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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State football team plays at Montana State for the first time since 2017 on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m.
Jerry Miller and Kody Graves will call the action live on KISU with the pregame show beginning at 12:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN +.
Idaho State is looking for its first win in Bozeman since a 23-17 win on Oct. 11, 2003.
Series vs. Montana State
Montana State, 31-47-3 (22-18-2 Home, 9-29-1 Away)
2018 H 10/27 W, 24-17
2017 A 10/28 L, 28-14
2015 H 11/14 L, 44-20
2014 A 11/15 L, 44-39
2011 A 10/29 L, 54-13
2010 H 10/30 L, 23-20 (OT)
2009 A 10/31 L, 41-10
2008 H 10/4 L, 33-21
2007 A 9/29 L, 40-20
2006 H 10/21 L, 42-35
2005 A 10/1 L, 30-28
2004 H 10/2 L, 17-13
2003 A 10/11 W, 23-17
2002 H 10/12 W, 18-14 (HC)
2001 A 11/10 L, 52-13
2000 H 11/11 W, 58-14
Scouting Montana State
Montana State is 6-1 and 4-0 in Big Sky Conference play. MSU is scoring 34.4 points a game and giving up 10.5 points. The Bobcats average 427 yards of total offense and give up only 270 yards a game. Montana rushes for 216.7 yards and passes for 210.4 yards. Isaiah Ifanse leads the rushing attack with 742 yards on 133 carries and six touchdowns. Matthew McKay has thrown for 1,420 yards, 12 touchdowns with only one interception. Lance McCutcheon leads the receiving attack with 33 receptions for 604 yards and four touchdowns. Troy Andersen leads the defense in tackles with 53. He also has seven tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and one forced fumble.
| Special Teams Success- NCAA Rankings |
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Big Sky Ranking |
NCAA Ranking |
| Kickoff Return Defense |
16.45 |
2nd |
15th |
| Kickoff Returns |
33.86 |
1st |
1st |
| Net Punting |
43.0 |
3rd |
2nd |
| Punt Return Defense |
4.89 |
2nd |
4th |
| Benji Omayebu (KOR for a TD) |
1 |
2nd |
2nd |
| Kevin Ryan (Punting) |
47.1 |
1st |
1st |
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| NCAA Rankings Par 2 |
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Big Sky Rankings |
NCAA Rankings |
| Third Down Conversions |
.424% |
4th |
30th |
| Fourth Down Conversions |
.556% |
3rd |
44th |
| Fewest Penalties |
25 |
1st |
10th |
| Fewest Penalties Per Game |
4.17 |
1st |
6th |
| First Downs Offense |
119 |
8th |
48th |
| Tackles for Loss |
4.83 |
3rd |
35th |
| Oshea Trujillo (Forced Fumbles) |
.33 |
2nd |
18th |
| Jayden Dawson (Passes Defended) |
1.7 |
1st |
4th |
| Josh Alford (Passes Defended) |
1.2 |
4th |
30th |
| Hunter Hays (Passing Yds Per Completion |
11.86 |
6th |
45th |
| Connor Wills (Tackles) |
8.8 |
9th |
42nd |
| Tanner Conner (YPR) |
19.11 |
2nd |
21st |
