On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bengals were predicted to finish in a tie for eleventh in the Big Sky by the coaches and last by the media.[ 1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Montana
111 (3)
2
Sacramento State
110 (4)
3
Montana State
109 (5)
4
Weber State
84
5
UC Davis
82
6
Eastern Washington
76
7
Northern Arizona
62
8
Idaho
45
9
Portland State
42
10
Cal Poly
33
T-11
Idaho State
19
T-11
Northern Colorado
19
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Montana
356 (14)
2
Montana State
352 (13)
3
Sacramento State
335 (4)
4
Weber State
261
5
UC Davis
255 (1)
6
Eastern Washington
236
7
Northern Arizona
191
8
Portland State
146
9
Idaho
142
10
Cal Poly
85
11
Northern Colorado
71
12
Idaho State
66
Preseason All–Big Sky team
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The Bengals did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[ 2]
2022 Idaho State Bengals football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
1
Xavier Guillory
So
WR
2
Chedon James
Fr
WR
4
Shane Dailey Jr.
So
RB
5
Raiden Hunter
So
QB
6
Jake Sanders
So
QB
7
Hunter Hays
So
WR
8
Jovan Sowell
Fr
WR
9
Jalen Johnson
Fr
WR
10
Benjamin Omayebu
So
QB
11
Keegan Thompson
Fr
WR
12
Oakley Hussey
So
WR
13
Brandon Johnson
So
QB
14
Mikey Zele
Fr
WR
15
Christian Fredericksen
So
QB
16
Sagan Gronauer
So
TE
17
Cyrus Wallace
Jr
QB
18
Tyler Vander Waal
Jr
RB
20
Damir Collins
Fr
WR
22
Aidan Garcia
Fr
WR
23
Kaysen Isom
Fr
RB
24
Keoua Kauhi
So
RB
25
Hunter Killian
Fr
RB
32
Soujah Gasu
Jr
TE
37
Kurtis Adkinson
Fr
RB
40
Jack Whitmer
Fr
OL
50
Joseph Toilolo
Fr
OL
53
John Perko
Jr
OL
54
Terron Carey
Jr
OL
58
Tyler Clemons
Sr
OL
61
Braden Croteau
Fr
OL
63
Carson Fugleberg
Fr
OL
64
Gunnar Clark
Fr
OL
66
Avery Demmons
Jr
OL
67
Aron Oliva
Fr
OL
68
Jude Steffen
So
OL
70
Hudson Chasko
Fr
OL
72
Syr Riley
Jr
OL
73
Isaiah Hullum
Fr
OL
74
Owen Stewart
So
OL
75
Jacob Angel
Jr
OL
76
Jaedon Garcia
Fr
OL
77
Jack O'Connor
Fr
OL
78
Jay Wadley
Fr
WR
80
Julian Mason
Fr
WR
81
Connor Maloney
Fr
WR
82
Bryler Shurtliff
Fr
TE
83
Maika Heck
So
TE
85
Joseph Bertao
Fr
TE
86
Preston Helwege
So
TE
88
Mike Davis
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB
1
Josh Alford
So
CB
2
Tylor Bohannon
So
S
5
Jayden Bell
Fr
S
6
Calvin Pitcher
So
DL
7
Chestar Geffard
Jr
DL
8
Terrance Jones
Sr
S
9
Quantraill Morris-Walker
So
S
11
Junior Damuni
Fr
DB
13
Ja'Maree Boone
Fr
LB
14
Jack Genova
Sr
CB
16
Xavier Goldsmith
Fr
DL
17
Sam Benjamin
Fr
S
18
Quade Renfro
So
DL
20
Myles Amey
Fr
DB
21
Jihad Brown
So
DB
22
Cameren Davis
Sr
LB
23
Teilor Tuioti
So
S
24
Cameron Minor
So
LB
25
DJ Hagler
Sr
DB
26
Alec Flanagan
So
LB
27
Vaeaega Gasu
So
LB
28
Dason Brooks
Fr
DL
29
Cortland Horton
So
LB
30
Charles Ike
Sr
CB
34
Deville Dickerson
Fr
CB
36
Jason Moncure
Fr
LB
38
William Wallis
Fr
LB
39
Justin Douglas
Fr
DL
42
Garrett McKenna
Fr
LB
43
Tuaoa Tauili'ili
Fr
LB
44
Kris Sanchez
So
LB
45
Preston Helu
So
DL
46
Kamiah Olsen
Fr
DL
47
Zack Conner
So
LB
49
Cannen Siegel
Fr
DL
51
Curtis Hill
Fr
DL
52
Spencer Tatafu
So
DL
55
Zion To'oto'o
Fr
DL
56
Jameson Helu
Fr
LB
57
Camron Pitcher
Jr
LB
59
Todd Payne
So
DL
60
Hunter Hill
Fr
DL
91
Raemo Trevino
Sr
LB
92
Nick Larriva
So
DL
93
Mason Harwood
Fr
DL
94
Josiah Sagale
Fr
DL
95
Tyler Gonzalez
So
DL
96
David Rowe
So
DL
97
De'Qua Lang
So
DE
98
Colin Kraemer
Fr
DL
99
Jake McGinnis
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K , P
10
Ian Hershey
Fr
K
31
Regan Baker
Fr
K
35
Thomas Kopcho
Fr
LS
48
Justice Brusatto
So
K
87
Connor Slack
Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: May 27, 2023
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 27 12:30 p.m. at UNLV * CBSSN L 21–5219,579
September 10 6:00 p.m. at San Diego State * MW Network L 7–3827,865
September 17 1:00 p.m. Central Arkansas * ESPN+ L 16–315,125
September 24 1:00 p.m. at Northern Colorado ESPN+ L 14–355,292
October 1 1:00 p.m. No. 3 Montana ESPN+ L 20–286,659
October 8 2:00 p.m. at No. 4 Montana State ESPN+ L 6–3721,647
October 15 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly ESPN+ W 40–315,921
October 22 1:00 p.m. Northern Arizona ESPN+ L 10–24
November 5 5:00 p.m. at UC Davis ESPN+ L 3–436,802
November 12 1:00 p.m. at No. 7 Weber State ESPN+ L 7–457,756
November 19 1:00 p.m. No. 21т Idaho ESPN+ L 7–387,706
[ 3]
Idaho State Bengals (0-0) at UNLV Rebels (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bengals
7
0
7 7 21
Rebels
10
35
0 7 52
at Allegiant Stadium , Las Vegas, Nevada
Date : Game time : 12:30 p.m. MDT Game weather : None (indoor stadium)Game attendance : 19,579Referee : Kevin BoitmannTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Chris Lewis (play by play), Donte Whitner (analyst)Spread : UNLV -22.5 • Odds to win : UNLV 99.9% • [1]
Game information
First quarter
(9:13) UNLV - Aidan Robbins 1 yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick
(3:52) UNLV - Daniel Gutierrez 39 yard field goal
(0:15) ISU - Jalen Johnson 55 yard pass from Tyler Vander Waal, Ian Hershey kick
Second quarter
(13:02) UNLV - Aidan Robbins 2 yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick
(9:29) UNLV - Ricky White 72 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
(6:49) UNLV - Kyle Williams 9 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
(3:23) UNLV - Ricky White 19 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
(0:42) UNLV - Aidan Robbins 7 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
Third quarter
(3:04) ISU - Hunter Hays 5 yard run, Ian Hershey kick
Fourth quarter
(10:54) ISU - Xavier Guillory 19 yard pass from Hunter Hays, Ian Hershey kick
(5:05) UNLV - Zyell Griffin 14 yard pass from Cameron Friel, Daniel Gutierrez kick
Statistics
ISU
UNLV
First downs
13
23
Plays–yards
67-241
59-554
Rushes–yards
40-50
33-149
Passing yards
191
405
Passing: comp –att –int
14-27-1
26-35-0
Time of possession
29:36
30:24
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Idaho State
Passing
Tyler Vander Waal
7/13, 130 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Raiden Hunter
13 carries, 26 yards
Receiving
Xavier Guillory
4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
UNLV
Passing
Doug Brumfield
21/25, 356 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Courtney Reese
7 carries, 73 yards
Receiving
Ricky White
8 receptions, 182 yards, 2 TD
Game Two - Idaho State Bengals (0-1) at San Diego State Aztecs (0-1)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bengals
7
0
0 0 7
Aztecs
14
7
3 14 38
at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California
Date : Saturday, September 10, 2022Game time : 6:00 p.m. MST Game weather : Partly cloudy, 74°FGame attendance : 27,865TV announcers (MW Network ) : Marius Payton (play by play), Bill Doleman (analyst), Natalie Vickers (sideline)Pregame line : SDSU -34.5
Game information
First quarter
(14:46) ISU - Xavier Guillory 75 yard pass from Tyler Vander Waal, Ian Hershey kick
(11:58) SDSU - Jordan Byrd 66 yard punt return, Jack Browning kick
(5:01) SDSU - Braxton Burmeister 47 yard run, Jack Browning kick
Second quarter
(14:48) SDSU - Jordan Byrd 53 yard run, Jack Browning kick
Third quarter
(2:32) SDSU - Jack Browning 20 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
(8:35) SDSU - Tyrell Shavers 14 yard pass from Braxton Burmeister, Jack Browning kick
(5:22) SDSU - Cam Davis 3 yard run, Jack Browning kick
Statistics
ISU
SDSU
First downs
14
19
Plays–yards
73-338
69-488
Rushes–yards
33-80
43-380
Passing yards
258
108
Passing: comp –att –int
24-40-0
15-26-0
Time of possession
30:40
29:20
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Idaho State
Passing
Hunter Hays
18/30, 140 yards
Rushing
Raiden Hunter
13 carries, 53 yards
Receiving
Xavier Guillory
3 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
San Diego State
Passing
Braxton Burmeister
15/26, 108 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Jaylon Armstead
5 carries, 96 yards
Receiving
Tyrell Shavers
3 receptions, 36 yards, 1 TD
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
14
14
3
31
Bengals
3
0
0
13
16
At Northern Colorado
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1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
14
0
0
14
Bears
0
14
0
21
35
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Grizzlies
0
21
7
0
28
Bengals
3
3
0
14
20
At No. 4 Montana State
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1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
6
0
0
0
6
No. 4 Bobcats
14
20
0
3
37
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
7
0
10
14
31
Bengals
14
10
13
3
40
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
3
14
7
0
24
Bengals
0
7
0
3
10
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
3
0
0
0
3
Aggies
9
13
14
7
43
At No. 7 Weber State
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1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
7
0
0
7
No. 7 Wildcats
7
14
10
14
45
1
2
3
4
Total
#21 Vandals
7
17
7
7
38
Bengals
7
0
0
0
7