Bengals Fall in Sacramento, 38-13

 
SACRAMENTO, Calif.- The Idaho State football team lost 38-13 to Sacramento State on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 9,135 at Hornet Stadium.

Idaho State trailed 17-10 at halftime but three third quarter turnovers put the Hornets in control. Idaho State turned it over five times while Sacramento State did not commit a turnover.

Idaho State tallied 378 yards of total offense while the Hornets finished with 413. ISU had 142 yards rushing and 255 passing.

Tanner Gueller was 20-for-36 with three interceptions and 233 yards passing. Trae Pilster entered the game in the third quarter and was three-for-seven for 22 yards and one interception.

Xavier Finney carried the ball 24 times for 95 yards to lead the Bengal rushing attack. Hayden Stout led the Bengal defense with 11 tackles and one sack. Jake Pettit finished with nine tackles.

The Bengals took an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter when Finney scored on a two-yard run with 8:02 remaining. Sac State tied the game at seven with 14:54 left in the second quarter when Shane Harrison caught a 20-yard pass from Nate Ketteringham.

The Bengals countered with an 11 play, 72-yard drive that resulted in a Zak Johnson 21-yard field goal.  The Hornets then scored the final 10 points of the half.

In the third quarter, Johnson connected on a 31-yard field goal but the Bengal offense punted once and turned the ball over three times.
Idaho State has next weekend off before returning home to host Montana on November 7 at 2:35 p.m.
 
Notes
- Game captains are Xavier Finney, Tyler Kuder, Christian Diehm and Erik Collins.
- Madison Mangum became the 10th Bengal in ISU history to surpass 2,000 receiving yards. His 83 receiving yards gives him 2,027 for his career, ranking him 10th all-time.  
- Madison Mangum's eight receptions against the Hornets gives him 144, ranking him 10th all-time.
- Trae Pilster saw his first collegiate action at quarterback late in the third quarter. He entered the game with 4:08 remaining in the period. He played the rest of the game.

Mike Kramer Post Game Quotes
"We played well early. Coaching runs out and talent takes over. Coaching always runs out at about the 10 minute mark of the first quarter. After that they were just better than us."

"The game caught up to Tanner a bit. He started thinking instead of reading his keys and going through his progressions. To Trae's defense he has played quarterback for five days. We weren't going to burn the freshman. Mike is at home and hopefully we can get him back on his feet in two weeks."

"Three interceptions is my limit."

"We didn't run the ball very well. Xavier's longest run this season has been 17 yards. He has to find a way to get more yards."