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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL
Post-Game Notes vs. Nevada (11/19/16)

TEAM NOTES
* Utah State had won 35 straight games when scoring at least 30 points dating back to the 2011 season prior to today's loss.
* Utah State is now 2-2 this season and has won 18 of its last 21 games with a 100-yard rusher. USU is also now 3-1 this year and has won 22 of its last 24 games when rushing at least 40 times in a game.
* Utah State's 396 rushing yards are its second-most this season and the 12th-most in school history. Furthermore, USU had 523 yards of total offense, which is also the second-most this season.
* Utah State forced one turnover (fumble) and has now forced eight turnovers on the season with five interceptions and three fumble recoveries. Overall, USU has now forced 107 turnovers in its last 61 games, including at least one turnover in 47 of its last 61 games.
* Today's captains are senior OC Austin Stephens (59), senior OT Jake Simonich (76), redshirt junior BS Dallin Leavitt (2), and junior DE Ian Togiai (19).

OFFENSIVE PLAYER NOTES
* Junior QB Kent Myers (2) scored two rushing touchdowns (37, 2) and now has a team-leading six rushing touchdowns this year and 14 in his career. For Myers, it is the second time this year and third time in his career he has scored multiple rushing touchdowns in a game.
* Junior QB Kent Myers (2) finished the game with 90 rushing yards on 11 carries, and became the 29th player and just the third quarterback in school history to rush for 1,000 yards trailing Chuckie Keeton (1,415) and Diondre Borel (1,398). Myers now has 1,073 rushing yards in his career.
* Junior RB LaJuan Hunt (21) had eight carries for 27 yards and became the 30th player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a career as he now has 1,006 yards.
* Junior RB Tonny Lindsey, Jr. (4) had a career-long 68-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, which is also the longest run for Utah State this season. Lindsey finished the game with a career-high 168 yards on 21 carries for his second-career 100-yard rushing game.
* Senior TE Wyatt Houston (83) has now caught at least one pass in 17 straight games, which is the longest active streak on the team.
* Freshman WR Rayshad Lewis (9) scored his first career rushing touchdown on a 59-yard run in the third quarter. Lewis also had a career-high 83 rushing yards on a career-best four carries.
* Redshirt freshman WR Gerold Bright (25) had a career-high three receptions for a career-best 43 yards.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER NOTES
* Redshirt senior LB Anthony Williams (16) recorded his third-straight double-digit tackle outing as he finished the game with 11 tackles, while adding his first career pass breakup. Overall, Williams now has four double-digit tackle games this year and in his career. Williams also had 1.0 tackles for loss, giving him 5.5 tackles for loss this season and 6.0 in his career.
* Senior FS Devin Centers (37) tied his season-high with 10 tackles for his second double-digit tackle outing of the season and the fourth of his career.
* Redshirt sophomore BS Gaje Ferguson (23) tied his career-high with 1.0 tackles for loss, giving him 2.0 tackles for loss this season and in his career.
* Redshirt junior CB Wesley Bailey (8) had his fourth pass breakup this season.
* Junior CB Jalen Davis (13) had 1.0 sacks, giving him 2.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss this season and 4.0 sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss in his career.
* Senior DE Ricky Ali'ifua (95) forced his first fumble this season and second of his career. Ali'ifua also had 1.0 sacks in the game, giving him 3.5 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss this season and 8.0 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss in his career. Ali'ifua also recorded his third pass breakup of the season and fifth of his career.
* Freshman NG Mohelika Uasike (99) recovered his first career fumble and returned it 30 yards.
* Senior NG Travis Seefeldt (70) had 0.5 tackles for loss, giving him 5.0 tackles for loss this season and 14.5 in his career.
* Sophomore LB Derek Larsen (49) had 0.5 tackles for loss, giving him 4.0 tackles for loss this season and in his career.
* Senior FS Marquan Ellison (3) tied his career high with five tackles, and had 0.5 tackles for loss, giving him 2.0 tackles for loss this season and in his career.
* Senior LB Brock Carmen (20) had 0.5 tackles for loss, giving him 6.0 tackles for loss this season and in his career.

SPECIAL TEAM PLAYER NOTES
* Senior PK Brock Warren (63) was 4-of-4 on extra point attempts, and is now 34-of-35 on extra points this season and 78-of-83 in his career, ranking sixth all-time in school history in both extra points made and attempted.
* Redshirt freshman PK Dominik Eberle (62) was 3-of-3 on field goal attempts (43, 20, 22) and is now 3-of-4 on field goal attempts this season and in his career.