Western State Colorado Mountaineers @ Idaho State Bengals
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Western St Colo WES | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
IDST | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Idaho State shuts down Western State 45-10 in home opener
POCATELLO, Idaho -- James Madison ran for 114 yards and three touchdowns, Caleb Brown had a pick-6 and Idaho State dominated Division II Western State (Colo.) 45-10 in Friday night's season opener.
Tanner Gueller threw a 20-yard TD pass to his brother, Mitch, and the Bengals led 31-3 at halftime after amassing 268 first-half yards to the Mountaineers' 34.
Led by linebacker Paea Moala's 13 tackles, the Bengals held Western State to 135 total yards and had a 29-7 first-down advantage. Madison keyed Idaho State's 234-yard rushing attack while Tanner Gueller was 17 of 27 for 213 of Idaho State's 245 passing yards with an interception.
Madison's 10-yard TD run capped Idaho State's opening drive and he later scored on runs of 1 and 7 yards.
Cameron Shumway was 12 of 26 for 87 yards passing with the interception and a 28-yard TD pass to Kai Emmsley. Linebacker Desmond Marfizo had a career-high 13 tackles.
Game Information
Pocatello, ID
2025 Standings
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 8-0 | 14-2 |
| Montana | 7-1 | 13-2 |
| UC Davis | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Sacramento State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Idaho State | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Eastern Washington | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Northern Colorado | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Cal Poly | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Idaho | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Weber State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Portland State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
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