Southern Utah Thunderbirds

1-4

Ugh, no.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds lost to the Idaho State Bengals

4-0 28 – 24

1-4

Final · Sat, Sep 26

Game Details

Eccles Coliseum (Cedar City) · 6,255 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

James' 43-yard TD pushes Idaho State over Southern Utah 28-24

Chedon James caught seven passes for 134 yards and had the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter to give Idaho State a 28-24 win over Southern Utah on Saturday night.

Recap via ESPN

0:17 Will Burns finds the end zone for 3-yard TD

0:17 Jackson Irwin grabs interception vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds

0:14 Jayden Rogers makes 54-yard field goal

0:10 Jordan Cooke throws 2-yard touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IDST	0	7	14	7	28
SUU	7	3	0	14	24

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Game Leaders

Idaho State Bengals

JC Jordan Cooke · 15/25, 203 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
TM Tytan Mason · 10 CAR, 94 YDSRushing Yards
Chedon James · 7 REC, 134 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
JI Jackson Irwin · 1Sacks
Titan Saxton · 9Tackles

Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Will Burns · 20/32, 153 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Floyd Chalk · 20 CAR, 159 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Mark Bails · 4 REC, 65 YDSReceiving Yards
Myles Amey · 0.5Sacks
Mason Stromstad · 10Tackles

2026 Big Sky Conference Standings

Team
Montana
Montana State
Weber State
Northern Arizona
UC Davis
Cal Poly
Idaho State
Idaho
Portland State
Northern Colorado
Southern Utah
Eastern Washington
Utah Tech

Scoring

Q4 7:19

TD J. Cooke pass to C. James for 43 yds, for a TD27–24

Q4 9:32

TD Floyd Chalk 45 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick)21–24

Q4 14:17

TD Will Burns 23 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick)21–17

Q3 1:03

TD C. James run for 4 yds, for a TD20–10

Q3 11:03

TD Jordan Cooke 19 Yd Run (Mason Lindberg Kick)14–10

Q2 1:55

TD Kai Wheeler 2 Yd pass from Jordan Cooke (Mason Lindberg Kick)7–10

Q2 5:26

FG J. Rogers 54 yd FG GOOD0–10

Q1 0:00

TD W. Burns run for 3 yds, for a TD (J. Rogers KICK)0–1

Team Stats

Idaho State BengalsSouthern Utah Thunderbirds

Offense

447 Total Yards 395

203 Passing Yards 153

244 Rushing Yards 242

24 First Downs 23

Efficiency

5-10 3rd Down 6-13

0-0 4th Down 1-2

15/25 Completions 20/33

Turnovers & Clock

4 Turnovers 3

5-49 Penalties 11-110

26:48 Possession 33:12

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Jordan Cooke	15/25	203	8.1	2	1
Team	15/25	203	8.1	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tytan Mason	10	94	9.4	0	21
Davis Harsin	5	72	14.4	0	52
Carson Sudbury	4	34	8.5	0	15
Robert Freeman IV	3	20	6.7	0	9
Zedekiah Anahu-Ambrosio	8	13	1.6	0	7
Jordan Cooke	7	11	1.6	1	19
Chedon James	1	4	4.0	1	4
Team	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Team	39	244	6.3	2	52

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chedon James	7	134	19.1	1	56
Julian Mason	3	31	10.3	0	20
Owen Tomich	1	21	21.0	0	21
Zedekiah Anahu-Ambrosio	1	9	9.0	0	9
Anthony Flores	2	6	3.0	0	4
Kai Wheeler	1	2	2.0	1	2
Team	15	203	13.5	2	56

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Robert Freeman IV	2	2	0
Jordan Cooke	1	1	0
Nathan Reynolds	0	0	2
Team	3	3	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jackson Irwin	9	6	1	3	0	1
Titan Saxton	9	6	0	1.5	0	0
Jacob Perez	6	2	0	0	0	0
Nathan Reynolds	5	5	0	0	1	0
Jackson Daniels	5	5	0	0	1	0
Trehsyn Fesili	5	2	0	0	0	0
Troy Wilkey	4	3	0	0	0	0
Bronson Childs	3	2	0	1	0	0
Junior Kaufusi	3	1	0	0	0	0
Grant Hessler	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Abbott	2	2	1	2	0	0
TreShawn Shorty	2	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Cook	2	2	0	0	0	0
Collin Lewis	2	1	1	1	0	0
Sani Tuala	2	1	0	0	0	0
Adam Watts	1	1	0	0	0	0
Beau Jaques	1	1	0	1	0	0
Devin Rodriguez	1	1	0	0	0	0
Gabe Tahir	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake East	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Parker Graham	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryder Holt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kai Callen	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	69	43	3	10	3	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jackson Irwin	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Robert Freeman IV	1	19	19.0	19	0
Team	1	19	19.0	19	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Robert Freeman IV	1	6	6.0	6
Tommy Poe	1	0	0.0	0
Team	2	6	3.0	6

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Mason Lindberg	0/2	0.0	0	4/4	4
Team	0/2	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jordan Rucker	3	108	36.0	0	1	47
Team	3	108	36.0	0	1	47

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT
Will Burns	20/32	153	4.8	1
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0
Team	20/33	153	4.6	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Floyd Chalk	20	159	8.0	1	62
Will Burns	16	72	4.5	2	23
Ran Sawyer	3	6	2.0	0	3
David Spjut	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	40	242	6.1	3	62

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Mark Bails	4	65	16.3	25
Floyd Chalk	4	41	10.3	39
David Spjut	6	20	3.3	11
Ran Sawyer	2	15	7.5	9
Jack Fairchild	1	11	11.0	11
Joshua Acord	3	1	0.3	6
Team	20	153	7.7	39

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Floyd Chalk	2	2	0
David Spjut	1	0	0
Talmage Brown	0	0	1
Jayden Wells	0	0	1
Christian Sampson	0	0	1
Team	3	2	3

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Mason Stromstad	10	3	0.5	1	0	1
Parker Vance	8	6	0	1	0	0
Aiden Hall	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jakobi Spence	4	4	0	1	0	0
Lincoln Tuioti-Mariner	4	3	0	0	0	0
Amarion York	4	3	0	0	0	0
Tim Christian	4	3	0	0	0	0
Myles Amey	4	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Jonathan Landry	2	2	0	0	1	0
Tavian Edwards	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jayden Wells	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Acord	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sal Avila	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sean Mays	1	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Sampson	1	1	0	1	0	0
Kasahn Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Manasa Pela	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rocky Shields	1	0	0	0	0	0
Parker Andrus	1	0	0	0	0	0
Logalima Lesa	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Koy Mortensen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keenan Eck	0	0	0	0	1	1
Team	59	35	1	5	2	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tim Christian	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ran Sawyer	3	52	17.3	23	0
Team	3	52	17.3	23	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
David Spjut	1	11	11.0	11	0
Team	1	11	11.0	11	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jayden Rogers	1/2	50.0	54	3/3	6
Team	1/2	50.0	54	3/3	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Danny Valencia	4	186	46.5	1	1	48
Team	4	186	46.5	1	1	48

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