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2013 Idaho State

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Idaho State in 2013, game by game: won vs. Utah Tech 40–14; won vs. Western Colorado 29–3; lost at No. 17 Washington 0–56; lost at UC Davis 13–30; lost vs. North Dakota 25–28; won vs. Northern Colorado 40–26; lost at Northern Arizona 30–39; lost at Southern Utah 9–19; lost vs. Eastern Washington 34–55; lost vs. Portland State 31–38; lost at BYU 13–59; lost at Weber State 7–32+26−56Won 40–14 vs. Utah Tech+26Utah TechWon 29–3 vs. Western Colorado+26Western ColoradoLost 0–56 at No. 17 Washington-56No. 17 WashingtonLost 13–30 at UC Davis-17UC DavisLost 25–28 vs. North Dakota-3North DakotaWon 40–26 vs. Northern Colorado+14Northern Colora…Lost 30–39 at Northern Arizona-9Northern ArizonaLost 9–19 at Southern Utah-10Southern UtahLost 34–55 vs. Eastern Washington-21Eastern Washing…Lost 31–38 vs. Portland State-7Portland StateLost 13–59 at BYU-46BYULost 7–32 at Weber State-25Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsUtah TechW 40–⁠1469%
Sep 14vsWestern ColoradoW 29–⁠366%
Sep 21at17WashingtonL 0–⁠569%
Sep 28atUC DavisL 13–⁠3048%
Oct 5vsNorth DakotaL 25–⁠2853%
Oct 12vsNorthern ColoradoW 40–⁠2664%
Oct 19atNorthern ArizonaL 30–⁠3926%
Oct 26atSouthern UtahL 9–⁠1929%
Nov 2vsEastern WashingtonL 34–⁠5523%
Nov 9vsPortland StateL 31–⁠3835%
Nov 16atBYUL 13–⁠594%
Nov 23atWeber StateL 7–⁠3245%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Weber State 32–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 76 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
271–⁠399
Coach
—
Elo
1133 −72 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.9 No. 98 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Don Bailey
Defensive coordinators
Roger Cooper and Spencer Toone

Leaders

Passing yardsJustin Arias QB253 yds
Passing touchdownsJustin Arias QB1 TD
Rushing yardsDaniel McSurdy RB114 yds
Receiving yardsBroc Malcom WR69 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuke Austin WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Skyler Phillips OG★★No. 2469

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.772

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠010–⁠3
Northern Arizona8–⁠19–⁠3
Montana7–⁠210–⁠2
Southern Utah6–⁠38–⁠5
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠36–⁠6
UC Davis5–⁠55–⁠7
Portland State4–⁠56–⁠6
Sacramento State4–⁠55–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠73–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠73–⁠9
Weber State1–⁠72–⁠10
Northern Colorado0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.