CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2015 Idaho State

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Idaho State in 2015, game by game: won vs. Black Hills State 55–0; lost vs. Portland State 14–34; lost at Boise State 0–52; lost vs. UNLV 8–80; lost at Cal Poly 26–58; won at North Dakota 37–31; lost vs. Eastern Washington 28–45; lost at Sacramento State 13–38; lost vs. Montana 27–33; lost vs. Montana State 20–44; lost at Weber State 14–35+55−72Won 55–0 vs. Black Hills State+55Black Hills Sta…Lost 14–34 vs. Portland State-20Portland StateLost 0–52 at Boise State-52Boise StateLost 8–80 vs. UNLV-72UNLVLost 26–58 at Cal Poly-32Cal PolyWon 37–31 at North Dakota+6North DakotaLost 28–45 vs. Eastern Washington-17Eastern Washing…Lost 13–38 at Sacramento State-25Sacramento StateLost 27–33 vs. Montana-6MontanaLost 20–44 vs. Montana State-24Montana StateLost 14–35 at Weber State-21Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsBlack Hills StateW 55–⁠079%
Sep 12vsPortland StateL 14–⁠3466%
Sep 18atBoise StateL 0–⁠5210%
Sep 26vsUNLVL 8–⁠8045%
Oct 3atCal PolyL 26–⁠5834%
Oct 10atNorth DakotaW 37–⁠3132%
Oct 17vsEastern WashingtonL 28–⁠4532%
Oct 24atSacramento StateL 13–⁠3850%
Nov 7vsMontanaL 27–⁠3334%
Nov 14vsMontana StateL 20–⁠4443%
Nov 21atWeber StateL 14–⁠3532%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Weber State 35–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 76 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 12th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠450
Coach
—
Elo
1158 −175 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−41.7 No. 108 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 224
Offensive coordinator
Sheldon Cross
Defensive coordinator
Spencer Toone

Leaders

Passing yardsMichael Sanders QB333 yds
Passing touchdownsMichael Sanders QB1 TD
Rushing yardsXavier Finney RB97 yds
Receiving yardsMadison Mangum WR195 yds

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Ty Flanagan RB★★No. 2393

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.786

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.

2015 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Utah7–⁠18–⁠4
Portland State6–⁠29–⁠3
Montana6–⁠38–⁠5
Eastern Washington6–⁠36–⁠5
Weber State6–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠4
North Dakota5–⁠37–⁠4
Cal Poly4–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State3–⁠65–⁠6
UC Davis2–⁠62–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠72–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠82–⁠9

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