2023 Idaho State Bengals football team
The 2023 Idaho State Bengals football team will represent 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 play their home games on campus at Holt Arena, an indoor facility in Pocatello, Idaho.
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 3–4 (3–1 Big Sky) |
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Defensive coordinator | Josh Runda (1st season) |
Home stadium | Holt Arena (capacity: 12,000) |
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No. 2 Montana State | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Montana | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Idaho | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Sacramento State | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 UC Davis | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Polls
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]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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
The Bengals had no players selected to the Preseason All–Big Sky team.[2]
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 8:30 p.m. | at San Diego State* | CBSSN | L 28–36 | 22,345 | |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Utah State* | MW Network | L 28–78 | 20,034 | |
September 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa* | ESPN+ | L 17–41 | N/A | |
September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado |
| ESPN+ | W 35–21 | 8,012 |
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Montana | ESPN+ | L 20–28 | 26,678 | |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 21 Eastern Washington |
| ESPN+ | W 42–41 | 6,763 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Portland State | ESPN+ | W 38–24 | 2,174 | |
October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Sacramento State | ESPN+ | |||
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Weber State |
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November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | UC Davis |
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November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at Idaho | ESPN+ | |||
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Conference opponents not scheduled this season: Montana State, Northern Arizona, Cal Poly
Game summaries
At San Diego State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 3 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
Aztecs | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 22,345
- Referee: Michael Cuttone
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Michael Grady (play-by-play) • Donte Whitner (analyst)
- Spread: San Diego State –34.5 • Odds to win: San Diego State 95.8%[5]
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Statistics | ISU | SDSU |
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First downs | 24 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 80–344 | 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 |
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Idaho State | Passing | Jordan Cooke | 19/42, 177 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Hunter Hays | 9 carries, 18 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Christian Fredericksen | 5 receptions, 66 yards, 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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Aggies | 7 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 78 |
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah
- Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C), W 8 MPH
- Game attendance: 20,034
- Referee: Gary Leeper
- TV announcers (MW Network): Dave Fox (play-by-play) • Alema Harrington (analyst) • Frank Dolce (sideline)
- Spread: Utah State –24.0 • Odds to win: Utah State 90.4%[6]
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Statistics | ISU | USU |
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First downs | 28 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 86–424 | 70–591 |
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 |
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Idaho State | Passing | Jordan Cooke | 20/30, 185 yards, TD, 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, TD | |
Receiving | Terrell Vaughn | 11 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD |
Northern Iowa
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Bengals | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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Statistics | UNI | ISU |
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First downs | 32 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 82–527 | 62–346 |
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 |
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Northern Iowa | Passing | Theo Day | 29/39, 388 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Josh Jenkins | 11 carries, 69 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Sam Schnee | 7 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD | |
Idaho State | Passing | Jordan Cooke | 23/35, 249 yards, INT |
Rushing | Hunter Hays | 3 carries, 24 yards | |
Receiving | Chedon James | 8 receptions, 121 yards |
Northern Colorado
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Bengals | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Holt Arena • Pocatello, Idaho
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Statistics | UNC | ISU |
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First downs | 25 | 26 |
Plays–yards | 73–465 | 71–429 |
Rushes–yards | 40–242 | 30–103 |
Passing yards | 223 | 326 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–32–2 | 26–42–1 |
Time of possession | 31:13 | 28:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Colorado | Passing | Jacob Sirmon | 22/32, 123 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Darius Stewart | 14 carries, 124 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Ty Arrington | 5 receptions, 42 yards | |
Idaho State | Passing | Jordan Cooke | 14/23, 218 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Hunter Hays | 13 carries, 55 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Christian Fredericksen | 7 receptions, 108 yards |
At No. 18 Montana
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
No. 18 Grizzlies | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
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Statistics | ISU | MONT |
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First downs | 19 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 61–334 | 78–394 |
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 | 34:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Idaho State | Passing | Jordan Cooke | 31/47, 289 yards, 2 TD, 3 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, TD |
Rushing | Clifton McDowell | 20 carries, 66 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Junior Bergen | 7 receptions, 100 yards |
No. 21 Eastern Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 21 Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Portland State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At No. 6 Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 6 Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weber State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UC Davis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Idaho
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vandals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- Big Sky Conference (July 23, 2023). "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- "7 Bobcats, 5 Grizzlies tabbed for preseason All-Big Sky Conference team". MontanaSports.com. July 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "2023 Idaho State Football Schedule". isubengals.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- "2023 Idaho State Football Schedule-FBSchedules.com". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- Idaho State 28-36 San Diego State (Sep 2, 2023) Final Score - ESPN
- Idaho State 28-78 Utah State (Sep 9, 2023) Final Score - ESPN
- Northern Iowa 41-17 Idaho State (Sep 16, 2023) Final Score - ESPN
- Northern Colorado 21-35 Idaho State (Sep 23, 2023) Final Score - ESPN
- Idaho State 20-28 Montana (Sep 30, 2023) Final Score - ESPN