Recap | Final Stats

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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL
Post-Game Notes vs. Wyoming (10/14/17)

TEAM NOTES
* Utah State is now 20-15 all-time in the Mountain West, including a 12-6 home record. USU is now 28-8 in its last 36 home games, including a 17-6 record in conference games.
* Utah State's five offensive turnovers (3 interceptions, 2 fumbles) are a season-high and its most since 2011 when it committed five turnovers in a 34-33 win against San Jose State.
* Utah State has now forced 17 turnovers (9 fumbles, 8 interceptions) this season following its first quarter interception. Overall, USU has now forced 127 turnovers in its last 69 games, including at least one turnover in 53 of its last 69 games. USU has also recorded 61 interceptions in its last 56 games, including at least one pick in 30 of its last 56 games.
* Utah State limited Wyoming to 293 yards of total offense, its second-fewest allowed in a game this season (162 by San Jose State).Conversely, USU's 363 yards of offense are its third-most in a game this year.
* Utah State was 3-0 this season and 27-5 under head coach Matt Wells when leading at the half prior to today's loss.
* Aggies who played in their first career game today include freshman RB Tre Miller (20).
* Captains for today's game are junior OC Quin Ficklin (51), redshirt sophomore TE Dax Raymond (87), sophomore DE Jacoby Wildman (93) and redshirt freshman S Baron Gajkowski (15).

OFFENSIVE PLAYER NOTES
* Senior WR Braelon Roberts (88) caught his second touchdown of the season and the third of his career on a 29-yard reception. Roberts also had a career-high 50 receiving yards and has tied his career high with four receptions.
* Junior WR Aaren Vaughns (83) threw his first career touchdown on his first career pass attempt on a 29-yard completion. Vaughns also had a career-long 29 yard reception and his first career rush for 14 yards, all in the second quarter. Vaughns finished the game with a career-high-tying two receptions for a career-best 46 yards.
* Freshman TE Carson Terrell (86) had a season-long 22 yard reception and finished the game with a career-high-tying two receptions for a career-best 25 yards.
* Senior RB LaJuan Hunt (21) rushed for 73 yards and now has 1,321 rushing yards in his career as he moved ahead of Demetrius Brown (1986-89, 1,252) and Michael Smith (2009-11, 1,313) and into 19th place all-time in school history. Hunt also tied his career high with four receptions for the fourth time.
* Senior QB Kent Myers (2) was 11-of-20 passing and has now thrown 869 attempts in his career, moving ahead of Eric Hipple (1976-79, 459) and Tony Adams (1970-72, 867) and into fifth place all-time in school history.
* Redshirt freshman QB Jordan Love (10) attempted a season-high 18 passes.
* Redshirt sophomore TE Dax Raymond (87) had a career-high 72 receiving yards.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER NOTES
*Senior BS Dallin Leavitt (2) intercepted his second pass of the season and fifth of his career.
* Junior LB Suli Tamaivena (42) had 2.0 sacks, his first of the season, and now has 4.0 tackles for loss this season. Tamaivena also had his second pass breakup of the season. Tamaivena recorded his third-straight double-digit tackle outing with a career-high-tying 14 stops.
* Sophomore LB Dalton Baker (24) recorded his first career tackle for loss.
* Senior CB Jalen Davis (13) had 1.0 sacks, giving him 3.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss this year, and 7.0 sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss in his career.
* Sophomore NG Mohelika Uasike (99) had 1.0 tackles for loss, his first of the season, giving him 1.5 in his career.
* Redshirt freshman Ja'Marcus Ingram (36) had his fifth pass breakup of the season. Ingram also had a season-high six tackles.

SPECIAL TEAM PLAYER NOTES
* Junior QB DJ Nelson (18) scored his first career rushing touchdown on a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter on a fake field goal. Overall, it is his second special teams touchdown of his career and as he returned his own blocked punt for a touchdown last weekend.
* Sophomore PK Dominik Eberle (62) was 3-of-3 on field goal attempts (45, 31, 49) and is now 13-of-14 this season and 16-of-19 in his career on field goal attempts, including 3-of-4 this year and in his career from 30-39 yards, and 4-of-4 this year and 5-of-7 in his career from 40-49 yards.
* Junior P Aaron Dalton (89) had one punt downed inside the 20-yard line, giving him 14 punts this year and 60 in his career downed inside the 20-yard line.