2014 Utah State Aggies football team

2014 Utah State Aggies football
New Mexico Bowl Champions
New Mexico Bowl vs. UTEP, W 21–6
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
2014 record	10–4 (6–2 MWC)
Head coach	Matt Wells (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin McGiven (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Orlando (2nd year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Romney Stadium (Capacity: 25,513)

2014 Mountain West football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
#16 Boise State x$		7	–	1					12	–	2
Colorado State		6	–	2					10	–	3
Utah State		6	–	2					10	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
New Mexico		2	–	6					4	–	8
Wyoming		2	–	6					4	–	8
West Division
Fresno State x		5	–	3					6	–	8
San Diego State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Hawaii		3	–	5					4	–	9
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. This was the Aggies second season as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated UTEP 21–6.

Before the season

2014 recruits

2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Adewale Adeoye LB	St. Louis, MO	Ritenour	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Feb 3, 2014
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Demytrick Ali'ifua OL	San Leandro, CA	San Leandro	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jul 5, 2013
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Chase Christiansen LB	Tooele, UT	Stansbury	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Feb 3, 2014
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Preston Curtis RB	Salt Lake City, UT	East	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 17, 2014
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Jalen Davis DB	La Mesa, CA	Helix	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jan 20, 2014
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Edmund Falamalo DT	Redlands, CA	Riverside C.C.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
	Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Baron Gajkowski S	Alpine, UT	Lone Peak	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
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Derek Hastings TE	Lehi, UT	Lehi	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
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Justin Hervey RB	Beaumont, TX	Westbrook	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
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Deshane Hines DB	San Mateo, CA	College of San Mateo	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 27, 2014
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Landon Horne TE	Ephraim, UT	Snow College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jan 8, 2014
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Lajuan Hunt RB	Fort Lauderdale, FL	University School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jan 25, 2014
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Marcus Mosely TE	Tampa, FL	Alonso	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 22, 2013
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Kent Myers ATH	Sachse, TX	Sachse	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 27, 2014
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Logan Rice OL	Logan, UT	Logan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
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Devonte Robinson WR	Dodge City, KS	Dodge City C.C.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
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Jontrell Rocquemore DB	McKinney, TX	McKinney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
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Gasetoto Schuster DT	Long Beach, CA	Poly	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Nov 24, 2013
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Hunter Sharp WR	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley C.C.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 15, 2013
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Siua Taufa DT	Pleasant Hill, CA	Diablo Valley C.C.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jan 1, 2014
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John Taylor DE	Riverside, CA	Riverside C.C.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
	Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:
Ian Togiai LB	West Valley City, UT	Hunter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Joe Tukuafu TE	Salt Lake City, UT	East	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Feb 4, 2014
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Mohelika Uasike DL	North Richland Hills, TX	L.D. Bell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Feb 4, 2014
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Christopher 'Unga DL	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Rancho Cucamonga	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Feb 4, 2014
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Aaron Wade ATH	Lithia, FL	Newsome	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Feb 5, 2014
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 94   Rivals: 106  ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Utah State 2014 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2014 Utah State Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2014 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

Blue and White Game

The Spring Blue and White Game took place on April 12th, 2014. The game came down to a field goal in the last second. (PK) Nick Diaz converted a 39 yard field-goal to give the offense (Blue) the win over the defense (White) 78-77 in the last second.

Departures

Among the notable departures were most of the starting offensive line including four year starter (C) Tyler Larsen and three year starter (G) Eric Schultz. The Aggies also lost Defensive Line coach Frank Maile to Vanderbilt.

NFL Draft

Name	Number	Pos.	Class	Team	Round	Pick
Nevin Lawson	1	CB	Senior	Detroit Lions	4	133
Maurice "Mo" Alexander	5	S	Senior	St. Louis Rams	4	110

Roster

2014 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Myers, KentKent Myers Fr WR 3 Robinson, DevonteDevonte Robinson Jr WR 4 Sharp, HunterHunter Sharp Jr WR 9 Natson, JoJoJoJo Natson Jr QB 10 Garretson, DarellDarell Garretson  So WR 11 Swindall, BrandonBrandon Swindall  Jr QB 12 Harrison, CraigCraig Harrison  Sr WR 14 Johnson, ShaanShaan Johnson Sr QB 16 Keeton, ChuckieChuckie Keeton  Sr WR 17 Van Leeuwen, ZachZach Van Leeuwen Fr WR 18 Butler, RonaldRonald Butler Sr RB 20 Hall, RashadRashad Hall Jr RB 21 Hunt, LaJuanLaJuan Hunt Fr WR 25 Weichers, HaydenHayden Weichers ('S') Fr RB 26 Williams, KennedyKennedy Williams So RB 30 Johnson, KarrisKarris Johnson Fr RB 32 Hill, JoeJoe Hill Sr TE 33 Court, JeffersonJefferson Court Sr RB 34 Hervey, JustenJusten Hervey Fr RB 40 Tolbert, MattMatt Tolbert Fr FB 43 Filiaga, DillonDillon Filiaga Fr TE 44 Horne, LandonLandon Horne  So OT 55 Chen, AndrewAndrew Chen Fr OC 59 Stephens, AustinAustin Stephens So OC 60 Summers, JoeJoe Summers Sr OL 62 Walker, BryceBryce Walker Sr OL 64 Ioane, JaromJarom Ioane Fr OL 65 Albrecht, AustinAustin Albrecht So OL 67 Taukeiaho, BrandonBrandon Taukeiaho Fr OL 68 Vavau, BillBill Vavau Sr OL 69 Hicks, JordanJordan Hicks Fr OL 72 Mosley, TyshonTyshon Mosley Fr OL 74 Whimpey, KevinKevin Whimpey Sr OL 75 Fisilau, TaaniTaani Fisilau Jr OL 76 Simonich, JakeJake Simonich So OL 78 Boyer, CodyCody Boyer Fr OT 79 Rice, LoganLogan Rice Fr WR 80 Fox, TylerTyler Fox Fr TE 81 Mosley, MarcusMarcus Mosley Fr TE 83 Houston, WyattWyatt Houston So WR 84 Patterson, DamounDamoun Patterson Fr WR 85 Weese, TylerTyler Weese Fr WR 87 Bird, BrockBrock Bird Jr WR 88 Roberts, BraelonBraelon Roberts Fr RB 40 Quicocho, ErnestErnest Quicocho Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Gray, DanielDaniel Gray So CB 2 Ellison, MarquanMarquan Ellison So CB 6 Stewart, RashardRashard Stewart Sr LB 9 Fackrell, KylerKyler Fackrell  Jr FS 10 Lee, KelvinKelvin Lee Jr LB 12 Huerta, AlexAlex Huerta  Fr CB 13 Davis, JalenJalen Davis Fr CB 15 Floyd, TylerTyler Floyd Jr CB 17 Hines, DeshaneDeshane Hines Jr LB 19 Togiai, IanIan Togiai Fr S 21 Suite, BrianBrian Suite Sr CB 22 Hayes, BryantBryant Hayes Jr LB 23 Okonkwo, MichaelMichael Okonkwo Jr CB 24 Evans, MarwinMarwin Evans Jr S 27 Rocquemore, JontrellJontrell Rocquemore Fr S 28 Wade, AaronAaron Wade Fr S 29 Turner, MyronMyron Turner Fr CB 31 Painter, JentzJentz Painter So CB 37 Centers, DevinDevin Centers So LB 39 Green, TorreyTorrey Green Jr CB 40 Cheney, AustinAustin Cheney So LB 41 Vigil, NickNick Vigil So LB 42 Harold, La'BradfordLa'Bradford Harold Jr S 43 DeLoach, DaytonDayton DeLoach So LB 45 Baldomero, JaromJarom Baldomero Jr S 46 Sutera, FrankieFrankie Sutera Sr LB 48 Christiansen, ChaseChase Christiansen Fr LB 49 Larsen, DerekDerek Larsen Fr DE 52 Taylor, JohnJohn Taylor Jr LB 53 Vigil, ZachZach Vigil Sr LB 55 Adeoye, AdewaleAdewale Adeoye Fr NG 56 Schuster, GasetotoGasetoto Schuster Fr NG 70 Seefeldt, TravisTravis Seefeldt Jr DE 90 Jeppesen, ClarkClark Jeppesen Fr DE 91 Taufa, SiuaSiua Taufa So DE 92 Parkinson, JordanJordan Parkinson Fr DL 94 Berntson, EricEric Berntson So DE 95 Ali'ifua, RickyRicky Ali'ifua So NG 96 Kamana-Matagi, ElvisElvis Kamana-Matagi Sr DE 97 Nielsen, JordanJordan Nielsen Jr DE 98 Faimalo, EdmundEdmund Faimalo Jr DE 99 Larsen, B.J.B.J. Larsen Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 36 Thompson, JakeJake Thompson So P/K 38 Bentrude, JaronJaron Bentrude Sr LS 47 Hutchinson, MarkMark Hutchinson Jr PK 63 Warren, BrockBrock Warren So PK 93 Diaz, NickNick Diaz Sr	Head coach Matt Wells (Utah State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Mark Weber (Idaho State) Asst. Head Coach/ Offensive Line Kevin McGiven (Utah Valley) Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Todd Orlando (Wisconsin) Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Dave Ungerer (Southern Connecticut State) Special Teams/ Running Backs Luke Wells (Oklahoma) Co-Offensive Coordinator/ TE/ Recruiting Coordinator Jovon Bouknight (Wyoming) Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers Joe Lorig (Western Oregon) Linebackers Ikaika Malloe (Washington) Defensive Line Kendrick Shaver (Missouri State) Defensive Passing Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks Funaki Asisi (Utah State) Offensive Graduate Assistant Waqa Damuni (Utah State) Asst. Athletics Director for Football Operations David Fiefia (Utah State) Offensive Graduate Assistant Dave Kragthorpe(Utah State) Special Assistant to the Head Coach Manoa Latu (Portland State) Defensive Graduate Assistant Nate Przestrzelski (East Carolina) Defensive Administrative Assistant Dillon Sanders (North Colorado) Defensive Graduate Assistant Dave Scholz (Wisconsin- Milwaukee) Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Naufahu Tahi (Brigham Young) Offensive Administrative Assistant [1] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 PM	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 7–38	102,455
September 6	6:00 PM	Idaho State*	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	MWN	W 40–20	20,445
September 13	5:00 PM	Wake Forest*	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	CBSSN	W 36–24	20,345
September 20	5:00 PM	at Arkansas State*	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 14–21 ^OT	29,029
October 3	8:30 PM	at No. 18 BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel)	ESPN	W 35–20	64,090
October 11	8:15 PM	Air Force	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	ESPNU	W 34–16	24,037
October 18	5:00 PM	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 13–16	32,546
October 25	2:00 PM	UNLV	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	ESPNews	W 34–20	20,153
November 1	9:00 PM	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	MWN	W 35–14	24,761
November 7	6:00 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Bridger’s Battle)	ESPN2	W 20–3	14,430
November 15	2:00 PM	New Mexico	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	ESPNews	W 28–21	19,591
November 21	7:30 PM	San Jose State	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	ESPN2	W 41–7	18,428
November 29	8:15 PM	at No. 25 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 19–50	33,940
December 20	12:20 PM	vs. UTEP*	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 21–6	28,725
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game Summaries

Tennessee

Utah State at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 0 0 7 7 • Volunteers 14 3 7 14 38 Date: August 31 Location: Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN Game start: 5:06 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 102,455 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), partly cloudy, winds SW at 7 mph (11 km/h) Referee: Marc Curles TV announcers (SECN): Joe Tessitore, Brock Huard, & Shannon Spake :[3]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah St. Tennessee 1 9:23 6 70 2:30 Tennessee Alton Howard 8-yard touchdown run, Aaron Medley kick good 0 7 1 9:09 1 12 0:06 Tennessee Brendan Downs 12-yard touchdown reception from Justin Worley, Aaron Medley kick good 0 14 2 1:00 8 27 1:19 Tennessee 36-yard field goal by Aaron Medley 0 17 3 5:31 13 69 6:00 Tennessee Von Pearson 14-yard touchdown reception from Justin Worley, Aaron Medley kick good 0 24 4 14:51 8 73 2:58 Tennessee Jaleen Hurd 15-yard touchdown reception from Justin Worley, Aaron Medley kick good 0 31 4 14:16 2 75 0:30 Utah State Hunter Sharp 37-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 7 31 4 10:36 2 11 0:51 Tennessee Marlin Lane 7-yard touchdown run, Aaron Medley kick good 7 38 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 38

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Idaho State

Utah State v Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 6 7 7 20 • Aggies 6 14 13 7 40 Date: September 06 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 6:06 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 20,249 Game weather: Warm, lightly cloudy Referee: Kevin Hassell

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16-2	2010	Utah State, 38–17

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Idaho St. Utah St. 1 10:13 4 8 2:04 Utah State 31-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 0 3 1 1:16 8 33 2:36 Utah State 24-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 0 6 2 13:39 11 71 2:37 Idaho State 21-yard field goal by Zak Johnson 3 6 2 09:59 5 22 1:23 Idaho State 49-yard field goal by Zak Johnson 6 6 2 02:33 8 52 3:51 Utah State Rashad Hall 5-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 6 13 2 1:24 0 52 0:00 Utah State JoJo Natson 52 yard punt return, Nick Diaz kick good 6 20 3 12:43 3 17 1:46 Utah State Joe Hill 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick no good (miss left) 6 26 3 12:09 0 0 44 Utah State Interception returned 44 yards for touchdown by Jalen Davis, Nick Diaz kick good 6 33 3 06:27 4 61 1:20 Idaho State Broc Malcom 42-yard touchdown reception from Justin Arias, Zak Johnson kick good 13 33 4 04:03 9 80 3:14 Utah State Chuckie Keeton 10-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 13 40 4 02:35 3 67 1:27 Idaho State KW Williams 52-yard touchdown reception from Justin Arias, Zak Johnson kick good 20 40 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 40

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Wake Forest

Utah State v Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total Demon Deacons 7 0 17 0 24 • Aggies 7 22 7 0 36 Date: September 13 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 5:04 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:41 Game attendance: 20345 Game weather: Clear skies Referee: Greg Burks

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

This was the first meeting between the Aggies and the Demon Deacons. The Aggies held the Demon Deacons to -25 yards rushing.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Wake Forest Utah State 1 7:28 Wake Forest Interception returned 70 yards for touchdown by Josh Banks, Mike Weaver kick good 7 0 1 3:03 Utah State Interception returned 35 yards for touchdown by Zach Vigil, Nick Diaz kick good 7 7 2 8:21 5 67 1:53 Utah State JoJo Natson 44-yard touchdown reception from Ronald Butler, Nick Diaz kick no good 7 13 2 6:34 5 22 1:47 Utah State Fumble recovery returned 47 yards for touchdown by Devin Centers, Nick Diaz kick no good (blocked) 7 19 2 4:46 3 26 0:53 Utah State Jefferson Court 6-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 7 26 2 0:00 8 45 2:26 Utah State 26-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 7 29 3 13:06 3 5 1:03 Wake Forest Isaiah Robinson 3-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good 14 29 3 7:49 7 78 2:33 Wake Forest E.J. Scott 10-yard touchdown reception from John Wolford, Mike Weaver kick good 21 29 3 5:46 5 75 2:03 Utah State Wyatt Houston 5-yard touchdown reception from Darell Garretson, Nick Diaz kick good 21 36 3 1:01 13 66 4:38 Wake Forest 30-yard field goal by Mike Weaver 24 36 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 36

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Arkansas State

Utah State at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 OT Total Aggies 7 0 7 0 0 14 • Red Wolves 0 0 7 7 7 21 Date: September 20 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 6:06 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:34 Game attendance: 29029 Game weather: Mosty Clear Referee: Kevin Stine

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3-2	2004	Arkansas State, 7-16

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah State Arkansas St. 1 7:37 1 81 0:10 Utah State Hunter Sharp 81-yard touchdown reception from Darell Garretson, Nick Diaz kick good 7 0 3 7:40 3 13 1:05 Arkansas St. J.D. McKissic 12-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good 7 7 3 3:43 8 75 3:51 Utah State Ronald Butler 41-yard touchdown reception from Darell Garretson, Nick Diaz kick good 14 7 4 4:58 10 66 2:59 Arkansas St. Johnston White 4-yard touchdown run, Luke Ferguson kick good 14 14 OT 0:00 1 1 Arkansas St. Dijon Paschal 24-yard touchdown reception from Fredi Knighten, Luke Ferguson kick good 14 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 21

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BYU

Utah State at #18 BYU

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Aggies 7 21 7 0 0 35 #18 Cougars 7 7 3 3 0 20 Date: October 03 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:26 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:31 Game attendance: 64090 Game weather: Clear Referee: Rick Loumiet

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46-34-3	2013	BYU, 31-14

Utah State on a crisp day in October, defeated the BYU Cougars. The star quarterback of the BYU team was Taysom Hill, who suffered a broken leg in the 2nd quarter on a hard hit. They beat the Cougars by a score of 35-20. The Cougars were ranked 18 at the time.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah State BYU 1 13:44 5 75 1:16 BYU Taysom Hill 11-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 0 7 1 0:50 10 85 4:33 Utah State Devonte Robinson 7-yard touchdown reception from Darell Garretson, Nick Diaz kick good 7 7 2 13:06 9 75 2:44 BYU Mitch Mathews 25-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Trevor Samson kick good 7 14 2 4:40 13 88 8:26 Utah State Darell Garretson 5-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 14 14 2 4:27 1 22 0:07 Utah State Devonte Robinson 22-yard touchdown reception from Darell Garretson, Nick Diaz kick good 21 14 2 0:55 3 87 0:45 Utah State Hunter Sharp 72-yard touchdown reception from Darell Garretson, Nick Diaz kick good 28 14 3 4:39 6 15 1:39 BYU 41-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 28 17 3 1:49 6 76 2:50 Utah State Nick Vigil 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 35 17 4 8:39 8 47 1:33 BYU 24-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 35 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 20

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Air Force

Utah State v Air Force

1 2 3 4 OT Total Falcons 3 3 7 3 0 16 • Aggies 14 17 0 3 0 34 Date: October 11 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 8:26 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 24037 Game weather: Clear Referee: Jim Farmer

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-1	2013	Utah State, 52–20

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Air Force Utah State 1 14:46 1 75 0:14 Utah State Hunter Sharp 75-yard touchdown reception from Darell Garretson, Nick Diaz kick good 0 7 1 11:45 4 43 2:09 Utah State Hunter Sharp 23-yard touchdown reception from Darell Garretson, Nick Diaz kick good 0 14 1 3:18 11 69 4:40 Air Force 27-yard field goal by Will Conant 3 14 2 13:13 9 53 2:53 Air Force 34-yard field goal by Will Conant 6 14 2 4:04 8 60 3:12 Utah State Nick Vigil 8-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 6 21 2 3:01 4 0 0:25 Utah State 46-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 6 24 2 0:47 6 56 0:46 Utah State Darell Garretson 17-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 6 31 3 0:21 14 60 5:10 Air Force Shayne Davern 8-yard touchdown run, Will Conant kick good 13 31 4 12:07 7 10 2:36 Air Force 22-yard field goal by Will Conant 16 31 4 8:15 5 63 1:52 Utah State 35-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 16 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 34

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Colorado State

Utah State at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 OT Total Aggies 10 0 0 3 0 13 • Rams 7 3 0 6 0 16 Date: October 18 Location: Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO Game start: 5:09 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 32546 Game weather: Clear Referee: Brandon Cruse

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–32–2	2013	Utah State, 13–0

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah State Colorado State 1 13:40 4 75 1:20 Colorado State Dee Hart 1-yard touchdown run, Jared Roberts kick good 0 7 1 9:57 2 59 0:15 Utah State Joe Hill 59-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 7 7 1 4:22 9 64 4:29 Utah State 25-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 10 7 2 4:50 12 39 5:49 Colorado State 52-yard field goal by Jared Roberts 10 10 4 14:20 8 56 3:32 Utah State 32-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 13 10 4 1:50 12 44 7:13 Colorado State 46-yard field goal by Jared Roberts 13 13 4 0:00 5 59 0:58 Colorado State 46-yard field goal by Jared Roberts 13 16 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 16

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UNLV

Utah State v UNLV

1 2 3 4 OT Total Rebels 0 13 0 7 0 20 • Aggies 7 10 10 7 0 34 Date: October 25 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 2:02 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 20153 Game weather: Clear Referee: Greg Burks

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14-7	2013	Utah State, 28–24

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UNLV Utah State 1 1:29 8 56 3:40 Utah State Jefferson Court 1-yard touchdown reception from Craig Harrison, Nick Diaz kick good 0 7 2 14:44 5 8 1:37 Utah State 27-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 0 10 2 12:17 5 44 2:27 UNLV Kendal Keys 31-yard touchdown reception from Blake Decker, Jonathan Leiva kick good 7 10 2 7:17 4 83 2:02 Utah State JoJo Natson 71-yard touchdown reception from Craig Harrison, Nick Diaz kick good 7 17 2 0:04 7 69 0:50 UNLV Taylor Barnhill 2-yard touchdown reception from Blake Decker, Jonathan Leiva kick no good (blocked) 13 17 3 10:25 1 69 0:12 Utah State Joe Hill 69-yard touchdown reception from Craig Harrison, Nick Diaz kick good 13 24 3 5:53 6 22 2:35 Utah State 49-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 13 27 4 11:48 9 73 3:12 Utah State Joe Hill 7-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 13 34 4 7:06 10 80 4:42 UNLV Devonte Boyd 41-yard touchdown reception from Blake Decker, Jonathan Leiva kick good 20 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 34

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Hawaii

Utah State at Hawai'i

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Aggies 14 14 7 0 0 35 Rainbow Warriors 14 0 0 0 0 14 Date: November 1 Location: Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Game start: 5:07 pm Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 24761 Referee: David Alvarez

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7-6	2013	Utah State, 47-10

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah State Hawai'i 1 10:55 9 62 4:05 Utah State Hunter Sharp 6-yard touchdown reception from Kent Myers, Nick Diaz kick good 7 0 1 6:21 11 64 4:30 Hawaii Diocemy Saint Juste 8-yard touchdown run, Tyler Hadden kick good 7 7 1 5:34 2 75 0:47 Utah State Hunter Sharp 70-yard touchdown reception from Kent Myers, Nick Diaz kick good 14 7 1 2:54 6 82 2:35 Hawaii Justin Vele 1-yard touchdown reception from Ikaika Woolsey, Tyler Hadden kick good 14 14 2 12:11 4 14 1:22 Utah State Fumble recovery returned 10 yards for touchdown by Devin Centers, Nick Diaz kick good 21 14 2 6:37 7 64 3:39 Utah State Ronald Butler 39-yard touchdown reception from Kent Myers, Nick Diaz kick good 28 14 3 5:11 9 98 4:41 Utah State LaJuan Hunt 44-yard touchdown reception from Ronald Butler, Nick Diaz kick good 35 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 14

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Wyoming

Utah State at Wyoming

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Aggies 17 0 0 3 0 20 Cowboys 0 3 0 0 0 3 Date: November 7 Location: War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY Game start: 6:00 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 14430 Referee: Alan Eck

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24-36-4	2013	Utah State, 35-7

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah State Wyoming 1 11:25 9 73 3:35 Utah State 20-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 3 0 1 9:33 Utah State JoJo Natson 80 yard punt return, Nick Diaz kick good 10 0 1 5:12 4 80 2:00 Utah State JoJo Natson 66-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 17 0 2 4:29 15 33 7:46 Wyoming 37-yard field goal by Stuart Williams 17 3 4 6:04 6 64 3:00 Utah State 28-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 20 3 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 3

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New Mexico

Utah State v New Mexico

1 2 3 4 OT Total Lobos 7 7 0 7 0 21 • Aggies 7 14 7 0 0 28 Date: November 15 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 2:02 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 19591 Referee: Eddy Shelton

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11-9	2013	Utah State, 45-10

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP New Mexico Utah State 1 6:50 4 49 2:11 Utah State LaJuan Hunt 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 0 7 1 1:15 6 33 2:25 New Mexico David Anaya 1-yard touchdown run, Zack Rogers kick good 7 7 2 14:47 3 75 1:28 Utah State Devonte Robinson 59-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 7 14 2 14:22 2 72 0:19 New Mexico Romell Jordan 72-yard touchdown run, Zack Rogers kick good 14 14 2 1:59 9 79 3:46 Utah State Wyatt Houston 10-yard touchdown reception from Kent Myers, Nick Diaz kick good 14 21 3 7:25 4 91 1:32 Utah State JoJo Natson 48-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 14 28 4 4:17 9 99 4:10 New Mexico Tyler Duncan 59-yard touchdown reception from Lamar Jordan, Zack Rogers kick good 21 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 28

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San Jose State

Utah State v San Jose State

1 2 3 4 OT Total Spartans 0 7 0 0 0 7 • Aggies 7 7 14 13 0 41 Date: November 21 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 7:35 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 18428 Referee: David Alvarez

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15-20-1	2013	Utah State, 40-12

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP San Jose State Utah State 1 11:00 7 55 2:40 Utah State Kent Myers 28-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 0 7 2 12:57 7 32 2:26 San Jose State Mitch Ravizza 1-yard touchdown run, Austin Lopez kick good 7 7 2 6:15 2 65 0:52 Utah State Kent Myers 60-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 7 14 3 14:42 1 56 0:18 Utah State JoJo Natson 56-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 7 21 3 4:46 6 68 2:12 Utah State Kent Myers 2-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 7 28 4 13:44 10 46 4:22 Utah State Jefferson Court 1-yard touchdown reception from Kent Myers, Nick Diaz kick good 7 35 4 3:56 13 72 7:31 Utah State Rashad Hall 4-yard touchdown run, Jaron Bentrude kick no good 7 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 41

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Boise State

Utah State at #25 Boise State

1 2 3 4 OT Total Aggies 9 3 0 7 0 19 • #25 Broncos 20 14 0 16 0 50 Date: November 29 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 8:26 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 33940 Referee: Rick Loumiet

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4-14	2013	Boise State, 34-23

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah State Boise State 1 10:11 9 79 3:02 Boise State Jay Ajayi 9-yard touchdown run, Dan Goodale kick good 0 7 1 7:24 6 45 2:39 Boise State Alec Dhaenens 2-yard touchdown reception from Grant Hedrick, Dan Goodale kick good 0 14 1 4:32 7 75 2:52 Utah State Kent Myers 9-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 7 14 1 2:05 6 72 2:27 Boise State Jay Ajayi 19-yard touchdown run, Dan Goodale kick no good (blocked) 7 20 1 2:05 Utah State Jalen Davis Defensive PAT Conversion 9 20 2 14:05 6 62 1:47 Boise State Jay Ajayi 8-yard touchdown run, Dan Goodale kick good 9 27 2 11:47 5 22 2:18 Boise State Thomas Sperbeck 24-yard touchdown reception from Grant Hedrick, Dan Goodale kick good 9 34 2 4:39 7 32 4:13 Utah State 46-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 12 34 4 14:49 2 78 0:13 Boise State Jay Ajayi 62-yard touchdown run, Dan Goodale kick good 12 41 4 9:21 8 50 3:30 Boise State Jay Ajayi 1-yard touchdown run, Dan Goodale kick good 12 48 4 4:57 Boise State Team Safety 12 50 4 3:51 Boise State Fumble recovery returned 50 yards for touchdown by Daniel Gray, Nick Diaz kick good 19 50 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 19 50

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UTEP

Utah State v UTEP

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Aggies 7 0 7 7 0 21 Miners 3 0 0 3 0 6 Date: December 20 Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 12:25 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 28725 Referee: Charles Lewis

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2-0	1961	Utah State, 21–6

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah State UTEP 1 3:10 7 60 3:50 UTEP 32-yard field goal by Jay Mattox 0 3 1 1:52 3 75 1:18 Utah State Kent Myers 48-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 7 3 3 12:12 7 75 2:48 Utah State Nick Vigil 3-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 14 3 4 3:02 16 54 6:56 UTEP 34-yard field goal by Jay Mattox 14 6 4 1:33 4 65 1:29 Utah State Joe Hill 11-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 21 6 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 6

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References

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3. "Utah State at Tennessee". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 31, 2014.