Idaho at New Mexico State

Saturday, October 29, 2005 Share

Idaho beat New Mexico State 38–⁠37 in double overtime. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Idaho led the series 9–⁠3.

AwayIdaho2–⁠9 in 2005

HomeNew Mexico State0–⁠12 in 2005

Final, 2 overtimes at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las CrucesAttendance 11,325

At kickoff: 73°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the west, gusts to 18 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Las Cruces Municipal Airport (KLRU), 17 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Idaho	14	0	10	6	0	8	38
New Mexico State	0	21	3	6	0	7	37

PassingSteven Wichman35 of 54, 489 yards, 4 TD, 2 INTIdahoBest passing day of Week 9
RushingJustine Buries26 carries, 100 yards, 1 TDNew Mexico State
ReceivingDaniel Smith11 catches, 269 yards, 2 TDIdahoBest receiving day of Week 9
DefenseD.J. Dykes1 INTIdaho

IdahoNew Mexico State

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Steven Wichman	35/54	489	4	2

Rushing	Car	Yds	Long
Rolly Lumbala	21	86	21
Antwaun Sherman	5	10	5
Jason Lee Brown	3	8	6
Tracy Ford	1	2	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Daniel Smith	11	269	2	75
Matt Askew	6	70	0	22
Wendell Octave	3	62	1	34
Lee Smith	2	27	0	20

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
D.J. Dykes	1	16	0

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Joey Vincent	27/43	340	3	1
Royal Gill	1/7	1	0	0
Brandon Allen	0/1	0	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Justine Buries	26	100	1	14
Joey Vincent	9	46	0	42
Paul Dombrowski	1	5	1	5
David Romaka	1	3	0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Tim Tolbert	7	120	1	43
Derek Dubois	4	69	1	30
Brandon Allen	5	68	0	29
Justine Buries	2	28	1	20

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Courtney Bryan	1	1	0
Alex Bernard	1	0	0

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Our ratings going in

New Mexico State 61% to win. Idaho won as Elo’s underdog.

Idaho leads 16–⁠8 in 24 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.