Idaho State vs Cal Poly postgame (video)

 

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Laying the past to rest — Idaho State edges Cal Poly 30-28

Fourth-down conversions tell the tale versus Cal Poly

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Cal Poly football team's road woes continue with 30-28 loss to Idaho State

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE DOME — KYLE FRANKO/IDAHO STATE JOURNAL

Big, boisterous crowd
The crowd of 9,323 was the fourth-largest for an Idaho State home game since 2005. ISU players and coaches said the turnout made a big difference in the final result.

“It was great to see the crowd come out and support us,” said ISU senior Justin Arias. “We love our fans and it’s an awesome feeling.”

Entering the Bengals’ game with Cal Poly, Idaho State had averaged 5,767 fans. The previous high for attendance in 2014 was ISU’s homecoming against Sacramento State that drew 7,652 fans.

“I just like it when a crowd has an impact on the game at the end,” said ISU coach Mike Kramer. “... The crowd got into it in there in the fourth quarter and it buoyed our defense.”

More records go down against Cal Poly
— Idaho State’s current five-game winning streak is the first since 1995.
— Xavier Finney broke the 100-yard barrier for the eighth time this season with 125 yards off 26 carries.
— Arias’ two interceptions ended a streak of 231 passes without a pick. Arias also set the single-season (32) and career (58) passing touchdown records.
— KW Williams caught his 10th touchdown pass of the season. That mark is tied for fourth on the single-season TD receptions in ISU history.
— Idaho State has rushed for 2,016 yards this season, the seventh best single-season mark in program history. The single-season record for most rushing yards is 2,442 by the 1957 team.
— The Bengals’ three touchdowns Saturday set the single-season record for most in a season. ISU now has 53 touchdowns. The previous record was 52 by the 1981 National Championship team.

An offense for defensive statistics
Cal Poly rolled off 99 plays Saturday against the Bengals and 77 of them were rushing attempts. Idaho State defenders were busy.

Senior linebacker Mitch Beckstead had a team-high 18 tackles. Junior Cody Sorensen came up from his safety spot to finish with 17 tackles and both senior PJ Gremaud and freshman Mario Jenkins had 14.

ISU’s defense was shorthanded after two defensive lineman — seniors Sage Warner and Robby Mackesey — went down with injuries. Bengals co-defensive coordinator Roger Cooper said the defense played with 13 guys all game. It was a testament to will and conditioning, Cooper said, that they found a way to finish off the game.

SCORING SUMMARY
Idaho State 30, Cal Poly 28CAL POLY 0 7 14 7—28
IDAHO STATE 14 3 6 7—30

FIRST QUARTER
ISU—Hagen Graves 21-yard pass from Justin Arias (Zak Johnson kick) 13:17.
Key plays: Xavier Finney picked up 48 yards on four carries and ISU used five rushing plays to move downfield before Arias found Graves for the score. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:43. Idaho State 7, Cal Poly 0.

ISU—KW Williams 30-yard pass from Justin Arias (Johnson kick) 6:51.
Key plays: Arias went 5 for 8 through the air, sticking to short passes before hitting Williams. Finney extended the drive on fourth down with a 1-yard run on fourth and short. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:42. Idaho State 14, Cal Poly 0.

SECOND QUARTER
ISU— Zak Johnson 35-yard field goal, 8:51.
Key plays: Arias completed 5-of-6 pass attempts, the biggest of which was a 26-yarder to Graves to put the Bengals at Cal Poly’s 37-yard line. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 3:57. Idaho State 17, Cal Poly 0.
Cal Poly—Chris Brown 10-yard run (Zach Schottenfeld kick) 0:26.
Key plays: The Mustangs used 14 running plays, picked up six first downs and drove nearly the whole field on their way to the end zone. Five players had at least one carry, headed by Brown, who rushed for 28 yards. Drive: 14 plays, 97 yards, 5:09. Idaho State 17, Cal Poly 7.

THIRD QUARTER
Cal Poly—Kyle Lewis 44-yard pass from Brown (Schottenfeld kick) 13:07,
Key plays: Cal Poly’s long drive to end the first half provided a momentum swing that carried over into the third quarter. The Mustangs cut right through the ISU defense, running the ball four times before Brown connected with Lewis for the big gain and score. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:45. Idaho State 17, Cal Poly 14.

ISU—Zak Johnson 27-yard field goal, 9:32.
Key plays: Madison Mangum hauled in two passes for 43 yards, including a difficult catch on fourth-and-2 to keep the drive alive. Arias hit Mangum on a fade, resulting in a 25-yard gain to Cal Poly’s 25. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 3:35. Idaho State 20, Cal Poly 14.

ISU—Zak Johnson 39-yard field goal, 5:37.
Key plays: Arias went 2-for-5 passing, Finney carried once for 6 yards and Mangum had one reception for 20 yards on three targets. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 1:42. Idaho State 23, Cal Poly 14.
Cal Poly—Chris Brown 33-yard run (Schottenfeld kick) 2:15.
Key plays: Cal Poly mostly stuck with the running game, getting three ball carriers involved. Brown led the attack with six carries for 53 yards. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:22. Idaho State 23, Cal Poly 21.

FOURTH QUARTER
ISU—Madison Mangum 24-yard pass from Justin Arias (Johnson kick) 6:00.
Key plays: Mangum made another huge grab on fourth down, a 25-yard fade from Arias. The 34-yard completion set ISU up at Cal Poly’s 25-yard line, and the pair hooked up again two plays later for the score. Mangum had three catches for 67 yards on the drive. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:44. Idaho State 30, Cal Poly 21.

Cal Poly—Chris Brown 2-yard run (Schottenfeld kick) 2:14.
Key plays: Brown and Kori Garcia led the Mustangs’ rushing attack, combining to run for 35 yards. A pass interference penalty by the Bengals put Cal Poly on ISU’s 2-yard line. Brown punched it in from there. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 3:40. Idaho State 30, Cal Poly 28.

Individual stats
Receiving: Cal Poly — Chris Nicholls 2-30, Kori Garcia 2-4, Kyle Lewis 1-44, Kenny Mitchell 1-13. Idaho State — Madison Mangum 10-159-1, KW Williams 4-55-1, Broc Malcom 3-23, Hagen Graves 2-47-1.
Rushing: Cal Poly — Chris Brown 39-197-3, Kori Garcia 13-105, Brandon Howe 15-63, Joe Protheroe 5-34. Idaho State — Xavier Finney 26-125, Daniel McSurdy 6-10, Justin Arias 2-7.
Passing: Cal Poly — Chris Brown 8-22-101-1-0. Idaho State — Justin Arias 22-40-292-3-2.