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2026 Idaho State

4–⁠3 (1–⁠3 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠2, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

Idaho State in 2026, game by game: won vs. VMI 38–10; won at Utah State 29–17; won vs. San Diego 59–17; won at Southern Utah 28–24; lost vs. Northern Arizona 31–38; lost vs. Cal Poly 24–25; lost at Weber State 20–27+42−7Won 38–10 vs. VMI+28VMIWon 29–17 at Utah State+12Utah StateWon 59–17 vs. San Diego+42San DiegoWon 28–24 at Southern Utah+4Southern UtahLost 31–38 vs. Northern Arizona-7Northern ArizonaLost 24–25 vs. Cal Poly-1Cal PolyLost 20–27 at Weber State-7Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsVMIW 38–⁠1080%
Sep 5atUtah StateW 29–⁠1724%
Sep 12vsSan DiegoW 59–⁠1764%
Sep 26atSouthern UtahW 28–⁠2450%
Oct 3vsNorthern ArizonaL 31–⁠3865%
Oct 10vsCal PolyL 24–⁠2575%
Oct 17atWeber StateL 20–⁠2753%
Oct 24vsPortland StatePreview78%
Oct 31atUtah TechPreview77%
Nov 7vsMontana StatePreview26%
Nov 14atMontanaPreview30%
Nov 21vsIdahoPreview68%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠3 11th in Big Sky
AP now
Unranked
Points
229–⁠158
Coach
—
Elo
1348 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.2 No. 19 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 171
Offensive coordinators
Buddy Blevins and John Hughes
Defensive coordinator
Grant Duff
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
Multiple

Leaders

Passing yardsJordan Cooke QB1,687 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan Cooke QB15 TD
Rushing yardsTytan Mason RB341 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Cooke QB2 TD
Receiving yardsChedon James WR471 yds
Receiving touchdownsJulian Mason WR5 TD
TacklesNathan Reynolds LB64 tkl
SacksTrehsyn Fesili DL3.5 sacks
InterceptionsTre Shorty CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Trehsyn Fesili LB★★★No. 1881
Luke Kingman OL★★★No. 2846
Sitili Palmer DL★★★No. 3267
Kepa Niumeitolu QB★★★No. 3346
Kaedyn Smith S

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.800
Offensive line13.00.830
Defensive line13.00.810
Linebackers13.00.854
Whole class43.00.824

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.

Roster 117

The 2026 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 6

The 2026 portal
Chedon James WR★★★from Incarnate Word
Sani Tuala DL★★★from BYU
Zedekiah Anahu-Ambrosio WR★★★from Nevada
Zoom Esplin OT★★★from Weber State
Elijah Aragon WRfrom Coastal Carolina
Titan Saxton Sfrom Utah State

Transfers out 7

Jonah Burton WR★★★to Duke
Ian Duarte WR★★★to Tennessee
Mike Lindsay CB★★★to San Diego State
Jonathan Watts S★★★to San José State
Raiden Brown WR★★★to Sacramento State
Gabriel Russo P★★to Pittsburgh
Rylan Leathers Sto Tulsa

2026 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Arizona5–⁠16–⁠2
Montana State3–⁠16–⁠1
Montana4–⁠25–⁠3
Weber State4–⁠25–⁠3
Cal Poly3–⁠24–⁠4
Southern Utah3–⁠23–⁠4
UC Davis2–⁠24–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠22–⁠5
Portland State2–⁠22–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠33–⁠5
Idaho State1–⁠34–⁠3
Eastern Washington1–⁠42–⁠6
Utah Tech0–⁠60–⁠7

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