2023 Idaho State Bengals football team

2023 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Cody Hawkins (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Josh Runda (1st season)
Captain	Mike Davis Cortland Horton Calvin Pitcher
Home stadium	Holt Arena
Seasons ←  2022 2024  →

2023 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	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

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]

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

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

Roster

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 Cody Hawkins 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 Redshirt Roster Last update: September 2, 2023

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:30 p.m.	at San Diego State *	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 28–36	22,345
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Utah State *	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	MWN	L 28–78	20,034
September 16	4:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa *	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 17–41	1
September 23	4:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	W 35–21	8,012
September 30	2:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+/Scripps	L 20–28	26,678
October 14	4:00 p.m.	No. 21 Eastern Washington	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	W 42–41	6,763
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Portland State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+	W 38–24	2,174
October 28	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	ESPN+	L 16–51	13,733
November 4	4:00 p.m.	Weber State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 21–33	8,233
November 11	4:00 p.m.	UC Davis	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 14–21	7,001
November 18	5:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 21–63	9,854
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

at San Diego State (FBS)

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	3	4	Total
Bengals	3	10	0	15	28
Aztecs (FBS)	10	10	9	7	36

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)

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	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	7	7	7	28
Aggies (FBS)	7	44	14	13	78

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

See also: 2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Northern Iowa Panthers (0–2) vs Idaho State Bengals (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	14	13	7	7	41
Bengals	3	0	7	7	17

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

See also: 2023 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Northern Colorado Bears (0–3) vs Idaho State Bengals (0–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	14	0	21
Bengals	7	14	7	7	35

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

See also: 2023 Montana Grizzlies football team

Idaho State Bengals (1–3) at No. 18 Montana Grizzlies (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	0	7	6	20
No. 18 Grizzlies	7	0	14	7	28

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

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	3	4	Total
No. 21 Eagles	14	21	6	0	41
Bengals	0	14	7	21	42

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

See also: 2023 Portland State Vikings football team

Idaho State Bengals (2–4) at Portland State Vikings (3–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	14	14	0	10	38
Vikings	7	10	7	0	24

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

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	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	16	0	0	16
No. 6 Hornets	14	10	20	7	51

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

See also: 2023 Weber State Wildcats football team

Weber State Wildcats (3–5) vs Idaho State Bengals (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	21	0	12	33
Bengals	0	0	7	14	21

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

See also: 2023 UC Davis Aggies football team

UC Davis Aggies (5–4) vs Idaho State Bengals (3–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	7	7	21
Bengals	7	0	7	0	14

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)

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	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	7	14	21
No. 6 Vandals	28	28	0	7	63

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

1. Big Sky Conference (July 23, 2023). "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites" . Retrieved July 26, 2023.
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.