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AGGIES CONTINUE MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY AT WYOMING SATURDAY NIGHT
Game will be televised live on ESPN2 at 8:15 p.m.

UTAH STATE (3-5, 1-4 MW) vs. (RV) WYOMING (6-2, 4-0 MW)
SATURDAY, NOV. 5, 2016 • 8:15 P.M. (MT) • LARAMIE, WYO. • WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM (29,181)

GAME 9 INFORMATION
TV: ESPN2
• Play-by-Play: Mark Neely
• Analyst: Pete Najarian
• Reporter: Alex Corddry
• Comcast (Utah): Ch. 36/669HD
• DISH: Ch. 143
• DirecTV: Ch. 209

RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK
• Play-by-Play: Al Lewis
• Analyst: Craig Hislop
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KICKOFF COVERAGE
• Utah State (3-5, 1-4 MW) plays at Wyoming (6-2, 4-0 MW) in Mountain West action on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 8:15 p.m., in a nationally televised game on ESPN2. USU is 38-24-4 all-time against the Cowboys, including a 12-14-3 road record. Overall, USU has won four straight games in the series and its 38 wins against UW are the most against any opponent in school history.

• Utah State is 13-6 under head coach Matt Wells following a loss and USU has lost back-to-back games just six times in the last five seasons, a span of 69 games.

• Utah State is 19-10 (.655) all-time in the Mountain West and has won 30 of its last 40 (.750) league games dating back to 2011.

• Utah State has won 13 of its last 20 (.650) conference road games and 15 of its last 32 (.469) road games overall. Under Wells, USU is 7-7 (.500) in Mountain West road games and 8-15 (.348) overall in road games.

• Junior QB Kent Myers, who is 13-9 as Utah State's starting quarterback, has 29 career touchdown passes to rank tied for 10th all-time in school history. Myers also needs just 15 yards of total offense (4,829) and 101 passing yards (4,120) to enter the USU top 10 in both of those categories, as well. Myers has completed 351 passes in his career, which ranks 10th all-time in school history.

• Utah State is facing two of the top three running backs in the nation in back-to-back weeks as San Diego State's Donnel Pumphrey leads the nation in rushing (183.6 ypg), while Wyoming's Brian Hill ranks third nationally (144.5 ypg).

• Utah State has won 16 of its last 20 games played during the month of November, including six of its last nine on the road.

• Utah State has 37 players on its roster from the state of Utah, while Wyoming has 13 players on its roster from the Cowboy State.

UTAH STATE CONTINUES MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY AT WYOMING
• Utah State (3-5, 1-4 MW) continues Mountain West play this weekend at Wyoming (6-2, 4-0 MW) on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 8:15 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2 (Comcast Ch. 36/669HD, Dish Network Ch. 143, DirecTV Ch. 209) with Mark Neely (play-by-play), Pete Najarian (analyst) and Alex Corddry (reporter) on the call. Live audio of the game is available on-line at www.UtahStateAggies.com.

UTAH STATE VERSUS THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
• Utah State is 146-172-8 (.460) all-time against current members of the Mountain West with a 38-24-4 record vs. Wyoming, a 33-38-2 record vs. Colorado State, a 15-7 record vs. UNLV, a 16-20-1 record vs. San José State, a 12-17-1 record vs. Fresno State, a 10-12 record vs. New Mexico, an 8-6 record vs. Hawai`i, a 6-17 record vs. Nevada, a 5-16 record vs. Boise State, a 2-3 record vs. Air Force, and a 1-12 record vs. San Diego State.

UTAH STATE DROPS MOUNTAIN WEST HOME GAME TO SAN DIEGO STATE
• For the second time this year and just the third time in its four years in the Mountain West, Utah State lost a conference game at home in its 40-13 defeat to San Diego State. With the loss, USU is now 26-5 in its last 31 home games, including a 17-3 conference record.

• Utah State did score a touchdown on its first possession against San Diego State, marking the third time in as many games and fourth time this year it has scored a touchdown on its opening drive. Furthermore, it was the first time in four games that SDSU's defense had allowed a touchdown. USU finished the game with a season-low 252 yards of total offense.

• San Diego State's 400 rushing yards are the most allowed by Utah State since Oregon's 408 rushing yards in 2008. SDSU had just 14 passing yards, the fourth-fewest allowed in USU history and fewest since Colorado State had one passing yard against the Aggies in 1976.

AGGIES' SLUMP NOT THE NORM
• Utah State's current 3-5 record is its worst start to a season since the 2011 team lost five of its first seven games, while its 1-4 league record is its worst since 2010, when that team lost its first four Western Athletic Conference games. Prior to this season, USU had produced a 41-19 (.683) record since starting the 2011 campaign with a 2-5 mark.

UTAH STATE DOES NOT FORCE A TURNOVER AGAINST AZTECS
• For the third straight game and fourth time in its last five outings, Utah State had zero takeaways in its 40-13 home loss to San Diego State last weekend. In fact, USU has forced multiple turnovers just once this season (3 vs. Arkansas State) and has forced a total of just 10 turnovers in its last 15 games dating back to last season after forcing a school-record-tying eight turnovers in its 52-26 home win against No. 21 Boise State on Oct. 16, 2015.

• Utah State's defense has not forced a single turnover in its last five games since it had a season-high three takeaways against Arkansas State on Sept. 16. USU's only takeaway in its last five games was on special teams at Boise State.

• Utah State has forced six turnovers this year (four interceptions, two fumbles) and 105 turnovers in its last 58 games, including at least one turnover in 45 of its last 58 games. USU has also recorded 50 interceptions in its last 45 games, including at least one pick in 24 of its last 45 games and multiple interceptions in 15 of its last 45 games. Overall, USU has forced three or more turnovers in 12 of its last 34 games.

• Offensively, Utah State had two turnovers against San Diego State and ranks 11th nationally in turnovers lost with eight this season, including 12th in the nation with just three fumbles lost.

MYERS ACCOUNTS FOR TWO TOUCHDOWNS AGAINST SAN DIEGO STATE
• Junior QB Kent Myers accounted for both of Utah State's touchdowns last weekend against San Diego State as he scored on a 10-yard run in the first quarter and threw a 23-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Overall, Myers has now thrown at least one touchdown pass in 14 of his last 17 games and multiple touchdowns six times in his career. In all, Myers has eight touchdown passes this season and 29 in his career.

• In his previous game against Fresno State, Myers threw a season-high three touchdowns, marking the fifth time in his career he has thrown at least three touchdown passes in a game.

• With his rushing touchdown against the Aztecs, Myers now leads the team with four rushing touchdowns on the season and is tied with senior RB Devante Mays for the team lead with 12 career rushing touchdowns. Myers had a season-high two rushing touchdowns at Colorado State (10/8), which marked the second time in his career he had multiple rushing touchdowns.

• On the season, Myers has a team-leading five rushes of at least 20 yards. He also ranks second on the team in carries (82) and yards (298).

• For his career, Myers has an interception percentage of just 0.019, which ranks first all-time in school history, with his 29 touchdowns and 11 interceptions on 582 career attempts. Overall, Myers is 13-9 as Utah State's starting quarterback.

HOUSTON LEADS TEAM IN RECEPTIONS AGAINST SAN DIEGO STATE
• Senior TE Wyatt Houston tied for the team lead with three receptions for 40 yards in his last outing against San Diego State and has now led the team in catches five times this season. In his previous game against Fresno State, he had a career-high five receptions for 43 yards with one touchdown.

• Houston has now caught at least one pass in 14 straight games for the Aggies, which is the longest active streak on the team. During that span, he has recorded 41 receptions for 456 yards and four touchdowns. Houston's streak of catching a pass in 14 straight games is the longest by an Aggie since Hunter Sharp caught at least one pass in each of his final 23 games at Utah State.

• For his career, Houston ranks second all-time in school history for touchdown receptions by a tight end with nine, trailing Chris Cooley (2000-03), who holds the school record with 11. Houston also ranks second all-time at USU in receiving yards by a tight end with 847 and third all-time in catches by a tight end with 76. Cooley holds the school record for both receptions (96) and receiving yards (1,258) for a tight end, while Ryan Duve (1988-90) ranks second in catches with 79.

LEAVITT LEADS THE TEAM IN TACKLES AFTER MISSING THREE GAMES
• Redshirt junior BS Dallin Leavitt did not miss a beat despite missing the past three games due to injury as he led Utah State with nine tackles, to go along with a quarterback hurry in its last game against San Diego State. Overall, it is the second time this season that Leavitt has led the team in tackles.

A DIFFERENT AGGIE HAS LED THE TEAM IN TACKLES SEVEN TIMES THIS YEAR
• Utah State has had a different player lead the team in tackling in all but one game this season. Against Weber State, senior LB Leki Uasike had 10 tackles. Against USC, redshirt junior BS Dallin Leavitt had 15 tackles. Against Arkansas State, senior LB Brock Carmen had 12 tackles. Against Air Force, junior LB Alex Huerta had 13 tackles. Against Boise State, redshirt senior LB Anthony Williams had seven tackles. Against Colorado State, sophomore FS Jontrell Rocquemore had 10 tackles. Against Fresno State, senior FS Devin Centers and Uasike each had 10 tackles. And against San Diego State, Leavitt had a team-best nine tackles. In comparison, LB Nick Vigil led USU in tackling 10 times last year in the team's 13-game season.

DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State has won 18 of its last 20 games, including a 1-1 record this year, when it has a 100-yard rusher, and has won 22 of its last 23 contests, including a 3-0 record this year, when rushing at least 40 times in a game.

UTAH STATE DEFENSIVE NOTABLES FROM SAN DIEGO STATE GAME
• Redshirt freshman nose guard Christopher `Unga had a career-high six tackles. Senior DE Siua Taufa tied his career high with five tackles. Taufa also had 1.0 tackles for loss, giving him 3.0 tackles for loss this year and 7.0 in his career. Senior DE Ricky Ali'ifua had 0.5 tackles for loss, giving him 4.5 tackles for loss this season and 14.5 in his career. Senior LB Brock Carmen had 1.0 tackles for loss, giving him 4.5 tackles for loss this season and in his career. Junior DE Ian Togiai recorded his first career sack and now has 2.0 tackles for loss this season and 2.5 in his career. Redshirt sophomore BS Gage Ferguson had a career-high five tackles. Sophomore DE Adewle Adeoye tied his career high with one tackle.

UTAH STATE OFFENSIVE NOTABLES FROM SAN DIEGO STATE GAME
• Junior WR Jaren Colston-Green caught his first touchdown of the season and second of his career on a 23-yard pass. Colston-Green also tied his career high with two receptions. Junior WR Alex Byers had a career-long 43-yard reception. Junior QB Damion Hobbs tied his career high with six rushes.

UTAH STATE SPECIAL TEAMS NOTABLES FROM SAN DIEGO STATE GAME
• Sophomore P Aaron Dalton had a 52-yard punt, which is his sixth of the season and 15th of his career.

PAINTER CHANGES FRESNO STATE GAME WITH BACK-TO-BACK PLAYS
• Senior CB Jentz Painter single-handedly changed the momentum in Utah State's 38-20 home win against Fresno State two weeks ago with back-to-back plays in the second quarter. On a third-and-12 from their own 26-yard line, Bulldog QB Chason Virgil was sacked by Painter for a loss of six yards, forcing a punt. Painter then blocked his first career kick on the very next play and the ball was recovered in the end zone by senior CB Austin Cheney to give the home team a 14-7 lead as USU led the rest of the game.

• For Painter, the sack was his first of the season as he now has 1.0 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss this year, and 2.5 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss in his career.

• For Utah State, Painter's blocked punt was its first since blocking a punt and returning it for a touchdown against Wyoming last season.

UASIKE TIES HIS CAREER HIGH WITH 10 TACKLES AGAINST BULLDOGS
• Senior LB Leki Uasike tied his career high with 10 tackles two games ago against Fresno State. He also had 10 stops in the season opener against Weber State, giving him a pair of double-digit tackle outings this season. Uasike is in his third year at Utah State as he redshirted in 2014 and did not play a year ago. In fact, Uasike was not even a scholarship player for USU until receiving one during fall camp this year.

STOPPING THE RUN IS KEY TO UTAH STATE SUCCESS
• In its three victories this season, Utah State's run defense has allowed Weber State, Arkansas State and Fresno State to rush for a combined 292 yards and three touchdowns on 111 carries (2.6 ypc / 97.3 ypg). Against the Red Wolves, the Aggies limited ASU to 70 yards rushing on 31 carries (2.3 ypc), which is a season low by an opponent. Against the Wildcats and Bulldogs, USU allowed 108 yards rushing on 41 carries (2.6 ypc) and 114 yards on 39 carries (2.9 ypc), respectively. Conversely, in the Aggies' five losses on the season, Utah State's defense has allowed USC, Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State and San Diego State to rush for a combined 1,169 yards and seven touchdowns on 240 carries (4.9 ypc / 233.8 ypg).

RUNNING THE BALL HAS BEEN KEY IN UTAH STATE'S THREE WINS
• In its three victories this season against Weber State, Arkansas State and Fresno State, Utah State's ground attack has been extremely productive as it has churned out 830 yards and 10 touchdowns on 131 carries (6.3 ypc / 276.7 ypg). The Aggies had a season-high 428 yards rushing and six touchdowns on 44 carries against the Wildcats, then followed that up with 198 yards and three more scores on 47 carries against the Red Wolves and 204 yards and a touchdown on 40 carries versus Fresno State. In its five losses, Utah State has rushed for a combined 484 yards, for an average of just 96.8 rushing yards per game.

DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State is 6-5 all-time in overtime, winning three of its last four. All-time, USU is 4-3 in single-overtime games, 2-1 in double-overtime games, and 0-1 in triple-overtime games. USU's last overtime game was a 21-14 loss at Arkansas State on Sept. 20, 2014.

A LOOK AT UTAH STATE
• Utah State is 3-5 on the season and 1-4 in Mountain West play following its 40-13 home loss to San Diego State last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by junior QB Kent Myers, who is 151-of-264 (.572) passing for 1,661 yards (207.6 ypg) with eight touchdowns and five interceptions. Junior RB Tonny Lindsey, Jr. leads the team in rushing with 447 yards on 102 carries (4.4 ypc) with three touchdowns, and freshman WR Rayshad Lewis has a team-best 29 receptions for 399 yards (13.8 ypr) with one touchdown. Defensively, redshirt senior LB Anthony Williams leads the team with 47 tackles, which includes 1.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss, while senior FS Devin Centers has 44 tackles, which includes 3.0 tackles for loss. As a team, Utah State is averaging 23.9 points and 373.4 yards of total offense (209.1 passing, 164.2 rushing), and allowing 26.2 points and 366.4 yards of total offense (183.8 passing, 182.6 rushing).

UTAH STATE RANKS 19TH NATIONALLY IN PASSING DEFENSE
• Through the first nine weeks of the college football season, Utah State is allowing 183.8 passing yards per game, which ranks third in the Mountain West and 19th nationally. USU also ranks third in the MW and 35th in the nation in total defense (366.4 ypg), fourth in the MW and 55th nationally in scoring defense (26.2 ppg), fourth in the conference and 65th in the nation in passing efficiency defense (131.3), seventh in the MW and 80th in the nation in rushing defense (182.6 ypg), and eighth in the MW and 83rd nationally in sacks per game (1.9).

UTAH STATE RANKS SIXTH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN TACKLES FOR LOSS
• Utah State has recorded 47 tackles for loss in its first eight games and that average of 5.9 tackles for loss per game ranks sixth in the Mountain West and 69th nationally.

AGGIES RANK SIXTH IN THE CONFERENCE IN THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS
• Utah State has converted 51-of-124 third downs through its first eight games, and that percentage of .411 ranks sixth in the Mountain West and 59th nationally. Last year, USU converted 35.8 percent (66-184) of its third downs.

• Offensively, Utah State ranks sixth in the Mountain West and 86th nationally in completion percentage (.570), sixth in the conference and 86th in the nation in passing offense (209.8 ypg), ninth in the MW and 77th nationally in rushing offense (164.2 ypg), ninth in the MW and 98th nationally in total offense (374.0 ypg), ninth in the MW and 99th in the nation in scoring offense (23.9 ppg), 10th in the conference in passing efficiency (115.3) and 11th in the MW in sacks allowed (2.75 pg).

UTAH STATE RANKS 51ST NATIONALLY IN FEWEST PENALTY YARDS PER GAME
• Utah State has committed 52 penalties for 408 yards this season, and that average of 51.0 penalty yards per game ranks sixth in the Mountain West and 51st in the nation.

UTAH STATE RANKS 47TH NATIONALLY IN KICKOFF RETURN DEFENSE
• Utah State is allowing 19.78 yards per kickoff return to rank fifth in the Mountain West and 47th nationally. USU also ranks fifth in the MW and 76th in the nation in punt returns (6.9 ypr).

UTAH STATE RANKS 11TH NATIONALLY IN TURNOVERS LOST
• With its eight turnovers this season (five interceptions, three fumbles), Utah State ranks third in the Mountain West and 11th nationally in turnovers lost, not to mention being third in the conference and 12th in the nation in fumbles lost with three.

• Utah State has six takeaways and eight turnovers this season and ranks eighth in the Mountain West and 86th nationally in turnover margin (-0.25).

• Utah State scored three defensive touchdowns last year to rank second in the Mountain West and 25th in the nation. Over its last 42 games, USU has scored 11 defensive touchdowns.

AGGIES IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST AND NCAA RANKINGS
• Junior QB Kent Myers ranks second in the Mountain West and 41st in the nation in completions per game (19.0), second in the MW and 55th nationally in total offense (245.5 ypg), third in the conference and 64th in the nation in passing (208.3 ypg), sixth in the MW and 85th nationally in completion percentage (.574), seventh in the MW and 99th nationally in passing efficiency (116.4), and ninth in the MW and 87th in the nation with eight touchdown passes. Senior WR Andrew Rodriguez ranks fifth in the MW and 58th nationally in punt returns (5.8 ypr). Senior CB Austin Cheney ranks tied for first in the MW and tied for sixth nationally with one punt return for touchdown. Sophomore FS Jontrell Rocquemore ranks tied for 10th in the MW and tied for 76th nationally with his two interceptions, and 49th in the MW in tackles (4.9 pg). Senior DE Siua Taufa ranks tied for fifth in the MW and tied for 85th in the nation in fumbles recovered with one. Redshirt junior BS Dallin Leavitt ranks tied for 10th in the MW and tied for 76th nationally with his two interceptions. Senior LB Leki Uasike ranks 27th in the MW in tackles (6.1 pg). Redshirt senior LB Anthony Williams ranks 32nd in the MW in tackles (5.9 pg). Senior FS Devin Centers ranks tied for 38th in the MW in tackles (5.5 pg). Junior LB Alex Huerta ranks tied for 42nd in the MW in tackles (5.1 pg). And senior PK Brock Warren ranks fifth in the conference and 61st nationally in field goals per game (1.00), and eighth in the MW and 33rd in the nation in field goal percentage (.800).

MAYS RANKS 21ST ALL-TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY IN RUSHING
• Senior RB Devante Mays has rushed for 1,219 yards on 200 carries (6.1 ypc) during his Aggie career with 12 touchdowns and now ranks 21st all-time in school history in rushing yards and seventh all-time in rushing average. The school record for rushing yards is 4,053 set by Demario Brown (1996-99), while Michael Smith (2009-11) owns the school record for career rushing average at 7.1 yards per carry.

• Mays has four 100-yard rushing games and four multi-touchdown games in his career, and has a team-best 12 rushing touchdowns.

MYERS FOURTH ALL-TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY IN COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
• Junior QB Kent Myers is 351-of-582 (.603) passing for 4,120 yards with 29 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in his career, and that completion percentage ranks fourth all-time in school history behind Darell Garretson (.631), Chuckie Keeton (.629) and Keith Myers (.607). Furthermore, Myers completed 121-of-199 (.608) passes for 1,593 yards with 16 touchdowns and just three interceptions last season, and that completion percentage ranks fifth all-time at USU for a single season. The single-season school record of 69.4 percent was set by Chuckie Keeton in 2012.

• Myers ranks 10th all-time in school history with his 351 completions and is tied for 10th all-time in school history with 29 career touchdown passes along with Travis Cox (2001-04). Myers is also just 15 yards of total offense and 101 passing yards shy of entering the career top 10 in school history in each of those categories.

• Myers, who is 13-9 as Utah State's starter, was named the Offensive MVP of the 2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl as he rushed for 70 yards on 15 carries, including a 48-yard touchdown.

• Myers ranked fourth in the Mountain West in 2015 with his 16 passing touchdowns (1.79 pg). Overall, he led the team in completions (121), attempts (199), passing yards (1,593) and touchdown passes (16), all of which are career highs. He also set a career high in passing efficiency (151.56). Against Air Force (11/14), Myers set single-game career highs with 25 completions, 47 attempts, 364 passing yards and four touchdowns.

• Myers set a school single-game rushing record for a quarterback with his 191 yards against Colorado State (10/3) as he was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week. Overall, he ranked second on the team during the season with his 356 rushing yards and his 39.6 rushing yards per game, while ranking third on the team with three rushing touchdowns.

WILLIAMS RANKS EIGHTH IN CAREER KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE
• Senior WR Kennedy Williams has returned 35 kickoffs for 847 yards in his career and that average of 24.2 yards per kickoff return ranks third all-time in school history. Overton Curtis (1957-58) holds the school record as he averaged 31.0 yards per kickoff return. Williams returned 12 kickoffs for 367 yards last year and that average of 30.6 yards per kickoff return ranks second all-time at USU for a single season, trailing only Altie Taylor (1966-68), who averaged 31.9 yards per kickoff return during the 1967 season.

WARREN RANKS NINTH ALL-TIME IN PAT PERCENTAGE
• Senior PK Brock Warren is 67-of-71 all-time on extra points and that percentage of .944 ranks ninth all-time in school history.

• Warren has made 67 extra points in his career to rank eighth all-time in school history, while his 71 career extra-point attempts also ranks eighth all-time.

• Warren is 16-of-22 in his career on field goals and that percentage of .727 ranks fourth all-time in school history.

• Last season, Warren was 39-of-41 on extra points and ranked tied for fifth in school history for a single season in extra points made with Brad Bohn (1997), and fifth in school history for a single season in extra points attempted. Josh Thompson holds the record for both extra points made (57) and attempted (58) in a season, as both were set in 2011.

A QUICK LOOK AT WYOMING
• Wyoming is 6-2 on the season and 4-0 in Mountain West play following its 30-28 home win against 13th-ranked Boise State last weekend. The Cowboys are led by redshirt sophomore QB Josh Allen, who is 114-of-194 (.588) passing for 1,623 yards (202.9 ypg) with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Junior RB Brian Hill leads the team in rushing with 1,156 yards on 202 carries (5.7 ypc/144.5 ypg) with 11 touchdowns, and senior WR Tanner Gentry has caught 44 passes for 685 yards (15.6 ypr/85.6 ypg) with six touchdowns. Defensively, sophomore FS Andrew Wingard has a team-best 82 tackles, which includes 3.5 tackles for loss, while sophomore SS Marcus Epps has 63 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Wyoming is averaging 33.9 points and 427.2 yards of total offense per game (223.9 rushing, 203.4 passing) and allowing 30.0 points and 444.9 yards of total offense (303.0 passing, 141.9 rushing). Wyoming returns 16 starters (O-8, D-8) and 44 lettermen (O-21, D-20, S-3) from last year's team that went 2-10 overall and 2-6 in Mountain West play, finishing sixth in the Mountain Division. Craig Bohl is 116-52 in his 15th season as a collegiate head coach, including a 12-20 record in his third season at Wyoming.

AGGIES AND COWBOYS SERIES HISTORY
• Utah State is 38-24-4 all-time against Wyoming, including a 12-14-3 road record, as USU won 20 of the first 23 meetings. USU has also won the last four meetings, including a 58-27 home win on Oct. 30, 2015, a 20-3 win in Laramie on Nov. 7, 2014 and a 35-7 win in Logan on Nov. 30, 2013. The first-ever game played in the series was in 1903 with USU winning in Logan, 46-0, and the two teams played one another 58 times through the 1978 season. The series resumed in 2001 and the two teams have played one another eight times since then. USU's 38 wins against Wyoming are its most against any opponent in school history.

AGGIES AND COWBOYS HAVE STORIED HISTORY
• Utah State and Wyoming have a storied history dating back to the early 1900s as both schools were members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1916-37 and later members of the Mountain States/Skyline Conference from 1938-61, along with its current membership in the Mountain West, for a total of 51 years as league foes. As members of the RMAC, USU won league championships in 1921 and 1936, and later won league titles in the Mountain States/Skyline Conference in 1946, 1960 and 1961. UW won conference championships in the Mountain States/Skyline Conference in 1949, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961.

UTAH STATE VS. WYOMING SERIES FOURTH-MOST PLAYED IN SCHOOL HISTORY
• Utah State and Wyoming will be meeting for the 67th time in series history this weekend in what is the fourth-most played rivalry in school history. USU's most played rivalry is Utah (112), followed by Brigham Young (85), Colorado State (73) and Wyoming (66).

Matt Wells VERSUS WYOMING
• Matt Wells is 3-0 all-time against Wyoming as a head coach and will be facing the Cowboys for the seventh time overall as he faced UW once as an assistant coach at USU in 2011, and three times as an assistant at New Mexico (2007-08, 2010).

UTAH STATE AND WYOMING SERIES REFERRED TO AS "BRIDGER'S BATTLE"
• Utah State University and the University of Wyoming announced on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, that both schools have adopted a rivalry series in football that will be referred to as "Bridger's Battle" in reference to celebrated Wyoming/Utah mountain man Jim Bridger. USU won the first "Bridger's Battle" in 2013 in Logan, 35-7, posted a 20-3 road win in 2014, and a 58-27 home win last year. The winner of the annual contest will take home the traveling "Bridger Rifle," a .50 caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle that was popular among mountain men and widely considered to be what Bridger carried.

PLAYER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND WYOMING
• Utah State senior OC Austin Stephens and Wyoming (UW) junior CB Rico Gafford both attended Iowa Western CC. USU junior WR Jaren Colston-Green and UW senior TE Jacob Hollister both attended Arizona Western JC.

UTAH STATE vs. WYOMING SERIES NOTABLES
• In 66 games in series history, Utah State has scored 300 more points than Wyoming, 1,378-1,078... During its current four-game winning streak against the Cowboys, Utah State has out-scored Wyoming 176-56... Utah State has averaged 239.8 rushing yards per game in its last four wins against Wyoming, while the Cowboys have averaged just 139.5 rushing yards in those four games... The team who has had more rushing yards has won each of the last seven games in the series... Utah State has forced six turnovers in its last four meetings with Wyoming, while committing four turnovers in those games... Utah State has won five of its last eight games played in Laramie... Utah State holds the longest shutout streak in the series at five games, as it did not allow the Cowboys to score a single point in meetings from 1931 to 1936... The losing team has scored less than 20 points in five of the last six games played in the series.

UTAH STATE CONNECTIONS WITH WYOMING
• Utah State co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Jovon Bouknight is a 2006 alum of Wyoming, playing for the Cowboys from 2002-05. Bouknight concluded his college career ranked No. 20 in NCAA history in both career receiving yards (3,626) and career receptions (250). During his senior season, Bouknight was one of only 15 semifinalists for the 2005 Biletnikoff Award, which honors the nation's top college receiver each season. He also earned honorable mention All-American honors from College Football News in 2005 and earned first-team all-Mountain West honors. During his senior season, he ranked No. 9 in the NCAA in receiving yards per game (101.45 ypg), No. 15 in total receiving yards (1,116), No. 10 in all-purpose yards (160.45), No. 12 in receptions per game (7.00 rpg) and No. 11 in kickoff returns (27.75 ypr). He currently ranks No. 2 in Mountain West history in receiving yards (3,626) and third in receptions (250), while ranking tied for second all-time in consecutive games with a reception (47). In Wyoming school history, Bouknight ranks No. 3 in career receiving yards (3,626) behind former All-Americans Marcus Harris (4,518) and Ryan Yarborough (4,446). Bouknight also ranks No. 2 in school history in career receptions (250) and third in career touchdown receptions (29). Bouknight also completed his career as Wyoming's all-time all-purpose yardage leader (5,921) and career kickoff return leader (2,016). He caught at least one pass in 47 consecutive games, which was also every game of his college career and ranks No. 2 all-time in school history. Bouknight actually caught at least two passes in each of those 47 career games.

ALL-TIME AGGIE GREATS FROM THE STATE OF WYOMING
• Utah State has had several notable football players from the state of Wyoming, including defensive end Ben Crosland (Kemmerer), who was named the 1997 Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American by The Sporting News. Defensive end John Chick (Gillette) earned first-team all-Western Athletic Conference honors in 2005. Offensive guard Joe Crum (Rawlins) earned first-team all-Big West Conference honors in 1981 and second-team honors in 1982. And defensive back Paul Gustafson (Casper) earned second-team all-Big West honors in 1994. In men's basketball, Jaycee Carroll (Evanston) was a two-time Associated Press All-American (2007, 2008) and the 2008 WAC Player of the Year, and is USU's all-time leading scorer with 2,522 career points, while ranking first all-time in school history in nine other categories. And in women's soccer, Jayme Gordy (Cheyenne) earned first-team all-Big West honors in 1999 and 2000, while earning second-team honors in 1998 and honorable mention honors in 1997, and ranks second all-time in school history in goals in a season (13) and career (35).

OVERALL STATS FOR CURRENT AGGIES WITH MULTIPLE GAMES VS. WYOMING
• The following is a look at what current Utah State players have done against Wyoming in multiple games played. Senior FS Devin Centers has four tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, in three games. Senior TE Wyatt Houston has six catches for 81 yards and three touchdowns in three games. Senior PK Jake Thompson has 21 kickoffs for 1,342 yards (63.9 ypk) and 14 touchbacks in three games. Senior WR Kennedy Williams has 17 yards rushing on three carries (5.7 ypc) and two catches for 33 yards, to go along with one kickoff return for 24 yards, in three games. Senior DE Ricky Ali'ifua has three tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, in two games. Senior CB Marquan Ellison has one tackle and one fumble recovery in two games. Senior CB Daniel Gray has one tackle in two games. Senior CB Jentz Painter has one tackle in two games. Senior NG Travis Seefeldt has six tackles and one pass breakup in two games. Senior DE Siua Taufa has four tackles in two games. Junior CB Jalen Davis has 10 tackles, one quarterback hurry and one kickoff return for 17 yards in two games. Junior RB LaJuan Hunt has 70 yards rushing on 13 carries (5.4 ypc) and one catch for zero yards in two games. Junior QB Kent Myers is 27-of-33 passing for 396 yards and three touchdowns, to go along with 73 yards rushing and one touchdown on 19 carries (3.8 ypc), in two games. Junior DE Ian Togiai has two tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, and one quarterback hurry in two games.

LAST MEETING vs. WYOMING
LOGAN, Utah - Junior RB Devante Mays rushed for a career-high 176 yards and two touchdowns on a career-best 22 carries as Utah State bounced back from its first Mountain West loss of the season with a 58-27 victory against Wyoming on Oct. 30, 2015 on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. Sophomore QB Kent Myers completed his first 10 passes of the game and finished 14-of-17 passing for 246 yards and a career-high-tying three touchdowns for Utah State (5-3, 4-1 MW), which defeated Wyoming (1-8, 1-4) for the fourth straight time. Sophomore RB Brian Hill finished with 201 yards rushing and one touchdown on 26 carries for the Cowboys, who lost for the second time in a row. The Aggies, who were held to just 239 yards in a 48-14 loss at San Diego State last weekend, finished with 592 yards (296 rushing and 296 passing) of total offense against Wyoming, its most since gaining 646 yards against Louisiana Tech in 2012 and the 14th-most in school history. Wyatt Houston had his best game as an Aggie. The junior TE caught a career-high-tying four passes for a career-best 66 yards and a career-high two touchdowns, the final a 25-yarder with 9:52 left in the game that gave Utah State a 51-21 lead. Junior LB Nick Vigil led the Aggies' defensive effort as he recorded 13 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss. Senior SS Marwin Evans added seven tackles, to go along with a career-high two pass breakups. The Aggies scored points every time they touched the ball in the first half as Mays scored on runs of 11 and 2 yards, respectively, while Houston caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Myers. In addition, junior PK Brock Warren booted a 22-yard field goal. Of Utah State's 11 offensive possessions on the night, seven ended with a touchdown and one ended with a field goal. The Aggies only punted once on the night. Utah State capped the first-half scoring when junior LB Brock Carmen blocked a punt, which redshirt freshman FS Jontrell Rocquemore recovered in the end zone to give the hosts a 30-14 lead at the break. It was Rocquemore's second touchdown of the season as he also returned a fumble 97 yards for a score at Washington on Sept. 19. Wyoming's two touchdowns during the first 30 minutes of action came courtesy of a 9-yard pass from redshirt freshman QB Nick Smith to junior WR Jake Maulhardt and a 47-yard run by Hill that pulled the Cowboys within 21-14 with 6:54 left in the second quarter. Maulhardt finished with four catches for 30 yards and two touchdowns. Smith was 10-of-18 passing for 83 yards and the two touchdowns. Utah State also scored on its first possession of the second half when Myers scored on a 5-yard touchdown run, making it 37-14 with 10:09 remaining in the third. Senior WR Brandon Swindall gave the Aggies a 44-21 lead early in the fourth quarter when he hauled in a 19-yard touchdown pass from Myers. Swindall finished with three catches for 50 yards. Utah State's final touchdown came on a 34-yard pass from sophomore QB Damion Hobbs to sophomore WR Jaren Colston-Green, making it 58-21 with 6:34 remaining. Colston-Green caught his first two career passes as an Aggie for 50 yards. Wyoming added a late touchdown when Maulhardt caught an 8-yard pass from Smith with just 16 seconds to go.

LAST MEETING at WYOMING
LARAMIE, Wyo. - Junior WR JoJo Natson scored a pair of touchdowns and Utah State's defense intercepted two fourth quarter passes in the red zone as the Aggies notched a 20-3 road win against Wyoming on Nov. 7, 2014 in a nationally televised game on ESPN2. With the win, Utah State improves to 7-3 on the season and 4-1 in Mountain West play, and becomes bowl eligible for the fourth-straight year, a first in program history. Wyoming falls to 4-6 overall and 2-4 in league play with the loss. USU also won its 13th-straight November game dating back to 2011 and is now 11-2 all-time in Mountain West play. With its two forced turnovers, Utah State has now forced 27 turnovers this season and 74 in its last 33 games, while its three points allowed are a season-low. Utah State took the opening kickoff and drove down to the Wyoming 3-yard line before settling for a 20-yard field goal from senior PK Nick Diaz to take and early 3-0 lead. After holding Wyoming to a three-and-out on its opening possession of the game, Natson returned the ensuing punt 80 yards for his second punt return for a touchdown this season and the fourth of his career to give the visitors a 10-0 lead just 5:27 into the game. With the punt return for touchdown, Natson tied Kevin Robinson (2004-07) for the school record and Utah's Steve Smith (1999-200) for the Mountain West record with four punt returns for touchdown in a career. After forcing another Wyoming punt on its next series, Natson struck again as he ran 66 yards for a touchdown to give Utah State a commanding 17-0 lead just 9:48 into the game. Wyoming got its only points of the game late in the second quarter on a 37-yard field, and Utah State scored the only points of the second half on a 28-yard Diaz field goal to make the final score, 20-3. During the fourth quarter, Utah State intercepted a pair of passes in the red zone as junior CB Deshane Hines picked off Wyoming's Colby Kirkegaard in the end zone and returned it 38 yards. On UW's next series, senior DE B.J. Larsen intercepted a Kirkegaard pass that was tipped by senior LB Zach Vigil at the USU 20-yard line. Utah State finished the game with 356 yards of total offense (206-rushing, 150-passing) and Wyoming had 363 yards of total offense (212-passing, 151-rushing). The Cowboys finished the game running 25 more plays (75-50) and dominated the clock, 34:54 to 25:06. However, UW also had 10 penalties for 95 yards as compared to six penalties for 75 yards for USU. Natson ended the contest with 181 all-purpose yards as he had a career-high 99 rushing yards on three carries, to go along with his one punt return for 80 yards and three receptions for two yards. Freshman QB Kent Myers had another efficient game for USU in his second career start as he was 13-of-16 passing for 150 yards, and junior WR Hunter Sharp had five receptions for 79 yards. Defensively, senior SS Frankie Sutera and Vigil each had eight tackles, while freshman CB Jalen Davis tied his career-high with seven stops. Sutera also added 1.5 tackles for loss. Kirkegaard finished the game 20-of-40 passing for 212 yards with two interceptions for Wyoming and Brian Hill had 122 rushing yards on 25 carries.

WHAT'S RETURNING IN 2016
• Utah State returns 12 starters (O-9, D-3) and 38 letterwinners (O-20, D-15, S-3) from last year's team that finished tied for second place in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West with a 5-3 record, and played in its school-record fifth-straight bowl game. Highlighting Utah State's returners in 2016 are six players who earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors a year ago in senior offensive linemen Austin Albrecht, Jake Simonich and Austin Stephens, senior punt returner Andrew Rodriguez, junior cornerback Jalen Davis and junior quarterback Kent Myers. Along with the players mentioned above, Utah State also returns five other starters on offense in senior tight end Wyatt Houston, senior running back Devante Mays, junior running back LaJuan Hunt and junior wide receiver Braelon Roberts, along with Rodriguez at wide receiver. USU also returns two other starters on defense in senior defensive end Ricky Ali'ifua and senior free safety Devin Centers, to go along with three specialists returning in senior kicker Jake Thompson, senior placekicker Brock Warren and sophomore punter Aaron Dalton.

WHAT UTAH STATE MUST REPLACE FROM 2015
• Utah State must replace six players who earned various all-Mountain West honors in 2015, including LB Kyler Fackrell and LB Nick Vigil, who both earned first-team honors, WR Hunter Sharp, who was named to the second team, and NG David Moala, junior offensive lineman Tyshon Mosley and DE Jordan Nielsen, who were all named to the honorable mention team. Fackrell also earned fourth-team All-American honors from Phil Steele's Magazine. Other offensive starters lost include OL Taani Fisilau, QB Chuckie Keeton, WR Devonte Robinson and OL Ben Wysocki. Other defensive starters lost include SS Marwin Evans, LB LT Filiaga, CB Tyler Floyd and CB Deshane Hines.

DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State returns three starters along its offensive line in senior OT Austin Albrecht, senior OT Jake Simonich and senior OC Austin Stephens, as all three players earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors in 2015. In fact, both Simonich and Stephens also earned honorable mention all-conference honors as sophomores in 2014. In all, these three offensive linemen have combined to play in 118 games during their Aggie careers, with a combined 94 career starts. Furthermore, USU has three other offensive linemen who have collegiate experience at USU in junior Jarom Ioane (14 games played), senior Jude Hockel (13 games played), junior Brandon Taukeiaho (11 games played), sophomore KJ Uluave (10 games played) and sophomore Cody Boyer (6 games played).

UTAH STATE COACHING CHANGES FOR 2016
• Utah State's coaching staff had an FBS-high six changes during the off-season as fourth-year head coach Matt Wells hired Mike Canales as an assistant head coach working with the running backs and tight ends, Frank Maile as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach, Stacy Collins as the special teams coordinator, Julius Brown as the cornerbacks coach, Steve Farmer as the offensive line coach, and David Kotulski as the linebackers coach. Coaches who left the USU program following the 2015 season include associate head coach/offensive line coach Mark Weber, who went to Fresno State, assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Josh Heupel, who went to Missouri, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Kevin Clune, who went to Oregon State, special teams coordinator/running backs coach Dave Ungerer, who went to Fresno State, safeties coach Joe Lorig, who went to Memphis, and defensive line coach Ikaika Malloe, who went to Washington. Other programs with six coaching changes this year include Fresno State and Western Kentucky.

UTAH STATE ONLY PROGRAM WITH NEW COORDINATORS THREE YEARS IN A ROW
• Utah State is the only FBS program to have new offensive and defensive coordinators for the third straight season under the same head coach. In 2014, Kevin McGiven was the offensive coordinator, while Todd Orlando was the defensive coordinator. In 2015, Josh Heupel was the offensive coordinator and Kevin Clune was the defensive coordinator. And in 2016, Jovon Bouknight and Luke Wells are co-offensive coordinators, while Frank Maile and Kendrick Shaver are co-defensive coordinators. McGiven and Orlando left USU after the 2014 season for similar positions at Oregon State and Houston, respectively, while Heupel and Clune left USU following the 2015 season for similar positions at Missouri and Oregon State, respectively.

UTAH STATE PUTTING EXTRA EMPHASIS ON SPECIAL TEAMS IN 2016
• Utah State is putting an extra emphasis on special teams in 2016 as fourth-year head coach Matt Wells hired Stacy Collins as the programs special teams coordinator. Collins, who spent the previous four years as the head coach at South Dakota School of Mines, is one of just 10 assistants at the FBS level who only coach special teams, along with Boston College, Florida International, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, San Diego State, Washington State, Western Michigan and Wisconsin.

WELLS' 28 WINS FIFTH-MOST IN SCHOOL HISTORY
• Utah State head coach Matt Wells' 28 career wins rank as the fifth-most in school history, while his 57.1 winning percentage (28-21) ranks sixth all-time with a minimum of 15 games coached. Furthermore, Wells' 25 wins is a school record for a coach in his first three seasons, bettering the 23 wins John Ralston produced from 1959-61.

MORE ON UTAH STATE'S HEAD COACH
• Matt Wells, the 2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year, is one of just 19 coaches to lead his alma mater. He is also just the second Utah State graduate to be appointed its head football coach, joining Chris Pella, who graduated from USU in 1965 and coached the Aggies from 1983-85.

DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State is one of just 14 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs to have at least three alumni/former letterwinners on its current full-time staff in head coach Matt Wells, assistant head coach/running backs/tight ends coach Mike Canales, and assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Frank Maile. BYU leads the nation with nine former alumni/letterwinners on its current staff, followed by Air Force (7), Boise State (5), Hawai'i (4), Wisconsin (4), Auburn (3), Ball State (3), Clemson (3), Iowa (3), Massachusetts (3), Missouri (3), Troy (3), Utah (3) and Utah State (3). The USU record for alumni on its staff is six during the 1984 season, and its three this season is the most since 1985 when four former Aggies were on the coaching staff.

LOOKING BACK AT UTAH STATE'S 2015 SEASON
• Utah State ended its 2015 season with a 6-7 record and finished tied for second in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West with a 5-3 mark. USU concluded its season with a 23-21 loss to Akron in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Offensively, USU was led by sophomore QB Kent Myers, who was 121-of-199 (.608) passing for 1,593 yards (177.0 ypg) with 16 touchdowns and three interceptions. Junior RB Devante Mays led the team in rushing with 966 yards on 165 carries (5.9 ypc/74.3 ypg) with nine touchdowns, and senior WR Hunter Sharp had a team-best 71 receptions for 835 yards (11.8 ypr/75.9 ypg) with nine touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB Nick Vigil led the team with 144 tackles, which included 3.0 sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss, while senior LB Kyler Fackrell had 82 tackles, which included 4.0 sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss. As a team, Utah State averaged 29.0 points and 370.6 yards of total offense (205.5 passing, 165.1 rushing), and allowed 26.7 points and 332.5 yards of total offense (180.5 passing, 151.9 rushing).

AGGIES TIE SCHOOL RECORD FOR SIX-WIN SEASONS
• Utah State's six wins in 2015 marked the 34th time in 118 years of Aggie football that the program won at least six games.. Furthermore, USU has won at least six games in each of the past five seasons, which is tied with the 1971-75 teams for the longest streak in school history.

• Utah State also won five conference games for the fifth-straight season in 2015, which is a school record. Overall, it is just the 15th time in program history that USU has won at least five conference games as the Aggies have been associated with a conference for 80 seasons.

UTAH STATE PLAYS IN FIFTH-STRAIGHT BOWL GAME IN 2015
• Utah State played in its fifth-straight bowl game for the first time in school history in 2015, and its 11th bowl all-time, as it faced Akron in the 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. USU is 4-7 all-time in its 11 bowl game appearances.

UTAH STATE BOWL HISTORY
• Utah State has a 4-7 bowl record all-time as it lost to San José State, 20-0, in the 1946 Raisin Bowl (Fresno, Calif.); lost to Pacific, 35-21, in the 1947 Grape Bowl (Lodi, Calif.); lost to New Mexico State, 20-13, in the 1960 Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas); lost to Baylor, 24-9, in the 1961 Gotham Bowl (New York City); defeated Ball State, 42-33, in the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl II; lost to Cincinnati, 35-19, in the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl; lost to Ohio, 24-23, in the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; defeated Toledo, 41-15, in the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, defeated No. 24 Northern Illinois, 21-14, in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl; defeated UTEP, 21-6, in the 2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl; and lost to Akron, 23-21, in the 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

AGGIES CURRENTLY IN THE NFL AND CFL
• Utah State currently has 14 players on NFL rosters and has had 10 players drafted into the NFL in the past six years. Former Aggies currently in the NFL include: SS Maurice Alexander (Los Angeles), CB Will Davis (Baltimore), S Marwin Evans (Green Bay), LB Kyler Fackrell (Green Bay), OC Tyler Larsen (Carolina), CB Nevin Lawson (Detroit), OT Donald Penn (Oakland), LS Patrick Scales (Chicago), TE DJ Tialavea (Atlanta), RB Robert Turbin (Indianapolis), LB Nick Vigil (Cincinnati), LB Zach Vigil (Miami), LB Bobby Wagner (Seattle) and RB Kerwynn Williams (Arizona). The three former Aggies currently in the Canadian Football League are DE John Chick (Hamilton), LB Chris Randle (Winnipeg) and DE Connor Williams (Ottawa).

• Maurice Alexander (S - Los Angeles Rams) - Alexander is in his third season in the NFL with the Rams. The Rams had a bye in week eight.

• Will Davis (CB - Baltimore Ravens) - Davis is in his second season with the Ravens and fourth year in the NFL. The Ravens had a bye in week eight.

• Marwin Evans (S - Green Bay Packers) - Evans, who is in his first season in the NFL with the Packers, played in 14 special teams snaps in their 33-32 road loss at the Atlanta Falcons.

• Kyler Fackrell (LB - Green Bay Packers) - Fackrell is in his first season in the NFL with the Packers. He played in 19 defensive and 22 special teams snaps in their 33-32 road loss at the Atlanta Falcons.

• Tyler Larsen (OG - Carolina Panthers) - Larsen is in his first season with the Panthers and third year in the NFL. He did not play in their 30-20 home win against the Arizona Cardinals.

• Nevin Lawson (CB - Detroit Lions) - Lawson, who is in his third season in the NFL with the Lions, started at cornerback and had three tackles and one pass defended in their 20-13 road loss at the Houston Texans. Lawson played in 66 defensive and seven special teams snaps.

• Donald Penn (OT - Oakland Raiders) - Penn is in his third year with the Raiders and 11th year in the NFL. He started at left tackle in their 30-24 overtime road win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He caught a 1-yard touchdown pass and played in 94 offensive and six special teams snaps. It was the fourth-career touchdown reception for the offensive tackle.

• Patrick Scales (LS - Chicago Bears) - Scales is in his second year with the Bears and sixth year in the NFL. The Bears play on Monday Night Football against the Minnesota Vikings.

• DJ Tialavea (TE - Atlanta Falcons) - Tialavea is in his first year with the Falcons and third year in the NFL. He did not play in their 33-32 home win against the Green Bay Packers.

• Robert Turbin (RB - Indianapolis Colts) - Turbin is in his first year with the Colts and fifth year in the NFL. He had two rushes for nine yards and three receptions for 25 yards in their 30-14 home loss against the Kansas City Chiefs. He played in 29 offensive and 12 special teams snaps.

• Nick Vigil (LB - Cincinnati Bengals) - Vigil is in his first year in the NFL with the Bengals. He played in 19 special teams snaps and recorded a tackle in kickoff coverage in their 27-27 tie against the Washington Redskins in London.

• Zach Vigil (LB - Miami Dolphins) - Vigil is in his second year in the NFL with the Dolphins. The Dolphins had a bye in week eight.

• Bobby Wagner (LB - Seattle Seahawks) - Wagner is in his fifth year in the NFL with the Seahawks. He started at middle linebacker and recorded 15 tackles in their 25-20 road loss at the New Orleans Saints. He played in 76 defensive and five special teams snaps.

• Kerwynn Williams (RB - Arizona Cardinals) - Williams is in his third year with the Cardinals and fourth year in the NFL. He played in 19 special teams snaps in their 30-20 road loss at the Carolina Panthers.

HEAD COACH Matt Wells
• Matt Wells has wasted little time putting his stamp on the Aggie football program in his first four seasons as head coach, as USU is 28-21, including a 19-10 Mountain West record. Those 28 wins are a school record by a USU coach in his first 49 games. USU also played in its fifth-straight bowl game in 2015.

• In his four years as head coach, Wells has led Utah State to three wins against top 25 opponents, one more than USU had overall prior to his tenure.

• During the 2015 season, Wells mentored 12 players who earned all-Mountain West honors, which were the third-most in the conference. Wells also coached Kyler Fackrell, who was named a fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele.

• Wells coached three players who participated in the 2016 NFL Combine in Fackrell, Hunter Sharp and Nick Vigil, while 10 players from the 2015 roster were invited to NFL camps, including Vigil (Cincinnati Bengals) and Fackrell (Green Bay Packers), who were both selected in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

• Wells led Utah State to 10 wins in 2014 to rank as the second-most in school history behind the 2012 team that finished with an 11-2 record, including its third-straight bowl win with a 21-6 victory against UTEP in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl.

• During the 2014 season, Wells mentored 15 players who earned 16 all-Mountain West honors, which were the most in the league and tied for the third-most in school history. Wells also coached two All-Americans as Zach Vigil was named a second-team All-American by USA Today Sports, while Jalen Davis was named a True Freshman All-American by 247Sports. Vigil was also named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year.

• Wells was named the 2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year as he set the school record for wins by a first-year head coach as the Aggies went 9-5.

• Wells led Utah State to the inaugural Mountain West Championship game after winning the Mountain Division with a 7-1 record in 2013. He also led USU to just its third-ever bowl victory as it posted a 21-14 win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.

• During his first year as USU's head coach, Wells mentored 14 Aggies who earned various all-Mountain West honors, including three All-Americans as Tyler Larsen was named a second-team All-American by USA Today Sports, Nevin Lawson was named a third-team All-American by College Sports Madness, and Kyler Fackrell was named an honorable mention Sophomore All-American by College Football News.

• Wells coached a school-record four players who participated in the 2014 NFL Combine in Larsen, Lawson, Maurice Alexander and D.J. Tialavea, while 11 players from the 2013 roster were invited to NFL camps, including Alexander (Los Angeles Rams) and Lawson (Detroit Lions), who were both selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

• Overall, Wells is the second USU coach and fifth in school history to garner conference coach of the year honors along with Bruce Snyder (1978), Chuck Shelton (1991), John L. Smith (1997) and Gary Andersen (2012). Wells is also the fourth individual to earn MW Coach of the Year honors in his first season, along with BYU's Gary Crowton (2001), Utah's Urban Meyer (2003) and Air Force's Troy Calhoun (2007).

• Wells is one of just 19 FBS coaches to lead his alma mater and is just the second Utah State graduate to be appointed its head football coach, joining Chris Pella, who graduated from USU in 1965 and coached the Aggies from 1983-85.

• Prior to being named the head coach at his alma mater, Wells spent the previous two seasons as an assistant at Utah State, including serving as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2012. In 2011, Wells coached USU's quarterbacks and was the team's recruiting coordinator.

• During his five years at Utah State, Wells has been part of a USU program that has played in five straight bowl games for the first time in school history, and won three-straight bowl games for the first time ever.

• As offensive coordinator in 2012, Utah State concluded its most successful season in program history with a school-best 11-2 record. USU also won its first outright conference championship since 1936.

RECAPPING THE SAN DIEGO STATE GAME
LOGAN, Utah - Utah State found the end zone on its first possession of the game and junior QB Kent Myers moved into the school's top-10 list for career touchdown passes, but the Aggies couldn't overcome 40 unanswered points scored by San Diego State in a 40-13 loss to the Aztecs on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. Myers completed 11-of-26 passes for 181 yards and a 23-yard touchdown pass to junior WR Jaren Colston-Green midway through the fourth quarter. He is now tied with Travis Cox (2001-04) for 10th in career touchdown passes with 29. Myers was also the Aggies' leading rusher on the day with 26 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown run that gave Utah State (3-5, 1-4 Mountain West) a 7-0 lead with 8:08 left in the first quarter. San Diego State (7-1, 4-0) rushed for 400 yards on 57 carries. A pair of Aztecs eclipsed the century mark on the ground as Donnel Pumphrey rushed for 223 yards on 32 carries, while Juwan Washington added 137 yards and two scores. SDSU finished the game with 414 yards of total offense. Utah State allowed just 14 yards passing, which is tied for the fourth-fewest given up by the Aggies and the fewest since allowing one yard to Colorado State in 1976. Senior TE Wyatt Houston led the Aggies with three catches for 40 yards. He has now caught at least one pass in 14 straight games. Sophomore WR Ron'Quavion Tarver also had three catches in the game for 28 yards, while Colston-Green tied his career high with two receptions for 30 yards. Junior WR Alex Byers also had a career long catch of 43 yards in the game. In his return from a foot injury, junior BS Dallin Leavitt recorded a game-high nine tackles and a quarterback hurry. Sophomore LB Chase Christiansen added eight stops, including 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks. Two other Aggie defenders had career nights as redshirt freshman NG Christopher `Unga finished the game with a career best six tackles, while senior DE Siua Taufa had a career high five stops. After forcing the Aztecs to punt on their first series of the game, Utah State marched 70 yards in seven plays, capped by Myers' 10-yard touchdown run. However, San Diego State proceeded to end the first half by scoring 20 unanswered points, the final three coming on a 41-yard field goal by John Baron as time ran out on the clock. It was one of four field goals he booted on the night. Utah State, which finished with a season-low 252 yards of total offense, had just 14 yards the remainder of the first half following its game-opening drive. The Aztecs, who eventually scored 40 unanswered points before Colston-Green's touchdown, controlled the clock as they held the ball for nearly 37 minutes as the Aztecs had 20 first downs in the game as compared to just 12 for Utah State as the Aggies were 5-of-14 on third downs while SDSU converted 7-of-14 third down attempts. For the sixth straight game, Utah State's defense did not force a turnover as the Aggies have just one takeaway in its last six games. Offensively, USU committed two turnovers in the game on an interception and fumble, both in the second half, as USU has now committed eight turnovers on the season with five interceptions and three fumbles.