Game 6 Preview: ISU Hosts Simon Fraser

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State football team returns home to host Simon Fraser on Saturday, October 11 in Holt Arena. Kickoff is at 2:35 p.m. Jerry Miller and Mark Liptak will call the action on Rock 102.5 and 930 CBS Sports Radio. Log onto isubengals.com to follow the game online with live stats, video and audio.

Simon Fraser is a Division II school located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Simon Fraser plays in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The school is off to a 1-4 start in the 2014 season, with its lone win coming against Dixie State (29-19) on October 4. Simon Fraser averages 19.6 points a game and gives up 36.6 points. The offense is averaging 303 yards a game but giving up 424 yards.

This is the first meeting between the two schools.

Bengal Bites
- Xavier Finney has four 100-yard rushing games, the most in the Big Sky Conference.
- Xavier Finney ranks 12th in the NCAA in rushing yards per game at 126.4 and first in the Big Sky Conference.
- Mike Kramer has 85 wins and can move into sole possession of third place on the Big Sky Conference all-time win list with a victory.
- The ISU offensive line has allowed just six sacks through the first five games.
- Justin Arias has thrown for 300 yards or more in 11 games.
- Xavier Finney has six 100-yard rushing games in his career.
- Madison Mangum has three straight 100-yard receiving games.
- Justin Arias and Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams are the only quarterbacks in the conference who have thrown for multiple touchdowns in every game this season.
- Cody Sorensen had his first  career interception vs. Sacramento State and Erik Collins made his first career start and also came up with an interception in the same contest.
- Through five games the Bengal offense already has 14 plays of 30-yards or more. In 2013 ISU had 13 plays of 30-yards or more and in 2012 the Bengals had 10 and in 2011 the offense had 13.
- Xavier Finney has two games with two rushing touchdowns or more.
- Madison Mangum has two games with two receiving touchdowns.
- Xavier Finney needs one rushing touchdown to move into a tie for 10th place for most rushing touchdowns in a career. He currently has 14 and Craig Joseph is in 10th place with 15.
- Xavier Finney's three rushing touchdowns against Sacramento State was the most by a Bengal since Matt Gutierrez did in 2006.