2025 Idaho State Bengals football team

2025 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	0–2 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Cody Hawkins (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Buddy Blevins (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Grant Duff (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	ICCU Dome
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cal Poly		0	–	0					1	–	0
Northern Colorado		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 6 Montana		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 8 UC Davis		0	–	0					0	–	0
Eastern Washington		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 10 Idaho		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 3 Montana State		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 19 Northern Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 18 Sacramento State		0	–	0					0	–	1
Weber State		0	–	0					0	–	1
Idaho State		0	–	0					0	–	2
Portland State		0	–	0					0	–	2
As of September 2, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Idaho State Bengals football team represents Idaho State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bengals are led by third-year head coach Cody Hawkins and play at the ICCU Dome in Pocatello, Idaho.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	2:00 p.m.	at UNLV *	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	MW Network	L 31–38	25,723
August 30	6:30 p.m.	at Southern Utah *	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	ESPN+	L 24–46	5,137
September 6	1:00 p.m.	at New Mexico *	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Altitude
September 20	4:00 p.m.	Lincoln (CA) *	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+
September 27	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+
October 4	6:00 p.m.	Montana	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+
October 25	4:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+
November 1	2:00 p.m.	at UC Davis	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+
November 8	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+
November 15	4:00 p.m.	Weber State	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (rivalry)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

at UNLV

See also: 2025 UNLV Rebels football team

Idaho State Bengals (0-0) at UNLV Rebels (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	10	7	7	7	31
Rebels	0	14	10	14	38

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada

• Date: August 23
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT / 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• Game attendance: 25,723
• Referee: Christian Watson
• TV announcers (MW Network): Matt Neverett (play-by-play), Caleb Herring (analyst) and Steve Cofield (sideline)

Game information

First quarter IDST – Trajan Sinatra 26-yard field goal, 11:14. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:46. IDST – Jordan Cooke 15-yard pass from Michael Shulikov (Trajan Sinatra kick), 5:49. Bengals 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:54. Second quarter UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 3-yard run (Ramon Villela kick), 10:34. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:06. UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 70-yard run (Ramon Villela kick), 7:12. Rebels 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:38. IDST – Dason Brooks 27-yard run (Trajan Sinatra kick), 2:06. Bengals 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:31. Third quarter UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 3-yard run (Ramon Villela kick), 11:57. Rebels 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 2:53. UNLV – Ramon Villela 26-yard field goal, 6:00. Rebels 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:28. IDST – Ian Duarte 64-yard pass from Jordan Cooke (Trajan Sinatra kick), 4:15. Tied 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:38. Fourth quarter IDST – Dason Brooks 2-yard run (Trajan Sinatra kick), 13:40. Bengals 31–24. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:42. UNLV – Daejon Reynolds 9-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Ramon Villela kick), 11:26. Tied 31–31. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:14. UNLV – Alex Orji 11-yard run (Ramon Villela kick), 8:51. Rebels 38–31. Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:44.

Statistics	IDST	UNLV
First downs	30	25
Total yards	555	532
Rushing yards	160	300
Passing yards	395	232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	31–52–4	18–24–0
Time of possession	28:45	30:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing	Jordan Cooke	30/50, 380 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Dason Brooks	18 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ian Duarte	6 receptions, 105 yards, TD
UNLV	Passing	Anthony Colandrea	15/21, 195 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jai'Den Thomas	10 rushes, 147 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jaden Bradley	6 receptions, 131 yards

at Southern Utah

See also: 2025 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Idaho State Bengals (0-1) vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	14	7	3	24
Thunderbirds	15	10	14	7	46

at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, Utah

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. MDT
• Game attendance: 5,137
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	IDST	SUU
First downs	19	28
Total yards	361	563
Rushing yards	23	323
Passing yards	338	240
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–50–1	19–25–0
Time of possession	22:47	37:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing	Jordan Cooke	23/45, 334 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Tytan Mason	3 rushes, 15 yards
	Receiving	Michael Shulikov	7 receptions, 115 yards
Southern Utah	Passing	Bronson Barron	19/25, 240 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Joshua Dye	28 rushes, 180 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Shane Carr	6 receptions, 77 yards

at New Mexico

See also: 2025 New Mexico Lobos football team

Idaho State Bengals (0-0) vs. New Mexico Lobos (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0
Lobos	-	-	-	-	0

at University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• TV: Altitude

Statistics	IDST	UNM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Mexico	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lincoln (CA)

See also: Lincoln Oaklanders football

Lincoln Oaklanders (0-0) vs. Idaho State Bengals (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oaklanders	-	-	-	-	0
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0

at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID

• Date: September 20

Statistics	LCLN	IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lincoln (CA)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Colorado

See also: 2025 Northern Colorado Bears football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0
Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO

• Date: September 27

Statistics	IDST	UNCO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Montana

See also: 2025 Montana Grizzlies football team

Montana Grizzlies (0-0) vs. Idaho State Bengals (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies	-	-	-	-	0
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0

at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID

• Date: October 4

Statistics	MONT	IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Montana State

See also: 2025 Montana State Bobcats football team

Idaho State Bengals (0-0) vs. Montana State Bobcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0
Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: October 11

Statistics	IDST	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northern Arizona

See also: 2025 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0-0) vs. Idaho State Bengals (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	-	-	-	-	0
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0

at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID

• Date: October 25

Statistics	NAU	IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UC Davis

See also: 2025 UC Davis Aggies football team

Idaho State Bengals (0-0) vs. UC Davis Aggies (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0
Aggies	-	-	-	-	0

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

• Date: November 1

Statistics	IDST	UCD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Cal Poly

See also: 2025 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Cal Poly Mustangs (0-0) vs. Idaho State Bengals (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	-	-	-	-	0
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0

at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID

• Date: November 8

Statistics	CP	IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Weber State

See also: 2025 Weber State Wildcats football team

Weber State Wildcats (0-0) vs. Idaho State Bengals (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0

at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID

• Date: November 15

Statistics	WEB	IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Idaho

See also: 2025 Idaho Vandals football team and Idaho–Idaho State football rivalry

Idaho State Bengals (0-0) vs. Idaho Vandals (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0
Vandals	-	-	-	-	0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

• Date: November 21

Statistics	IDST	IDHO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2025 Idaho State Bengals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Damien Morgan  Jr QB 1 Jordan Cooke  Jr QB 2 Brett Spencer So WR 4 Jonah Burton  Jr RB 5 Robert Freeman IV  Jr RB 6 Carson Sudbury  Fr WR 7 Javoni Gardere  Jr QB 8 Jackson Sharman  Fr WR 9 Tsion Nunnally  Sr QB 10 Logan Gonzalez  Jr WR 11 Ian Duarte  So WR 12 Domonick Ruiz Fr WR 13 Raiden Brown  Fr WR 14 Michael Shulikov Sr QB 15 Wyatt Horton Fr QB 16 Davis Harsin  Fr WR 17 Josh Ball So RB 20 Tytan Mason Fr WR 21 Jacob Martin Fr WR 22 Aidan Garcia  Jr WR 23 Robbie Mascheroni So RB 24 Zack Homan Fr RB 25 Jackson Riddle  Fr RB 28 Dason Brooks  Sr RB 29 Aiden Brown Fr RB 30 Hunter Roddy  Jr OL 50 Alex Ramirez Sr OL 51 Stryker Rashid  Jr OL 53 Messiyah Moye Sr OL 54 Jorgen Miller  So OL 55 Gunnar Clark  So OL 57 Exander Miller  Fr OL 58 Lukas Jackson Fr WR 59 Elijah Beamon Fr OL 60 Wyatt Orton Fr OL 61 Zachary Shiroma Sr OL 62 William Davis  So OL 63 Logan Shearing Fr OL 65 Jaxsen Tuia So OL 66 Justin Frost  Fr OL 67 Broox McGiven So OL 70 Trevor Hammond Fr OL 71 Messiah Johnson  Fr OL 72 David Green Fr OL 75 Jake Hellmann Sr OL 76 Jaedon Garcia  Jr OL 77 Osiel Moreno Jr OL 79 Rex Salas Fr WR 80 Julian Mason  Jr WR 81 Braden Albrecht So WR 82 Tommy Poe  Fr WR 83 Gared Wood Fr WR 84 Taylor Freeman So WR 85 Simeon Brown Fr WR 88 Kai Wheeler Fr WR 89 Adam Watts  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Camron Willis Sr CB 1 Gabe Tahir  So CB 2 Adonijah Richards  Jr S 3 Janari Boone Jr CB 4 Jackson Daniels So LB 5 Jayden Bell  Jr S 6 Troy Wilkey Jr LB 7 Nathan Reynolds Jr LB 8 Teilor Tuioti Sr LB 9 Devin Rodriguez  Fr DL 10 Maka Tu'akoi Sr LB 11 Junior Damuni Sr DB 12 Davion Ross GS S 13 Dekker Hagler  Fr DL 14 Leka Tu'akoi So CB 15 Noa Calaycay  So LB 16 Amari Mazeke So S 17 Makeo Sneddon So LB 18 Jackson Irwin Jr CB 20 Jaylon Brown Sr S 21 Rylan Leathers  Fr S 22 Mason Young Sr CB 23 Tre Shorty Fr S 24 Isaiah Cook Fr CB 26 Sanborne Melson  So CB 27 Jaylin Wilson Fr LB 28 Trey Jacobsen Fr CB 29 Elfred Segbe Jr CB 30 Mike Lindsay  Fr CB 31 Bryce McCray Fr LB 32 Ty Beadle Fr LB 34 Porter Lee Fr S 35 Jonathan Watts So DE 37 Luke Berry  So S 40 Parker Graham Fr DL 42 Easton Cook Jr S 43 Elijah Anderson Fr LB 44 Jacob Perez So LB 46 Ryder Holt Fr DE 52 Po Mama Fr DL 56 Kanigh Snyder  Fr DL 57 Frank Kissick So DL 59 Brady Phillips So DL 90 Beau Jaques  So DL 92 Zion To'oto'o  Jr DL 93 Jagger Childs  So DL 94 Malik Richardson  Fr DL 95 Cade Clyde Fr DL 96 Bronson Childs Jr DL 97 Collin Lewis  So DL 98 Jake East So DL 99 Grant Hessler Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 26 Mason Lindberg  Fr K 31 Matthew Sebade Sr P, K 34 Gabe Russo  So K 36 Trajan Sinatra So LS 39 Jason Swigger So LS 45 Ryan Carter  So LS 47 Maverick Harrington  So P 48 Jinhyun Kang Jr	Head coach Cody Hawkins Coordinators/assistant coaches Buddy Blevins – Co-offensive coordinator/inside receivers Grant Duff – Defensive coordinator Scott Thiessen – Special teams coordinator/nickels Jacob Thomas – Running backs/run game coordinator Keith Price – Outside wide receivers/pass game coordinator John Hughes – Offensive line Devin Holiday – Cornerbacks Bobby Jay – Safeties/defensive pass game coordinator Ricky Ali'ifua – Defensive line Tipa Galeai – Assistant defensive line Samson Anguay – Assistant wide receivers/recruiting coordinator Jeff Pitman – Assistant head coach/director of football strength & conditioning & culture Dan Hawkins – Director of player & staff development Mason Randall – Assistant quarterbacks Kamden Garrett – Assistant cornerbacks Anthony Morales – Assistant offensive line Jarrett Meeker – Director of football operations Dustin Enslinger – Head athletic trainer Ryan Barker – Director of equipment operations Jonathan LeGrand – Strength assistant Kenton Bartlett – Graduate assistant - strength & conditioning Zeke Noa – Graduate assistant - strength & conditioning Blake Moore – Director of video Scott Atkinson – Special teams graduate assistant Dylan Reynolds – Special teams student assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 24, 2025

References

1. Kelley, Kevin (January 15, 2025). "Idaho State releases 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
2. Hines, Kalama (April 9, 2025). "Bengal football scheduled unveiled, including Sept. 20 home opener". East Idaho News. Retrieved April 22, 2025.