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2019 Idaho

5–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Idaho in 2019, game by game: lost at No. 15 Penn State 7–79; won vs. Central Washington 41–31; lost at Wyoming 16–21; won vs. Eastern Washington 35–27; lost at Northern Colorado 24–27; lost vs. Weber State 35–41; lost at Portland State 0–24; won vs. Idaho State 45–21; won vs. Cal Poly 21–9; lost at Montana 17–42; lost vs. Sacramento State 7–31; won at Northern Arizona 60–53+24−72Lost 7–79 at No. 15 Penn State-72No. 15 Penn StateWon 41–31 vs. Central Washington+10Central Washing…Lost 16–21 at Wyoming-5WyomingWon 35–27 vs. Eastern Washington+8Eastern Washing…Lost 24–27 at Northern Colorado-3Northern Colora…Lost 35–41 vs. Weber State-6Weber StateLost 0–24 at Portland State-24Portland StateWon 45–21 vs. Idaho State+24Idaho StateWon 21–9 vs. Cal Poly+12Cal PolyLost 17–42 at Montana-25MontanaLost 7–31 vs. Sacramento State-24Sacramento StateWon 60–53 at Northern Arizona+7Northern Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at15Penn StateL 7–⁠7910%
Sep 7vsCentral WashingtonW 41–⁠3175%
Sep 14atWyomingL 16–⁠2116%
Sep 21vsEastern WashingtonW 35–⁠2738%
Sep 28atNorthern ColoradoL 24–⁠2768%
Oct 5vsWeber StateL 35–⁠4140%
Oct 12atPortland StateL 0–⁠2447%
Oct 19vsIdaho StateW 45–⁠2150%
Nov 2vsCal PolyW 21–⁠969%
Nov 9atMontanaL 17–⁠4224%
Nov 16vsSacramento StateL 7–⁠3145%
Nov 23atNorthern ArizonaW 60–⁠5346%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Arizona 60–⁠53; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
308–⁠406
Coach
—
Elo
1298 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.9 No. 38 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 137
Offensive coordinator
Kris Cinkovich
Defensive coordinator
Mike Breske
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsMason Petrino WR275 yds
Passing touchdownsMason Petrino WR1 TD
Rushing yardsRoshaun Johnson RB69 yds
Rushing touchdownsRoshaun Johnson RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJeff Cotton WR174 yds
Receiving touchdownsLogan Kendall TE1 TD
TacklesSully Shannon LB14 tkl
SacksCharles Akanno LB0.5 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Kevin McGuire ATH★★★No. 1746
Kiahn Martinez RB★★★No. 2562
Camren Thomas WR★★★No. 2562
Hayden Hatten TE★★No. 2812
Hogan Hatten ILB★★No. 2812

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.750
Running backs22.50.790
Receivers42.30.787
Offensive line12.00.770
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers22.00.792
Athletes and specialists13.00.830
Whole class122.30.786

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.

2019 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠19–⁠4
Weber State7–⁠111–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠111–⁠4
Montana6–⁠210–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠55–⁠7
UC Davis3–⁠45–⁠7
Portland State3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah2–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Arizona2–⁠64–⁠8
Cal Poly2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠63–⁠9

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