FINAL SCORE
Lamar Cardinals at Idaho Vandals game details
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
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Put the final score in perspective.
Lamar finished 6 points ahead. The teams combined for 40 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Lamar 20, Idaho 3. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Idaho outscored its opponent in 3 and Lamar in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 15 | 18 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-11 | 4-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Total Yards | 303 | 296 |
| Passing | 159 | 205 |
| Comp/Att | 13/23 | 20/40 |
| Yards per pass | 6.9 | 5.1 |
| Rushing | 144 | 91 |
| Rushing Attempts | 32 | 37 |
| Yards per rush | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Penalties | 7-48 | 5-31 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 28:43 | 31:17 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Lamar Cardinals
passing
| Aiden McCown | 13/22 | 159 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Thomas | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| Jojo Uga | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 0 | 47 |
| Aiden McCown | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 |
| LaDamion McDowell | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Parker Jenkins | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 9 |
receiving
| Davin Driskell | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | 39 |
| Brit Simmons | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Blake Thomas | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaydn Girard | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Jet Thompson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tyler Bonkowski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
fumbles
| Jet Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daiki Yoshikawa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaylon Stoker | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Bryce McDonald | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Dedieu | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar Mar Evans | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Nelson | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Wuenschel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanar Kelley | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Huff | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Etelridge McKinney | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Campbell | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IyiolaOluwa Solomi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Federick | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koda Canady | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Simon III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Dowdy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson Washington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennen Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyran Bourda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Sumler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan James | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaylon Stoker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Bandy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daiki Yoshikawa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Kelvion Beamon | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyndon Fuselier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrett Mitchel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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kickReturns
| LaDamion McDowell | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jaydn Girard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Kyndon Fuselier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daiki Yoshikawa | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Andres Sandoval | 3/4 | 75.0 | 48 | 2/2 | 11 |
punting
| Mason Stallons | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Idaho Vandals
passing
| Joshua Wood | 20/40 | 205 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| Joshua Wood | 19 | 50 | 2.6 | 1 | 10 |
| Damonte Bias | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Ferrari Miller | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | 8 |
| Israel Carter | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kenny Golston | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mason Krahn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Lonyatta Alexander Jr. | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Ryan Jezioro | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 10 |
| Tony Harste | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Ferrari Miller | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Noah West-Baranco | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Charlie Vliem | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Damonte Bias | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
fumbles
defensive
| Luca Moore | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz Hepburn | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Teskey | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Khaled Rawls | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikko Speer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hikifo'Ou Maile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Bivins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Allen III | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Donaldson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Gunn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javen Augustus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Wusstig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrane Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hysan Dalton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishaan Daniels | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryder Bordner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayden Rice | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damonte Bias | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchel Jaskowiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Gipson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Krahn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Trais Higgins | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Daveon Superales | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Damonte Bias | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
kicking
| Owen Forsman | 1/2 | 50.0 | 38 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Cameron Pope | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 5:38 | Owen Forsman 38 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 2 | 14:15 | Andres Sandoval 36 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 3 |
| 2 | 8:13 | Andres Sandoval 48 Yd Field Goal | 6 – 3 |
| 2 | 1:08 | Aiden McCown 3 Yd Run (Andres Sandoval Kick) | 13 – 3 |
| 2 | 0:01 | Davin Driskell 15 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Andres Sandoval Kick) | 20 – 3 |
| 3 | 7:28 | Joshua Wood 1 Yd Run (Owen Forsman Kick) | 20 – 10 |
| 4 | 10:45 | Andres Sandoval 45 Yd Field Goal | 23 – 10 |
| 4 | 1:24 | Ferrari Miller 1 Yd Run (Owen Forsman Kick) | 23 – 17 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 12:34 AM UTCData methodology