Idaho State Wins First Road Game Since 2006
rushed for a career-high 236 yards, the third-best rushing performance in ISU history, to lead the Idaho State football team to a 46-12 win at Northern Colorado. The Bengals improved to 5-3 and 3-1 in Big Sky Conference play.
The win snapped the Bengals 48 game road losing streak and a 28-game road conference losing streak.
Finney rushed for his 236 yards on 22 carries and scored one touchdown while averaging 10. 7 yards a carry. rushed 92 yards on 11 carries and a career-high three touchdowns. As a team the Bengals carried the ball 42 times for 348 yards. The Bengal offense passed for 303 yards as passed for 288 yards and two touchdowns and no interceptions.
The Idaho State defense held the Bears offense to 330 yards and only 55 in the first half. had seven reception for 104 yards.
led the Bengal defense with 11 tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss and one interception. The Idaho State defense had eight sacks in the game.
also had an interception and had a fumble recovery that was returned 53 yards to the one-yard line that set up the Bengals final score of the game.
Idaho State never trailed in the game and led 24-0 at halftime. The Bengals scored on their opening possession when connected on a 25-yard field goal. Then with six minutes left in the quarter Finney scored on a 13-yard run to up the ISU lead to 10-0.
McSurdy scored his first of three touchdowns on a 41-yard run with 4:38 left in the first half and tallied his first career touchdown on a 10-yard reception from Arias with 59 seconds left until halftime.
Northern Colorado managed two touchdowns in the third quarter but the Bengals countered every time Northern Colorado scored. had his first touchdown on a 21-yard pass from Arias with 8:44 left in the third and McSurdy had his second touchdown on a two-yard run with 2:21 left.
The Bengals fourth quarter touchdown came on a McSurdy one-yard run with 8:21 left in the game.
Idaho State returns to the field, Saturday, November 1 for a 5:35 p.m. (MST) kickoff at Portland State.
