2024 Idaho State Bengals football team

2024 Idaho State Bengals football
2024 Idaho State Bengals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Cody Hawkins (2nd season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Buddy Blevins (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Josh Runda (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	ICCU Dome

2024 Big Sky Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana State $^	8	–	0	15	–	1
No. 5 UC Davis ^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 7 Idaho ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 22 Northern Arizona ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 10 Montana ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
	3	–	5	5	–	7
Eastern Washington	3	–	5	4	–	8
Weber State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Portland State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Cal Poly	2	–	6	3	–	8
Sacramento State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Northern Colorado	1	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Cody Hawkins, the Bengals played their home games on campus at the ICCU Dome, an indoor facility in Pocatello, Idaho.

Preseason

Polls

On July 21, 2024, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bengals were predicted to finish 8th in the Big Sky by the coaches, and 10th by the media.^[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Montana	120 (10)
2	Montana State	110 (1)
3	Idaho	95
4	UC Davis	88 (1)
5	Sacramento State	82
6	Weber State	74
7	Northern Arizona	55
8	Eastern Washington	47
9	Portland State	45
10	Idaho State	31
11	Northern Colorado	23
12	Cal Poly	22

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Montana	442 (26)
2	Montana State	414 (9)
3	Idaho	342 (2)
4	UC Davis	332 (1)
5	Sacramento State	324
6	Eastern Washington	240
7	Weber State	234
8	Idaho State	174
9	Northern Arizona	172
10	Portland State	169
11	Cal Poly	74
12	Northern Colorado	47

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Bengals had one player selected to the Preseason All–Big Sky team.^[2]

Defense

Calvin Pitcher – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:30 p.m.	at Oregon State*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	The CW	L 15–38	31,013
September 7	4:00 p.m.	Western Oregon*	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	W 50–10	6,252
September 14	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 North Dakota*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+	L 28–52	10,685
September 21	4:00 p.m.	Southern Utah*	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	W 38–28	8,688
September 28	4:00 p.m.	No. 3 Montana State	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 17–37	N/A
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 41–38	8,429
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Portland State	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 38–42	5,618
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+	L 26–30	8,212
October 26	4:00 p.m.	Sacramento State	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	W 30–27 ^OT	5,804
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	W 43–35	7,223
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 42–77	4,854
November 23	4:00 p.m.	No. 7 Idaho	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 17–40	10,032
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time Source: ^[3]^[4]

Game summaries

at Oregon State (FBS)

Game 1 – Idaho State Bengals (0–0) vs Oregon State Beavers (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	9	0	6	0	15
Beavers (FBS)	7	10	14	7	38

at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 92 °F (33 °C)
Game attendance: 31,013
Referee: John Love
TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), and Michael Bumpus (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(5:55) OSU – Anthony Hankerson 15-yard run, Everett Hayes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:42; Oregon State 7–0)
(1:09) IDST – Team safety (Oregon State 7–2)
(0:00) IDST – Christian Frederickson 35-yard pass from Kobe Tracy, Gabe Panikowski kick (Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:03; Idaho State 9–7)

Second quarter

(9:34) OSU – Everett Hayes 32-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:26; Oregon State 10–9)
(0:27) OSU – Anthony Hankerson 6-yard run, Everett Hayes kick (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:14; Oregon State 17–9)

Third quarter

(10:39) OSU – David Wells Jr. 55-yard pass from Gevani McCoy, Everett Hayes kick (Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:09; Oregon State 24–9)
(3:17) OSU – Jam Griffin 22-yard run, Everett Hayes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:01; Oregon State 31–9)
(1:04) IDST – Michael Shulikov 9-yard pass from Hunter Hays, kick failed (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:08; Oregon State 31–15)

Fourth quarter

(9:31) OSU – Jam Griffin 20-yard run, Everett Hayes kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:33; Oregon State 38–15)

Statistics	IDST	ORST
First downs	22	29
Total yards	311	510
Rushing yards	16–82	58–362
Passing yards	229	148
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–45–2	11–14–0
Time of possession	22:31	37:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing	Kobe Tracy	9/14, 114 yards, TD
	Rushing	Keoua Kauhi	4 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Christian Frederickson	5 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Oregon State	Passing	Gevani McCoy	9/10, 114 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jam Griffin	20 carries, 160 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	David Wells Jr.	2 receptions, 63 yards, TD

vs. Western Oregon (DII)

Game 2 – Western Oregon Wolves (DII) (0–0) at Idaho State Bengals (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves (DII)	0	0	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0

at ICCU Dome, Pocatello, Idaho

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 4:00 PM MST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Gross, Kody Graves, Mitch Beckstead

at No. 10 North Dakota

Game 3 – Idaho State Bengals (1–1) at No. 10 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 12:00 PM MST
TV announcers (ESPN+/MidCo): Alex Heinert, Ryan Kasowski

vs. Southern Utah

Game 4 – Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1–2) at Idaho State Bengals (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	0	0	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0

at ICCU Dome, Pocatello, Idaho

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 4:00 PM MST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Gross, Kody Graves, Mitch Beckstead

vs. No. 3 Montana State

Game 5 – No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (4–0) at Idaho State Bengals (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0

at ICCU Dome, Pocatello, Idaho

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 4:00 PM MST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Ben Creighton, Ty Gregorak, Grace Lawrence

at Cal Poly

Game 6 – Idaho State Bengals (2–3) at Cal Poly Mustangs (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0

at Mustang Memorial Field, San Luis Obispo, California

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM MST
TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane

vs. Portland State

Game 7 – Portland State Vikings (0–5) at Idaho State Bengals (3–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0

at ICCU Dome, Pocatello, Idaho

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 4:00 PM MST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Gross, Kody Graves, Mitch Beckstead

at Northern Arizona

Game 8 – Idaho State Bengals (3–4) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (3–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0

at Walkup Skydome, Flagstaff, Arizona

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM MST
TV announcers (ESPN+): Mitch Strohman, Kevin Stephens, Ava Nichols

Sacramento State

Game 9 – Sacramento State Hornets (3–4) vs Idaho State Bengals (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0

at ICCU Dome, Pocatello, Idaho

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 4:00 PM MST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Gross, Kody Graves, Mitch Beckstead

at Weber State

Game 10 – Idaho State Bengals (4–5) at Weber State Wildcats (3–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Stewart Stadium, Ogden, Utah

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM MST
TV announcers (ESPN+): Tony Parks, Riley Jensen

at Eastern Washington

Game 11 – Idaho State Bengals (5–5) at Eastern Washington Eagles (3–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	14	14	7	7	42
Eagles	21	28	7	21	77

at Roos Field, Cheney, Washington

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM MST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game attendance: 4,854
TV announcers (ESPN+/SWX NW): Bob Castle, Bill Ames

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IDST	EWU
First downs	30	37
Total yards	484	704
Rushing yards	114	478
Passing yards	370	226
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	37-54-1	15-15-0
Time of possession	30:05	29:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing	Kobe Tracy	37/54, 370 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kobe Tracy	9 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Jeff Weimer	14 receptions, 134 yards
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	14/14, 206 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jared Taylor	18 carries, 160 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	12 receptions, 157 yards, TD

No. 7 Idaho (rivalry)

Game 12 – No. 7 Idaho Vandals (8–3) vs Idaho State Bengals (5–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0

at ICCU Dome, Pocatello, Idaho

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 4:00 PM MST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
TV announcers (ESPN+/SWX NW): Scott Gross, Cody Graves

Roster

2024 Idaho State Bengals football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Damien Morgan	So
QB	`1`	Jordan Cooke	Jr
WR	`2`	Alfred Jordan Jr.	Sr
WR	`4`	Aaron Blancas	Sr
QB	`5`	Brett Spencer	Fr
WR	`6`	Jeff Weimer	Sr
QB	`7`	Hunter Hays	Sr
QB	`8`	Jackson Sharman	Fr
WR	`9`	Tsion Nunnally	Jr
WR	`11`	Ian Duarte	Fr
WR	`13`	Raiden Brown	Fr
WR	`14`	Michael Shulikov	Jr
WR	`15`	Christian Fredericksen	Sr
QB	`16`	Kobe Tracy	Sr
QB	`18`	Davis Harsin	Fr
RB	`20`	Donald Austin	Sr
RB	`21`	Justice Jackson	Sr
WR	`22`	Aidan Garcia	So
RB	`23`	Carson Sudbury	Fr
RB	`24`	Keoua Kauhi II	Sr
RB	`25`	Jackson Riddle	Fr
RB	`28`	Dason Brooks	So
WR	`29`	Robert Vega	Jr
RB	`32`	Hunter Roddy	So
OL	`50`	Alex Ramirez	Sr
OL	`51`	Stryker Rashid	So
OL	`53`	Messiyah Moye	Sr
OL	`54`	Jorgen Miller	So
OL	`55`	Gunnar Clark	So
OL	`57`	Exander Miller	Fr
OL	`58`	Vicente Hughes	Sr
OL	`60`	Hunter Hill	So
OL	`60`	Noah Tandy	Fr
OL	`61`	Zachary Shiroma	Jr
OL	`62`	William Davis	So
OL	`66`	Justin Frost	Fr
OL	`68`	Miguel Santos	Fr
OL	`71`	Messiah Johnson	Fr
OL	`72`	Ty Hyde	Sr
OL	`73`	Talin Togiai	So
OL	`75`	Jake Hellmann	Jr
OL	`76`	Jaedon Garcia	So
OL	`77`	Osiel Moreno	So
OL	`78`	Josiah Sagale	So
WR	`80`	Julian Mason	So
WR	`81`	Braden Albrecht	Fr
WR	`82`	Jeremiah Crum	Jr
WR	`83`	Josh Ball	Fr
WR	`84`	Taylor Freeman	Fr
WR	`85`	Davian Munoz	Fr
WR	`86`	Kolton Tanner	Fr
WR	`88`	Eric Johnson	GS
WR	`89`	Adam Watts	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`0`	Adrian Rodriguez	Jr
CB	`1`	Josh Alford	Sr
CB	`2`	Tylor Bohannon	Sr
LB	`4`	Kris Sanchez	Sr
S	`5`	Jayden Bell	So
S	`6`	Calvin Pitcher	Sr
LB	`7`	Nathan Reynolds	So
LB	`8`	Teilor Tuioti	Sr
S	`9`	Jayden Davis	Jr
LB	`10`	Jagger Giles	Sr
S	`11`	Junior Damuni	Jr
S	`12`	Janari Boone	So
CB	`13`	Jackson Daniels	Fr
S	`14`	Dekker Hagler	Fr
CB	`15`	Noa Calaycay	Fr
LB	`16`	Devin Rodriguez	Fr
S	`17`	Damir Abdullah	Jr
S	`18`	Makeo Sneddon	Fr
CB	`20`	Jaylon Brown	Jr
S	`21`	Rylan Leathers	Fr
S	`22`	Mason Young	Jr
S	`23`	Cam Gherardi	Fr
CB	`24`	Adonijah Richards	So
DL	`25`	Cortland Horton	Sr
S	`26`	Mathew Sanchez	Sr
LB	`27`	Vaeaega Gasu	Jr
LB	`28`	Kaiden Villaro	Fr
CB	`31`	Mike Lindsay	Fr
S	`32`	Kolton Kirby	So
CB	`34`	Deville Dickerson	So
DL	`35`	Louie Cresto	Jr
CB	`36`	Sanborne Melson	So
DL	`38`	Leka Tu'akoi	Fr
LB	`39`	Darrell Gipson	Fr
DL	`42`	Maka Tu'akoi	Jr
DL	`43`	Tuaoa Tauili'ili	So
LB	`44`	Jacob Perez	Fr
LB	`45`	Emmitt Sallee	So
DL	`46`	Logan George	So
DL	`47`	Zack Conner	Sr
LB	`48`	Brody Swearhart	Fr
DL	`51`	Curtis Hill	Jr
DL	`52`	Spencer Tatafu	Sr
LB	`56`	Kall Renner	So
DL	`59`	Brady Phillips	Fr
DL	`90`	Beau Jaques	So
DL	`91`	Joseph Perez-Garibay	Jr
DL	`92`	Zion To'oto'o	So
DL	`94`	Malik Richardson	Fr
LB	`95`	Frank Kissick	Fr
DL	`96`	David Rowe	Sr
DL	`98`	Jake East	Fr
DL	`99`	Qai Smith	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`26`	Mason Lindberg	Fr
LS	`37`	Scott Atkinson	Sr
K	`40`	Gabe Panikowski	So
K	`49`	Ross Bolger	Sr
LS	`70`	Ryan Carter	So
K	`93`	Ethan Cutler	So

Head coach

Cody Hawkins

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Josh Runda – Defensive coordinator
Buddy Blevins – Co-offensive coordinator
Dynomite Kuhn – Director of football operations
Jacob Thomas – Running backs/run game coordinator
Nick Alaimalo – Inside receivers/associate special teams coordinator
Scott Thiessen – Safeties
John Hughes – Offensive line
Devin Holiday – Cornerbacks
Keith Price – Wide receivers
Kolney Cassel – Quarterbacks
Cody Crawford – Defensive line
Isaiah Lee – Assistant defensive line
Jeff Pitman – Assistant head coach/director of football strength & conditioning & culture
Dan Hawkins – Director of player & staff development
Brandon Stephens – Director of strength & conditioning
Jarrett Meeker – Offensive analyst/video coordinator
Michael Davis – Graduate assistant
Mykal Tuiolosega-Siufanua – Graduate assistant - strength & conditioning
Dustin Enslinger – Head athletic trainer
Ryan Barker – Director of equipment operations

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 13, 2024

References

^ Big Sky Conference (July 21, 2024). "Montana Picked to Win #BigSkyFB in 2024". Retrieved June 26, 2025.
^ Big Sky Conference (July 21, 2024). "Larison, Grebe Win Preseason MVP Honors; All-Conference Team Announced". Retrieved June 26, 2025.
^ "2024 Idaho State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Idaho State Bengals. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[1] Big Sky Conference (July 21, 2024). "Montana Picked to Win #BigSkyFB in 2024". Retrieved June 26, 2025.

[2] Big Sky Conference (July 21, 2024). "Larison, Grebe Win Preseason MVP Honors; All-Conference Team Announced". Retrieved June 26, 2025.

[3] "2024 Idaho State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[4] "2024 Football Schedule". Idaho State Bengals. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

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