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2024 Idaho State

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Idaho State in 2024, game by game: lost at Oregon State 15–38; won vs. Western Oregon 50–10; lost at North Dakota 28–52; won vs. Southern Utah 38–28; lost vs. Montana State 17–37; won at Cal Poly 41–38; lost vs. Portland State 38–42; lost at Northern Arizona 26–30; won vs. Sacramento State 30–27; won at Weber State 43–35; lost at Eastern Washington 42–77; lost vs. Idaho 17–40+40−35Lost 15–38 at Oregon State-23Oregon StateWon 50–10 vs. Western Oregon+40Western OregonLost 28–52 at North Dakota-24North DakotaWon 38–28 vs. Southern Utah+10Southern UtahLost 17–37 vs. Montana State-20Montana StateWon 41–38 at Cal Poly+3Cal PolyLost 38–42 vs. Portland State-4Portland StateLost 26–30 at Northern Arizona-4Northern ArizonaWon 30–27 vs. Sacramento State+3Sacramento StateWon 43–35 at Weber State+8Weber StateLost 42–77 at Eastern Washington-35Eastern Washing…Lost 17–40 vs. Idaho-23Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atOregon StateL 15–⁠387%
Sep 7vsWestern OregonW 50–⁠1070%
Sep 14atNorth DakotaL 28–⁠5225%
Sep 21vsSouthern UtahW 38–⁠2841%
Sep 28vsMontana StateL 17–⁠3724%
Oct 5atCal PolyW 41–⁠3844%
Oct 12vsPortland StateL 38–⁠4260%
Oct 19atNorthern ArizonaL 26–⁠3028%
Oct 26vsSacramento StateW 30–⁠2738%
Nov 9atWeber StateW 43–⁠3530%
Nov 16atEastern WashingtonL 42–⁠7741%
Nov 23vsIdahoL 17–⁠4026%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Idaho 40–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 76 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
385–⁠454
Coach
—
Elo
1217 +13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.1 No. 57 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Buddy Blevins
Defensive coordinator
Josh Runda
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsKobe Tracy QB3,011 yds
Passing touchdownsKobe Tracy QB24 TD
Rushing yardsDason Brooks RB498 yds
Rushing touchdownsHunter Hays QB6 TD
Receiving yardsJeff Weimer WR1,003 yds
Receiving touchdownsJeff Weimer WR6 TD
TacklesCortland Horton DL8 tkl
SacksKris Sanchez LB1 sacks
InterceptionsAdonijah Richards CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Jake East DE★★★No. 1591
Cameron Gherardi S★★★No. 1919
Darrell Gipson DE★★★No. 2705
Davis Harsin QB★★★No. 2850
Messiah Johnson OL★★★No. 2850

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.800
Offensive line22.50.790
Defensive line32.70.813
Linebackers22.00.760
Defensive backs13.00.840
Athletes and specialists12.00.780
Whole class102.50.796

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 5

The 2024 portal
Brady Phillips DL★★★from Air Force
Hunter Roddy RB★★★from Army
Justice Jackson RB★★★from Eastern Washington
Louie Cresto DE★★from Nevada
Jayden Davis Sfrom Central Michigan

Transfers out 2

Chedon James WR★★★to Fresno State
Herman Smith III S★★★to Colorado

2024 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana State8–⁠015–⁠1
UC Davis7–⁠111–⁠3
Idaho6–⁠210–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠28–⁠5
Montana5–⁠39–⁠5
Idaho State3–⁠55–⁠7
Weber State3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Washington3–⁠54–⁠8
Portland State3–⁠53–⁠8–⁠1
Cal Poly2–⁠63–⁠8
Sacramento State1–⁠73–⁠9
Northern Colorado1–⁠71–⁠11

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