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2025 Idaho State

6–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Idaho State in 2025, game by game: lost at UNLV 31–38; lost at Southern Utah 24–46; lost at New Mexico 22–32; won vs. Lincoln (CA) 90–0; won at Northern Colorado 26–18; lost vs. Montana 38–42; lost at Montana State 14–48; lost vs. Northern Arizona 18–31; won at UC Davis 38–36; won vs. Cal Poly 27–17; won vs. Weber State 31–3; won at Idaho 37–16+90−34Lost 31–38 at UNLV-7UNLVLost 24–46 at Southern Utah-22Southern UtahLost 22–32 at New Mexico-10New MexicoWon 90–0 vs. Lincoln (CA)+90Lincoln (CA)Won 26–18 at Northern Colorado+8Northern Colora…Lost 38–42 vs. Montana-4MontanaLost 14–48 at Montana State-34Montana StateLost 18–31 vs. Northern Arizona-13Northern ArizonaWon 38–36 at UC Davis+2UC DavisWon 27–17 vs. Cal Poly+10Cal PolyWon 31–3 vs. Weber State+28Weber StateWon 37–16 at Idaho+21Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 23atUNLVL 31–⁠389%
Aug 30atSouthern UtahL 24–⁠4626%
Sep 6atNew MexicoL 22–⁠3219%
Sep 20vsLincoln (CA)W 90–⁠090%
Sep 27atNorthern ColoradoW 26–⁠1851%
Oct 4vsMontanaL 38–⁠4229%
Oct 11atMontana StateL 14–⁠4811%
Oct 25vsNorthern ArizonaL 18–⁠3140%
Nov 1atUC DavisW 38–⁠3613%
Nov 8vsCal PolyW 27–⁠1760%
Nov 15vsWeber StateW 31–⁠359%
Nov 22atIdahoW 37–⁠1636%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Idaho 37–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 76 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
396–⁠327
Coach
—
Elo
1321 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.0 No. 16 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 175
Offensive coordinator
Buddy Blevins
Defensive coordinator
Grant Duff
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
Multiple

Leaders

Passing yardsJordan Cooke QB3,052 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan Cooke QB16 TD
Rushing yardsDason Brooks RB1,007 yds
Rushing touchdownsDason Brooks RB10 TD
Receiving yardsTsion Nunnally WR845 yds
Receiving touchdownsTsion Nunnally WR6 TD
TacklesRylan Leathers S21 tkl
SacksBronson Childs DL1 sacks
InterceptionsGabe Tahir CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Wyatt Horton QB★★★No. 2057
Ryder Holt LB★★★No. 2771
Jacob Martin WR★★★No. 2771
Kai Wheeler TE★★★No. 2994
Aiden Brown ATH★★★No. 2994

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.842
Receivers23.00.815
Offensive line12.00.760
Linebackers13.00.820
Athletes and specialists52.20.786
Whole class102.50.798

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 6

The 2025 portal
Gabe Tahir S★★★from Boise State
Khai Taylor CB★★★from Boise State
Robert Freeman IV WR★★★from Utah State
Zack Homan RB★★from San José State
Javoni Gardere WRfrom UTEP
Jonah Burton WRfrom Baylor

Transfers out 6

Jeff Weimer WR★★★to West Virginia
Logan George DE★★★to Ohio State
Alfred Jordan Jr. WR★★★to Ohio
Darrell Gipson DE★★★to Cincinnati
Calvin Pitcher S★★★to UAB
Gabe Panikowski Kto Oklahoma State

2025 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana State8–⁠014–⁠2
Montana7–⁠113–⁠2
UC Davis6–⁠29–⁠4
Sacramento State5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho State5–⁠36–⁠6
Northern Arizona4–⁠47–⁠5
Eastern Washington4–⁠45–⁠7
Cal Poly2–⁠64–⁠8
Weber State2–⁠64–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠64–⁠8
Idaho2–⁠64–⁠8
Portland State1–⁠71–⁠11

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