Cal Poly Mustangs @ Idaho State Bengals
Idaho State edges Cal Poly 30-28
POCATELLO, Idaho -- Justin Arias threw three touchdowns as Idaho State fended off Cal Poly 30-28 on Saturday.
Arias completed 22 of 40 passes for 292 yards for the Bengals (7-3, 5-1 Big Sky), including a 24-yarder to Madison Mangum with six minutes left, pushing the lead to 30-21. Mangum caught 10 passes for 159 yards. Xavier Finney ran for 125 and Zak Johnson kicked three field goals.
Two Arias scoring passes -- one to Hagen Graves and one to K.W. Williams -- and a field goal by Johnson had Idaho State up 17-7 at halftime.
Cal Poly came within three early in the third quarter on a 44-yard touchdown pass from Chris Brown to Kyle Lewis.
The Bengals responded with two Johnson field goals to lead 23-14.
Brown rushed for a TD from the 2 with 2:14 remaining and the Mustangs (6-4, 5-2) were within two, but Idaho State recovered the onside kick.
Game Information
Pocatello, ID
2025 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 8-0 | 14-2 |
| Montana | 7-1 | 13-2 |
| UC Davis | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Sacramento State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Idaho State | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Eastern Washington | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Northern Colorado | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Cal Poly | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Idaho | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Weber State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Portland State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
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