Idaho vs. Texas State

Idaho and Texas State have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1996; Texas State leads the series 4–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Texas State 4–⁠2, and Idaho has won the last 2.

Idaho wins
2
Texas State wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1996
Longest streak
4 Texas State
Current streak
2 Idaho
Last 10 meetings
Texas State 4–⁠2
Most recent
2016

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s0–⁠1
2010s2–⁠3
Average margin
16.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Idaho
1–⁠1 Idaho’s record at home
At Texas State
3–⁠1 Texas State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Idaho’s biggest win2016: Idaho 47, Texas State 14by 33 points
  2. Texas State’s biggest win2012: Texas State 38, Idaho 7by 31 points

Coach against coach

YearsIdahoSeriesTexas State
2013–⁠2015Paul Petrino1–⁠2Dennis Franchione

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Idaho’s side (Petrino 1–⁠2 against Franchione). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Idaho and Texas State, 1996 on130015001700200020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Terrence Franks Texas State15 carries, 284 yards, 3 TD2014 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Nov 12, 2016Idaho 47, Texas State 14at Texas State
Nov 28, 2015Idaho 38, Texas State 31at Idaho
Oct 4, 2014Texas State 35, Idaho 30at Texas State
Nov 2, 2013Texas State 37, Idaho 21at Idaho
Oct 13, 2012Texas State 38, Idaho 7at Texas State
Sep 28, 1996Texas State 27, Idaho 21at Texas State

Every game is listed as played on the field.