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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 3–8 (3–5 Big Sky) |
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Defensive coordinator | Josh Runda (1st season) |
Captain | Mike Davis Cortland Horton Calvin Pitcher |
Home stadium | Holt Arena |
Seasons
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2024 →
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 |
The Bengals had no players selected to the Preseason All–Big Sky team.[2]
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Special teams
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Roster |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 8:30 p.m. | atSan Diego State* |
| CBSSN | L 28–36 | 22,345 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | atUtah State* |
| MWN | L 28–78 | 20,034 |
September 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa* |
| ESPN+ | L 17–41 | 1 |
September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 35–21 | 8,012 |
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 18Montana |
| ESPN+/Scripps | L 20–28 | 26,678 |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 21Eastern Washington |
| ESPN+ | W 42–41 | 6,763 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | atPortland State |
| ESPN+ | W 38–24 | 2,174 |
October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 6Sacramento State |
| ESPN+ | L 16–51 | 13,733 |
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Weber State |
| ESPN+ | L 21–33 | 8,233 |
November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | UC Davis |
| ESPN+ | L 14–21 | 7,001 |
November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 6Idaho |
| ESPN+ | L 21–63 | 9,854 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SDSU –34.5 | 51.5 |
Idaho State Bengals (0–0) at San Diego State Aztecs (0–0) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 3 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
Aztecs | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
atSnapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California
Game information |
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Statistics | Idaho State | San Diego State |
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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 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 25:32 | 34:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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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 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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USU –23.5 | 61.5 |
Idaho State Bengals (0–1) at Utah State Aggies (0–1) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Aggies | 7 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 78 |
atMaverik Stadium • Logan, Utah
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Statistics | Idaho State | Utah State |
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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 |
Turnovers | 3 | 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, 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 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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UNI –22.5 | 68.5 |
Northern Iowa Panthers (0–2) vs Idaho State Bengals (0–2) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Bengals | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
atHolt Arena • Pocatello, Idaho
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Statistics | Northern Iowa | Idaho State |
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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 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
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, 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 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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ISU –6.5 | 66.5 |
Northern Colorado Bears (0–3) vs Idaho State Bengals (0–3) – Game summary
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 | Northern Colorado | Idaho State |
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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 |
Turnovers | 3 | 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, 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 |
Idaho State Bengals (1–3) at No. 18 Montana Grizzlies (3–1) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
No. 18 Grizzlies | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
atWashington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, Montana
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Statistics | Idaho State | No. 18 Montana |
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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 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:06 | 34:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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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 | |
No. 18 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 |
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No. 21 Eagles | 14 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 41 |
Bengals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
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Bengals | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
Vikings | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Idaho State Bengals (3–4) at No. 6 Sacramento State Hornets (5–2) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
No. 6 Hornets | 14 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 51 |
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Statistics | ISU | SAC |
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First downs | 16 | 26 |
Total yards | 334 | 587 |
Rushing yards | 42 | 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 |
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Idaho State | Passing | Hunter Hays | 17/31, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | 7 carries, 22 yards | ||
Receiving | Chedon James | 10 receptions, 77 yards, 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, TD |
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Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 33 |
Bengals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
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Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Bengals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Idaho State Bengals (3–7) vs No. 6 Idaho Vandals (7–3) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
No. 6 Vandals | 28 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 63 |
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