Football | 10/16/2018 5:35:00 PM
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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State football team takes a break from Big Sky Conference play for a contest at FBS foe Liberty. Kickoff is at 12 p.m. (MST) and
Jerry Miller will call the game live on 102.5 KMGI. To follow the game online with live stats, video, and audio log onto isubengals.com.
About Liberty
Liberty is 3-3 with wins over Old Dominion, New Mexico and Troy. Liberty averages 31.3 points a game and gives up 33.8. The offense rushes for 137 yards a game and throws for 326.2 yards. Liberty averages 463.2 yards of total ofense and gives up 463.7. Stephen Calvert leads the team at quarterback with 1,894 passing yards and 14 touchdowns to only five interceptions. Antonio Gandy-Golden has 497 receiving yards on 32 receptions and five touchdowns. DJ Stubbs has 442 receiving yards on 31 receptions. Frankie Hickson is the top running back with 412 yards (68.7 yards a game). Elijah Benton and Solomon Ajayi each have 38 tackles to lead the defense.
Series vs. Liberty
This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Post Game UC Davis Notes
- 14 first half points is the fewest UC Davis has scored in the first half this year since scoring three in a loss at Stanford.
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Matt Peterson had a career-long 25-yard reception.
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Ty Flanagan had a career-long 58-yard touchdown run.
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Adkin Aguirre now has five career interceptions.
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Mitch Gueller surpassed the 2,000 yard receiving mark with his 175 yards on eight receptions. He now has 2,140 yards and ranks ninth all-time in the Idaho State record book for most receiving yards.
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James Madison's two rushing touchdown moved him into a tied for ninth place for most career rushing touchdowns with 16.
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James Madison moved into seventh place for career-rushing yards with 1,733. He passed Kennedy Nkeyasen (1994-98) who had 1,665.
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Tanner Gueller has 61 career touchdown passes and is four away from breaking the school record of 64, held by Justin Arias (2011, 2013-14).
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James Madison had a season-high 147 receiving yards.
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Christian McFarland had a season-high nine tackles.
 - The last overtime game was a 33-27 loss to Montana in Pocatello in 2015.
A Look At The Overall Numbers
                             ISU         Liberty
Rushing Offense      240.2         137
Scoring                 41.3           31.3
Scoring Defense      31.7          33.8
Rushing Defense    163.7         238.8
Total Offense          529           463.7
Pass Offense        288.8         326.2
Passing Defense    268.3         224.8
Idaho State vs. FBS
Idaho State snapped a 27 game losing streak to FBS schools with its 30-28 victory at Nevada of the Mountain West Conference on Sept. 16, 2017. Prior to that win the last
time ISU had beaten an FBS school was 27-24 at Utah State in 2000. Since 2008, the FBS opponents Idaho State has faced are; Air Force, Nebraska, BYU, Oregon State, Washington State, Utah State, Georgia, UNLV, Colorado, Arizona State, Oklahoma, Boise State, Washington,
Utah, Idaho, Cal and Nevada.
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