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Honors
Sean Powell, WR - 1997 RMFL Offensive MVP
Sean Powell, WR - 1998 RMFL Offensive MVP
Mike Jensen, RB - 2000 RMFL Offensive MVP
Jared Neumeier, QB - 2000 RMFL MVP
Ron Childs, LB - 2002 RMFL Defensive MVP
Mike Jensen - 2002 AFA Hon Men All American
Ron Childs - 2002 AFA Hon Men All American
Doug Brasier - 2002 AFA Hon Men All American
Steve Burch - 2003 AFA 1st Team All American
Ron Childs - 2003 AFA 3rd Team All American
Nolan Fay, T - 2020 ICFL Lineman of the Year
Mike Jenson, Co-Coach of ther Year (2020 ICFL)
Morris Bunn, RB - 2020 ICFL Player of the Year, Offensive MVP, Rookie of
the Year
Morris Bunn, RB 2020 GNFA Player of the Year
Morris Bunn, RB 2021 ICFL MVP
Morris Bunn, RB 2021 GNFA Player of the Year
All-League
Jake Scouten, RB (2003 RMFL 1st)
Russell Cummins, FB (2003 RMFL 1st)
Steve Burch, OL (2003 RMFL 1st; 2004 1st)
Ron Childs, LB (2003 RMFL 1st)
Doug Brasier, OL (2003 RMFL 2nd; 2004 1st; 2005
1st)
Donell McNeil, DL (2003 RMFL 2nd; 2004 1st)
Josh Roth, CB (2004 RMFL 1st)
Mike Jensen, DL (2004 RMFL All-Star)
Rayce Bird, LB (2004 RMFL All-Star)
Travis Boden, RB (2005 RMFL 1st; 2006 1st; 2007
1st)
Brandon Reed, WR (2005 RMFL 3rd; 2009 Hon Men) DB
(2006 RMFL 1st; 2009 1st)
Sean Powell, DB (2005 RMFL 3rd)
Ryan Lingenfelder, OL (2006 RMFL 1st; 2007 1st)
Roy Withers, DE (2007 RMFL 1st; 2008 1st)
Eric Christiansen, OL (2008 RMFL 1st)
Rye McAffee, OL (2008 RMFL 1st; 2009 1st)
Koby Spencer, DB (2008 RMFL 1st; 2010 All-Star)
Tyson Poulsen, OL (2008 RMFL 2nd)
Justin Oswald, RB (2008 RMFL 3rd)
Brandon Peebler, WR (2009 RMFL 1st)
Dennis Rinehart, DL (2009 RMFL Hon Men)
Greg Hillary, RB (2010 RMFL All-Star)
Cody Steglemeier, OL (2010 RMFL All-Star)
Nate Fielding, QB (2010 RMFL All-Star)
Bryce Olson, RB (2010 RMFL All-Star)
Todd Johnson, TE (2010 RMFL All-Star)
Brad Darrington, OL (2010 RMFL All-Star)
Mike Jensen, DE (2010 RMFL All-Star)
Luke Sprague, LB (2010 RMFL All-Star)
Justin Weaver, LB (2010 RMFL All-Star)
Rich Harris, CB (2010 RMFL All-Star)
Tyler McCoy, LB (2020 ICFL East 1st Team)
Josh Elder, CB (2020 ICFL East 1st Team)
Morris
Bunn, RB
(2020 ICFL East 1st Team)
Clayton Powell, WR (2020 ICFL East 1st Team)
Jaxon Lyon, G (2020 ICFL East 1st Team)
Nolan Fay, T (2020 ICFL East 1st Team)
Cody McCoy, MLB (2021
ICFL East 1st Team)
Anthony Garza, OLB (2021
ICFL East 1st Team)
Tyler McCoy, SS (2021 ICFL East 1st Team)
Josh
Elder, OLB (2021 ICFL East 1st Team)
Matt Fisher, CB (2021 ICFL East 1st Team)
Christian Day, DT (2021 ICFL East 1st Team)
Nate Holloway, DT (2021 ICFL East 1st Team)
Nolan Fay, OT (2021 ICFL East
1st Team)
Cody Steiglemier, C (2021 ICFL East 1st Team)
Gary Tyler,
WR (2021 ICFL East 1st Team)
Sage Stireman, WR (2021 ICFL East 1st Team)
AJ Martin, QB (2021
ICFL East 1st Team)
Morris Bunn, RB (2021 ICFL East 1st Team)
Ray Haberman, OLB (2021 ICFL East 2nd Team)
Sem Marcellin, CB (2021 ICFL East 2nd Team)
Jarik May, RB (2021 ICFL East 2nd Team)
Kenny Copley, G (2021 ICFL East 2nd Team)
Jaxon Lyon, T (2021 ICFL East 2nd Team)
The last remaining original team from the 1997
formation of the RMFL, the Mustangs have been to 6 RMFL championship
games winning 3 titles. The only team to reach the playoffs in
every year of existence including a one-year stint with the Utah
Football League where they were eliminated in the 2nd round, the
Mustangs have been a beacon of consistency for nearly 15 years.
Originated by Jared Neumeier, who also served
10-years as RMFL commissioner following his signal calling days with
Idaho Falls as the star QB.
2020 saw the Mustangs leave the RMFL for the Idaho Contact Football
League where the defending champs steamrolled the 2019 former-IFA
Champion Diggers for the East Division crown enroute to a date with the
Black Tide, defending ICFL champions and owners of a 14-game winning
streak. The Mustangs dispatched the Tide 46-6 to win the ICFL
crown and set up a date with the NCFL top-team South Sound Nighthawks.
In a great battle, the Mustangs took a 6-0 lead into the 4th quarter
only to see 2019 GNFA Player of the Year, wide receiver Dayshun Dalgado
hook up with 2017 and 2015 Player of the Year, QB Adam Kruse for two
scores and a 14-6 lead. Idaho Falls battled back to take the lead
and defense held out for the 18-14 victory, solidifying the Mustangs
claim to Back-to-Back GNFA crowns and a 19-game win streak.
The winning continued into 2021 as the Mustangs captured their 2nd
straight ICFL title with another undefeated run and sole possesion of
3rd place all-time in consecutive wins. The season was capped with
a 3rd consecutive GNFA crown when the Mustangs defeated the Utah-based
Wasatch Revolution in a Greater Northwest - Mountain Region challenge
game. The Revolution were the first team all season to crack the
Mustang goal line ended 11-consecutive shut outs in a losing 22-6
effort. The Mustangs earned a January invite to Florida for a
National Football Events Bowl Game versus the Cleveland Fire, however it
was deemed 6 weeks was too short of notice to arrange affordable travel
and Idaho was forced to withdraw. Running back Morris Bunn set new
All-Time GNFA Rushing Records with 2,259 yards with 33 touchdowns on his
way to a 2nd consecutive GNFA Player of the Year award.
Riding a 31-game win streak, the Mustangs joined the newly formed
Mountain West Football League, intended to be a throw-back to the Rocky
Mountain League with teams from four states represented.
With the start of the 2022 season, Idaho Falls needed one victory to tie
the Pierce County Bengals second-place
consecutive win streak record established from 1975-1977. Head
Coach Mike Jensen would also tie Jason Kjono's 32 game head coaching win
streak with the Great Falls Gladiators and be within striking distance
of Mel McCain's all-time record of 34 consecutive head coaching
victories standing since 1967.
Due to the folding of two teams just prior to the start of the season,
the Mustangs schedule was in flux with a late season opener and an
immediate bye week after their Week one game. Idaho would go 4-0
to start the season taking over 2nd place All-Time for consecutive
victories and giving Mike Jensen sole possession of the All-Time
consecutive head coach victories.
Then came the big rematch. The Revolution, having lost in the 2021
finale game, now faced the Mustangs as a league foe squeaking by a 15-8
comeback upset win at home to bring the win streak to a stop at 35
games.
The Mustangs regrouped cruising into the MWFL Championship rematch with
the Revolution, taking the game and the inaugural title 28-21 in a hard
fought battle. With the victory, the Mustangs earned a fourth
consecutive GNFA crown, surpassing the Portland Monarchs three
consecutive crowns from 2008-2010.
Rumors swirled following the end of the season that were confirmed in
February of 2023, after 26 seasons of operation, the Idaho Mustangs
franchise was closing down as the longest currently operating team in
the Greater Northwest. Head Coach Mike Jensen, who began as a
Mustang player in 1997 and coached the record-setting squad to the very
end announced he and primary sponsor Glenn Leavitt would not return the
team to action in 2023.
The Mustangs leave a legacy as one of the winningest franchises in
Greater Northwest history posting 175 wins over 26 seasons as well as
numerous team and individual records.
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