Bengals Finish 2015 Season With Loss at Weber State

OGDEN, Utah- The Idaho State football team lost 35-14 to Weber State on Saturday afternoon at Stewart Stadium to close out the 2015 season. Idaho State finished the year 2-9 and 1-7 in league while Weber State is 6-5 and 5-3 in Big Sky play.

The Bengal offense had 310 yards while Weber State had 454. The Bengals had only 72 on the ground while passing for 238.

Tanner Gueller started the game but left early due to an injury. Michael Sanders finished the game by throwing for 219 yards and two touchdowns on 17 completions and 36 attempts.

KW Williams caught six passes for 105 while Josh Cook had four receptions for 55 yards and one touchdown. Madison Mangum caught four balls for 23 yards and one touchdown. Mangum's final catch as a Bengal was a fourth quarter touchdown reception.

Xavier Finney finished his career with 14 carries for 55 yards in his final game.

Hayden Stout had 12 tackles, Tyler Kuder 10 and Jake Pettit 10. Rasheed Williams had seven tackles and one sack. The Bengal defense forced three turnovers. Erik Collins and Cody Sorensen each had interceptions and Joe Martin recovered a fumble.

Idaho State never led in the game. The Bengals trailed 14-0 at halftime and 21-0 in the third quarter before getting on the scoreboard. ISU's first touchdown came when Cook caught 14-yard pass from Sanders with 5:23 left in the third. On that drive Cook caught all four of his passes for 55 yards.

The Bengals led 35-7 before Mangum scored his 19^th career touchdown on an 11-yard reception from Sanders with 5:10 left in the game.


Mike Kramer Post Game Quotes
"It wasn't much of a contest. We fell apart at quarterback early in the game. All the issues we have had all season came to the forefront in the first half. We got going a bit in the second half but defensively we had shot our bullets. We were done. Weber State out played us and out coached us."

"It has been a miserable season on the scoreboard but it has been a positive season in a lot of other areas particularly the way we are with each other in the locker room, classroom and weight room. That is all real relevant for us in the future."


Game Notes
- Team captains were Madison Mangum, Kurt Karstetter, Terrence Carey and Kamino Ward.
- Erik Collins had his second interception of the season and his fifth of his career.
- Josh Cook's 55 receiving yards was his second-best performance of the 2015 season.
- Michael Sanders finished the 2015 season with 21 touchdown passes, tied for the seven-best performance in ISU single-season history.  
- KW Williams 57-yard reception in the second half was the third longest offensive play of the season.
- Xavier Finney finished his career with 3,542 rushing yards on 736 attempts and 26 rushing touchdowns. He ranks first in the career record books for yards and attempts. His 26 touchdowns ranks third all-time.
- Madison Mangum finished his career with 160 receptions for 2,204 yards and 19 touchdowns. The 160 receptions ranks sixth all-time while his 19 touchdowns is good for sixth all-time. Mangum's 2,204 yards is seventh best in school history.