Nov 17, 2001

Box Score

LOGAN, Utah (AP) - Emmett White, playing in his final home game, ran for 233 yards and three touchdowns as Utah State beat Weber State 56-43 on Saturday in the first matchup between the schools in 19 years.

The Aggies (4-5) led 42-35 midway through the fourth quarter when White scored on a 13-yard run. He added a 30-yard run to set up a 4-yard TD pass from reserve quarterback Travis Scott to Scott Collins with 2:10 remaining.

Utah State starter Jose Fuentes was 23-of-34 for 437 yards and four scores. He also threw two interceptions before leaving with the game in hand.

Weber State's Johnny Gray ran for 108 yards and threw a 24-yard TD pass to Damon Greenberry, pulling the Wildcats (3-8) to 42-35 with 8:55 remaining, but they couldn't get any closer.

White, who last season set an NCAA single-game record with 578 all-purpose yards, also had a pair of 4-yard TD runs. His rushing yardage lifted his season total to 1,235.

It was the Aggies' fourth straight win after a rocky start that included losses to nationally ranked opponents LSU, Oregon and BYU. Utah State ends the season at Fresno State on Dec. 1.

Weber State, a member of the Division I-AA Big Sky Conference, fell to 3-32-1 against I-A teams since becoming a four-year school in 1962. It was the end of the season for the Wildcats.

Utah State improved to 11-1 against the Wildcats but the series has been dormant since the Aggies won 31-10 in 1982. The schools are separated by about 30 miles in northern Utah.