LOGAN, Utah – UNLV quarterback Doug Brumfield passed for one touchdown and ran for two others to lead the Rebels past Utah State 34-24 in the Mountain West opener for both teams Saturday night on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium.
 
Brumfield completed 21-of-31 passes for 217 yards and the one touchdown, to go along with touchdown runs of 4 and 1 yards, respectively.
 
Utah State grad quarterback Logan Bonner was 27-of-34 for 313 yards and three touchdowns, to go along with five interceptions. Bonner's 39-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Terrell Vaughn pulled the Aggies (1-3, 0-1 MW) to within 34-24 with 6:15 remaining in the game, but that's as close as they would get the rest of the way.
 
Vaughn was one of three different Aggies to catch six passes in the game as he finished with 49 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Justin McGriff had five receptions for 91 yards and one touchdown.
 
McGriff and the Aggies scored first when he hauled in a 12-yard touchdown pass from Bonner with 7:21 to go in the opening quarter.
 
However, Brumfield's two touchdown runs gave the Rebels (3-1, 1-0 MW) a 14-7 lead late in the first quarter. UNLV never trailed after that.
 
Redshirt freshman wide receiver NyNy Davis also had six catches for Utah State as he finished with 74 yards receiving, while graduate wide receiver Brian Cobbs had six catches for 83 yards.
 
Jeff Weimer led the Rebels in receiving with five catches for 57 yards, while Aidan Robbins had 81 yards rushing and a touchdown on 28 carries.
 
Junior inside linebacker MJ Tafisi and senior inside linebacker AJ Vongphachanh led the Aggies on the defensive side of the ball with 10 tackles apiece.
 
Vongphachanh also had one catch for 12 yards on a fake punt, which led to a first down. Junior punter Stephen Kotsanlee completed the pass to Vongphachanh.
 
Utah State senior defensive tackle Hale Motu'apuaka added seven tackles, including 2.0 sacks, for the Aggies
 
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Utah State will play its final non-conference game of the season at BYU on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m., in a game that will be televised on ESPN.
 
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