Bengals fall to BYU 59-13

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PROVO, Utah- The Idaho State football team lost 59-13  at BYU on Saturday at Lavell Edwards Stadium on a wintery afternoon. The Bengals are now 3-8 and BYU improved to 7-3.

The Bengal offense had 287 total yards with 159 coming on the ground and 128 in the air. BYU had 578 total yards, 421 rushing and 157 passing.

The Idaho State defense intercepted BYU quarterback Taysom Hill three times as Jon Davidson, Cameron Gupton and Kimo Makaula picked off the Cougar quarterback.

For Idaho State, Justin Arias was 22-52 for 113 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Luke Austin had only one reception in the game but it was a six-yard touchdown grab in the third quarter.

Brendon Garcia was 2-3 in field goals. He hit on attempts from 21 and 26 yards. A 46-yard attempt was blocked in the second quarter.

Daniel McSurdy led ISU with 114 yards rushing on 14 carries. It was the third time this season a Bengal running back has rushed for over 100 yards in a game.

Mitch Beckstead had nine tackles and Austin Graves had six.

BYU led 14-3 after the first quarter and 49-3 at halftime. BYU's 10 second half points came in the second-half.

The Bengals close out their season next Saturday at 1 p.m. vs. Weber State in Ogden, Utah. The game will be heard live on Rock 102.5 and 930 CBS Sports Radio.

Mike Kramer Post Game Quotes
On playing BYU two years after a 56—3 defeat
"We've made progress. We're a little better than we were two years ago when we played down here."

On the offensive play
"At wide receiver we didn't play well. I think we had one catch or two catches at wide receiver at halftime and that is not a pass catching offense. Offensively, I thought we ran the ball well at times. We got down their close and couldn't convert and couldn't get a touchdown and gave them a lot of opportunities."

On moving forward next week
"For us it is a matter of making a rebound. We play a rivalry game against a team we haven't had any success with for a long period of time and right now all of our attention is on winning a game in Utah next week."

On playing at BYU
"It is the marquis program in the mountain west. This is a fun place to play. It's the toughest place to have success and it's just a stylish group of coaches, players and fans. I love coming here and would love to play here all the time."

Game Notes
-Game Captains are Luke Austin, Cameron Gupton, Jon Davidson and Justin Arias.
- Daniel McSurdy had a career-high 114 rushing yards on 14 carries with a career-long 69-yard run.
- Jon Davidson, Cameron Gupton and Kimo Makaula all picked off BYU starting quarterback Taysom Hill.
- The 21 play, 7:21 touchdown drive was the longest scoring drive of the season.
- The 159 yards rushing by the Bengals is the third most in a game since the 2009 season.
- Justin Arias is five passing attempts from setting the ISU single-season record. He is second in passing completions with 311. Kevin Yost is first with 349 completions. Arias is two yards from moving into third place for most passing yards in a season. He currently has 3,467 and Vern Harris (1984) had 3,468 yards.