Idaho State vs. UNLV

Saturday, September 26, 2015

UNLV beat Idaho State 80–⁠8. It was their third meeting; after it, UNLV led the series 3–⁠0 as played.

Neutral siteIdaho State2–⁠9 in 2015
8
Neutral siteUNLV3–⁠9 in 2015
80

Final at Sam Boyd Stadium, WhitneyAttendance 16,717

At kickoff
97°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mccarran International Airport (KLAS), 13 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Scott Campbell; umpire Mike Henderson; head linesman Gregory Downum; line judge Steve Hoslett; side judge Dave Curschman; field judge Robert Asel; back judge David Baldwin; center judge Darin WinkleyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Idaho State08008
UNLV351721780

Standouts

Player stats

Idaho State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Michael Sanders14/3316413
Tanner Gueller6/133701
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xavier Finney1559017
Lonell Woodhouse52109
Jakori Ford82108
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Madison Mangum897037
C.J. Hatchett229125
K.W. Williams223013
Josh Cook21409

UNLV

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Blake Decker7/119920
Kurt Palandech3/41020
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xzaviar Campbell9139253
Lexington Thomas7106140
Keith Whitely1295157
George Naufahu976125
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Aaron Criswell136136
Kendal Keys330016
Keith Whitely124124
Andrew Price210010
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Tim Hough2330
Troy Hawthorne1471
Jay’Onn Myles100

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

Team stats

Idaho StateUNLV
292Total yards626
201Passing yards109
91Rushing yards517
4.4Yards per pass7.3
3.0Yards per rush9.6
20First downs25
1–⁠17Third downs4–⁠10
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠2
6Turnovers0
3–⁠15Penalties10–⁠95
27:37Possession32:23

Efficiency

Idaho StateUNLV
33%Success rate51%
−0.44EPA per play0.45
0.78Explosiveness1.55
−0.36Rushing EPA0.46
−0.50Passing EPA0.54
15%Passing-down success44%
−0.06First-down EPA0.54
−0.22Second-down EPA0.76
−1.61Third-down EPA0.51

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UNLV 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

UNLV −13.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were UNLV 82%, Idaho State 18%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

UNLV end zoneIdaho State end zoneQ1 UNLVTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 Idaho StateFumble, 3 playsQ1 UNLVPunt, 3 playsQ1 Idaho StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ1 UNLVTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 Idaho StateMissed FG, 5 playsQ1 UNLVTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Idaho StateInterception, 2 playsQ1 UNLVTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Idaho StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 UNLVTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Idaho StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 UNLVTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Idaho StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 UNLVPunt, 6 playsQ2 Idaho StateInterception, 3 playsQ2 UNLVTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Idaho StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 UNLVTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Idaho StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 UNLVField goal, 8 playsQ3 Idaho StateInterception, 5 playsQ3 UNLVTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Idaho StatePunt, 6 playsQ3 UNLVTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Idaho StateFumble, 3 playsQ3 UNLVMissed FG, 4 playsQ3 Idaho StatePick-six, 3 plays (UNLV scores)Q3 Idaho StatePunt, 10 playsQ4 UNLVTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 Idaho StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 UNLVTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Idaho StateEnd of game, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. UNLV drives left to right, Idaho State right to left.
  1. Q1 UNLVTouchdown, 2 plays, 28 yards
  2. Q1 Idaho StateFumble, 3 plays, 18 yards
  3. Q1 UNLVPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  4. Q1 Idaho StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 62 yards
  5. Q1 UNLVTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  6. Q1 Idaho StateMissed FG, 5 plays, 15 yards
  7. Q1 UNLVTouchdown, 4 plays, 23 yards
  8. Q1 Idaho StateInterception, 2 plays, 0 yards
  9. Q1 UNLVTouchdown, 1 play, 40 yards
  10. Q1 Idaho StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  11. Q1 UNLVTouchdown, 6 plays, 70 yards
  12. Q1 Idaho StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  13. Q1 UNLVTouchdown, 1 play, 11 yards
  14. Q1 Idaho StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q2 UNLVPunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  16. Q2 Idaho StateInterception, 3 plays, 3 yards
  17. Q2 UNLVTouchdown, 3 plays, 6 yards
  18. Q2 Idaho StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  19. Q2 UNLVTouchdown, 5 plays, 61 yards
  20. Q2 Idaho StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  21. Q2 UNLVField goal, 8 plays, 35 yards
  22. Q3 Idaho StateInterception, 5 plays, 35 yards
  23. Q3 UNLVTouchdown, 4 plays, 80 yards
  24. Q3 Idaho StatePunt, 6 plays, 26 yards
  25. Q3 UNLVTouchdown, 4 plays, 89 yards
  26. Q3 Idaho StateFumble, 3 plays, −2 yards
  27. Q3 UNLVMissed FG, 4 plays, −6 yards
  28. Q3 Idaho StatePick-six, 3 plays (UNLV scores), −1 yard
  29. Q3 Idaho StatePunt, 10 plays, 42 yards
  30. Q4 UNLVTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 71 yards
  31. Q4 Idaho StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  32. Q4 UNLVTouchdown, 6 plays, 56 yards
  33. Q4 Idaho StateEnd of game, 7 plays, 42 yards

Play by play

1st quarter16 drives, then UNLV 35, Idaho State 0
UNLV Touchdown, 2 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Zak Johnson kickoff for 51 yds , Aaron Criswell return for 58 yds to the IdaSt 28
15:001st & 10 at opp 28Keith Whitely run for 4 yds to the IdaSt 24
14:092nd & 6 at opp 24B. Decker pass,to K. Whitely for 24 yds for a TD (Nicolai Bornand Kick)UNLV 7, Idaho State 0
Idaho State Fumble, 3 plays
14:091st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:091st & 10 at own 25Michael Sanders pass complete to Madison Mangum for 5 yds to the IdaSt 30
14:092nd & 5 at own 30Xavier Finney run for 2 yds to the IdaSt 32
14:093rd & 3 at own 32Michael Sanders pass complete to Tyler Wright for 11 yds Tyler Wright fumbled, forced by Blake Richmond, recovered by UNLV Peni Vea
UNLV Punt, 3 plays
13:121st & 10 at opp 43Blake Decker run for a loss of 1 yard to the IdaSt 44
13:122nd & 11 at opp 44Blake Decker pass incomplete to Jake Phillips
13:123rd & 11 at opp 44Blake Decker pass incomplete to Kendal Keys
13:124th & 11 at opp 44Logan Yunker punt for 38 yds, downed at the IdaSt 6 IDAHO ST Penalty, Offensive offside ( Yards) declined
Idaho State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
12:251st & 10 at own 6Michael Sanders pass complete to Madison Mangum for 9 yds to the IdaSt 15
12:252nd & 1 at own 15Michael Sanders pass complete to Madison Mangum for 6 yds to the IdaSt 21 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at own 21Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Madison Mangum, PENALTY LV personal foul (BALDWIN, D.) 15 yards to the ISU36, 1ST DOWN ISU, NO PLAY.
12:251st & 10 at own 36Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Josh Cook
12:252nd & 10 at own 36Michael Sanders pass complete to KW Williams for 13 yds to the IdaSt 49 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at own 49UNLV Penalty, personal foul (Tim Hough) to the UNLV 36 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at opp 36Xavier Finney run for no gain to the UNLV 36
12:252nd & 10 at opp 36Michael Sanders pass incomplete to KW Williams, broken up by Peni Vea
12:253rd & 10 at opp 36Michael Sanders pass complete to Madison Mangum for 4 yds to the UNLV 32
10:334th & 6 at opp 32Timeout IDAHO ST, clock 10:33
10:334th & 6 at opp 32Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Cj Hatchett, broken up by Jay’Onn Myles
UNLV Turnover on downs, 4 plays
10:271st & 10 at own 32Kurt Palandech run for 4 yds to the UNLV 36
10:272nd & 6 at own 36Keith Whitely run for no gain to the UNLV 36
10:273rd & 6 at own 36Kurt Palandech pass incomplete to Devonte Boyd
10:274th & 6 at own 36YUNKER, Logan punt 30 yards to the ISU34, fair catch by Madison Mangum, PENALTY ISU illegal participation 5 yards to the LV41, NO PLAY.
10:274th & 1 at own 41Salanoa-Alo Wily run for no gain to the UNLV 41
Idaho State Missed FG, 5 plays
9:011st & 10 at opp 41Michael Sanders pass complete to Madison Mangum for 16 yds to the UNLV 25 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at opp 25Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Madison Mangum
9:012nd & 10 at opp 25Xavier Finney run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNLV 26
9:013rd & 11 at opp 26Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Tyler Graves
7:224th & 11 at opp 26Zak Johnson 43 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by null Tim Hough return for 54 yds to the IdaSt 23
UNLV Touchdown, 4 plays
7:221st & 10 at opp 23Blake Decker run for 5 yds to the IdaSt 18
7:222nd & 5 at opp 18Blake Decker run for 5 yds to the IdaSt 13 for a 1ST down
6:411st & 10 at opp 13Timeout UNLV, clock 06:41
6:411st & 10 at opp 13Xzaviar Campbell run for 1 yd to the IdaSt 12
5:541st & goal at opp 3UNLV Penalty, false start (Salanoa-Alo Wily) to the IdaSt 8
Idaho State Interception, 2 plays
5:541st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:541st & 10 at own 25Michael Sanders pass incomplete to KW Williams, broken up by Najee Johnson
5:542nd & 10 at own 25Michael Sanders pass intercepted Jay’Onn Myles return for no gain to the IdaSt 40
UNLV Touchdown, 4 plays
5:542nd & 9 at opp 12Blake Decker 12 Yd Run (Nicolai Bornand Kick)UNLV 14, Idaho State 0
Idaho State Punt, 3 plays
5:331st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:331st & 10 at own 25Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Hagen Graves
5:332nd & 10 at own 25Michael Sanders pass complete to Josh Cook for 5 yds to the IdaSt 30
5:333rd & 5 at own 30Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Cj Hatchett, broken up by Torry McTyer
5:334th & 5 at own 30Zak Johnson punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Keith Whitely at the UNLV 30
UNLV Touchdown, 1 play
5:331st & 10 at opp 40Lexington Thomas 40 Yd Run (Nicolai Bornand Kick)UNLV 21, Idaho State 0
UNLV Touchdown, 6 plays
4:421st & 10 at own 30Blake Decker pass complete to Kendal Keys for 16 yds to the UNLV 46 for a 1ST down
4:421st & 10 at own 46Keith Whitely run for 2 yds to the UNLV 48
4:422nd & 8 at own 48Blake Decker pass complete to Kendal Keys for 6 yds to the IdaSt 46
4:423rd & 2 at opp 46Xzaviar Campbell run for 45 yds to the IdaSt 1 for a 1ST down
4:421st & goal at opp 1Xzaviar Campbell run for a loss of 1 yard to the IdaSt 2
Idaho State Punt, 3 plays
1:451st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:451st & 10 at own 25Michael Sanders pass incomplete to KW Williams, broken up by Blake Richmond
1:452nd & 10 at own 25Michael Sanders pass incomplete to KW Williams IDAHO ST Penalty, illegal shift ( Yards) declined
1:453rd & 10 at own 25Xavier Finney run for 1 yd to the IdaSt 26
1:454th & 9 at own 26Zak Johnson punt blocked by J.T. Nettleton blocked by J.T. Nettleton
UNLV Touchdown, 6 plays
1:452nd & goal at opp 2Keith Whitely 2 Yd Run (Nicolai Bornand Kick)UNLV 28, Idaho State 0
0:511st & 10 at opp 11PALANDECH, Kurt rush for 11 yards to the ISU0, clock 00:51, PENALTY LV holding (NEALE, Alex) 10 yards to the ISU21, NO PLAY.
Idaho State Touchdown, 7 plays
0:441st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:441st & 10 at own 25Michael Sanders pass complete to Madison Mangum for 37 yds to the UNLV 38 for a 1ST down
0:441st & 10 at opp 38Xavier Finney run for 7 yds to the UNLV 31
0:442nd & 3 at opp 31Michael Sanders pass complete to Madison Mangum for 6 yds Madison Mangum fumbled, forced by Torry McTyer, recovered by IdaSt Madison Mangum for a 1ST down
UNLV Touchdown, 1 play
0:441st & 20 at opp 21Xzaviar Campbell 21 Yd Run (Nicolai Bornand Kick)UNLV 35, Idaho State 0
2nd quarter11 drives, then UNLV 52, Idaho State 8
Idaho State Touchdown, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 25Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Tyler Graves
15:002nd & 10 at opp 25Xavier Finney run for no gain to the UNLV 25
15:003rd & 10 at opp 25Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Xavier Finney, broken up by Sonny Sanitoa
14:131st & 0 at own 35Sean Cheney kickoff for 53 yds , Lexington Thomas return for 19 yds to the UNLV 31 Lexington Thomas fumbled, forced by Jayson Miller, recovered by UNLV
Idaho State Touchdown, 7 plays
14:134th & 10 at opp 25Cj Hatchett 25 Yd pass from Michael Sanders (Michael Sanders Pass to Cj Hatchett for Two-Point Conversion)UNLV 35, Idaho State 8
UNLV Punt, 6 plays
14:041st & 10 at own 31Blake Decker pass complete to Andrew Price for 10 yds to the UNLV 41 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at own 41Blake Decker pass incomplete to Jake Phillips, broken up by Tavonte Jackson
14:042nd & 10 at own 41Keith Whitely run for 11 yds to the IdaSt 48 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at opp 48Blake Decker run for no gain to the IdaSt 48
14:042nd & 10 at opp 48Xzaviar Campbell run for 4 yds to the IdaSt 44
14:043rd & 6 at opp 44Blake Decker pass complete to Xzaviar Campbell for a loss of 1 yard to the IdaSt 45
14:044th & 7 at opp 45Logan Yunker punt for 45 yds for a touchback
Idaho State Interception, 3 plays
10:491st & 10 at own 20UNLV Penalty, illegal shift (5 Yards) to the IdaSt 25 for a 1ST down
10:493rd & 12 at own 23Michael Sanders pass intercepted Tim Hough return for 33 yds to the IdaSt 6
10:491st & 10 at own 25Michael Sanders run for a loss of 4 yards to the IdaSt 23 Michael Sanders fumbled, recovered by IdaSt Xavier Finney , return for 2 yds to the IdaSt 23
10:492nd & 12 at own 23Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Madison Mangum, broken up by Jay’Onn Myles
UNLV Touchdown, 3 plays
9:531st & goal at opp 6Keith Whitely run for 2 yds to the IdaSt 4
9:532nd & goal at opp 4Keith Whitely run for no gain to the IdaSt 4
8:391st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 64 yds , Nikko Hayes return for 30 yds to the IdaSt 31
UNLV Touchdown, 3 plays
8:393rd & goal at opp 4Devonte Boyd 4 Yd pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand Kick)UNLV 42, Idaho State 8
Idaho State Punt, 3 plays
8:321st & 10 at own 31Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Madison Mangum
8:322nd & 10 at own 31Michael Sanders pass complete to Josh Cook for 9 yds to the IdaSt 40
8:323rd & 1 at own 40Xavier Finney run for no gain to the IdaSt 40
8:324th & 1 at own 40IDAHO ST Penalty, false start (Jake Pettit) to the IdaSt 35
8:324th & 6 at own 35Sean Cheney punt for 26 yds, fair catch by Keith Whitely at the UNLV 39
UNLV Touchdown, 5 plays
6:301st & 10 at own 39Lexington Thomas run for 15 yds to the IdaSt 46 for a 1ST down
6:301st & 10 at opp 46THOMAS, L. rush for 8 yards to the ISU38 (Cody Sorensen), PENALTY LV illegal formation 5 yards to the LV49, NO PLAY.
6:301st & 15 at own 49Lexington Thomas run for 12 yds to the IdaSt 39
6:302nd & 3 at opp 39Xzaviar Campbell run for 2 yds to the IdaSt 37
6:303rd & 1 at opp 37Xzaviar Campbell run for 1 yd to the IdaSt 36 for a 1ST down
Idaho State Punt, 3 plays
3:491st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:491st & 10 at own 25Xavier Finney run for 1 yd to the IdaSt 26
3:492nd & 9 at own 26Michael Sanders pass complete to Cj Hatchett for 4 yds to the IdaSt 30
3:493rd & 5 at own 30Michael Sanders pass incomplete to KW Williams, broken up by Ryan McAleenan
3:494th & 5 at own 30Sean Cheney punt for 18 yds, downed at the IdaSt 48
UNLV Touchdown, 5 plays
3:491st & 10 at opp 36Aaron Criswell 36 Yd pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand Kick)UNLV 49, Idaho State 8
UNLV Field goal, 8 plays
2:211st & 10 at opp 48Keith Whitely run for 6 yds to the IdaSt 42
2:212nd & 4 at opp 42Blake Decker pass complete to Kendal Keys for 8 yds to the IdaSt 34 for a 1ST down
2:211st & 10 at opp 34Keith Whitely run for 2 yds to the IdaSt 32
2:212nd & 8 at opp 32Blake Decker run for 10 yds to the IdaSt 22 for a 1ST down
0:351st & 10 at opp 22Timeout IDAHO ST, clock 00:35
0:351st & 10 at opp 22Blake Decker pass incomplete to Devonte Boyd
0:352nd & 10 at opp 22Keith Whitely run for 7 yds to the IdaSt 15
0:223rd & 3 at opp 15Timeout UNLV, clock 00:22
0:223rd & 3 at opp 15Keith Whitely run for 2 yds to the IdaSt 13
0:034th & 1 at opp 13Timeout UNLV, clock 00:03
0:004th & 1 at opp 13N. Bornand 30 yd FG GOODUNLV 52, Idaho State 8
3rd quarter8 drives, then UNLV 73, Idaho State 8
Idaho State Interception, 5 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Madison Mangum, PENALTY LV pass interference (MCTYER, Torry) 15 yards to the ISU40, 1ST DOWN ISU, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at own 40Xavier Finney run for 12 yds to the UNLV 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 48Michael Sanders pass complete to Madison Mangum for 14 yds to the UNLV 34 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 34Xavier Finney run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNLV 35
15:002nd & 11 at opp 35Michael Sanders pass incomplete to Hagen Graves, broken up by Tim Hough
15:003rd & 11 at opp 35IDAHO ST Penalty, false start (Christian Diehm) to the UNLV 40
15:003rd & 16 at opp 40Michael Sanders pass intercepted, touchback. Tim Hough return for no gain
UNLV Touchdown, 4 plays
13:251st & 10 at own 20Keith Whitely run for 57 yds to the IdaSt 23 for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at opp 23Xzaviar Campbell run for 13 yds to the IdaSt 10 for a 1ST down
13:251st & goal at opp 10Kurt Palandech run for 4 yds to the IdaSt 6
12:012nd & goal at opp 6K. Palandech pass,to J. Phillips for 6 yds for a TD, (N. Bornand KICK)UNLV 59, Idaho State 8
Idaho State Punt, 6 plays
12:011st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 64 yds , Jakori Ford return for 27 yds to the IdaSt 28
11:541st & 10 at own 28Xavier Finney run for 17 yds to the IdaSt 45 for a 1ST down
11:541st & 10 at own 45Xavier Finney run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
11:542nd & 5 at the 50Xavier Finney run for 9 yds to the UNLV 41 for a 1ST down
11:541st & 10 at opp 41Xavier Finney run for 1 yd to the UNLV 40
11:542nd & 9 at opp 40Tanner Gueller pass complete to Tyler Wright for no gain to the UNLV 40
11:543rd & 9 at opp 40Tanner Gueller sacked by Ryan McAleenan for a loss of 6 yards to the UNLV 46
11:544th & 15 at opp 46Sean Cheney punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Keith Whitely at the UNLV 11
UNLV Touchdown, 4 plays
8:301st & 10 at own 11Lexington Thomas run for 13 yds to the UNLV 24 for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at own 24Lexington Thomas run for 14 yds to the UNLV 38 for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at own 38Lexington Thomas run for 9 yds to the UNLV 47
6:452nd & 1 at own 47Xzaviar Campbell run for 53 yds for a TD, (Nicolai Bornand KICK)UNLV 66, Idaho State 8
Idaho State Fumble, 3 plays
6:451st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:451st & 10 at own 25Tanner Gueller pass incomplete to Madison Mangum
6:452nd & 10 at own 25Tanner Gueller pass incomplete to Cj Hatchett
6:453rd & 10 at own 25Jakori Ford run for a loss of 2 yards to the IdaSt 23 Jakori Ford fumbled, recovered by UNLV Jason Fao
UNLV Missed FG, 4 plays
6:311st & 10 at opp 23Lexington Thomas run for 3 yds to the IdaSt 20
6:312nd & 7 at opp 20George Naufahu run for 1 yd to the IdaSt 19
6:313rd & 6 at opp 19NAUFAHU, George rush for 4 yards to the ISU15 (Cody Sorensen), PENALTY LV holding (ZEPEDA, Antonio) 10 yards to the ISU29, NO PLAY.
6:313rd & 16 at opp 29Kurt Palandech pass complete to Andrew Price for no gain to the IdaSt 29
3:534th & 16 at opp 29Nicolai Bornand 46 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by TEAM Cody Sorensen return for 3 yds to the IdaSt 33
Idaho State Pick-six, 3 plays (UNLV scores)
3:531st & 10 at own 33Tanner Gueller pass complete to Xavier Finney for a loss of 1 yard to the IdaSt 32
3:532nd & 11 at own 32Tanner Gueller pass incomplete to Josh Cook
2:593rd & 11 at own 32Tanner Gueller pass intercepted for a TD Troy Hawthorne return for 47 yds for a TD, (Nicolai Bornand KICK)UNLV 73, Idaho State 8
Idaho State Punt, 10 plays
2:591st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:591st & 10 at own 25Jakori Ford run for 6 yds to the IdaSt 31
2:592nd & 4 at own 31Tanner Gueller pass complete to KW Williams for 10 yds to the IdaSt 41 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at own 41Tanner Gueller pass incomplete to Madison Mangum
2:592nd & 10 at own 41Jakori Ford run for 8 yds to the IdaSt 49
2:593rd & 2 at own 49Jakori Ford run for no gain to the IdaSt 49
2:594th & 2 at own 49Sean Cheney punt 23 yards to the LV28, out-of-bounds, PENALTY LV offside (NEALE, Alex) 5 yards to the LV46, 1ST DOWN ISU, NO PLAY.
2:591st & 10 at opp 46Xavier Finney run for 4 yds to the UNLV 42
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at opp 42Tanner Gueller pass complete to Jordan White for 7 yds to the UNLV 35 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 35Jakori Ford run for 2 yds to the UNLV 33
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 33Tanner Gueller pass incomplete, broken up by Jason Fao
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at opp 33Tanner Gueller pass incomplete to Cj Hatchett IDAHO ST Penalty, personal foul ( Yards) declined
Q4 15:004th & 8 at opp 33Sean Cheney punt for 33 yds for a touchback
4th quarter4 drives, then UNLV 80, Idaho State 8
UNLV Turnover on downs, 10 plays
13:381st & 10 at own 20David Greene run for 21 yds to the UNLV 41 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at own 41George Naufahu run for 25 yds to the IdaSt 34 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at opp 34David Greene run for 1 yd to the IdaSt 33
13:382nd & 9 at opp 33George Naufahu run for 9 yds to the IdaSt 24 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at opp 24David Greene run for 4 yds to the IdaSt 20
13:382nd & 6 at opp 20George Naufahu run for 6 yds to the IdaSt 14 for a 1ST down IDAHO ST Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at opp 14GREENE, David rush for no gain to the ISU14 (Jake Pettit), PENALTY LV holding (GSTREIN, Nick) 10 yards to the ISU24, NO PLAY.
13:381st & 20 at opp 24George Naufahu run for 3 yds to the IdaSt 21
13:382nd & 17 at opp 21David Greene run for 4 yds to the IdaSt 17
13:383rd & 13 at opp 17George Naufahu run for 5 yds to the IdaSt 12
13:384th & 8 at opp 12David Greene run for 3 yds to the IdaSt 9
Idaho State Punt, 3 plays
7:461st & 10 at own 9Jakori Ford run for 1 yd to the IdaSt 10
7:462nd & 9 at own 10Jakori Ford run for no gain to the IdaSt 10
7:463rd & 9 at own 10Jakori Ford run for 6 yds to the IdaSt 16
7:464th & 3 at own 16Sean Cheney punt for 40 yds, downed at the UNLV 44
UNLV Touchdown, 6 plays
6:011st & 10 at own 44David Greene run for 28 yds to the IdaSt 28 for a 1ST down
6:011st & 10 at opp 28George Naufahu run for 4 yds to the IdaSt 24
6:012nd & 6 at opp 24David Greene run for 1 yd to the IdaSt 23
6:013rd & 5 at opp 23George Naufahu run for 21 yds to the IdaSt 2 for a 1ST down
6:011st & goal at opp 2David Greene run for no gain to the IdaSt 2
2:512nd & goal at opp 2George Naufahu run for 2 yds for a TD, (Nicolai Bornand KICK)UNLV 80, Idaho State 8
Idaho State End of game, 7 plays
2:511st & 0 at own 35Nicolai Bornand kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:511st & 10 at own 25Lonell Woodhouse run for 9 yds to the IdaSt 34
2:512nd & 1 at own 34Lonell Woodhouse run for 2 yds to the IdaSt 36 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at own 36Lonell Woodhouse run for 2 yds to the IdaSt 38
2:512nd & 8 at own 38Lonell Woodhouse run for 3 yds to the IdaSt 41
2:513rd & 5 at own 41Tanner Gueller pass complete to Trae Pilster for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at the 50Tanner Gueller pass complete to Jakori Ford for 12 yds to the UNLV 38 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at opp 38Lonell Woodhouse run for 5 yds to the UNLV 33

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Officially, UNLV leads 4–⁠1; as played, 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025UNLV 38, Idaho State 31
2022UNLV 52, Idaho State 21
2015UNLV 80, Idaho State 8
2006UNLV 54, Idaho State 10
1984UNLV 33, Idaho State 20

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