Idaho State Bengals at Utah State Aggies
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Mason Lindberg hits 5 field goals to help Idaho State outlast Utah State 29-17
The win was the third by an FCS team over an FBS opponent on Saturday and came with a guaranteed $400,000 payout for Idaho State (2-0), which entered as a 15.5-point underdog.
Lindberg made field goals from 28, 48, 25, 43 and 41 yards and finished with 17 points.
Utah State (0-1) took a 17-16 lead late in the third quarter on McCae Hillstead’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Demick Starling, but Idaho State scored the final 13 points.
Lindberg’s 43-yarder with 26 seconds left in the third put the Bengals back ahead before Jordan Cooke connected with Chedon James for an 8-yard touchdown early in the fourth, and Lindberg added his fifth field goal.
Cooke threw for 152 yards and a touchdown and also scored on a 1-yard run in the first half. TreShawn Shorty had two of Idaho State’s four interceptions.
Hillstead threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns to go with three interceptions, while Grady Brosterhous threw another interception for the Aggies.
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- TV Channel: Bengals at Aggies 2021 College Football, week 1, is broadcasted on CBSSN.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 9:04 | Mason Lindberg 28 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 5:52 | Eli Wood 15 Yd pass from McCae Hillstead (Kian Afrookhteh Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 1:57 | Mason Lindberg 48 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 8:23 | Jordan Cooke 1 Yd Run (Mason Lindberg Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 6:42 | Mason Lindberg 25 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:04 | Kian Afrookhteh 28 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:39 | Demick Starling 4 Yd pass from McCae Hillstead (Kian Afrookhteh Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 0:26 | Mason Lindberg 43 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 14:13 | Chedon James 8 Yd pass from Jordan Cooke (Mason Lindberg Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 4:39 | Mason Lindberg 41 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 IDST |
 USU |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1st Downs | 29 |
| 5-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-15 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-4 |
| 241 | Total Yards | 407 |
| 152 | Passing | 245 |
| 18/33 | Comp/Att | 20/44 |
| 4.6 | Yards per pass | 5.6 |
| 89 | Rushing | 162 |
| 30 | Rushing Attempts | 44 |
| 3.0 | Yards per rush | 3.7 |
| 8-71 | Penalties | 11-83 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 4 |
| 26:27 | Possession | 33:33 |
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