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Utah State Head Coach Matt Wells:
"It wasn't our night. Congratulations to them, they played well enough to win it. It was a critical stretch right before halftime and coming out of halftime. That swing was critical to the game. We weren't good enough in all three phases to win it. We had a lot of good, but we struggled in a couple areas. We didn't have enough to come back and make up that deficit in the end."

On out-gaining BYU despite the result:
"There were several plays that contributed. When you have that big of disparity in the yards, the team that gains the most yards doesn't always win. You have the fumble before halftime for seven, you have an uncontested shot with the receiver running wide smoking open. That's 14 points. You have a couple of field goals that are atrocious and that should be six points. You can't have those issues and expect to win against a very good BYU team."

On the BYU passing game:
"He's not a rookie anymore. That's a very good quarterback. I'd look at a rookie as a guy who only played a week or two. Tanner Mangum isn't a rookie. He played like a vet and that's their offense. That didn't surprise us one bit, we knew they were going to take shots. The only thing that deters a passing game is wind or sideways snow, I don't think the weather affected it one bit."

On the possibilities of bowl game locations:
"We won't know where we're headed for another week or so. We will be ready to go. We still have something to play for. It's a chance to win four-straight bow games and these seniors know that. I hate that we couldn't send them out as winners here at Maverik Stadium, but they had a heck of a run. We have to rally the troops and play well in the bowl game. That's something that is important to us, no matter where we go."

Utah State Senior Quarterback Chuckie Keeton:
"It was a memorable Senior Day, not for 100 percent the right reasons. It was an unbelievable experience and that's the biggest takeaway from this entire thing. We learned something about our team, not just as players, but as people. We can come in on the last possession and have a running back fight for 30 yards. That was an incredible thing to see. That's always been my mindset, not just in football but in the realm of sports. To see someone else take on that same mentality was amazing. But at the same time, we didn't get everything handled in the first 3.98 quarters. We have some stuff we can work on. Hopefully, we can get into a bowl game and have the opportunity to prove that we've learned from some of these mistakes."

On breaking the touchdown pass record:
"It took too long to get there. It was special, but at the same time it was part of the game. Like I said, it took a long time. It was just something that I wanted to get out of the way. As soon as they called the play, I knew it was going to Hunter (Sharp).

Utah State Junior Linebacker Nick Vigil:
"Obviously there were too many points given up by the defense. I don't think we did a very good job of stopping the run game. We knew they were going to come out and throw the ball a lot, but we knew we needed to stop the runs. They got a couple big runs that were able to move the chains. Tonight the defense let the team down, I thought the offense played well."

On the emotion of this game:
"It's always one you want to win, especially with it being the last regular-season game of the year. It's disappointing."

On finding consistency on the field:
"I felt like we were very inconsistent throughout the season. We gave up far too many points and let the team down a lot. We have to get things figured out before the bowl game."

BYU Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall:
"Everything that could happen in a college football game did. I am glad we won, and I am happy for our players. The fumble recovery before the half was a huge momentum-changer. It was a very unique play. I think that Utah State's quarterback was trying to fight to the end, luckily we picked up the loose ball and followed it with a good return."