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POCATELLO, Idaho — Hunter Hays ran for two touchdowns and Dason Brooks added a key 75-yard score to lift Idaho State to a 38-28 win over Southern Utah on Saturday.
One snap after the Thunderbirds closed within 24-14, Brooks burst over the left side and raced to the end zone.
Berry Jackson capped a long drive to pull the Thunderbirds (1-3) within 10 on a 2-yard run but Brooks stopped the rally.
Brooks finished with 136 yards rushing. Hays, the running quarterback for the Bengals (2-2), scored twice on short runs in the first quarter and then iced it with a 20-yard toss to Christian Fredricksen with 1:46 left in the game.
Kobe Tracy found Eric Johnson for an 18-yard score for the Bengals 10 seconds before halftime to make it 24-7. Tracy was 14 of 22 for 121 yards passing.
Targhee Lambson, who rushed for 172 yards on 26 carries, had a 1-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter for Southern Utah. Jackson was 13 of 20 for 177 yards, with a swing pass to Gabe Nunez, who went 19 yards to score on the first play of the second quarter. Bronson Barron had a touchdown pass to Shane Carr, who had 104 yards on seven receptions, in the closing seconds.
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