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Jordan Cooke accounted for four touchdowns, Dason Brooks had 23 carries for 103 yards rushing, and Idaho State beat Idaho 38-17 on Saturday in the season finale for both teams. Cooke was 20-of-33 passing for 212 yards, and added 72 yards rushing, which included scoring runs of 1 and 9 yards, on 13 carries. He hit Ian Duarte for a 14-yard touchdown late in the first quarter and Tsion Nunnally for a 30-yarder with 30 seconds left in the second. The Bengals recovered an onside kick and Trajan Sinatra made a 33-yard field goal as time expired to give the Bengals a 27-0 lead at halftime.

Idaho (4-8, 2-6), which was ranked No. 12 in the preseason FCS coaches poll, has lost three in a row. Joshua Wood completed 9 of 13 for 73 yards passing and threw an interception before he was replaced in the second half. Sawyer Teeney was 8-of-12 passing for 53 yards and threw a 21-yard TD pass to Nolan McWilliams in the fourth quarter. Nate Thomas had 66 yards rushing and a touchdown. Brooks has 1,006 yards rushing this season and is the eighth player in program history to top 1,000 in a season. - AP College Football

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QB Jordan Cooke, Idaho State
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11/19/25 - Jordan Cooke, rSr/2027, Idaho State, 6-3, 234 (DS#24 QB) + More +

WEEK 12 BIG SKY CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jordan Cooke, Idaho State (QB, R-Jr., Santa Rosa, Calif.),...Idaho State's Jordan Cooke had 428 yards of total offense and four touchdowns, as the Bengals defeated Weber State 31-3 and secured their first back-to-back wins over the Wildcats since 1984. Cooke finished 24-of-39 passing for 363 yards, tossing two touchdowns and no interceptions, while adding 65 yards on the ground and two scores. The weekly conference honor is the first of the season for Cooke. Others Nominated Offense: Jake Schakel (EWU), Ah Yat Keali'l (UM), Cardell Williams (SAC). - Big Sky Football

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QB Jordan Cooke, Idaho State
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11/19/25 - Nathan Reynolds, Sr/2027, Idaho State, 6-2, 245 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

WEEK 10 BIG SKY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nathan Reynolds, Idaho State (LB, Jr., Meridian, Idaho.),...Idaho State's Nathan Reynolds anchored the Bengal defense with seven tackles and a game-sealing interception in the 38-36 upset win over No. 6 UC Davis on the road. Reynolds' interception killed the potential UC Davis game-winning drive, as he picked off a pass on the Idaho State 36-yard line with 15 seconds remaining in the game. The Top-10 win for Idaho State was the first for the program since 2021 as Reynolds aided the defensive effort to force three UC Davis turnovers on the day and limit the Aggies to just 2-of-8 on third downs on the day. The weekly honor is the first of the season for Reynolds. Others Nominated Defense: Jonathan Landry (EWU, Clay Oven (UM), Cam Chapa (UNC), Carsten Mamaril (PSU), Koa Auki (SAC). - Big Sky Football

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ILB Nathan Reynolds, Idaho State
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11/19/25 - Dason Brooks, rSr/2027, Idaho State, 5-11, 228 (DS#54 RB) + More +

WEEK 10 BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dason Brooks, Idaho State (RB, R-Jr., Chandler, Ariz.),...Idaho State's Dason Brooks powered the Bengal offense in a 38-36 upset of No. 6 UC Davis on the road. The redshirt junior rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 9.1 yards per attempt on the day. His 219 yards rushing ranks sixth all-time in Idaho State history and marks the program's first 200-yard rushing performance since 2017. Brooks scored on runs of 57 and 15 yards. The weekly honor is the second of the season for Brooks. Others Nominated Offense: Elisha Cummings (UI), Keali'i Ah Yat (UM), Justin Lamson (MSU), Baryden Munroe (UNC), Delon Thompsen (PSU), Rodney Hammond Jr. (SAC), Jayleen Record (WSU). - Big Sky Football

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RB Dason Brooks, Idaho State
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11/15/25 - Jordan Cooke, rSr/2027, Idaho State, 6-3, 234 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Jordan Cooke was 24-of-39 passing for 363 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to help Idaho State beat Weber State 31-3 on Saturday. Cooke ran for a 2-yard touchdown run that capped a five-play, 75-yard opening drive and gave Idaho State (5-6, 4-3 Big Sky Conference) a 7-0 lead just more than two minutes into the game. Dason Brooks scored on a 3-yard run early in the second quarter and Cooke hit Damien Morgan for a 29-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Trajan Sinatra kicked a 48-yard field goal and Cooke threw an 11-yard TD pass to Ian Duarte in the third to stretch the lead to 31-0. Sloan Calder kicked a 25-yard field goal in the fourth quarter for Weber State (3-8, 1-6). Dijon Jennings completed 24 of 33 for 192 yards passing for the Wildcats. The Bengals outgained Weber State 531-227 total yards. The Wildcats finished with just 35 yards rushing and averaged 1.5 yards per carry. - AP College Football

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QB Jordan Cooke, Idaho State
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11/08/25 - Jordan Cooke, rSr/2027, Idaho State, 6-3, 234 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Jordan Cooke threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, Dason Brooks topped 100 yards rushing with a touchdown and Idaho State posted a wire-to-wire 27-17 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday. Cooke ended a 74-yard game-opening drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Michael Shulikov before adding a 3-yard touchdown run to cap a 12-play 91-yard drive and Idaho State (4-6, 3-3 Big Sky Conference) led 14-0 after one quarter. Cal Poly (3-7, 1-5) didn't score until Ty Dieffenbach ran it in from 17 yards out with 91 seconds left before halftime.

That was enough time for Cooke to drive the Bengals 75 yards in seven plays with Brooks scoring on a 5-yard run for a 21-7 advantage. Trajan Sinatra had a 19-yard field goal in the third quarter and a 20-yarder in the fourth. Noah Serna kicked a 36-yard field goal for the Mustangs in the third quarter and Dieffenbach had a 15-yard touchdown pass to Fidel Tau Pitts with 2:32 left in the game. Cooke completed 27 of 37 passes for 275 yards. Brooks finished with 106 yards on 20 carries. Dieffenbach had 172 yards on 18-for-27 passing with an interception. He led all rushers with 142 yards on 18 carries. - AP College Football

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QB Jordan Cooke, Idaho State
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10/18/22 - Charles Ike, Sr/2023, Idaho State, 6-0, 232 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

OCT 17 BIG SKY FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Charles Ike (Idaho State),...Idaho State's Charles Ike won his first Big Sky Football Defensive Player of the Week honor after helping lead the Bengals to a 40-31 win over Cal Poly on Saturday. Ike earned 10 tackles, with one being for loss, while picking off two passes and forcing a fumble to cap his stellar day. The Idaho State defense forced five turnovers overall against Cal Poly, with four being interceptions. Others Nominated, Def: Paul Moala (Idaho), Brock Mather (Sacramento State), Jack Kelly (Weber State), Ty Okada (Montana State). - Big Sky Football

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ILB Charles Ike, Idaho State
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10/16/22 - Hunter Hays, Sr/2025, Idaho State, 6-3, 206 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Hunter Hays, returning after missing two games with an injury, threw a 71-yard touchdown pass and Idaho State came up with two more long touchdowns in beating Cal Poly 40-31 on Saturday for its first win. Hays connected with Xavier Guillory a 37-14 lead in the third quarter but needed interceptions by Charles Ike and Josh Alford to outlast the Mustangs (1-5, 0-3 Big Sky). A Bengals field goal with two seconds remaining made it a nine-point win.

Benjamin Omayebu scored on a 51-yard run for the game's first points and Keoua Kauhi had a 60-yarder, breaking a pair of tackles for a 21-7 lead. Raiden Hunter and Soujah Gau added touchdowns for a rushing attack that finished with 293 yards, 200 yards over the Bengals' average. Hays was 17-of-23 passing for 202 yards, a TD and an interception. Guillory had five catches for 120 yards for Idaho State (1-6, 1-3). The Idaho State defense had six sacks and five takeaways. Spencer Brasch was 30-of-48 passing for 392 yards with four touchdowns but also four interceptions. The Mustangs came in ranked fourth in the FCS with 334.4 yards passing per game. - AP College Football

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QB Hunter Hays, Idaho State
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07/29/22 - Tyler Vander Waal, rSr/2024, Idaho State, 6-3, 222 (DS#999 QB) + More +

The 2022 Big Sky Conference Football Kickoff wrapped on Monday as Head Coach Charlie Ragle and student-athletes Josh Alford and Tyler Clemons went through a round of interviews with media from around the conference. Alford and Clemons and the rest of student-athletes from around the conference participated in a clinic with 100 youth from the Spokane area. Later that evening, the Big Sky Conference held its Hall of Fame ceremony. Jared Allen, Stacy Dragila and Dubby Holt were inducted into the inaugral class.

The players went through a round of promotional video and photos on Sunday as well as having meetings pertaining to media interviews and NIL. The preseason polls were released on Monday. Idaho State was picked tied for 11th in the coaches poll with Northern Colorado. The Bengals were picked 12th in the media poll. Montana was picked to win the league in both polls. Idaho State opens fall camp on July 30. The Bengals kickoff the season August 27 at UNLV and their home opener Sept. 17 vs. Central Arkansas. The Bengals host Montana Oct. 1, Cal Poly Oct. 15 and Northern Colorado Oct. 22. The season finale is Nov. 19 vs. Idaho. All home games will kickoff at 1 p.m. - Idaho State Football

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QB Tyler Vander Waal, Idaho State
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11/25/21 - Tanner Conner, rSr/2022, Idaho State, 6-3, 226 (DS#46 WR) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): WR Tanner Conner, Idaho State,...Senior Tanner Conner earned second-team all-conference. Conner finished his senior season with 42 receptions for 735 yards and four touchdowns. He finished his career with 2,384 receiving yards, which ranked No. 7 all-time in the Idaho State record book. He also had 15 career touchdowns on 136 receptions. - Idaho State Football

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WR Tanner Conner, Idaho State
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11/25/21 - Jared Scott, rSr/2022, Idaho State, 6-5, 243 (DS#48 TE) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): TE Jared Scott, Idaho State,...Jared Scott, Kevin Ryan and Jayden Dawson earned honorable mention all-conference. In Scott's only season with the Bengals he had 41 receptions for 335 yards and four touchdowns while playing tight end. - Idaho State Football

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TE Jared Scott, Idaho State
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11/25/21 - Terren Carey, rSr/2024, Idaho State, 6-0, 262 (DS#999 C) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): OL Terren Carey, Idaho State,...Terron Carey earned all-conference honors for the second straight season. After earning second-team honors at center in the spring of 2021 he earned third-team honors this season as he started every game this season. - Idaho State Football

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C Terren Carey, Idaho State
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03/13/21 - Tyler Vander Waal, rSr/2024, Idaho State, 6-3, 222 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Tyler Vander Waal passed for 238 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, and Kevin Ryan kicked a 30-yard field goal with five seconds left to give Idaho State a 26-24 win over Southern Utah on Saturday. Vander Waal led the Bengals (1-1, 1-1 Big Sky Conference) on a 13-play, 60-yard drive to set up the game-winning kick. He completed a 15-yard pass to Jalen Henderson to convert a third-and-13 from the Southern Utah 45 and followed with another first down on a 14-yard keeper with 24 seconds left. Henderson had five catches for 65 yards and a TD, and Vander Waal ran 12 times for 56 yards. Justin Miller completed a 16-yard TD pass to Judd Cockett to give the Thunderbirds (0-2, 0-2) a 24-23 lead with 3:38 left. Miller passed for 232 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions for Southern Utah. Cockett caught five passes for 50 yards and a score. - Idaho State/AP College Football

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QB Tyler Vander Waal, Idaho State
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03/06/21 - Tyler Vander Waal, rSr/2024, Idaho State, 6-3, 222 (DS#999 QB) + More +

QB Tyler Vander Waal, Idaho State
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02/24/21 - Tyler Vander Waal, rSr/2024, Idaho State, 6-3, 222 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Former Wyoming quarterback Tyler Vander Waal said Monday that transferring to Idaho State last January was a "no-brainer." Vander Waal put his name in the transfer portal before Wyoming played in the Arizona Bowl in December 2019. He announced last January that he was heading to Pocatello, and he enrolled at Idaho State that month. "It meant a lot for them to take a chance on me given everything that happened at Wyoming," Vander Waal told reporters on Monday. "They were so persistent with everything they did, and they were really respectful of me."

Vander Waal started the first eight games of the 2018 season at Wyoming, but lost the job the following year and was behind Sean Chambers and Levi Williams on the depth chart by the time he transferred. The most difficult part of the transition for Vander Waal was that he arrived at Idaho State not long before COVID-19 shut everything down. He called the added practice time last fall a blessing in disguise, but he's itching to feel live game speed again. "I've been here for over a year now and I haven't played a snap of football," he said. - Idaho Statesman

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QB Tyler Vander Waal, Idaho State
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