Sacramento State at Idaho

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Idaho beat Sacramento State 36–⁠27. It was their fourth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2.

AwaySacramento State8–⁠5 in 2023
27
HomeIdaho9–⁠4 in 2023
36

Final at Kibbie Dome, MoscowIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 9,433

Officials
Jake Iverson; Jeff RinkGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Sacramento State3771027
Idaho31014936

Standouts

  • PassingKaiden Bennett15 of 29, 236 yards, 2 TDSacramento State
  • RushingAnthony Woods24 carries, 117 yards, 1 TDIdaho
  • ReceivingJared Gipson3 catches, 91 yardsSacramento State

Player stats

Sacramento State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kaiden Bennett15/2923620
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Marcus Fulcher1044117
Devin Gandy124024
Ezra Moleni3904
Elijah Tau-Tolliver2303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jared Gipson391049
Anderson Grover241032
Devin Gandy438021
Carlos Hill236024

Idaho

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Gevani McCoy15/2123420
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Anthony Woods24117119
Gevani McCoy1132010
Nick Romano73109
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Hayden Hatten772021
Terez Traynor160160
T.J. Ivy252152
Jermaine Jackson338028

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

Team stats

Sacramento StateIdaho
305Total yards412
236Passing yards234
69Rushing yards178
8.1Yards per pass11.1
2.4Yards per rush4.0
18First downs21
5–⁠13Third downs7–⁠13
2–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers2
3–⁠35Penalties5–⁠49
21:21Possession38:39

Efficiency

Sacramento StateIdaho
37%Success rate42%
0.18EPA per play0.15
1.79Explosiveness1.05
0.06Rushing EPA0.09
0.29Passing EPA0.27
35%Passing-down success29%

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)

Sacramento State 60% to win. Idaho won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Idaho −2.5, over/under 57.5.

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

Every drive

Idaho end zoneSacramento State end zoneQ1 IdahoFumble, 3 playsQ1 IdahoField goal, 14 playsQ1 Sacramento StateField goal, 13 playsQ1 Sacramento StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 IdahoField goal, 8 playsQ2 IdahoResult not recorded, 2 playsQ2 IdahoTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Sacramento StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Sacramento StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Sacramento StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Sacramento StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 IdahoTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Sacramento StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 IdahoPunt, 5 playsQ3 IdahoTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Sacramento StateField goal, 13 playsQ4 IdahoFumble, 6 playsQ4 Sacramento StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 IdahoField goal, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Idaho drives left to right, Sacramento State right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 IdahoFumble, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 IdahoField goal, 14 plays, 49 yards
  3. Q1 Sacramento StateField goal, 13 plays, 56 yards
  4. Q1 Sacramento StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q2 IdahoField goal, 8 plays, 32 yards
  6. Q2 IdahoResult not recorded, 2 plays, −4 yards
  7. Q2 IdahoTouchdown, 12 plays, 65 yards
  8. Q2 Sacramento StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  9. Q2 Sacramento StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 72 yards
  10. Q3 Sacramento StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  11. Q3 Sacramento StatePunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  12. Q3 IdahoTouchdown, 6 plays, 79 yards
  13. Q3 Sacramento StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 72 yards
  14. Q3 IdahoPunt, 5 plays, 8 yards
  15. Q3 IdahoTouchdown, 5 plays, 88 yards
  16. Q3 Sacramento StateField goal, 13 plays, 54 yards
  17. Q4 IdahoFumble, 6 plays, 25 yards
  18. Q4 Sacramento StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 51 yards
  19. Q4 IdahoField goal, 8 plays, 36 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 3
Idaho Field goal, 14 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Evan Kiely kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Gevani McCoy pass incomplete to Hayden Hatten, broken up by Caleb Nelson
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Anthony Woods run for 4 yds to the IDHO 29
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Gevani McCoy run for 7 yds to the IDHO 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Gevani McCoy pass complete to Hayden Hatten for 4 yds to the IDHO 40
15:002nd & 6 at own 40Gevani McCoy pass complete to Hayden Hatten for 21 yds to the SAC 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Anthony Woods run for 6 yds to the SAC 33
15:002nd & 4 at opp 33Anthony Woods run for 7 yds to the SAC 26 for a 1ST down
15:002nd & 3 at opp 19Anthony Woods run for 2 yds to the SAC 17
15:003rd & 1 at opp 17Anthony Woods run for 3 yds to the SAC 14 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 14Gevani McCoy run for 1 yd to the SAC 13
15:002nd & 9 at opp 13pass incomplete to Jordan Dwyer
15:003rd & 9 at opp 13Gevani McCoy pass complete to Turon Ivy Jr.
7:024th & 9 at opp 13Ricardo Chavez 29 yd FG GOODIdaho 3, Sacramento State 0
Sacramento State Field goal, 13 plays
6:581st & 10 at own 35Cameron Pope kickoff for 63 yds , Elijah Tau-Tolliver return for 26 yds to the SAC 28
6:581st & 10 at own 28Kaiden Bennett run for 4 yds to the SAC 32
6:582nd & 6 at own 32Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Carlos Hill for 12 yds to the SAC 44 for a 1ST down
6:581st & 10 at own 44Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Jared Gipson, broken up by Marcus Harris
6:582nd & 10 at own 44Marcus Fulcher run for 9 yds to the IDHO 47
6:583rd & 1 at opp 47Marcus Fulcher run for 2 yds to the IDHO 45 for a 1ST down
6:581st & 10 at opp 45Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Devin Gandy for 10 yds to the IDHO 35 for a 1ST down
6:581st & 10 at opp 35Ezra Moleni run for 4 yds to the IDHO 31
6:582nd & 6 at opp 31Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Elijah Tau-Tolliver, broken up by Dylan Layne
6:583rd & 6 at opp 31Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Devin Gandy for 21 yds to the IDHO 10 for a 1ST down
6:581st & goal at opp 10Kaiden Bennett run for 2 yds to the IDHO 8
6:582nd & goal at opp 8Marcus Fulcher run for 2 yds to the IDHO 6
6:583rd & goal at opp 6Kaiden Bennett run for a loss of 10 yards to the IDHO 16
2:194th & goal at opp 16Zach Schreiner 36 yd FG GOODTied at 3
Idaho Fumble, 3 plays
2:131st & 10 at own 35Evan Kiely kickoff for 65 yds , Jermaine Jackson return for 26 yds to the IDHO 26 Jermaine Jackson fumbled, recovered by SAC
2:131st & 10 at own 26Anthony Woods run for 4 yds to the IDHO 30
2:132nd & 6 at own 30Gevani McCoy sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the IDHO 26
0:363rd & 10 at own 26Gevani McCoy run for 10 yds to the IDHO 36 Gevani McCoy fumbled, recovered by SAC Armon Bailey
Sacramento State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
0:361st & 10 at opp 36Marcus Fulcher run for 1 yd to the IDHO 35
0:362nd & 9 at opp 35pass incomplete to Marshel Martin
Q2 15:003rd & 9 at opp 35Kaiden Bennett run for 3 yds to the IDHO 32
Q2 14:224th & 6 at opp 32pass incomplete to Devin Gandy
2nd quarter5 drives, then Idaho 13, Sacramento State 10
Idaho Touchdown, 12 plays
14:221st & 10 at own 32Gevani McCoy run for 4 yds to the IDHO 36
14:222nd & 6 at own 36Gevani McCoy pass complete to Hayden Hatten for 9 yds to the IDHO 45 for a 1ST down
14:221st & 10 at own 45Nick Romano run for 3 yds to the IDHO 48
14:222nd & 7 at own 48pass incomplete to Michael Graves
14:223rd & 7 at own 48Nick Romano run for 8 yds to the SAC 44 for a 1ST down
14:221st & 10 at opp 44Gevani McCoy pass complete to Hayden Hatten Idaho Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the SAC 49
14:221st & 15 at opp 49Gevani McCoy run for 7 yds to the SAC 42
14:222nd & 8 at opp 42Anthony Woods run for 4 yds to the SAC 38
14:223rd & 4 at opp 38Nick Romano run for 6 yds to the SAC 32 for a 1ST down
14:221st & 10 at opp 32Nick Romano run for 2 yds to the SAC 30
14:222nd & 8 at opp 30Gevani McCoy pass complete to Jermaine Jackson for 28 yds to the SAC 2 for a 1ST down
7:191st & goal at opp 2Anthony Woods run for 2 yds for a TD (Ricardo Chavez KICK)Idaho 10, Sacramento State 3
Sacramento State Punt, 3 plays
7:151st & 10 at own 35Cameron Pope kickoff for 62 yds , Elijah Tau-Tolliver return for 8 yds to the SAC 43 Sacramento State Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Elijah Tau-Tolliver) to the SAC 6
7:151st & 10 at own 6Ezra Moleni run for 4 yds to the SAC 10
7:152nd & 6 at own 10Kaiden Bennett run for 2 yds to the SAC 12
7:153rd & 4 at own 12Marcus Fulcher run for 3 yds to the SAC 15
5:344th & 1 at own 15Cal McGough punt for 51 yds
Idaho Field goal, 8 plays
5:341st & 10 at own 34Anthony Woods run for 12 yds to the IDHO 46 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at own 46Anthony Woods run for a loss of 1 yard to the IDHO 45
5:342nd & 11 at own 45Gevani McCoy pass complete to Anthony Woods for 3 yds to the IDHO 48
5:343rd & 8 at own 48Gevani McCoy pass incomplete to Jermaine Jackson, broken up by Jace O’Hara
3:064th & 8 at own 48Ricardo Chavez punt for a 1ST down
3:061st & 10 at opp 37Gevani McCoy sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the SAC 46
3:062nd & 19 at opp 46Gevani McCoy pass complete to Jordan Dwyer for 9 yds to the SAC 37
1:313rd & 10 at opp 37Gevani McCoy pass complete to Jermaine Jackson for 3 yds to the SAC 34
1:264th & 7 at opp 34Ricardo Chavez 50 yd FG GOODIdaho 13, Sacramento State 3
Sacramento State Touchdown, 7 plays
1:261st & 10 at own 35Cameron Pope kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:261st & 10 at own 25Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Jared Gipson for 49 yds to the IDHO 26 for a 1ST down
1:261st & 10 at opp 26Kaiden Bennett run for a loss of 8 yards to the IDHO 34
1:262nd & 18 at opp 34Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Marshel Martin, broken up by Marcus Harris for a 1ST down Idaho Penalty, roughing passer (Tylen Coleman) to the IDHO 19 for a 1ST down
1:261st & 10 at opp 19Kaiden Bennett sacked for a loss of 16 yards to the IDHO 35
0:562nd & 26 at opp 35Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Carlos Hill for 24 yds to the IDHO 11
0:563rd & 2 at opp 11Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Elijah Tau-Tolliver, broken up by Marcus Harris for a 1ST down Idaho Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Aamarii Notice) to the IDHO 5 for a 1ST down
0:311st & goal at opp 5Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Austin Jarrard for 5 yds for a TD (Zach Schreiner KICK)Idaho 13, Sacramento State 10
Idaho Result not recorded, 2 plays
0:291st & 10 at own 35Evan Kiely kickoff for 62 yds , Nick Romano return for 1 yd to the IDHO 4
0:291st & 10 at own 4Gevani McCoy run for a loss of 1 yard to the IDHO 3
0:252nd & 11 at own 3Gevani McCoy run for a loss of 1 yard to the IDHO 35
3rd quarter7 drives, then Idaho 27, Sacramento State 17
Sacramento State Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cameron Pope kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Devin Gandy for 4 yds to the SAC 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Kaiden Bennett run for 8 yds to the SAC 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Marshel Martin, broken up by Kyrin Beachem
15:002nd & 10 at own 37pass incomplete to Carlos Hill
15:003rd & 10 at own 37Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Jared Gipson, broken up by Dwayne McDougle
13:394th & 10 at own 37Cal McGough punt for 45 yds
Idaho Touchdown, 6 plays
13:391st & 10 at own 18Anthony Woods run for 7 yds to the IDHO 25
13:392nd & 3 at own 25Anthony Woods run for 2 yds to the IDHO 27
13:393rd & 1 at own 27Anthony Woods run for 2 yds to the IDHO 29 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at own 29Gevani McCoy pass complete to Hayden Hatten for 16 yds to the IDHO 45 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at own 45Anthony Woods run for 3 yds to the IDHO 48
10:392nd & 7 at own 48Gevani McCoy pass complete to Turon Ivy Jr. for 52 yds for a TD (Ricardo Chavez KICK)Idaho 20, Sacramento State 10
10:391st & goal at opp 3Sacramento State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Gavin Davis-Smith) to the SAC 3
Sacramento State Touchdown, 8 plays
10:391st & 10 at own 35Cameron Pope kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:391st & 10 at own 25Marcus Fulcher run for 6 yds to the SAC 31
10:392nd & 4 at own 31Devin Gandy run for 24 yds to the IDHO 45 for a 1ST down
10:391st & 10 at opp 45
10:392nd & 10 at opp 45Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Kaleb Higgins, broken up by Kyrin Beachem
10:393rd & 10 at opp 45Ezra Moleni run for 1 yd to the IDHO 44
10:394th & 9 at opp 44Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Jared Gipson for 11 yds to the IDHO 33 for a 1ST down
7:521st & 10 at opp 33Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Jared Gipson for 31 yds to the IDHO 2 for a 1ST down
7:351st & goal at opp 2Marcus Fulcher run for 2 yds for a TD (Zach Schreiner KICK)Idaho 20, Sacramento State 17
Idaho Punt, 5 plays
7:351st & 10 at own 35Evan Kiely kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:351st & 10 at own 25Nick Romano run for 9 yds to the IDHO 34
7:352nd & 1 at own 34Anthony Woods run for 6 yds to the IDHO 40 for a 1ST down
7:351st & 10 at own 40Gevani McCoy sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the IDHO 33
7:352nd & 17 at own 33pass incomplete to Hayden Hatten
7:353rd & 17 at own 33pass incomplete to Turon Ivy Jr.
5:094th & 17 at own 33Ricardo Chavez punt for 42 yds
Sacramento State Punt, 3 plays
5:091st & 10 at own 25Elijah Tau-Tolliver fumbled, recovered by SAC Marshel Martin
5:092nd & 10 at own 25Marcus Fulcher run for 2 yds to the SAC 27
3:453rd & 8 at own 27pass incomplete to Carlos Hill
3:224th & 8 at own 27Cal McGough punt for 56 yds , Jermaine Jackson returns for no gain to the IDHO 27 Idaho Penalty, Offensive holding (Jordan Velasquez) to the IDHO 9
Idaho Touchdown, 5 plays
3:221st & 10 at own 9Anthony Woods run for 3 yds to the IDHO 12
3:222nd & 7 at own 12Gevani McCoy run for 9 yds to the IDHO 21 for a 1ST down
3:221st & 10 at own 21Gevani McCoy run for 4 yds to the IDHO 25
3:222nd & 6 at own 25Anthony Woods run for 15 yds to the IDHO 40 for a 1ST down
0:181st & 10 at own 40Gevani McCoy pass complete to Terez Traynor for 60 yds for a TD (Ricardo Chavez KICK)Idaho 27, Sacramento State 17
Sacramento State Field goal, 13 plays
0:121st & 10 at own 35Cameron Pope kickoff for 65 yds , Elijah Tau-Tolliver return for 20 yds to the SAC 20
0:121st & 10 at own 20Marcus Fulcher run for 17 yds to the SAC 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 37Kaiden Bennett run for 3 yds to the SAC 40
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at own 40Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marshel Martin for 1 yd to the SAC 41
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at own 41Kaiden Bennett run for 5 yds to the SAC 46
Q4 13:154th & 1 at own 46Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 3 yds to the SAC 49 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:151st & 10 at own 49Kaiden Bennett run for 3 yds to the IDHO 48
Q4 13:152nd & 7 at opp 48pass incomplete to Coleman Kuntz
Q4 13:153rd & 7 at opp 48Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Anderson Grover for 9 yds to the IDHO 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:151st & 10 at opp 39Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marshel Martin for 13 yds to the IDHO 26 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:151st & 10 at opp 26Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Marshel Martin, broken up by Tommy McCormick
Q4 13:152nd & 10 at opp 26Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Devin Gandy, broken up by Tommy McCormick
Q4 13:153rd & 10 at opp 26Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Marshel Martin, broken up by Mathias Bertram
Q4 11:004th & 10 at opp 26Zach Schreiner 44 yd FG GOODIdaho 27, Sacramento State 20
4th quarter3 drives, then Idaho 36, Sacramento State 27
Idaho Fumble, 6 plays
10:541st & 10 at own 35Evan Kiely kickoff for 65 yds , Jermaine Jackson return for 19 yds to the IDHO 19
10:541st & 10 at own 19Nick Romano run for 4 yds to the IDHO 23
10:542nd & 6 at own 23Gevani McCoy pass complete to Hayden Hatten for 3 yds to the IDHO 26
10:543rd & 3 at own 26Gevani McCoy pass complete to Hayden Hatten for 9 yds to the IDHO 35 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at own 35Gevani McCoy run for 10 yds to the IDHO 45 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at own 45Nick Romano run for a loss of 1 yard to the IDHO 44
Sacramento State Touchdown, 6 plays
10:541st & 10 at own 46Kaiden Bennett sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the SAC 40
10:542nd & 16 at own 40Kaiden Bennett run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAC 39
10:543rd & 17 at own 39Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Anderson Grover for 32 yds to the IDHO 29 Idaho Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the IDHO 14
10:541st & 10 at opp 14Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Devin Gandy for 3 yds to the IDHO 11
10:542nd & 7 at opp 11Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Jared Gipson, broken up by Ormanie Arnold
4:543rd & 7 at opp 11Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marcus Fulcher for 11 yds for a TD (Zach Schreiner KICK)Tied at 27
Idaho Field goal, 8 plays
4:471st & 10 at own 35Evan Kiely kickoff for 65 yds , Jermaine Jackson return for 36 yds to the IDHO 29 Sacramento State Penalty, personal foul (Elijah Tau-Tolliver) to the SAC 49
4:471st & 10 at opp 49Anthony Woods run for 5 yds to the SAC 44
4:472nd & 5 at opp 44Anthony Woods run for 3 yds to the SAC 41
4:473rd & 2 at opp 41Anthony Woods run for 4 yds to the SAC 37 for a 1ST down
4:471st & 10 at opp 37Anthony Woods run for 19 yds to the SAC 18 for a 1ST down
1:441st & 10 at opp 18Anthony Woods run for 3 yds to the SAC 15
1:382nd & 7 at opp 15Anthony Woods run for 1 yd to the SAC 14
0:513rd & 6 at opp 14Anthony Woods run for 1 yd to the SAC 13
0:014th & 5 at opp 13Ricardo Chavez 30 yd FG GOODIdaho 30, Sacramento State 27
0:002nd & 11 at own 44Gevani McCoy pass complete to Hayden Hatten for 10 yds Gevani McCoy fumbled, recovered by SAC Dilon Juniel

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.

Sacramento State leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Sacramento State 23, Idaho 20
2023Idaho 36, Sacramento State 27
2022Sacramento State 31, Idaho 28
2019Sacramento State 31, Idaho 7
2017Idaho 28, Sacramento State 6

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