Idaho State Bengals at Sacramento State Hornets
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Conklin debuts with 3 TD passes, Sac State tops Idaho State 51-16
Kaiden Bennett staked Sacramento State (6-2, 3-2 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 7 in the FCS coaches poll, to a 7-0 lead when he capped a nine-play, 75-yard game-opening drive with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Jared Gipson. Coleman Kuntz added a 1-yard touchdown run with 45 seconds left and the Hornets led 14-0 after one quarter.
Idaho State (3-5, 3-2) battled back to take a 16-14 lead. Hunter Hays sandwiched touchdown passes of 25 yards to Chedon James and 16 yards to Alfred Jordan Jr. around a 27-yard field goal by Thomas Kopcho in the rally.
Conklin replaced Bennett, who has been dealing with a sore shoulder, and delivered his first career touchdown pass — a go-ahead 13-yard toss to Devin Gandy. Zach Schreiner kicked a 30-yard field goal on the final play of the half to give Sac State a 24-16 lead.
Conklin fired a 69-yard scoring strike to Carlos Hill midway through the third quarter and Elijah Tau-Tolliver and Michael Johnson added short touchdown runs in the final three minutes of the period for a 44-16 advantage.
Conklin had a 6-yard touchdown toss to Marshel Martin midway through the fourth quarter to complete the scoring.
Conklin finished with 235 yards on 14-of-21 passing. Bennett completed 7 of 11 passes for 79 yards with one interception and rushed for 45 yards on 11 carries before leaving. Zeke Burnett rushed for 143 yards on nine carries. Martin had six catches for 103 yards, while Hill totaled 91 yards on three receptions.
Hays completed 17 of 31 passes for 193 yards with two interceptions for the Bengals, who were outscored 27-0 in the second half.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:17 | Jared Gipson 23 Yd pass from Kaiden Bennett (Zach Schreiner Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:45 | Coleman Kuntz 1 Yd Run (Zach Schreiner Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:05 | Chedon James 25 Yd pass from Hunter Hays (Thomas Kopcho PAT failed) |
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FG | 2nd Period 7:14 | Thomas Kopcho 27 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:46 | Alfred Jordan Jr. 16 Yd pass from Hunter Hays (Thomas Kopcho Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:13 | Devin Gandy 13 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Zach Schreiner 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:53 | Carlos Hill 69 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:04 | Elijah Tau-Tolliver 4 Yd Run (Zach Schreiner Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:17 | Michael Johnson 8 Yd Run (Zach Schreiner Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:30 | Marshel Martin 6 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner Kick) |
Statistics
 IDST |
 SAC |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 5-17 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-16 |
| 2-5 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 334 | Total Yards | 587 |
| 292 | Passing | 314 |
| 30-56 | Comp-Att | 21-32 |
| 5.2 | Yards per pass | 9.8 |
| 42 | Rushing | 273 |
| 19 | Rushing Attempts | 49 |
| 2.2 | Yards per rush | 5.6 |
| 4-47 | Penalties | 8-69 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 4 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 24:55 | Possession | 35:05 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 13,733 · Capacity:
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