Idaho State
at #19 No. Arizona
Saturday, Oct. 19, 4:05 p.m.
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Walkup Skydome
(10,000 Real Grass Turf)
TV: NAU-TV/Fox Sports
Arizona Plus
Internet: WatchBigSky
Series History: NAU leads 32-17-1.
Records: ISU is 1-2, 3-3. NAU is 2-1, 4-2
Last Meeting: NAU had 609 yards of offense in a 50-10 win over the Bengals in 2012 in Pocatello.
The Coaches: ISU’s Mike Kramer is 6-22 in his third season....Northern Arizona’s Jerome Souers is 88-87 in his 16th season.
Notes: Kramer and Souers have each coached in the Big Sky for 16 seasons...The teams first met in 1951...NAU has won seven straight over the Bengals...NAU leads the series 19-3-1 in Flagstaff, where ISU has not won since 1984...ISU has lost 41 straight road games, including 28 in conference play...NAU’s Zach Bauman ranks seventh in league history with 4,294 rushing yards. He needs 182 to move into sole possession of sixth place...ISU averages 327.3 passing yards per game. NAU allows a league-low 173.3 passing yards per game...NAU is +1 in turnover margin. ISU is -4...ISU has 16 sacks this season after massing just nine all of the 2012 season...ISU averages 24.5 points per game. NAU averages 20.5..NAU allows 25.2 points per game. ISU allows 26.2...ISU is second in the league, averaging 24.3 yards per kick return.