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BATON ROUGE, La. – Utah State stepped out of Mountain West play and into SEC country, losing 42-6 to No. 5 LSU on a sultry Saturday afternoon at Tiger Stadium.
 
Senior placekicker Dominik Eberle provided the lone points for the Aggies (3-2, 2-0 MW), converting on field goals of 30 and 47 yards, respectively, in the first half.
 
LSU's defense gave Utah State quarterback Jordan Love and the Aggies fits all afternoon. The junior signal caller was just 15-for-30 for 130 yards and three interceptions. Junior wide receiver Jordan Nathan was Love's top target, hauling in four passes for 51 yards.
 
The Aggies, who were 1-for-12 on third downs, finished with just 159 yards of total offense and 10 first downs.
 
Joe Burrow was 27-of-38 for 344 yards and five touchdowns for the Tigers (5-0, 1-0 SEC), who racked up 601 yards of total offense – 353 through the air and 248 on the ground. Justin Jefferson caught nine passes for 155 yards and two TDs, while Thaddeus Moss, Derrick Dillon and Ja'Marr Chase caught one TD apiece.
 
Junior linebackers David Woodward and Kevin Meitzenheimer led the Aggies' defensive effort with 16 and 14 tackles, apiece. Meitzenheimer also forced two fumbles. Junior safety Troy Lefeged Jr. added nine stops for Utah State, which fell to 0-3 all-time against LSU.
 
Utah State trailed 21-6 at the break, but it could have been much closer than that. Eberle's first field goal came after senior cornerback Cameron Haney intercepted a pass by Burrow and returned it to the Tigers' 7-yard line. However, the Aggies lost six yards on the drive, settling for Eberle's 30-yarder that made it 7-3 for LSU.
 
With Utah State trailing 14-6 and driving in the second quarter, Love was intercepted by LSU's Derek Stingley at the Tigers' 1-yard line. Burrow proceeded to march the hosts 99 yards in 13 plays, capped by a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Marr Chase to give the Tigers their halftime lead.
 
UP NEXT
 
Utah State will have its second and final bye week of the season before returning to action against Nevada on Saturday, Oct. 19, on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. A kick-off time for the game, which will be televised nationally on one of the ESPN Networks, will be announced in the coming week.
 
For Aggie football ticket information, fans can contact the USU Athletics Ticket Office over the phone by calling 1-888-USTATE-1 or 435-797-0305 during regular hours of operation. Fans can also buy their tickets in person at the USU Ticket Office inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum or online by clicking on the "Buy Tickets" tab at www.UtahStateAggies.com.

Fans can follow the Aggie football program at twitter.com/USUFootball. Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program at twitter.com/USUAthletics or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics.
 
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