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2023 Idaho State

3–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Idaho State in 2023, game by game: lost at San Diego State 28–36; lost at Utah State 28–78; lost vs. Northern Iowa 17–41; won vs. Northern Colorado 35–21; lost at Montana 20–28; won vs. Eastern Washington 42–41; won at Portland State 38–24; lost at Sacramento State 16–51; lost vs. Weber State 21–33; lost vs. UC Davis 14–21; lost at Idaho 21–63+14−50Lost 28–36 at San Diego State-8San Diego StateLost 28–78 at Utah State-50Utah StateLost 17–41 vs. Northern Iowa-24Northern IowaWon 35–21 vs. Northern Colorado+14Northern Colora…Lost 20–28 at Montana-8MontanaWon 42–41 vs. Eastern Washington+1Eastern Washing…Won 38–24 at Portland State+14Portland StateLost 16–51 at Sacramento State-35Sacramento StateLost 21–33 vs. Weber State-12Weber StateLost 14–21 vs. UC Davis-7UC DavisLost 21–63 at Idaho-42Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atSan Diego StateL 28–⁠368%
Sep 9atUtah StateL 28–⁠7811%
Sep 16vsNorthern IowaL 17–⁠4133%
Sep 23vsNorthern ColoradoW 35–⁠2154%
Sep 30atMontanaL 20–⁠2815%
Oct 14vsEastern WashingtonW 42–⁠4134%
Oct 21atPortland StateW 38–⁠2422%
Oct 28atSacramento StateL 16–⁠5114%
Nov 4vsWeber StateL 21–⁠3337%
Nov 11vsUC DavisL 14–⁠2132%
Nov 18atIdahoL 21–⁠6312%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Idaho 63–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 76 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
280–⁠437
Coach
—
Elo
1157 −2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.8 No. 65 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Josh Runda
Captains
Mike Davis, Cortland Horton and Calvin Pitcher
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsJordan Cooke QB2,453 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan Cooke QB12 TD
Rushing yardsHunter Hays QB234 yds
Rushing touchdownsHunter Hays QB6 TD
Receiving yardsChedon James WR1,045 yds
Receiving touchdownsChedon James WR8 TD
TacklesCalvin Pitcher LB14 tkl
SacksDavid Rowe DL1 sacks
InterceptionsMathew Sanchez DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Nathan Reynolds LB★★★No. 1710
Ian Duarte WR★★★No. 1710
Raiden Brown WR★★★No. 2179
Sanborne Melson CB★★★No. 2529
Caleb Clardy LB★★No. 2678

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.00.830
Defensive line12.00.780
Linebackers22.50.815
Defensive backs22.50.785
Whole class72.60.806

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.

Transfers in 1

The 2023 portal
Talin Togiai OL★★★from BYU

Transfers out 2

Xavier Guillory WR★★★to Arizona State
Samuel Benjamin DL★★★to Arizona State

2023 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana7–⁠113–⁠2
Idaho6–⁠29–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠28–⁠4
UC Davis5–⁠37–⁠4
Northern Arizona5–⁠35–⁠6
Sacramento State4–⁠48–⁠5
Weber State4–⁠46–⁠5
Portland State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Washington3–⁠54–⁠7
Idaho State3–⁠53–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠73–⁠8
Northern Colorado0–⁠80–⁠11

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