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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State returns to the road to play a 1:30 p.m. contest at Montana State on Saturday, Oct. 28.
Jerry Miller and
Mark Liptak will call the action on 102.5 KMGI. The game will televised on Root Sports with Tom Glasgow and Jason Stiles calling the action. Live stats and live audio are available at isubengals.com.
Series vs. Montana State
Montana State leads the series 46-30-3. ISU is 21-18-2 vs. the Bobcats in Pocatello and 9-28-1 in Bozeman. Montana State has won 10 straight meetings. The Bengals last win over MSU was 23-17 on Oct. 11, 2003 in Bozeman. ISU's last win over Montana State in Pocatello was 18-14 on Oct. 12, 2002.
Scouting Montana State
Montana State is 3-4 overall and 3-2 in Big Sky Conference play. Montana State beat Northern Colorado 27-24 last week in Greeley. The Bobcats are averaging 399.4 yards of total offense, 252.6 rushing yards and 146.9 passing yards a game. The defense is giving up 134.9 rushing yards, 249.4 passing yards and 384.3 yards of total offense a game.
Chris Murray is the top rusher for the Bobcats as he is averaging 111.6 yards a game. He has rushed for 781 yards on 122 carries and scored five touchdowns. Mitch Herbert leads the receivers with 28 receptions for 327 yards and three touchdowns. Mac Bignell leads the defense with 54 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.
Notes vs. Portland State
- 59 points scored is the most against a Division I team since beating Portland State 59-33 on Sept. 27, 1980.
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Mitch Gueller's 97-yard touchdown reception was an ISU and Holt Arena record for longest pass play. The previous record was 95 when Gary Anderson connected with Alfredo Anderson vs. Western Montana on Sept. 21, 1996.
- Dating back to the Weber State game in 2016,
Mitch Gueller has caught 35 passes for 928 yards and nine touchdowns. Mitch missed the first three games of the season this year. He did appear in game 3 at at Nevada on the final play of the game as a member of the hands team for an onside kick in the final minute.
- The 31 points scored in the first half was the most scored by the Bengals in the first half this year.
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Tanner Gueller has 45 career touchdown passes, tying him for third in the ISU career record book for touchdown passes.
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Paea Moala had a career-high 12 tackles.
- ISU's 364 yards rushing is the most by a Bengal team since at least 2001.
- 59 points scored was the second most in a game in the last 16 years. ISU scored 66 vs. Simon Fraser on Oct. 11, 2014.
- 691 yards of total offense is the third most in a game since the 2004 season.
- 4-4 is the second best start since the 2005 season. The 2014 team was 5-3 after eight games and the 2005 team was 4-4 after eight games.
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Ty Flanagan tied a school record for most rushing touchdowns in a game with four. Isaac Mitchell had four vs. Eastern Washington on Nov. 24, 2001 and Jerry Dunne had four at Idaho on Sept. 26, 1969.
- This was the first time ISU has had two running backs rush for over 100 yards in a game since Oct. 11, 2014 vs. Simon Fraser. That game saw
Jakori Ford rush for 144 yards on three carries and two touchdowns and Xavier Finney carry the ball 19 times for 114 yards and two touchdowns.
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Ty Flanagan had a career-high 108 rushing yards on 21 carries to go with his four touchdowns.
Freshman and Sophomores Make Immediate Impact
In the season opener vs. Western Oregon the freshmen and sophomores accounted for 399 of the teams 431 yards of total offense. Through eight games the youngsters have combined for 645 rushing yards on 129 carries and 10 touchdowns and the receivers have caught 109 passes for 1,805 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Big Play Bengals
The Idaho State offense has shown a knack for making the big plays through eight games. Already this year the Bengal offense has 76 plays of 10-19 yards; 29 plays of 20-29 yards, 11 plays of 30-39 yards; 5 plays of 40-49 yards and 7 plays of 50 yards or more.
Where the Bengals Rank in NCAA Stats
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James Madison's 255 rushing yards at Northern Colorado is currently the seventh most rushing yards in an FCS game this year.
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Mitch Gueller's 97-yard touchdown reception vs. Portland State is the longest pass play in FCS football.
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Mitch Gueller is tied for fourth in FCS in receiving touchdowns scored in a game with 3 at Northern Colorado. The most by an FCS player this year is 4. Mitch is one of 19 players with three touchdown receptions in a game.
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Joe Martin's 20 tackles at Utah State is the second most by an FCS player this year. Martin is one of three players with 20. Brett Taylor of Western Illinois has 28.
Mario Jenkins 18 tackles vs. Cal Poly is the 10th most by an FCS player and his 17 tackles at Nevada is tied for 18th most by an FCS player.
- Idaho State ranks third nationally in total first downs with 190.
- ISU ranks 13th in passing yards per game at 285.4.
- ISU ranks 11th nationally in passing yards per completion at 15.74.
- ISU ranks 16th in red zone offense at .882.
- The Bengals rushing attack ranks 31st in the country at 186.6 yards a game.
- ISU's 33.9 points a game ranks 24th nationally.
- The Bengals passing efficiency of 157.11 ranks 14th.
- ISU's 472 yards a game ranks ninth in the country.
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Mitch Gueller ranks 29th in the country in all-purpose yards with 122.17 and
James Madison ranks 31st at 121.29.
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Parker Johnson ranks sixth in the country in field goal percentage at .875.
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Adkin Aguirre ranks seventh in the country in fumbles recovered with two.
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Tanner Gueller ranks 13th in passing efficiency at 158.3 and sixth in passing touchdowns with 20.
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Tanner Gueller ranks 8th in passing yards with 2,275 and fourth in passing yards per completion at 15.80.
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Tanner Gueller ranks 11th in passing yards per game at 284.4.
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Tanner Gueller ranks ninth in the NCAA in points responsible for at 126.
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Mitch Gueller ranks sixth in the NCAA in receiving touchdowns with eight and 11th in receiving yards at 733.
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Mitch Gueller ranks seventh in receiving yards per game at 122.2.
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Michael Dean ranks 44th in receptions per game at 5.1.
- Ty Flanagan is second in the nation in rushing touchdowns with nine and James Madison is seventh in the nation in rushing yards with 726.
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James Madison ranks fifth in rushing yards per game at 103.7.
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Ty Flanagan ranks fifth in the nation in scoring at 9 points a game and
Mitch Gueller ranks 18th at 8 points a game.
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Tanner Gueller ranks 15th in the NCAA in total offense with 294.9 yards a game.
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Mario Jenkins is sixth in the country in tackles per game at 10.9 and
Ty Flanagan ranks eight in total touchdowns with nine.
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Mitch Gueller ranks second in the NCAA in yards per reception at 29.32.
ISU Records Watch
Single Season Records
Passing Touchdowns
1 Justin Arias 38 2014
2 Mike Machurek 29 1981
3 Kevin Yost 24 2012
4 Justin Arias 24 2013
5 Mark Hetherington 23 2003
6 Kevin McCarthy 23 1999
7 Michael Sanders 21 2015
8 Doug Baughman 21 2002
9 Tanner Gueller 20 2017
10
Tanner Gueller 20 2016
11 Doug Baughman 20 2001
12 Jason Whitmer 20 1987
Rushing Touchdowns
1 Xavier Finney 14 2014
2 Ken Cornist 14 2005
3 Billy Shaw 13 1964
4 Isaac Mitchell 12 2002
5 Boyd Hall 12 1959
6 Alfredo Andeson 11 1995
7 Merril Hoge 11 1984
8 Merril Hoge 10 1985
9 Boyd Hall 10 1960
10 Bus Connor 10 1952
Ty Flanagan 9 2017
Single Season Records
Receiving Touchdowns
1 Ed Bell 20 1969
2
KW Williams 11 2016
3 Justin Young 11 1996
4 Luke Austin 11 2013
5 Madison Mangum 10 2014
6
KW Williams 10 2014
7 Akilah Lacey 10 2006
8 Chris Corp 10 1981
9 Ed Bell 10 1968
10 Madison Mangum 9 2015
11 Rodrick Rumble 9 2011
12 Sale' Key 9 2004
13 Brett Fowler 9 2003
14 Shawn Beals 9 1987
15 Charles Ewing 9 1981
Mitch Gueller 8 2017
Michael Dean 7 2017
Career Records Watch
Passing Yards
1 Jason Whitmer 9,081 1987-90
2 Justin Arias 7,971 2011, 2013-14
3 Russel Hill 7,529 2007-10
4 Kevin Yost 6,663 2011-12
5 Mark Hetherington 5,718 2003-04
6 Paul Peterson 5,664 1982-83
7 Doug Baughman 5,574 2001-02
8 Vern Harris 5,503 1984-85
9 Tanner Gueller 5,481 2015-
Touchdown Passes
1 Justin Arias 64 2011, 2013-14
2 Jason Whitmer 55 1987-90
3 Tanner Gueller 45 2015-
Mike Machurek 45 1980-81
Extra Points
1 Zak Johnson 115-122 2014-17
Most Touchdowns Scored in a Season
1 2014 64
2 1981 52
3 2003 45
4 1985 42
5 1999 42
6 2000 40
2017 36
