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2017 Idaho State

4–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Idaho State in 2017, game by game: won vs. Western Oregon 37–6; lost at Utah State 13–51; won at Nevada 30–28; lost at Northern Colorado 42–43; won vs. Cal Poly 38–34; lost vs. Montana 31–39; lost at Sacramento State 21–41; won vs. Portland State 59–30; lost at Montana State 14–28; lost vs. UC Davis 17–56; lost at Weber State 7–35+31−39Won 37–6 vs. Western Oregon+31Western OregonLost 13–51 at Utah State-38Utah StateWon 30–28 at Nevada+2NevadaLost 42–43 at Northern Colorado-1Northern Colora…Won 38–34 vs. Cal Poly+4Cal PolyLost 31–39 vs. Montana-8MontanaLost 21–41 at Sacramento State-20Sacramento StateWon 59–30 vs. Portland State+29Portland StateLost 14–28 at Montana State-14Montana StateLost 17–56 vs. UC Davis-39UC DavisLost 7–35 at Weber State-28Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWestern OregonW 37–⁠664%
Sep 7atUtah StateL 13–⁠5117%
Sep 16atNevadaW 30–⁠2817%
Sep 23atNorthern ColoradoL 42–⁠4332%
Sep 30vsCal PolyW 38–⁠3453%
Oct 7vsMontanaL 31–⁠3937%
Oct 14atSacramento StateL 21–⁠4138%
Oct 21vsPortland StateW 59–⁠3059%
Oct 28atMontana StateL 14–⁠2829%
Nov 4vsUC DavisL 17–⁠5645%
Nov 18atWeber StateL 7–⁠3513%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Weber State 35–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 76 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠391
Coach
—
Elo
1157 −21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.5 No. 64 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 234
Offensive coordinator
Matt Troxel
Defensive coordinator
Spencer Toone

Leaders

Passing yardsTanner Gueller QB459 yds
Passing touchdownsTanner Gueller QB3 TD
Rushing yardsTy Flanagan RB134 yds
Rushing touchdownsTy Flanagan RB2 TD
Receiving yardsMichael Dean WR192 yds
Receiving touchdownsMichael Dean WR2 TD
TacklesJoe Martin LB27 tkl
SacksKody Graves LB1 sacks
InterceptionsBrandon Monroe DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jack-Eli Tufono TE★★No. 2640

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.782

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.

2017 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

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