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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State football team had 14 players garner Big Sky All-Conference honors. The recognition was voted on by the coaches in the conference and it was announced on Tuesday morning.
The 14 players who earned all-league honors is the second-most in program history. The 2002 team also had 14 receive all-conference recognition. The 2014 team set the record with 16 players earning all-conference.
Wide receiver
Mitch Gueller and tackle
Brian Fineanganofo earned first-team all-conference.
Tanner Gueller,
Michael Dean and
James Madison earned second-team all-league while
Paea Moala,
Kody Graves and
Andy Whittier earned third-team recognition.
Dallen Collins,
Austin Campbell,
Ty Flanagan,
Treven Aloi,
Kainoa Fuiava and
Adkin Aguirre earned honorable mention honors.
This is the second straight year Gueller has earned first-team all-conference. Gueller finished the year with 1,259 receiving yards, the third best single-season mark in program history. He also caught nine touchdown passes and had 62 receptions. He averaged 114.5 receiving yards a game. Gueller has 2,639 receiving yards, a mark that ranks third all-time. He only needs 225 yards to break
Rodrick Rumbles record of 2,863.
After earning honorable mention all-conference in 2017, this is Fineanganofo's first first-team all-league honor. He has started for most of his career and helped the offense put up record breaking numbers in 2018.
This is
Tanner Gueller's first all-conference recognition. The senior quarterback threw for 3,101 yards and 27 touchdown passes. He leaves Idaho State ranked one or two in a majority of the school career records. He finished his career ranked first for most touchdown passes with 74 and second for passing attempts (1,341), completions (708) and passing yards (9,061).
Madison led the Bengal rushing attack with 974 yards and 11 touchdowns on 194 carries. He averaged 88.5 yards a game and five yards a carry. He finished his career with 2,104 yards, good for seventh in the school career record book.
Dean had 863 yards receiving in 2018 on 49 receptions. He scored 10 touchdowns and averaged 78.5 yards a game. He had a career-high 210 receiving yards Liberty. The 10 touchdowns ties for fifth with other Bengals.
Moala had 70 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks while starting all 11 games. Graves finished the year with 83 tackles, two interceptions and one sack while playing and starting in 10 games.
Whittier earned honorable mention all-conference last year and he recorded 13 special teams tackles while playing on all kick team units.
Aloi played and started in all 11 games and had 24 tackles and two tackles for loss. Fuiava played in all 11 games and had 50 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.
Aguire had 77 tackles and three interceptions.
Flanagan rushed for 803 yards and eight touchdown on 132 carries. He also caught 13 passes for 166 yards and one touchdown.
Campbell caught 14 passes for 131 yards and five touchdowns and Collins played and started in all 11 games at center.
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