Idaho State football coach Mike Kramer has announced that Rob Phenicie has been promoted to offensive coordinator and David Fiefia to Assistant Head Coach for Offense.
Phenicie has been in Pocatello for two seasons coaching the wide receivers. He was the offensive coordinator for two years at UNLV and from 2003-09 he served as the offensive coordinator at Montana.
Rob Phenicie
During his time in Missoula, Phenicie guided the Montana offense to three appearances in the FCS National Championship game (2004, 2008 and 2009) and the team made the playoffs each year he was at Montana. In 2006 he was awarded the Mike Campbell Award for the top assistant coach in FCS football. Montana appeared in 18 playoff games during his time as the offensive coordinator.
Phenicie also served as the co-offensive coordinator at Wyoming for one season. While at Cal State Northridge in 1997, Phenicie was the offensive coordinator for a unit that led the nation in total offense.
Fiefia joined the Bengal coaching staff in March of 2015 and has coached the running backs and tight ends.
The promotions come after 2016 offensive coordinator, Matt Troxel, left ISU for a position on the football staff at Montana. Troxel had been a member of the Bengal coaching staff since Kramer arrived in Pocatello in November of 2010.
