IdahoTechnicalInstituteThe namethe schooladoptedin 1915$5 pertermThe minimaltuition perterm whenschool firstopenedSpanishFluepidemicThe health crisisthat forced thecampus to closein 1918 fornearly twomonthsStudent ArmyTrainingCorpscontractduring WWIThe world-eventthat forced ISU tocontract with thefederalgovernment tokeep open duringWWIBuilt on thetraditional landsof theShoshone andBannockpeoplesThedemographicsignificance ofthe university’sfoundinglocationBennytheBengalTheofficialschoolmascot~70studentsand 4facultyThe numberof studentsand facultyat openingMarchThroughThe Archhe traditionname forpassing underthe originalbuilding’s archSwansonHallThe firstbuildingconstructedspecifically forthe Academy1970The yearHoltArena firstopened10acresThe original landdonation sizeupon foundingnear the OregonShort Linerailroad1947The year itbecame a four-year degreegranting schoolas “Idaho StateCollege”Nearly300The numberof studentsenrolled by1910(roughly)Holt Arena(nowICCUDomeThe oldestenclosed stadiumon a U.S. collegecampus,originally built forISU athleticsOrangeandBlackThe officialschool colorsintroducedalong withthe mascotSenate Bill53, signedby GovernorFrank W.HuntThegoverninglaw thatcreated theAcademyOver 250programsThe approximatenumber of differentdegree programsISU offers todayacross its variouscolleges125 yearssince itsfoundingin 1901The 2026milestoneISU willcelebrateThe IdahoMuseum ofNaturalHistory(IMNH)The institutionin Pocatellowhich housesIdaho’s officialnatural-historymuseumMarch11,1901The date whenthe foundingbill for theAcademy wassigned into law1927The year theinstitutionbecame the“Southern Branchof the Universityof Idaho”1940sThe decadeduring which ISUgot accredited asa four-yeardegree–grantinginstitutionTheodoreF. TurnerThe Pocatellocitizen andpolitician whodrafted thefounding bill forISU in 1901TheAcademyof IdahoThe originalname of ISUwhen it wasfoundedCarl W.McIntoshThe firstpresident of whatbecame IdahoState Collegeonce it gainedfour-year status1902The year theschool firstopened itsdoors tostudentsTheBantamsThe nicknamegiven to theschool’s earlyathletic teamsbefore“Bengals"VocationalandpreparatoryeducationThe purposeof the schoolwhen firstestablished1963The year itachieved itscurrent name,“Idaho StateUniversity”IdahoTechnicalInstituteThe namethe schooladoptedin 1915$5 pertermThe minimaltuition perterm whenschool firstopenedSpanishFluepidemicThe health crisisthat forced thecampus to closein 1918 fornearly twomonthsStudent ArmyTrainingCorpscontractduring WWIThe world-eventthat forced ISU tocontract with thefederalgovernment tokeep open duringWWIBuilt on thetraditional landsof theShoshone andBannockpeoplesThedemographicsignificance ofthe university’sfoundinglocationBennytheBengalTheofficialschoolmascot~70studentsand 4facultyThe numberof studentsand facultyat openingMarchThroughThe Archhe traditionname forpassing underthe originalbuilding’s archSwansonHallThe firstbuildingconstructedspecifically forthe Academy1970The yearHoltArena firstopened10acresThe original landdonation sizeupon foundingnear the OregonShort Linerailroad1947The year itbecame a four-year degreegranting schoolas “Idaho StateCollege”Nearly300The numberof studentsenrolled by1910(roughly)Holt Arena(nowICCUDomeThe oldestenclosed stadiumon a U.S. collegecampus,originally built forISU athleticsOrangeandBlackThe officialschool colorsintroducedalong withthe mascotSenate Bill53, signedby GovernorFrank W.HuntThegoverninglaw thatcreated theAcademyOver 250programsThe approximatenumber of differentdegree programsISU offers todayacross its variouscolleges125 yearssince itsfoundingin 1901The 2026milestoneISU willcelebrateThe IdahoMuseum ofNaturalHistory(IMNH)The institutionin Pocatellowhich housesIdaho’s officialnatural-historymuseumMarch11,1901The date whenthe foundingbill for theAcademy wassigned into law1927The year theinstitutionbecame the“Southern Branchof the Universityof Idaho”1940sThe decadeduring which ISUgot accredited asa four-yeardegree–grantinginstitutionTheodoreF. TurnerThe Pocatellocitizen andpolitician whodrafted thefounding bill forISU in 1901TheAcademyof IdahoThe originalname of ISUwhen it wasfoundedCarl W.McIntoshThe firstpresident of whatbecame IdahoState Collegeonce it gainedfour-year status1902The year theschool firstopened itsdoors tostudentsTheBantamsThe nicknamegiven to theschool’s earlyathletic teamsbefore“Bengals"VocationalandpreparatoryeducationThe purposeof the schoolwhen firstestablished1963The year itachieved itscurrent name,“Idaho StateUniversity”

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