Northern Iowa beats Idaho State 41-17 for coach Mark Farley's 175th career win
POCATELLO, Idaho -- — Theo Day threw for 388 yards and two touchdowns, Sam Schnee made seven catches for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and Northern Iowa beat Idaho State 41-17 on Saturday for coach Mark Farley's 175th career win.
Day has recorded a touchdown pass in a program-record 25 consecutive games. His 14-yard connection with Schnee gave UNI a 27-3 lead with 12 seconds left before halftime.
Northern Iowa (1-2) bounced back after losing to Weber State last week, another Big Sky Conference opponent. Idaho State (0-3) lost for the seventh straight time, dating to last season.
Josh Jenkins, Tye Edwards and Harrison Bey-Buie each rushed for a touchdown for UNI. It was Jenkins' first career TD and Bey-Buie's first of the season.
Jordan Cooke passed for 249 yards with an interception for Idaho State. Chedon James made eight catches for 121 yards.
Northern Iowa improved to 4-0 against Idaho State — in its first trip to Pocatello since 1990.
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Game Information
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Illinois State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Missouri State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Murray State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
North Dakota | 0-0 | 0-0 |
North Dakota State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Northern Iowa | 0-0 | 0-0 |
South Dakota | 0-0 | 0-0 |
South Dakota State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Southern Illinois | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Youngstown State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2024 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Cal Poly | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Eastern Washington | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Idaho State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Idaho | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Montana | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Montana State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Northern Arizona | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Northern Colorado | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Portland State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sacramento State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
UC Davis | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Weber State | 0-0 | 0-0 |