LOGAN, Utah – Utah State (1-1, 0-0 MW) begins Mountain West play by hosting Air Force (1-0, 0-0 MW) on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 7:55 p.m. The game will be televised live on Fox Sports 1 (Xfinity Ch. 265/HD 691, DISH Ch. 150, DirecTV Ch. 219) with Trent Davis (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst) on the call.
GAME 3 INFORMATION
TV: Fox Sports 1
• Play-by-Play: Trent Rush
• Analyst: Petros Papadakis
• Xfinity (Utah): Ch. 265 / HD 691
• DISH / DirecTV: Ch. 150 / Ch. 219
RADIO: Aggie Sports Network
• Play-by-Play: Scott Garrard
• Analyst: Kevin White
• Online: kslsports.com/kslsportszone
• National: Sirius XM Ch. 380
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• X/Instagram: @USUFootball
• Facebook: USUFootball
• YouTube: UtahStateAthletics
• Live Stats: stats.statbroadcast.com
KICKOFF COVERAGE
• Utah State leads the nation in two-point conversions made this season with three (2 pass, 1 run) on four attempts. Louisville is second in the nation with a pair of two-point conversions made. Overall, only 22 FBS teams have successfully converted a two-point play this season.
• Utah State first-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall has a 42-13 (.764) Mountain West record over seven seasons at BYU (2005-10) and New Mexico (2024). He ranks fifth all-time in wins and sixth all-time in winning percentage in league history. He was named the MW Coach of the Year at BYU in 2006 and led the Cougars to consecutive MW titles in 2006 and 2007.
• Utah State is 8-5 (.615) in its last 13 league openers and 7-5 (.583) all-time in Mountain West openers, which includes a 3-2 home record. This will be USU's sixth league opener at home in its 13 years in the MW. Overall, USU is 35-30-3 (.537) all-time in conference openers and has a 20-14 (.588) record in league openers at home.
• Utah State will begin Mountain West play against Air Force for the seventh time in its 13 years in the league and is 4-2 in its previous six conference openers against the Falcons including a 2-1 home record.
• Utah State is 55-38 (.591) all-time in Mountain West play, including a 30-18 (.625) home record. Overall, USU is 54-25 (.684) in its last 79 home games and 166-121 (.578) all-time inside Maverik Stadium.
• Utah State (55-38) has the third-best record against Mountain West opponents since it joined the league in 2013. Boise State (81-17) has the best record in the league during that time, while San Diego State (62-33) has the second-best record. Air Force has the fifth-best record (51-41).
• Utah State's four returning starters (O-1, D-3) from last year are tied with Oklahoma State for the fewest in the nation, while its 39 total players returning are the second-fewest in the nation behind New Mexico (35).
• Utah State's 69 newcomers (O-26, D-36, S-7) to the program are the second-most in the nation behind New Mexico (74). Collectively, the 29 four-year transfers that joined the team this year have combined for 416 games played and 115 starts during their careers.
SERIES vs. AIR FORCE
• Utah State and Air Force will be meeting for the 13th time in series history this weekend with the Falcons holding a 7-5 advantage. The Aggies are 3-2 at home all-time against the Falcons. USU has won two of the last three games in the series with a 34-27 home win in 2022 and a 49-45 road win in 2021. Air Force won the last meeting with a 39-21 home victory in 2023. The Falcons won the first meeting, 38-13, in 1969, at the USAF Academy. USU then won the next two games with a 52-20 win at the USAF Academy in 2013, and a 34-16 home win in 2014. The Falcons then won three straight meetings with a 35-28 home win in 2015, a 27-20 road win in 2016, and a 38-35 home win in 2017. USU then posted a 42-32 win in 2018, followed by two straight AFA wins with a 31-7 home victory in 2019 and a 35-7 road win in 2020.
