OGDEN, Utah- The Idaho State football team ended the 2019 season with a 38-10 loss at No.6 Weber State on Saturday afternoon at Stewart Stadium.
Weber State had 443 yards of total offense while the Bengals were held to 186. Idaho State had 50 rushing yards and 136 passing.
Matt Struck was 7-14 for 48 yards and
Sagan Gronauer was 8-12 for 88 yards and one touchdown.
Michael Dean had five receptions for 81 yards and one touchdown. His touchdown was the final reception of his career.
Austin Campbell carried the ball four times for 22 yards.
Darian Green had a season-high 17 tackles and
Kody Graves added nine.
Idaho State fell behind 31-0 at halftime before
David Allish kicked a 45-yard field goal with 8:16 left in the third quarter.
Dean scored the Bengals touchdown on a 49 yard reception with 2:06 left in the game.
Notes
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Mitch Gueller finished his career as Idaho State's all-time leading receiver in yards with 3,245. He finished sixth in receptions with 178 and seventh in touchdowns with 24.
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Michael Dean finished his career ranked fifth in receiving yards with 2,516 and eighth in receptions with 170. His 26 receiving touchdowns puts him fourth all-time in the Idaho State record book.
- Freshman
Sagan Gronauer threw his first career touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to
Michael Dean.
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Michael Dean's final reception as a Bengal was a touchdown.
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Michael Dean's 49-yard touchdown reception was the teams 23
rd play of 30 yards or more this year.
Defensive Coordinator Roger Cooper Post Game Quotes
"The week was great. Preparation was great. It's just tough. You have one of these seasons. You prepare a game plan and then you get guys on offense with the flu. They have to change their game plan. When it rains it pours. But the preparation was great. The guys attitude was great. For the seniors it didn't turn out how we wanted. The good thing was that they kept fighting. They kept lining back up and playing hard when you don't have a lot to play for but you are playing hard and playing for your seniors."
On Sagan Gronauer
"He has some moxy. Sometimes the play is not always there. But he continued to compete and he made some plays. That is a huge part of being quarterback. Even when the play is broken down you are still making plays. He whizzed the ball in there a few things and got Mikey his final touchdown."
On Michael Dean
"It is huge personally. I recruited Mike. His career has been amazing. Even in a tough season he is still a dynamic player. All he needs is the ball and just a little bit of room. That was fun to see."
"The best thing about these seniors is build brick on brick on brick. They not only helped build a team but a program. They have done nothing but show up every day and believe they could win and make improvements. If you look at the record compared to the past it is pretty amazing what they have done here."
"I have been here for seven seasons. When I first got here we had 12, 15 and 22 people here for summer workouts. Now we are up around 70. It is amazing the leadership that the seniors have created. They have created reliability and accountability together. Everything is trending up and the wins are going to come. It shows at this level that if you are short one or two positions it shows up. You have to have a guy at every spot but they have done is amazing."
