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Live Stats POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State football team concludes its four-game road trip on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 12 p.m. (MDT) against No. 23/25 North Dakota.
Jerry Miller and
Mark Liptak will call the action live on 101.1 KEIR and fans can follow the game online with live stats, audio and video by logging onto isubengals.com.
About North DakotaNorth Dakota is 4-1 and 2-0 in Big Sky Conference play. North Dakota is scoring 20.8 points a game and boasts the top defense in the Big Sky by allowing only 302 yards a game. North Dakota has tallied 1,469 yards of total offense with 161 a game coming on the ground and 132.8 yards through the air. Will Ratelle leads North Dakota's defense with 43 tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss. John Santiago has carried the ball 83 times for 440 yards and four touchdowns while quarterback Keaton Studsruo has completed 55 passes on 106 attempts and five touchdowns.
Road WarriorsThis year is only the sixth time in program history ISU has played four straight road games. Prior to this season, the Bengals played four straight road games in 2011, 1994, 1988, 1984 and 1968. This season, 1988 and 1968 ISU played the four straight road games without a bye.
Series vs. North DakotaNorth Dakota leads the series 4-0. UND beat ISU 28-25 in Pocatello in 2013. This is only the second time ISU has played in Grand Forks as the Bengals lost 41-0 in the first meeting in 1966.
Notes From Cal Poly Game- Game captains were
Xavier Finney,
CJ Hatchett,
Kurt Karstetter and
Khary Livingston-Coleman.
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Xavier Finney's rushing touchdown gives him 24 for his career and moves him into a tie for third place with Bus Connor (1951-53) and Alfredo Anderson (1993-96).
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Madison Mangum's two receiving touchdowns gives him 15 for his career, moving him into a tie for 9th place for most receiving touchdowns. Charles Ewing (1980-81) and Carlis Harris (1968-70) both finished their careers with 15.
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KW Williams 60-yard touchdown reception from
Michael Sanders was the longest offensive play of the season and the 11th longest play in the
Mike Kramer era.
- The following players had career highs in tackles:
Chris Edwards (9),
Hayden Stout (11),
CJ Langlow (9),
Rasheed Williams (8) and
JonRhyeem Peoples (6).
- The 47 yard reception by
Madison Mangum was a career-long.
Bengal Bites-
Josh Cook has caught a pass in 24 straight games.
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Madison Mangum has caught a pass in 17 straight games. His three receptions vs. Portland State was his fewest since the 2013 season.
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CJ Hatchett has caught 12 passes in his career. Four of the 12 have been for touchdowns. He also caught a two-point conversion at UNLV.
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Xavier Finney had nine 100-yard plus rushing games in 2014, the most in the Big Sky Conference in 2014.
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Mario Jenkins and
Taison Manu are unavailable for the 2015 season.
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Jakori Ford's 201 rushing yards in a game is the most by a Big Sky Player this season.
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Xavier Finney has 12 100-yard rushing games, tied for the most out of any active Big Sky player.
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Madison Mangum has seven 100-yard receiving games, the second most among active players in the Big Sky.
Bengals vs. Ranked OpponentsIdaho State's win over No. 21 Cal Poly in 2014 was the first time it defeated a ranked opponent since a 34-30 win over No. 5 Eastern Washington on Sept. 24. 2005. The Bengals had previously lost 24 straight games against ranked opponents. As of this week, ISU has four FCS teams on its schedule who are ranked. Eastern Washington is ranked 7th in the STATS poll and 8th in the coaches poll. Montana is 11th in the coaches poll and 12th in the stats poll while Montana State is 18th in the STATS polls and 19th in the coaches poll. North Dakota is rnaked 23rd in the stats poll and 25th in the coaches poll.
Sorensen Receiving National Honors for Academic SuccessFor the second straight year an Idaho State Bengal is a semi-finalist for the Campbell Trophy, an honor that goes to college football's premier scholar athlete. In 2014,
Austin Graves earned the honor and
Cody Sorensen was announced on Thursday as a semi-finalist for the award. This honor is sponsored by the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame. Sorensen is one of 135 semi-finalists and the 15 finalists will be announced on Oct. 29. Each one of the 15 finalists will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF Scholar-Athlete Class.
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