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August 26, 2001
Game #1 at Utah
Sat., Sept. 1, 6 p.m. (MDT)
Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,634)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Radio: KVNU (610 AM), Logan
KLVX (95.9), Logan
KWLW (700 AM), SLC
Web: UtahStateAggies.com
TV: KJZZ (channel 14), SLC
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2001 Utah State (0-0)
Sept. 1 at Utah 6:00
Sept. 8 at Louisiana State 6:00
Sept. 15 at Fresno State 8:00
Sept. 22 WYOMING 7:05
Sept. 29 OREGON 7:05
Oct. 5 (Fri.) at Brigham Young 7:00
Oct. 13 Bye
Oct. 20 IDAHO STATE 3:05
Oct. 27 C. FLORIDA 3:05
Nov. 3 Bye
Nov. 10 at Connecticut 10:30
Nov. 17 WEBER STATE 1:05
Nov. 24 at South Florida 5:00
(all times are Mountain)
2001 Utah (0-0, 0-0)
Sept. 1 UTAH STATE
Sept. 8 at Oregon
Sept. 15 at Air Force
Sept. 22 at Indiana
Sept. 29 NEW MEXICO
Oct. 6 SOUTH FLORIDA
Oct. 20 WYOMING
Oct. 27 at Colorado State
Nov. 3 at UNLV
Nov. 10 SAN DIEGO STATE
Nov. 17 at Brigham Young
Weekly Press Conferences
Logan - Mondays, 11:30 a.m. at the Coppermill Restaurant (exceptions August 27 at Romney Stadium and Sept. 4 (a Tuesday)).
Salt Lake City - Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. at Green Street
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USU On The Air
* Game Broadcasts
Play-by-Play - Al Lewis
Analysis - Chris Tunis
KVNU (610 AM), Logan
KLVX (95.9), Logan
KWLW (700 AM), SLC
Web: UtahStateAggies.com
* Mick Dennehy Radio Show
Thursday, 6 p.m.
* Aggie Update Radio Show
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
* Mick Dennehy on KFAN
Tuesday, 6:10 p.m.
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USU On The Web www.UtahStateAggies.com
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2001 Opponents
Opponent (Record) This Week
Utah (0-0) UTAH STATE
Louisiana State (0-0) TULANE
*Fresno State (0-0) OREGON ST.
Wyoming (0-0) FURMAN
Oregon (0-0) WISCONSIN
Brigham Young (1-0) NEVADA
Idaho State (0-0) Bye
Central Florida (0-0) at Clemson
Connecticut (0-0) at Va. Tech
Weber State (0-0) at So. Utah
South Florida (0-0) at N. Ill. (Thurs.)
* vs. Colorado, Sun., Aug. 26
In The Polls (Preseason)
Opponent AP USA Today
Oregon 7 8
Louisiana State 14 17
Fresno State 45 41
Brigham Young -- 42
QUICKLY -- Utah State will open its 104th season of collegiate football at Utah on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. (KJZZ-TV)... Utah State has opened its season against this instate rival 14 times in its history, including three straight years from 1996-98... USU is 5-9 against Utah in season openers and has won that contest two of the last three times the teams have met in the Aggies' season lid-lifter... USU has lost three straight season openers since winning 21-14 at Utah to open the 1997 season... USU is opening its season on the road for the third straight year and for the 20th time in the last 24 years... Aggie head coach Mick Dennehy is 5-3 in season openers... USU is opening the year with three straight road games for the first time since 1991 (at Utah, at Nebraska and at Oklahoma)... Seven of USU's 11 games this year are night time kickoffs... Every USU game this year will take place on natural grass.
ON THE AIR -- All Utah State football games are carried on the Aggie Radio Network with Al "Back In The Saddle" Lewis handling the play-by-play duties and Chris "The Posse" Tunis providing analysis (for the listeners, not Al). Pregame is 50 minutes prior to kickoff. The games are carried on KVNU (610 AM) and KLVX (95.9 FM) in Logan, KWLW (700 AM) in Salt Lake City and on USU's web site at www.UtahStateAggies.com. KJZZ (channel 14 in Salt Lake City) will televise this week's game.
MEDIA SERVICES -- All Utah State player and coach interview requests should be made through the Athletic Media Relations Office by calling Mike Strauss at (435) 797-1361. Interviews should be completed no later than Wednesday on game week. Information on Utah State will be updated on the web site at www.UtahStateAggies.com and releases will be e-mailed and faxed per request.
AGGIE TRAVEL PLANS -- Utah State will workout in Logan on Friday and then charter bus on Saturday to Salt Lake City. Mike Strauss and Doug Hoffman from the athletic media relations office will be on hand to assist you in your coverage of Utah State during the week and at the game.
NATIONAL OPPONENTS -- Utah State will meet four schools that are ranked or receiving votes in the preseason polls this year. Here is a look with AP listing/USA Today listing: Oregon (7/8), Louisiana State (14/17), Fresno State (45/41), and Brigham Young (-/42).
UP NEXT -- After playing at Utah, the Aggies will travel to Baton Rouge, La. to face the 14th-ranked team in the nation in Louisiana State. The game will mark USU and LSU's second meeting as the Aggies lost 38-17 at LSU in 1993.
DID YOU KNOW? -- Last year RB Emmett White was a third-team All-American as selected by the Associated Press and enters this year as a Doak Walker Award candidate (nation's top running back). P Steve Mullins, a Freshman All-American by The Sporting News in 1999, should be a Ray Guy Award candidate (nation's top punter) when that listing comes out.
COACH MICK DENNEHY -- Entering his second year at Utah State is Mick Dennehy (Montana, 1973), who was hired on Dec. 3, 1999. He compiled a 39-12 record in four years at Montana and his 76.5 winning percentage is the best at that school for coaches with more than two years. His five wins in his first year at Utah State tied for the best mark by a first-year Aggie coach since Phil Krueger won seven games in 1973 (Dennehy is the seventh coach since then). Dennehy played safety at Montana in 1971 and 1972. Prior to assuming the head coaching role at Montana, he served as the school's offensive coordinator for five seasons, producing one of the nation's top offenses. Before going to Montana, Dennehy revived the program at Western Montana, which had dropped football in 1987. In three years he improved the team from a 1-6 record to a 5-3 mark.
Year School Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Notes
1988 West. Montana 1-6 .143 1-5/5th .167 Revived Program
1989 West. Montana 4-4 .500 2-4/4th .333
1990 West. Montana 5-3 .625 3-3/3rd .500
1996 Montana 14-1 .933 8-0/1st 1.00 3-1 (2nd in I-AA)
1997 Montana 8-4 .667 6-2/2nd .750 0-1 in playoffs
1998 Montana 8-4 .667 6-2/1st .750 0-1 in playoffs
1999 Montana 9-3 .750 7-1/1st .875 0-1 in playoffs
2000 Utah State 5-6 .455 4-1/2nd .800 1 win from bowl
Western Montana (3 yrs.) 10-13 .435 6-12 .333 Revived Program
Montana (4 yrs.) 39-12 .765 27-5 .844 Four playoffs
Utah State (2nd yr.) 5-6 .455 4-1 .800 50th career win
Totals (9th year) 54-31 .635 37-18 .673 3-4 in playoffs
DENNEHY NOTE-ABLE -- In four years at Montana and one year at Utah State, Dennehy has never lost to an opponent more than once (owns a 44-18 record in that time)... Was the offensive coordinator of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A national championship team and the head coach of the 1996 national runner-up Montana team... In Dennehy's nine years at Montana, the Grizzlies ranked in the top four in the country in passing offense every year and in the top five in scoring and total offense in five of his last seven seasons.
SECOND YEAR SUCCESS -- Utah State coaches have had some fairly good success in their second year coaching the Aggies as 13 of the 19 USU head coaches that coached at least two years won the season opener to start their second season in Logan.
THE USU-UTAH SERIES (or Football 101) -- Utah State and Utah will continue the NCAA's 13th-most played rivalry with the 101st meeting between the two schools. Utah holds a 67-28-4 advantage, including a 46-17-4 lead in games played in Salt Lake City. The Utes have won three straight in the series since Utah State posted back-to-back wins in 1996 and 1997. In fact Utah has won 11 of the last 13 matchups. Mick Dennehy is 0-1 all-time against Utah.
USU VS. THE MOUNTAIN WEST -- Utah State owns a 143-186-13 record all-time against current Big West Conference schools. This year the Aggies will meet three schools from that league in Utah, Wyoming and Brigham Young. USU's four best win totals against any opponent are all against MWC members with 34 wins vs. Wyoming, 33 vs. BYU, 30 vs. Colorado State and 28 vs. Utah.
DID YOU KNOW? -- Utah State's first football game in history was a 12-0 win against Utah in 1892. USU-UTAH LAST YEAR -- Utah State battled hard with Utah and the score was tied 14-14 early in the third quarter before the Utes scored the game's final 21 points for a 35-14 win at Logan. Utah overpowered the Aggies rushing 59 times for 278 yards and five touchdowns. In all, Utah produced 464 yards of total offense and controlled the clock for 36:24. Jose Fuentes threw for 230 yards, but was intercepted three times. Emmett White rushed 15 times for 43 yards for his second lowest output of the season (25 yards vs. Southern Utah). Nate Putnam made his first career start in the game.
USU-UTAH LAST TIME IN SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah State scored on its first two possessions to jump out to a 10-0 lead before falling by a deceiving 38-18 score. USU out-gained Utah 369 to 316 yards and had eight more first downs than the Utes, but committed two extremely costly turnovers and had some untimely penalties. Down 14-10, USU was intercepted on a first and goal on the Ute five yard line and the Utes drove the length of the field for a 21-10 halftime lead. Down 21-18 USU threatened again, but could not score and later had a pass bounce off a receiver's hands to Utah's Jay Hill, who returned the interception for a touchdown. Tony Walker started the game at both cornerback and wide receiver.
START ME UP -- Utah State enters the year with 26 players on its roster that have started a game for the Aggies. There are only seven Aggies that have started at least 10 games in their careers (Tony Walker (24), Jess Schuck (22), Jeff Crosbie (17), and Emmett White, Ryan Duncan, Ade Jimoh and Jim Newton (11 each)). Two Aggies have started a game in three different seasons (Walker and Crosbie) and three have started a game in two different seasons (Schuck, Jesse Busta and John Roberts).
QUICK START -- Three times in the 1990s, Utah State has opened the season wtih a win and all three times USU has gone on to winning seasons. The Aggies opened 1993 with a win at Southwestern Louisiana and finished the year 7-5 with a trip to the Las Vegas Bowl. USU won its 1996 opener against Utah and went 6-5 and then in 1997 beat Utah en route to a 6-6 mark and a trip to the Humanitarian Bowl.
THE SCHEDULE -- Utah State will play its first independent schedule since 1977. The Aggies will open the year with three straight road games before opening the home season against Wyoming on Sept. 22. That will mark the latest home opener date since the Aggies played at Utah, at Nebraska and at Oklahoma before hosting San Jose State on Sept. 28, 1991. The Aggies will meet two teams that finished the 2000 season in the AP top 25, including a home game against seventh-ranked Oregon and a road game at 22nd-listed Louisiana State. USU will also play at Fresno State, which played in a bowl game and received votes in the USA Today poll a year ago. The Aggies will play in four different time zones and will travel 15,408 miles on the season.
INDEPENDENT STATUS -- Utah State enters the 2001 season as a Division I independent, joining Central Florida, Connecticut, South Florida (all are Aggie opponents this year), Navy, and Notre Dame as the only Division I independents in the country. USU spent the 1938-61 seasons as a member of the Mountain States, then Skyline Conference before playing as an independent from 1962-77. Since 1978, the Aggies were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, which later became the Big West Conference. USU was 99-66 in its 16-year stretch as an independent from 1962-77. The Aggies were also independents from 1892 to 1937 before joining a conference.
NCAA RECORD BREAKER RETURNS -- Highlighting Utah State's returnees is running back/return man Emmett White. The senior-to-be shattered the NCAA record for single-game all-purpose yardage by gaining 578 yards against New Mexico State on Nov. 4, 2000. White beat the old record by 143 yards as he gained a school record 322 yards rushing, 134 receiving and 122 in kick returns. White also scored four touchdowns in that game, including the game-winner in the final minute.
STATISTICAL LEADERS RETURN -- Utah State returns its top rusher from a year ago in Emmett White (1,322 yards) as well as six of the seven players that gained positive rushing yardage on the season. USU also returns its top three passers, including Jose Fuentes (2,709 yards), as well as its second through seventh leading receivers (lost Aaron Jones, who had 1,159 receiving yards). USU also returns its leading punter in Steve Mullins, all four of its punt returners and its main two kickoff returners. Defensively, USU returns three of the four players that led the team with two interceptions and its second-leading tackler in Jesse Busta (110 tackles).
OFFENSIVE NOTES -- USU produced three of the top 10 total offense games in school history last year with 619 yards against New Mexico State (sixth), 595 vs. Boise State (eighth) and 569 vs. Idaho (10th)... USU's 509 passing yards against Boise State were the second most in school history, while the 439 yards against Idaho were the fourth most... USU averaged 566.5 yards and 39.3 points in a four-game stretch last year (games seven-10) and the Aggies scored 30-plus points in four straight games for the first time since 1990... Last year USU had a 2,000-yard passer (Joe Fuentes), 1,000-yard rusher (Emmett White) and a 1,000-yard receiver (Aaron Jones) for the first time since 1995. Fuentes and White both return this year... USU's 266.2 yards passing per game was its best in the last three years and its 19 touchdown passes were the most since 1993.
DEFENSIVE NOTES -- Seven different players recorded interceptions a year ago and four of those players return this season... USU boasted three linebackers on the Big West first-team last year in Brent Passey, Blake Eagal and Jesse Busta... DE Nate Putnam will help anchor the defensive line after a season where he was the only freshman in the league to be named first-team all-Big West.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES -- USU led the Big West and was 39th in the NCAA in net punting, while ranking 51st in kickoff returns and 62nd in punt returns... Emmett White was 22nd in the nation in kickoff returns last year, while Steve Mullins was 29th in punting and the graduated Brad Bohn was 21st in field goals.
USU NOTE-ABLE -- Last year Utah State was picked to finish last in the league race by the coaches (the media tabbed the Aggies fourth) in the preseason, but the Aggies played for the Big West Conference championship against Boise State in the final league game of the year and finished second in the league... USU started 38 different players last season... USU played four games last year against teams that received votes in the Associated Press poll at some point in the season... USU drew two 25,000-plus home crowds for the first time since 1996 as the Aggies had 26,715 on hand for Southern Utah and 29,814 for Utah... USU averaged 19,910 fans per game for the third best home average in school history... USU's total of 99,549 at home games was its second-best total in school history... USU is 0-1 in known games played on Sept. 1 in its history as the Aggies lost 19-0 to Utah in 1990 on this date.
BIG GAMES -- In 2000 several Aggies have had some of the most productive games in the NCAA during the season. Here is a look:
Best Rushing Yards Games
1. Emmett White vs. New Mexico State (322 yards) 2nd in Big West history
45. Emmett White vs. Arkansas State (202 yards)
Best All-Purpose Yards Games
1. Emmett White vs. New Mexico State (578 yards) NCAA Record
9. Aaron Jones vs. Boise State (297 yards)
12. Emmett White vs. Arkansas State (289 yards)
18. Emmett White vs. Brigham Young (277 yards)
49. Emmett White vs. North Texas (238 yards)
50. Emmett White vs. Arizona State (237 yards)
Best Total Offense Yards Games
4. Jose Fuentes vs. Boise State (503 yards)
28. Jose Fuentes vs. Idaho (407 yards)
Best Passing Efficiency Games
2. Jose Fuentes vs. Southern Utah (306.4 rating)
Best Passing Yards Games
4. Jose Fuentes vs. Boise State (509 yards)
14. Jose Fuentes vs. Idaho (421 yards)
Best Receiving Yards Games
1. Aaron Jones vs. Boise State (297 yards) 10th best in NCAA history
4. Aaron Jones vs. Idaho (233 yards)
Best Kickoff Return Yards Games
40. Emmett White vs. Brigham Young (124 yards)
47. Emmett White vs. New Mexico State (120 yards)
Best Scoring Games
6. Emmett White vs. New Mexico State (24 points)
2001 Aggie Headliners
LB Jesse Busta... A first-team all-Big West linebacker despite starting just four games in 2000... Was second on the team and fourth in the Big West with 110 tackles, including 61 solo stops... Was involved in five turnovers with two interceptions, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles... Had at least 10 tackles in eight games, including a career high 17 at Boise State.
QB Jose Fuentes... A second-team all-Big West quarterback in 2000... Produced an outstanding season after earning the starting role in the third game of the year... Nationally he ranked 14th in total offense, 16th in passing, 39th in points responsible for and 43rd in passing efficiency... He also had some of the most productive days in college football during the year, including the fourth (503 yards vs. Boise State) and 30th (412 yards vs. Idaho) best total offense days, the second best passing efficiency day (306.40 vs. Southern Utah), and the fourth (509 vs. Boise State) and 14th (421 vs. Idaho) best passing days.
CB Ade Jimoh... Earned second-team all-Big West honors at cornerback... Had 46 tackles, which ranked ninth on the team... Led the team with 12 passes broken up and came up with two interceptions.
P Steve Mullins... A second-team all-Big West punter... Ranked 29th in the NCAA in punting average at 41.4 per game... In all, 18 of his 64 punts were inside the 20 and he recorded at least one 50-yard punt in eight-of-11 games and had at least one 60-yard boot in three games... Also saw time at wide receiver and caught one pass for six yards... Was one-of-three passing for 19 yards as well... Was a freshman All-America by The Sporting News in 1999.
LB Tony Newson... Redshirted the 2000 season while recovering from a shoulder injury... Should be the team leader on defense... In 1999 he was named first-team all-Big West by The Sporting News and second-team by the league coaches... Averaged 10.6 tackles in 1999 to rank third in the league... Had a 21-tackle game against Idaho in 1999.
DE Nick Onaindia... Redshirted the 2000 season, due to a shoulder injury after starting the first three games of the year... Made 11 tackles at Arizona State... In 1999 he recorded 47 tackles in 10 games, including nine for loss.
DE Nate Putnam... Became a starter in the fourth game of his true freshman season and earned first-team all-Big West honors, the only freshman to make first team in the league... Recorded 59 tackles, including 14 for loss.
OG Jim Walker... Earned second-team all-Big West honors in his first year as a starter at Utah State.
CB Tony Walker... A second-team all-Big West selection in 1999... Recorded 51 tackles from his corner position last year... Also broke up eight passes and had one interception... Is dangerous as a return man as he averaged 17.9 yards per kickoff return last year.
RB Emmett White... Was a third-team Associated Press All-America selection (as an all-purpose player) and first-team all-Big West pick last year... Led the NCAA in all-purpose yards with the sixth-best average in NCAA history (238.9)... Set a NCAA record with 578 all-purpose yards against New Mexico State last year... His 322 rushing yards against New Mexico State were the second most in league history and a USU record... He was also 13th in the country in rushing (120.2) in 2000.
Emmett White, All-American
Utah State junior running back Emmett White established an NCAA record for all-purpose yardage in a single game with 578 yards against New Mexico State on Nov. 4, 2000. Here is a look at White and his record-setting day and where he raned statistically in the NCAA and in the record books.
* NCAA record for single-game all-purpose yards (578), shattering the old mark of 435 yards by Brian Pruitt of Central Michigan against Toledo in 1994 by 143 yards.
NCAA All-Purpose Single-Game Highs
1. 578, EMMETT WHITE vs. New Mexico St., 2000
2. 435, Brian Pruitt, Central Michigan vs. Toledo, 1994
3. 429, Moe Williams, Kentucky vs. S. Carolina, 1999
White's Day In Chronological Order (R=Rush, P=Pass Reception, K=Kickoff Return, PR=Punt Ret., *=First Down, TD=Touchdown, /=end of possession)
1st Quarter
R21*, P15*, R13*, P22*/K30, R12*, R16*, R5*, R6* (TD)/P10*, R8/
2nd Quarter
K45, R-3/R29*, R9, R8*, R18, R10*, R5/R3, P7*, P17*/
3rd Quarter
K13/K32, P11*, R-1, R1/PR2, R43*, R17*, R5, R3 (TD)/
4th Quarter
R4, R-2, R42* (TD)/R0/R10*, R17*, R5, R3, R2*, R4, R4/P52*, R9 (TD)
Breakdown No.-Yards
Rushing 34-322, 4 TD
Receiving 7-134
Kickoff Returns 4-120
Punt Returns 1-2
Totals 46-578, 4 TD
* 41 plays from scrimmage
* 22 First Downs
* 4 Touchdowns
* 12 runs of 10-plus yards, including four 20-plus
* Six receptions of 10-plus yards, including two 20-plus
"I am running out of adjectives to describe this kid. He does the type of things that amaze you and leave you with your mouth open. He has a great attitude and it carries onto the team. It was really neat to be a part of him breaking the all-purpose yardage record." -- Utah State Head Coach Mick Dennehy.
* Set a Utah State school record with 322 yards rushing, the 29th best rushing day in NCAA history. It was also tied for the second best rushing day in Big West Conference history behind Mike Pringle of Cal State Fullerton's 357 yards against New Mexico State in 1989 (also on Nov. 4).
Big West Rushing Highs
1. 357, Mike Pringle, CS Fullerton vs. N.M. State, 1989
2. 322, EMMETT WHITE vs. New Mexico State, 2000
2. 322, LeShon Johnson, No. Illinois vs. So. Ill., 1993
* His 322 yards rushing was the best rushing game in the NCAA in 2000.
* His 238.9 all-purpose yards per game average was the sixth-best average in NCAA history.
All-Time NCAA All-Purpose
Yards Per Game Average
1. 295.5, Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 1988
2. 249.6, Ryan Benjamin, Pacific, 1991
3. 246.3, Whizzer White, Colorado, 1937
4. 244.6, Mike Pringle, Cal State Fullerton, 1989
5. 239.4, Paul Palmer, Temple, 1986
6. 238.9, EMMETT WHITE, UTAH STATE, 2000
* Had a career-high 134 receiving yards on seven receptions against NMSU to mark the first time in Utah State history a player had 100 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving in the same game.
* Became the first USU running back with 100 yards receiving in a game as well.
* His 1,322 rushing yards in 2000 were the sixth most in a season in USU history.
* Was one of just four players in the top 50 of the NCAA all-purpose yardage list this season with at least 100 yards in four of the five categories that make up all-purpose yards (rushing, receiving, punt returns, kickoff returns and interception returns). The others were J.J. Moses of Iowa State, Deuce McCallister of Mississippi and Domanick Davis of LSU.
2000 NCAA Statistical Rankings
1st in All-Purpose
13th in Rushing
22nd in Kickoff Returns
26th in Scoring
2000 NCAA All-Purpose Leaders
1. 238.9, EMMETT WHITE, UTAH STATE
2. 199.8, LaDainian Tomlinson, Texas Christian
3. 190.1, Robert Kilow, Arkansas State
2000 NCAA Rushing Leaders
1. 196.2, LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU
2. 174.0, Damien Anderson, Northwestern
3. 159.8, Michael Bennett, Wisconsin
4. 157.7, Deonce Whitaker, San Jose St.
5. 141.0, Anthony Thomas, Michigan
6. 134.0, Ken Simonton, Oregon St.
7. 133.6, Chester Taylor, Toledo
8. 130.9, Robert Sanford, Western Mich.
9. 130.6, Rudi Johnson, Auburn
10. 123.7, Ennis Haywood, Iowa St.
11. 123.0, T.J. Duckett, Michigan St.
12. 120.3, Thomas Hammock, Northern Ill.
13. 120.2, EMMETT WHITE, UTAH STATE
* Ranked in the top six of the Big West Conference in eight different statistical categories (1st in rushing and all-purpose, third in scoring and receptions, fourth in kickoff returns and punt returns, fifth in receiving yards and sixth total offense).
* Ranked second in the NCAA in receptions per game by a running back.
* Became the 15th Utah State player to win a NCAA individual statistical title and the first since Louie Giammona led the country in all-purpose yardage in 1975.
Honors
2000
* AP Third-team All-America all-purpose back.
* First-team all-Big West running back and second team all-Big West return specialist.
* Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Week vs. Arkansas State (shared) and vs. New Mexico State.
* USAToday.com Big West Player-of-the-Week vs. North Texas, Arkansas State and New Mexico State.
* Team Offensive Most Valuable Player.
* Nation's leader in all-purpose yardage.
* Featured in the College Football Hall of Fame for NCAA single-game all-purpose yardage record.
1999
* First-team all-Big West kick return specialist.
"Emmett White is worth the price of a ticket by himself." -- USA Today, College Kickoff Issue
Emmett White 2000 Game-By-Game All-Purpose Yardage The Nation's Leader
Opponent Rush. Rec. PR KOR Total
at Texas Tech 20-143 2-8 2-21 0-0 24-172
Southern Utah 10-25 2-5 4-28 1-46 17-104
at Arizona State 22-113 2-85 1-0 2-39 27-237
Utah 15-43 7-80 1-2 1-12 24-137
at Brigham Young 19-61 6-40 3-52 4-124 32-277
at North Texas 32-153 4-53 5-32 0-0 41-238
Idaho 29-128 2-84 1-5 2-45 34-262
Arkansas State 26-202 5-41 1-21 2-25 34-289
at New Mexico State 34-322 7-134 1-2 4-120 46-578
at Boise State 18-76 5-45 2-20 4-66 29-207
Idaho State 17-56 5-17 0-0 2-54 24-127
Totals 242-1322 47-592 21-183 22-531 332-2628
Average Per Game 120.2 53.8 16.6 48.3 238.9
USU Career Record List
Rushing Yards
8. Maurice Turner 1549
9. Roy Shivers 1468
10. EMMETT WHITE 1430
Rushing Average
4. Buddy Allen 6.4
5. EMMETT WHITE 5.4
Rushing Touchdowns
6. Roy Shivers 18
7. EMMETT WHITE 14
Passing Yards
8. John Pappas 3606
9. JEFF CROSBIE 3298
10. Doug Samuels 2891
NR. JOSE FUENTES 2800
Pass Completions
7. Patrick Mullins 287
8. JEFF CROSBIE 273
10. Chico Canales 237
NR. JOSE FUENTES 198
Pass Attempts
5. Matt Sauk 664
6. JEFF CROSBIE 594
10. Patrick Mullins 437
NR. JOSE FUENTES 379
Completion Percetnage
10. Tony Adams .526
NR. JOSE FUENTES .522
Touchdown Passes
8. Ron Edwards 23
9. JEFF CROSBIE 20
NR. JOSE FUENTES 16
Utah State Depth Chart
Offense
LT 79 JIM NEWTON (6-10, 278, Jr. 2L)
69 Barry McLaughlin (6-5, 274, Jr., RS)
65 Brenen Burningham (6-6, 275, Fr., RS)
LG 67 JESS SCHUCK (6-2, 300, Sr., 3L)
77 Jason Green (6-4, 275, Fr., RS)
68 Joshua Newman-Gomez (6-3, 286, Fr., HS)
OC 51 Ed Powell (6-2, 302, Sr., 1L)
59 Aric Galliano (6-3, 288, Jr., JC)
55 Mike Scheper (5-11, 265, Jr., RS)
RG 72 JIM WALKER (6-3, 290, Sr., 1L)
78 Luis Trujillo (6-1, 300, Jr., 1L)
68 Joshua Newman-Gomez (6-3, 286, Fr., HS)
RT 76 Eric Gwilliam (6-4, 280, Sr., 1L)
74 Grant Calverley (6-4, 277, Jr., JC)
65 Brenen Burningham (6-7, 275, Fr., RS)
TE 86 J.R. SUGUTURAGA (6-3, 226, Sr., 1L)
81 CASEY POPPINGA (6-5, 251, Jr., 1L)
89 Chris Cooley (6-3, 248, So., 1L)
88 Scott Collins (6-6, 248, Sr., 1L)
WR 3 Kevin Curtis (5-11, 183, Jr., JC)
(X) 11 Donta' Candler (5-11, 175, Fr., HS)
WR 5 Marshall Sanders (5-7, 164, Sr., 1L)
(H) 16 Jason Deml (6-2, 207, So., 1L)
WR 6 Markus Torian (6-0, 211, Jr., RS)
(Y) 83 Derek Jeffery (5-9, 172, Jr., RS)
WR 15 CHRIS STALLWORTH (6-2, 196, So., 1L)
(Z) 9 Gary Coleman (5-9, 174, Jr., JC)
80 Jason Thomas (6-3, 206, Fr., HS)
QB 13 JOSE FUENTES (6-3, 200, Jr., 1L)
7 Jeff Crosbie (6-4, 202, Jr., 2L)
14 Travis Cox (6-1, 192, Fr., RS)
TB 32 EMMETT WHITE (5-11, 196, Sr., 3L)
39 David Fiefia (5-7, 190, So., 1L)
28 Roger Fernandez (5-9, 180, Fr., RS)
FB 31 John Roberts (5-10, 205, Sr., 3L)
41 Joe Solosabal (5-10, 208, Sr., 3L)
47 Trent Nate (5-10, 217, So., TR)
Defense
LE 96 RYAN DUNCAN (6-2, 249, Sr., 3L)
91 NATE PUTNAM (6-6, 222, So., 1L)
43 Casey Bingham (6-0, 221, Fr., RS)
LT 73 JORGE TAPIA (6-2, 286, So., 1L)
92 Ronald Tupea (6-1, 270, Fr., HS)
99 Jeremy Guenter (6-4, 265, Fr., HS)
RT 64 Tyler Olsen (6-1, 240, Sr., 1L)
70 James Robinson (6-2, 245, Fr., HS)
75 Ryan DeQuillettes (6-2, 280, Fr., HS)
RE 37 Nick Onaindia (6-3, 240, Sr., 1L)
90 Jared Solosabal (6-1, 246, So., 1L)
92 Ronald Tupea (6-1, 270, Fr., HS)
Hero 49 Rodney Wilson (6-1, 210, So., 1L)
42 Ryan Solomona (6-0, 229, Jr., 1L)
24 D.J. Brookter (6-2, 180, Fr., HS)
Mike 19 Tony Newson (6-1, 233, Sr., 3L)
8 Nathan Dandridge (6-0, 230, Fr., HS)
45 Scott Hunt (6-4, 225, So., 1L)
Mac 56 Jesse Busta (6-2, 236, Jr., 2L)
30 Robert Watts (6-3, 220, Fr., RS)
23 Kyle Siever (6-1, 221, Jr., 1L)
LC 10 ADE JIMOH (6-1, 190, Jr., 2L)
2 Mark Estelle (5-10, 170, So., JC)
26 Andre Bala (5-11, 175, Fr., HS)
S 4 JAMAR GLASPER (6-1, 199, Jr., 2L)
21 Nathan Barber (6-0, 194, Sr., 1L)
S 25 DERREK SHANK (5-10, 187, So., 1L)
22 Bryan Jackson (5-11, 189, So., 1L)
27 Steve Tate (6-1, 180, Fr., HS)
RC 1 TONY WALKER (5-11, 183, Sr., 3L)
20 Jerome Dennis (6-0, 180, Fr., RS)
Special Teams
P 12 STEVE MULLINS (6-4, 226, Jr., 2L)
PK 87 Dane Kidman (5-10, 178, Jr., SQ)
38 Ben Chaet (6-1, 175, Fr., HS)
H 7 Jeff Crosbie (6-4, 202, Jr., 2L)
39 David Fiefia (5-8, 189, So., 1L)
S 96 Ryan Duncan (6-2, 245, Sr., 3L)
88 Scott Collins (6-6, 243, Sr., 1L)
RET 32 Emmett White (5-11, 199, Sr., 3L)
1 Tony Walker (5-11, 183, Sr., 3L)
39 David Fiefia (5-7, 190, So., 1L)
28 Roger Fernandez (5-9, 180, Fr., RS)
2000 Starters in ALL CAPS 1L = one varsity letter, HS= High School experience, JC=Junior College, RS= Redshirt, SQ=Squad (did not letter), TR=Transfer
