Anthony Grigsby Jr. scores 3 TDs and Cal Poly upsets Idaho State 25-24

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Anthony Grigsby Jr. scored three touchdowns, including the game-winning pass with 40 seconds left, leading Cal Poly to a 25-24 upset victory over Idaho State on Saturday. The Mustangs were trailing 24-18 before mounting a crucial drive that lasted just 66 yards in 1:01 for the winning score. Grigsby threw for 198 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for two more scores. Jordan Cooke of Idaho State passed for 238 yards with one touchdown but was intercepted twice. Mason Lindberg kicked all five of his field goals for Idaho State.
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In a surprising upset, Anthony Grigsby Jr. scored three touchdowns to help Cal Poly defeat Idaho State 25-24 on Saturday in Pocatello, Idaho. Cal Poly (4-3, 3-1 Big Sky) trailed 24-18 before mounting a decisive seven-play, 66-yard drive that culminated with Grigsby's go-ahead pass to Misa Paiau with just 40 seconds left in the game. Idaho State (4-2, 1-2), ranked No. 16 in the Stats Perform poll, had previously led by as many as eight points after an unusual safety and a career-best 50-yard field goal from Mason Lindberg. Despite Jordan Cooke's 238 passing yards for Idaho State, two interceptions sealed their fate against Cal Poly’s determined comeback.

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Cal Poly Idaho Idaho State Mustangs POCATELLO

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Idaho State ORG · 4× Grigsby PERSON · 3× Cal Poly ORG · 2× Lindberg PERSON · 2× Anthony Grigsby Jr. PERSON · 1× Idaho GPE · 1× Misa Paiau PERSON · 1× Mustangs ORG · 1× POCATELLO GPE · 1× Stats Perform ORG · 1×

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Idaho State (4-2, 1-2), ranked No. 16 in the Stats Perform poll, built an 18-10 lead in the third quarter after recording its first safety since a 2024 game at Oregon State and getting a career-long 50-yard field goal from Mason Lindberg.
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Anthony Grigsby Jr. scores 3 TDs and Cal Poly upsets Idaho State 25-24 · assertive framing

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POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Anthony Grigsby Jr. accounted for three touchdowns, including a 5-yard go-ahead pass to Misa Paiau with 40 seconds remaining, and Cal Poly upset Idaho State 25-24 on Saturday. asserted
Poly → account → Saturday
The Mustangs (4-3, 3-1 Big Sky) trailed 24-18 before Grigsby led a seven-play, 66-yard drive in 1:01 for the winning score. asserted
Grigsby → trail → score
Idaho State (4-2, 1-2), ranked No. 16 in the Stats Perform poll, built an 18-10 lead in the third quarter after recording its first safety since a 2024 game at Oregon State and getting a career-long 50-yard field goal from Mason Lindberg. asserted
State → rank → Lindberg
Grigsby answered with a four-yard touchdown run and added the 2-point conversion to tie it at 18. asserted
Grigsby → answer → 18
Lindberg made field goals of 43 and 30 yards in the fourth quarter to restore Idaho State’s lead before Cal Poly’s late comeback. asserted
Lindberg → make → comeback
Grigsby also scored on an 18-yard run in the first quarter. asserted
Grigsby → score → quarter
He threw for 198 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 55 yards and two scores. asserted
He → throw → yards
Jordan Cooke threw for 238 yards and a touchdown for Idaho State but was intercepted twice. asserted
Cooke → throw → State
Lindberg made all five of his field-goal attempts. asserted
Lindberg → make → attempts
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