Nov. 5, 2011

HONOLULU -

USU FB Supplemental Notes-at Hawai'i

POSTGAME -- Utah State's locker room is closed to the media. After a brief cooling off period, head coach Gary Andersen and selected players will be available at a designated area. All player requests should be made to Zach Fisher prior to the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter.

ON TV -- Saturday's game between the Aggies and Warriors will be televised on Oceanic PPV TV in Hawaii... Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Darren Hernandez (color), Lori Santi (sidelines), and Rob DeMello (sidelines)... It will also be on the ESPN GamePlan package.

ON THE AIR -- Beginning this fall, in addition to KVNU 610 AM in Logan, all Utah State football games are carried live on KZNS 97.5 FM (Salt Lake City), KZNU 1450 AM (St. George), KVEL 920 AM (Vernal), KRPX 95.3 FM (Price) and KCPX 1490 AM (Moab)... The Aggie Sports Network will also carry the one-hour pregame and postgame shows for every Aggie football in addition to the 50-minute weekly coaches shows... All Aggie football games are also on the Internet at www.UtahStateAggies.com by clicking on "Listen Live"... Legendary radio voice Al "Poi Guy" Lewis will handle the play-by-play duties, while former Aggie SID Craig "I Eat Hawaiian Style" Hislop provides analysis.

GAMETRACKER -- Fans can follow all USU Aggie home games through the USU web site at www.UtahStateAggies.com via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play-by-play and statistics throughout the game... Live stats for Saturday's game are available by clicking on the "Watch Live" link at www.UtahStateAggies.com.

`NET WATCHING -- Saturday's game between the Aggies and Warriors will also be streamed on the Internet through WatchESPN.com (formerly known as ESPN3. com)... It will also be streamed online by clicking on the "Watch Live" link at UtahStateAggies.com.

113 / 119 -- USU is taking the field for the 113th season of football in 119 years. The Aggies beat Utah, 12-0, in 1892, but then did not field a team until 1896, when they again only played one game but then played every year since with the exceptions of 1918 when to World War I and influenza cancelled the season and 1943 due to World War II.

A USU WIN WOULD...
• Be USU's first win in Hawaii since 1966, breaking the Aggies' three-game losing streak to the Warriors in Honolulu.
• Earn USU its first win over UH overall since a 2008 win at Logan, breaking a two-game slide.
• Even the series between the Aggies and Warriors at 6-6 overall and improve to 3-4 at Honolulu.
• Be USU's first WAC of the season, improving to 1-2 in league action.
• Improve Utah State's overall record to 3-6, halting a two-game losing streak overall.
• Snap the Aggies' four-game road losing skein, as USU's last road win was 38-34 thriller at San Jose State last season.
• Improve USU to 6-4 in games off the mainland, including 3-4 in games played on Hawaiian soil and 3-0 in Japan.
• Move to 10-14 in November during USU's six years in the WAC.
• Halt the Aggies' two-game losing streak on Nov. 5, improving to 12-3 on Nov. 5 since 1921, as well as 7-0 in games on the road on the fifth of November.
• Even USU's record vs. UH in November at 3-3, including 2-2 in Honolulu.
• Turn the "A" Blue, which received an upgrade with new, environmentally-safe LED lights last year.

A USU LOSS WOULD...
• Be Utah State's fourth loss in a row at Hawai`i, last winning in 1966, falling to 2-5 on the island.
• Drop USU to 5-7 overall vs. UH, losing its last three in a row in the series overall.
• Slide USU to 2-6 overall on the season.
• Leave Utah State without a conference win, falling to 0-3 in WAC play.
• Deal the Aggies' their fifth-straight road loss.
• Slide USU to 9-15 in November in its six years in the WAC.
• Be the Aggies' first defeat on the road on Nov. 5, sliding to 11-4 overall on the fifth of November.
• Deal USU its second-straight loss to UH in November, sliding to 2-4 overall against the Warriors in the 11th month, including 1-3 at Honolulu.
• Even USU's mark in games played off the mainland at 5-5, including 2-5 at Hawai`i and 3-0 in Japan.
• As always, be not as good as a win.

WE'RE GOING STREAKING -- Several Utah State players and the Aggie team take streaks into Saturday's game:

WR Stanley Morrison • Has at least one catch in 31-straight games played, which leads the WAC.*
RB Robert Turbin • Rushed for at least 60 yards in his last 13 games played.*
• Scored at least one rushing TD in last 12 games played.*
• Tallied at least 16 carries in last three games.
OL Philip Gapelu • Logged 30-straight starts.
RB/KR Kerwynn Williams • Had at least a 24-yard kick return in 13-straight games.
• Amassed at least 100 all-purpose yards in last eight games.
WR Eric Moats • Has at least one catch in last seven games and 29 of last 31 games in career.
WR Matt Austin • Has at least one catch in last eight games played.

LB Bobby Wagner • Started 34-consecutive games.
• Made at least six tackles in 23-straight games.
LB Kyle Gallagher • Started 20-consecutive games.
• Posted at least five tackles in last 11 games.

Utah State Offense • Amassed 240 yards of total offense in last 12 games.
• Rushed for at least 34 attempts in 33-straight games.
• Scored a rushing TD in eight-straight games, including two rushing scores in last three games.
Utah State Defense • Kept opponents rushing total to 155 yards or less in last three games.
• Held opposition to one or less run of 20 yards or more in seven straight games. * = retro-active to 2009, missed 2010 season with injury

TIME TRAVELERS -- Saturday's game in the Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone is the one of the Aggies' four different time zones played in for a road game... USU opened the season in the Central Time Zone at Auburn on Sept. 3, then played in the Mountain Time Zone at BYU on Sept. 30... The Aggies then made the first of two trips to the Pacific Time Zone for the game at Fresno State on Oct. 15... USU will return to the Pacific Time Zone on Nov. 19 to play at Idaho, before closing out the season in the Mountain Time Zone at New Mexico State on Dec. 3.

LONG TRIPPIN' -- Saturday's game at Hawai`i is Utah State's longsest trip of the season for the pessimists our fifth-shortest for the optimists:

Auburn - Sept. 3 1,862 miles
BYU - Sept. 28 127 miles
Fresno State - Oct. 15 858 miles
Hawai'i - Nov. 5 3,015 miles
Idaho - Nov. 19 430 miles
New Mexico State - Dec. 3 712 miles

AFTER BYE WEEK -- Utah State is coming off its second bye of the season, last playing on Oct. 22 against Louisiana Tech... USU is 2-7 in its last nine games immediately after bye weeks... Last year, USU was 0-2 after byes, losing to Hawai'i 45-7 on Oct. 23 after the Aggies' first bye week of the year and 50-14 at #9 Boise State on Dec. 4 after their second bye of the season... Utah State defeated UNLV in 2005, lost to Hawai'i in 2006, lost to Nevada in 2007, lost to No. 8 BYU in 2008, and then beat New Mexico State in 008, as USU had a rare two byes on the schedule, and losing at Texas A&M in 2009, 38-30... In the decade of the 2000's, USU is 7-10 after an off-week.

ITS MILLS-ER TIME -- Aggie football coaching great Chuck Mills spoke to the 2011 squad Friday after the team's walk-through at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium... The 83-year old Mills has lived in Honolulu area for nearly 12 years, and spent time with the squad during its 2009 visit to the island... Mills was head coach for the Aggies from 1967-72, posting a 38-23-1 (.621) record in his six years at the helm of the USU program... Mills led USU to two of its victories off the mainland, taking the Aggies to Japan in 1971, where they collected two of their three victories overall in Japan, being the All-Japan team, 50-6 in the Silk Bowl in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 1971, then beating the Japanese All-Stars team, 46-6, in Osaka, a day after American Christmas day.

AFTER IDAHO -- Hawai`i is the second-straight opponent that played Idaho in its game prior to facing USU, as the Warriors played the Vandals of Idaho last week... Louisiana Tech faced Idaho on Oct. 8, then had a bye week before playing the Aggies on Oct. 22.

WATCH LISTERS TO WATCH -- Both Utah State and Hawai`i have several players who are on the same Watch Lists:

Rotary Lombardi Award - Best Linebacker/Lineman
USU - Bobby Wagner, SR, LB
UH - Corey Paredes, SR, LB

Butkus Award - Best Linebacker
USU - Bobby Wagner, SR, LB
UH - Corey Paredes, SR, LB

WHAT HAPPENED IN 1966 -- USU hasn't won at Hawai`i since 1966, having lost its last three visits there, as USU and UH didn't play from 1966-2005... Besides USU's last win in 1966, here are some other tidbits and happenings of `66:

-- Average price of gas was 32 cents
-- Average cost of a new car was $2,650.00
-- The Houston Astrodome was built with the dome measuring 710 ft diameter
-- The U.S. Population exceeds 195 million
-- Ronald Reagan enters politics becoming governor of California
-- All cigarette packets in the United States must carry the health warning "Caution! Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health."
-- Miniskirts are in fashion
-- Pampers create the first disposable diaper
-- Color television sets become popular
-- Cassius Clay defeats Henry Cooper in two title fights in London
-- The first episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek airs
-- Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" the animated television special adapted from the book is shown for first time on CBS
-- Popular musicians were: The Beatles; The Mamas and the Papas; The Monkees; The Beach Boys; The Rolling Stones; Simon and Garfunkel.
-- Popular songs were: I'm a Believer by The Monkees; Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys; Monday Monday by The Mamas and the Papas; Wild Thing by The Troggs
-- Popular movies are: Thunderball; Dr. Zhivago; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
-- Baltimore defeats Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-0, to win World Series
-- Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3, to win NBA Championship
-- Montreal Canadians double-up Detroit Red Wings, 4-2, for NHL Stanley Cup title
-- Texas Western takes a glorious road to beat Kentucky, 72-65, to win NCAA Basketball Championship
-- Notre Dame wins NCAA football national championships for Associated Press, United Press International and Football Writers, while sharing National Football Foundation with Michigan
-- England doubles up West Germany, 4-2, to win World Cup title.