Idaho Wins It on a 53-Yard Field Goal at the Gun
Owen Forsman's 53-yard field goal went through as the clock hit zero, and Idaho beat Southern Utah 31-28 after letting a 10-point lead disappear in the final ten minutes.
Idaho was in good shape. A Gus Donnerberg 14-yard touchdown catch from Joshua Wood with 10:19 left made it 28-18, and the Vandals had trailed by no more than four all day (7-3, after a Floyd Chalk run). Then Southern Utah went to Will Burns. A 32-yard Jayden Rogers field goal with 4:54 left cut it to 21-28, and with 42 seconds left Burns found Mark Bails for a 57-yard touchdown that tied it at 28. Idaho had the ball, a kicker, and a clock that was nearly empty. Forsman did the rest.
Burns had already turned in the loudest play of the afternoon, a 76-yard touchdown run in the third quarter that he followed with his own two-point conversion pass to Jack Fairchild to make it 18-18. He finished with 187 rushing yards on 18 carries. Southern Utah outgained Idaho 450 yards to 379 and ran for 245 of them. It was tied three times and the lead changed hands twice, and the team with fewer yards got the last word.
The turnover column was close: one interception each, plus a lost fumble by Idaho (Hayden Kincheloe). Idaho's defense had three sacks to Southern Utah's two. The margins were thin everywhere, and in the end a kick decided it.
Both teams are 3-4 after the game. For fantasy, Burns put up 38.9 points on his legs and one long pass, and Wood's two touchdown passes were worth 22.8 even with an interception.