James' 43-yard TD pushes Idaho State over Southern Utah 28-24

CEDAR CITY, Utah -- , Chedon James caught seven passes for 134 yards and had the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter to give Idaho State a 28-24 win over Southern Utah on Saturday night. Jordan Cooke was 15-of-25 passing for 203 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Bengals (4-0, 1-0 Big Sky Conference), who are ranked 14th in the Stats Perform poll. The Bengals held a 10-7 lead at half, and stretched it to 21-10 by the end of the third quarter. Kai Wheeler caught his only target for a 2-yard touchdown, Cooke added one on the ground, and James ran one in from 4 yards out. Southern Utah (1-4, 0-2) rallied back to hold a 24-21 advantage in the fourth quarter on scoring rushes by Floyd Chalk and Will Burns . Chalk racked up 159 rushing yards, his fifth straight game over 100, and scored twice on the ground.