeonce it gainedfour-year status~70studentsand 4facultyThe numberof studentsand facultyat openingTheBantamsThe nicknamegiven to theschool’s earlyathletic teamsbefore“Bengals"SwansonHallThe firstbuildingconstructedspecifically forthe Academy

ISU History - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The decade during which ISU got accredited as a four-year degree–granting institution
    1940s
  2. The approximate number of different degree programs ISU offers today across its various colleges
    Over 250 programs
  3. The institution in Pocatello which houses Idaho’s official natural-history museum
    The Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH)
  4. The 2026 milestone ISU will celebrate
    125 years since its founding in 1901
  5. The year Holt Arena first opened
    1970
  6. The official school colors introduced along with the mascot
    Orange and Black
  7. The official school mascot
    Benny the Bengal
  8. The name the school adopted in 1915
    Idaho Technical Institute
  9. The original name of ISU when it was founded
    The Academy of Idaho
  10. The minimal tuition per term when school first opened
    $5 per term
  11. he tradition name for passing under the original building’s arch
    March Through The Arch
  12. The health crisis that forced the campus to close in 1918 for nearly two months
    Spanish Flu epidemic
  13. The year it achieved its current name, “Idaho State University”
    1963
  14. The world-event that forced ISU to contract with the federal government to keep open during WWI
    Student Army Training Corps contract during WWI
  15. The Pocatello citizen and politician who drafted the founding bill for ISU in 1901
    Theodore F. Turner
  16. The year the institution became the “Southern Branch of the University of Idaho”
    1927
  17. The date when the founding bill for the Academy was signed into law
    March 11, 1901
  18. The governing law that created the Academy
    Senate Bill 53, signed by Governor Frank W. Hunt
  19. The oldest enclosed stadium on a U.S. college campus, originally built for ISU athletics
    Holt Arena (now ICCU Dome
  20. The number of students enrolled by 1910 (roughly)
    Nearly 300
  21. The demographic significance of the university’s founding location
    Built on the traditional lands of the Shoshone and Bannock peoples
  22. The original land donation size upon founding near the Oregon Short Line railroad
    10 acres
  23. The year the school first opened its doors to students
    1902
  24. The year it became a four-year degree granting school as “Idaho State College”
    1947
  25. The purpose of the school when first established
    Vocational and preparatory education
  26. The first president of what became Idaho State College once it gained four-year status
    Carl W. McIntosh
  27. The number of students and faculty at opening
    ~70 students and 4 faculty
  28. The nickname given to the school’s early athletic teams before “Bengals"
    The Bantams
  29. The first building constructed specifically for the Academy
    Swanson Hall