Idaho State Bengals @ Northern Colorado Bears
Idaho State beats Northern Colorado 46-12
GREELEY, Colo. -- Justin Arias threw two touchdown passes and Daniel McSurdy ran for 236 yards and three scores Saturday and Idaho State beat Northern Colorado 46-12, ending its 47-game road losing streak.
The Bengals (5-3, 3-1 Big Sky) held the Bears to 5 yards rushing in the first half and led 24-0 at halftime. Xavier Finney had a 13-yard TD, McSurdy rushed for a 41-yarder, and Tyler Graves caught a 10-yard score.
Arias was 27 of 45 for 253 yards, Finney had 22 carries and McSurdy had 11 carries for 92 yards.
Jonathan Newsom threw two third-quarter TD passes for the Bears (2-6, 1-4), but the Bengals kept pace with a 21-yard TD pass from Arias to C.J. Hatchett and a 2-yard scoring run by McSurdy, and McSurdy added a 1-yard scoring run in the fourth.
The road win is Idaho State's first since Oct. 7, 2006, also against Northern Colorado in Greeley.
Game Information
Greeley, CO
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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