PROVO, Utah - Jamaal Williams rushed for 131 yards and one touchdown as BYU beat Utah State 28-10 in the battle for the Wagon Wheel on Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

With the loss, the Aggies end the season at 3-9. The Cougars improved to 8-4 and will next play in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 21.

Junior quarterback Kent Myers was 12-of-23 passing for 103 yards and one interception. Junior wide receiver Braelon Roberts and freshman wide receiver Rayshad Lewis had three catches apiece for Utah State.

Senior tight end Wyatt Houston had two catches for 22 yards. He caught at least one pass in every game this season and finished his stellar Aggie career by catching a pass in 18 straight games.

BYU quarterback Taysom Hill was 10-of-21 passing for 101 yards and a 10-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell Juergens that gave the Cougars a 21-10 lead late in the third quarter. Hill also had 46 yards rushing on 12 carries, but was injured early in the fourth quarter after landing awkwardly on his elbow.

Tanner Mangum replaced Hill and threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Colby Pearson for the game's final score with 12:55 to go.

Utah State finished with 200 yards of total offense, but only 46 in the second half. BYU recorded 355 total yards, including 249 on the ground. The Cougars dominated the time of possession, 36:48 to 23:12.

Defensively, the Aggies were led by senior linebacker Anthony Williams, who had a game-best 12 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks. It's the fourth straight game he has recorded double-digit stops.

Playing against his former team, redshirt junior boundary safety Dallin Leavitt had one of two interceptions by the Aggies. Junior cornerback Jalen Davis had the other.

Utah State cracked the scoreboard first when senior placekicker Brock Warren drilled a 28-yard field goal with 9:39 left in the opening quarter. The Aggies had a chance to make it 6-0 on their next possession, but redshirt freshman placekicker missed a 456-yard field goal attempt into the wind wide right.

The Cougars opened up a 14-3 second-quarter lead following a 2-yard touchdown run by Williams and a 52-yard fumble recovery for a score by Michael Shelton.

With BYU leading 7-3 and the Aggies facing fourth-and-1 from midfield, junior quarterback Damion Hobbs picked up the first down on a rush up the middle. However, when it appeared as if his forward progress was stopped, BYU's defense pushed Hobbs back and eventually stripped the ball. Shelton scooped it up and returned it for the score.

Utah State got some much-needed momentum back, though, when Davis intercepted a pass by Hill that bounced off a BYU receiver. Davis returned it 37 yards to the Cougars' 6-yard line. Two plays later, Hobbs scored on a 2-yard touchdown run with just 42 seconds remaining in the second. The Aggies trailed 14-10 at the break.

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