MOSCOW, Idaho - Idaho football hits the road to face the third-ranked Bobcats in Bozeman Saturday at 12 p.m. Pacific. The will be broadcast on SWX and on ESPN+.

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1. THE GAME: The Vandals face the third-ranked Bobcats on the road. It is the fourth game against a team ranked in the top 12 of the FCS rankings this season for Idaho. Since the Vandals returned to the Big Sky, Montana State and Idaho have played once, a 24-23 Bobcat win in Bozeman in 2018. MSU sits atop the Big Sky standings with two games to play and the game is expected to be sold out.  

2. ABOUT IDAHO: The Vandals are coming off an impressive offensive performance that saw junior running back Roshaun Johnson score a school-record six touchdowns in a 42-24 win over Southern Utah on senior day in Moscow. Mike Beaudry leads the Vandals with 1,299 yards throwing in seven games. Zach Borisch leads Idaho with 368 yards rushing on the season.  Terez Traynor has a team-high 640 yards receiving. Johnson has a team-high seven 10 touchdowns so far this year. All-American linebacker Tre Walker has a team-high 89 tackles.

3. ABOUT MONTANA STATE: The Bobcats are among the best offensive and defensive teams in the nation. MSU ranks 18th in total offense and 24 in scoring offense. On the other end, the Bobcat D is 11th in total defense and second in scoring defense this season. The only loss came in a 19-16 setback to Wyoming, but the Bobcats have played just two ranked FCS teams, a 13-7 win over Weber State and a 23-20 win over Eastern Washington, both on the road. Junior running back Isaiah Ifanse is second in the FCS with 1,124 yards on the ground this season. Quarterback Matthew McKay is fifth in the FCS in Pass efficiency. The Bobcats are second in the FCs in turnover margin.   

4. TRE WALKER: Fourth-year linebacker Tre Walker continues to prove why he's one of the best in the Big Sky. Walker has tallied double-digit tackles five times this fall, including four of the last five. In the spring season, he led the conference with 13.5 tackles per game in his four outings and went on to earn five All-America honors. Walker was also a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to the top defensive player in FCS. His preseason accolades got better, as he was named the Big Sky Conference Preseason MVP and has been a consistent First Team Preseason All-America selection. 

5. BREAKOUT GAME: Against UC Davis, Freshman running back Elisha Cummings notched 125 yards receiving on 15 carries, a season-high for any Vandal rusher. He had carries of 19 yards, 32 yards and 24 yards. Transfer receiver Terez Traynor racked up 131 yards on 10 catches. His catches included a 28-yard reception and a highlight sideline grab for a first down late in the game. Traynor grabbed hit the century mark again with 114 yards on five catches against Portland State and a career-high 167 yards and 12 catches against NAU.  

6. RECORD BREAKING DAY: Roshaun Johnson was named the Big Sky Player of the Week after scoring a school-record six touchdowns in the win against Southern Utah. He scored more touchdowns in a game than any player this season in Division I FCS or FBS. He also ran for  a career-high 174 yards on 30 carries.