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LOGAN, Utah – Sophomore quarterback Jordan Love passed for a career-high 491 yards and a school-record-tying five touchdowns in a little more than two quarters of work as No. 14 Utah State cruised to a 62-24 Senior Day victory over San José State on Saturday afternoon on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium.
 
The Aggies (9-1, 6-0 Mountain West) have won nine straight and remain in first place in the conference's Mountain Division. Utah State's nine-game winning streak is tied with the 1960 team for the longest in school history.
 
Love completed 32-of-42 passes, helping the Aggies rack up a school-record 804 yards of total offense, the third-most by any team in the nation this year, and the third-most in Mountain West history. The native of Bakersfield, Calif., threw touchdown passes of 42, 24, 7, 37 and 88 yards, respectively.
 
Utah State finished with 510 yards passing, the second-most by the Aggies this season and third-most in school history in a single game, to go along with 294 yards rushing.
 
Both teams combined for 1,204 yards of total offense and 47 first downs, including 33 by the Aggies alone.
 
Love's 88-yard touchdown pass to junior running back Darwin Thompson with 4:33 left in the third quarter tied for the sixth-longest pass play in school history. The score gave Utah State a 59-17 lead.
 
Thompson became the first Aggie since Kerwynn Williams in 2012 to have both a 100-yard rushing and 100-yard receiving day. Thompson rushed for 140 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries (9.3 ypc), to go along with 115 yards receiving and two touchdowns, against the Spartans (1-9, 1-5 MW).
 
Thompson's 255 all-purpose yards are the most by an Aggie since Hunter Sharp had 227 against Air Force in 2014.
 
SJSU opened the game's scoring when Tre Jenkins returned a punt 49 yards for a touchdown, giving the Spartans a 7-0 lead with 11:09 left in the first quarter.
 
Utah State answered right back on the ensuing possession as Love threw his first touchdown pass of the day, a 42-yarder to sophomore wide receiver Jordan Nathan. The Aggies added a 26-yard field goal from junior placekicker Dominik Eberle on their next series to take the lead for good, 10-7, with 5:24 to go in the first.
 
The Aggies took control of the game for good in the second quarter as they scored touchdowns on four consecutive possessions. Junior running back Gerold Bright caught a pair of TD passes from Love, who also scored on a 1-yard run. Thompson put an exclamation point on the quarter with a seven-yard touchdown pass from Love, helping Utah State open a 38-10 lead at the break.
 
Thompson opened the second half by scoring on a 59-yard run just 31 seconds into the half. Love threw two more TD passes in the third, a 37-yard strike to senior wide receiver Jalen Greene and the 88-yarder to Thompson.
 
Sophomore linebacker David Woodward led the Aggies with seven tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss. Utah State forced three turnovers on the afternoon as sophomore defensive end Logan Lee recovered a fumble, while junior linebacker Tipa Galeai and senior cornerback Deante Fortenberry each had an interception.
 
UP NEXT
 
Utah State will play its final two regular season games of the season on the road, beginning at Colorado State on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Canvas Stadium. The game, which is slated to kick off at noon, will be televised live on AT&T SportsNet.
 
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