NCAA FCS Big Sky

Idaho State football predictions & picks

Big Sky

2026 record: 6-4
Big Sky: 4th
PPG: 32.7
Streak: L1
Last 5: Lost 24–25 vs Cal Poly · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 20–27 at Weber State · Sat, Oct 17 Won 38–8 vs Portland State · Sat, Oct 24 Won 34–27 at Utah Tech · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 26–28 OT vs Montana State · Sat, Nov 7

Idaho State next game

Wk 11

Idaho St @10:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Montana

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Idaho State 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs VMI VMI W38–10 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Utah State Utah State W29–17 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs San Diego San Diego W59–17 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Southern Utah Southern Utah W28–24 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Northern Arizona N Arizona L31–38 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Cal Poly Cal Poly L24–25 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Weber State Weber St L20–27 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Portland State Portland St W38–8 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Utah Tech Utah Tech W34–27 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Montana State Montana St L26–28 OT —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Montana Montana 10:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Idaho Idaho 5:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Idaho State team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 32.7/ game 27th

Total yards 409.1/ game 25th

Passing yards 283.4/ game 9th

Rushing yards 125.7/ game 87th

Third-down conversions 41.7% 42nd

Giveaways 1.4/ game 63rd

Time of possession 28:07 102nd

Defense

Points allowed 22.1/ game 26th

Yards allowed 360.6/ game 57th

Passing yards allowed 187.1/ game 28th

Rushing yards allowed 173.5/ game 85th

Takeaways 1.8/ game 17th

Penalties 4.3/ game 4th

Idaho State leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Jordan Cooke 2,517yds 18 TD · 9 INT · 60.2% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Tytan Mason 477yds 3 TD · 7.0 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Julian Mason 593yds 51 catches · 5 TD · 10 games

Tackles Nathan Reynolds 87 10 games

Sacks Trehsyn Fesili 6.5 10 games

Interceptions Tre Shorty 2 5 passes defended · 9 games

Big Sky standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Montana State Montana St 910 9-1 .900 405196 +209 W4

2 Northern Arizona N Arizona 820 8-2 .800 325278 +47 W5

3 Montana Montana 730 7-3 .700 401281 +120 W2

4 Idaho State Idaho St 640 6-4 .600 327221 +106 L1

5 Weber State Weber St 640 6-4 .600 361325 +36 W1

6 UC Davis UC Davis 640 6-4 .600 294303 −9 W1

7 Idaho Idaho 550 5-5 .500 339348 −9 W4

8 Southern Utah Southern Utah 460 4-6 .400 312323 −11 W1

9 Cal Poly Cal Poly 470 4-7 .364 268382 −114 L4

10 Northern Colorado N Colorado 370 3-7 .300 219268 −49 L2

11 Eastern Washington E Washington 280 2-8 .200 280409 −129 L3

12 Portland State Portland St 280 2-8 .200 212441 −229 L4

13 Utah Tech Utah Tech 190 1-9 .100 191384 −193 L2

Idaho State FAQ

Who does Idaho State play next?

Next up for Idaho State: on the road at Montana, Saturday, November 14, 10:30 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Idaho State’s record this season?

Idaho State is 6-4, 4th in the Big Sky.

Who leads Idaho State in passing yards?

Jordan Cooke, with 2,517 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (18 TD · 9 INT · 60.2% comp. · 10 games).

Big Sky rivals

All teams

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

Idaho State this week

Idaho State is 6-4, 3-4 in Big Sky play. Its last game was a 28–26 overtime loss to Montana State at home on November 7. Its offense averages 32.7 points a game (27th in FCS), and its defense allows 22.1 (tied for 26th).

Next up, Idaho State visits Montana on Saturday, November 14 at 10:30 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.