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AGGIES HOST MOUNTAIN WEST-FOE COLORADO STATE IN HOMECOMING GAME
Game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network Saturday at 5:30 p.m. (MT). 
 
COLORADO STATE (1-3 0-0 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (2-1, 1-0 MW)
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 • 5:30 p.m. (MT) • Logan, Utah • Maverik Stadium (25,100)
 
GAME 4 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
 
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KICKOFF COVERAGE
• Utah State is looking to start its season with a 3-1 record for the second-straight year and for just the fourth time in the last 41 seasons. USU is also looking to go 2-0 in Mountain West play for the fourth time in its seven years in the conference, joining the 2013, 2015 and 2018 teams.
 
• Utah State is 31-18 (.633) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 17-7 (.708) home record, and has won 42 of its last 60 (.700) league games dating back to 2011. Overall, USU is 10-2 (.833) in its last 12 Mountain West games.
 
• Utah State has won each of its last eight home games inside Maverik Stadium, including five-straight Mountain West games, and is 36-9 (.800) in its last 45 home games overall. In fact, USU has won each of its last eight home games by double digits. All-time, Utah State is 148-105 (.585) in Maverik Stadium.
 
• Utah State has scored at least 60 points in five of its last seven home games, including each of its last three. USU has also scored at least 38 points in each of its last eight home games.
 
• Utah State head coach Gary Andersen is 17-7 (.708) inside Maverik Stadium, including winning each of his last nine home games. In conference games, USU is 8-6 (.571) at home under Andersen, including winning each of its last five league home games.
 
• Utah State is 18-4 (.818) in its last 22 games under Andersen, which includes a 9-0 home record, and those four losses are by a combined nine points. In league play, USU has won 12-straight conference games under Andersen.
 
• Utah State has scored 20-or-more points in 20 straight games, which is a school record, and the third-longest active streak in the nation behind Oklahoma (44) and Ohio State (31), and tied with UCF (19).
 
• Utah State is among the top-40 teams in the nation in 13 statistical categories, including ranking fifth in passing offense (367.0 yards per game), sixth in total offense (562.7 yards per game), seventh in sacks allowed (0.67 per game), 14th in third down conversions (52.2 percent), 22nd in scoring (40.0 points per game) and 30th in red zone defense (72.7 percent). 
 
UTAH STATE HOSTS COLORADO STATE IN HOMECOMING GAME
• Utah State (2-1, 1-0 MW) hosts Mountain West-foe Colorado State (1-3, 0-0 MW) in its annual Homecoming game on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 5:30 p.m. 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 54-32-2 (.625) all-time in Homecoming games, which includes an 8-5-1 record against Colorado State. In fact, CSU is USU's most played Homecoming opponent, ahead of both BYU (7) and Utah (7).
 
• Utah State has won 19 of its last 30 games played during the month of September and is 3-8 all-time in known games played on Sept. 28.
 
UTAH STATE RECEIVING VOTES IN COACHES POLL
• For the second time this season, Utah State is receiving votes in the coaches poll as it garnered nine votes this week to rank tied for 35th in the nation, along with Minnesota. USU began the season by receiving 32 votes in the coaches poll and eight votes in The Associated Press poll, to rank 35th and 37th, respectively.
 
A LOOK AT UTAH STATE
• Utah State is 2-1 on the season following its 23-17 Mountain West road win at San Diego State last weekend. USU began the year with a 38-35 loss at Wake Forest and then posted a 62-7 home win against Stony Brook. Offensively, USU is led by junior QB Jordan Love, who is 88-of-129 (.682) passing for 1,003 yards (334.3 ypg) with four touchdowns and three interceptions. Junior RB Jaylen Warren leads the team in rushing with 320 yards on 45 carries (7.1 ypc/106.7 ypg) with four touchdowns, and senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner has a team-best 20 receptions for 265 yards (13.2 ypr/88.3 ypg) and two touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB David Woodward leads the team with 41 tackles, which includes 3.5 tackles for loss, while senior CB DJ Williams has 22 tackles. As a team, USU is averaging 40.0 points and 562.7 yards of total offense (367.0 passing, 195.7 rushing), and allowing 20.7 points and 404.7 yards (279.0 passing, 125.7 rushing).
 
UTAH STATE INSIDE MAVERIK STADIUM
• Utah State was unstoppable at home in 2018 as it posted double-digit wins and scored at least 40 points in all six games, 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 and 60-plus points four times at home last season. During its six home games in 2018, USU averaged 59.5 points and 608.0 yards of total offense (370.3 passing, 237.7 rushing), while allowing 21.3 points and 345.2 yards of total offense (201.3 passing, 143.8 rushing).
 
• During its current eight-game home winning streak, Utah State has outscored its opponents 457-135 (57.1-16.9).
 
• With a win against Colorado State, Utah State will tie the 1910-12 and 1934-36 teams for the fifth-longest home winning streak in school history.
 
UTAH STATE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
• Utah State is 158-180-8 (.468) all-time against current members of the Mountain West with a 39-26-4 record vs. Wyoming, a 34-39-2 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 5-18 record vs. Boise State, a 3-4 record vs. Air Force, and a 2-12 record vs. San Diego State.
 
• Utah State is in its seventh year as a member of the Mountain West in 2019 and has been a Division I-A/Bowl Championship Series football playing school in each of its 122 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.
 
UTAH STATE MILESTONES THAT EQUAL SUCCESS
• Utah State has won 31 of its last 37 games when it has a 100-yard rusher, including a 1-1 record this year, and 34 of its last 37 contests when rushing at least 40 times in a game, including a 1-0 record this year. USU has also won 50 of its last 54 games when scoring at least 30 points, including a 1-1 record this season.
 
• Utah State has had a 100-yard rusher in 10 of its last 15 games and in 15 of its last 22 contests overall. 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 head coach Gary Andersen ranks sixth all-time in school history with his 28 wins, while his .528 winning percentage (28-25) 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.
 
SCOUTING COLORADO STATE
• Colorado State is 1-3 on the season following its 41-35 home loss to Toledo last weekend. The Rams began the year with a 52-31 loss to Colorado, followed by a 38-13 home win against Western Illinois and a 55-34 loss at Arkansas. CSU is led by junior QB Patrick O'Brien, who is 40-of-63 (.635) passing for 540 yards (180.0 ypg) with two touchdowns and one interception. Senior RB Marvin Kinsey Jr. leads the team in rushing with 556 yards on 68 carries (8.2 ypc/139.0 ypg) with three touchdowns, and junior WR Warren Jackson has caught 31 passes for 327 yards (10.5 ypr/81.8 ypg) with three touchdowns. Defensively, senior S Jamal Hicks has a team-best 35 tackles, while sophomore LB Dequan Jackson has 26 tackles. As a team, Colorado State is averaging 34.5 points and 552.2 yards of total offense per game (345.0 passing, 207.2 rushing), and allowing 40.2 points and 439.2 yards of total offense (199.8 passing, 239.5 rushing). Colorado State returns 12 starters (O-5, D-7) and 37 lettermen (O-16, D-19, S-2) from last year's team that went 3-9 overall and 2-6 in Mountain West play to finish fifth in the Mountain Division. The Rams are coached by Mike Bobo, who is 25-30 in his fifth season as a collegiate head coach.
 
AGGIES AND RAMS SERIES HISTORY
• Utah State is 34-39-2 all-time against Colorado State, including an 18-20-1 home record. USU won the last meeting between the two teams with a 29-24 win in Fort Collins last year, while CSU won the last time the two teams played in Logan with a 27-14 win in 2017. Overall, USU has won four of the last seven games played in the series. The first-ever game played between the two teams was in 1902 with CSU winning in Logan, 24-5.
 
AGGIES AND RAMS HAVE STORIED HISTORY
• Utah State and Colorado State have spent 53 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 1911-79, 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 vs. RAMS SERIES THIRD-MOST PLAYED IN SCHOOL HISTORY
• Utah State and Colorado State will be meeting for the 76th 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 (75) and Wyoming (69).
 
ANDERSEN VERSUS COLORADO STATE
• Gary Andersen is 1-2 all-time against Colorado State as a head coach, which includes a 1-1 record at Utah State.
 
UTAH STATE VERSUS THE STATE OF COLORADO
• Utah State is a combined 72-77-6 (.484) against teams from the state of Colorado, with a 34-39-2 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.
 
PLAYER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND COLORADO STATE
• There are 10 connections between Utah State and Colorado State players. USU senior DT Devon Anderson and CSU junior OL Keith Williams both attended Overlea HS in Baltimore, Md. USU senior PK Dominik Eberle (Nuremberg) and CSU senior DL Jan-Phillip Bombek (Hamburg) are both from Germany. USU senior CB Cameron Haney and CSU senior CB Marshaun Cameron both attended Cathedral HS in Los Angeles, Calif. USU senior CB DJ Williams and CSU junior OL Keith Williams both attended Independence (Kan.) CC. USU junior CB Terin Adams and CSU senior DE Jalen Bates are both graduate transfers from Arizona State.
 
AGGIES FROM COLORADO
• Utah State has two players on its roster from Colorado in redshirt freshman LB Ethan Vowles (Arvada/Ralston Valley HS) and freshman OL Logan Wood (Grand Junction/Fruita Monument HS).
 
ON THIS DATE IN AGGIE FOOTBALL HISTORY
• Utah State posted a 38-0 home win against Wichita State on Sept. 28, 1968. Altie Taylor got the Aggies on the board early as he returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. John Pappas, who was 7-of-9 passing in the game for 134 yards, had touchdown tosses to Mike O'Shea and Frank Nunn. Pappas also scored on a 1-yard run, as did George Tribble. O'Shea caught six passes on the day for 114 yards, while Tribble gained 97 yards on 10 carries, Taylor had 90 yards on 20 carries and Nunn recorded 88 yards on 15 carries. Dana Schulz led the Aggies' defense with 14 tackles. USU finished the game with 540 yards of total offense, including 382 on the ground, as compared to just 96 total yards for the Shockers.
 
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 11 meetings. 
• In the last 11 meetings, Utah State is 4-2 when leading at the half, while Colorado State is 3-0. USU is also 4-2 when scoring first, while CSU is 5-0. USU has scored first and led at the half in five of the last eight games.
 
• Utah State has rushed for more yards in five of the last eight meetings and is 4-4 in those games. USU has also had more yards of offense in four of the last eight games.
 
• The team that has had more first downs has lost six of the last 10 games.
 
• The winning team had not committed a turnover in five straight games before last season, and the team that has fewer turnovers has won seven of the last 10 games.
 
• Colorado State had 506 yards of total offense last season and 509 yards the year before, marking the only times in the last 11 meetings that either team had 500 yards of total offense. 
 
• Neither team has had a 300-yard passer in the last 11 meetings, while CSU has had a 100-yard rusher five times and a 100-yard receiver five times. USU has had a 100-yard rusher six times and a 100-yard receiver twice in the last 11 meetings.
 
• Utah State has had a 100-yard rusher in seven of the last 10 games played in the series, with the only exceptions being in the 2014, 2017 and 2018 meetings.
 
• The winning team has scored at least 30 points in seven of the last 11 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. 
• Aaron Wade returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown in 2018, which is tied for the fifth-longest all-time in school history. 
 
• 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 a school-record one passing yard in 1976. 
 
• Utah State held Colorado State 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.
 
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. Redshirt senior P Aaron Dalton has 21 punts for 877 yards (41.7 ypp), including a long of 58, and six punts downed inside the 20-yard line in three games. Senior DE Jacoby Wildman has seven tackles and one quarterback hurry in three games. Senior RB Gerold Bright has 129 yards rushing and one touchdown on 15 carries (8.6 ypc), to go along with three receptions for 23 yards (7.7 ypc) and one kickoff return for 29 yards, in three games. His 29-yard return against the Rams in 2016 is a career high. Senior CB Cameron Haney has eight tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss, in three games. His 2.0 tackles for loss against the Rams in 2018 is a career high. Senior DT Devon Anderson has three tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks, in two games. Senior PK Dominik Eberle has kicked off nine times for 540 yards (60.0 ypk) and six touchbacks in two games. He is also a perfect 6-for-6 on field goal attempts, including 2-of-2 from 20-29 yards, 2-of-2 from 30-39 yards and 2-of-2 from 40-49 yards. Senior DT Christopher Unga has eight tackles, including a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss, in two games. Senior DE Dalton Baker has eight tackles and one quarterback hurry in two games. Junior QB Jordan Love has competed 16 of 29 passes for 166 yards and one touchdown, to go along with 19 yards rushing on two carries, in two games. Junior WR Savon Scarver has five kickoff returns for 126 yards (25.2 ypr), including a long of 51 in 2018, in two games. Redshirt junior DE Justus Te'i has five tackles and one quarterback hurry in two games. Junior TE Carson Terrell has one catch for 16 yards in two games. And, redshirt junior OL Mohelika Uasike has five tackles in two 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). 
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State has 38 players in its program from the Beehive State, while Colorado State has 33 players on its roster from The Centennial State. 
 
• Utah State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Sanford and Colorado State defensive line coach Keith Gilmore were on staff at Notre Dame during the 2015-16 seasons. 
 
LAST MEETING vs. COLORADO STATE
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Senior WR Aaren Vaughns caught the go-ahead touchdown with 43 seconds to play and No. 14 Utah State (10-1, 7-0 MW) survived a wild finish to post a 29-24 win at Colorado State (3-8, 2-5 MW) on a snowy and cold afternoon at Canvas Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018.
               
After Vaughns hauled in sophomore QB Jordan Love's 33-yard touchdown pass, the Rams took over on their own 25. Quarterback Collin Hill, aided by a personal foul call on USU, moved CSU down to the USU 30 with 15 seconds to go. Following a sack by USU senior DE Adewale Adeoye, the Rams had one play left to try pull off the miracle – and they did.
 
Almost. On third-and-five from the Aggies' 34, Hill threw a Hail Mary to the right corner of the end zone, where Preston Williams answered the prayer for a 30-29 upset victory. CSU's celebration was short-lived, though. The touchdown was negated by penalty, allowing the Aggies to win their school-record 10th consecutive game. Utah State's 10-1 start to the season is the best in school history and its unblemished 7-0 record in the Mountain West is the best start the Aggies have ever had in league play.
               
Williams was flagged for illegal touching after it was determined he had stepped out of bounds and was the first to touch the ball when he came back in bounds.
               
Senior S Jontrell Rocquemore was one of two Aggies to return an interception for a touchdown as his 32-yard pick six gave the visitors a 20-10 lead with 2:37 left in the third quarter. Senior S Aaron Wade returned an interception 95 yards for a score early in the second quarter, which is tied for the fifth-longest in school history. 
               
Vaughns' touchdown was the lone offensive score for Utah State, which finished with just 310 total yards (169 passing, 141 rushing) and possessed the ball just 17:55 of the game.
               
Love was 15-of-24 passing for 169 yards, while junior RB Gerold Bright rushed for 89 yards on 13 carries. Senior WR Ron'quavion Tarver caught six passes for 69 yards.
               
Hill was 24-of-37 passing for 296 yards and two touchdowns – both to Williams. The Rams' Olabisi Johnson led all receivers in the game with seven catches for 107 yards. The 506 total yards gained by Colorado State are the most allowed by USU this season.
               
Utah State sophomore LB David Woodward racked up a game- and career-high 20 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry. It was the most tackles by an Aggie since the 2015 campaign.
               
Utah State scored the first 10 points of the game as junior PK Dominik Eberle kicked a 23-yard field goal, followed by Wade's pick-six. Eberle accounted for 11 total points as he also kicked field goals of 26 and 37 yards, respectively, and made both of his extra points.
               
After Wade's touchdown, CSU answered with a five-play, 80-yard drive to pull within 10-7 with 9:51 left in the second quarter.
               
After the Rams forced the Aggies to punt to start the second half, they marched 61 yards in 13 plays to tie the game at 10-all courtesy of a 22-yard field goal.
               
Utah State regained the lead on Eberle's 26-yard field goal with 4:03 left in the third, and the Aggies made it 20-10 less than two minutes later thanks to Rocquemore's pick-six.
               
A successful fake punt set up Williams' first touchdown early in the fourth to cut the deficit to 20-17. Eberle then connected from 37 yards out to make it 23-17 with seven minutes left.
               
With less than three minutes to go and USU looking to get the ball back, the Aggies fumbled a punt and CSU recovered on the visitor's 20. Three plays later, the Rams had their first lead following a 17-yard touchdown pass from Hill to Williams, making it 24-23.
 
LAST HOME 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.
 
GAME 3 RECAP vs. SAN DIEGO STATE
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Junior RB Jaylen Warren rushed for 74 yards and one touchdown and senior PK Dominik Eberle kicked three field goals as Utah State held on for a 23-17 Mountain West road win at San Diego State on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
               
This was the Aggies' first victory over San Diego State since a 31-25 road win on Nov. 25, 1967, snapping a 10-game losing skid to the Aztecs.
               
Junior QB Jordan Love threw for 297 yards, completing 30 of his 47 pass attempts, to help Utah State (2-1, 1-0 Mountain West) open a 23-3 lead with 10:53 remaining in the third quarter after Eberle kicked his third field goal of the night, a 32-yarder.
               
The Aztecs (3-1, 0-1) made it interesting in the fourth quarter, though, as quarterback Ryan Agnew threw a pair of touchdown passes – a 25- and 49-yarder, respectively – both of which were on fourth down. The second of the two came with 5:19 remaining, pulling the hosts within 23-17.
               
San Diego State got the ball back one more time on its own 25-yard line with 1:18 to go after Eberle missed a 42-yard field goal. Agnew completed a 14-yard pass on the opening play, but misfired on his next three attempts before redshirt junior DE Justus Te'i slammed the door on the Aztecs by sacking the SDSU signal caller for a loss of 37 yards.
               
Utah State finished with 375 yards of total offense, just three better than SDSU. Agnew was 20-of-37 for 281 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw a costly interception in the first quarter, which was picked off by USU junior S Shaq Bond and returned 48 yards for the first touchdown of the game.
               
The second pick-six of Bond's career gave the Aggies a 7-3 lead with six minutes remaining in the opening quarter. Bond finished with eight tackles, including a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss, and a pass breakup.
               
Junior LB David Woodward led Utah State with 13 stops, his 11th career double-digit tackle outing. Senior CB DJ Williams added a career-best 12 tackles, including 11 of the solo variety. Senior DE Tipa Galeai tied his career high with 3.0 tackles for loss for the Aggies, senior CB Cameron Haney added a career-high-tying three pass breakups and junior LB Kevin Meitzenheimer had nine tackles to match his personal best.
               
Senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner was Love's favorite target on the night as he caught seven passes for 74 yards. Junior WR Savon Scarver added five receptions for 90 yards, both of which were career highs.
               
San Diego State took the opening kickoff and ate up more than seven minutes off the clock, but had to settle for a 22-yard field goal by Matt Araiza to give the hosts a 3-0 lead.
               
Utah State proceeded to score the next 23 points, beginning with Bond's pick-six. Field goals of 30 and 29 yards, respectively, by Eberle made it 13-3 with 3:27 to play in the first half, but the Aggies weren't done putting points on the board.
               
Utah State forced SDSU to punt late in the half and the Aggies took over on their own 20 with 1:15 remaining. Seven plays and 80 yards later, USU was in the end zone courtesy of an 11-yard touchdown run by Warren to give the guests a 20-3 lead at the break.
 
BOND HONORED BY COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS
• Junior S Shaq Bond was named the College Sports Madness Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week following his performance in Utah State's 23-17 Mountain West road win at San Diego State last weekend. Against the Aztecs, Bond intercepted his first pass of the season and second of his career, and returned it 48 yards for his second-career interception return for a touchdown to give USU an early 7-3 lead. Bond also tied his season high with eight tackles, which included a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss, and added a pass breakup against SDSU.
 
• For his career, Bond now has 148 interception return yards to rank as the eighth-most all-time in school history.
 
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 last weekend. 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.
 
UTAH STATE SNAPS 10-GAME LOSING STREAK TO SAN DIEGO STATE
• Utah State snapped a 10-game losing streak to San Diego State last weekend with its 23-17 Mountain West road win. Prior to Saturday night, the last time USU defeated the Aztecs was on Nov. 25, 1967, in San Diego by a final score of 31-25 to snap a 25-game winning streak for SDSU.
 
• Utah State's defense had a season-high 4.0 sacks and a season-high-tying 10.0 tackles for loss in the game and held San Diego State out of the end zone through the first three quarters.
 
• With the win, Utah State improved to 8-4 in its last 12 road games, including winning seven of its last nine Mountain West road games. USU also improved to 6-1 in MW openers and has won seven of its last eight league openers overall. USU also improved to 16-4 all-time against teams from the West Division of the MW.
 
MORE TEAM NOTABLES FROM THE SAN DIEGO STATE GAME
• Utah State has now outscored its opponents 75-20 in the first half this season, including a 44-7 clip in the second quarter.  
 
• Utah State did not commit a turnover against San Diego State after committing six turnovers in the last two games against SDSU and 32 during its 10-game losing streak to the Aztecs. Overall, it was the first time in seven games dating back to last season that USU did not commit a turnover as it had committed four turnovers in its first two games this year.
 
• Utah State has now won each of its last nine games following a bye week.
 
LOVE HAS ANOTHER SOLID OUTING IN SAN DIEGO STATE GAME
• Despite not throwing a touchdown pass for the first time in nine games dating back to last season, junior QB Jordan Love had a solid outing against San Diego State, as he was 30-of-47 passing for 293 yards. In fact, those 30 completions are the third-most in his career, while his 47 attempts are the second-most and just one shy of tying his career high.
 
• After throwing a career-high three interceptions in the season-opener at Wake Forest, Love has now attempted 81 passes without an interception, which is the 12th-longest active streak in the nation. 
 
• For his career, Love has three 400-yard passing games to rank as the second-most in school history, trailing only Jose Fuentes (2000-02), who had four. Love also has nine-career 300-yard passing games, which is the third-most in school history behind Fuentes and Brett Snyder (1987-88), who both had 10.
 
• Love has thrown at least three touchdown passes in a game seven times in his career and multiple touchdown passes in a game 11 times.
 
WARREN SCORES AGAIN IN SAN DIEGO STATE GAME
• Junior RB Jaylen Warren scored his fourth rushing touchdown of the season last weekend against San Diego State, and has now notched a rushing touchdown in each of his first three games as an Aggie. Ironically, former running back Darwin Thompson scored a rushing touchdown in each of his first four games as an Aggie last season.
 
• Warren finished the San Diego State game with 74 yards on 17 carries, snapping his streak of 100-yard rushing games. Warren began his Aggie career by rushing for 141 yards on 19 carries against Wake Forest and then rushed for 105 yards on nine carries against Stony Brook to become the first Aggie in school history to rush for 100 yards in an Aggie debut and in back-to-back games to start a career.
 
• Warren added a season-high three receptions for a season-best 40 yards against the Aztecs last weekend.
 
WOODWARD NOTCHES 11TH CAREER DOUBLE-DIGIT TACKLE GAME
• Junior LB David Woodward had 13 tackles last weekend at San Diego State for his second double-digit tackle outing this season and the 11th of his career.
 
• Woodward began the season by recording a career-high 24 tackles, which included 1.0 sacks and a career-high-tying 3.5 tackles for loss, to go along with a career-high two forced fumbles at Wake Forest in the season opener, as he was named the Chuck Bednarik Award National Defensive Player of the Week. Nationally, those 24 tackles are the most in the nation this season and are tied for the second-most in both school and Mountain West history. Brian Longuevan holds the school record with 26 tackles against Weber State in 1974, while Johndale Carty also had 24 stops against Oklahoma State in 1996. Nevada's Albert Rosette holds the MW record with 25 tackles against Air Force in 2012, while Nevada's Asauni Rufus had 24 stops against Air Force in 2017. 
 
INDIVIDUAL NOTABLES FROM THE SAN DIEGO STATE GAME
• Senior CB DJ Williams had his first-career double-digit tackle outing with a career-high 12 stops. Senior DE Tipa Galeai had 1.0 sacks and a career-high-tying 3.0 tackles for loss to give him 1.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss this season, and 11.5 sacks and 18.0 tackles for loss in his career. Junior LB Kevin Meitzenheimer tied his career high with nine tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss to give him 3.0 tackles for loss in his career. Junior S Cash Gilliam had his first-career tackle for loss. Redshirt junior DE Justus Te'i  had 1.0 sack and 1.5 tackles for loss to give him 2.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss in his career. Junior graduate transfer DE Nick Heninger had 1.0 sack to give him 2.0 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss on the season. Senior CB Cameron Haney had a career-high-tying three pass breakups to give him a team-leading 19 in his career. Senior DE Jacoby Wildman had 1.0 sack to give him 4.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss in his career, including 3.5 tackles for loss this season. 
 
• Junior WR Savon Scarver had a career-high five receptions for a career-best 90 yards. Junior TE Carson Terrell had a career-high four receptions.
 
• Senior PK Dominik Eberle was 3-of-4 on field goal attempts as he was good from 30, 29 and 32 yards, and missed from 42 yards. Overall, he is now 5-of-6 this season and 48-of-63 in his career on field goal attempts, including 1-of-1 this season and 19-of-22 in his career from 20-29 yards, 4-of-4 this season and 13-of-15 in his career from 30-39 yards, and 0-1 this season and 11-of-19 in his career from 40-49 yards. Freshman P Pierce Callister had a career-long 52-yard punt, which is his first-career 50-yard punt. He also had the first two punts of his career downed inside the 20-yard line.
 
AGGIE OFFENSIVE LINE PLAYING VERY WELL THIS SEASON 
• Despite returning only one starter along the offensive line in sophomore Alfred Edwards, and starting four others that had combined to play in just 42 career games wiht four starts, Utah State's offensive line has played very well this fall allowing just two sacks through three games, which ranks third in the Mountain West and seventh in the nation.
 
• Utah State has the only pair of brothers in the nation at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level to start along the offensive line in junior Ty Shaw and redshirt freshman Karter Shaw.
 
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 eight times, and at least 400 passing yards three times. During its last 14 games, USU has scored at least 30 points 12 times, at least 40 points 10 times, at least 50 points eight times and 60-or-more points five times.
 
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.
 
DID YOU KNOW? 
• Utah State tied with New Mexico State for the most special teams touchdowns in the nation last year with four. Junior WR Savon Scarver had two of those touchdowns as he returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against New Mexico State and another 99 yards for a touchdown at Wyoming. Junior WR Jordan Nathan returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown against Tennessee Tech, and Baron Gajkowski returned a blocked punt 16 yards for a touchdown against UNLV.
 
• 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.
 
UTAH STATE SIXTH IN THE NATION IN TOTAL OFFENSE
• Utah State is first in the Mountain West and sixth in the nation in total offense (562.7 ypg), first in the MW and fifth in the nation in passing offense (367.0 ypg), first in the MW and 22nd in the nation in scoring offense (40.0 ppg), first in the MW and 23rd in the nation in completion percentage (.700), third in the MW and seventh in the nation in sacks allowed with two (0.67 pg), fifth in the MW and 57th in the nation in passing efficiency (145.9), and sixth in the MW and 46th in the nation in rushing offense (195.7 ypg). 
 
• Utah State's offense also ranks first in the Mountain West and eighth in the nation with just one fumble lost, third in the MW and 14th in the nation with a third down conversion percentage of 52.2 (24-46), and sixth in the MW and 44th in the nation in tackles for loss allowed (5.0 pg).
 
AGGIE DEFENSE FOURTH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN POINTS ALLOWED
• Utah State is fourth in the Mountain West and 41st in the nation in scoring defense (20.7 ppg), fourth in the MW and 35th in the nation in tackles for loss (7.0 pg), fourth in the MW and 56th in the nation in sacks (2.3 pg), fifth in the MW and 49th in the nation in rushing defense (125.7 ypg), fifth in the MW and 54th in the nation in passing efficiency defense (126.3), sixth in the MW and 81st in the nation in total defense (404.7 ypg), and 10th in the MW in passing defense (279.0 ypg).
 
• Utah State's defense also ranks second in the Mountain West and 30th in the nation in red zone defense (.727) as it has allowed eight scores in 11 trips.
 
UTAH STATE THIRD IN THE NATION IN PUNT RETURNS
• Utah State is second in the Mountain West and third in the nation in punt returns (24.0 ypr), fourth in the MW and 36th in the nation in kickoff returns (23.7 ypr), fourth in the MW and 47th in the nation in kickoff return defense (19.1 ypr), and seventh in the MW and 79th in the nation in net punting (37.3 ypp). 
 
AGGIES FORCE THREE TURNOVERS THUS FAR THIS YEAR
• After leading the nation last season with 32 turnovers (22 interceptions, 10 fumbles), Utah State has forced three turnovers (2 interceptions, 1 fumble) through three games this season. In 2018, USU also led the nation with 22 interceptions, was fourth in the MW and 36th in the nation with 10 fumble recoveries, and first in the MW and third in the nation in turnover margin (+1.08).
 
• With its one turnover last weekend, USU has now forced 176 turnovers in its last 91 games, including at least one turnover in 73 of its last 91 games. USU has also recorded 90 interceptions in its last 78 games, including at least one pick in 46 of its last 78 games, and multiple interceptions in 26 of its last 78 games. Overall, USU forced three or more turnovers in 22 of its last 66 games. 
 
AGGIES IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST AND NCAA RANKINGS IN 2019
• Junior QB Jordan Love is first in the Mountain West and fourth in the nation in completions (29.3 pg), first in the MW and fifth in the nation in passing yards (334.3 ypg), first in the MW and 30th in the nation in completion percentage (.682), second in the MW and 10th in the nation in total offense (342.3 ypg), fifth in the MW and 59th in the nation in passing yards per attempt (7.78), sixth in the MW and 69th in the nation in passing efficiency (139.1), and sixth in the MW and 91st in the nation in passing touchdowns with four (1.3 pg). Junior LB David Woodward is second in the MW and fourth in the nation in tackles (13.7 pg), and second in the MW and sixth in the nation in forced fumbles with two (0.7 pg). Redshirt junior LB Justus Te'i is tied for second in the MW and tied for 20th in the nation in fumbles recovered with one (0.3 pg). Senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner is second in the MW and 29th in the nation in receiving yards (88.3 ypg), third in the MW and 20th in the nation in receptions (6.7 pg), and seventh in the MW and 82nd in the nation in receiving touchdowns with two (0.7 pg). Sophomore WR Deven Thompkins is tied for first in the nation with his one punt return for touchdown (0.3 pg), is seventh in the MW and 82nd in the nation in receiving touchdowns with two (0.7 pg), and ninth in the MW in yards per reception (15.3). Junior RB Jaylen Warren is third in the MW and 17th in the nation in rushing (106.7 ypg), third in the MW and 20th in the nation in yards per carry (7.1), third in the MW and 23rd in the nation in rushing touchdowns with four (1.3 pg), third in the MW and 28th in the nation in all-purpose yards (129.3), seventh in the MW and 48th in the nation in total touchdowns with four (1.3 pg), and ninth in the MW and 67th in the nation in scoring (8.0 ppg). Junior WR Savon Scarver is third in the MW and 17th in the nation in kickoff returns (26.8 ypr), and eighth in the MW in yards per reception (15.4). Senior DE Tipa Galeai is third in the MW and 56th in the nation in tackles for loss (1.3 pg). Junior S Shaq Bond is fifth in the MW and 23rd in the nation in passes defended with four (1.3 pg), and sixth in the MW and 52nd in the nation in interceptions with one (0.3 pg). Sophomore CB Andre Grayson is sixth in the MW and 52nd in the nation in interceptions with one (0.3 pg). Junior S Cash Gilliam is fourth in the MW and 36th in the nation in fumbles forced with one (0.3 pg). Junior graduate transfer DE Nick Heninger is seventh in the MW and 69th in the nation in sacks with two (0.7 pg). And, senior PK Dominik Eberle is second in the MW and 21st in the nation in scoring (10.0 ppg), fifth in the MW and 26th in the nation in field goals made per game (1.7), and sixth in the MW and 36th in the nation in field goal percentage (.833) as he is 5-of-6 on the season.
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• With its interception return for touchdown at San Diego State last weekend, Utah State has now scored 23 defensive touchdowns in its last 75 games. Last season, USU was second in the Mountain West and third in the nation with its six defensive touchdowns. 
 
• 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.
 
10VE FOR HEISMAN 
• Utah State is promoting junior QB Jordan Love for the Heisman Memorial Trophy, which is given annually to the most outstanding college football player utilizing the hashtag #10VEforHeisman.
 
• Love is 16-6 as Utah State's starting quarterback and is the fourth-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 and John Pappas (1966-68) with 18 wins.
 
• Love's 22 career starts ranks eighth in the nation among active quarterbacks trailing Georgia's Jake Fromm (32), North Texas' Mason Fine (31), Iowa's Nate Stanley (30), Louisian Tech's J'Mar Smith (30), Colorado's Steven Montez (28), Ohio's Nathan Rourke (28) and UL-Monroe's Caleb Evans (25).
 
• Utah State is averaging 41.9 points in Love's 22 career starts and that scoring average ranks second in the nation among active quarterbacks with at least 15 career starts behind Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa (46.5 ppg) and ahead of UCF's McKenzie Milton (40.6 ppg), Oregon's Justin Herbert (38.3 ppg) and Georgia's Jake Fromm (37.5 ppg), among others.
 
LOVE AMONG TOP 10 QUARTERBACKS IN SCHOOL HISTORY IN FIVE CATEGORIES 
• Junior QB Jordan Love is 484-of-781 (.620) passing for 6,201 yards and 44 touchdowns with just 15 interceptions during his career. In all, Love ranks third all-time in school history in completion percentage, fourth all-time in touchdown passes, fifth all-time in both passing yards and completions, eighth all-time in total offense (6,453 yards) and ninth all-time in pass attempts. 
 
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 THIRD ALL-TIME IN FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 
• Senior PK Dominik Eberle is 48-of-63 on field goals in his career and his 76.2 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 has now scored 280 career points to rank third all-time in school history, including second all-time among kickers. The school record is 308 career point scored by Robert Turbin (2007-09, '11), while Brad Bohn (1997-2000) holds the record for most points scored by a kicker with 284. 
 
• Eberle ranks second all-time in school history in field goals made with 48 and second all-time in field goals attempted with 63. Bohn 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, 19-of-22 in his career from 20-29 yards, 13-of-15 in his career from 30-39 yards, 11-of-19 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 SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE EXTRA POINTS MADE 
• Senior PK Dominik Eberle is a perfect 136-for-136 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 tied for first all-time in school history in extra points made and second in attempts. Nick Diaz (2010-14) was 136-of-140 for his career in extra points and holds the career school record in both categories.
 
• 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 was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week twice last season, earning the award after tying the NCAA record for points scored by a kicker with 24 against New Mexico State and against Colorado State as he was 3-of-3 on field goals (23, 26, 37).
 
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 151 straight extra points to rank as the fifth-longest active streak in the nation behind Auburn (277), Georgia (248), Ohio State (179) and UCF (162). The last time USU missed an extra point was against San Diego State on Oct. 28, 2016.
 
BRIGHT RANKS 20TH ALL-TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY IN RUSHING YARDS
• Senior RB Gerold Bright has rushed for 1,346 yards during his Aggie career and ranks 20th all-time in school history in rushing yards. Overall, Bright is one of 32 players in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a career.
 
• Bright had four 100-yard rushing games last season and five in his career. He also had 10 rushing touchdowns and three receiving touchdowns on the season, giving him 16 career rushing touchdowns and five career receiving touchdowns.
 
• Bright had multiple rushing touchdowns in three games last season, including a career-high three at Hawai'i. Bright also had eight rushes of at least 20 yards last season, which were the second-most on the team, including two over 50 yards. He also had two receptions over 20 yards, including a career long of 83 yards at Boise State, which is the 13th-longest pass play in USU history. 
 
• For his career, Bright averages 6.6 yards per carry, which is tied for the sixth-best yards per carry average in school history.
 
SCARVER CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICAN 
• 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 received first-team All-America honors from two of the five outlets that comprise the NCAA Consensus All-America team in the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Scarver was also named a first-team All-American by Phil Steele's Magazine and was named a second-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association.
 
• Scarver was also named the Johnny 'The Jet' Award winning 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. 
 
SCARVER SECOND ALL-TIME IN KICKOFF RETURNS FOR TOUCHDOWNS
• Junior WR Savon Scarver returned two kickoffs for touchdowns last season (100 yards vs. New Mexico State, 99 yards vs. Wyoming), to rank as the second-most in school history, behind Kevin Robinson, who returned three kickoffs for touchdowns during the 2007 season. In fact, Robinson and Scarver are the only Aggies in school history to have multiple kickoff returns for touchdowns in a single season. Scarver also has three career kickoff returns for touchdowns, which also ranks second all-time in school history behind Robinson, who had four from 2004-07.
 
• Scarver has a career kickoff return average of 28.3 yards as he returned 49 kickoffs for 1,385 yards, and that return average ranks as the third-best in school history. Last season, he averaged 33.7 yards per kickoff return to rank second all-time in school history behind Tom Larscheid, who averaged 36.1 yards per kickoff return in 1960.
 
WOODWARD NAMED FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN 
• Utah State junior LB David Woodward was named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Focus (PFF) and a third-team All-American by The Associated Press in 2018. Woodward was also named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year by PFF. 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS WITH UTAH STATE
• Utah State had 37 rushing touchdowns to rank tied for the ninth-most in the nation last season. The school record for rushing touchdowns is 39 set in 1961 and its 37 touchdown runs last year are tied with the 2011 team for the second-most in school history. 
 
• Utah State ranked second in the nation with 20 different players scoring a touchdown last season, including 10 players with multiple touchdowns. Clemson led the nation with 21 players who scored touchdowns. 
 
• Utah State's defense only allowed 12 rushing touchdowns last season, which tied for the 12th-fewest in the nation.
 
GALEAI HAD 10.5 SACKS AND 14.0 TACKLES FOR LOSS LAST SEASON  
• Senior DE Tipa Galeai had a team-best 10.5 sacks and 14.0 tackles for loss last season, which are the most sacks by an Aggie since John Chick had 12.5 sacks in 2005 and the most tackles for loss by an Aggie since Kyler Fackrell had 15.0 tackles for loss in 2015.
 
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.
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State has 47 freshman, which includes 16 redshirts, on its 2019 roster. Those 47 freshman represent 43.12 percent of its total roster, which ranks as the 29th-most in the nation.
 
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 17 players on its 2019 roster who have served two-year LDS Church Missions in senior DE Braden Harris, 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).
 
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 set 36 school records and tied six others during the 2018 season. Overall, USU set school records with its 10 consecutive wins (9 in 1960), 10-1 start to the season (9-1-1 in 1961), being nationally ranked in The Associated Press poll for four straight weeks (3 in 2012), four 60-point games (2 in 1961), seven 50-point games (3 in 2017), nine 40-point games (6 in 2012), 60-plus points in back-to-back games for the first time in school history, 50-plus points in three-straight games (twice in 2013 and 2015), 30-plus points in six straight games to start a season (3 in 2011), 40-plus points in five straight games at any point in a season (3 in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1990, 2012), 10 wins by double-digits (9 in 2012 and 2014), seven wins by 30-plus points (5 in 2012), 700-plus yards of total offense twice in a season for the first time ever, 600-plus yards of total offense four times in a season (twice in 1996), 600-plus yards of total offense in three straight games for the first time ever, 52 first-half points versus New Mexico (49 vs. Weber State in 2013), 20 players with touchdowns (18 in 2015), 79 touchdowns (60 in 2011), 618 points (454 in 2012), 47.5 points per game (38.7 in 1961), 497.4 yards of total offense per game (469.8 in 2012), 32 touchdown passes (30 in 2013), 6.07 touchdowns per game (5.5 in 1961), 6,466 yards of total offense (6,108 in 2012), 3,825 passing yards (3,493 in 1996), 303 completions (297 in 2013), 6.84 yards per attempt (6.83 in 2012), 75 extra points (57 in 2011), 30.3 kickoff return yards per attempt (25.6 in 2007 and 2015), 164 passing first downs (163 in 2011), 10 sacks allowed (11 in 2014), six interception returns for touchdowns (3 in 1961 and 1991), 475 interception return yards (423 in 1948), 10 non-offensive touchdowns (7 in 2014 and 2017), 29 scoring drives under one minute (16 in 2012), and 804 yards of total offense in a single game versus San José State (704 vs. New Mexico in 2018, 684 vs. Nevada in 1992 and 684 vs. Weber State in 2001). USU also tied single-season school records with 11 wins (2012), seven conference wins (2013), 18 all-conference honorees (1997), eight wins by 20-plus points (8 in 2012), six home wins (1907, 2012, 2014) and an undefeated home season (31st time).   
 
• 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), fourth in sacks allowed with 10 (0.77 per game), eighth in winning percentage (.846), 10th in blocked kicks (4), 11th in total offense (497.4 yards per game), 12th in third down conversion percentage (.473), 14th in passes had intercepted (6) and team passing efficiency (154.39), 16th in third down conversion percentage defense (.330), 17th in passing offense (294.2 yards per game) and tackles for loss allowed (4.69 per game), 19th in team passing efficiency defense (113.76), and 20th in completion percentage (.652).
 
• 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.
 
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).