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AGGIES TRAVEL TO SEC COUNTRY TO FACE FIFTH-RANKED LSU
Game will be nationally televised on the SEC Network on Saturday at 10 a.m. (MT). 
 
UTAH STATE (3-1, 2-0 MW) vs. No. 5 LSU (4-0, 1-0 SEC)
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 • 10 a.m. (MT) • Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (102,321)
 
GAME 5 INFORMATION
TV: SEC NETWORK
• Play-by-Play: Dave Neal 
• Analyst: D.J. Shockley
• Reporter: Dawn Davenport
• Xfinity (Utah): Ch. 286
• DISH: Ch. 404
• DirecTV: Ch. 611
• Other Outlets: YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu Live, Sling TV
 
RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK
• Play-by-Play: Scott Garrard 
• Analyst: Kevin White
• Online: 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com
• National: Internet 973
 
SOCIAL MEDIA: #AGGIESALLTHEWAY
• Twitter/Instagram: @USUFootball
• Facebook: USUFootball
• YouTube: UtahStateFootball
• 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 looking to start its season with a 4-1 record for the second-straight year and for just the third time in the last 41 seasons.
 
• Utah State is 14-3 (.824) in its last 17 games and 8-4 in its last 12 road games. During those 12 road games, USU is averaging 36.6 points and 431.2 yards of total offense (245.4 passing, 185.8 rushing). USU has also scored at least 30 points seven times and has had at least 500 yards of total offense five times in its last 12 road games. 
 
• Utah State is 19-4 (.826) in its last 23 games under head coach Gary Andersen, which includes an 8-3 road record, and those four losses are by a combined nine points.
 
• Utah State has scored 20-or-more points in 21 straight games, which is a school record, and the third-longest active streak in the nation behind Oklahoma (45) and Ohio State (32).
 
• Junior LB David Woodward currently leads the nation with four forced fumbles and is third in the nation in tackles at 13.8 per game. Woodward began the season by making a career-high 24 tackles at Wake Forest, which is the most in the nation this year.
 
• Junior WR Savon Scarver leads the nation in kickoff returns with an average of 41.4 yards per return. Scarver also led the nation in kickoff returns last season (33.7 yards per return).
 
• Utah State has won 17 of its last 28 games played during the month of October and is 4-5-1 all-time in known games played on Oct. 5. 
 
• Utah State is among the top-40 teams in the nation in 20 statistical categories, including leading the nation in kickoff returns (34.6 yards per return), ranking ninth in total offense (533.0 yards per game) and 19th in scoring (38.5 points per game). USU also ranks sixth in the nation in sacks allowed (0.75 per game), 12th in passing offense (326.3 yards per game), 15th in punt returns (17.5 yards per return), 15th in rushing yards allowed per carry (2.7), 17th in third down conversions (50.0 percent) and 23rd nationally with its four fumble recoveries. 
 
UTAH STATE TRAVEL TO SEC COUNTRY TO PLAY LSU
• Utah State (3-1, 2-0 MW) resumes non-conference play this weekend with a road game at fifth-ranked LSU (4-0, 1-0 SEC) on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m. (MT). The game will be televised nationally on the SEC Network (Xfinity Ch. 286, DISH Ch. 404, DirecTV Ch. 661) with Dave Neal (play-by-play), D.J. Shockley (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (reporter) on the call. Live audio of the game is available on www.UtahStateAggies.com.
 
• Utah State's 10 a.m (MT) kickoff at LSU this weekend will be its earliest since it played at Auburn at 10 a.m. (MT) to open the 2011 season.
 
A LOOK AT UTAH STATE
• Utah State is 3-1 on the season and 2-0 in Mountain West play following its 34-24 home win against Colorado State last weekend. USU began the year with a 38-35 loss at Wake Forest, followed by a 62-7 home win against Stony Brook and a 23-17 MW road win at San Diego State. Offensively, USU is led by junior QB Jordan Love, who is 105-of-162 (.648) passing for 1,207 yards (301.8 ypg) with six touchdowns and five interceptions. Junior RB Jaylen Warren leads the team in rushing with 335 yards on 50 carries (6.7 ypc/83.8 ypg) with four touchdowns, and senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner has a team-best 22 receptions for 305 yards (13.9 ypr/76.2 ypg) and two touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB David Woodward leads the team with 55 tackles, which includes 3.5 tackles for loss, while junior S Troy Lefeged Jr. has 27 tackles, which includes 3.0 tackles for loss. As a team, USU is averaging 38.5 points and 533.0 yards of total offense (326.2 passing, 206.8 rushing), and allowing 21.5 points and 377.5 yards (263.5 passing, 114.0 rushing).
 
UTAH STATE RECEIVING VOTES IN COACHES POLL
• For the third time this season, Utah State is receiving votes in the coaches poll as it garnered 15 votes this week to rank 36th in the nation. 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. Last week, USU garnered nine votes in the coaches poll to rank 36th, along with Minnesota.
 
• Utah State has been nationally ranked or receiving votes in 13 of the last 16 coaches polls.
 
UTAH STATE vs. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKED TEAMS
• Utah State is 5-57 all-time against Associated Press ranked teams, but has won four of its last 11 meetings against top-25 competition, including its 52-26 home win against No. 21 Boise State in 2015. In 2014, USU notched a 35-20 road win at No. 18 BYU as the Cougars are the highest ranked AP team the Aggies have ever defeated. In 2013, USU posted a 21-14 win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. In 2012, USU posted a 48-41 overtime win at No. 19 Louisiana Tech. And, in 1991, it defeated No. 25 Fresno State at home, 20-19.
 
• As the fifth-ranked team in the nation, LSU is the highest-ranked opponent Utah State has faced since the 2007 season, when it played at third-ranked Oklahoma. Overall, this will be the 11th meeting for USU against a top-five team and the Aggies are 0-10 all-time in those games. 
 
• Under head coach Gary Andersen, Utah State is 1-6 versus Associated Press ranked teams.
 
AGGIES vs. POWER 5 OPPONENTS
• In Gary Andersen's five years as Utah State's head coach, the Aggies have been very competitive against Power 5 opponents. In 2009, USU lost at Texas A&M, 38-30. In 2010, the Aggies lost at No. 7 Oklahoma, 31-24. In 2011, USU lost at defending national champion and No. 19 Auburn, 42-38. In 2012, USU defeated Utah, 27-20, at home in overtime, and lost at No. 22 Wisconsin, 16-14. And this year, USU lost at Wake Forest, 38-35.   
 
UTAH STATE IN FRONT OF LARGE CROWDS
• Utah State's game at Tiger Stadium (102,321) will be the second-largest venue it  has ever played in, behind Tennessee's Neyland Stadium (102,455). Prior to its game at Tennessee in 2014, the largest crowd USU had ever played in front of was at Tiger Stadium (87,756) in Baton Rouge, La., when it lost to No. 13 LSU, 31-14, on Sept. 8, 2001.
 
UTAH STATE PLAYING ON NATURAL GRASS FOR SECOND TIME THIS SEASON
• Utah State will be playing on natural grass for the second time this year, after posting a 23-17 road win at San Diego State on Sept. 21.
 
UTAH STATE MILESTONES THAT EQUAL SUCCESS
• Utah State has won 32 of its last 38 games when it has a 100-yard rusher, including a 2-1 record this year, and 35 of its last 38 contests when rushing at least 40 times in a game, including a 2-0 record this year. USU has also won 51 of its last 55 games when scoring at least 30 points, including a 2-1 record this season.
 
• Utah State has had a 100-yard rusher in 11 of its last 16 games and in 16 of its last 23 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 29 wins, while his .537 winning percentage (29-25) 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 LSU
• LSU, which is ranked fifth in the nation in The Associated Press Poll and sixth in the Coaches' Polls, is 4-0 on the season and 1-0 in SEC play following its 66-38 road win at Vanderbilt last weekend. The Tigers began the year with a 55-3 home win against Georgia Southern, followed by a 45-38 road win at No. 10 Texas and a 65-14 home win against Northwestern State. LSU is led by senior QB Joe Burrow, who is 100-of-124 (.806) passing for 1,520 yards (380.0 ypg) with 17 touchdowns and two interceptions. Junior RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire leads the team in rushing with 288 yards on 51 carries (5.6 ypc/72.0 ypg) with five touchdowns, and junior WR Justin Jefferson has caught 21 passes for 392 yards (18.7 ypr/98.0 ypg) with five touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB Jacob Phillips has a team-best 35 tackles, which includes 3.0 tackles for loss, while junior S JaCoby Stevens has 22 tackles, which includes 1.5 tackles for loss. As a team, LSU is averaging 57.8 points and 563.5 yards of total offense per game (431.8 passing, 131.8 rushing), and allowing 23.2 points and 320.0 yards of total offense (223.5 passing, 96.5 rushing). LSU returns 17 starters (O-8, D-9) and 45 lettermen (O-21, D-21, S-3) from last year's team that went 10-3 overall and 5-3 in the West Division of the SEC to finish tied for second. The Tigers finished the year ranked sixth in the final AP poll after posting a 40-32 win against No. 7 UCF in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. LSU is coached by Ed Orgeron, who is 29-9 in his fourth season at LSU, and 45-36 in his eighth year as a collegiate head coach.
 
AGGIES AND TIGERS SERIES HISTORY
• Utah State is 0-2 all-time against LSU with a 38-17 road loss in 1993 and a 31-14 road loss in 2001. Gary Andersen is 0-1 all-time against LSU as a head coach, as he faced the Tigers in 2014 as the head coach at Wisconsin.
 
UTAH STATE VERSUS THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
• Utah State is 1-17 all-time against current members of the Southeastern Conference, with its lone win coming at Kentucky on Oct. 10, 1970, by a final score of 35-6. This will be USU's first game against an SEC opponent since it opened the 2014 season at Tennessee. Gary Andersen is 0-3 all-time against SEC schools, with an 0-1 record at USU (vs. Auburn) and an 0-2 record at Wisconsin (vs. South Carolina, vs. LSU).
 
UTAH STATE VERSUS THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
• Utah State is 6-11 all-time against teams from the state of Louisiana as it has a 4-6 record against Louisiana Tech, a 1-1 record against Louisiana, a 1-2 record against Louisiana-Monroe and an 0-2 record against LSU. The last time USU played a game in the state of Louisiana was in 2012, when it posted a 48-41 overtime win at No. 19 Louisiana Tech.
 
COACHING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND LSU
• Utah State safeties coach Mike Caputo spent two years (2017-18) on staff at LSU as a defensive graduate assistant. LSU associate head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Dave Aranda was the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at USU in 2012 under Gary Andersen. Aranda also spent two years (2013-14) on staff at Wisconsin under Andersen. LSU safeties coach Bill Busch spent four years (2009-12) at USU as the associate head coach, defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and safeties coach under Andersen. Busch also spent two years (2013-14) on staff at Wisconsin under Andersen. Busch and Andersen were also on staff together as assistants for two years (1995-96) at Northern Arizona. LSU cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond spent two years (2009-10) at USU as the cornerbacks coach under Andersen. LSU assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and running backs coach Tommie Robinson spent two years (1992-93) at USU as the running backs coach.   
 
PLAYER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND LSU
• There are eight connections between Utah State and LSU players. USU junior RB Jaylen Warren, freshman OL Jackson Owens and freshman DE Addison Trupp all attended East HS in Salt Lake City, Utah, as did LSU junior LB Soni Fonua and freshman NT Siaki Ika. USU freshman WR Ajani Carter, and LSU junior S Eric Monroe and sophomore LB K'Lavon Chaissson all attended North Shore HS in Houston Texas.
 
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 LSU has 61 players on its roster from the Pelican State.
 
• Charles McMillian's 65-yard interception return against LSU in 1993 is the 14th-longest in school history.
 
• Both teams have had a 100-yard receiver in each of the previous two meetings as Kevin Curtis had 12 receptions for 100 yards in 2001, and Mike Lee had nine receptions for 110 yards and one touchdown in 1993.
 
ON THIS DATE IN AGGIE FOOTBALL HISTORY
• Utah State posted a 45-20 road win at BYU on Oct. 5, 2018, marking the first time it had won back-to-back games against the Cougars in 44 years, while its 25-point margin of victory was its fifth-largest in series history and largest since 1968. Sophomore QB Jordan Love accounted for five touchdowns, including four through the air, while junior RB Darwin Thompson rushed for 109 yards on 17 carries. The Aggies also got a defensive touchdown in the game as junior DE Tipa Galeai returned an interception 56 yards for the first points of the game. Overall, USU scored the first 21 points and held a 45-13 lead before BYU added a late score. 
 
LAST MEETING vs. LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. - Junior QB Jose Fuentes was 30-of-52 passing for 235 yards with one touchdown and senior RB Emmett White had 201 all-purpose yards in Utah State's 31-14 loss at 13th-ranked LSU on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001.
               
Utah State finished the game with 326 yards of total offense and was 6-of-16 on third downs. Fuentes was also intercepted twice and sacked twice. USU possessed the ball for 31:00 minutes. 
               
Junior WR Kevin Curtis recorded his second-straight 100-yard receiving game to begin his career as he finished the night with 12 receptions for 100 yards.  White added six receptions for 41 yards, while sophomore WR Chris Stallworth had three receptions for 51 yards and senior TE J.R. Suguturaga finished the game with five receptions for 33 yards.
               
LaBrandon Toefield rushed for four touchdowns - the second most in LSU history - to lead the Tigers. Toefield gained 183 yards on 27 carries. Rohan Davey completed 13 of 24 passes for 229 yards for LSU. He was sacked once.
               
LSU finished the game with 504 yards of total offense, but had six fumbles and lost three of them. The Tigers also had seven penalties for 65 yards. They converted nine of 14 third-down chances. 
               
Josh Reed led the Tigers with 124 receiving yards on five receptions, while Robert Royal also had five catches for 72 yards. 
               
Utah State scored first. After LSU went three and out, the Aggies used their first possession to stage a 15 play drive that ate up 70 yards and 5 minutes and 49 seconds. Fuentes hit sophomore TE Chris Cooley with a 3-yard touchdown pass and Utah State was up 7-0.  
               
LSU then tied it on Toefield's 1-yard run later in the first quarter.
               
In the second quarter, Toefield scored from the 5-yard line and sprinted 70 yards for touchdowns. John Corbello added a 34-yard field goal to put LSU up 24-7 at the half.
               
LSU's Devery Henderson fumbled in the third quarter, setting up Utah State's second touchdown of the game, a 1-yard run by White that cut LSU's lead to 10 points. White had 22 carries for 108 yards.
               
After being held scoreless in the third quarter, LSU iced the victory on Toefield's final score of the game, a 4-yard run a minute and a half into the fourth quarter.
               
Later in the fourth quarter, Henderson fumbled on the Utah State 30, turning the ball over to the Aggies. Utah State drove to the LSU 25 before Fuentes was sacked, fumbled the ball and the Tigers recovered.
               
LSU's Lionel Thomas led all players with 10 tackles in the game as the Tigers defense had 4.0 tackles for loss to go along with its two interceptions and one fumble recovery.
               
Junior S Jamar Glasper led the Aggies with nine tackles, while adding a forced fumble and fumble recovery. Junior LB Jesse Busta and sophomore S Derrek Shank added seven tackles apiece.
 
GAME 4 RECAP vs. COLORADO STATE
LOGAN, Utah - Senior RB Gerold Bright rushed for 179 yards on 36 carries, both career highs, and Utah State overcame four turnovers in a 34-24 Mountain West home win against Colorado State on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019.
               
Bright finished with 198 all-purpose yards as he also caught two passes for 19 yards in the cold and rain. Utah State (3-1, 2-0 Mountain West) finished with 444 yards of total offense, including 240 on the ground.
               
Defensively, the Aggies limited the Rams (1-4, 0-1 MW) to 296 yards of total offense, including just 70 yards on the ground from Marvin Kinsey Jr., who racked up 246 yards rushing a week ago against Toledo.
               
Junior LB David Woodward recorded up a game-high 14 tackles for Utah State. He also forced two fumbles and recovered one of them, which he returned for an 8-yard touchdown to essentially seal CSU's fate.
               
Junior S Troy Lefeged Jr. added a career-best 11 tackles, including 1.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss, which were also career highs. Senior DE Tipa Galeai tallied six tackles, a career-best four quarterback hurries and his first-career fumble recovery. Senior CB Cameron Haney had six tackles, as well, a career-high-tying three pass breakups and his first-career forced fumble.
               
The game was delayed before the two teams even kicked off because of lightning.
               
Utah State, which extended its home winning streak to nine, battled back from three separate seven-point deficits in the first half as Colorado State turned a blocked punt and interception into 14 points.
               
Following a blocked punt, the Rams struck first courtesy of a 2-yard touchdown run to make it 7-0 with 7:14 remaining in the opening quarter.
               
Just 13 seconds later, the Aggies answered back with a 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown by junior WR Savon Scarver. It was Scarver's fourth-career kickoff return for touchdown, which tied the school record previously set by Kevin Robinson.
               
CSU regained the lead early in the second quarter on a 1-yard touchdown by Kinsey, but again, the Aggies answered right back – less than two minutes later.
               
Junior QB Jordan Love, who was 17-of-33 passing for 204 yards and two touchdowns, connected with sophomore WR Deven Thompkins from 37 yards out to knot the game at 14-apiece.
               
On Utah State's next possession, CSU returned an interception 44 yards for the score to give them a 21-14 lead.
               
Following a 42-yard field goal by senior PK Dominik Eberle, the Aggies took their first lead of the night on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Love to senior graduate transfer TE Caleb Repp. The Aggies went into the break with momentum and a 24-21 lead.
               
Utah State opened the second half with the ball, but Love's second interception led to a 45-yard field goal that pulled the Rams even at 24-all.
               
The Aggies regained the lead for good with 2:57 to go in the third quarter on a 48-yard field goal by Eberle. Utah State sealed it with Woodward's fumble return for touchdown with 9:32 to go in the game, giving the Aggies their final margin of victory.
 
SCARVER NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Junior WR Savon Scarver was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week for the first time in his career following his performance in Utah State's 34-24 home win against Colorado State. Against the Rams, Scarver returned a kickoff 100 yards for his fourth-career kickoff return for touchdown to tie the school record set by Kevin Robinson (2004-07). Scarver also ranks third all-time in Mountain West history with his four kickoff returns for touchdowns.
 
• Scarver's 100-yard kickoff return against Colorado State is tied for the third-longest in school history and marks the 22nd time in Mountain West history that a kickoff has been returned 100 yards.
 
• Of his four kickoff returns for touchdowns, two 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 HAS SIX SPECIAL TEAMS TOUCHDOWNS IN LAST TWO SEASONS
• Utah State has already scored two special teams touchdowns this season with a kickoff return and punt return for a touchdown. During the 2018 season, USU had four special teams touchdowns to tie for first in the nation, along with New Mexico State.
 
WOODWARD NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Junior LB David Woodward was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career following his performance in Utah State's 34-24 home win against Colorado State. Against the Rams, Woodward had 14 tackles, a career-high-tying two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery that he returned eight yards for a touchdown. Overall, it was his third double-digit tackle outing of the season and the 12th of his career. His two forced fumbles against CSU give him four this year and six in his career, and his fumble return for a touchdown was the second of his career.
 
WOODWARD NAMED FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN IN 2018 
• 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. 
 
BRIGHT HAS CAREER GAME AGAINST COLORADO STATE
• Senior RB Gerold Bright had a career game this past weekend in Utah State's 34-24 Mountain West home win against Colorado State. Against the Rams, Bright 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. For Bright, it was his fifth-career 100-yard rushing game and the first this season.
 
• With his 179 yards against Colorado State, Bright now ranks 13th all-time in school history with 1,525 career rushing yards. Bright also ranks eighth all-time at USU with a 6.3 yards per carry average.
 
• Overall, Bright is one of 32 players in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a career.
 
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 has 47 freshman, 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.
 
UTAH STATE'S DEFENSE HOLDS COLORADO STATE TO SEASON LOWS 
• Utah State's defense had its best game of the season, statistically, in its last outing against Colorado State as it held the Rams to 296 yards of total offense, including 79 rushing yards, and just 4.6 yards per play, including 2.3 yards per rush. Colorado State entered the game ranked eighth in the nation in total offense (552.3 ypg) and 10th in passing offense (345.0 ypg). CSU also entered the game averaging 207.3 rushing yards per outing and 5.9 yards per carry.
 
LEFEGED JR. HAS CAREER GAME AGAINST COLORADO STATE 
• Junior S Troy Lefeged Jr. had his best game to date as an Aggie as he posted his second double-digit tackle outing of the season with a career-high 11 stops, which included a season-best 1.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss, to go along with his second pass breakup of the year.
 
DEFENSIVE NOTABLES FROM COLORADO STATE GAME 
• Senior DE Tipa Galeai had a career-high four quarterback hurries, to go along with his first-career fumble recovery. Senior CB Cameron Haney tied his career high with three pass breakups and recorded his first-career sack and first-career forced fumble. Senior DE Dalton Baker recovered his first-career fumble and had his second-career pass breakup. Senior CB DJ Williams recorded his fourth pass breakup of the season and the 15th of his career.
 
OFFENSIVE NOTABLES FROM COLORADO STATE GAME 
• Senior graduate transfer TE Caleb Repp had three receptions for a career-high 60 yards, including his first-career touchdown from 40 yards. Sophomore WR Deven Thompkins caught his third touchdown pass of the season on a 37-yard reception. Senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner had a career-long 34-yard reception.
 
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTABLES FROM COLORADO STATE GAME 
• Freshman P Pierce Callister punted a season-high six times and had a season-high four punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
 
TEAM NOTABLES FROM COLORADO STATE GAME 
• Utah State is 3-1 on the season for the second-straight year and for just the fourth time in the last 41 seasons. USU is also 2-0 in Mountain West play for the fourth time in its seven years in the conference. 
 
• Utah State is now 32-18 all-time in Mountain West play, including an 18-7 home record. Overall, USU has won 11 of its last 13 MW games. USU has also now won 13 straight league games under head coach Gary Andersen.
 
• Utah State has now won nine straight games inside Maverik Stadium, including six straight Mountain West games and is now 37-9 in its last 46 home games.
 
• Utah State has scored at least 34 points in each of its last nine home games and has won all nine of those games by double digits.
 
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 with four starts, Utah State's offensive line has played very well this fall, allowing just three sacks through four games, which ranks third in the Mountain West and sixth 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 15 games, USU has scored at least 30 points 13 times, at least 40 points 10 times, at least 50 points eight times and 60-or-more points five times.
 
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.
 
UTAH STATE NINTH IN THE NATION IN TOTAL OFFENSE
• Utah State is first in the Mountain West and ninth in the nation in total offense (533.0 ypg), first in the MW and 19th in the nation in scoring offense (38.5 ppg), second in the MW and 12th in the nation in passing offense (326.3 ypg), second in the MW and 32nd in the nation in completion percentage (.665), third in the MW and sixth in the nation in sacks allowed with three (0.75 pg), third in the MW and 35th in the nation in rushing offense (206.8 ypg), and fifth in the MW and 67th in the nation in passing efficiency (139.3). 
 
• Utah State's offense also ranks third in the Mountain West and 17th in the nation with a third down conversion percentage of 50.0 (32-64), third in the MW and 24th in the nation in yards per carry (5.3), and fifth in the MW and 24th in the nation in tackles for loss allowed (4.25 pg).
 
AGGIE DEFENSE FIFTH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN POINTS ALLOWED
• Utah State is fifth in the Mountain West and 43rd in the nation in scoring defense (21.5 ppg), fourth in the MW and 34th in the nation in tackles for loss (7.0 pg), fourth in the MW and 46th in the nation in passing efficiency defense (122.7), fifth in the MW and 35th in the nation in rushing defense (114.0 ypg), fifth in the MW and 57th in the nation in total defense (377.5 ypg), fifth in the MW and 74th in the nation in sacks (2.0 pg), and ninth in the MW in passing defense (263.5 ypg).
 
• Utah State's defense also ranks second in the Mountain West and 23rd in the nation with its four fumble recoveries (1.0 pg), third in the MW and 15th in the nation in yards per carry (2.7), and fourth in the MW and 40th in the nation in red zone defense (.769) as it has allowed 10 scores in 13 trips.
 
UTAH STATE FIRST IN THE NATION IN KICKOFF RETURNS
• Utah State is first in the nation in kickoff returns (34.6 ypr), second in the Mountain West and 15th in the nation in punt returns (17.5 ypr), fourth in the MW and 52nd in the nation in kickoff return defense (19.6 ypr), and 12th in net punting (37.3 ypp).
 
• 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 FORCE THREE TURNOVERS THUS FAR THIS YEAR
• After leading the nation last season with 32 turnovers (22 interceptions, 10 fumbles), Utah State has forced six turnovers (4 fumbles, 2 interceptions) this season to rank sixth in the Mountain West and 62nd in the nation. Overall, USU forced three or more turnovers in 23 of its last 67 games. 
 
UTAH STATE FOURTH IN THE NATION WITH ITS TWO DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS
• Utah State has scored two defensive touchdowns this season to rank first in the Mountain West and fourth in the nation. Overall, USU has scored 24 defensive touchdowns in its last 76 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 LB David Woodward leads the nation in forced fumbles with four (1.0 pg), is second in the Mountain West and third in the nation in tackles (13.8 pg), and second in the MW and 25th in the nation in fumbles recovered with one (0.25 pg). Junior WR Savon Scarver leads the nation in kickoff returns (41.4 ypr), is tied for first in the MW and second in the nation with one kickoff return for touchdown (0.25 pg), and ninth in the MW in all-purpose yards (93.8 pg). Sophomore WR Deven Thompkins is tied for first in the nation with his one punt return for touchdown (0.25 pg), is fourth in the MW and 54th in the nation in receiving touchdowns with three (0.75 pg), fifth in the MW and 85th in the nation in yards per reception (16.1), and eighth in the MW and 68th in the nation in total touchdowns with four (1.0 pg). Junior QB Jordan Love is first in the MW and sixth in the nation in completions (26.3 pg), second in the MW and 14th in the nation in passing yards (301.8 ypg), second in the MW and 14th in the nation in total offense (318.8 ypg), second in the MW and 43rd in the nation in completion percentage (.648), fourth in the MW and 68th in the nation in passing touchdowns with six (1.5 pg), and fourth in the MW and 78th in the nation in passing efficiency (133.4). Senior PK Dominik Eberle is second in the MW and 17th in the nation in scoring (10.0 ppg), third in the MW and 16th in the nation in field goals made per game (1.75), and third in the MW and 27th in the nation in field goal percentage (.875) as he is 7-of-8 on the season. Junior RB Jaylen Warren is fourth in the MW and 22nd in the nation in yards per carry (6.7), fourth in the MW and 54th in the nation in rushing touchdowns with four (1.0 pg), sixth in the MW and 44th in the nation in rushing (83.8 ypg), seventh in the MW and 78th in the nation in all-purpose yards (103.0), and eighth in the MW and 68th in the nation in total touchdowns with four (1.0 pg). Senior DE Dalton Baker is second in the MW and 25th in the nation with one fumble recovery (0.25 pg). Senior DE Tipa Galeai is second in the MW and 25th in the nation with one fumble recovery (0.25 pg). Redshirt junior DE Justus Te'i is second in the MW and 25th in the nation with one fumble recovery (0.25 pg). Senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner is fifth in the MW and 47th in the nation in receiving yards (76.3 ypg), fifth in the MW and 48th in the nation in receptions (65.5 pg), and ninth in the MW in receiving touchdowns with two (0.5 pg). Junior S Cash Gilliam is fifth in the MW and 44th in the nation in fumbles forced with one (0.3 pg). Junior graduate transfer DE Nick Heninger is ninth in the MW in sacks with two (0.5 pg). Junior S Shaq Bond is 10th in the MW and 75th in the nation in interceptions with one (0.25 pg). Sophomore CB Andre Grayson is 10th in the MW and 75th in the nation in interceptions with one (0.25 pg). And, freshman P Pierce Callister is eighth in the MW and 94th in the nation in punting (37.6 ypp). 
 
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 17-6 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 23 career starts ranks eighth in the nation among active quarterbacks trailing Georgia's Jake Fromm (33), North Texas' Mason Fine (32), Iowa's Nate Stanley (31), Louisian Tech's J'Mar Smith (31), Colorado's Steven Montez (29), Ohio's Nathan Rourke (29) and UL-Monroe's Caleb Evans (26).
 
• Utah State is averaging 41.5 points in Love's 23 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 (47.2 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 501-of-814 (.615) passing for 6,405 yards and 46 touchdowns with just 17 interceptions during his career. In all, Love ranks third all-time in school history in completion percentage, fourth all-time in touchdown passes and passing yards, fifth all-time  in completions and total offense (6,701 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 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 THIRD ALL-TIME IN FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 
• Senior PK Dominik Eberle is 50-of-65 on field goals in his career and his 76.9 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 290 career points to rank second all-time in school history, including first among kickers. The school record is 308 career point scored by Robert Turbin (2007-09, '11). 
 
• Eberle ranks second all-time in school history in field goals made (50) and attempted (65). 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, 19-of-22 in his career from 20-29 yards, 13-of-15 in his career from 30-39 yards, 13-of-21 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 140-for-140 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 155 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.
 
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 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).
 
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).