LOGAN, Utah - Utah State (1-3, 0-0 MW) begins Mountain West play at No. 21 Boise State (3-1, 0-0 MW) on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 5 p.m. (MT).  The game will be televised on FS2 (Xfinity Ch. 264/722HD, DISH Ch. 149, DirecTV Ch. 618)  with Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst) on the call.

UTAH STATE (1-3, 0-0 MW) vs. No. 21 BOISE STATE (3-1, 0-0 MW)
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 • 5 p.m. (MT) • Boise, Idaho • Albertsons Stadium (36,387) • FS2
 
GAME 5 INFORMATION
TV: FS2
• Play-by-Play: Eric Collins
• Analyst: Spencer Tillman
• Xfinity (Utah): Ch. 264 / 722HD
• DISH / Direct TV: Ch. 149 / Ch. 618 
 
RADIO: Aggie Sports Network
• Play-by-Play: Scott Garrard 
• Analyst: Kevin White
• Online: kslsports.com/kslsportszone
• National: Sirius XM Ch. 388
 
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KICKOFF COVERAGE
• Interim head coach Nate Dreiling, who was elevated from defensive coordinator on July 2, is the youngest head coach at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level as he is 33 years old. Dreiling, who is just the 10th coach in program history to win his first game as head coach, is also one of only two interim head coaches in the nation along with Fresno State's Tim Skipper.
 
• Utah State and Boise State have won two of the last three Mountain West Championships as USU won the title in 2021 and BSU won it in 2023.
 
• Utah State is 6-68 all-time against Associated Press-ranked teams, but has won five of its last 19 games, including its 46-13 win at No. 19 San Diego State in the 2021 Mountain West Championship game, which was its last win against an AP top-25 team. The highest-ranked team USU has ever defeated was at No. 18 BYU (35-20) in 2014. 
 
• Utah State is playing a nationally ranked team for the third time this season as it lost at No. 13 USC (48-0) and lost at home to No. 12 Utah (38-21). In fact, it is the sixth time in school history that USU has played at least three nationally ranked teams in the same season along with the 1991, 2001, 2007, 2008 and 2009 campaigns. The school record for number of nationally ranked teams played in a season is four during both the 2001 and 2008 campaigns.
 
• Utah State is playing a nationally ranked Boise State team for the 10th time in the last 18 meetings in the series dating back to the 2006 season. USU is 1-8 in those previous nine meetings, which includes a 52-26 home win against No. 21 Boise State on Oct. 16, 2015. 
 
• Utah State is 3-3 in its last six road games and has scored at least 30 points in each of those road wins. Over the last three-plus years, USU is 12-9 (.571) in road games.
 
• Utah State is 8-4 (.667) in its last 12 league openers and 7-4 (.636) all-time in Mountain West openers, which includes a 4-2 (.667) road record. This will be USU's seventh league opener on the road in its 12 years in the MW. Overall, USU is 35-29-3 (.545) all-time in conference openers and has a 15-15-3 (.500) record in league openers on the road.
 
• Utah State will be starting Mountain West play against Boise State for the second time in its 12 years in the league as BSU posted a 42-13 home win against USU in 2020.
 
• Utah State is 52-34 (.605) all-time in Mountain West play, including a 24-18 (.571) road record. Overall, USU is 8-4 in its last 12 MW road games and 22-17 (.594) in its last 39 road games overall.  
 
• Utah State (52-33) has the third-best record against Mountain West opponents (including championship games) since it joined the league in 2013. Boise State (73-17) has the best record in the league during that time, while San Diego State (60-28) has the second-best record.   
 
• Utah State is fourth in the Mountain West and 51st in the nation in total offense (423.0 yards per game), fifth in the MW and 52nd in the nation in passing offense (246.0 ypg), and fifth in the MW and 56th in the nation in rushing offense (177.0 ypg). USU is also third in the MW and tied for 19th in the nation in yards per rush (5.8). 
 
SERIES vs. BOISE STATE
Utah State trails in the all-time series against Boise State, 23-5, which includes a 3-11 road record. USU has lost eight straight and 20 of the last 21 games in the series as its only win during that stretch was a 52-26 home win in 2015 against No. 21 BSU. The first game played in the series was on Oct. 15, 1975, in Boise, with USU winning 42-19. Last year, Boise State posted a 45-10 road win. And, the last time the two teams played in Boise, the Broncos notched a 42-23 win in 2022. This year's meeting will mark the first time since 2019 and the 10th time in the last 18 meetings that the Broncos are nationally ranked.