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AGGIES CONTINUE MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY AT COLORADO STATE SATURDAY
Game will be televised regionally on AT&T SportsNet.
 
Utah State set a school-record with its 804 yards of total offense (510 passing, 294 rushing) last weekend in its 62-24 Mountain West home win against San José State. USU is just the third team in MW history and the 17th team in the history of college football to record 800 yards of offense in a single game, including the third this season.
 
No. 14/13 UTAH STATE (9-1, 6-0 MW) vs. COLORADO STATE (3-7, 2-4 MW) 
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 • Noon (MT) • Fort Collins, Colo. • Canvas Stadium (36,500)
 
GAME 11 INFORMATION
TV: AT&T SportsNet
• Play-by-Play: Drew Goodman 
• Analyst: Sed Bonner
• Reporter: Brad Thompson
• Comcast (Utah): Ch. 52/693HD
• DISH: Ch. 414
• DirecTV: Ch. 683
 
RADIO: Aggie Sports Network
• Play-by-Play: Scott Garrard 
• Analyst: Kevin White
• Online: 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com
 
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AGGIE RADIO NETWORK
• Every Utah State football game can be heard live on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard serves as the play-by-play announcer, while former USU quarterback Kevin White (1988-89) will provide color analysis. Games can also be heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAggies.com) by clicking on the 'Listen Live' link, as well as on the TuneIn App.
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KICKOFF COVERAGE
• Utah State (9-1, 6-0 MW) continues Mountain West play with a road game at Colorado State (3-7, 2-4 MW) on Saturday, Nov. 17, at noon (MT). USU is 33-39-2 all-time against the Rams, including a 15-19-1 road record. 
 
• Utah State, which is ranked 14th in The Associated Press (AP) poll and 13th in the Coaches poll, is 6-1 all-time as an AP-ranked team as it posted a 2-0 record in 1960, an 0-1 record in 1961, a 2-0 record in 2012 and a 2-0 record thus far this year. The only Aggie team to be ranked higher was the 1961 squad that finished 10th in the final AP poll. In fact, this is just the fourth USU team in school history to be ranked in the AP poll (1960, 1961, 2012, 2018).
 
• Utah State's 9-1 start to the season is the tied for the second-best in school history, trailing only Merlin Olsen's 1961 team that started its year with a 9-0-1 record and finished with a 9-1-1 mark. No Aggie team has won 10 of its first 11 games, something USU can accomplish this weekend with a win at Colorado State. 
 
• Utah State has already set school records this season with its 66 touchdowns and 513 points, bettering the previous marks of 60 touchdowns in 2011 and 454 points scored in 2012. Furthermore, USU's current nine-game winning streak is tied with the 1960 team for the longest in school history. 
 
• Utah State ranks among the top 10 teams in the nation in 16 different statistical categories and leads the nation in six of those categories, including scoring offense (51.3 points per game), scoring drives under one minute (23), kickoff returns (29.83 yards per return), turnovers forced (26), defensive three-and-outs forced (6.0 per game) and non-offensive touchdowns (8).
 
• Utah State is the only team in the nation to score 60 or more points in four games this year, and no other team has more than two 60-point games. And, USU is one of just two teams, along with Alabama, to score 50 or more points in six games this season. USU is also the only team in the nation to have 704 or more yards of total offense twice this season, and is one of just four teams - Oklahoma (5), Ole Miss (5), Memphis (4), USU (4) - to have 600 or more yards of total offense in four or more games. Furthermore, USU is one of just three teams, along with Oklahoma and Texas Tech, to have 600-plus yards of total offense in three-straight games this season.
 
AGGIES CONTINUE MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY AT COLORADO STATE
• Utah State continues Mountain West play this weekend with a road game at Colorado State on Saturday, Nov. 17, at noon (MT). The game will be televised regionally on AT&T Sports Net (Comcast Ch. 52, DISH Ch. 414, DirecTV Ch. 683) with Drew Goodman (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (reporter) on the call. 
 
• Utah State is 29-17 (.630) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 12-10 (.545) road record, and has won 39 of its last 56 (.696) league games dating back to 2011. Overall, USU has won eight of its last nine MW games, including five of its last six on the road.
 
• Utah State has won 21 of its last 45 (.467) road games and is 14-22 (.389) in road games under sixth-year head coach Matt Wells. Utah State is 24-11 (.686) in its last 35 games played during the month of November and is 10-3 all-time in known games played on Nov. 17.
 
UTAH STATE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Utah State is ranked 14th in The Associated Press poll with 689 votes and 13th in the Coaches poll with 698 votes. The only other USU team to be ranked higher in the AP poll was the 1961 club that finished the year ranked 10th. This is the first time USU has been nationally ranked since 2012, when that team finished the year ranked 16th in the AP poll, 17th in the Coaches poll and 23rd in the final BCS standings as it went 11-2 and set the school record for wins. 
 
AGGIES CONTINUE TO PLAY WELL ON THE ROAD IN MOUNTAIN WEST ACTION
• Utah State has won five of its last six Mountain West road games and is averaging 42.0 points and 456.0 yards of total offense (252.7 rushing, 203.3 passing) in those games. Defensively, USU is allowing just 19.8 points and 353.8 yards of total offense (238.2 rushing, 115.7 passing), and has forced 16 turnovers in its last six conference road games. 
 
A LOOK AT UTAH STATE 
• Utah State is 9-1 on the season and 6-0 in Mountain West play following its 62-24 conference home win against San José State last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by sophomore QB Jordan Love, who is 202-of-303 (.667) passing for 2,676 yards (267.6 ypg) with 24 touchdowns and four interceptions. Junior RB Darwin Thompson leads the team in rushing with 842 yards on 108 carries (7.8 ypc/84.2 ypg) with 14 touchdowns, and senior WR Ron'quavion Tarver has a team-best 50 receptions for 531 yards (10.6 ypr/53.1 ypg) with six touchdowns. Defensively, sophomore LB David Woodward leads the team with 93 tackles, which includes 4.0 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss, while senior LB Chase Christiansen has 64 tackles, which includes 0.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Utah State is averaging 51.3 points and 517.5 yards of total offense (293.4 passing, 224.1 rushing), and allowing 21.9 points and 360.5 yards of total offense (226.4 passing, 134.1 rushing).
 
UTAH STATE ROLLING ON OFFENSE IN ITS LAST THREE GAMES
• In its last three games, Utah State has scored at least 50 points and recorded at least 600 yards of total offense in each game. During that span, USU is averaging 59.7 points and 703.0 yards (400.3 passing, 302.7 rushing), while converting 55.3 percent of its third downs (26-47). Defensively, USU is allowing just 20.0 points and 360.3 yards ( 303.7 passing, 56.7 rushing) during its last three games, while limiting its opponents to 9-of-43 (.209) on third downs.
 
A LOOK AT UTAH STATE DURING ITS NINE-GAME WINNING STREAK
• During its current nine-game winning streak, Utah State is averaging 53.6 points and 536.8 yards per game (290.6 passing, 246.2 rushing), while converting 46.8 percent of its third downs (58-124) and committing just 12 turnovers (10 fumbles, 2 interceptions). Defensively, USU is allowing 20.1 points and 350.3 yards (219.7 passing, 130.7 rushing), while limiting its opponents to just 44-of-152 (.289) on third downs and forcing 24 turnovers (15 interceptions, 9 fumbles).
 
UTAH STATE'S NINE-GAME WINNING STREAK TIES SCHOOL RECORD
• Utah State's current nine-game winning streak is tied with the 1960 team for the longest in school history. The 1907, 1912, 1963, 1965 and 2012 teams all won seven games in a row, which is tied for the third-longest winning streak in school history.
 
• Utah State's current nine-game winning streak is tied for the fifth-longest active winning streak in the nation behind UCF (22), Alabama (12), Notre Dame (11) and Clemson (10), and tied with Michigan (9). Furthermore, USU's six-game conference winning streak is tied for the ninth-longest active streak in the nation.
 
AGGIES LOOKING FOR WIN NUMBER 10
• With a win against Colorado State, Utah State will win 10 games in a season for just the third time in school history as the 2012 team holds the school record with 11 wins, while the 2014 team won 10 games. This year's team is just the seventh in school history to win nine or more games (1960, 1961, 1972, 2012, 2013, 2014), including the fourth in the last seven years. 
 
UTAH STATE LOOKING FOR SEVENTH CONFERENCE WIN
• Utah State is 6-0 in the Mountain West and one of just five teams in school history to win at least six league games, joining the 1936, 2012, 2013 and 2014 teams. With a win this weekend at Colorado State, USU will record seven conference wins for just the second time in school history, joining the 2013 team that went 7-1 in its first year in the Mountain West.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS WITH UTAH STATE'S OFFENSE
• Utah State has 34 rushing touchdowns this year to rank as the second-most in the nation behind Georgia Tech (42) and tied with Memphis (34). The school record for rushing touchdowns is 39 set in 1961 and its 34 touchdown runs this year are the third-most in school history. 
 
• Utah State has rushed for 2,241 yards this season, marking the 10th straight season it has posted 2,000 rushing yards. Prior to its current run, USU went 33 years without rushing for 2,000 yards. Overall, the 2,241 rushing yards this season are the 12th-most in school history and the school record is 3,675 yards set in 2011.
 
• Utah State has 24 touchdown passes this season, which is tied for the fourth-most in school history. The school record is 30 set in 2013.
 
• Utah State has passed for 2,934 yards this season to rank as the 13th-most in school history. The school record for passing yards is 3,493 set in 1996. Furthermore, USU's average of 293.4 passing yards per game currently ranks as the fourth-highest in school history and the school record is 317.5 passing yards per game set in 1996. 
 
• Utah State has 5,175 yards of total offense (2,934 passing, 2,241 rushing) to rank as the fifth-most in school history. The school record is 6,108 yards of total offense set in 2012.
 
• Utah State is averaging 517.5 yards of total offense per game. The school record is 469.8 yards per game set in 2012 and only 11 Aggie teams have averaged more than 400 yards of total offense per game.
 
• Utah State has had 20 different players score a touchdown this season, including 10 players with multiple touchdowns.  
 
• Utah State has led at the end of the first quarter in all 10 of its games this year and has a 148-39 scoring advantage in the first quarter. USU also has a 304-85 scoring advantage in the first half this season. On average, USU has held a 30.4 to 8.5 scoring advantage at halftime.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS WITH UTAH STATE'S DEFENSE
• Utah State's defense has only allowed seven rushing touchdowns this season, which is tied for the eighth-fewest in the nation. In all, only 12 teams have allowed seven or fewer rushing touchdowns this year.
 
• Utah State has forced multiple turnovers in 10 of its last 14 games and at least one turnover in each of its last 14 games, which is tied for the third-longest active streak in the nation. UCF leads the nation with a forced turnover in 28 straight games, followed by Indiana (16), Houston (14), LSU (14) and USU (14).
 
• Utah State has only allowed a 300-yard passer once (Hawai'i) and a 100-yard rusher twice (Wyoming) this season, while three players have had 100-yard receiving games. Furthermore, USU has only allowed nine rushes of more than 20 yards this season, and just one over 30 yards.
 
• Utah State has held six of its opponents to 20 or fewer points, four of its opponents to under 100 yards rushing, four of its opponents to under 200 yards passing and three of its opponents to under 300 yards of total offense this season.
 
• Utah State's defense has only allowed seven first-half touchdowns the entire season, including just one in its last four games, which was a punt return for a touchdown by San José State. 
 
SCHOOL RECORDS THAT HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN 2018
• Utah State has scored 40-plus points in eight games, 50-plus points in six games and 60-plus points in four games this season, all of which are school records. The previous school record for 40-point games in a season was six set in 2012. The previous school record for 50-point games was three set in 2017, while the previous school record for 60-point games was two in 1961.
 
• Utah State scored 60-plus points in back-to-back games for the first time in school history this year and has scored 50-plus points in each of its last three games, marking the first time in school history that has happened. In fact, Alabama and Oklahoma are the only other Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools to score 50-plus points in three-straight games this season, with USU being the only school to do so during conference play. 
 
• Utah State began the 2018 season by scoring 30-plus points in each of its first six games and scored 40-plus points in five straight games, both of which are school records.
 
• Utah State has produced 700-plus yards of offense twice and 600-plus yards of offense four times this season, both of which are school records. In fact, USU has set the school record for total offense twice in the past three weeks as it had 704 yards against New Mexico (10/27) and then broke that mark with a staggering 804 yards against San José State (11/10). Prior to this season, the only team to have more than 600 yards of offense in multiple games was the 1996 team that did it twice. In fact, USU has recorded at least 600 yards of offense in each of its last three games, which is a school record, as no other Aggie team has ever had 600 yards in back-to-back games. USU entered the 2018 season having produced 600 yards of total offense just 11 times,
 
• Utah State has set school records this season with its 66 touchdowns and 513 points, bettering the previous marks of 60 touchdowns in 2011 and 454 points scored in 2012. The Mountain West record for points scored is 608 set by BYU in 2001. USU has also made 63 extra points this year to break the school record of 57 PAT's converted in 2011.
 
• Utah State's 52 first-half points against New Mexico and 28 point first quarters in back-to-back games against New Mexico and Hawai'i are all school record.
 
GAME 10 RECAP vs. SAN JOSÉ STATE
LOGAN, Utah - Sophomore QB Jordan Love passed for a career-high 491 yards and a school-record-tying five touchdowns in three quarters of work as No. 14 Utah State (9-1, 6-0 MW) cruised to a 62-24 Senior Day victory against San José State (1-9, 1-5 MW) on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium.
               
The Aggies 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, the third-most in Mountain West history, and just the 17th time ever in college football. The native of Bakersfield, Calif., threw touchdown passes of 42, 24, 7, 37 and 88 yards, respectively, while his 32 completions are tied for the second-most in a game in school history.
               
Utah State finished with 510 yards passing, the second-most by the Aggies this season and third-most in school history, to go along with 294 yards rushing. San José State posted 400 yards of total offense, including 344 passing.
               
Love's 88-yard touchdown pass to junior RB Darwin Thompson with 4:33 left in the third quarter was 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) for his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season, to go along with a career-high 115 yards receiving and a career-best two receiving touchdowns on a career-high four receptions, against the Spartans. Thompson's 255 all-purpose yards are the most by an Aggie since Hunter Sharp had 227 against Air Force in 2014.
               
San José State 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 WR Jordan Nathan. The Aggies added a 26-yard field goal from junior PK 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 in the second quarter as they scored touchdowns on four consecutive possessions. Junior RB Gerold Bright had two of those scores on a 24-yard pass from Love and a 29-yard run. Love scored on a 1-yard run and 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 quarter. Love threw two more touchdown passes in the third, a 37-yard strike to senior WR Jalen Greene and the 88-yarder to Thompson.
               
Senior WR Ron'quavion Tarver had eight receptions for 74 yards and was one of 12 Aggies to catch a pass on the day.
               
Sophomore LB David Woodward led the Aggies with seven tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss. Utah State forced three turnovers on the afternoon as sophomore DE Logan Lee recovered a fumble that was forced by sophomore S Baron Gajkowski, while junior LB Tipa Galeai and senior CB Deante Fortenberry each had an interception.
 
LOVE NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR FIFTH TIME THIS YEAR 
• Sophomore QB Jordan Love was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week for the fifth time this year and sixth time in his career and the College Sports Madness MW Offensive Player of the Week following his performance in Utah State's 62-24 conference home win against San José State last weekend. Love was 32-of-42 (.762) passing for a career-high 491 yards and a school-record-tying five touchdowns (42, 24, 7, 37, 88). His 32 completions are a career high and tied for the second-most in a single game in school history, while his 491 passing yards are the third-most in school history. Love, who also scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, did not play in the fourth quarter.
 
• One of Love's school-record-tying five touchdown passes in the game was to junior RB Darwin Thompson, as the duo connected on an 88-yard completion, which is the sixth-longest pass play in school history and the longest since 1990.
 
• Love is now the fourth quarterback in school history to throw five touchdown passes in multiple games along with Chuckie Keeton, who did it three times, and Anthony Calvillo and Tony Adams, who both did it twice. Overall, it is the 10th time in school history that an Aggie quarterback has thrown five touchdown passes in a game. 
 
• Love's five player of the week honors this year are the most by an Aggie in a single season in school history and bettering Chuckie Keeton, who was named the Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week four times during the 2012 campaign. Love's six player of the week honors overall are tied with Keeton for the third-most in school history, trailing Demario Brown, who was named the Big West Offensive Player of the Week eight times and Brad Bohn, who was named the Big West Special Teams Player of the Week seven times. In fact, Brown and Bohn rank first and second, respectively, in Big West history for player of the week honors. San Diego State's Rashaad Penny was named the MW Offensive Player of the Week five times in 2017.
 
• Overall, Utah State has now won Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week honors six times this season, including six times in the past seven weeks, as sophomore QB Jordan Love has won the award five times and junior RB Darwin Thompson won the award once. In all, USU has now won MW Player of the Week accolades 24 times in its six years in the league.
 
LOVE HAVING CAREER YEAR DURING SOPHOMORE CAMPAIGN 
• Sophomore QB Jordan Love has thrown 24 touchdown passes on the season, which is tied with Jose Fuentes (2001) for the second-most in a single-season in school history. Chuckie Keeton set the record with 27 touchdown passes in 2012. Furthermore, Love has thrown just four interceptions this year, which are the fewest by an Aggie quarterback since 2009, when Diondre Borel threw just four interceptions for the entire season as he was 214-of-366 passing.
 
• On the season, Love is 202-of-303 (.667) passing and that completion percentage ranks as the third-highest in a single-season in school history behind Keeton, who completed 69.4 percent of his passes in 2013 and 67.6 percent of his passes in 2012. Love currently has 2,676 passing yards and is just 115 yards shy of entering the top 10 in school history and just 697 yards shy of tying Keeton's single-season record of 3,373 passing yards set in 2012. Love also needs just seven completions to enter the top 10 in that category and is 73 completions shy of tying the school record of 275 set by Keeton in 2012.
 
• For his career, Love already has 32 touchdown passes to rank as the ninth-most in school history. The school record is 62 touchdown passes set by Keeton (2011-15). 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS WITH LOVE 
• Sophomore QB Jordan Love has thrown for at least 400 yards in a game twice this season and has six career 300-yard passing games, including five this season. He has also thrown five touchdown passes in a game twice, four or more touchdown passes in a game four times, three or more touchdown passes in a game four times, and multiple touchdown passes in a game six times this year and eight times in his career. 
 
• Over his last eight games, Love has attempted 232 passes and thrown just one interception. 
 
LOVE HASN'T FINISHED MANY GAMES THIS SEASON 
• Sophomore QB Jordan Love has put up some impressive numbers this season and has done it without playing entire games. Of his 10 games played, Love has not played in the fourth quarter in six of those contests (New Mexico State, Tennessee Tech, UNLV, New Mexico, Hawai'i, San José State), and has not played in the entire second half twice (Tennessee Tech and Hawai'i). Furthermore, Love played just one series in the third quarter against New Mexico, meaning he has sat on the sidelines for over 11 quarters, which translates to nearly three games this season.   
 
THOMPSON RECORDS SECOND-STRAIGHT 100-YARD RUSHING GAME 
• Junior RB Darwin Thompson posted his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season, including his second in as many games, in Utah State's 62-24 Mountain West home win against San José State last weekend. Against the Spartans, Thompson carried the ball 15 times for 140 yards (9.3 ypc) and one touchdown (59).
 
• Thompson also rushed for 100 yards last week in USU's 56-17 road win at Hawai'i as he carried the ball 13 times for a career-high 141 yards (10.8 ypc) and scored a career-high three rushing touchdowns (1, 26, 1) against the Rainbow Warriors as he was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week and the College Sports Madness Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week.
 
• During his last two games, Thompson is averaging 140.5 yards per game on 14 carries (10.0 ypc) and four touchdowns, while adding six receptions for 152 yards (76.0 ypg) and two more touchdowns.   
 
• Thompson has at least one rushing touchdown in nine of USU's 10 games this season and has scored multiple rushing touchdowns in four games. 
 
• With his one rushing touchdowns against San José State, Thompson now has 14 rushing touchdowns on the season, which is tied for the sixth-most in a single season in school history. The school record for rushing touchdowns is 19 set by Robert Turbin in 2011.
 
• On the season, Thompson is averaging 7.8 yards per carry, which ranks second all-time at Utah State for a single-season trailing only Tom Larscheid, who averaged 8.4 yards per carry in 1960.
 
THOMPSON RECORDS FIRST-EVER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAME 
• Junior RB Darwin Thompson posted his first-ever 100-yard receiving game as he caught a career-high four passes for a career-best 115 yards and a career-high two touchdowns (7, 88) in Utah State's 62-24 Mountain West home win against San José State. For Thompson, he is the first Aggie since 2012 to have 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game. The last USU player to accomplish that feat was Kerwynn Williams, who had 162 rushing yards and 125 receiving yards at No. 19 Louisiana Tech.
 
• With his two receiving touchdowns against SJSU, which were his first this season, Thompson now has 16 total touchdowns to rank tied for the fourth-most in a single-season in school history. The school record for total touchdowns in a year is 23 set by Robert Turbin in 2011.
 
UTAH STATE MILESTONES THAT EQUAL SUCCESS
• Utah State has won 29 of its last 34 games when it has a 100-yard rusher, including a 7-0 record this year, and 32 of its last 35 contests when rushing at least 40 times in a game, including a 6-0 record this year. USU has also won 48 of its last 51 games when scoring at least 30 points, including an 8-1 record this season.
 
• Utah State has had a 100-yard rusher in seven of its last nine games and in 12 of its last 16 games dating back to last season. Between the 2014 and 2016 seasons, USU had a total of nine 100-yard rushers over a 39-game span.
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State ranks 10th in the Mountain West and 97th in the nation - out of 129 teams at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level - in time of possession at just 28:18 per game.
 
• Utah State has blocked two kicks this season and 16 kicks under head coach Matt Wells. The single-season school record for blocked kicks is six set in 2012 (3 FGs, 2 punts, 1 PAT).
 
• Utah State has only thrown four interceptions this season, which ranks second in the Mountain West and 13th in the nation. Overall, the Aggies have committed just 14 turnovers (10 fumbles, 4 interceptions) this year, with five of those turnovers occurring in the third and fourth quarter by backup players, while two more turnovers were on special teams. 
 
• Utah State's offensive line is allowing just 0.80 sacks per game to rank second in the Mountain West and fifth in the nation. Overall, USU has allowed just eight sacks all season, including just three sacks in its last eight games. Additionally, USU's offensive line is allowing just 4.70 tackles for loss per game to rank second in the MW and 19th in the nation.
 
• Utah State scored 52 first-half points in its 61-19 home win against New Mexico on Oct. 27, and those 52 points are the most scored in the first half in school history and tied for the second-most scored in a half in Mountain West history. 
 
DID YOU KNOW? 
• Utah State's offense has produced 65 explosive plays (20-plus yards) this season in 10 games, for an average of 6.50 per game. Conversely, USU's defense has allowed a total of 35 explosive plays this season (26 pass, 9 rush), for an average of 3.50 per game. San José State had six explosive plays against the Aggies, which is a season high for a USU opponent, followed by five from New Mexico, four from both Michigan State and Tennessee Tech, three from both BYU and Hawai'i, two from Air Force and Wyoming, and one from New Mexico State. 
 
UTAH STATE SETS SCHOOL RECORD WITH 804 YARDS OF OFFENSE
• Utah State set a school record for total offense with 804 yards last weekend in its 62-24 Mountain West home win against San José State. Those 804 yards are the third-most in the nation this year and it marks just the 17th time in college football history that a team has produced 800 yards of offense in one game. Furthermore, USU is just the third team in MW history to have 800 yards of total offense, including the second this season. Within those 804 yards were 510 passing yards on the day, which is the second-most for the Aggies this year and the third-most in school history. Ironically enough, Utah State accomplished those milestones even though it sat its starters late in the third quarter.
 
• Two games ago in its 56-17 road win at Hawai'i, Utah State had 601 yards of total offense, which included 426 yards rushing, which is the 10th-most in school history, and the most by a Mountain West team this season.
 
• Three games ago in its 61-19 home win against New Mexico, Utah State set a then-school record with 704 yards of total offense, including 516 passing yards, which are the second-most in school history, not to mention the seventh-most at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level this year.   
 
AGGIES SCORE 28 POINTS IN A QUARTER FOUR TIMES IN LAST THREE GAMES 
• Utah State's magic number as of late seems to be 28 as it has scored 28 points in a quarter four times during its last three games. USU began its run of 28-point quarters against New Mexico on Oct. 27, as it scored 28 points in the first quarter. USU then scored 28 points in both the first and third quarters the following weekend at Hawai'i (11/3), and then posted a 28-point second quarter this past weekend against San José State (11/10).
 
UTAH STATE NOT SCORING IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AS OF LATE 
• The only quarter that Utah State has not scored over 100 points on the season is the fourth quarter as it has scored just 71 points on the year during the last 15 minutes of play. In fact, USU has scored just three points in its last four fourth quarters, and did not score any fourth-quarter points in three straight games against Wyoming, New Mexico and Hawai'i. There has only been one other quarter this year where USU has not scored, and that was in the second quarter at Hawai'i.
 
UTAH STATE FIRST IN THE NATION WITH EIGHT NON-OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS
• Utah State has scored eight non-offensive touchdowns this season to rank tied for first in the nation with Temple (8) as the Aggies have four special teams touchdowns and four defensive touchdowns. USU's first non-offensive touchdown this year came at No. 11 Michigan State as senior S Gaje Ferguson returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown. USU then had two non-offensive touchdowns against New Mexico State as senior CB Deante Fortenberry returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown and sophomore WR Savon Scarver returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Sophomore WR Jordan Nathan then returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown against Tennessee Tech, junior LB Tipa Galeai returned an interception 56 yards for a touchdown at BYU, sophomore S Baron Gajkowski returned a blocked punt 16 yards for a touchdown against UNLV, and Scarver returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown at Wyoming. USU added its eighth non-offensive touchdown two weekends ago as sophomore S Shaq Bond returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown against New Mexico.
 
UTAH STATE'S OFFENSE LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD UNDER WELLS
• Under head coach Matt Wells, Utah State has scored 50-plus points 14 times and 60 or more points six times, both of which are school records. Prior to Wells, E. Lowell 'Dick' Romney (1919-48) held the school record with six 50-point games in 29 seasons, while John Ralston (1959-62) and Tony Knap (1963-66) shared the school record for most 60-point games with two each, as both coaches spent four seasons at USU. 
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State's average margin of victory this year is 29.4 points (513-219), which is the third-highest in the nation behind only Alabama at 35.9 points (486-127) and Clemson at 33.0 points (457-127).
 
• Utah State has scored 513 points in 10 games and leads the nation in scoring at 51.3 points per game. In fact, USU is the only team in the nation to score 500-plus points on the year. Most of Utah State's games have been over by halftime as the Aggies have out-scored their opponents 304-85 in the first half for an average halftime score of 30.4 to 8.5. Those 304 first-half points for USU are 85 more than it has allowed this year (219) and more than 74 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams have scored the entire season, including 37 Power 5 schools.
 
• Utah State's nine wins are tied for the fourth-most in the nation, behind Alabama (10), Clemson (10) and Notre Dame (10). Overall, USU is one of 10 teams in the nation with nine wins, one of 14 teams with one or no losses, and one of nine teams with no conference loses.
 
• Utah State has won nine games by double digits this year, tying the school record set by the 1961, 2012 and 2014 teams. USU has also tied the school record for most 30-point wins in a season, which was set in 2012, while its seven 20-point wins this year trails the school record of eight set in 2012.
 
EBERLE TIES TWO NCAA RECORDS
• Junior PK Dominik Eberle tied two NCAA records in Utah State's 60-13 home win against New Mexico State (9/8). First, Eberle tied the NCAA record for points scored in game by a kicker with 24, a record that was set by Western Michigan's Mike Prindle in 1984. Eberle also tied an NCAA record with his three 51-yard field goals, becoming just the sixth player ever to kick three 50-plus yard field goals in a game. Eberle was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week and the College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention National Performer of the Week for his performance against NMSU. For Eberle, it is the first time in his career he has garnered MW Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Eberle was also recognized as a Lou Groza Award Star of the Week.
 
• Eberle also set school and Mountain West records with his six made field goals, while his six field goal attempts ties his own school record that was set last season. In all, Eberle made field goals from 44, 32, 51, 21, 51 and 51 yards, as those six made field goals are tied for the third-most in a single-game in NCAA history.
 
 
EBERLE SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE EXTRA POINTS MADE 
• Junior PK Dominik Eberle made all eight of his extra points in his last game against San José State and is now a perfect 110-for-110 on extra points in his career, which is a school record. The previous record for consecutive PAT's made was 64 by Willie Beecher (1981-84). Overall, Eberle is one of just three kickers in school history with a minimum of 30 PAT's made to have never missed an extra point, joining Beecher, who was 64-of-64 all-time on extra points, and Russ Moody (1988-89), who was 44-of-44 all-time on extra points. Eberle now ranks third all-time in school history in extra points made and attempted.
 
• Eberle has also set the single-season school record for extra points made and attempted as he is 63-for-63 on the season.
 
• Eberle is one of just seven kickers in school history to not miss an extra point for an entire season, joining Nick Diaz (2012), Peter Caldwell (2010, 2007), Doug Beach (1990), Willie Beecher (1982), Tom Mayes (1975) and Steve Steinke (1978).
 
EBERLE THIRD ALL-TIME IN FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 
• Junior PK Dominik Eberle is 38-of-51 on field goal attempts in his career and his 74.5 conversion percentage ranks third all-time in school history. Russ Moody (1988-89) holds the school record for field goal percentage at 84.6, as he was 22-of-26 all-time on field goal attempts.
 
• For his career, Eberle has now scored 224 points to rank seventh all-time in school history, including third all-time among kickers. The school record is 308 career point scored by Robert Turbin (2007-09, '11).
 
• Eberle also ranks tied for fourth all-time in school history in field goals made with 38 along with Steve Steinke (1977-80) and seventh all-time in field goals attempted with 51. Brad Bohn (1997-2000) was 59-of-89 on field goals in his career, to rank first all-time in school history in both categories.
 
• Eberle is 1-of-1 this year and in his career from 10-19 yards, 6-of-8 this year and 16-of-19 in his career from 20-29 yards, 3-of-4 this season and 8-of-10 in his career from 30-39 yards, 4-of-5 this year and 9-of-16 in his career from 40-49 yards, and 3-of-4 this year and 4-of-5 in his career from 50+ yards. His three 51-yard field goals against New Mexico State are season-longs and tied for the 18th-longest in school history. In fact, Eberle is the only kicker in school history to have four or more 50-yard field goals in a career as he made a career-long 52-yarder last year.
 
EBERLE IN THE SINGLE-SEASON SCHOOL RANKINGS IN 2018 
• Junior PK Dominik Eberle has scored 114 points this season with 63 extra points and 17 field goals, which is a single-season school record for a kicker. Overall, his 114 points are the third most at USU for a single-season and the school record is 138 points set by Robert Turbin in 2011. Last year, Eberle scored 101 points with 47 extra points and 18 field goals. Nick Diaz set the school record for points scored by a kicker with 102 during the 2013 season with 17 field goals and 51 extra points. 
 
• Eberle is 17-of-22 (.773) on field goal attempts this season and those 17 makes are tied for sixth all-time in school history for a single season, while his conversion percentage is eighth and his 22 attempts are ninth.
 
EBERLE NAMED ALL-AMERICAN AND FINALIST FOR LOU GROZA AWARD 
• Utah State junior Dominik Eberle was named a third-team All-American by Phil Steele's Magazine and an honorable mention All-American by SB Nation in 2017. Eberle is the first-ever USU placekicker named an All-American and just the second-ever specialist, joining Steve Mullins, who was named an honorable mention All-American punter by Football News in 2001.
 
• Eberle was also named a finalist for the 2017 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, presented by the Orange Bowl. 
 
• Other than Merlin Olsen winning the Outland Trophy in 1961, this is the first time Utah State has ever had a player named a finalist for a national award.
 
• Heading into 2018, Eberle is a preseason second-team All-American by Athlon Sports.
 
UTAH STATE LEADS THE NATION IN SCORING OFFENSE
• Utah State leads the nation in scoring with an average of 51.3 points per game. USU also ranks first in the MW and 10th in the nation in total offense (517.5 ypg), second in the MW and fifth in the nation in sacks allowed (0.80 ppg), third in the MW and 10th in the nation in completion percentage (.678), third in the MW and 17th in the nation in passing efficiency (158.3), third in the MW and 24th in the nation in rushing offense (224.1 ypg), and fourth in the MW and 19th in the nation in passing offense (293.4 ypg). USU also ranks second in the MW and 10th in the nation with a third down conversion percentage of 47.8 (66-138), and first in the MW and sixth in the nation with a fourth down conversion percentage of 71.4 (5-7). 
 
AGGIE DEFENSE RANKS 13TH NATIONALLY IN TACKLES FOR LOSS
• Utah State ranks second in the Mountain West and 13th in the nation with an average of 7.7 tackles for loss per game. USU also ranks second in the MW and 17th in the nation in passing efficiency defense (109.2), third in the MW and 31st in the nation in scoring defense (21.9 ppg), third in the MW and 36th in the nation in sacks (2.50 pg), third in the MW and 60th in the nation in passing defense (226.4 ypg), fifth in the MW and 44th in the nation in total defense (360.5 ypg), and sixth in the MW and 30th in the nation in rushing defense (134.1 ypg). USU's defense is also averaging 6.0 three-and-outs per game to lead the nation, and it ranks third in the MW and 17th in the nation in third down conversion percentage allowed at 32.5 (55-169).  
 
AGGIES LEAD THE NATION WITH 26 FORCED TURNOVERS
• Utah State has forced 26 turnovers (16 interceptions, 10 fumbles) this year to lead the nation. USU is also tied for second in the nation with its 16 interceptions, third in the MW and 10th in the nation with its 10 fumble recoveries, and second in the MW and seventh in the nation in turnover margin (+1.20).
 
• With its 26 turnovers this season, USU has now forced 167 turnovers in its last 85 games, including at least one turnover in 68 of its last 85 games. USU has also recorded 82 interceptions in its last 72 games, including at least one pick in 42 of its last 72 games and multiple interceptions in 24 of its last 72 games. Overall, USU has forced three or more turnovers four times this year and in 21 of its last 60 games. 
 
 
UTAH STATE THIRD IN THE NATION WITH ITS FOUR DEFENSIVE SCORES
• Utah State is third in the nation with its four defensive touchdowns this year, trailing Fresno State (5) and Temple (5). Senior S Gaje Ferguson returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown at No. 11 Michigan State, senior CB Deante Fortenberry returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown against New Mexico State, junior LB Tipa Galeai returned an interception 56 yards for a touchdown at BYU, and sophomore S Shaq Bond returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown against New Mexico. Overall, USU has scored 20 defensive touchdowns in its last 69 games, including five last season to rank fourth in the nation. 
 
UTAH STATE FIRST IN THE NATION IN KICKOFF RETURNS
• Utah State leads the nation in kickoff returns at 29.8 yards per return. USU also ranks sixth in the MW and 57th in the nation in punt returns (9.76 ypr), eighth in the MW and 90th in the nation in net punting (36.2 ypp), and 10th in the MW and 93rd in the nation in kickoff return defense (21.9 ypr). 
 
AGGIES IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST AND NCAA RANKINGS
• Sophomore WR Savon Scarver leads the nation in kickoff returns (35.3 ypr) and is tied for first in the nation with his two kickoff returns for touchdowns (0.20 pg). Junior PK Dominik Eberle leads the Mountain West and ranks fourth in the nation in scoring (11.4 ppg), is first in the MW and 10th in the nation in field goals made (1.7 pg), and fourth in the MW and 40th in the nation in field goal percentage (.773) as he is 17-of-22 on the season. Senior DE Adewale Adeoye is tied for second in the nation with three fumbles recovered (0.30 pg). Sophomore WR Jordan Nathan is tied for first in the MW and tied for third in the nation with one punt return for touchdown (0.11 pg), and is fourth in the MW and 38th in the nation in punt returns (8.5 ypr). Sophomore S Baron Gajkowski is tied for first in the MW and tied for third in the nation with one punt return for touchdown (0.10 pg). Junior RB Darwin Thompson ranks first in the MW and fourth in the nation in yards per carry (7.8), first in the MW and fourth in the nation in total touchdowns with 16 (1.6 pg), first in the MW and fifth in the nation with 14 rushing touchdowns (1.4 pg), second in the MW and seventh in the nation in scoring (9.6 ppg), second in the MW and 37th in the nation in all-purpose yards (117.3 ypg), and fourth in the MW and 47th in the nation in rushing (84.2 ypg). Sophomore QB Jordan Love ranks first in the MW and 10th in the nation in passing efficiency (164.4), second in the MW and ninth in the nation in points responsible for with 180 (18.0 pg), third in the MW and 10th in the nation in passing touchdowns with 24 (2.4 pg), third in the MW and 18th in the nation in completion percentage (.667), fifth in the MW and 21st in the nation in passing (267.6 ypg), fifth in the MW and 33rd in the nation in total offense (273.5 ypg), sixth in the MW and 34th in the nation in completions (20.2 pg), and ninth in the MW in rushing touchdowns with six (0.6 pg). Sophomore LB David Woodward ranks second in the MW and 20th in the nation in tackles (10.3 pg), fifth in the MW in forced fumbles with two (0.22 pg), and sixth in the MW in tackles for loss (1.1 pg). Redshirt junior LB Tipa Galeai is fourth in the MW and 43rd in the nation in sacks (0.65 pg), tied for sixth in the MW in forced fumbles with two (0.20 pg), and tied for ninth in the MW in interceptions with two (0.2 pg). Junior RB Gerold Bright ranks third in the MW and 21st in the nation in yards per carry (6.4), fourth in the MW and 54th in the nation in rushing touchdowns with eight (0.8 pg), and fifth in the MW and 88th in the nation in rushing (68.8 ypg). Junior CB DJ Williams is tied for fifth in the MW in passes defended (0.9 pg), and tied for ninth in the MW with two interceptions (0.20 pg). Senior WR Ron'quavion Tarver is tied for sixth in the MW and tied for 58th in the nation with six receiving touchdowns (0.6 pg), and is tied for seventh in the MW and tied for 68th in the nation in receptions (5.0 pg). Senior WR Jalen Greene ranks sixth in the MW and 61st in the nation in yards per reception (16.52). Senior S Jontrell Rocquemore is tied for ninth in the MW with two interceptions (0.20 pg), and 43rd in the MW in tackles (5.3 pg). Senior S Gaje Ferguson is tied for ninth in the MW with two interceptions (0.20 pg), and tied for 38th in the MW in tackles (5.5 pg). Senior CB Deante Fortenberry is tied for ninth in the MW with two interceptions (0.20 pg). Senior S Aaron Wade is tied for ninth in the MW with two interceptions (0.20 pg). Sophomore S Shaq Bond is ninth in the MW in passes defended (0.88 pg). And, senior LB Chase Christiansen is tied for 23rd in the MW in tackles (6.4 pg).     
 
SCOUTING COLORADO STATE
• Colorado State is 3-7 on the season and 2-4 in Mountain West play following its 49-10 road loss at Nevada last weekend. The Rams are led by sophomore QB Collin Hill, who is 82-of-142 (.578) passing for 807 yards (100.8 ypg) with three touchdowns and four interceptions. Senior RB Izzy Matthews leads the team in rushing with 565 yards on 136 carries (4.2 ypc/56.5 ypg) with three touchdowns, and junior WR Preston Williams has caught 78 passes for 1,020 yards (13.1 ypr/102.0 ypg) with nine touchdowns. Defensively, senior LB Josh Watson has a team-best 109 tackles, including 1.0 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss, while fellow senior LB Tre Thomas has 73 tackles, including 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss. As a team, Colorado State is averaging 23.1 points and 398.3 yards of total offense per game (315.6 passing, 190.0 rushing), and allowing 23.2 points and 426.6 yards of total offense (297.9 passing, 100.4 rushing). Colorado State returns 10 starters (O-4, D-6) and 39 lettermen (O-18, D-17, S-4) from last year's team that went 7-6 overall and 5-3 in Mountain West play to finish tied for second in the Mountain Division. CSU concluded its season with a 31-28 loss to Marshall in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. The Rams are coached by Mike Bobo, who is 24-25 in his fourth season as a collegiate head coach.
 
AGGIES AND RAMS SERIES HISTORY
• Utah State is 33-39-2 all-time against Colorado State, including a 15-18-1 road record. CSU has won the last two meetings between the two teams with a 27-14 win in Logan last year and a 31-24 home win two seasons ago. Overall, USU has won three of the last six games played in the series. The first-ever game played in the series was in 1902 with CSU winning in Logan, 24-5.
 
AGGIES AND RAMS HAVE STORIED HISTORY
• Utah State and Colorado State have spent 52 years as league foes and 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 members of the Mountain States/Skyline Conference from 1938-61. CSU then was a charter member of the Mountain West in 1999, while USU joined the conference in 2013. 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. CSU won team championships in the RMAC in 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1927, 1933 and 1934, and in the Mountain States Conference in 1955. Overall, the Aggies and Rams faced each other in every season from 1911-1979 except in 1912, 1918, 1921, 1943-44 (war), and 1968, even after CSU joined the Western Athletic Conference in 1968. After 1979, the two teams didn't play again until 1994.
 
AGGIES AND RAMS ARE THE THIRD-MOST PLAYED SERIES IN SCHOOL HISTORY
• Utah State and Colorado State will be meeting for the 75th time in series history this weekend in what is the third-most played rivalry in school history. USU's most played rivalry is Utah (112), followed by Brigham Young (88), Colorado State (74) and Wyoming (69).
 
MATT WELLS VERSUS COLORADO STATE
• Utah State's Matt Wells is 2-3 all-time against Colorado State as a head coach, and he's faced the Rams four times as an assistant coach, including once while at USU in 2012, and three times as an assistant at New Mexico (2007-08, 2010).
 
UTAH STATE AND COLORADO STATE CONNECTIONS
• Utah State outside receivers coach Jovon Bouknight played at Wyoming (2002-05) when Colorado State running backs coach Bryan Applewhite was an assistant coach for the Cowboys. USU offensive line coach Steve Farmer was an assistant coach at Louisiana-Monroe with CSU running backs coach Bryan Applewhite from 2010-14. USU running backs coach DeAndre Smith was an assistant coach at Illinois with CSU defensive line coach Keith Gillmore from 2010-11.
 
PLAYER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND COLORADO STATE
• There are 13 connections between Utah State and Colorado State players. USU senior OL Rob Castaneda attended Ellsworth (Iowa) CC, as did CSU junior DL Jamori Fox. USU senior CB Deante Fortenberry and CSU junior LB Anthony Giusti both attended City College of San Francisco. USU junior PK Dominik Eberle (Nuremberg) and CSU junior DL Jan-Phillip Bombek (Hamburg) are both from Germany. USU junior LS Chance Nelson attended Santa Monica (Calif.) JC, as did CSU senior P Brandon Summer. USU junior CB DJ Williams attended Independence (Kan.) CC, as did CSU senior OL Ben Knox and sophomore OL Keith Williams. USU sophomore QB Jordan Love and CSU junior S Braylin Scott both attended Liberty HS in Bakersfield, Calif.   
 
UTAH STATE VERSUS THE STATE OF COLORADO
• Utah State is a combined 71-77-6 (.481) against teams from the state of Colorado, with a 33-39-2 mark versus Colorado State, a 13-19-3 ledger against Denver, a 6-11-1 record against Colorado, a 7-0 mark versus Western State, a 5-4 record against Colorado Mines, a 3-0 record versus Colorado College, a 1-0 mark versus Regis, and a 3-4 record against Air Force.
 
STATS FOR CURRENT AGGIES VERSUS COLORADO STATE
• The following is a look at what current Utah State players have done against Colorado State in at least two games played. Senior P Aaron Dalton has 21 punts for 877 yards (41.7 ypp), including a long of 58, and six downed inside the 20-yard line in three games. Senior RB Justen Hervey has one reception for zero yards in three games. Senior NG Gasetoto Schuster has four tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble in three games. Senior LB Chase Christiansen has 10 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, in two games. Senior FS Jontrell Rocquemore has 13 tackles, one forced fumble and a pass breakup in two games. Senior WR Ron'quavion Tarver has caught three passes for 44 yards (14.7 ypc), including a long of 36, in two games. Junior RB Gerold Bright has 40 yards rushing and one touchdown on two carries (20.0 ypc), to go along with one kickoff return for 29 yards, in two games. His 29-yard return against the Rams in 2016 is a career high. Junior CB Cameron Haney has four tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, in two games. Junior TE Dax Raymond has seven receptions for 67 yards (9.6 ypc), including a long of 22, in two games. Junior LB Justus Te'i has five tackles and one quarterback hurry in two games. Junior NG Mohelika Uasike has five tackles in two games. And, junior DE Jacoby Wildman has seven tackles and one quarterback hurry in two games.
 
COLORADO STATE ONE OF FIVE BOWL TEAMS ON UTAH STATE'S SCHEDULE
• Utah State's 2018 schedule features five teams that played in bowl games a year ago as Michigan State played in the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (W, 42-17 vs. Washington State); New Mexico State played in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (W, 26-20 OT vs. Utah State); Wyoming played in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (W, 37-14 vs. Central Michigan); Colorado State played in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl (L, 31-28 vs. Marshall); and Boise State played in the Las Vegas Bowl (W, 38-28 vs. Oregon).
 
AGGIES FROM THE STATE OF COLORADO
• Utah State outside receivers coach Jovon Bouknight is from Denver, Colo. (Manual HS).
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State head coach Matt Wells played quarterback against Colorado State in both 1994 and 1995, as a sophomore and junior, respectively. 
 
• Utah State outside receivers coach Jovon Bouknight played in four games against Colorado State at wide receiver during his career at Wyoming from 2002-05. Against CSU, Bouknight caught 24 passes for 378 yards and four touchdowns, including 12 receptions for 187 yards and three touchdowns as a senior. 
 
• Utah State Assistant AD for Football Operations Waqa Damuni played tight end against Colorado State as a junior in 1997. 
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State has 36 players in its program from the state of Utah, while Colorado State has 37 players on its roster from the Centennial State.
 
SERIES NOTABLES BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND COLORADO STATE
The following are series notables between Utah State and Colorado State dating back to 1994 and encompassing the last 10 meetings. 
 
• In the last 10 meetings, Utah State is 3-2 when leading at the half, while Colorado State is 3-0. USU is also 3-2 when scoring first, while CSU is 5-0. USU has scored first and led at the half in four of the last seven games.
 
• Utah State has rushed for more yards in five of the last seven meetings, but is just 3-4 in those games. USU has also had more yards of offense in four of the last seven games.
 
• The team that has had more first downs has lost five of the last nine games.
 
• The winning team has not committed a turnover in each of the last five games, and the team that has fewer turnovers has won six of the last nine games.
 
• Colorado State had 509 yards of total offense last season, marking the first time in the last 10 meetings that either team had 500 yards of total offense. 
 
• Neither team has had a 300-yard passer in the last 10 meetings, while CSU has had a 100-yard rusher four times and a 100-yard receiver four times. USU has had a 100-yard rusher six times and a 100-yard receiver twice.
 
• Utah State has had a 100-yard rusher in seven of the last nine games played in the series, with the only exception being in the 2014 and 2017 meetings.
 
• The winning team has scored at least 30 points in seven of the last 10 meetings, while there have been 29 games where the winning team has scored less than 20 points. There has also been 24 shutouts in series history, 15 by USU's defense and nine by CSU's defense.
 
FROM THE RECORD BOOKS
Here is a look at some of the top Utah State individual and team statistical performances against Colorado State over the years. 
 
• Louie Giammona rushed for 242 yards against CSU in 1975, which is tied for the eighth-most all-time in school history. 
 
• Kerwynn Williams rushed for 205 yards against CSU in 2012, which is tied for the 24th-most all-time in school history. 
 
• Fred Allen had an 82-yard rush against CSU in 1975, which is tied for the 10th-longest in school history. 
 
• Roy Shivers hit Dave Clark on an 89-yard pass against CSU in 1965, which is tied for the fourth-longest pass play in school history. 
 
• Earsell Mackbee hit Grant Martinsen on an 81-yard pass against CSU in 1964, which is tied for the 13th-longest pass play in school history. 
 
• Rick Parros had a 94-yard kickoff return against CSU in 1978, which is tied for the 11th-longest in school history. 
 
• Micah Knorr made a 54-yard field goal against CSU in 1994, which is tied for the sixth-longest in school history. 
 
• Steve Steinke made a 52-yard field goal against CSU in 1979, which is tied for the 10th-longest in school history.
 
• Utah State limited Colorado State to 90 yards of total offense (seventh-fewest in school history) in 1961 in a 49-3 win in Fort Collins, while rushing for 389 yards, the most in series history by a USU team and 12th-most in school history. 
 
• Utah State held Colorado State to 115 yards of total offense in 1960, tied for the 14th-fewest in school history. 
 
• Utah State held Colorado State to one passing yard in 1976. USU held CSU to a school-record zero completions and three pass attempts in 1949. 
 
• Utah State held Colorado State to 15 passing yards in 1961 and 18 passing yards in 1963, the fifth- and eighth-fewest in school history, respectively. 
 
• Utah State has had 12 100-yard rushers and nine 100-yard receivers all-time against Colorado State, the fourth- and sixth-most against any opponent in school history, respectively. 
 
• Utah State has never had a 300-yard passer against Colorado State.
 
UTAH STATE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
• Utah State is 156-179-8 (.466) all-time against current members of the Mountain West with a 39-26-4 record vs. Wyoming, a 33-39-2 record vs. Colorado State, a 17-7 record vs. UNLV, an 18-20-1 record vs. San José State, a 12-17-1 record vs. Fresno State, a 12-13 record vs. New Mexico, a 10-6 record vs. Hawai`i, a 6-18 record vs. Nevada, a 5-17 record vs. Boise State, a 3-4 record vs. Air Force, and a 1-12 record vs. San Diego State.
 
• Utah State is in its sixth year as a member of the Mountain West in 2018 and has been a Division I-A/Bowl Championship Series football playing school in each of its 119 seasons of competition. USU joined the Mountain States/Skyline Conference in 1938 until 1961. USU then played as a football independent from 1962-77 when the Aggies became members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association in 1978. The PCAA changed its name to the Big West Conference in 1988. Following the 2000 season, when the Big West no longer sponsored football, USU spent two years as an independent (2001-02) and two years in the Sun Belt Conference (2003-04), before joining the Western Athletic Conference for eight seasons from 2005-12.
 
AGGIES IN OVERTIME
• Utah State is 6-6 all-time in overtime, winning three of its last five. All-time, USU is 4-3 in single-overtime games, 2-2 in double-overtime games, and 0-1 in triple-overtime games. USU's last overtime game was a 26-20 loss against New Mexico State in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl on Dec. 29, 2017.
 
LAST MEETING vs. COLORADO STATE
LOGAN, Utah - Utah State LB Suli Tamaivena and BS Gaje Ferguson combined for 27 tackles, and backup QB DJ Nelson scored the first touchdown of his career on a blocked punt, but it still wasn't enough in the Aggies' 27-14 Mountain West loss to Colorado State on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium.
               
Tamaivena, a junior, recorded a career-best 14 tackles, while Ferguson, also a junior, added a career-high 13 stops for Utah State (3-3, 1-1 MW), which had its two-game winning streak snapped. Tamaivena also had two quarterback hurries and 0.5 tackles for loss in the game. Sophomore DE Jacoby Wildman and sophomore LB Dalton Baker both added a career-high seven tackles, while senior CB Jalen Davis had a season-high six stops to go along with one pass breakup. 
               
In all, Utah State finished the game with six tackles for loss as sophomore NG Christopher 'Unga had a career-high 1.5 TFL's, while senior DE Ian Togiai, junior NG Gasetoto Schuster, junior LB Chase Christiansen and sophomore CB Cameron Haney each added 1.0 TFL. Schuster also added a forced fumble in the contest.
               
Colorado State limited the Aggies to just 212 yards of total offense. Senior QB Kent Myers was 17-of-29 passing for 152 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown pass to senior RB LaJuan Hunt that pulled the home team to within 27-14 with 1:37 to go in the game. Myers finished the game with a career-high-tying 16 carries, but netted just six yards, as he was sacked seven times on the day. 
               
Hunt led Utah State in rushing with 19 yards on eight carries. He matched his career high in catches with four for 30 yards. Redshirt sophomore TE Dax Raymond was the Aggies' top receiver on the day with a career-best six catches for 45 yards, while junior RB Eltoro Allen had five receptions for 45 yards, both career highs.
               
Following Hunt's first touchdown reception since the second game of the 2015 campaign, Utah State successfully converted the ensuing on-side kick. Sophomore PK Dominik Eberle got the perfect bounce on his kick and Hunt recovered it.
               
However, Colorado State did not allow the Aggies to move the ball and Utah State turned it over on downs with 1:09 remaining.
               
Rams QB Nick Stevens completed 22-of-31 passes for 293 yards and two touchdowns to help Colorado State (4-2, 2-0 Mountain West) remain perfect in the Mountain Division of the conference.
               
Colorado State scored the first 24 points of the game and it was a special teams play that finally got Utah State on the board. Nelson took matters into his own hands as he blocked a punt by the Rams' Ryan Stonehouse, scooped it up and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown, pulling the Aggies to within 24-7 with 6:08 left until halftime.
               
Neither team committed a turnover in the game as Utah State had forced 12 takeaways in its previous two outings. For USU, it was the first time in 10 games it had not committed a turnover on offense.
               
Junior P Aaron Dalton also had a solid day on special teams for Utah State as he punted 10 times for an average of 42.9, including a long of 54 yards and three of his punts were downed inside the 20-yard line.
 
LAST MEETING at COLORADO STATE
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -  Junior RB Tonny Lindsey, Jr. rushed for a career-high 137 yards and junior QB Kent Myers rushed for two touchdowns – both in the first half – but Utah State came up short in a 31-24 loss at Colorado State on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016.
               
The Aggies fell to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in Mountain West play heading into their one and only bye week. With the win, the Rams improved to 3-3 and 1-1.
               
Utah State finished the game with 456 yards of offense (251 rushing, 205 passing) and Colorado State had 464 yards (240 passing, 224 rushing). For USU, those 456 yards are its second-most in a game this season. However, the 464 yards by Colorado State are the most by an Aggie opponent this season, as are the 224 rushing yards.
               
Utah State also committed two turnovers in the game with one fumble and one interception, and did not force a Colorado State turnover, marking the second time in the last three games that USU's defense has not recorded a takeaway.
               
Myers rushed for 50 yards and the two scores on 15 carries, while redshirt freshman WR Gerold Bright scored on a 41-yard run to give Utah State a 7-3 lead with 11:28 remaining in the first quarter.
               
After Colorado State QB Collin Hill threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Olabisi Johnson to give the Rams a 10-7 lead, Myers scored from four yards out to put the Aggies back on top, 14-10 with 1:25 remaining in the first.
               
Utah State increased its lead to 21-10 with 11:15 left in the second quarter following a 14-yard touchdown run by Myers. Senior PK Brock Warren made it 24-10 at the break when he made a 36-yard field goal into the wind with 1:09 remaining on the clock. Sophomore WR Ron'quavion Tarver helped set up the score with a 36-yard catch down the east sideline. 
               
However, the Rams erased the Aggies' two-touchdown deficit in the third quarter as Michael Gallup caught a 60-yard touchdown pass from Hill and Izzy Matthews scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to knot the game at 24-apiece.
               
Colorado State went ahead for good courtesy of another touchdown run by Matthews, this time from 10 yards out, to make it 31-24 with 10:33 remaining in the game.
               
Matthews finished with 73 yards rushing on 23 carries. Hill was 14-of-25 for 203 yards and two touchdowns before leaving with an injury in the second half.
               
Freshman WR Rayshad Lewis led the Aggies in receiving with a career-high-tying seven catches for a career-best 106 yards. Senior TE Wyatt Houston caught three passes for 23 yards and has now caught a pass in a team-leading 12 straight games.
               
Sophomore FS Jontrell Rocquemore led Utah State defensively with a career-high 10 tackles and redshirt senior NG Travis Seefeldt added nine stops and 2.0 tackles for loss, both career highs. Senior DE Siua Taufa also recorded a career high in tackles with five, which included 1.0 tackles for loss.  Junior CB Jalen Davis added three tackles and a team-high two pass breakups as the Aggies posted five pass breakups overall.
               
Colorado State finished the game controlling the time of possession, 32:18 to 27:42. CSU was also 5-of-17 on third downs as compared to 7-of-16 for the Aggies.
 
AGGIES GO UNDEFEATED AT HOME
• Utah State went 6-0 at Maverik Stadium this season and is 35-9 (.795) in its last 44 home games, which includes a 27-9 (.750) record under head coach Matt Wells. Overall, USU has won seven straight home games and is 147-105 (.583) in Maverik Stadium.
 
• Utah State tied the 1907, 2012 and 2014 teams for the most home wins (6) in a single season this year, and recorded just the sixth undefeated home season in the 51-year history of Maverik Stadium, along with the 1968 (4-0), 1972 (5-0), 1982 (4-0), 2012 (6-0) and 2014 (6-0) teams. Overall, USU has now had 31 teams record undefeated home seasons.
 
AGGIES UNSTOPPABLE AT HOME THIS SEASON
• Utah State was unstoppable at home in 2018 as it has posted double-digit wins and scored at least 40 points in all six games this season, and won each game by an average margin of 38.2 points (59.5-21.3) as it out-scored its opponents 357-128. In fact, USU scored 50-plus points five times this year and 60-plus points four times. On the season, USU averaged 59.5 points and 608.0 yards of total offense (370.3 passing, 237.7 rushing) during its six home games, while allowing 21.3 points and 345.2 yards of total offense (201.3 passing, 143.8 rushing). 
 
• Most of Utah State's home games this season were decided by halftime as the Aggies  averaged 38.6 points and 384.7 yards of offense (279.5 passing, 105.2 rushing) in just the first half of its six home games this season. Defensively, USU allowed just 8.4 points and 155.8 total yards (79.2 passing, 76.7 rushing) in the first half. USU also outscored its opponents 231-52 in the first half at home this season, and garnered 60 more first downs (110-50).
 
UTAH STATE RETURNS PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE IN 2018 
• Utah State returns 18 starters (O-9, D-9) and 47 letterwinners (O-19, D-26, S-2) from last season, which is the third-most in the nation behind Florida (19) and Michigan State (19). When you add in its two returning specialists, USU's 20 returning starters is tied for the third-most in the nation behind Baylor (22) and Michigan State (22), and tied with Florida (20), Michigan (20) and UAB (20).
 
WHAT'S RETURNING IN 2018
• Utah State returns 18 starters (O-9, D-9) and 47 letterwinners (O-19, D-26, S-2) from last year's team that tied for fourth place in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West with a 4-4 record and finished the season at 6-7 after playing in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. Highlighting Utah State's returners in 2018 are four players who earned various all-Mountain West honors a season ago as junior PK Dominik Eberle earned third-team All-America honors from Phil Steele's Magazine and honorable mention All-America honors from SB Nation, along with being a first-team all-MW selection and a finalist for the Lou Groza Award, while senior OT Roman Andrus, senior OC Quin Ficklin and junior TE Dax Raymond all garnered honorable mention all-MW honors. Utah State returns six other starters on offense in senior OG Rob Castaneda, senior OT Sean Taylor, senior WR Ron'quavion Tarver, junior OG Moroni Iniguez, sophomore QB Jordan Love and sophomore WR Jordan Nathan. USU also returns nine starters on defense in senior DE Adewale Adeoye, senior LB Chase Christiansen, senior S Gaje Ferguson, senior LB Suli Tamaivena, junior DE Devon Anderson, junior CB Cameron Haney, junior LB Justus Te'i, junior NG Christopher 'Unga and sophomore CB Ja'Marcus Ingram, to go along with one other specialists returning in senior P Aaron Dalton.
 
PRESEASON PREDICTIONS AND ACCOLADES
• According to College Football Home, Utah State is predicted to be the second-most improved team in the nation in 2018, behind only Florida. Furthermore, USU's special teams are predicted to be the fourth-best units in the nation this fall, behind only Utah, Stanford and TCU. 
 
• According to West Coast College Football, Utah State has the fourth-best chance at winning the Mountain West championship in 2018, behind Boise State, San Diego State and Fresno State.
 
• According to NFL.com, Utah State junior RB Darwin Thompson is listed as the 17th-most 'Freak-ish Athlete' in college football heading into the 2018 season. Some of the reasoning behind this ranking comes from his performances in the weight room as he has squatted 560 pounds, including seven reps at 515 pounds. Furthermore, Thompson has logged a vertical jump of 40 inches.
 
• According to College Football Focus, Utah State junior Dax Raymond is ranked as the sixth-best tight end in the nation heading into the 2018 season, behind Noah Fant (Iowa), Caleb Wilson (UCLA), Albert Okwuegbunam (Missouri), Hunter Bryant (Washington) and Kaden Smith (Stanford).
 
• According to Athlon Sports, Utah State sophomore Jordan Love is ranked 25th in the nation among quarterbacks that will have a breakout season in 2018. Other Mountain West quarterbacks to make this list include UNLV's Armani Rogers (20) and Nevada's Ty Gangi (15).
 
UTAH STATE BOWL HISTORY
• Utah State finished the 2017 season by playing in its sixth bowl game in the last seven seasons and 12th bowl game in school history. USU also played in five-straight bowl games from 2011-15 and won three-straight bowls from 2012-14, both of which are school records.
 
• Utah State has a 4-8 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; lost to Akron, 23-21, in the 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; and lost to New Mexico State, 26-20 in overtime, in the 2017 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl.
 
AGGIES CURRENTLY IN THE NFL AND CFL
• Utah State currently has 15 players on NFL rosters and has had 11 players drafted into the NFL in the past eight years. Former Aggies currently in the NFL include S Maurice Alexander (Seattle),DE Ricky Ali'ifua (Seattle), LB Jalen Davis (Miami), LB Kyler Fackrell (Green Bay), OG Tyler Larsen (Carolina), CB Nevin Lawson (Detroit), S Dallin Leavitt (Oakland), RB Devante Mays (Cleveland), OT Donald Penn (Oakland), LS Patrick Scales (Chicago), WR Hunter Sharp (Buffalo), RB Robert Turbin (Indianapolis), LB Nick Vigil (Cincinnati), LB Zach Vigil (Washington) and LB Bobby Wagner (Seattle). USU also has two former Aggies currently in the Canadian Football League in LB Chris Randle (Winnipeg) and DE Connor Williams (Ottawa).
 
CURRENT AGGIES WITH NFL TIES
• Utah State has one player on its current roster whose father played in the NFL in junior LB Mason Tobeck (Robbie Tobeck). His dad, Robbie Tobeck (OL), spent 14 seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons (1993-99) and Seattle Seahawks (2000-06).
 
AGGIES WHO HAVE SERVED LDS CHURCH MISSIONS 
• Utah State has 25 players on its 2018 roster who have served two-year LDS Church Missions in senior OL Roman Andrus, senior OL Quin Ficklin, senior LB Ofa Latu, senior WR DJ Nelson, senior OL KJ Uluave, junior TE Dax Raymond, junior LB Braden Harris, junior OL Moroni Iniguez, junior S Chance Parker, junior NG Mohelika Uasike, junior DE Jacoby Wildman, sophomore DE Caden Andersen, sophomore WR Taylor Compton, sophomore DE Ritisoni Fata, sophomore S Baron Gajkowski, sophomore DE Logan Lee, sophomore OL Connor Meyers, sophomore S Chase Nelson, sophomore DE Keith Tambe, redshirt freshman WR Preston Curtis, redshirt freshman RB Sione Fehoko, redshirt sophomore S Jordan Hayes, redshirt freshman LB Daniel Langi, freshman OL Wade Meacham and freshman TE Bryce Mortenson.  
 
AGGIES WHO ARE MARRIED 
• Utah State has 12 players on its 2018 roster who are married in senior LB Chase Christiansen, senior S Gaje Ferguson, senior LB Suli Tamaivena, senior OL KJ Uluave, redshirt junior DE Fua Leilua, junior DE Dalton Baker, junior OL Moroni Iniguez, junior S Chance Parker, junior DE Jacoby Wildman, sophomore DE Keith Tambe, redshirt freshman LB Daniel Langi and freshman OL Wade Meacham.
 
• According to ProFootballFocus.com, Utah State sophomore LB David Woodward has graded out as the top linebacker in the nation with a grade of 91.6. According to their system, he ranks fourth among linebackers with a 92.4 grade against the run and fourth in coverage at 90.5. He's also broken up four passes, has one interception, and has only misssed two tackles all season.
 
ACADEMICALLY SPEAKING
• Utah State earned the 2017 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Academic Achievement Award, which is presented by the Touchdown Club of Memphis, as it recorded a 100 percent graduation rate for members of their freshman football student-athlete class of 2010.
 
• Utah State's football team has a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 89 percent to rank first in the Mountain West. The Aggies also rank first among the other football programs in the Beehive State, ahead of Utah (83), Southern Utah (67), Weber State (66) and BYU (52).  
 
• Over the past eight seasons, USU has had 166 players earn academic all-league honors and 156 players have graduated from Utah State. 
 
• Utah State had two football players earn College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) first-team Academic All-District VIII honors in 2017 in junior DE Jacoby Wildman and sophomore S Baron Gajkowski.
 
• Utah State has one player on its current roster that has already graduated from USU with a bachelor's degree in senior OL KJ Uluave (social work), while graduate transfer Jalen Greene earned his bachelor's degree from USC (communications).
 
WELLS NOTABLES
• Utah State head coach Matt Wells' 43 wins are the second-most in school history, while his 56.6 winning percentage (43-33) ranks seventh with a minimum of 15 games coached. Wells is also 29-17 (.630) in Mountain West play in this his sixth season.
 
• Wells, who is in his sixth season in charge of the Aggie football program, is the longest tenured head coach since Chuck Shelton (1986-91) also spent six seasons at USU. In fact, Wells is tied with Shelton and Chuck Mills (1967-72) as the fourth-longest tenured head coaches in 120 seasons of Utah State football.
 
• Wells has been a player (1993) or coach (2012, 2013, 2014) in all four of Utah State's bowl wins. The NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl in 2017 was his seventh bowl game as an Aggie.
 
• Wells coached his fourth bowl game in 2017 to extend the school record for most bowl games by a head coach. E. Lowell 'Dick' Romney (1946, 1947), John Ralston (1960, 1961) and Gary Andersen (2011, 2012) all coached the Aggies in two bowl games, while Charlie Weatherbie (1993) and John L. Smith (1997) each coached one bowl game at USU.
 
• In his six years as head coach, Wells has led Utah State to three wins against top 25 opponents, one more than USU had in its previous 115 years.
 
• During the 2016 and 2017 seasons, Wells mentored a combined 12 players who earned all-Mountain West honors. Wells also coached Jalen Davis, who was named a Walter Camp First Team All-American, while Dominik Eberle was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award, and earned third-team All-America honors.
 
• 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 22 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. That year, USU 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.