Travis Lulay throws against Idaho State in 2005
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
BOBCAT HISTORY LESSON: A Look at the Beginning of MSU's Current Win Streak Against Idaho State
10/26/2018 9:00:00 AM | Football
Ioane, Lulay, Cooper, Allen... some big names were involved in some dramatic moments
A look at Montana State's long-standing series against Idaho State, which began in 1923...
All-Time Series: 48-30-3
In Bozeman: 29-9-1
At Opponent: 19-21-2
Neutral Site: 0-0-0
Streaks and Stuff
Montana State is riding an 11-game win streak in this series, the longest stretch of victories in program history against any Big Sky Conference foe. The Cats are 13-9 in Holt Arena, the program's best winning percentage in any Big Sky Conference venue.
Here's a Good Story
After two consecutive heart-breaking losses against the Bengals, the Bobcats broke through in Pocatello's Holt Arena. For some time the game looked like it would go the way it had in the previous two seasons, with holding a 10-3 lead deep into the third quarter. But Travis Lulay scampered in from four years out to tie the game 10-10 with 5:15 remaining in the third quarter. A Bengals field goal gave ISU a 13-10 lead, but Lulay hit Eddie Sullivan on a 55-yard scoring strike earlier in the fourth quarter, and MSU's defense held the fort for the victory.
Memory
"This game wasn't really close. Idaho State was in control and command and we didn't have a glimmer of hope of winning." – Montana State Coach Mike Kramer, on ISU's 23-17 win in Bozeman on October 11, 2003
In Idaho State's most recent win in this series, the Bengals scored two touchdowns in the game's first eight minutes and held off a late Bobcat comeback to capture a 23-17 win in Bobcat Stadium. Kramer's quotes to the contrary, the game was statistically even… except in possession time. The Bengals held the ball for 32:25, and rushed for 182 yards. MSU gained 307 yards to Idaho State's 331, and the game's defensive tenor owed in large part to the presence of two of the nation's top defensive player. Montana State safety Kane Ioane logged a dozen tackles and set up an MSU field goal with a 32-yard interception return. Ioane would earn Big Sky Defensive MVP honors at the end of the season, but Idaho State's spectacular Jared Allen did Ioane one better by landing Buck Buchanan Award honors as the top defensive player in Division I-AA. Allen had seven tackles and a pair of sacks in this game. Roger Cooper, Idaho State's current defensive coordinator and then a Bobcat linebacker, registered 2.5 tackles-for-loss. Cooper would win Big Sky Defensive MVP honors a season later. Idaho State led that 2003 game 23-10 with five minutes to play before Travis Lulay rallied the Cats to a touchdown. Then, after a three-and-out he was on his way to engineering a game-winning drive but the clock ran out with the Bobcats marching, at the Bengals 38-yard line. It was the second straight season Idaho State won a narrow game against the Cats, and the second straight year MSU would rally up and win a share of the Big Sky Conference.
All-Time Series: 48-30-3
In Bozeman: 29-9-1
At Opponent: 19-21-2
Neutral Site: 0-0-0
Streaks and Stuff
Montana State is riding an 11-game win streak in this series, the longest stretch of victories in program history against any Big Sky Conference foe. The Cats are 13-9 in Holt Arena, the program's best winning percentage in any Big Sky Conference venue.
Here's a Good Story
After two consecutive heart-breaking losses against the Bengals, the Bobcats broke through in Pocatello's Holt Arena. For some time the game looked like it would go the way it had in the previous two seasons, with holding a 10-3 lead deep into the third quarter. But Travis Lulay scampered in from four years out to tie the game 10-10 with 5:15 remaining in the third quarter. A Bengals field goal gave ISU a 13-10 lead, but Lulay hit Eddie Sullivan on a 55-yard scoring strike earlier in the fourth quarter, and MSU's defense held the fort for the victory.
Memory
"This game wasn't really close. Idaho State was in control and command and we didn't have a glimmer of hope of winning." – Montana State Coach Mike Kramer, on ISU's 23-17 win in Bozeman on October 11, 2003
In Idaho State's most recent win in this series, the Bengals scored two touchdowns in the game's first eight minutes and held off a late Bobcat comeback to capture a 23-17 win in Bobcat Stadium. Kramer's quotes to the contrary, the game was statistically even… except in possession time. The Bengals held the ball for 32:25, and rushed for 182 yards. MSU gained 307 yards to Idaho State's 331, and the game's defensive tenor owed in large part to the presence of two of the nation's top defensive player. Montana State safety Kane Ioane logged a dozen tackles and set up an MSU field goal with a 32-yard interception return. Ioane would earn Big Sky Defensive MVP honors at the end of the season, but Idaho State's spectacular Jared Allen did Ioane one better by landing Buck Buchanan Award honors as the top defensive player in Division I-AA. Allen had seven tackles and a pair of sacks in this game. Roger Cooper, Idaho State's current defensive coordinator and then a Bobcat linebacker, registered 2.5 tackles-for-loss. Cooper would win Big Sky Defensive MVP honors a season later. Idaho State led that 2003 game 23-10 with five minutes to play before Travis Lulay rallied the Cats to a touchdown. Then, after a three-and-out he was on his way to engineering a game-winning drive but the clock ran out with the Bobcats marching, at the Bengals 38-yard line. It was the second straight season Idaho State won a narrow game against the Cats, and the second straight year MSU would rally up and win a share of the Big Sky Conference.
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