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AGGIES HOST AZTECS IN MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY SATURDAY NIGHT
Game will be televised live on CBS Sports Network at 7:30 p.m.
 
SAN DIEGO STATE (1-0, 1-0 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (0-1, 0-1 MW)
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 • 7:30 p.m. (MT) • Logan, Utah • Maverik Stadium (25,100)
 
GAME 2 INFORMATION
TV: CBS Sports Network
• Play-by-Play: Rich Waltz
• Analyst: Aaron Murray
• Reporter: Sherree Burruss
• Xfinity (Utah): Ch. 269/753HD
• DISH: Ch. 158
• DirecTV: Ch. 221
 
RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK
• Play-by-Play: Scott Garrard
• Analyst: Kevin White
• Online: 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com
 
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• Live Stats: UtahState.Statbroadcast.com
 
AGGIE RADIO NETWORKS
• Every Utah State football game can be heard live on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard serves as the play-by-play announcer, while former USU quarterback Kevin White (1988-89) will provide color analysis. Games can also be heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAggies.com) by clicking on the 'Listen Live' link, as well as on the TuneIn App.
• Salt Lake City: KZNS (1280 AM/97.5 FM)
• Logan: KBLU-LP (92.3 FM)
• Green River: KRPX (102.7 FM)
• Moab: KRPX (100.3 FM)
• Montpelier: KVSI (1450 AM/101.7 FM)
• Orangeville: KRPX (95.9 FM)
• Price: KRPX (95.3 FM)
 
KICKOFF COVERAGE
• Utah State is 36-21 (.632) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 20-8 (.714) home record, and has won 47 of its last 68 (.691) league games dating back to 2011. In fact, USU is 15-5 (.750) in its last 20 MW games and 18-9 (.667) in its last 27 games against all opponents.
 
• Utah State is 8-1 in its last nine Mountain West home games and is 39-11 (.780) in its last 50 home games overall. All-time, Utah State is 151-107 (.585) in Maverik Stadium.
 
• Utah State is 23-10 (.697) in its last 33 games under head coach Gary Andersen, which includes a 12-2 (.857) home record. USU is also 17-3 (.850) in its last 20 conference games under Andersen, which includes a 6-3 record in the Mountain West, and 11 straight wins in the Western Athletic Conference during the 2011-12 seasons.
 
• Utah State is 20-9 (.690) inside Maverik Stadium under Andersen. In conference games, USU is 11-7 (.611) at home under Andersen, including winning eight of its last nine.
 
• San Diego State (43-16) and Utah State (36-22) rank No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, for best records against Mountain West opponents (including championship games) since USU joined the league in 2013. Boise State (50-11) has the best record in the league during that time.
 
• Utah State is 18-4 against teams from the West Division of the Mountain West, which is the best record by any school in the league. Overall, USU has won nine-straight games against MW West Division opponents with its last loss coming at Nevada (L, 38-37), on Nov. 19, 2016. At home, USU is 9-1 against MW West Division competition with its only loss to San Diego State (L, 40-13) on Oct. 28, 2016.
 
• Andersen and San Diego State's Brady Hoke are two of five head coaches at the FBS level that are in their second stint as head coaches at their respective schools, along with Connecticut's Randy Edsall, North Carolina's Mack Brown and Rutgers' Greg Schiano.
 
• Utah State was 4-1 last year and has won nine of its last 12 games under Andersen following a loss.
 
UTAH STATE OPENS HOME SEASON AGAINST SAN DIEGO STATE
• Utah State hosts San Diego State in its home opener on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m., in a game that will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network (Xfinity Ch. 269/753HD), DISH Ch. 158, DirecTV Ch. 221) with Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Sherree Burruss (reporter) on the call. Live audio of the game is available on www.UtahStateAggies.com. USU is 558-549-31 (.503) in this its 123rd season of Aggie football.
 
• Utah State has won 18 of its last 32 games played during the month of October and is 5-6-1 all-time in known games played on Oct. 31.
 
UTAH STATE ALLOWING 22 PERCENT CAPACITY INSIDE MAVERIK STADIUM
• Utah State is one of four Mountain West schools this week, along with Air Force, UNLV and Wyoming, that will be allowing fans inside their stadiums. For USU, approximately 5,350 fans (22 percent) will be allowed inside Maverik Stadium. Air Force will be allowing 4,000 cadets into its stadium, while Wyoming will allow 7,000 fans and UNLV will admit 3,000 fans.
 
• For Utah State, Fans must wear face masks to enter the stadium, practice social distancing and adhere to safety guidelines set by state, local and campus health officials. 
 
UTAH STATE'S OCTOBER 31 HOME OPENER LATEST IN 91 YEARS
• Utah State's Oct. 31 date for its home opener is its latest in 91 years as the last time USU had a later home opener was in 1929, when that team played its first home game on Nov. 9. Overall, USU's home opener this year is its fourth-latest start dating back to 1900 (11/9/1929, 11/26/1904, 11/17/1900).
 
• The last time Utah State's first home game was in October was in 1986, when it began its home season with a 42-9 win against New Mexico State on Oct. 4. Dating back to World War II and the 1944 season, this will be the ninth time that USU has started its home schedule in October (1944, 1954, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1986).
 
COVID-19 IMPACT ON 2020 SCHEDULE
• Due to COVID-19, Utah State's non-conference game with BYU, which was scheduled for Oct. 2, was canceled. The last time USU did not play the Cougars was during the 2007 season. In fact, BYU and USU played one another for 55 straight years between 1946 and 2002 before the series had a three-year hiatus.
 
• Utah State is not playing a Power 5 opponent for the first time since 1995. USU was scheduled to host Washington State on Sept. 3 and play at Washington on Sept. 19 this fall.
 
• Utah State's eight-game schedule this fall is its fewest since it played seven games in 1945.
 
• Utah State's Oct. 24 opener was its latest start to a season since 1906, when that team's first game was on Nov. 3. In fact, the last time USU started a season in October prior to this year was in 1944, when its first game was on Oct. 14.
 
UTAH STATE HAD SEVEN FIRST-TIME STARTERS IN BOISE STATE GAME
• Utah State had seven players make their first-career start in an Aggie uniform against Boise State this past weekend in senior OLB Nick Heninger, senior DL Marcus Moore, senior TE Mosese Manu, senior RB Jaylen Warren, junior CB Jarrod Green, junior QB Jason Shelley and sophomore WR Justin McGriff.
 
UTAH STATE HAD 15 PLAYERS MAKE THEIR AGGIE DEBUT AGAINST BRONCOS
• Utah State had 15 players make their Aggie debut against Boise State this past weekend in senior PK Nels Haltom, senior RB Devonta'e Henry-Cole, senior DL Marcus Moore, junior QB Jason Shelley, junior CB Xavion Steele, sophomore S Patrick Maddox, sophomore RB Pailate Makakona, sophomore WR Justin McGriff, sophomore TE Bryce Mortenson, freshman RB John Gentry, freshman P Stephen Kotsanlee, freshman TE Broc Lane, freshman RB Elelyon Noa, freshman CB Jakob Robinson and freshman K Joey Rouly.
 
UTAH STATE MILESTONES THAT EQUAL SUCCESS
• Utah State has won 34 of its last 40 games when it has a 100-yard rusher, including an 0-0 record this year, and 38 of its last 43 contests when rushing at least 40 times in a game, including an 0-1 record this year. USU has also won 54 of its last 59 games when scoring at least 30 points, including an 0-0 record this season.
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State has five players on its current roster who transferred from Power 5 programs in senior PK Nels Haltom (Utah), senior OLB Nick Heninger (Utah), senior RB Devonta'e Henry-Cole (Utah), senior DL Marcus Moore (UCLA) and junior QB Jason Shelley (Utah). USU has three more players on its roster that began their careers at Power 5 programs as senior ILB Cash Gilliam and senior DL Jaylin Bannerman both began their collegiate careers at Kentucky, while sophomore WR Justin McGriff began his collegiate career at Nebraska.
 
SCOUTING SAN DIEGO STATE
• San Diego State is 1-0 on the season following its 34-6 Mountain West home win against UNLV last weekend. The Aztecs are led by sophomore QB Carson Baker, who is 12-of-25 (.480) passing for 137 yards (137.0 ypg) with one touchdown and no interceptions. Senior RB Greg Bell leads the team in rushing with 111 yards on 19 carries (5.8 ypc/111.0 ypg) with one touchdown, and junior WR Ethan Dedeaux has a team-best two receptions for 16 yards (8.0 ypr/16.0 ypg) with one touchdown. Defensively, senior S Dwayne Johnson leads the team with 10 tackles, while senior S Tariq Thompson has nine tackles, which includes 1.5 tackles for loss. As a team, San Diego State is averaging 34.0 points and 424.0 yards of total offense (287.0 rushing, 137.0 passing), and allowing 6.0 points and 186.0 yards of total offense (80.0 rushing, 106.0 passing). San Diego State returns 16 starters (O-7, D-9) from last year's team that went 10-3 overall and finished in second place in the West Division with a 5-3 league ledger. The Aztecs concluded their 2019 season with a 48-11 win against Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl. Brady Hoke is beginning his second stint as the head coach at San Diego State and is 14-12 in his third season with the Aztecs. Overall, he has a 79-72 record in 13 seasons as a collegiate head coach.
 
AGGIES AND AZTECS SERIES HISTORY
• Utah State trails in the all-time series against San Diego State, 12-2, which includes an 0-4 home record. The first game played in the series was on Sept. 20, 1947, in Logan with SDSU winning, 24-19. SDSU had won 10 straight games in the series prior to USU's 23-17 road win last year. The last time the two teams played one another in Logan was in 2016, with the Aztecs posting a 40-13 road win.
 
AGGIES vs. AZTECS SERIES 20TH-MOST PLAYED IN SCHOOL HISTORY
• Utah State and San Diego State will be meeting for the 15th time in series history this weekend in what will be tied for the 20th-most played series in school history.
 
ANDERSEN VERSUS SAN DIEGO STATE
• Gary Andersen is 1-1 all-time against San Diego State as a head coach, losing on the road to the Aztecs 41-7 at Utah State in 2010 and posting a 23-17 road win last season.
 
UTAH STATE VERSUS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
• Utah State is 62-71-2 (.467) all-time against teams from California, including a 41-25 (.621) home record. Overall, USU is 21-7 versus Pacific, 18-20-1 against San José State, 13-17-1 versus Fresno State, 8-6 against Cal State Fullerton, 2-12 versus San Diego State, 1-0 against Cal State Northridge, 0-6 versus USC, and 0-1 against Stanford, St. Vincent's and UCLA. 
 
PLAYER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND SAN DIEGO STATE
• There are 15 connections between Utah State and San Diego State players. USU senior S Shaq Bond and SDSU junior DE Ubaldo Nolasco both attended Southwestern JC in San Diego, Calif. USU senior S Troy Lefeged Jr. and SDSU junior RB Lucky Avinger both attended Fullerton (Calif.) CC. USU senior LB Eric Munoz and SDSU senior OL Jalen Booth both attended San Diego Mesa (Calif.) College. USU senior LS Brandon Pada and SDSU senior LS Turner Bernard both attended Mountain Ridge HS in Glendale, Ariz. USU sophomore DL James Hansen and SDSU senior CB Eric Wilson both attended Riverside (Calif.) CC. USU sophomore WR Justin McGriff and SDSU junior RB Greg Bell both began their collegiate careers at Nebraska. USU sophomore DL Hale Motu'apuaka and SDSU junior LB Seyddrick Lakalaka and SDSU junior OL Alama Uluave all attended Punahou HS in Honolulu. USU redshirt freshman OLB Kaleo Neves and redshirt freshman WR Kyle Van Leeuwen both attended Timpview HS in Provo, Utah, as did SDSU junior DL Kahi Neves. USU senior RB Jaylen Warren and senior WR Derek Wright both attended Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, along with SDSU's Neves. USU freshman RB Elelyon Noa and SDSU junior S Rashad Scott, sophomore QB Carson Baker and sophomore LB Michael Shawcroft all attended Helix HS in La Mesa, Calif.
 
HOMETOWN PLAYERS
• Utah State has 35 players in its program from the Beehive State, while San Diego State has 77 players on its roster from the Golden State.
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State's Kaleo Neves and San Diego State's Kahi Neves are brothers.
 
• Utah State's 31-25 win at San Diego State on Nov. 25, 1967, snapped a 25-game winning streak for the Aztecs, which still ranks as the 20th-longest in NCAA history.
 
• Utah State had lost 10 straight games to San Diego State prior to its 23-17 road win last season.
 
ON THIS DATE IN AGGIE FOOTBALL HISTORY
• Utah State posted a 20-0 Big West Conference home win against Fresno State on Oct. 31, 1981. Doug Samuels threw a pair of touchdown passes to Paul Jones and Ken Brown, respectively in the second quarter, while Willie Beecher converted a 23- and 36-yard field goal in the second half. Overall, USU had 370 yards of total offense (253-rushing, 170-passing). Shawn Miller led the Aggies on defense with 12 tackles as the Bulldogs managed just 219 yards of total offense (91-rusing, 128 passing).
 
SERIES NOTABLES BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND SAN DIEGO STATE
The following are series notables between Utah State and San Diego State dating back to 1967 and encompassing the last 12 meetings.
 
• Utah State's 23 points last year were its second-most in series history and most since its 31-25 win in 1967. Conversely, San Diego State's 17 points were its fewest against USU in its last six games dating back to 1976.
 
• San Diego State had scored at least 40 points in each of the last three games in the series, and had won each of the last four games and nine of its last 10 by double digits prior to last season. Furthermore, SDSU had scored at least 30 points in seven of the last 10 meetings prior to last season.
 
• Prior to last season, Utah State had not scored more than 20 points against San Diego State in each of its previous 10 meetings, and was held to single digits in five of those contests, which included one shutout.
 
• In the 2019 meeting, Utah State's 375 yards of total offense and 293 passing yards are both the most in series history, while SDSU's 372 total yards were its fewest in its previous four games. Furthermore, USU held the Aztecs to under 100 yards rushing for the first time in five meetings and for just the fourth time in the last 12 matchups.
 
• The team that has more yards of total offense has won 11 of the last 12 games in the series. In fact, USU had less than 300 yards of total offense in each of the last eight games played in the series prior to last year and did not have more than 363 yards in the series dating back to 1967 prior to last season's win. Conversely, San Diego State has had at least 400 yards of total offense in five of the last 10 games played between the two teams.
 
• San Diego State has controlled the time of possession in each of the last four games in the series.
 
• Utah State committed fewer turnovers than San Diego State for just the second time in the previous 12 meetings last year and it was the first time in series history that USU did not commit a turnover. Prior to last year, USU had committed 18 turnovers as compared to eight for San Diego State in its previous five meetings, which included six turnovers for USU as compared to zero for SDSU in games played in 2015 and 2016.
 
• San Diego State is 5-2 in the series when scoring first and 7-1 when leading at the half, while Utah State is 0-5 when scoring first and 1-2 when leading at the half.
 
• Utah State has had two 100-yard receivers and three 100-yard rushers in series history, but has never had a 300-yard passer.
 
• San Diego State has had two 300-yard passers and six 100-yard receivers in series history, to go along with four 100-yard rushers.
 
FROM THE RECORD BOOKS
Here is a look at some of the top Utah State team performances against San Diego State in series history.
 
• Utah State forced a school-record-tying eight turnovers (4 interceptions, 4 fumbles) at San Diego State in 1968.
 
• Utah State limited San Diego State to -22 rushing yards in 1971 and -5 yards in 1967, which is the fifth- and ninth-fewest rushing yards allowed in a single game in school history.
 
• Utah State limited San Diego State to 14 passing yards in 2016, which is tied for the fourth-fewest passing yards allowed in a single game in school history.
 
AGGIES FROM CALIFORNIA
• Utah State has 26 players in its program from the state of California, which is the second-most on the team behind the 35 players from the state of Utah. Those players from the Golden State currently in USU's program include senior OL Demytrick Ali'ifua (San Leandro, Calif./San Leandro HS), sophomore CB Michael Anyanwu (Covina, Calif./Charter Oak HS), senior P Christopher Bartolic (Newport Beach, Calif./Corona Del Mar HS/Orange Coast CC), redshirt freshman QB Josh Calvin (Bellflower, Calif./Mayfair HS), senior WR Sean Carter (Westlake Village, Calif./Westlake HS/Fullerton JC), redshirt freshman TE Jack Drews (Ramona, Calif./Ramona HS), junior OL Alfred Edwards (Redlands, Calif./Redlands Senior HS), senior DL Ritisoni Fata (Redlands, Calif./East Valley HS), freshman LS Jacob Garcia (Anaheim, Calif./Servite HS), junior CB Andre Grayson (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Etiwanda HS), junior CB Jarrod Green (Elk Grove, Calif./Cosumnes Oaks HS), freshman WR Quinton Hadnot (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS), sophomore DL James Hansen (Fontana, Calif./Kaiser HS/Riverside CC), redshirt freshman S Keith Harris (Lawndale, Calif./Leuzinger HS), sophomore OL Andy Koch (Eastvale, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt HS), senior ILB Kevin Meitzenheimer (Moreno Valley, Calif./Moreno Valley HS), senior DL Marcus Moore (Pasadena, Calif./Crespi HS/UCLA), senior WR Jordan Nathan (Monrovia, Calif./Monrovia HS), freshman RB Elelyon Noa (La Mesa, Calif./Helix HS), sophomore WR Tim Patrick Jr. (San Diego, Calif./Morse HS), redshirt freshman DL Dean Rice (Yuba City, Calif./River Valley HS), freshman PK Joey Rouly (Anaheim, Calif./Canyon HS), junior CB Xavion Steele (Hemet, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS/Fullerton JC), sophomore S Dominic Tatum (Culver City, Calif./Culver City HS), senior DL Justus Te'i (Oceanside, Calif./Mission Hills HS) and redshirt freshman LS Jesse Vasquez (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Oaks Christian School).
 
UTAH STATE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
• Utah State is 163-183-8 (.472) all-time against current members of the Mountain West with a 40-26-4 record vs. Wyoming, a 35-39-2 record vs. Colorado State, a 17-7 record vs. UNLV, an 18-20-1 record vs. San José State, a 13-17-1 record vs. Fresno State, a 13-13 record vs. New Mexico, a 10-6 record vs. Hawai`i, a 7-18 record vs. Nevada, a 5-20 record vs. Boise State, a 3-5 record vs. Air Force, and a 2-12 record vs. San Diego State.
 
• Utah State is in its eighth 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.
 
LAST ROAD MEETING 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.
 
LAST HOME MEETING vs. SAN DIEGO STATE
LOGAN, Utah - Utah State found the end zone on its first possession of the game and junior QB Kent Myers moved into the school's top-10 list for career touchdown passes, but the Aggies couldn't overcome 40 unanswered points by San Diego State in a 40-13 loss to the Aztecs on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium.
               
Myers completed 11-of-26 passes for 181 yards and a 23-yard touchdown pass to junior WR Jaren Colston-Green midway through the fourth quarter.
               
Myers was also the Aggies' leading rusher on the day with 26 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown run that gave Utah State (3-5, 1-4 Mountain West) a 7-0 lead with 8:08 left in the first quarter.
               
San Diego State (7-1, 4-0) rushed for 400 yards on 57 carries. A pair of Aztecs eclipsed the century mark on the ground as Donnel Pumphrey rushed for 223 yards on 32 carries, while Juwan Washington added 137 yards and two scores. SDSU finished the game with 414 yards of total offense.
               
Utah State allowed just 14 yards passing, which is tied for the fourth-fewest given up by the Aggies and the fewest since allowing one yard to Colorado State in 1976.
               
Senior TE Wyatt Houston led the Aggies with three catches for 40 yards. Sophomore WR Ron'quavion Tarver also had three catches in the game for 28 yards, while Colston-Green tied his career high with two receptions for 30 yards. Junior WR Alex Byers also had a career long catch of 43 yards.
               
In his return from a foot injury, junior S Dallin Leavitt recorded a game-high nine tackles and a quarterback hurry. Sophomore LB Chase Christiansen added eight stops, including 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks. Two other Aggie defenders had career nights as redshirt freshman NG Christopher Unga finished the game with a season best six tackles, while senior DE Siua Taufa had a career high five stops.
               
After forcing the Aztecs to punt on their first series of the game, Utah State marched 70 yards in seven plays, capped by Myers' 10-yard touchdown run.
               
However, San Diego State proceeded to end the first half by scoring 20 unanswered points, the final three coming on a 41-yard field goal by John Baron as time ran out on the clock. It was one of four field goals he booted on the night.
               
Utah State, which finished with a season-low 252 yards of total offense, had just 14 yards the remainder of the first half following its game-opening drive.
               
The Aztecs, who eventually scored 40 unanswered points before Colston-Green's touchdown, controlled the clock as they held the ball for nearly 37 minutes and had 20 first downs in the game as compared to just 12 for Utah State as the Aggies were 5-of-14 on third downs, while SDSU converted 7-of-14 third down attempts.
               
For the sixth straight game, Utah State's defense did not force a turnover as the Aggies have just one takeaway in its last six games. Offensively, USU committed two turnovers in the game on an interception and fumble, both in the second half, as USU has now committed eight turnovers on the season with five interceptions and three fumbles.
 
GAME 1 RECAP vs. BOISE STATE
BOISE, Idaho - Utah State opened the 2020 campaign with a 42-13 loss to Boise State on Saturday night at Albertsons Stadium. It was the season and Mountain West opener for both teams.
               
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was played on the Blue Turf in front of an empty stadium. Cardboard cutouts lined the seats behind the Broncos' bench on the east side of the stadium.
               
Senior RB Jaylen Warren accounted for both of Utah State's touchdowns as he scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter and a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter, pulling the Aggies (0-1, 0-1 Mountain West) to within 28-13. Warren, who tied his career-high with those two rushing touchdowns, finished the game with 89 yards on career-high 23 carries. Freshman RB Elelyon Noa added 15 yards on six carries as the Aggies ran the ball 43 times overall.
               
Making the first start of his Aggie career, junior QB Jason Shelley completed 14-of-27 passes for 92 yards and one interception. His favorite target on the chilly night was junior WR Deven Thompkins, who caught five passes for 37 yards. Sophomore WR Justin McGriff caught four passes for 29 yards in his first game as an Aggie, while senior WR Jordan Nathan and senior WR Derek Wright each had two receptions.
               
Utah State finished with just 203 yards of total offense (111 rushing, 92 passing), while Boise State (1-0, 1-0 Mountain West) gained 450 yards (279 passing, 171 rushing). Both teams finished the game with 30:00 minutes of possession time and the Aggies had just three penalties in the game, marking its third-straight outing dating back to last season were it has had fewer than five penalties in each game. USU was also 8-of-20 on third down and 3-of-4 on fourth down conversions, while BSU was 5-of-11 on third down and 1-of-1 on fourth down.
               
The Broncos were led by QB Hank Bachmeier, who was 20-of-28 passing for 268 yards and three touchdowns. Khalil Shakir caught seven of Bachmeier's passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns.
               
Defensively, senior ILB Cash Gilliam and fellow senior ILB Kevin Meitzenheimer led the Aggies with eight tackles apiece. Meitzenheimer had a team-best 1.5 tackles for loss, while Gilliam added 0.5 sacks. For Gilliam, those eight stops were also a career high. Senior DL Marcus Moore had a career-high seven tackles, while junior S Jarrod Green had a career-best six stops, as did junior CB Zahodri Jackson. Sophomore OLB Elijah Shelton and sophomore ILB AJ Vongphachanh both registered their first-career sacks in the game, while senior DL Jaylin Bannerman and fellow senior DL Justus Te'i both recorded a tackle for loss. And, sophomore CB Cam Lampkin notched his third-career pass breakup.
               
Utah State, which had 15 players make their Aggie debut and seven players make their first-career start Saturday night, forced Boise State to go three-and-out on the game's opening possession.
               
However, the Aggies also went three-and-out the first time they touched the ball. In fact, USU punted six times in the first half and gained just 45 yards of total offense with one first down.
 
WARREN SHINES IN FIRST-CAREER START
• Senior RB Jaylen Warren had one of his best games, statistically, in Utah State's season-opener at Boise State last weekend. Warren, making his first-career start, rushed for 89 yards on a career-high 23 carries and tied his career high with two rushing touchdowns. He also had two rushing touchdowns against Stony Brook last season. Those 89 yards rushing are the third-most in his career, behind the back-to-back 100-yard games he had to start the 2019 season. It was also the seventh time in his career that he has had double-digit carries. Warren's longest run against the Broncos was for 22 yards, giving him six rushes of at least 20 yards in his career.
 
• Warren began his Aggie career by rushing for 141 yards on 19 carries against Wake Forest in the season-opener last year and then rushed for 105 yards on nine carries against Stony Brook to become the first player ever to rush for 100 yards in an Aggie debut and in back-to-back games to start a career.
 
• During his first three games of the 2019 season, Warren carried the ball 45 times for 324 yards (7.1 ypc/106.7 ypg) with four touchdowns before fighting injuries the rest of the season.
 
SHELLEY STARTS AT QUARTERBACK IN FIRST-CAREER GAME FOR AGGIES
• Junior QB Jason Shelley, a transfer from Utah, made his first-career start for the Aggies last weekend, and his sixth start overall as he started five games for the Utes in 2018, against Boise State last weekend. For Shelley, he is the first Aggie quarterback to start in his first-career game for USU since Chuckie Keeton started as a true freshman in 2011. Prior to that, you have to go all the way back to 1995, when junior college transfer Patrick Mullins started his first-career game for USU.
 
• The last time USU did not return its top signal caller, statistically, from the previous season was in 2011.
 
GILLIAM POSTS CAREER-HIGH EIGHT TACKLES AGAINST BRONCOS
• Senior ILB Cash Gilliam recorded a career-high eight tackles, including his first-career sack, last weekend against Boise State in his first-career start at inside linebacker. For Gilliam, it was just the second time in his career he has recorded at least five tackles in a game.
 
MEITZENHEIMER TIES CAREER HIGH IN TACKLES FOR LOSS AGAINST BRONCOS
• Senior ILB Kevin Meitzenheimer tied his career high with 1.5 tackles for loss, which included his first-career sack, against Boise State last weekend. Meitzenheimer finished the game with eight tackles to tie for the team lead. 
 
GREEN POSTS CAREER-HIGH SIX TACKLES IN FIRST-CAREER START
• Junior S Jarrod Green recorded a career-high six tackles against Boise State last weekend, in what was his first-career start. Green entered the game with six total tackles in 24 previous games for Utah State.
 
JACKSON RECORDS CAREER-HIGH SIX TACKLES AGAINST BRONCOS
• Junior CB Zahodri Jackson recorded a career-high six tackles against Boise State last weekend. In 17 previous games for Utah State, which included two starts, Jackson had a total of 11 tackles.
 
MOORE RECORDS CAREER HIGH IN TACKLES IN FIRST AGGIE GAME
• Senior DL Marcus Moore notched a career-high seven tackles in his Aggie debut last weekend at Boise State. The UCLA transfer had a career-best six tackles against Washington during his time with the Bruins.
 
OTHER DEFENSIVE NOTABLES FROM THE BOISE STATE GAME
• Senior DL Justus Te'i had 1.0 tackles for loss to give him 11.0 tackles for loss in his career. Senior DL Jaylin Bannerman had his first-career tackle for loss. Sophomore CB Cam Lampkin had a career-high four tackles and one pass breakup to give him three pass breakups in his career. Sophomore OLB Elijah Shelton had his first-career sack and tackle for loss. And, sophomore ILB AJ Vongphachanh had his first-career sack and tackle for loss.
 
TEAM NOTABLES FROM THE BOISE STATE GAME
• Utah State's 16-play scoring drive in the third quarter was its longest since it also had a 16-play scoring drive against UNLV on Oct. 21, 2017.
 
• Utah State had just three penalties in the game, marking the third-straight game dating back to last season that it has had less than five penalties.
 
• Utah State had made 183 straight extra points, which was the second-longest active streak in the nation behind Georgia, prior to missing an extra point in the fourth quarter. The last time USU missed an extra point was against San Diego State on Oct 28, 2016.
 
UTAH STATE HAS SEVEN PLAYERS ON ITS ROSTER THAT WERE WALK-ONS
• Utah State has seven players on its current roster that began their careers as walk-ons and went on to earn scholarships in senior WR Taylor Compton, senior graduate transfer OLB Nick Heninger, senior LB Eric Munoz, senior LS Brandon Pada, senior DL Jake Pitcher, senior WR Derek Wright and sophomore OL Karter Shaw. Furthermore, senior P Christopher Bartolic is currently a walk-on.
 
A QUICK LOOK AT UTAH STATE
• Utah State is 0-1 on the season and in Mountain West play following its 42-13 loss at Boise State last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by junior QB Jason Shelley, who is 14-of-27 (.519) passing for 92 yards (92.0 ypg) with no touchdowns and one interception. Senior RB Jaylen Warren leads the team in rushing with 89 yards on 23 carries (3.9 ypc/89.0 ypg) with two touchdowns, and junior WR Deven Thompkins has a team-best five receptions for 37 yards (7.4 ypr/37.0 ypg). Defensively, senior ILB Kevin Meitzenheimer leads the team with eight tackles, which includes 0.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss, while fellow senior ILB Cash Gilliam also has eight tackles, which includes 0.5 tackles for loss. As a team, USU is averaging 13.0 points and 203.0 yards of total offense (111.0 rushing, 92.0 passing), and allowing 42.0 points and 450.0 yards of total offense (279.0 passing, 171.0 rushing).
 
UTAH STATE FIFTH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN SACKS ALLOWED
• After the first week of the 2020 season, Utah State is fifth in the Mountain West and 77th in the nation in sacks allowed with three (3.0 pg), seventh in the MW and 82nd in the nation in rushing offense (111.0 ypg), eighth in the MW and 92nd in the nation in completion percentage (.519), ninth in the MW and 96th in the nation in scoring offense (13.0 ppg), ninth in the MW and 97th nationally in passing offense (92.0 ypg), ninth in the MW and 99th in the nation in total offense (203.0 ypg), and 10th in the MW and 100th in the nation in passing efficiency (73.1). 
 
• Utah State's offense is also sixth in the Mountain West and 59th in the nation in third downs with a conversion percentage of 40.0 (8-of-20), third in the MW and 22nd in the nation in fourth downs with a conversion percentage of 75.0 (3-of-4), and third in the MW and third in the nations in fewest penalties per game (3.0).
 
• Utah State also scored touchdowns on both of its red zone opportunities against Boise State. 
 
AGGIE DEFENSE FOURTH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN TACKLES FOR LOSS
• After the first week of the 2020 season, Utah State is fourth in the Mountain West and 46th in the nation in tackles for loss with six (6.0 pg), fifth in the MW and 77th in the nation in sacks with three (3.0 pg), eighth in the MW and 75th in the nation in total defense (450.0 ypg), eighth in the MW and 78th in the nation in passing defense (279.0 ypg), 10th in the MW and 93rd in the nation in scoring defense (42.0 ppg), and 10th in the MW and 97th in the nation in passing efficiency defense (172.9).
 
UTAH STATE 19TH IN THE NATION IN KICKOFF RETURN DEFENSE
• After the first week of the 2020 season, Utah State is second in the Mountain West and 19th in the nation in kickoff return defense (16.3 ypr), fourth in the MW and 48th in the nation in kickoff returns (20.0 ypr), sixth in the MW and 85th in the nation in net punting (34.0 ypr), and seventh in the MW and 87th in the nation in punt returns (0.0 ypp). 
 
AGGIES 15TH IN THE NATION IN TURNOVERS FORCED IN 2019
• Utah State did not force a turnover during its first weekend of the 2020 season. During the 2019 season, Utah State forced 24 turnovers (13 fumbles, 11 interceptions) to rank second in the Mountain West and 15th in the nation. USU also ranked first in the MW and fifth nationally with its 13 fumble recoveries (1.0 pg), and fifth in the MW and 46th in the nation with its 11 interceptions. Overall, USU has forced three or more turnovers in 26 of its last 77 games and has scored 24 defensive touchdowns in its last 86 games.
 
AGGIES SECOND IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN TURNOVERS FORCED SINCE 2014
• Since the 2014 season, Utah State has forced 147 turnovers, which is the second-most in the Mountain West behind San Diego State (152).
 
AGGIES IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST AND NCAA RANKINGS
• After the first week of the 2020 season, senior RB Jaylen Warren is second in the Mountain West and 10th in the nation in scoring (12.0 ppg), and fifth in the MW and 33rd in the nation in rushing (89.0 ypg). Junior WR Deven Thompkins is third in the MW and 35th in the nation in kickoff returns (20.0 ypr), and eighth in the MW and 57th in the nation in receptions (5.0 pg). Sophomore OLB Elijah Shelton is third in the MW and 12th in the nation in sacks (1.0 pg). Sophomore ILB AJ Vongphachanh is third in the MW and 12th in the nation in sacks (1.0 pg). Sophomore CB Cam Lampkin is sixth in the MW in passes defended (1.0 pg). Junior QB Jason Shelley is seventh in the MW and 73rd in the nation in completions (14.0 pg), seventh in the MW and 86th in the nation in completion percentage (.519), ninth in the MW and 90th in the nation in passing efficiency (73.1), and ninth in the MW and 91st in the nation in passing (92.0 ypg). Freshman P Stephen Kotsanlee is seventh in the MW and 65th in the nation in punting (34.3 ypg). Senior ILB Kevin Meitzenheimer is 10th in the MW and 74th in the nation in tackles (8.0 pg), and 11th in the MW and 36th in the nation in tackles for loss (1.5 pg). Senior ILB Cash Gilliam is 10th in the MW and 74th in the nation in tackles (8.0 pg). Senior DL Marcus Moore is 18th in the MW in tackles (7.0 pg). Junior S Jarrod Green is 28th in the MW in tackles (6.0 pg). And, junior CB Zahodri Jackson is 28th in the MW in tackles (6.0 pg).
 
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.
 
SCARVER SETS SCHOOL RECORD WITH FIFTH-CAREER KICKOFF RETURN FOR TD
• Senior WR Savon Scarver returned his fifth-career kickoff for a touchdown against Nevada on Oct. 19, 2019, to set the school record that was held by Kevin Robinson (2004-07), who returned four kickoffs for touchdowns during his career. Scarver, who has three-career 100-yard kickoff returns, also had a kickoff return for touchdown against Colorado State last season.
 
• Scarver's five kickoff returns for touchdown are tied for the second-most in Mountain West history with New Mexico's Carlos Wiggins (2012-15). The MW record is seven kickoff returns for touchdown set by San Diego State's Rashaad Penny (2014-17). Furthermore, Scarver's two kickoff returns for touchdown last season are tied for the fourth-most in a single season in MW history as the record is three held by Penny (2015), Wiggins (2013) and Hawaii's Mike Edwards III (2012).
 
• The NCAA record for kickoff returns for touchdowns in a career is seven set by four players, while Scarver's five kickoff returns for touchdowns is tied for the ninth-most in NCAA history.
 
• Scarver's 100-yard kickoff return against Nevada and Colorado State last season is tied for the third-longest in school history and marks the 22nd and 23rd time in Mountain West history that a kickoff has been returned 100 yards.
 
• Of his five career kickoff returns for touchdowns, three have been from 100 yards, while the others were from 99 and 96 yards, respectively.
 
AGGIES START SEASON WITH NEW COORDINATORS FOR THIRD-STRAIGHT YEAR
• Utah State has new offensive, defensive and special teams coordinators this season as Bodie Reeder replaces Mike Sanford as the offensive coordinator, while Stacy Collins and Frank Maile replace Justin Ena as the defensive coordinator, and Roc Bellantoni replaces Collins as the special teams coordinator. In fact, it will be the third-straight year that USU has new coordinators on offense, defense and special teams.
 
• Utah State has had a different defensive coordinator in each of its last four seasons and a different special teams coordinator in each of its last six season. The last time USU had the same defensive coordinator for multiple years was Todd Orlando (2013-14), while its last special teams coordinator to coach multiple seasons was Dave Ungerer (2013-15). Ironically, USU has had the same offensive coordinator for multiple seasons twice during the past eight seasons with David Yost (2017-18) and Kevin McGiven (2013-14).
 
• Overall, Utah State is one of three FBS schools to have new coordinators on offense, defense and special teams in each of the past three seasons, along with Appalachian State and West Virginia.
 
SEVEN FORMER AGGIE PLAYERS ON ANDERSEN'S STAFF
• Utah State head coach Gary Andersen has seven former Aggie players among his coaching staff in co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Frank Maile, outside linebackers coach Bojay Filimoeatu, strength and conditioning graduate assistant Al Lapuaho, director of player personnel Keegan Andersen, offensive graduate assistants Austin Stephens and D.J. Tialavea, and defensive graduate assistant Jumanne Robertson. Of those seven former Aggies on staff, only Maile and Stephens did not play for Andersen.
 
ANDERSEN FIFTH WINNINGEST COACH IN SCHOOL HISTORY
• Utah State head coach Gary Andersen ranks fifth all-time in school history with his 33 wins, while his .516 winning percentage (33-31) ranks as the eighth-best all-time in school history. Andersen is also one of just four head coaches to lead the Aggies to multiple bowl games.
 
2019 END OF SEASON NOTES
 
UTAH STATE PLAYS IN EIGHTH BOWL GAME IN LAST NINE SEASONS
• Utah State played in a bowl game for the eighth time in the last nine seasons and for the 14th time in school history as it lost to Kent State, 51-41, in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl. USU is 5-9 all-time in bowl games, which includes a 3-3 record against teams from the Mid-American Conference. Overall, it was USU's third-straight bowl game, which is the second-longest streak in school history behind the five-straight bowl games from 2011-15.
 
• Utah State has now played in three bowl games under current head coach Gary Andersen, which is the second-most under any coach in school history, as former head coach Matt Wells (2013-18) led the Aggies to five bowl games.
 
UTAH STATE WINS SEVEN GAMES FOR 26TH TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY
• With its 7-6 record last season, Utah State has now won at least seven games six times in the past nine years and 26 times in school history. USU also finished Mountain West play with a 6-2 record, marking the fourth time in its seven years in the league that it has won at least six games, joining the 2013 (7-1), 2014 (6-2) and 2018 (7-1) teams. Overall, it is just the sixth time in school history that USU has won six conference games, joining the 1936 (6-0), 2012 (6-0), 2013 (7-1), 2014 (6-2) and 2018 (7-1) teams.
 
UTAH STATE 3-1 ON THE SEASON IN ONE-SCORE GAMES
• Utah State was 3-1 last season in one-score games after posting back-to-back wins against Fresno State (37-35) and Wyoming (26-21). USU also notched a 23-17 road win at San Diego State and had a 38-35 loss at Wake Forest. Those three one-score wins are the most by USU since the 2011 team was 5-4 in such games. Under head coach Gary Andersen, USU is 13-11 in one-score games.
 
UTAH STATE SETS TWO SCHOOL RECORDS IN 2019
• Utah State set two school records during the 2019 season as it completed 315 passes to break the previous record of 303 set in 2018, and attempted 504 passes to break the previous record of 487 set in 2002. Furthermore, USU had the second-most passing yards (3,628) and the third-most made field goals (21) in a single-season in school history last year. 
 
UTAH STATE AMONG THE TOP 40 TEAMS NATIONALLY IN 14 CATEGORIES
• Utah State finished the 2019 season ranking among the top 40 teams in the nation in 14 statistical categories, including tied for fourth in special teams touchdowns with three (two kickoff returns, one punt return), fifth in fumbles recovered with 13 (1.0 per game), and 15th in turnovers forced with 24 (1.85 per game). USU was also 16th in three-and-outs forced (4.08 per game), 26th in punt returns (11.5 yards per return), 28th in tackles for loss allowed with 65 (5.0 per game), 31st in passing offense (279.1 yards per game), 33rd with two defensive touchdowns, 35th in fewest penalty yards per game (47.3) and 39th in completion percentage (.625).
 
UTAH STATE'S STREAK OF 2,000 YARD RUSHING SEASONS COMES TO AN END
• Utah State rushed for 1,979 yards on 461 carries (4.3 ypc) during the 2019 season, breaking a streak of 10 straight seasons with at least 2,000 rushing yards. The last time USU did not rush for 2,000 yards in a season was back in 2008, when it gained 1,653 yards on the ground.
 
UTAH STATE AT MAVERIK STADIUM
• Utah State went 4-2 at home inside Maverik Stadium during the 2019 season and is 39-11 (.780) in its last 50 home games, which includes a 20-9 (.690) record in five seasons under head coach Gary Andersen. All-time, USU is 151-107 (.585) inside Maverik Stadium.
 
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State returns six players that started every game last season in senior OL Demytrick Ali'ifua, senior S Shaq Bond, senior S Troy Lefeged Jr., senior LB Kevin Meitzenheimer, sophomore OL Karter Shaw and senior DL Justus Te'i. In fact, Bond has started all 22 games he has played during his USU career.
 
WHAT'S RETURNING IN 2020
• Utah State returns 11 starters (O-6, D-5) as part of 38 letterwinners (O-17, D-19, S-2) from last year's team that finished with a 7-6 record and played in its 14th bowl game in school history in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl. USU concluded Mountain West play with a 6-2 record to finish third in the Mountain Division.
 
• Highlighting Utah State's returners in 2020 is senior WR Savon Scarver, who is just the third consensus All-American in school history. Scarver 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 following his sophomore season in 2018. Scarver was also named first-team all-Mountain West as a kick returner as both a sophomore and junior in 2018 and 2019, respectively. USU also returns senior S Shaq Bond, who earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors a season ago.
 
• Other starters returning for Utah State in 2020 include senior OL Demytrick Ali'ifua, senior S Troy Lefeged Jr., senior LB Kevin Meitzenheimer, senior WR Jordan Nathan, senior DL Justus Te'i, senior TE Carson Terrell, junior OL Alfred Edwards, junior CB Andre Grayson, junior WR Deven Thompkins and sophomore OL Karter Shaw.
 
WHAT UTAH STATE MUST REPLACE FROM 2019
• Utah State must replace 11 starters, including eight players who earned various all-Mountain West honors in 2019, including PK Dominik Eberle and LB David Woodward, who both earned first-team honors, and DE Tipa Galeai and WR Siaosi Mariner, who were both named to the second-team, while RB Gerold Bright, QB Jordan Love, TE Caleb Repp and DT Christopher Unga were all named to the honorable mention team. USU also must replace DL Devon Anderson, OL Kyler Hack, CB Cameron Haney, OL Ty Shaw and CB DJ Williams.
 
AGGIES CURRENTLY IN THE NFL
• Utah State currently has 12 players on NFL rosters and has had 13 players drafted into the NFL in the past 10 years. Former Aggies currently in the NFL include CB Jalen Davis (Arizona Cardinals), PK Dominik Eberle (Las Vegas Raiders), LB Kyler Fackrell (New York Giants), LB Tipa Galeai (Green Bay Packers), OG Tyler Larsen (Carolina Panthers), CB Nevin Lawson (Las Vegas Raiders), SS Dallin Leavitt (Las Vegas Raiders), QB Jordan Love (Green Bay Packers), LS Patrick Scales (Chicago Bears), RB Darwin Thompson (Kansas City Chiefs), LB Nick Vigil (Los Angeles Chargers) and LB Bobby Wagner (Seattle Seahawks).
 
AGGIES WHO HAVE SERVED LDS CHURCH MISSIONS
• Utah State has 16 players on its 2020 roster who have served missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in redshirt freshman OL Josh Bowcut, senior WR Taylor Compton, senior DL Ritisoni Fata, sophomore DL James Hansen, senior OLB Nick Heninger, freshman OL Sage Hill, freshman OLB Mata Hola, senior TE Mosese Manu, sophomore OL Wade Meacham, sophomore TE Bryce Mortenson, freshman WR London Rockwood, freshman TE Josh Sterzer, freshman OLB Izzy Vaifo'ou, redshirt freshman WR Kyle Van Leeuwen, freshman S Crew Wakley and redshirt freshman OL Logan Wood.
 
AGGIES WHO ARE MARRIED
• Utah State has eight players on its 2020 roster who are married in senior OL Demytrick Ali'ifua, redshirt freshman DL Josh Bowcut, redshirt freshman DL Aaron Bredsguard, sophomore TE Bryce Mortenson, senior DL Jake Pitcher, junior WR Deven Thompkins, freshman S Crew Wakley and senior WR Derek Wright.
 
POSITION CHANGES AND NUMBER CHANGES
• Utah State had a number of players change positions and/or numbers from last season. Senior P Christopher Bartolic changed his jersey from No. 98 to No. 40. Senior WR Sean Carter changed his jersey from No. 19 to No. 80. Senior Cash Gilliam changed positions from safety to inside linebacker.
Senior LS Brandon Pada changed his jersey from No. 57 to No. 44. Senior WR Dererk Wright changed his jersey from No. 83 to No. 18. Sophomore OL Heneli Bloomfield changed his last name from Avendano. Sophomore CB Cam Lampkin changed his jersey from No. 18 to No. 6. Redshirt freshman Josh Bowcut changed positions from defensive line to offensive line. And, redshirt freshman QB Josh Calvin changed his jersey from No. 7 to No. 3. Redshirt freshman WR Kyle Van Leeuwen changed his jersey from No. 84 to No. 19.