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2023 Idaho State Bengals football team

2023 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJosh Runda (1st season)
CaptainMike Davis
Cortland Horton
Calvin Pitcher
Home stadiumHolt Arena
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 8 Idaho ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 9 Montana State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3     5 – 6  
No. 24 UC Davis   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 13 Sacramento State ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Weber State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Eastern Washington   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Northern Colorado   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Cody Hawkins, the Bengals played their home games on campus at Holt Arena, an indoor facility in Pocatello, Idaho.

Preseason

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Polls

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On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bengals were predicted to finish last in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 120 (10)
2 UC Davis 96 (1)
3 Sacramento State 94 (1)
4 Weber State 91
5 Idaho 89
6 Montana 84
7 Eastern Washington 52
8 Portland State 45
9 Northern Arizona 44
10 Northern Colorado 37
11 Cal Poly 25
12 Idaho State 15
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 447 (26)
2 Idaho 410 (8)
3 Montana 359 (2)
4 Sacramento State 334 (3)
5 UC Davis 330
6 Weber State 320
7 Eastern Washington 216
8 Northern Arizona 178
9 Portland State 167
10 Northern Colorado 109
11 Cal Poly 103
12 Idaho State 69

Preseason All–Big Sky team

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The Bengals had no players selected to the Preseason All–Big Sky team.[2]

Roster

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2023 Idaho State Bengals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 0 Matthew Cavallaro GS
QB 1 Jordan Cooke So
WR 2 Chedon James So
WR 4 Aaron Blancas Jr
RB 5 Raiden Hunter Jr
QB 6 Jake Sanders Jr
QB 7 Hunter Hays Jr
QB 8 Jackson Sharman Fr
WR 9 Alfred Jordan Jr. Fr
QB 10 Keegan Thompson So
WR 11 Ian Duarte Fr
WR 12 Damir Abdullah So
WR 13 Kaysen Isom So
WR 14 Michael Shulikov Fr
WR 15 Christian Fredericksen Jr
WR 16 Damien Morgan So
WR 17 Cyrus Wallace Sr
WR 18 Raiden Brown Fr
RB 20 Aiden Taylor So
WR 22 Aidan Garcia  Fr
WR 23 Connor Maloney So
RB 24 Keoua Kauhi II Jr
WR 25 Abrahn Silverio Fr
RB 28 Daniel Carrillo So
RB 32 Soujah Gasu Sr
RB 40 Gerald Norte Jr
OL 50 Alex Ramirez So
OL 53 Messiyah Moye Fr
OL 54 Jorgen Miller Fr
OL 55 Gunnar Clark So
OL 57 Joesph Toilolo So
OL 58 Vicente Hughes Fr
OL 60 Hunter Hill So
OL 61 Zachary Shiroma Jr
OL 64 Mike Davis (C) Sr
OL 65 Takeo Kano Fr
OL 70 Ryo Kano Fr
OL 72 William Davis Fr
OL 73 Talin Togiai  Fr
OL 74 Owen Stewart Jr
OL 75 Jacob Angel Sr
OL 76 Jaedon Garcia So
OL 77 Jack O'Connor So
WR 80 Julian Mason So
TE 83 Maika Heck Jr
WR 84 Shane Dailey Jr. Fr
WR 85 Malakye Scott Fr
WR 86 Kolton Tanner Fr
WR 87 Robert Vega Fr
WR 89 Adam Watts Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Adrian Rodriguez  So
CB 1 Josh Alford Jr
CB 2 Tylor Bohannon Jr
LB 4 Kris Sanchez Jr
S 5 Jayden Bell  Fr
S 6 Calvin Pitcher (C) Jr
DL 7 Chestar Geffard Sr
S 8 Quade Renfro Jr
S 9 Herman Smith Fr
LB 10 Jagger Giles Jr
S 11 Junior Damuni So
S 12 Noa Calaycay Fr
S 14 Tyler Williams Jr
CB 16 Viliata Tua'one Fr
LB 17 Nathan Reynolds Fr
LB 18 Nick Larriva Jr
DB 21 Jihad Brown Jr
S 22 Mason Young Fr
LB 23 Teilor Tuioti Jr
CB 24 Adonijah Richards Fr
DL 25 Todd Payne GS
S 26 Mathew Sanchez Jr
LB 27 Vaeaega Gasu Jr
LB 28 Dason Brooks Fr
DL 29 Cortland Horton (C) Jr
S 30 Dekker Hagler Fr
S 31 Riis Weber Fr
S 32 Kolton Kirby Fr
CB 34 Deville Dickerson So
CB 36 Sanborne Melson Fr
LB 38 William Wallis  Fr
S 42 Wyatt Farnsworth Fr
DL 43 Tuaoa Tauili'ili So
LB 44 Jacob Perez Fr
LB 45 Emmitt Sallee Fr
DL 46 Logan George Fr
DL 47 Zack Conner Jr
DL 48 Kamiah Olsen So
DL 51 Curtis Hill So
DL 52 Spencer Tatafu Jr
DL 55 Zion To'oto'o So
LB 56 Kall Renner Fr
DL 91 Joseph Perez-Garibay Fr
DL 93 Beau Jaques Fr
DL 94 Josiah Sagale So
DL 96 David Rowe Jr
DL 97 Malik Richardson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 27 Nick Phelps GS
K 31 Regan Baker So
K 35 Thomas Kopcho GS
LS 37 Scott Atkinson Fr
K 39 Yoann Kinanga Fr
K 49 Ross Bolger Fr
LS 59 Luke Whiting Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Josh Runda – Defensive coordinator
  • Mark Weber – Offensive line
  • Jacob Thomas – Running backs/run game coordinator
  • Jesse Thompson – Director of football operations/special teams coordinator
  • Josh Mondt – Quarterbacks/wide receivers
  • Nick Alaimalo – Inside receivers/associate special teams coordinator
  • Scott Thiessen – Safeties
  • Devin Holiday – Cornerbacks
  • Keith Price – Wide receivers
  • Devon King – Cornerbacks assistant
  • Jeff Pitman – Assistant head coach/director of strength & conditioning & culture
  • Brandon Stephens – Director of strength & conditioning
  • Kody Hensley – Chief of staff
  • Dynomite Kuhn – Special teams coordinator
  • Jarrett Meeker – Offensive analyst/video coordinator
  • Dustin Enslinger – Head athletic trainer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2023

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:30 p.m.at San Diego State*
CBSSNL 28–3622,345
September 96:00 p.m.at Utah State*
MWNL 28–7820,034
September 164:00 p.m.Northern Iowa*
ESPN+L 17–411
September 234:00 p.m.Northern Coloradodagger
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
ESPN+W 35–218,012
September 302:00 p.m.at No. 18 Montana
ESPN+/ScrippsL 20–2826,678
October 144:00 p.m.No. 21 Eastern Washington
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
ESPN+W 42–416,763
October 212:00 p.m.at Portland State
ESPN+W 38–242,174
October 287:00 p.m.at No. 6 Sacramento State
ESPN+L 16–5113,733
November 44:00 p.m.Weber State
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
ESPN+L 21–338,233
November 114:00 p.m.UC Davis
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID
ESPN+L 14–217,001
November 185:00 p.m.at No. 6 Idaho
ESPN+L 21–639,854

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Game summaries

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at San Diego State (FBS)

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See also: 2023 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Idaho State Bengals (0–0) at San Diego State Aztecs (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 3 10 01528
Aztecs (FBS) 10 10 9736

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California

  • Date: September 2
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,345
  • Referee: Michael Cuttone
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Michael Grady (play-by-play) and Donte Whitner (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:49) IDST – Thomas Kopcho 32-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 3:10; Idaho State 3–0)
  • (6:50) SDSU – Jack Browning 43-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 1:48; Tied 3–3)
  • (2:54) SDSU – Jalen Mayden 24-yard run, Jack Browning kick (Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:44; San Diego State 10–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:50) IDST – Thomas Kopcho 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:04; San Diego State 10–6)
  • (6:35) SDSU – Jaylon Armstead 4-yard run, Jack Browning kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 7:12; San Diego State 17–6)
  • (1:10) SDSU – Jack Browning 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:22; San Diego State 20–6)
  • (0:14) IDST – Christian Fredericksen 24-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 0:50; San Diego State 20–13)
Third quarter
  • (8:48) SDSU – Ross Bolger punt blocked in end zone for a safety (San Diego State 22–13)
  • (6:09) SDSU – Martin Blake 3-yard run, Jack Browning kick (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:32; San Diego State 29–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:34) IDST – Chedon James 8-yard pass from Hunter Hays, Alfred Jordan Jr. pass from Hunter Hays (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:59; San Diego State 29–21)
  • (6:50) SDSU – Jalen Mayden 56-yard run, Jack Browning kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:22; San Diego State 36–21)
  • (0:39) IDST – Hunter Hays 2-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 3:01; San Diego State 36–28)
Statistics IDST SDSU
First downs 24 18
Plays–yards 70–344 67–389
Rushes–yards 17–22 47–304
Passing yards 322 85
Passing: comp–att–int 31–63–3 13–20–1
Time of possession 25:32 34:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 19/42, 177 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Hunter Hays 9 carries, 18 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Christian Fredericksen 5 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD
San Diego State Passing Jalen Mayden 13/19, 85 yards
Rushing Jalen Mayden 8 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Martin Blake 3 receptions, 40 yards

at Utah State (FBS)

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See also: 2023 Utah State Aggies football team
Idaho State Bengals (0–1) at Utah State Aggies (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 7 7728
Aggies (FBS) 7 44 141378

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: W at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,034
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (MWN): Dave Fox (play-by-play), Alema Harrington (analyst), and Frank Dolce (sideline reporter)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:33) USU – Robert Briggs Jr. 58-yard run, William Testa kick (Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:27; Utah State 7–0)
  • (10:59) IDST – Christian Fredericksen 9-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:34; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:51) USU – Davon Booth 8-yard run, William Testa kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:40; Utah State 14–7)
  • (12:09) USU – Davon Booth 40-yard run, William Testa kick (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:25; Utah State 21–7)
  • (6:35) USU – Terrell Vaughn 4-yard pass from Cooper Legas, William Testa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:02; Utah State 28–7)
  • (5:44) USU – Ike Larsen 47-yard interception return, two-point run failed (Utah State 34–7)
  • (5:24) USU – Jalen Royals 20-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:07; Utah State 41–7)
  • (4:08) USU – Rahsul Faison 60-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:19; Utah State 48–7)
  • (0:16) IDST – Christian Fredericksen 15-yard pass from Hunter Hays, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; Utah State 48–14)
  • (0:01) USU – Elliott Nimrod 37-yard field goal (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:05; Utah State 51–14)
Third quarter
  • (8:58) USU – Terrell Vaughn 5-yard pass from Levi Williams, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:48; Utah State 58–14)
  • (3:58) USU – Micah Davis 47-yard pass from Levi Williams, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:32; Utah State 65–14)
  • (0:00) IDST – Michael Shulikov 12-yard pass from Hunter Hays, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:58; Utah State 65–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:15) IDST – Raiden Hunter 1-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:34; Utah State 65–28)
  • (4:25) USU – Cooper Jones 1-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick failed (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:44; Utah State 71–28)
  • (0:54) USU – Jaiden Francois 75-yard interception return, Elliott Nimrod kick (Utah State 78–28)
Statistics IDST USU
First downs 28 23
Plays–yards 83–424 69–591
Rushes–yards 30–101 41–380
Passing yards 323 211
Passing: comp–att–int 34–53–2 22–28–0
Time of possession 33:27 26:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 20/30, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Soujah Gasu 6 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Christian Fredericksen 8 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
Utah State Passing Cooper Legas 14/16, 125 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Robert Briggs Jr. 9 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Terrell Vaughn 11 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD

vs Northern Iowa

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See also: 2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
Northern Iowa Panthers (0–2) vs Idaho State Bengals (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 14 13 7741
Bengals 3 0 7717

at Holt Arena • Pocatello, Idaho

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 1
  • Referee: Joe Don
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dylan Carder (play-by-play) and Kody Graves (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:46) UNI – Tyjahree Edwards 2-yard run, Matthew Cook kick (Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 5:47; Northern Iowa 7–0)
  • (4:33) UNI – Sam Schnee 53-yard pass from Theo Day, Matthew Cook kick (Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:38; Northern Iowa 14–0)
  • (2:24) IDST – Thomas Kopcho 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:02; Northern Iowa 14–3)
Second quarter
  • (12:13) UNI – Matthew Cook 26-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:11; Northern Iowa 17–3)
  • (3:53) UNI – Matthew Cook 47-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:37; Northern Iowa 20–3)
  • (0:12) UNI – Sam Schnee 14-yard pass from Theo Day, Matthew Cook kick (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 1:25; Northern Iowa 27–3)
Third quarter
  • (6:17) UNI – Harrison Bey-Buie 3-yard run, Matthew Cook kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:36; Northern Iowa 34–3)
  • (0:27) IDST – Aiden Taylor 1-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:50; Northern Iowa 34–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:05) UNI – Josh Jenkins 12-yard run, Matthew Cook kick (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:22; Northern Iowa 41–10)
  • (5:40) IDST – Michael Shulikov 34-yard pass from Hunter Hays, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:25; Northern Iowa 41–17)
Statistics UNI IDST
First downs 32 22
Plays–yards 79–527 61–346
Rushes–yards 39–139 17–28
Passing yards 388 318
Passing: comp–att–int 29–40–0 30–44–1
Time of possession 36:27 23:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing Theo Day 29/39, 388 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Josh Jenkins 11 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Sam Schnee 7 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 23/35, 249 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Hunter Hays 3 carries, 24 yards
Receiving Chedon James 8 receptions, 121 yards

vs Northern Colorado

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See also: 2023 Northern Colorado Bears football team
Northern Colorado Bears (0–3) vs Idaho State Bengals (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 0 14021
Bengals 7 14 7735

at Holt Arena • Pocatello, Idaho

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 8,012
  • Referee: Jim C.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dylan Carder (play-by-play) and Kody Graves (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:04) UNCO – Darius Stewart 16-yard run, Hunter Green kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:37; Northern Colorado 7–0)
  • (0:07) IDST – Alfred Jordan Jr. 32-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:37; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (5:31) IDST – Jordan Cooke 1-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:25; Idaho State 14–7)
  • (0:20) IDST – Chedon James 1-yard pass from Hunter Hays, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:14; Idaho State 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:32) UNCO – Jacob Sirmon 1-yard run, Hunter Green kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:22; Idaho State 21–14)
  • (5:09) UNCO – David Afari 18-yard run, Hunter Green kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:00; Tied 21–21)
  • (2:45) IDST – Aiden Taylor 8-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; Idaho State 28–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:05) IDST – Hunter Hays 2-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:56; Idaho State 35–21)
Statistics UNCO IDST
First downs 25 26
Plays–yards 72–365 72–429
Rushes–yards 40–242 30–103
Passing yards 123 326
Passing: comp–att–int 22–32–2 26–42–1
Time of possession 31:13 28:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Colorado Passing Jacob Sirmon 22/32, 123 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Darius Stewart 14 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ty Arrington 5 receptions, 42 yards
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 14/23, 218 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Hunter Hays 13 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Christian Fredericksen 7 receptions, 108 yards

at No. 18 Montana

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See also: 2023 Montana Grizzlies football team
Idaho State Bengals (1–3) at No. 18 Montana Grizzlies (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 0 7620
No. 18 Grizzlies 7 0 14728

at Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, Montana

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 26,678
  • Referee: Jeff Reid
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/Scripps): Jay Kohn (play-by-play), Marty Mornhinweg (analyst), and Kyle Hansen (sideline reporter)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:21) MONT – Clifton McDowell 8-yard run, Grant Glasgow kick (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:34; Montana 7–0)
  • (0:38) IDST – Chedon James 4-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:29; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • No scoring plays
Third quarter
  • (12:40) MONT – Aaron Fontes 2-yard pass from Clifton McDowell, Grant Glasgow kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:14; Montana 14–7)
  • (9:44) IDST – Chedon James 28-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:56; Tied 14–14)
  • (5:09) MONT – Evan Shafer 15-yard pass from Sawyer Racanelli, Grant Glasgow kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Montana 21–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:11) IDST – Cyrus Wallace 6-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:52; Montana 21–20)
  • (7:37) MONT – Eli Gillman 3-yard run, Grant Glasgow kick (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:29; Montana 28–20)
Statistics IDST MONT
First downs 19 24
Plays–yards 60–334 76–394
Rushes–yards 13–45 51–174
Passing yards 289 220
Passing: comp–att–int 31–47–2 18–25–0
Time of possession 25:06 34:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 31/47, 289 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jordan Cooke 5 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Chedon James 7 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD
Montana Passing Clifton McDowell 13/20, 160 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Clifton McDowell 20 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Junior Bergen 7 receptions, 100 yards

vs No. 21 Eastern Washington

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See also: 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
No. 21 Eastern Washington Eagles (2–3) vs Idaho State Bengals (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Eagles 14 21 6041
Bengals 0 14 72142

at Holt Arena • Pocatello, Idaho

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 6,763
  • Referee: Scott Root
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dylan Carder (play-by-play) and Kody Graves (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:58) EWU – Efton Chism III 13-yard pass from Kekoa Visperas, Soren McKee kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:27; Eastern Washington 7–0)
  • (1:08) EWU – Tuna Altahir 8-yard run, Soren McKee kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:13; Eastern Washington 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:30) EWU – Michael Wortham 23-yard run, Soren McKee kick (Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:30; Eastern Washington 21–0)
  • (12:53) IDST – Soujah Gasu 38-yard run, Yoann Kinanga kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:37; Eastern Washington 21–7)
  • (8:35) EWU – Efton Chism III 10-yard pass from Kekoa Visperas, Soren McKee kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:10; Eastern Washington 28–7)
  • (1:15) EWU – Miles Williams 32-yard pass from Kekoa Visperas, Soren McKee kick (Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:27; Eastern Washington 35–7)
  • (0:04) IDST – Chedon James 2-yard pass from Hunter Hays, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:11; Eastern Washington 35–14)
Third quarter
  • (5:11) EWU – Soren McKee 32-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:14; Eastern Washington 38–14)
  • (1:48) EWU – Soren McKee 30-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 1:00; Eastern Washington 41–14)
  • (0:46) IDST – Cyrus Wallace 15-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:02; Eastern Washington 41–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:06) IDST – Soujah Gasu 1-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:04; Eastern Washington 41–28)
  • (3:28) IDST – Aaron Blancas 25-yard pass from Jordan Cooke kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:23; Eastern Washington 41–35)
  • (0:52) IDST – Hunter Hays 1-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:31; Idaho State 42–41)
Statistics EWU IDST
First downs 32 29
Plays–yards 79–553 75–572
Rushes–yards 32–150 20–49
Passing yards 403 523
Passing: comp–att–int 33–47–0 38–55–2
Time of possession 33:29 26:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 33/47, 403 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Michael Wortham 6 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Efton Chism III 13 receptions, 161 yards, 2 TD
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 25/39, 389 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Soujah Gasu 8 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chedon James 15 receptions, 206 yards, 1 TD

at Portland State

[edit]
See also: 2023 Portland State Vikings football team
Idaho State Bengals (2–4) at Portland State Vikings (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 14 14 01038
Vikings 7 10 7024

at Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, Oregon

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: E at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 2,174
  • Referee: Robert Quello
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Richert (play-by-play) and Scott Hermo (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:24) IDST – Jordan Cooke 3-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:25; Idaho State 7–0)
  • (7:59) IDST – Chedon James 12-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:30; Idaho State 14–0)
  • (0:17) PRST – Andrew Van Buren 3-yard run, Gianni Smith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:10; Idaho State 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (7:40) PRST – Marquis Spiker 30-yard pass from Dante Chachere, Gianni Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:56; Tied 14–14)
  • (6:01) IDST – Hunter Hays 1-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:39; Idaho State 21–14)
  • (0:46) IDST – Aiden Taylor 3-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:28; Idaho State 28–14)
  • (0:00) PRST – Gianni Smith 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 0:41; Idaho State 28–17)
Third quarter
  • (6:09) PRST – Dante Chachere 3-yard run, Gianni Smith kick (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 7:43; Idaho State 28–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:16) IDST – Hunter Hays 37-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:51; Idaho State 35–24)
  • (3:47) IDST – Thomas Kopcho 22-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:35; Idaho State 38–24)
Statistics IDST PRST
First downs 27 21
Plays–yards 67–462 68–365
Rushes–yards 35–165 28–100
Passing yards 297 265
Passing: comp–att–int 21–32–0 26–40–1
Time of possession 28:03 31:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 16/25, 259 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Hunter Hays 10 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Alfred Jordan Jr. 5 receptions, 133 yards
Portland State Passing Dante Chachere 25/39, 218 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Andrew Van Buren 12 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Marquis Spiker 6 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD

at No. 6 Sacramento State

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See also: 2023 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Idaho State Bengals (3–4) at No. 6 Sacramento State Hornets (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 16 0016
No. 6 Hornets 14 10 20751

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: N at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 13,733
  • Referee: Jeff Rink
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross (play-by-play) and Darren Arbet (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:17) SAC – Jared Gipson 23-yard pass from Kaiden Bennett, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; Sacramento State 7–0)
  • (0:45) SAC – Coleman Kuntz 1-yard run, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:12; Sacramento State 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:05) IDST – Chedon James 25-yard pass from Hunter Hays, Thomas Kopcho kick failed (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:36; Sacramento State 14–6)
  • (7:14) IDST – Thomas Kopcho 27-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:14; Sacramento State 14–9)
  • (5:46) IDST – Alfred Jordan Jr. 16-yard pass from Hunter Hays, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:28; Idaho State 16–14)
  • (3:13) SAC – Devin Gandy 13-yard pass from Carson Conklin, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:27; Sacramento State 21–16)
  • (0:00) SAC – Zach Schreiner 30-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 1:12; Sacramento State 24–16)
Third quarter
  • (7:53) SAC – Carlos Hill 69-yard pass from Carson Conklin, two-point run failed (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:34; Sacramento State 30–16)
  • (3:04) SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 4-yard run, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:34; Sacramento State 37–16)
  • (1:17) SAC – Michael Johnson 8-yard run, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:16; Sacramento State 44–16)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:30) SAC – Marshel Martin 6-yard pass from Carson Conklin, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:57; Sacramento State 51–16)
Statistics IDST SAC
First downs 16 26
Plays–yards 75–334 81–587
Rushes–yards 19–42 49–273
Passing yards 292 314
Passing: comp–att–int 30–56–4 21–32–1
Time of possession 24:55 35:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho State Passing Hunter Hays 17/31, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Hunter Hays 7 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Chedon James 10 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
Sacramento State Passing Carson Conklin 14/21, 235 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Zeke Burnett 9 carries, 143 yards
Receiving Marshel Martin 6 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD

vs Weber State

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See also: 2023 Weber State Wildcats football team
Weber State Wildcats (3–5) vs Idaho State Bengals (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 21 01233
Bengals 0 0 71421

at Holt Arena • Pocatello, Idaho

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 8,233
  • Referee: Kelly Holman
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dylan Carder (play-by-play) and Kody Graves (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (10:55) WEB – Jaden Thrower 23-yard pass from Richie Munoz, Kyle Thompson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:45; Weber State 7–0)
  • (6:23) WEB – Jacob Sharp 19-yard pass from Richie Munoz, Kyle Thompson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:16; Weber State 14–0)
  • (4:00) WEB – Hayden Meacham 26-yard pass from Richie Munoz, Kyle Thompson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:22; Weber State 21–0)
Third quarter
  • (5:11) IDST – Hunter Hays 20-yard run, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:57; Weber State 21–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:51) WEB – Garrett Beck 35-yard fumble return, Kyle Thompson kick (Weber State 28–7)
  • (13:33) IDST – Cyrus Wallace 35-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, Thomas Kopcho kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:10; Weber State 28–13)
  • (10:57) WEB – Jordan Cooke sacked in the end zone by Jack Kelly for a safety (Weber State 30–13)
  • (7:42) WEB – Kyle Thompson 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:15; Weber State 33–13)
  • (0:25) IDST – Alfred Jordan Jr. 37-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, Christian Fredericksen pass from Jordan Cooke (Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:07; Weber State 33–21)
Statistics WEB IDST
First downs 21 19
Plays–yards 78–406 71–324
Rushes–yards 36–184 16–-30
Passing yards 222 354
Passing: comp–att–int 26–42–1 30–55–1
Time of possession 35:40 24:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing Richie Munoz 26/41, 222 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Clarence Butler 10 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Jacob Sharp 6 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 23/45, 277 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Aiden Taylor 1 carry, 6 yards
Receiving Chedon James 9 receptions, 86 yards

vs UC Davis

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See also: 2023 UC Davis Aggies football team
UC Davis Aggies (5–4) vs Idaho State Bengals (3–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 7 7721
Bengals 7 0 7014

at Holt Arena • Pocatello, Idaho

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 7,001
  • Referee: John Doe
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dylan Carder (play-by-play) and Kody Graves (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:19) IDST – Christian Fredericksen 7-yard pass from Hunter Hays, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:36; Idaho State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:47) UCD – Lan Larison 3-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:33; Tied 7–7)
Third quarter
  • (8:22) IDST – Chedon James 5-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:52; Idaho State 14–7)
  • (1:05) UCD – Lan Larison 12-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:48; Tied 14–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (2:05) UCD – Lan Larison 23-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 5:18; UC Davis 21–14)
Statistics UCD IDST
First downs 17 19
Plays–yards 61–394 80–410
Rushes–yards 37–268 24–77
Passing yards 126 333
Passing: comp–att–int 14–24–1 33–56–2
Time of possession 32:11 27:49
Team Category Player Statistics
UC Davis Passing Miles Hastings 14/23, 126 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Lan Larison 31 carries, 264 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Samuel Gbatu Jr. 4 receptions, 62 yards
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 27/46, 297 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Soujah Gasu 6 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Chedon James 13 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

at No. 6 Idaho (rivalry)

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See also: 2023 Idaho Vandals football team and Idaho–Idaho State football rivalry
Idaho State Bengals (3–7) at No. 6 Idaho Vandals (7–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 0 71421
No. 6 Vandals 28 28 0763

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 9,854
  • Referee: Gregg Wilson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dennis Patchin (play-by-play) and Ryan Phillips (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:00) IDHO – Anthony Woods 7-yard run, Ricardo Chavez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:53; Idaho 7–0)
  • (6:07) IDHO – Hayden Hatten 24-yard pass from Jack Layne, Ricardo Chavez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:27; Idaho 14–0)
  • (3:06) IDHO – Jordan Dwyer 45-yard pass from Jack Layne, Ricardo Chavez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42; Idaho 21–0)
  • (1:42) IDHO – Jermaine Jackson 79-yard punt return, Ricardo Chavez kick (Idaho 28–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:23) IDHO – Jake Cox 3-yard pass from Jack Layne, Ricardo Chavez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:49; Idaho 35–0)
  • (12:12) IDHO – Jermaine Jackson 15-yard pass from Jack Layne, Ricardo Chavez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:12; Idaho 42–0)
  • (8:38) IDHO – Anthony Woods 13-yard pass from Jack Layne, Ricardo Chavez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:16; Idaho 49–0)
  • (3:04) IDHO – Hayden Hatten 11-yard pass from Jack Layne, Ricardo Chavez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:48; Idaho 56–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:14) IDST – Christian Fredericksen 11-yard pass from Jackson Sharman, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:00; Idaho 56–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:34) IDST – Adam Watts 5-yard pass from Jackson Sharman, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:09; Idaho 56–14)
  • (8:02) IDHO – Jack Schuster 18-yard pass from Jack Wagner, Ricardo Chavez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 2:25; Idaho 63–14)
  • (4:40) IDST – Cyrus Wallace 28-yard pass from Matthew Cavallaro, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:22; Idaho 63–21)
Statistics IDST IDHO
First downs 14 30
Plays–yards 62–304 77–579
Rushes–yards 22–50 46–263
Passing yards 254 316
Passing: comp–att–int 21–40–4 24–31–1
Time of possession 21:16 38:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho State Passing Jackson Sharman 11/21, 124 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Soujah Gasu 6 carries, 24 yards
Receiving Chedon James 10 receptions, 145 yards
Idaho Passing Jack Layne 20/26, 275 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Anthony Woods 18 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jordan Dwyer 3 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

References

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  2. ^ "7 Bobcats, 5 Grizzlies tabbed for preseason All-Big Sky Conference team". MontanaSports.com. July 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Idaho State Football Schedule". isubengals.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Idaho State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.