Game 4 Preview: Idaho State Hosts Northern Arizona on Homecoming

Football | 9/25/2018 9:27:00 AM

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State football team begins a two-game homestand on Saturday, Sept. 29 with a 2:35 p.m. kickoff vs. Northern Arizona on Homecoming. Jerry Miller will call the action live on 102.5 KMGI and fans can follow the game on line with live video, audio and stats by logging onto isubengals.com.

About Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona is scoring 23.8 points a game and giving up 26. NAU rushes for 148.2 and gives up 216.2 while the passing game averages 264.8 yards and gives up 204.2. NAU averages 413 yards of total offense and gives up 420.5. Joe Logan leads the rushing attacked with 162 yards on 42 carries. Quarterback Daniel Bridge-Gadd has stepped in and thrown for 265 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 106 yards on 39 carries. Emmanual Butler leads the receivers with 271 yards on 14 receptions and three touchdowns. Kam'ron Johnson and Jake Casteel lead the defense with 32 tackles. Johnson also has two interceptions. NAU is 1-0 in Big Sky play and 2-2 overall.

Series vs. Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona leads the series 34-17-1. NAU has won 10 straight meetings vs. the Bengals. The last ISU win was 24-17 in Holt Arena on Nov. 13, 2004. The Lumberjacks won the last meeting 52-7 on Oct. 15, 2016. This is NAU's first trip to Pocatello since the 2012 season, a game that resulted in a 50-10 win for the Lumberjacks.

Post Game North Dakota Notes
- Austin Campbell was the game captain with Joe Martin, James Madison and Tanner Gueller.
- Campbell Sheidow made a career-long 44-yard field goal in the first quarter.
- 55-yard run by Ty Flanagan was a career-long.
- Campbell Sheidow's four field goals tied for the second most made in a game in program history. Jeremy Hershey (2003) and James Ferrell (1997) were 5-5. Case deBruijn (1981) was 4-5 and Brendon Garcia was 4-4 (2013).
- Kody Graves had his first career interception in the third quarter.
-  The 273 rushing yards was the sixth most in a game since 2007.
- Mitch Gueller 67-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter was his sixth play of 60 yards or more in his career. It was his fifth longest catch of his career.

A Look At The Numbers in Big Sky
                                ISU                NAU
Rushing Offense        3rd- 215.7        9th, 148.2
Scoring                    6th- 31            11th, 23.8
Scoring Defense        3rd- 25.3            4th, 26
Rushing Defense        4th-162            10th, 216.2
Total Offense            4th- 454.7        7th, 413
Pass Offense            9th- 239            6th, 264.8
Total Defense            1st- 362            6th, 420.5
Passing Defense        2nd- 200            3rd, 204.2

Bengals on Third Down
Here is a look at how the Bengals fare on third down conversions. ISU is 12-42 on third down conversions.
3-1: 1-2
3-2: 3-5
3-3: 1-3
3-4: 0-4
3-5: 1-5
3-6: 1-5
3-7: 2-5
3-8: 0-1
3-9: 0-1
3-10: 1-3
3-11: 0-1
3-12: 1-1
3-13: 1-1
3-15: 0-1
3-16: 0-1
3-17: 0-1
3-22: 0-1
3-25: 0-1

Big Play Mitch
Mitch Guelller has 85 receptions in his career and 28 are for longer than 20 yards. Here is a look at his top 10 receptions.
1- 97 vs. Portland State (2017)
2- 75 vs. Weber State (2016)
3- 75 vs. Montana (2017
4- 70 vs. Cal Poly (2017)
5- 67 at UND (2018)
6- 63 at Cal (2018)
7- 57 at NAU (2016)
8- 54 at Cal (2018
9- 46 at Northern Colorado (2017)
10- 42 vs. Western State (2018)

Bengals in Big Sky Openers
Last weeks win at North Dakota was only the fifth time in 20 years that ISU has won a Big Sky Conference opener. The Bengals beat Sacramento State in 2014 and 2016, Northern Colorado in 2011 and Eastern Washington in 2005.

Homecoming Results Since 2000
2017     Sept. 30         Cal Poly                        W, 38-34
2016     Sept. 24         Sacramento State         W, 42-34
2015     Oct. 17             Eastern Washington     L, 45-28
2014     Sept. 27         Sacramento State         W, 44-24
2013     Oct. 5         North Dakota         L, 28-25
2012     Sept. 29         Sacramento State         L, 54-31
2011     Oct. 1         Portland State         L, 42-35
2010     Sept. 25         Northern Arizona         L, 32-7
2009     Oct. 17         Northern Colorado     L, 30-7
2008     Oct. 18         Northern  Arizona         L, 52-30
2007     Oct. 6         Northern Colorado     W, 26-14
2006     Sept. 23         Northern Arizona         L, 33-27
2005     Sept. 24         Eastern Washington     W, 34-30
2004     Oct. 23         Sacramento State         W, 29-24
2003     Oct. 18         Montana             W, 43-40 (2 OT)
2002     Oct. 12         Montana State         W, 18-14
2001     Oct. 13         Portland State         W, 23-17
2000     Oct. 21         SUU             L, 62-24

Individual NCAA Stat Rankings
- James Madison ranks fourth in scoring at 12 points.
- Mitch Gueller ranks 15th in yards per reception at 23.70.
- James Madison is 23rd in rushing touchdowns with six.
- Mitch Gueller is 12th in receiving yards per game at 118.5.

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