Idaho State 29, Utah State 17 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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Idaho State	6	10	3	10	29
USU	7	3	7	0	17

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Team stats

Idaho StateFCS		USU
14	First downs	29
241	Total yards	407
152	Passing yards	245
18-33	Comp-Att	20-44
4.6	Yards per pass	5.6
89	Rushing yards	162
30	Rushes	44
3.0	Yards per rush	3.7
5-15	3rd down	9-15
1-1	4th down	1-4
8-71	Penalties-yards	11-83
0	Turnovers	4
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	4
26:27	Time of possession	33:33
3	Sacks	2
6	Tackles for loss	4
3	QB hurries	4
5	Passes defended	2
0	Defensive TDs	0
—	Kick return yards	53
—	Punt return yards	21
1	Passing TDs	2
1	Rushing TDs	0
17	Kicking points	5

Advanced stats

Idaho StateFCS		USU
+0.03	EPA per play	-0.06
35%	Success rate	43%
1.10	Explosiveness	1.20
-0.00	Rushing EPA per play	-0.03
39%	Rushing success rate	47%
+0.13	Passing EPA per play	-0.12
34%	Passing success rate	38%
35%	Standard downs success	42%
36%	Passing downs success	45%
2.24	Line yards per rush	3.45
0.89	Second-level yards	1.21
0.75	Open-field yards	0.60
18%	Stuff rate	16%
67%	Power success	25%
17%	Havoc caused	9%
7	Scoring chances	7
4.14	Points per chance	2.43
Own 37	Avg. starting field position	Own 30
2	Explosive plays	6
75%	Postgame win expectancy	25%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q19:04
FCS
Idaho StateFG
(09:07) #26 M.Lindberg field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #24 J.Kavanagh, LS: #29 P.Carrasco), clock 09:04
Drive: 14 plays, 64 yds
3-0
Q15:52
Utah StateTD
Eli Wood 15 Yd pass from McCae Hillstead (Kian Afrookhteh Kick)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
3-7
Q11:57
FCS
Idaho StateFG
(02:02) #26 M.Lindberg field goal attempt from 48 yards GOOD (H: #24 J.Kavanagh, LS: #29 P.Carrasco), clock 01:57
Drive: 9 plays, 44 yds
6-7
Q28:23
FCS
Idaho StateTD
(08:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Cooke rush middle for 1 yard gain to the USU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:23 #26 M.Lindberg kick attempt good (H: #24 J.Kavanagh, LS: #29 P.Carrasco)
Drive: 11 plays, 71 yds
13-7
Q26:42
FCS
Idaho StateFG
(06:45) #26 M.Lindberg field goal attempt from 25 yards GOOD (H: #24 J.Kavanagh, LS: #29 P.Carrasco), clock 06:42
Drive: 4 plays, -3 yds
16-7
Q20:04
Utah StateFG
(00:07) #19 K.Afrookhteh field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #3 L.Rehkow, LS: #55 H.Hatch), clock 00:04
Drive: 16 plays, 67 yds
16-10
Q34:39
Utah StateTD
(04:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 M.Hillstead pass complete short left to #6 D.Starling caught at ISU00, for 4 yards to the ISU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:39, 1ST DOWN #19 K.Afrookhteh kick attempt good (H: #3 L.Rehkow, LS: #55 H.Hatch)
Drive: 4 plays, 24 yds
16-17
Q30:26
FCS
Idaho StateFG
(00:29) #26 M.Lindberg field goal attempt from 43 yards GOOD (H: #24 J.Kavanagh, LS: #29 P.Carrasco), clock 00:26
Drive: 9 plays, 49 yds
19-17
Q414:13
FCS
Idaho StateTD
(14:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Cooke pass complete short left to #8 C.James caught at USU00, for 8 yards to the USU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:13 #26 M.Lindberg kick attempt good (H: #24 J.Kavanagh, LS: #29 P.Carrasco)
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yds
26-17
Q44:39
FCS
Idaho StateFG
(04:43) #26 M.Lindberg field goal attempt from 41 yards GOOD (H: #24 J.Kavanagh, LS: #29 P.Carrasco), clock 04:39
Drive: 4 plays, 24 yds
29-17

Score shown Idaho State-USU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
Jordan Cooke	18/33	152	4.6	1	0

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Carson Sudbury	3	37	12.3	0	30
Robert Freeman IV	10	32	3.2	0	9
Zedekiah Anahu-Ambrosio	2	12	6.0	0	7
Davis Harsin	3	8	2.7	0	4
Jordan Cooke	11	5	0.5	1	11
Team	1	-5	-5.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Julian Mason	7	75	10.7	0	30
Chedon James	5	27	5.4	1	8
Elijah Aragon	2	26	13.0	0	15
Jimmy Trilla	4	24	6.0	0	11

Defense

Player	PD	QB Hur	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL
Nathan Reynolds	0	0	17	3	0	0.5
Jacob Perez	0	0	8	3	0	0
Trehsyn Fesili	0	0	8	1	2	2
Jackson Daniels	1	0	7	3	0	0
Titan Saxton	0	0	6	4	0	0
Jackson Irwin	1	0	6	1	0	1
Bronson Childs	0	1	6	0	0	0.5
Ryder Holt	1	0	5	1	0	0
Jake East	0	1	4	0	0.5	1
Kai Callen	1	0	3	2	0	0
Tre Shorty	0	0	3	2	0	0
Grant Hessler	0	0	3	1	0	0.5
Junior Kaufusi	0	0	3	1	0	0
Jaxin Patterson	0	0	2	2	0	0
Dekker Hagler	0	0	2	1	0	0
Troy Wilkey	0	0	2	1	0	0
Isaiah Cook	0	0	2	1	0	0
Frank Kissick	0	0	2	0	0	0
Collin Lewis	0	0	2	0	0	0
Chedon James	0	0	1	1	0	0
Sani Tuala	0	0	1	1	0	0
Kai Wheeler	0	0	1	1	0	0
Zion To'oto'o	0	0	1	0	0	0
Julian Mason	0	0	1	0	0	0
Nate Abbott	0	0	1	0	0.5	0.5
Teddy Johnson	0	0	1	0	0	0
Tyran Hicks	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ben Luxton	0	0	1	0	0	0
Noa Calaycay	1	0	0	0	0	0
Easton Cook	0	1	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds
Tre Shorty	2	42
Jacob Perez	1	28
Troy Wilkey	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Mason Lindberg	5/5	100.0	48	2/2	17

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Sam Buck	2	80	40.0	0	1	46
Jordan Rucker	2	75	37.5	0	0	38