Mason Lindberg hits 5 field goals to help Idaho State outlast Utah State 29-17

LOGAN, Utah -- , Mason Lindberg kicked five field goals, and Idaho State intercepted four passes as the Bengals, ranked No. 23 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, beat FBS-member Utah State 29-17 on Saturday. The win was the third by an FCS team over an FBS opponent on Saturday and came with a guaranteed $400,000 payout for Idaho State (2-0), which entered as a 15.5-point underdog. Lindberg made field goals from 28, 48, 25, 43 and 41 yards and finished with 17 points. Utah State (0-1) took a 17-16 lead late in the third quarter on McCae Hillstead’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Demick Starling , but Idaho State scored the final 13 points. Lindberg’s 43-yarder with 26 seconds left in the third put the Bengals back ahead before Jordan Cooke connected with Chedon James for an 8-yard touchdown early in the fourth, and Lindberg added his fifth field goal.