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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State comes into Saturday's home contest with a 2-3 record and a 1-2 mark in Big Sky Conference play. Montana enters Holt Arena with a 3-2 overall record and a 2-1 record in conference play. The game can be heard live on 930 KSEI or viewed via live video and audio on isubengals.com. Following Saturday's game, Idaho State is on the road for four straight contests before closing out the season Nov. 19 at home vs. Eastern Washington, the 2010 National Champions.
Before the start of Saturday's football game vs. Montana there will be a special presentation on the field honoring the 116th Cavalry Brigade that recently returned from its deployment in Balad, Iraq.. Idaho Lieutenant Governor Brad Little, Brigadier General Alan Gayhart, Idaho State President Arthur Vailas and ASISU President and Second Lieutenant Shaun Stokes will be a part of the ceremony. There are 250 troops from the 116th in the Southeastern Idaho area.
SERIES INFO VS. MONTANA
Montana leads the overall series 40-13. The last time the Bengals defeated Montana was a 43-40 double overtime victory at Holt Arena in 2003.
RECAPPING THE 2010 MEETING VS. MONTANA
Idaho State lost 47-28 in Missoula.
Tavoy Moore scored touchdowns on a 100-yard kickoff and an 84-yard punt return. In that contest he had 323 all-purpose yards, a Bengal school record.
NCAA STATISTICAL LEADERS
The Idaho State offense is second in the nation in passing at 388 yards a game. Quarterback
Kevin Yost is second in total offense at 343.6 yards a game while
Rodrick Rumble leads the nation in receptions at 11 and yards per game at 151.40 a game.
David Harrington is third in the country in punting at 46.59.
STORMS CLOSING IN ON SCHOOL TACKLE RECORD
A.J. Storms has 354 career tackles after leading the team with 10 the last two weekends at NAU and vs. Portland State. He needs 61 tackles to become the program's all-time leader, passing Mike Calley's 414 tackles he had from 1984-87. The Big Sky Conference's all-time leading tackler is Kane Ioane from Montana State (2000-03), who had 471. The NCAA did not officially recognize tackles in the record books until 2000.
BENGALS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
The last time Idaho State defeated a ranked opponent was a 34-30 victory over No. 5 Eastern Washington on Sept. 24, 2005. Since then, the Bengals have lost their last 18 games to a ranked team, including a 23-20 overtime home loss to No. 16 Montana State last year and a 34-7 loss at No. 3 Eastern Washington.
GARCIA KICKS SEASON LONG FG VS. NAU
Brendon Garcia kicked a season-long 46-yard field goal at Northern Arizona. For his career he is a perfect 4-for-4 from 40-49 yards out. He is 2-for-4 from 50 yards and longer, 2-for-5 from 30-39 yards and 5-for-7 from 20-29 yards. He kicked two 50-yard field goals in 2010.
