Idaho State Bengals @ Utah State Aggies — Sep 5, 2026

NCAA Interdivisional·Round 1 September 5, 2026
Bengals Idaho State IDST 1-0, 1-0 Away
29
Final
17
Aggies Utah State USU 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
IDST 6 10 3 10 29
USU 7 3 7 0 17
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J.
J. Cooke QB IDST
152 PASS
M.
M. Hillstead QB USU
178 PASS
Rushing Yards
C.
C. Sudbury RB IDST
37 RUSH
J.
J. Jacobs WR USU
80 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J. Mason WR IDST
75 REC
E.
E. Wood WR USU
90 REC
Passing
Idaho State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Cooke 18/33 152 1 0 2 76.8
Utah State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
G. Brosterhous 5/13 67 0 1 1 23.6
M. Hillstead 15/30 178 2 3 2 51.1
Rushing
Idaho State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Cooke 11 5 0.5 1 11
R. Freeman 10 32 3.2 0 9
C. Sudbury 3 37 12.3 0 30
Z. Anahu-Ambrosio 2 12 6.0 0 7
D. Harsin 3 8 2.7 0 4
Utah State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
G. Brosterhous 10 35 3.5 0 10
N. White 3 5 1.7 0 3
M. Hillstead 9 43 4.8 0 14
J. Jacobs 20 80 4.0 0 11
J. Robinson 1 3 3.0 0 3
N. Washington 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
Receiving
Idaho State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Mason 7 9 75 10.7 0 30 0
E. Aragon 2 7 26 13.0 0 15 0
C. James 5 10 27 5.4 1 8 0
J. Trilla 4 5 24 6.0 0 11 0
Z. Anahu-Ambrosio 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Utah State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
E. Wood 6 12 90 15.0 1 21 0
D. Starling 3 5 30 10.0 1 15 0
A. Garcia 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
N. Boncore 1 4 22 22.0 0 22 0
R. Haynes 1 3 23 23.0 0 23 0
J. Jacobs 4 8 27 6.8 0 11 0
J. Robinson 3 8 31 10.3 0 13 0
Defense
Idaho State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Childs 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Perez 8 3 5 0 0 1 28 1 0
J. Daniels 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Reynolds 15 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Saxton 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Wilkey 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
J. East 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Irwin 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Lewis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Shorty 3 1 2 0 0 2 42 2 1
B. Spencer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Holt 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Callen 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Tuala 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Cook 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Haggler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Hessler 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Kissick 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. To'oto'o 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Arnold 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Taggart 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Kabongo 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Cunningham 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Grant 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Tuha 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Mayes 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Hamblin 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Brown 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Jennette 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Olevao 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Morris 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Pendleton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Tujague 6 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
A. Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Naegle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Idaho State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
M. Lindberg 5/5 2/2 17 0
Utah State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
K. Afrookhteh 1/2 2/2 5 0
Returns
Idaho State
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Utah State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
N. White 2 41 20.5 0 21 1
J. Jacobs 1 12 12.0 0 12 1
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Idaho State
Utah State
241 Total Yards 407
13 First Downs 28
7 Passing 15
4 Rushing 8
5 Penalty 2
5/15 3rd Down Eff. 9/15
152 Passing Yards 245
89 Rushing Yards 162
0 Turnovers 4
8-71 Penalties 11-83
26:27 Possession 33:33
4/4 Red Zone 3/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 10 - 0 29 - 17
FG M. Lindberg
29 - 17 4:39
XP M. Lindberg
26 - 17 14:13
TD C. James
25 - 17 14:13
Q3 3 - 7 19 - 17
FG M. Lindberg
19 - 17 0:26
16 - 17 4:39
K. Afrookhteh XP
16 - 16 4:39
D. Starling TD
Q2 10 - 3 16 - 10
16 - 10 0:04
K. Afrookhteh FG
FG M. Lindberg
16 - 7 6:42
XP M. Lindberg
13 - 7 8:23
TD J. Cooke
12 - 7 8:23
Q1 6 - 7 6 - 7
FG M. Lindberg
6 - 7 1:57
3 - 7 5:52
K. Afrookhteh XP
3 - 6 5:52
E. Wood TD
FG M. Lindberg
3 - 0 9:04
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 3 Biggest Lead: IDST +12 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Interdivisional
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 5, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m