Idaho State
3-0Big Sky · Holt Arena · 12,000 · 6,574 avg in 2026
LastW 59–17 vs San Diego · Sat Sep 12 · Zedekiah Anahu-Ambrosio 27 rush yds, 195 rec yds, 2 TD
Nextat Southern Utah · Sat Sep 26 · 8 pm ET · Eccles Coliseum · series 4-5, last win 2024
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #157 | #265 | -34.5✗ | VMI | W 38–10 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #157 | #52 | +14.5✓ | @Utah State | W 29–17 151 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #144 | #150 | -22.5✓ | San Diego | W 59–17 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 27 | #137 | #151 | @Southern Utah | ||||
| 5 | Oct 4 | Northern Arizona | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Cal Poly | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Weber State | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Portland State | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Utah Tech | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Montana State | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 15 | @Montana | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Idaho |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | San Diego | W 59–17 | — | — | — | +0.700 | 56.1% | 165.3% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 5 | @Utah State | W 29–17 | 241 | 0 | 26:27 | +0.034 | 35.4% | 109.7% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | VMI | W 38–10 | — | — | — | +0.208 | 46.2% | 124.7% | Best defensive stand |
| Season average (3 games) | 241 | 0.0 | +0.314 | 45.9% | 133.2% | ||||
Game Week
12 days
until kickoff · at Southern Utah · Sat Sep 26 · 8 pm ET
Idaho State is the only FCS national champion in the modern Big Sky — the 1981 team that won it all under Dave Kragthorpe — and carries the weight of proving that singular moment was not a fluke.
Fans here believe college football has written Idaho State out of the historical narrative; the 1981 championship is a footnote, not a landmark. The Bengals carry the resentment of a program whose gre…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-6 · last season
✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among Big Sky teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Idaho State has won five straight.
Hot. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last seven.
Next Sep 27
vs Southern Utah · away
Outcome band · Idaho State · 2026
Outcome band · Idaho State · 2026Idaho State's most likely season is 3-9 — mid-table finish. The floor is 1-11; the ceiling is 6-6.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Idaho State is the only FCS national champion in the modern Big Sky — the 1981 team that won it all under Dave Kragthorpe — and carries the weight of proving that singular moment was not a fluke.
Offseason moves
The Offseason Ledger · Idaho State
1 verified update · portal · recruiting · staff · news- News
Nathan Reynolds: 17 tackles · 0.5 TFL at Utah State
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021. at Utah State (FBS) W 29-17.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.