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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State football team kicks off the 2018 season with its home opener on Friday, August 31 vs. Western State. Kickoff is at 6:35 p.m. in Holt Arena and
Jerry Miller and
Mark Liptak will call the action live on 102.5 KMGI. Live stats, audio and video are also available through isubengals.com. Fans are encouraged to wear white to the game.
About Western State
Last season Western State finished 1-10 with its lone win being 26-16 over New Mexico Highlands. Western State was picked 10th in in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Series vs. Western State
Idaho State leads the series 20-7-1. In 2011, ISU beat the Mountaineers 44-7 in Holt Arena and in 2013, ISU beat Western State 29-3. Prior to 2011 the teams met 26 times between 1931 and 1962.
Bengals vs. Non Division I Teams
Since 1999, ISU is 20-1 vs. non-Division I teams. The Bengals only loss was 33-22 to Central Washington in 2009.
Previewing 2018
Returning Starters: Offense:
Mitch Gueller (First-Team All-Conference),
Tanner Gueller,
Michael Dean (Third-Team All-Conference),
James Madison (First-Team All-Conference),
Dallen Collins,
Brian Fineanganofo (Honorable Mention All-Conference),
Jacob Molenaar,
Ty Flanagan (Honorable Mention All-Conference)
Defense Returning Starters:
Treven Aloi,
Rasheed Williams,
Paea Moala,
Kody Graves,
Adkin Aguirre,
Koby Lowe,
Joe Martin
Returning Kick Teams, PK
Parker Johnson, Andy Whitter
(Honorable Mention All Conference).
New Coaches in 2018
Michael Ferriter returned to Idaho State in the spring of 2018 as the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. He was the wide receivers coach at ISU from 2012 to 2014 before going to Montana in 2015.
Roman Sapolu joined the team as the offensive line coach and
Jay Staggs was hired to coach the safties.
Roger Cooper was promoted to defensive coordinator.
Where The Bengals Ranked Nationally in 2017
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James Madison, 35th- all-purpose yards, 114.60
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James Madison, 19th-rushing yards per-game, 93.3
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James Madison, 27th- total rushing yards, 933
- Adking Aguirre, 11th- interceptions per game, .5
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Tanner Gueller- 19th- passing efficiency, 145.8
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Tanner Gueller, 23rd- passing touchdowns, 22
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Tanner Gueller, 22nd- passing yards, 2,754
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Tanner Gueller, 17th- passing yards per game, 250.4
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Tanner Gueller, 9th, - passing yards per completion, 14.65
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Michael Dean- 27th- receiving touchdowns, 8
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Mitch Gueller, 27th- receiving touchdowns, 8
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Mitch Gueller, 38th- receiving yards, 871
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Mitch Gueller, 14th- receiving yards per game, 96.8
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Ty Flanagan, 20th- rushing touchdowns, 11
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Ty Flanagan, 20th- scoring, 7.3
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Tanner Gueller, 21st- total offense, 260.1
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Mario Jenkins, 12th- tackles per game, 10.1
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Ty Flanagan, 36th, total touchdowns, 11
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Mitch Gueller, 5th, Yards per reception, 24.19
Recapping 2017
- Idaho State's 30-28 win over Nevada on Sept. 16 snapped a 27-game losing streak against FBS schools.
- Four wins was the most since the 2014 team went 8-4 and the second most since 2005 (5-6).
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James Madison,
Mitch Gueller,
Skyler Phillips and
Mario Jenkins earned first-team all-conference.
- 1,962 rushing yards is the most since the 2014 team rushed for 2,567 and the third most since the 1996 team rushed for 1,996 yards.
- 19 rushing touchdowns was the fifth most in an ISU single-season.
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Adkin Aguirre had seven tackles or more in eight games and tallied seven turnovers (5 INT and 2 fumble recoveries)
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Michael Dean had a touchdown in seven of the 11 games. He had three 100 plus yard receiving games with a career-high 133 at Nevada.
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Ty Flanagan had a rushing touchdown in 9 of 11 games with a career-high of four vs. Portland State. He rushed for 100 yards or more in three games with a career-high of 108 vs. Portland State.
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Mitch Gueller had four 100 yard receiving games with a career-high of 195 vs. Portland State. He scored his eight touchdowns in a five-game span.
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Tanner Gueller threw a touchdown pass in every game but one (UC Davis). He threw three touchdowns in a game five times with a school record long of 97 vs. Portland State.
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Parker Johnson was 7-8 on field goals with a career-long of 40. He was 21-23 on extra points. His only two misses came at Northern Colorado.
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Joe Martin had five double digit tackle games before suffering a season-ending injury at Sacramento State. He had 20 tackles at Utah State and 14 vs. Cal Poly.
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Brian Fineanganofo has made 18 straight starts on the offensive line.
Jacob Molenaar started every game last year.
Returning Tacklers
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Adkin Aguirre 80- 2nd on the team last year.
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Joe Martin 69- 3rd on the team last year.
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Kody Graves 58- 4th on the team last year.
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Paea Moala 56- 6th on the team last year.
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Koby Lowe 51- 7th on the team last year.
Did you Know
- ISU finished with a home record of 3-2 in 2017. In 2013 ISU was 3-3 at home and in 2014 the Bengals were 6-0 at Holt.
Returning Skill Players
Plenty of experience returns on the offense in 2018. The running back position is led by 2017 first-team all-conference member
James Madison. Last season he carried the ball 185 times for 933 yards and five touchdowns.
Ty Flanagan, who earned honorable mention all-conference rushed for 634 yards on 11 touchdowns and 125 carries.
The receiver position is led by juniors
Michael Dean, who had 52 receptions for 754 yards and eight touchdowns and
Mitch Gueller. Gueller finished with 36 receptions on 871 yards and eight touchdowns.
Of the 4,784 yards of total offense in 2017, 4,215 of those yards return for the 2018 season.
Big Play Bengals
Last year Idaho State showed a knack for making big plays. The Bengal offense had 94 plays of 10-19 yards; 33 plays of 20-29 yards, 16 plays of 30-39 yards; 5 plays of 40-49 yards and 7 plays of 50 yards or more.
ISU Career Records Watch
Passing Attempts
1 Jason Whitmer 1,349 1987-90
2 Russel Hill 1,171 2007-10
3 Justin Arias 1,165 2011, 2013-14
4
Kevin Yost 1,046 2011-12
5 Paul Peterson 933 1982-83
6 Tanner Gueller 901 2014-17
Passing Completions
1 Jason Whitmer 721 1987-90
2 Justin Arias 676 2011, 2013-14
3 Russel Hill 663 2007-10
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Kevin Yost 649 2011-12
5 Tanner Gueller 515 2014-17
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 Tanner Gueller 5,960 2014-17
Touchdown Passes
1 Justin Arias 64 2011, 2013-14
2 Jason Whitmer 55 1987-90
3 Tanner Guller 47 2014-17
The Last Time
- A Bengal rushed for 100 yards,:
James Madison 23-160, 1 TD vs. Portland State and
Ty Flanagan 21-108 and 4 TD vs. Portland State. Oct. 21, 2017
- A Bengal rushed for 200 yards or more:
James Madison, 253 on 34 carries and two touchdowns at Northern Colorado, Sept. 23, 2017
- A Bengal had a 100-yard receiving game:
Mitch Gueller 4 receptions for 195 yards and 1 TD vs. Portland State, Oct. 21, 2017
- A Bengal had a 200 plus yard receiving game: KW Williams, Oct. 10, 2015, at North Dakota: 12 receptions for 204 yards and two touchdowns.
- A Bengal threw for five touchdown passes: Michael Sanders vs. Black Hills State. Sept. 5, 2015
- A Bengal threw six touchdown passes in a game: Justin Arias at Eastern Washington Oct. 4, 2014
- A Bengal had 500 yards passing:
Kevin Yost, 529 vs. Sacramento State, Sept. 29, 2012
- A Bengal had 400 yards passing: Michael Sanders, 427 at North Dakota, Oct. 10, 2015
- A Bengal had 300 yards passing 327,
Tanner Gueller vs. Portland State, Oct. 21, 2017
- A Bengal had three rushing touchdowns: Oct. 25, 2014,
Daniel McSurdy at Northern Colorado
- A Bengal had four rushing touchdowns:
Ty Flanagan, Oct. 21, 2017 vs. Portland State
- A Bengal had four touchdown receptions in a game was by Chris Corp vs. Utah State on Nov. 14, 1981
- A Bengal had three touchdown receptions in a game was by
Mitch Gueller, Sept. 23, 2017 at Northern Colorado
- A Bengal returned an interception for a TD was by
Nikko Taylor, Sept. 24, 2016; 4 yard return vs. Sacramento State.
- A Bengal had 20 tackles:
Joe Martin, 20 at Utah State: Sept. 7, 2017
- A Bengal had two interceptions in a game:
Adkin Aguirre at Weber State, Nov. 18, 2017
