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AGGIES CONTINUE MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY AT FRESNO STATE SATURDAY NIGHT
Game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network at 5 p.m. (MT). 
 
UTAH STATE (4-4, 3-1 MW) vs. FRESNO STATE (4-4, 2-2 MW)
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 • 5 p.m. (MT) • Fresno, Calif. • Bulldog Stadium (40,737)
 
GAME 9 INFORMATION
TV: CBS SPORTS NETWORK
• Play-by-Play: Carter Blackburn 
• Analyst: Aaron Taylor
• Reporter: Jenny Dell
• Xfinity (Utah): Ch. 269/753HD
• DISH: Ch. 158
• DirecTV: Ch. 221
 
RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK
• Play-by-Play: Scott Garrard 
• Analyst: Kevin White
• Online: 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com
• National: Internet 979
 
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• Live Stats: UtahState.Statbroadcast.com
 
AGGIE RADIO NETWORKS
• 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.
• Salt Lake City: KZNS (1280 AM/97.5 FM)
• Logan: KBLU-LP (92.3 FM)
• Cache Valley: KACH (1340 AM/105.5 FM)
• Price: KRPX (95.3 FM)
• Green River: KRPX (102.7 FM)
• Moab: KRPX (100.3 FM)
• Orangeville: KRPX (95.9 FM)
 
KICKOFF COVERAGE
• Utah State is 33-19 (.635) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 14-12 (.538) road record, and has won 44 of its last 63 (.698) league games dating back to 2011. USU is also 12-3 (.800) in its last 15 MW games and 15-6 (.714) in its last 21 games against all opponents.  
 
• Utah State is 8-6 (.571) in its last 14 road games, including a 7-3 (.700) Mountain West record. In its last 14 road games, USU has also scored at least 30 points seven times and has had at least 500 yards of total offense five times.
 
• Utah State is 20-7 (.741) in its last 27 games under head coach Gary Andersen, which includes an 8-5 (.615) road record. USU is also 14-1 (.933) in its last 15 conference games under Andersen, which includes a 3-1 record in the Mountain West this season and 11 straight wins in the Western Athletic Conference during the 2011-12 seasons.
 
• Utah State has lost consecutive games for the first time since the end of the 2017 season, a span of 21 games. The last time USU lost three games in a row was during the 2016 season, when it finished the year on a five-game losing streak.  
 
• Junior WR Savon Scarver is tied for second nationally with his two kickoff returns for a touchdown and in kickoff returns (38.3 yards per return). Junior LB David Woodward ranks second in the nation in tackles (13.3 per game) and is third in forced fumbles (4). Both players were All-Americans a season ago.
 
• Utah State is among the top-40 teams in the nation in 14 statistical categories, including second in special teams touchdowns with three (two kickoff returns, one punt return), fourth in kickoff returns (29.13 yards per return), ninth in punt returns (15.0 yards per return) and ninth in fumbles recovered with nine. USU is also tied for 15th in the nation with its two defensive touchdowns and three-and-outs forced per game (4.50), 23rd in turnovers forced with 15, 24th in tackles for loss allowed (4.75 per game) and fewest penalty yards per game (44.5), and 31st in sacks allowed with 12 (1.50 per game). 
 
UTAH STATE CONTINUES MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY AT FRESNO STATE SATURDAY
• Utah State (4-4, 3-1 MW) continues Mountain West play this weekend with a road game at Fresno State (4-4, 2-2 MW) on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 5 p.m. (MT). The game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network (Xfinity Ch. 269/753HD), DISH Ch. 158, DirecTV Ch. 221) with Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Jenny Dell (reporter) on the call. Live audio of the game is available on www.UtahStateAggies.com.
 
• Utah State is 25-12 in its last 37 games played during the month of November and is 8-8-1 all-time in known games played on Nov. 9.
 
UTAH STATE vs. THE WEST DIVISION OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST
• Utah State is 17-4 (.810) all-time against teams from the West Division of the Mountain West, which is the best record in the conference. Overall, USU has a 4-0 record against Hawai'i, UNLV and San José State, a 2-1 record against Fresno State and Nevada, and a 1-2 mark against San Diego State dating back to 2013 when the MW split into two divisions. Other teams with winning records against the West Division include Boise State (19-5), Colorado State (16-6), San Diego State (23-9), Fresno State (19-11), Nevada (18-14) and Air Force (13-9).
 
A LOOK AT UTAH STATE
• Utah State is 4-4 on the season and 3-1 in Mountain West play following its 42-14 non-conference home loss to BYU last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by junior QB Jordan Love, who is 176-of-295 (.597) passing for 2,014 yards (251.8 ypg) with nine touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Senior RB Gerold Bright leads the team in rushing with 535 yards on 101 carries (5.3 ypc/66.9 ypg) with five touchdowns, and senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner has a team-best 34 receptions for 527 yards (15.5 ypr/65.9 ypg) and four touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB David Woodward leads the team with 93 tackles, which includes 5.0 tackles for loss, while junior S Troy Lefeged Jr. has 56 tackles, which includes 3.5 tackles for loss. As a team, USU is averaging 27.1 points and 419.8 yards of total offense (265.9 passing, 153.9 rushing), and allowing 26.4 points and 443.5 yards (257.8 passing, 185.8 rushing). 
 
UTAH STATE MILESTONES THAT EQUAL SUCCESS
• Utah State has won 33 of its last 39 games when it has a 100-yard rusher, including a 3-1 record this year, and 36 of its last 39 contests when rushing at least 40 times in a game, including a 3-0 record this year. USU has also won 52 of its last 56 games when scoring at least 30 points, including a 3-1 record this season.
 
• Utah State has had a 100-yard rusher in 12 of its last 20 games and in 17 of its last 27 contests overall. Between the 2014 and 2016 seasons, USU had a total of nine 100-yard rushers over a 39-game span.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS WITH UTAH STATE'S OFFENSE
• Dating back to the beginning of the 2018 season, Utah State has recorded at least 600 yards of total offense five times, at least 500 yards of total offense nine times, and at least 400 passing yards three times. During its last 19 games, USU has scored at least 30 points 14 times, at least 40 points 10 times, at least 50 points eight times and 60-or-more points five times.
 
UTAH STATE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
• Utah State is 160-181-8 (.470) all-time against current members of the Mountain West with a 39-26-4 record vs. Wyoming, a 35-39-2 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 7-18 record vs. Nevada, a 5-18 record vs. Boise State, a 3-5 record vs. Air Force, and a 2-12 record vs. San Diego State.
 
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.
 
ANDERSEN SIXTH ALL-TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY WITH 30 WINS
• Utah State head coach Gary Andersen ranks sixth all-time in school history with his 30 wins, while his .517 winning percentage (30-28) ranks as the eighth-best. Andersen is also one of just four head coaches in school history to lead the Aggies to multiple bowl games.
 
UTAH STATE HAS SIX BOWL TEAMS ON ITS 2019 SCHEDULE
• Utah State's 2019 schedule features six teams that played in bowl games a year ago as Wake Forest played in the Birmingham Bowl (W, 37-34 vs. Memphis); San Diego State played in the DXL Frisco Bowl (L, 27-0 vs. Ohio); LSU played in the Fiesta Bowl (W, 40-32 vs. UCF); Nevada played in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (W, 16-13 OT vs. Arkansas State); BYU played in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (W, 49-18 vs. Western Michigan); and Boise State played in the First Responders Bowl (Canceled vs. Boston College). Furthermore, Stony Brook played in the NCAA Division I Football Championship (L, 28-14 vs. Southeast Missouri).
 
SCOUTING FRESNO STATE
• Fresno State is 4-4 on the season and 2-2 in Mountain West play following its 41-38 road win at Hawai'i last weekend. The Bulldogs are led by senior QB Jorge Reyna, who is 164-of-260 (.631) passing for 1,843 yards (230.4 ypg) with 11 touchdowns and six interceptions. Junior RB Ronnie Rivers leads the team in rushing with 553 yards on 109 carries (5.1 ypc/69.1 ypg) with eight touchdowns, and sophomore WR Zane Pope has caught 32 passes for 336 yards (10.5 ypr/42.0 ypg) with one touchdown. Defensively, junior LB Justin Rice has a team-best 78 tackles, which includes 4.5 tackles for loss, while senior LB Mykal Walker has 69 tackles, which includes 7.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Fresno State is averaging 34.3 points and 415.4 yards of total offense per game (234.9 passing, 180.5 rushing) and allowing 31.9 points and 409.6 yards of total offense (244.4 passing, 165.3 rushing). Fresno State returns nine starters (O-3, D-6) and 35 lettermen (O-16, D-16, S-3) from last year's team that finished the season ranked 18th in the final Associated Press poll as it went 12-2 and finished first in the West Division of the Mountain West with a 7-1 league mark. Fresno State then won the MW Championship game with a 19-16 overtime win at Boise State, and concluded its season with a 31-20 win against Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl. Jeff Tedford is 27-10 in his third season at Fresno State and 109-67 in 14 years as a collegiate head coach.
 
AGGIES AND BULLDOGS SERIES HISTORY
• Utah State is 12-17-1 all-time against Fresno State, which includes a 3-13-1 road record. USU has won two straight games in the series with a 38-20 home win in 2016 and a 56-14 road win in 2015, which is USU's largest margin of victory in series history. Prior to that, Fresno State won six straight games against USU. The first game played between the two teams was on Oct. 18, 1952, in Fresno, with the Bulldogs winning 27-21.
 
AGGIES vs. BULLDOGS SERIES 10TH-MOST PLAYED IN SCHOOL HISTORY 
• Utah State and Fresno State will be meeting for the 31st time this weekend, which is the 10th-most played series in USU history.
 
UTAH STATE AND FRESNO STATE AS CONFERENCE FOES
• Utah State and Fresno State have spent 29 years as league foes, including seven seasons in the Mountain West as Fresno State joined the league in 2012 and Utah State joined in 2013. Both schools were also members of the Big West Conference from 1978 to 2003 and members of the Western Athletic Conference from 2005 to 2011.
 
CURRENT AGGIES VERSUS FRESNO STATE
• Utah State has five players on its current roster that played against Fresno State in its last meeting in 2016, including one player who started in senior CB Cameron Haney, who had a career-high eight tackles, to go along with two pass breakups. Redshirt senior P Aaron Dalton punted four times for an average of 32.8 yards with a long of 38 and two punts downed inside the 20-yard line. Senior DT Christopher Unga had two tackles. Senior DE Jacoby Wildman played, but did not record any stats. And, redshirt junior LB Justus Te'i played, but did not record any stats. Dalton also played against Fresno State in 2015, as he punted six times for an average of 42.0 yards with a long of 49 and two punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
 
UTAH STATE VERSUS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
• Utah State is 61-71-2 (.463) all-time against teams from California, including a 24-46-2 (.347) road record. Overall, USU is 21-7 versus Pacific, 18-20-1 against San José State, 12-17-1 versus Fresno State, 8-6 against Cal State Fullerton, 2-12 versus San Diego State, 1-0 against Cal State Northridge, 0-6 versus USC, and 0-1 against Stanford, St. Vincent's and UCLA.
 
CURRENT AGGIES FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
• Utah State has 27 players in its program from the state of California, which is the second-most on the team behind the 38 players from the state of Utah. Those players from the Golden State currently in USU's program include graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner (Tustin/Tustin HS/Utah), graduate transfer TE Caleb Repp (Rancho Cucamonga/Los Osos HS/Utah), senior CB Cameron Haney (Los Angeles/Cathedral HS), senior DT Fua Leilua (Anaheim/Spanish Fork (UT) HS/Oklahoma State), senior DT Christopher Unga (Rochester/Rancho Cucamonga HS), redshirt junior LB Justus Te'i (Oceanside/Mission Hills HS), junior OL Demytrick Ali'ifua (Hayward/San Leandro HS), junior P Christopher Bartolic (Newport Beach/Corona del Mar HS/Orange Coast CC), junior WR Sean Carter (Westlake Village/Westlake HS/Fullerton JC), junior DT Ritisoni Fata (Redlands/East Valley HS), junior QB Jordan Love (Bakersfield/Liberty HS), junior LB Kevin Meitzenheimer (Moreno Valley, Calif./Moreno Valley HS), junior WR Jordan Nathan (Monrovia/Monrovia HS), sophomore OL Alfred Edwards (Redlands/Redlands Senior HS), sophomore CB Andre Grayson (Rancho Cucamonga/Etiwanda HS), sophomore CB Jarrod Green (Elk Grove/Cosumnes Oaks HS), redshirt freshman CB Michael Anyanwu (Covina/Charter Oak HS), redshirt freshman OL Andy Koch (Eastvale/Eleanor Roosevelt HS), redshirt freshman WR Tim Patrick Jr. (San Diego/Morse HS), freshman QB Josh Calvin (Bellflower/Mayfair HS), freshman TE Jack Drews (Ramona/Ramona HS), freshman S Keith Harris (Lawndale/Leuzinger HS), freshman DT Christian LaValle (Mission Viejo/Mission Viejo), freshman WR Sawyer Merrill (El Dorado Hills/Oak Ridge HS), freshman DT Dean Rice (Yuba City/River Valley HS), freshman CB Dominic Tatum (Culver City/Culver City HS) and freshman LS Jesse Vasquez (Thousand Oaks/Oaks Christian School).
 
DID YOU KNOW? 
• Utah State has 38 players in its program from the Beehive State, while Fresno State has 97 players on its roster from the Golden State.
 
• Utah State forced four turnovers and recovered an on-side kick in an attempt to win the inaugural Mountain West Football Championship game, but fell at 24th-ranked Fresno State, 24-17, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, snapping its five-game winning streak.
 
SERIES NOTABLES BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND FRESNO STATE
• Utah State has held Fresno State to 24 points or less in its last three meetings. Prior to that, Fresno State scored at least 30 points in five straight games.
 
• Utah State has scored at least 38 points in its last two meetings with Fresno State. Prior to that, USU was held under 30 points in each of its previous 22 games with the Bulldogs.
 
• During Fresno State's six-game winning streak against Utah State from 2007-13, three of those games were decided by seven or fewer points.  
 
• Utah State has held Fresno State to less than 400 yards of total offense in six of the last 10 meetings, while the Bulldogs have held the Aggies to less than 400 yards of total offense in seven of  the last 10 meetings. During the last 11 meetings, each team has had over 500 yards of total offense just once each.
 
• Utah State has rushed for more yards in four of the previous seven meetings, while Fresno State has passed for more yards in nine of the last 11 meetings. Fresno State has also had more total yards in seven of the previous 11 meetings.
 
• Utah State has committed just four total turnovers in the last nine meetings in the series as compared to 14 Bulldog turnovers during that time. There has also been four games (2006, 2008, 2011, 2016) in the last nine meetings where neither team committed a turnover. In fact, USU has committed zero or fewer turnovers than Fresno State in each of the past nine meetings.
 
• Fresno State has controlled the time of possession in eight of the previous 11 meetings and is 6-2 in those games. 
 
• The team that scores first and leads at the half has won each of the last three games in the series. In the past 11 meetings, USU has scored first eight times, but is just 3-5 in those games. USU has also led at the half six times in the last 11 meetings, but is just 3-3 in those games. 
 
•  Fresno State has had two 300-yard passers, five 100-yard receivers and six 100-yard rushers in the past 13 meetings, while Utah State has had five 100-yard rushers and two 100-yard receivers in the last 13 meetings, but has not had a 300-yard passer.
 
• In 30 previous meetings with Fresno State, Utah State has had 10 100-yard rushers, five 100-yard receivers and three 300-yard passers.
 
• There has only been two shutouts in series history, both by Utah State, with a 14-0 road win in 1980 and a 20-0 home win in 1981. 
 
FROM THE RECORD BOOKS
Here is a look at some of the top Utah State team and individual statistical performances against Fresno State over the years.
 
• Rick Parros' 252 rushing yards against Fresno State in 1978 is the fifth-most all-time in school history. 
 
• Jack Hill's 90-yard kickoff return against Fresno State in 1955 is tied for the 18th-longest in school history. 
 
• Marvin Jackson's 88-yard run against Fresno State in 1980 is tied for the fifth-longest in school history, while Richard Gwynn's 80-yard run in 1984 is tied for the 12th-longest. 
 
• Peter Caldwell's 50-yard field goal against Fresno State in 2010 is tied for the 23rd-longest in USU history.
 
• Roger Fernandez had a school-record nine kickoff returns against Fresno State in 2001.
 
• Brett Stevens' 340 passing yards against Fresno State in 1985 is the second-most in school history by a freshman.
 
• Utah State had a school-record 10 kickoff returns against Fresno State in 2001.
 
PLAYER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND FRESNO STATE
• There are 12 connections between Utah State and Fresno State players. USU junior QB Jordan Love attended Liberty HS in Bakersfield, Calif., as did FS sophomore LB Kurtis Brown. USU junior TE Mosese Manu attended Mt. San Antonio JC in Walnut, Calif., as did FS junior RB Zion Echols. USU junior WR Jordan Nathan attended Monrovia (Calif.) HS, as did FS senior P Blake Cusick. USU redshirt freshman CB Michael Anyanwu attended Charter Oak HS in Covina, Calif., as did FS junior RB Zion Echols. USU freshman OL Andy Koch attended Eleanor Roosevelt HS in Eastvale, Calif., as did FS sophomore LB Richard Cage. And, USU freshman CB Dominic Tatum attended Culver City (Calif.) HS, as did FS freshman WR Jamal Glaspie.
 
COACHING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND FRESNO STATE
• Former Utah State head coach Phil Krueger (1973-75), who recorded a 21-12 record at USU, was also the head coach at Fresno State (1964-65), producing a 10-10 record. Former USU DT (1977-78) and assistant coach (1982-84) Mike Waufle was an assistant coach at Fresno State under Jim Sweeney.
 
• Fresno State offensive analyst Brad Vonnahme spent the 2015 season at Utah State as a defensive and special teams administrative assistant.
 
ON THIS DATE IN AGGIE FOOTBALL HISTORY
• JoJo Natson had two rushing touchdowns, including the game-winner with 3:56 to play, and Utah State's defense held UNLV out of the end zone with four straight incompletions from the USU 16-yard line in the final minute to cap a hard-fought 28-24 road win on Nov. 9, 2013. Natson finished the game with 113 all-purpose yards, which included 61 rushing yards on eight carries, while Joey DeMartino gained 75 yards on 19 carries, including a 1-yard touchdown run. Darell Garretson was 17-of-29 passing for 298 yards, including a 5-yard touchdown pass to Shaan Johnson. Travis Reynolds caught seven passes for 129 yards and Travis Van Leeuwen added four receptions for 112 yards. Jake Doughty and Zach Vigil each had 11 tackles for USU, who went on to win the Mountain Division that season and play Fresno State in the inaugural Mountain West Championship game.
 
LAST MEETING vs. FRESNO STATE
LOGAN, Utah - Junior QB Kent Myers passed for 188 yards and three touchdowns to three different receivers as Utah State won its first Mountain West game of the season with a 38-20 victory against Fresno State on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium.
               
Myers was 17-of-29 passing and threw touchdown passes of 21, 5 and 25 yards, respectively, to junior WR Braelon Roberts, senior TE Wyatt Houston and sophomore WR Ron'quavion Tarver. It is the first time this season and fifth time in his career Myers has thrown at least three touchdown passes in a game.
               
Houston led the Aggies (3-4, 1-3 MW), who snapped a three-game losing streak, with a career-high five catches for 43 yards. His 5-yard touchdown reception with 11:50 left in the third quarter gave the Aggies a 24-14 lead. Just 35 seconds into the fourth, Tarver pulled down a 25-yard touchdown catch in the back corner of the end zone to make it 31-17.
               
While senior RB Devante Mays returned from injury and played briefly, it was junior RB Tonny Lindsey Jr. that led Utah State's rushing attack with a career-high 23 carries for 90 yards. Myers added 66 yards on just eight carries.
               
Junior QB Damion Hobbs capped the Aggies' scoring output with a 4-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter.
               
The Aggies finished with 392 yards of total offense, including 204 on the ground and 188 through the air. Defensively, senior S Devin Centers and senior LB Leki Uasike had 10 tackles apiece for Utah State. Uasike had eight of his tackles in the first quarter alone. Sophomore LB Chase Christiansen added a career-high nine tackles, while redshirt freshman CB Cameron Haney recorded a career-high eight tackles to go along with a career-best two pass breakups.
               
Fresno State (1-7, 0-4) recorded 319 yards of offense. Quarterback Chason Virgil was 27-of-44 for 205 yards and a touchdown, while RB Dontel James rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries.
               
Kody Kroening kicked a 27- and 49-yard field goal for Fresno State, which lost for the fifth-straight time.
               
Utah State opened the scoring when Roberts caught his first career touchdown pass, a 21-yarder from Myers with 10:23 left in the first quarter. Fresno State followed suit with a 15-play, 86-yard drive that resulted in a 3-yard touchdown run by James to tie the game at 7-apiece.
               
The Aggies went back in front for good thanks to a nice special teams play. Senior CB Jentz Painter came in untouched from the left side and blocked a punt, which was recovered by fellow senior CB Austin Cheney in the end zone for a touchdown to give Utah State a 14-7 lead with 6:22 remaining in the first half. Painter forced the Bulldogs to punt one play earlier as he sacked Virgil on a third-and-12 play.
               
A career-long 43-yard field goal by senior PK Brock Warren made it 17-7 for the Aggies with 3:45 to go. However, the Bulldogs went into the halftime break with momentum as Jared Rice caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Virgil to pull Fresno State within three.
 
LAST MEETING at FRESNO STATE
FRESNO, Calif. - Junior RB Devante Mays rushed for a career-high 92 yards and three touchdowns, while sophomore RB LaJuan Hunt added two scores, to lead Utah State to a 56-14 victory against Fresno State on Oct. 10, 2015, at Bulldog Stadium.
               
The two running backs combined for 133 yards rushing and five scores as the Aggies (3-2, 2-0 Mountain West) won their second straight game and racked up a season-high 482 yards of total offense, including 201 on the ground.
               
Utah State had seven total rushing touchdowns on the night as sophomore QB Damion Hobbs and redshirt freshman RB Justen Hervey each had a 5-yard score in the fourth quarter to give the Aggies their final margin of victory.
               
Sophomore QB Kent Myers was 18-of-25 passing for a career-best 260 yards and one touchdown for Utah State, which snapped a six-game losing streak to the Bulldogs (1-5, 0-2). The Aggies also ended a seven-game road losing streak in the series.
               
Senior WR Hunter Sharp caught six passes for 99 yards and fellow senior WR Devonte Robinson added four receptions for 80 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown that gave the Aggies a 29-7 lead at halftime.
               
Junior LB Nick Vigil led Utah State's defensive effort with nine tackles and a forced fumble. The Aggies finished with 5.0 sacks as part of their 10.0 tackles for loss on the night.
               
Fresno State's Kilton Anderson was 10-of-23 passing for 112 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Senior RB Marteze Waller had 26 carries for 70 yards and a score.
               
After Fresno State tied it at 7-all, the Aggies moved in front for good on a 5-yard touchdown run by Mays to make it 14-7 with 10:04 remaining in the second quarter. It was the first touchdown of his Aggie career.
               
Utah State continued to pour it on as Hunt scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, followed by a safety when senior S Marwin Evans sacked Anderson in the end zone, knocking the ball loose in the process. The Aggies tried to jump on the ball for a touchdown, but knocked it out of the back of the end zone for a safety and 22-7 advantage.
               
The Aggies weren't done, though, as Robinson hauled in the long touchdown pass from Myers with just 58 seconds left in the opening half.
               
Mays scored on third-quarter touchdown runs of 41 and 23 yards, respectively, to give Utah State a 43-7 lead as USU scored 36 unanswered points.
               
Former Fresno State LB Brock Carmen set up Hobbs' first career rushing touchdown when he intercepted a pass and returned it 19 yards to the Bulldogs' 9-yard line. 
               
Hervey capped the scoring with his 5-yard run following a diving interception by junior CB Jentz Painter.
               
Utah State struck first when Hunt scored on a 15-yard touchdown run, making it 7-0 with 6:36 remaining in the opening quarter. Sharp set up the score when he caught a 43-yard pass from Myers on third-and-15.
               
However, Fresno State pulled even just before the end of the quarter. After the Bulldogs recovered a muffed punt by the Aggies, Anderson threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to redshirt freshman Jamire Jordan four plays later to make it 7-7.
               
Utah State's defense forced a turnover on the game's very first play as junior S Devin Centers intercepted a pass by Anderson deep down the middle.
 
GAME 8 RECAP vs. BYU
LOGAN, Utah - Senior PK Dominik Eberle became Utah State's all-time leader in total points scored against in-state rival BYU, but the Cougars pulled away in the second half to record a 42-14 victory on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium on Saturday, November 2, 2019.
               
Eberle came into the game tied for first with former RB Robert Turbin (2007-09, 2011) with 308 career points, but his two extra points on Saturday gave him sole possession of first place. Furthermore, Eberle is now a perfect 148-for-148 on career extra points, which is also a school record.
               
Utah State (4-4, 3-1 Mountain West) finished with 521 yards of total offense – its third-highest output of the season – but couldn't overcome five turnovers and costly penalties, including one that negated a touchdown. USU passed for 394 yards in the game and gained 127 on the ground.
               
The Cougars (4-4) racked up 639 total yards – 418 through the air and 221 on the ground – as they regained possession of the Old Wagon Wheel. BYU quarterback Baylor Romney was 10-of-16 passing for 191 yards and two touchdowns, while fellow quarterback Jaren Hall rushed for 54 yards and two scores.
               
BYU also controlled the time of possession - 35:14 to 24:46 - and was 6-of-11 on third downs, as compared to 9-of-16 on third downs for USU. 
               
Celebrating his 21st birthday on Saturday, Utah State's Jordan Love completed 29-of-49 passes for 394 yards and one touchdown, but the junior quarterback was also intercepted three times. His favorite target on the night was junior WR Jordan Nathan, who caught seven passes for 133 yards, both of which were career highs. Love, who recorded his 10th career 300-yard passing game, attempted a career-high 49 pass attempts.
               
Senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner caught five passes for 86 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown that tied the game at 7-apiece late in the first quarter. Senior graduate transfer TE Caleb Repp added three receptions for 41 yards, while junior WR Savon Scarver caught three passes for 35 yards.
               
Senior RB Gerold Bright led the Aggies' ground attack with 66 yards on 12 carries. His 1-yard touchdown run with 34 seconds remaining in the second quarter pulled the Aggies to within 21-14 at the break. Bright also tied his career-high with four receptions for 54 yards as he finished the game with 120 all-purpose yards.
               
BYU put the game away for good by scoring three unanswered touchdowns in the second half, including back-to-back scores to start the third quarter.
               
Defensively, junior S Troy Lefeged Jr. led the Aggies with nine tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss. Redshirt junior DE Justus Te'i and senior graduate transfer RB Riley Burt each recovered a fumble, while freshman CB Cam Lampkin intercepted a pass in the end zone. Redshirt freshman DE Elijah Shelton made his first-career start and finished with a career-high seven tackles, while senior DT Devon Anderson, junior S Shaq Bond and junior LB Kevin Meitzenheimer each had six stops.
               
Junior P Christopher Bartolic punted five times in the game for an average of 42.2 yards as he had a long of 51 yards, while two of his punts were downed inside the 20-yard line.
 
UTAH STATE FIFTH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN TOTAL OFFENSE
• Utah State is fifth in the Mountain West and 53rd in the nation in total offense (419.8 ypg), fifth in the MW and 31st in the nation in sacks allowed with 12 (1.50 pg), fifth in the MW and 36th in the nation in passing offense (265.9 ypg), sixth in the MW and 59th in the nation in completion percentage (.612), eighth in the MW and 78th in the nation in rushing offense (153.9 ypg), eighth in the MW and 79th nationally in scoring offense (27.1 ppg), and eighth in the MW and 97th in the nation in passing efficiency (123.0). 
 
AGGIE DEFENSE FIFTH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN POINTS ALLOWED
• Utah State is fifth in the Mountain West and 60th in the nation in scoring defense (26.4 ppg), fifth in the MW and 90th in the nation in tackles for loss (5.4 pg), sixth in the MW and 87th in the nation in sacks with 15 (1.88 pg), eighth in the MW and 66th in the nation in passing efficiency defense (132.8), eighth in the MW and 93rd in the nation in rushing defense (185.8 ypg), ninth in the MW and 104th nationally in passing defense (257.8 ypg), and ninth in the MW and 106th in the nation in total defense (443.5 ypg).
 
• Utah State's defense also ranks first in the Mountain West and ninth nationally with its nine fumble recoveries (1.1 pg), and first in the MW and sixth in the nation with a fourth down conversion percentage of 28.6 (4-14).
 
UTAH STATE FOURTH IN THE NATION IN KICKOFF RETURNS
• Utah State is first in the Mountain West and fourth in the nation in kickoff returns (29.1 ypr), first in the MW and ninth in the nation in punt returns (15.0 ypr), sixth in the MW and 87th in the nation in kickoff return defense (21.7 ypr), and eighth in the MW and 85th in the nation in net punting (37.2 ypp). USU is also second in the nation in special teams touchdowns with three (two kickoff returns, one punt return)
 
• Utah State finished last season first in the nation in kickoff returns at 30.3 yards per return. Junior WR Savon Scarver highlighted this area as he ranked first nationally in kickoff returns (33.7 ypr) and tied for second nationally with his two kickoff returns for touchdown. 
 
AGGIES 23RD IN THE NATION IN TURNOVERS FORCED
• After leading the nation last season with 32 turnovers forced (22 interceptions, 10 fumbles), Utah State has forced 15 turnovers (9 fumbles, 6 interceptions) this season to rank third in the Mountain West and 23rd in the nation. Overall, USU has forced three or more turnovers in 24 of its last 71 games. 
 
UTAH STATE 15TH IN THE NATION WITH ITS TWO DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS
• Utah State has scored two defensive touchdowns (Shaq Bond and David Woodward) this season to rank tied for first in the Mountain West and 15th in the nation. Overall, USU has scored 24 defensive touchdowns in its last 80 games. Last season, USU was second in the MW and third in the nation with its six defensive touchdowns. 
 
AGGIES IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST AND NCAA RANKINGS IN 2019
• Junior WR Savon Scarver is tied for second nationally in kickoff returns for touchdown with two (0.28 pg) and kickoff return yards (38.3 ypr). Junior LB David Woodward is first in the Mountain West and second in the nation in tackles (13.3 pg), and first in the MW and third in the nation in forced fumbles with four (0.5 pg). Sophomore WR Deven Thompkins is tied for first in the nation with his one punt return for touchdown (0.13 pg). Redshirt junior DE Justus Te'i is tied for first in the MW and tied for 12th in the nation with two fumble recoveries (0.25 pg). Senior CB Cameron Haney is third in the MW and 18th in the nation with two forced fumbles (0.33). Junior QB Jordan Love is third in the MW and 18th in the nation in completions (22.0 pg), third in the MW and 25th in the nation in passing yards (251.8 ypg), third in the MW and 34th in the nation in total offense (261.8 ypg), sixth in the MW and 76th in the nation in completion percentage (.597), sixth in the MW and 85th in the nation in passing touchdowns with nine (1.13 pg), and 10th in the MW and 96th in the nation in passing efficiency (118.9). Senior PK Dominik Eberle is fourth in the MW and 25th in the nation in field goal percentage (.846) as he is 11-of-13 on the season, fifth in the MW and 33rd in the nation in field goals made per game (1.38), and seventh in the MW and 70th in the nation in scoring (7.4 ppg). Sophomore CB Andre Grayson is eighth in the MW and 33rd in the nation with two forced fumbles (0.25 pg).Senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner is eighth in the MW and 96th in the nation in receiving touchdowns with four (0.50 pg), and ninth in the MW and 74th in the nation in receiving yards (65.9 pg). Senior RB Gerold Bright is ninth in the MW and 67th in the nation in yards per carry (5.3). And, junior S Shaq Bond is 10th in the MW and 70th in the nation with his two interceptions (0.25 pg). 
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State ranks third in the Mountain West and 30th in the nation in fewest penalties per game  (5.38), and fourth in the MW and 24th in the nation in penalty yards per game (44.5).
 
TEAM NOTABLES FROM THE BYU GAME 
• Utah State had its 10-game home winning streak snapped, which was the fourth-longest in school history. USU had also won seven straight home games against in-state opponents prior to its loss to BYU. USU is now 8-3 in its last 11 home games against in-state opponents.
 
• Utah State had 521 yards of total offense (394 passing, 127 rushing), which is its third-most in a game this season and its most since it had 717 yards against Stony Brook in week two.
 
• Utah State had one player make their first-career start in redshirt freshman DE Elijah Shelton.
 
LOVE RECORDS 10TH-CAREER 300-YARD PASSING GAME 
• Junior QB Jordan Love recorded his 10th-career 300-yard passing game in his last outing against BYU as he was 29-of-49 for 394 yards. In fact, those 394 passing yards are his second-most this season and the fourth-most of his career. Love also attempted a career-high 49 passes against the Cougars. Along with his passing, Love also tied his career high with 11 carries for 17 yards against BYU, marking the fifth-time in his career he has had double-digit rushes.
 
NATHAN RECORDS FIRST-CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAME
• Junior WR Jordan Nathan recorded his first-career 100-yard receiving game as he caught a career-high seven passes for a career-best 133 yards in his last outing against BYU.
 
OFFENSIVE NOTABLES FROM BYU GAME 
• Senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner caught a 26-yard touchdown pass to give him four touchdown receptions on the season and eight in his career. Senior RB Gerold Bright tied his career high with four receptions. Senior graduate transfer RB Riley Burt recovered his first-career fumble on a muffed punt. Freshman RB Enoch Nawahine had a season long 19-yard rush.
 
DEFENSIVE NOTABLES FROM BYU GAME 
• Junior S Shaq Bond forced his first-career fumble in the first quarter. Redshirt junior DE Justus Te'i recovered his second fumble this season and the fourth of his career in the first quarter. Te'i also had his first pass breakup this season and the third of his career. Freshman CB Cam Lampkin intercepted his first-career pass in the third quarter in the end zone. Redshirt freshman DE Elijah Shelton had a career-high seven tackles in his first-career start. Senior DE Dalton Baker had 1.0 tackles for loss to give him 1.5 tackles for loss on the season and 3.5 in his career. Senior CB Cameron Haney had one pass breakup to give him eight pass breakups this season and 24 in his career. Senior CB DJ Williams had one pass breakup to give him six pass breakups on the season and 17 in his career. Junior S Troy Lefeged Jr. had 0.5 tackles for loss to give him 3.5 tackles for loss on the season. Junior graduate transfer DE Nick Heninger tied his career high for the third time this season with four tackles. Redshirt freshman DE Hale Motu'apuaka had 0.5 tackles for loss, the first of his career.
 
BARTOLIC BOOTS CAREER-LONG 71-YARD PUNT AGAINST AIR FORCE 
• Junior P Christopher Bartolic had a career-long 71-yard punt two games ago against Air Force, which is the 11th-longest punt in school history and tied for the 13th-longest punt in the nation this season. 
 
• Bartolic also had a 51-yard punt and two punts downed inside the 20-yard line in his last game against BYU to give him nine punts downed inside the 20-yard line this season.
 
• During his last three games, Bartolic has punted 20 times for an average of 42.8 yards, which has included six 50-yard punts, to go along with nine punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
 
• On the season, Bartolic has had seven punts of 50-plus yards and nine punts downed inside the 20-yard line. He is averaging 43.2 yards on 21 punts. 
 
WOODWARD RECORDS 15TH-CAREER DOUBLE-DIGIT TACKLE OUTING 
• Junior LB David Woodward recorded his 15th-career double-digit tackle outing, including his fifth in as many games, with his 11 stops in his last game at Air Force. Overall, Woodward now has six double-digit tackle games this season.
 
• Woodward's five-straight double-digit tackle outings are the most since Suli Tamaivena also recorded double-digit tackles in five-straight games in 2017. The last Aggie to record 10 or more tackles in more than five consecutive games was Brent Passey, who had a streak of eight-straight double-digit tackle games during the 1998 season. 
 
• Woodward began the season with a career-high 24 tackles at Wake Forest, which is the most in a single game in the nation at the FBS level this season, and tied for the second-most in both school and Mountain West history. In all, Woodward has two career games with 20-plus tackles.
 
DID YOU KNOW? 
• Utah State has six players on its current roster who transferred from Power 5 programs in senior DE Tipa Galeai (TCU), senior DT Fua Leilua (Oklahoma State), graduate CB Terin Adams (Arizona State), graduate WR Siaosi Mariner (Utah), graduate TE Caleb Repp (Utah), and graduate DE Nick Heninger (Utah). USU has two more players on its roster that began their careers at Power 5 programs as junior S Cash Gilliam and junior DE Jaylin Bannerman both began their collegiate careers at Kentucky.
 
BRIGHT POSTS SEVENTH-CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAME
• Senior RB Gerold Bright posted his seventh-career 100-yard rushing game against Nevada as he carried the ball 15 times for 126 yards and scored a season-high two touchdowns on runs of 67 and nine yards. In fact, his 67-yard touchdown run was a season long. Of his 15 carries, none were for negative yards.
 
• Bright's other 100-yard game this season was against Colorado State, as he carried the ball 36 times for 179 yards - both career highs - and did not have a single negative rush in the game. Those 36 carries are the most by an Aggie since Emmett White carried the ball 38 times against Weber State in 2001, while the 179 rushing yards are the most by an Aggie since Devante Mays rushed for 208 yards against Weber State in 2016. 
 
• Bright ranks 12th all-time in school history with 1,759 career rushing yards. Bright also ranks eighth all-time at USU with a 6.2 yards per carry average, and is tied for 10th all-time at USU with 18 rushing touchdowns.
 
• Overall, Bright is one of 32 players in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a career.
 
BRIGHT TIED FOR 10TH ALL-TIME IN RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
• Senior RB Gerold Bright scored his fifth rushing touchdown of the season and the 18th of his career in his last game against BYU. Those 18 rushing touchdowns is tied with LaJuan Hunt (2014-17) and Roy Shivers (1964-65) for the 10th most in school history. 
 
SCARVER SETS SCHOOL RECORD WITH FIFTH-CAREER KICKOFF RETURN FOR TD
• Junior WR Savon Scarver returned his fifth-career kickoff for a touchdown in his last home game against Nevada to set the school record that was held by Kevin Robinson (2004-07), who returned four kickoffs for touchdowns during his career. Scarver, who has three-career 100-yard kickoff returns, also had a kickoff return for touchdown against Colorado State this season.
 
• Scarver's five kickoff returns for touchdown are tied for the second-most in Mountain West history with New Mexico's Carlos Wiggins (2012-15). The MW record is seven kickoff returns for touchdown set by San Diego State's Rashaad Penny (2014-17). Furthermore, Scarver's two kickoff returns for touchdown this season and last season are tied for the fourth-most in a single season in MW history as the record is three held by Penny (2015), Wiggins (2013) and Hawaii's Mike Edwards III (2012).
 
• The NCAA record for kickoff returns for touchdowns in a career is seven set by four players, while Scarver's five kickoff returns for touchdowns is tied for the ninth-most in NCAA history. 
 
• Scarver's 100-yard kickoff return against Nevada and Colorado State this season is tied for the third-longest in school history and marks the 22nd and 23rd time in Mountain West history that a kickoff has been returned 100 yards.
 
• Of his five kickoff returns for touchdowns, three have been from 100 yards, while the others were from 99 and 96 yards, respectively.
 
SCARVER NAMED CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICAN IN 2018 
• Utah State junior Savon Scarver was named a consensus All-American as a returner/all-purpose player in 2018, joining Merlin Olsen (1961) and Phil Olsen (1969) as the only consensus All-Americans in school history. Scarver was also just the 16th player in Mountain West history to be named a consensus All-American. 
 
• Scarver also earned the Johnny 'The Jet' Award in 2018 as the nation's most outstanding return specialist as he led the nation in kickoff returns (33.7 ypr) and tied for second in the nation with his two kickoff returns for touchdowns.
 
UTAH STATE SECOND IN THE NATION WITH THREE SPECIAL TEAMS TOUCHDOWNS
• Utah State has already scored three special teams touchdowns this season with two kickoff returns and one punt return for a touchdown, which ranks as the second-most in the nation behind Southern Mississippi, who has four special teams touchdowns with three kickoff returns and one punt return. 
 
• During the 2018 season, USU had four special teams touchdowns to tie for first in the nation, along with New Mexico State.
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State has 47 freshmen, which includes 16 redshirts, on its 2019 roster. Those 47 freshmen represent 43.12 percent of its total roster, which ranks as the 29th-most in the nation.
 
LOVE THIRD-WINNINGEST QUARTERBACK IN SCHOOL HISTORY
• Junior QB Jordan Love is 18-9 as Utah State's starting quarterback and is tied with John Pappas (1966-68) as the third-winningest quarterback in program history. Tony Adams (1970-72) ranks first all-time with 22 career wins, followed by Chuckie Keeton (2011-15) with 19 wins.
 
• Love's 27 career starts ranks eighth in the nation among active quarterbacks, trailing North Texas' Mason Fine (45), Colorado's Steven Montez (36), Louisiana Tech's J'Mar Smith (36), Georgia's Jake Fromm (35), Iowa's Nate Stanley (35), Ohio's Nathan Rourke (33) and UL-Monroe's Caleb Evans (30).
 
• Utah State is averaging 37.6 points in Love's 27 career starts and that scoring average ranks fourth in the nation among active quarterbacks with at least 15 career starts behind Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa (46.6 ppg), Clemson's Trevor Lawrence (44.9 ppg) and Oregon's Justin Herbert (38.2 ppg), and ahead of Georgia's Jake Fromm (36.3 ppg), and among others.
 
LOVE AMONG TOP 10 QUARTERBACKS IN SCHOOL HISTORY IN FIVE CATEGORIES 
• Junior QB Jordan Love is 572-of-947 (.604) passing for 7,212 yards with 49 touchdowns and 24 interceptions during his career. In all, Love ranks third all-time in school history in passing yards, completions and attempts, fourth all-time in touchdown passes, and fifth all-time in completion percentage and total offense (7,520 yards). 
 
LOVE SETS FIVE SCHOOL RECORDS IN 2018 
• Junior QB Jordan Love set five school records in 2018, including 32 touchdown passes (27 by Chuckie Keeton in 2012), 3,567 passing yards (3,373 by Keeton in 2012), seven 300-yard passing games (6 by Anthony Calvillo in 1993), 234 points responsible for (210 by Keeton in 2012) and being named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week five times (four by Keeton in 2012). Love also tied the single-season school record with a pair of 400-yard passing games (Tony Adams in 1972 and Jose Fuentes in 2000) and tied the single-game school record for touchdown passes with five against both UNLV and San José State, becoming just the fifth quarterback in school history to accomplish the feat.
 
• Love is 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. 
 
• On the season, Love was 267-of-417 (.640) passing and ranks second all-time at USU for completions in a single season (Keeton, 275 in 2012), while his completion percentage ranks as the fourth-highest in a single season in school history. Love also had 3,630 yards of total offense in 2018 to rank as the second-most at USU in a single season (Keeton, 3,992 in 2012).
 
LOVE DIDN'T FINISH MANY GAMES LAST SEASON 
• Junior QB Jordan Love put up some impressive numbers in 2018 and did so without playing entire games. Of his 13 games played, Love did not play in the fourth quarter in six of those contests (New Mexico State, Tennessee Tech, UNLV, New Mexico, Hawai'i, San José State), and did not play 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 sat on the sidelines for over 11 quarters, which translates to nearly three games missed during the season. 
 
LOVE NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK FIVE TIMES LAST YEAR 
• Junior QB Jordan Love was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week five times last year and six times in his career. Those five MW Player of the Week honors are tied with two other players for the third-most in a single season in the 20-year history of the conference.  
 
• Love's five player of the week honors last year are the most by an Aggie in a single season in school history, 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. 
 
• Overall, Utah State won Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week honors six times last season, as Love won the award five times and 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.
 
INTERESTING AGGIE NOTABLE
• Utah State is returning its starting quarterback for the eighth-straight season this fall. The last time USU did not return its top signal-caller, statistically, from the previous season was the 2011 campaign.
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State only threw six interceptions last season to rank third in the Mountain West and 14th in the nation. Those six interceptions are the fewest by an Aggie team since the 2011 club also threw six.
 
EBERLE SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR POINTS SCORED 
• Senior PK Dominik Eberle set the school record for points scored in his last game against BYU as he has now scored 310 career points. The previous record was 308 points set by Robert Turbin (2007-09, '11). 
 
• Eberle is 54-of-70 on field goals in his career and his 77.1 conversion percentage ranks second all-time in school history. Russ Moody (1988-89) holds the school record at 84.6, as he was 22-of-26 all-time on field goal attempts.
 
• Eberle ranks second all-time in school history in field goals made (54) and attempted (70). 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 in his career from 10-19 yards, 20-of-23 in his career from 20-29 yards, 15-of-17 in his career from 30-39 yards, 14-of-23 in his career from 40-49 yards, and 4-of-6 in his career from 50+ yards. His three 51-yard field goals against New Mexico State (9/8/18) were 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 NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Senior PK Dominik Eberle was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance in Utah State's 23-17 Mountain West road win at San Diego State on Sept. 21, 2019. Eberle scored a season-high 11 points in the game as he was 3-of-4 on field goal attempts and 2-for-2 on extra points. Eberle converted field goals from 30, 29 and 32 yards, before missing from 42 yards.
 
• For Eberle, it is the third time in his career he has been named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week as he won the award twice during the 2018 season.
 
EBERLE SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE EXTRA POINTS MADE 
• Senior PK Dominik Eberle is a perfect 148-for-148 on extra points in his career, which is a school record. The previous record for consecutive PATs made was 64 by Willie Beecher (1981-84). Overall, Eberle is one of just three kickers in school history with a minimum of 30 PATs 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. Overall, Eberle ranks first all-time in school history in extra points made and tied for first in attempts with Nick Diaz (2010-14).
 
• Eberle also set the single-season school record for extra points made and attempted last year as he was 75-for-75.
 
• 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 SETS SINGLE-SEASON SCHOOL RECORD FOR POINTS SCORED 
• Senior PK Dominik Eberle scored 141 points last season with 75 extra points and 22 field goals, which is a single-season school record. The previous record of 138 points was set by Robert Turbin in 2011. Eberle also averaged 10.8 points per game last season to set the school record that was held by Jack Hill, who averaged 10.5 points per game in 1956.
 
• Eberle was 22-of-28 (.786) on field goal attempts last season, ranking second in made field goals and tied for first in field goal attempts for a single season with Brad Bohn (1998), while his conversion percentage was eighth. Bohn was 24-of-28 on field goal attempts in 1998 to set the single-season record for made field goals, while Russ Moody made 86.7 percent of his field goals in 1988 to set the single-season record in that category. 
 
EBERLE TIES TWO NCAA RECORDS
• Senior PK Dominik Eberle tied two NCAA records in Utah State's 60-13 home win against New Mexico State last year. First, Eberle tied the NCAA record for points scored in a 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 also set school and Mountain West records with his six made field goals, while his six field goal attempts tied his own school record that was set in 2017. 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 TOP THREE IN THE NATION IN KICKOFFS AND TOUCHBACKS 
• Senior PK Dominik Eberle kicked off 108 times last season (62.8 yards per kickoff) with 69 touchbacks. On the season, he was third nationally in both kickoffs and touchbacks.
 
DID YOU KNOW? 
• Utah State has made 163 straight extra points to rank as the second-longest active streak in the nation, trailing only Georgia (276). The last time USU missed an extra point was against San Diego State on Oct. 28, 2016.
 
WHAT'S RETURNING IN 2019
• Utah State returns nine starters (O-2, D-7) as part of 31 letterwinners (O-13, D-16, S-2), including two All-Americans and eight players that earned various all-Mountain West honors, from last year's team that ended the 2018 season ranked 21st in the final Amway Coaches poll and 22nd in the final Associated Press poll as it tied the school record for wins and best record with an 11-2 mark following its 52-13 win against North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl. USU also tied for first place in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West with a 7-1 record. 
 
• Highlighting Utah State's returners in 2019 are two players who earned All-America honors a season ago in junior WR Savon Scarver and junior LB David Woodward. Scarver, who is just the third consensus All-American in school history, was named a first-team All-American from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Football Writers Association of America and Phil Steele's Magazine, and earned second-team All-American honors from the American Football Coaches Association as a kick returner, while Woodward was named a first-team All-American by ProFootballFocus.com and a third-team All-American by The Associated Press. Six other returning Aggies earned various all-Mountain West honors a year ago as senior DE Tipa Galeai and junior QB Jordan Love were both named to the second team, while senior PK Dominik Eberle, senior DT Fua Leilua, senior DT Christopher 'Unga and senior CB DJ Williams all garnered honorable mention honors. Additionally, Utah State returns three other starters in senior DT Devon Anderson, junior S Shaq Bond and sophomore OL Alfred Edwards.
 
WHAT UTAH STATE MUST REPLACE FROM 2018
• Utah State must replace 11 starters, including 10 players who earned various all-Mountain West honors in 2018, including OL Quin Ficklin, who earned first-team honors and OL Roman Andrus, S Jontrell Rocquemore and RB Darwin Thompson, who were all named to the second team, while DE Adewale Adeoye, OL Rob Castaneda, S Gaje Ferguson, TE Dax Raymond, WR Ron'quavion Tarver and OL Sean Taylor were all named to the honorable mention team. USU also must replace LB Chase Christiansen to graduation.
 
FINAL NOTES FROM 2018 SEASON
• Utah State's 11 wins and 11-2 record tied the 2012 team for the most wins and best record in school history, while its seven conference wins tied the 2013 team for the most league wins ever. Overall, it is just the third time that USU has won 10 or more games, along with the 2014 team that posted a 10-4 record.
 
• Utah State concluded the 2018 season ranked 21st in the Amway Coaches poll and 22nd in The Associated Press (AP) poll. For USU, it is just the fourth time in school history that it has ended a season nationally ranked, joining the 1961 team that finished its season 10th in the final AP and United Press International (UPI) polls, the 1972 team that ended its year 19th in the final UPI poll, and the 2012 team that finished its year 16th in the AP poll, 17th in the coaches poll and 22nd in the BCS standings.
 
• Utah State won its fifth bowl game in 13 appearances with its 52-13 victory against North Texas in the 2018 New Mexico Bowl, which was its seventh bowl game in the last eight seasons. USU's other bowl wins are its 42-33 victory against Ball State in the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl II, its 41-15 win against Toledo in the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, its 21-14 win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, and its 21-6 win against UTEP in the 2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl. 
 
• Utah State's average margin of victory last year was 25.3 points (618-289), which was the third-highest in the nation behind Clemson at 31.2 points (664-197) and Alabama at 27.5 points (684-271).
 
• Utah State was one of just 14 teams in the nation with at least 11 wins last season, joining Alabama (15), Clemson (14), Ohio State (13), Fresno State (12), Oklahoma (12), Notre Dame (12), UCF (12), Appalachian State (11), Army (11), Cincinnati (11), Georgia (11), UAB (11) and Washington State (11).
 
• Utah State scored 618 points in 13 games during the 2018 season to set the Mountain West record, which was previously held by BYU, which scored 608 points in 14 games in 2001.
 
• Utah State's 10-1 start to the 2018 season was its best in school history, topping Merlin Olsen's 1961 team that finished with a 9-1-1 record. USU also won 10 straight games for the first time in school history last year, topping Olsen's 1960 team that won its first nine games.
 
• Utah State finished the 2018 season ranking among the top 20 teams in the nation in 24 statistical categories and led the nation in five of those, including scoring drives under one minute (29), turnovers forced (32), passes intercepted (22), kickoff returns (30.30 yards per return) and three-and-outs forced (5.69 per game). USU was also second in the nation in scoring (47.5 points per game) and non-offensive touchdowns (10), third in average margin of victory (25.3 points per game), turnover margin (+1.08) and defensive touchdowns (6), and fourth in sacks allowed with 10 (0.77 per game).
 
• Utah State set 36 school records and tied six others during the 2018 season.
  
AGGIES CURRENTLY IN THE NFL
• Utah State currently has 13 players on NFL rosters and has had 12 players drafted into the NFL in the past nine years. Former Aggies currently in the NFL include SS Maurice Alexander (Buffalo Bills), CB Jalen Davis (Arizona Cardinals), LB Kyler Fackrell (Green Bay Packers), OG Tyler Larsen (Carolina Panthers), CB Nevin Lawson (Oakland Raiders), SS Dallin Leavitt (Oakland Raiders), RB Devante Mays (Jacksonville Jaguars), OT Donald Penn (Washington Redskins), TE Dax Raymond (Chicago Bears), LS Patrick Scales (Chicago Bears), RB Darwin Thompson (Kansas City Chiefs), LB Nick Vigil (Cincinnati Bengals) and LB Bobby Wagner (Seattle Seahawks). 
 
AGGIES WHO HAVE SERVED LDS CHURCH MISSIONS 
• Utah State has 18 players on its 2019 roster who have served two-year LDS Church Missions in senior DE Braden Harris, senior DE Jacoby Wildman, redshirt junior OL Mohelika Uasike, junior DT Caden Andersen, junior WR Taylor Compton, junior DT Ritisoni Fata, junior TE Logan Lee, junior TE Mosese Manu, junior RB Chase Nelson, sophomore RB Sione Fehoko, sophomore LB Daniel Langi, sophomore OL Wade Meacham, redshirt freshman LB Dustin Mathews, redshirt freshman TE Bryce Mortenson, freshman DT Josh Bowcut, freshman OL Sione Lasike, freshman OL Logan Wood and freshman WR Kyle Van Leeuwen. 
 
AGGIES WHO ARE MARRIED 
• Utah State has seven players on its 2019 roster who are married in senior DE Dalton Baker, senior DE Braden Harris, senior DT Fua Leilua, senior DE Jacoby Wildman, redshirt junior OL Mohelika Uasike, junior WR Derek Wright and sophomore LB Daniel Langi.
 
POSITION CHANGES AND NUMBER CHANGES 
• Utah State had a number of players change positions and/or numbers from last season. Senior RB Gerold Bright has changed from No. 8 to No. 1. Bright began his career at No. 25 and was also a wide receiver to begin his collegiate career before moving to running back late in his sophomore season. Redshirt junior Mohelika Uasike changed positions from the defensive line to the offensive line and has changed from No. 99 to No. 66. Junior S Shaq Bond has changed from No. 25 to No. 4. Junior S Braxton Gunther has changed from No. 32 to No. 8. Junior Logan Lee changed positions from defensive end to tight end. Junior Chase Nelson changed positions from safety to running back. Junior WR Savon Scarver has changed from No. 81 to No. 11. Sophomore CB Andre Grayson has changed from No. 30 to No. 21. Sophomore CB Jarrod Green has changed from No. 37 to No. 25. Sophomore WR Deven Thompkins has changed from No. 19 to No. 13. And, redshirt freshman Sam Lockett changed positions from wide receiver to safety.
 
COACHING CHANGES AND HOLDOVERS 
• Utah State's coaching staff this fall has a mixture of coaches who are new to the program and returning to the program for a second stint, along with holdovers from the previous staff. Head coach Gary Andersen is on his second tour-of-duty with the Aggies and enters his fifth season overall in charge of the program. Assistant head coach and tight ends coach Frank Maile is a holdover from the previous staff and is entering his ninth season with the program. Maile also played at USU (2004-07) and graduated from Utah State in 2007. Special teams coordinator and running backs coach Stacy Collins is also a holdover from the previous staff and is entering his fourth season with the program. Offensive line coach TJ Woods is also on his second tour-of-duty with the program and enters his fifth season overall as he also coached at USU from 2009-12. Defensive ends coach Bojay Filimoeatu is in his first year coaching at USU, but was a two-year letterwinner for the Aggies (2011-12) under Andersen and graduated from USU in 2012.
 
UTAH STATE BOWL HISTORY
• Utah State has a 5-8 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; lost to New Mexico State, 26-20 in overtime, in the 2017 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl; and defeated North Texas, 52-13, in the 2018 New Mexico Bowl.
 
ACADEMICALLY SPEAKING
• Utah State earned the 2018 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Academic Achievement Award, which is presented by the Touchdown Club of Memphis.
 
• Utah State's football team has a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 92 percent to rank first in the Mountain West. The Aggies also rank first among the other football programs in the Beehive State.  
 
• Over the past nine seasons, USU has had 184 players earn academic all-league honors and 181 players have graduated from Utah State. 
 
• Utah State has six players on its current roster that have already earned their bachelor's degree in senior DE Jacoby Wildman (sociology), and five graduate transfers in CB Terin Adams (liberal arts - Arizona State), RB Riley Burt (exercise and wellness - BYU), DE Nick Heninger (business - Utah), WR Siaosi Mariner (sociology - Utah) and TE Caleb Repp (sociology - Utah).
 
HEAD COACH GARY ANDERSEN
Gary Andersen (hired on Dec. 9, 2018) makes his return to Utah State after serving as USU's head coach for four seasons (2009-12). Andersen is the first of 27 coaches in USU history to serve as head coach multiple times. 
               
In all, Andersen is entering his 10th season as a Division I head coach, including his fifth at Utah State, and has 30 years of coaching experience. He has been involved in 12 bowl games, including four New Year's Day bowls.
               
As a head coach, he led Utah State to the 2012 Western Athletic Conference Championship and Wisconsin to the 2014 Big Ten Conference West Division title and has coached 16 NFL Draft picks, including six at USU.
               
During his career, Andersen was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award at Utah State in 2012, along with being named the WAC Coach of the Year, and a semifinalist for the Maxwell Coach of the Year Award (2013) and George Munger Coach of the Year Award (2013, 2014) as the head coach at Wisconsin. He was also a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award at Utah in 2008, which is given to the top assistant in college football. 
               
Academically, three of Andersen's teams finished in the top-10 nationally in Academic Progress Rate, in addition to 160 academic all-conference honorees.
               
During his four-year tenure with the Aggies from 2009-12, Andersen posted a 26-24 overall record, including the school's first back-to-back winning seasons (7-6 in 2011 and 11-2 in 2012) since 1979-80. He was also the first head coach since Phil Krueger (1973-75) to notch an overall winning record.
               
When initially hired by Utah State on Dec. 4, 2008, Andersen inherited a football program that had suffered through 11 straight losing seasons and only had two winning campaigns in 28 years. Fast forward six years since his departure, and Andersen is inheriting a program that has now appeared in seven bowl games in the past eight years after playing in just four bowl games prior to his arrival.
               
In just his third year at Utah State, Andersen's 2011 club became the first Aggie team to win seven games since 1993 and the first USU team to play in a bowl game in 14 years. The following season, Andersen led USU to its best season ever with a school-record 11 wins, going undefeated in the WAC and capturing its first outright league title since 1936. USU also won just its second-ever bowl game that season with a 41-15 victory against Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. USU finished the 2012 campaign with an 11-2 record and was one of just two teams in school history at the time, along with the 1961 club, to finish the season nationally ranked as it was 16th in the final Associated Press poll, 17th in the final Coaches poll and 23rd in the final BCS standings.
               
During his four years as Utah State's head coach, Andersen built an Aggie football program that set numerous school records, including wins (11), points scored (454), total offense (6,108 yards) and yards per game (469.8) in 2012, and touchdowns (60), rushing yards (3,675) and rushing touchdowns (37) in 2011. The 282.7 rushing yards per game in 2011 ranked sixth in the nation that year and are the second-most in school history. Furthermore, the 34.9 points per game scored in 2012 were the second-most in school history at the time, while that team's defense allowed just 322.1 yards and 15.4 points per game, its fewest at USU since the 1960s. Furthermore, those 15.4 points allowed per game in 2012 ranked seventh nationally.
               
During his final two seasons at Utah State, Andersen led the Aggies to an 18-8 record, including an 11-2 conference mark.
               
While at Utah State, Andersen coached six Aggies who went on to earn All-American honors (Will Davis, Kerwynn Williams, Tyler Larsen, Nevin Lawson, Zach Vigil and Kyler Fackrell) and 10 Aggies who played in the NFL, including current Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner, who was selected in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Furthermore, Andersen coached 27 players that earned various all-conference honors during his time in Logan, including running back Robert Turbin, who was named the WAC's Offensive Player of the Year in 2011 and has spent the past seven seasons in the NFL.
               
Andersen comes back to Utah State after spending the 2018 season as the associate head coach and defensive line coach at the University of Utah, where the Utes posted a 9-4 record and advanced to the Pac-12 Championship game after winning the Pac-12 South. At Utah, Andersen helped coach 10 defensive starters to all-conference honors, including all three of his starters on the defensive line.
               
In all, Andersen spent 12 years on staff at Utah during three different stints, including helping the Utes to undefeated seasons in 2004 and 2008 as they played in the Fiesta Bowl and Sugar Bowl, respectively. During his time at Utah, Andersen coached two All-Americans, two conference defensive Most Valuable Players, 22 first-team all-conference honorees and 16 NFL draft picks.
               
Following his four years as Utah State's head coach, Andersen spent two seasons as the head coach at Wisconsin (2013-14) and three years as the head coach at Oregon State (2015-17). At Wisconsin, he led the Badgers to a 19-7 record, a Big Ten divisional championship in 2014 and appearances in the Capital One Bowl and Outback Bowl.
               
During his two years at Wisconsin, Andersen coached five All-Americans and had seven players selected in the NFL Draft. In 2013, Chris Borland was named a first-team All-American, and the Big Ten Conference Linebacker and Defensive Player of the Year. In 2014, Andersen coached Melvin Gordon, the nation's leading rusher and scorer in 2014, to the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Year Award and a runner-up finish for the Heisman Trophy.
               
And at Oregon State, Andersen had three players drafted into the NFL in Isaac Seumalo, Sean Harlow and Treston Decoud, and coached two Freshman All-Americans in Xavier Crawford and Gus Lavaka and 12 all-league player.
               
Andersen's coaching career began in 1988 as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Southeastern Louisiana, where he coached for one season before going to Ricks College from 1989-92 as the offensive line coach. His other coaching stints include Idaho State (1992-94, defensive line), Park City HS (1994-95, head coach) and Northern Arizona (1995-96, assistant head coach/defensive line/special teams). Andersen also spent the 2003 season as the head coach at Southern Utah.       
               
A 1986 graduate of Utah, Andersen earned his bachelor's degree in political science. He played center for Utah from 1985-86 after garnering first-team juco All-America honors in 1984 at Ricks College.
               
Andersen is married to the former Stacey Lambert, and they have three grown children: Keegan (Jen), and twins Chasen (Marquelle) and Hagen (Kaitlin), one grandson (Raylen), and one granddaughter (Baylor).