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www.UtahStateAggies.com Game #11 vs. #6 Boise State Friday, Nov. 20 - 7:30 p.m. (MT) Romney Stadium (25,513) Logan, Utah Series: Overall - BSU leads 11-4 Streak - BSU won eight in a row at Logan - BSU leads 5-2 Streak - BSU won three-straight ABOUT THE COACHES USU: Gary Andersen (Utah, 1986) Overall/Years - 3-7 / 1st BSU: Chris Peterson (UC Davis, 1988) At BSU & Overall/Years - 45-4 / 4th FOLLOWING THE GAME Radio: 610 AM / 95.9 FM (Logan) 1320 AM (SLC) 105.3 FM (Montpelier, ID) www.UtahStateAggies.com Al Lewis - Play-by-Play Craig Hislop - Analysis TV: ESPN2 Joe Tessitore - Play-by-Play Rod Gilmore - Analysis Internet: www.UtahStateAggies.com / ESPN360.com Live GameTracker Stats: www.UtahStateAggies.com Tickets: 1-888-U-STATE-1 or (435) 797-0305 or www.UtahStateAggies.com USU FB SID: Zach Fisher (435) 797-2066 zach.fi[email protected] BSU SID: Max Corbet (208) 426-1515 [email protected] Athletic Media Relations Doug Hoffman, Director (435) 797-3714 Zach Fisher, Assistant Director (435) 797-2066 Kara Fisher, Assistant Director (435) 797-1361 • 7400 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-7400 • Fax: (435) 797-2615 • November 16, 2009 No. 6 BOISE STATE at UTAH STATE Friday, Nov. 20 - 7:30 p.m. (MT) Romney Stadium (25,513) Logan, Utah Aggies Host No. 6 Boise State Friday On ESPN2 First Ever Visit To Logan By ESPN Network; USU's Home Finale QUICKLY -- Utah State (3-7, 2-4 WAC) welcomes the ESPN network to Logan for the first time ever for the Aggies' battle with No. 6 Boise State (10-0, 5-0 WAC), on Friday, Nov. 20... Kickoff for USU's home finale is slated for 7:30 p.m. at Romney Stadium (25,513)... Friday is USU's Senior Night, as the Aggies will be honoring their 15 seniors. SENIOR NIGHT -- USU will recognize 15 seniors Friday night who will be making their final Romney Stadium appearance in an Aggie uniform... That group includes DT Alan Bishop, WR Xavier Bowman, S James Brindley, LB Adrian Bybee, WR Chase Griffiths, WR Nnamdi Gwacham, LB Paul Igboeli, DE Antonio May, C Brennan Mc- Fadden, TE Jeremy Mitchell, CB Kejon Murphy, WR Omar Sawyer, PK Chris Ulinski, LB Chris Williams and TE Zac Zimmerman. FRIDAY'S STORYLINES -- Things to watch for in Friday's battle between the Aggies and Broncos: -- ESPN2's broadcast is the first-ever visit to Logan by the network for a football game... It is the first time that USU has been on national television since the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl game in Boise, Idaho, which was also televised on ESPN2. -- With a No. 6 ranking, Boise State is the highest ranked opponent to visit Romney Stadium since No. 6 Oregon came to face the Aggies on Sept. 29, 2001. -- That was the only other time that USU has faced a 6th-ranked opponent. -- The Broncos have been nationally ranked in each of the last three meetings with the Aggies, ranked No. 9 last year, No. 19 in 2007 and No. 13 in 2006. -- USU is 6-1 all-time on Nov. 20, winning its last three in a row on the date. -- Last Saturday's win guaranteed Utah State its first winning home record since 2003 when USU was 3-2. -- BRRR-ing your long johns, as Friday's forecast is calling for rain and snow show- ers with a low temperature of 23 degrees. -- Friday features a pair of quarterbacks who take care of the ball, as USU junior QB Diondre Borel and BSU sophomore signal-caller Kellen Moore each have only thrown three interceptions, the fewest in the WAC... Borel had the third-longest streak in the country with 228 pass attempts without an interception, which was halted at Hawai'i, while Moore owns the 12th-longest streak with 135 attempts. -- Moore leads not only the WAC, but the NCAA in pass efficiency at 172. 5 while Borel is fifth in the WAC and 48th in the NCAA at 133.3. 2009 UTAH STATE (3-7, 2-4 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Notes Sept. 3 at #19 Utah L, 17-35 UU won 12 in a row, two-year hiatus Sept. 19 at Texas A&M L, 30-38 First meeting, completes Big XII series Sept. 26 Southern Utah W, 53-34 Homecoming win, first meeting since '00 Oct. 2 at #20 BYU {the mtn} L, 17-35 Aggies' 14th-straight L in non-Sat game Oct. 10 at New Mexico State* L, 17-20 Second loss on last-second FG in 10 games Oct. 17 Nevada* L, 32-35 USU's 2nd-straight 3 point L, 3rd one score L Oct. 24 Louisiana Tech* W, 23-21 Aggies' defense anchors win Oct. 31 at Fresno State* L, 27-31 USU's 4th-straight game of 4 pts or less Nov. 7 at Hawai'i* L, 36-49 UH reels off 35 unanswered points Nov. 14 San Jose State* W, 24-9 Turbin career-best 190 rushing; USU 381 rushing Nov. 20 #6 Boise State* {ESPN2} 7:30 p.m. First ESPN visit to Logan; Highest ranked opponent to visit Romney since 2001 Nov. 28 at Idaho* 3 p.m. Aggies won two in a row in series All times are mountain / * = WAC game 2009 #6 BOISE STATE (10-0, 5-0 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 3 #16 Oregon W, 19-8 S 12 Miami-Ohio W, 48-0 S 18 at Fresno State* W, 51-34 S 26 at Bowling Green W, 49-14 O 3 UC Davis W, 34-16 O 14 at Tulsa W, 28-21 O 24 at Hawai’i* W, 54-9 O 31 San Jose State* W, 45-7 N 6 at Louisiana Tech* W, 45-35 N 14 Idaho* W, 63-25 N 20 at Utah State* 7:30 p.m. N 27 Nevada* TBA D 5 New Mexico State* 1 p.m. All times are mountain / * = WAC game

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Page 1: 2009 Utah State Football Athletic Media Relations...2018/06/15  · Sept. 19 at Texas A&M L, 30-38 First meeting, completes Big XII series Sept. 26 Southern Utah W, 53-34 Homecoming

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2009 Utah State Football 1

Game #11 vs. #6 Boise StateFriday, Nov. 20 - 7:30 p.m. (MT)

Romney Stadium (25,513)Logan, Utah

Series: Overall - BSU leads 11-4 Streak - BSU won eight in a row at Logan - BSU leads 5-2 Streak - BSU won three-straight

ABOUT THE COACHESUSU: Gary Andersen (Utah, 1986) Overall/Years - 3-7 / 1st

BSU: Chris Peterson (UC Davis, 1988) At BSU & Overall/Years - 45-4 / 4th

FOLLOWING THE GAMERadio: 610 AM / 95.9 FM (Logan) 1320 AM (SLC) 105.3 FM (Montpelier, ID) www.UtahStateAggies.com Al Lewis - Play-by-Play Craig Hislop - Analysis

TV: ESPN2 Joe Tessitore - Play-by-Play Rod Gilmore - Analysis

Internet: www.UtahStateAggies.com / ESPN360.com

Live GameTrackerStats: www.UtahStateAggies.com

Tickets: 1-888-U-STATE-1 or (435) 797-0305 or www.UtahStateAggies.com

USU FB SID: Zach Fisher (435) 797-2066 [email protected]

BSU SID: Max Corbet (208) 426-1515 [email protected]

Athletic Media RelationsDoug Hoffman, Director (435) 797-3714Zach Fisher, Assistant Director (435) 797-2066Kara Fisher, Assistant Director (435) 797-1361

• 7400 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-7400 • Fax: (435) 797-2615 •

November 16, 2009No. 6 BOISE STATE at UTAH STATE

Friday, Nov. 20 - 7:30 p.m. (MT)Romney Stadium (25,513)

Logan, Utah

Aggies Host No. 6 Boise State Friday On ESPN2 First Ever Visit To Logan By ESPN Network; USU's Home Finale

QUICKLY -- Utah State (3-7, 2-4 WAC) welcomes the ESPN network to Logan for the first time ever for the Aggies' battle with No. 6 Boise State (10-0, 5-0 WAC), on Friday, Nov. 20... Kickoff for USU's home finale is slated for 7:30 p.m. at Romney Stadium (25,513)... Friday is USU's Senior Night, as the Aggies will be honoring their 15 seniors.

SENIOR NIGHT -- USU will recognize 15 seniors Friday night who will be making their final Romney Stadium appearance in an Aggie uniform... That group includes DT Alan Bishop, WR Xavier Bowman, S James Brindley, LB Adrian Bybee, WR Chase Griffiths, WR Nnamdi Gwacham, LB Paul Igboeli, DE Antonio May, C Brennan Mc-Fadden, TE Jeremy Mitchell, CB Kejon Murphy, WR Omar Sawyer, PK Chris Ulinski, LB Chris Williams and TE Zac Zimmerman.

FRIDAY'S STORYLINES -- Things to watch for in Friday's battle between the Aggies and Broncos:-- ESPN2's broadcast is the first-ever visit to Logan by the network for a football game... It is the first time that USU has been on national television since the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl game in Boise, Idaho, which was also televised on ESPN2.-- With a No. 6 ranking, Boise State is the highest ranked opponent to visit Romney Stadium since No. 6 Oregon came to face the Aggies on Sept. 29, 2001.-- That was the only other time that USU has faced a 6th-ranked opponent.-- The Broncos have been nationally ranked in each of the last three meetings with the Aggies, ranked No. 9 last year, No. 19 in 2007 and No. 13 in 2006.-- USU is 6-1 all-time on Nov. 20, winning its last three in a row on the date.-- Last Saturday's win guaranteed Utah State its first winning home record since 2003 when USU was 3-2.-- BRRR-ing your long johns, as Friday's forecast is calling for rain and snow show-ers with a low temperature of 23 degrees.-- Friday features a pair of quarterbacks who take care of the ball, as USU junior QB Diondre Borel and BSU sophomore signal-caller Kellen Moore each have only thrown three interceptions, the fewest in the WAC... Borel had the third-longest streak in the country with 228 pass attempts without an interception, which was halted at Hawai'i, while Moore owns the 12th-longest streak with 135 attempts.-- Moore leads not only the WAC, but the NCAA in pass efficiency at 172. 5 while Borel is fifth in the WAC and 48th in the NCAA at 133.3.

2009 UTAH STATE (3-7, 2-4 WAC)Date Opponent Time/Result NotesSept. 3 at #19 Utah L, 17-35 UU won 12 in a row, two-year hiatus Sept. 19 at Texas A&M L, 30-38 First meeting, completes Big XII series Sept. 26 Southern Utah W, 53-34 Homecoming win, first meeting since '00Oct. 2 at #20 BYU {the mtn} L, 17-35 Aggies' 14th-straight L in non-Sat gameOct. 10 at New Mexico State* L, 17-20 Second loss on last-second FG in 10 gamesOct. 17 Nevada* L, 32-35 USU's 2nd-straight 3 point L, 3rd one score LOct. 24 Louisiana Tech* W, 23-21 Aggies' defense anchors winOct. 31 at Fresno State* L, 27-31 USU's 4th-straight game of 4 pts or lessNov. 7 at Hawai'i* L, 36-49 UH reels off 35 unanswered pointsNov. 14 San Jose State* W, 24-9 Turbin career-best 190 rushing; USU 381 rushingNov. 20 #6 Boise State* {ESPN2} 7:30 p.m. First ESPN visit to Logan; Highest ranked opponent to visit Romney since 2001Nov. 28 at Idaho* 3 p.m. Aggies won two in a row in seriesAll times are mountain / * = WAC game

2009 #6 BOISE STATE (10-0, 5-0 WAC)Date Opponent Time/ResultSept. 3 #16 Oregon W, 19-8S 12 Miami-Ohio W, 48-0S 18 at Fresno State* W, 51-34S 26 at Bowling Green W, 49-14O 3 UC Davis W, 34-16O 14 at Tulsa W, 28-21O 24 at Hawai’i* W, 54-9O 31 San Jose State* W, 45-7N 6 at Louisiana Tech* W, 45-35N 14 Idaho* W, 63-25N 20 at Utah State* 7:30 p.m.N 27 Nevada* TBAD 5 New Mexico State* 1 p.m.All times are mountain / * = WAC game

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FOLLOWING THE GAMEON TV -- Friday's battle between the Aggies and Broncos will be nationally televised on ESPN2, the first-ever visit to Logan by the ESPN family of network for a football game... Joe Tessitore will handled play-by-play duties with analysis from Rod Gilmore.

ON THE AIR -- All Utah State football games are carried live on KVNU 610 AM and KLZX 95.9 FM in Logan; 1320 AM in Salt Lake City; on KLZX 105.3 FM in Montpelier, Idaho, and on the Internet at www.UtahStateAggies.com by clicking on "Listen Live"... Al Lewis normally handles the play-by-play duties while Craig Hislop provides analysis, but Al will be with the men's basketball team in Boston, so Hislop will do play-by-play while former Aggie player John Pappas will handle analysis.

ON THE INTERNET -- USU home football games are also streamed on the Internet through "Aggies All Access," by clicking on the "Live Aggies Video" link in the right hand column on the home page of www.UtahStateAggies.com.

Friday's battle between the Aggies and Broncos will also be available live online via ESPN360.com -- ESPN's signature broadband sports TV network. The game is available completely free to any student on campus (in fact, to any student on any U.S. college campus -- nearly 18 million people).

GAMETRACKER -- Fans can follow all USU Aggie home games through the USU web site at www.UtahStateAggies.com via GameTracker, a free service, which up-dates play-by-play and statistics throughout the game.

COACHES SHOW ON THE ROAD -- The Gary Andersen radio show will rotate between the A&W Restaurant and Firehouse Pizza on Thursday nights (6:05-6:45 p.m. on 610 AM KVNU) when the Aggies play on Saturday... The final show will be on Tues-day, Nov. 17 of the Boise State game week... The show gives USU fans an opportunity to ask questions and interact with Coach Andersen and players.

Nov. 17 - Firehouse Pizzeria (880 S Main, Logan, UT)

UP NEXT -- Utah State concludes regular-season action against Idaho at Moscow, Idaho on Saturday, Nov. 28 in a 3 p.m. (MT) kickoff.

UTAH STATE NOTE-ABLESBRRRRR-ING YOUR LONG JOHNS -- Friday's forecast is calling for rain and snow showers with a low temperature of 23 degrees... The average temperature for Logan on Nov. 20 is 33 degrees with a record high of 66 in 2007 and a record low of 6 in 1994... The average high is 43 while the average low is 23... If the temperature is below the freezing point of 32 degrees, it will be USU's second game in a row with below-freezing weather as last Saturday's game-time temperature was 28 degrees.

USU VS. THE TOP 25 -- USU will be playing its 52nd game all-time against a ranked team (Boise State is No. 6 in this week's AP poll) and is just 1-50 against teams in the AP poll... The Aggies are 1-10 at home vs. a top 25 team... The Aggies' lone win against a ranked team was a 20-19 upset of 25th-ranked Fresno State in 1991... Since then, USU has lost 25 straight games against ranked team... Friday marks the 19th time during the 2000's decade that USU has faced a ranked team - here is a look at those games:

Sept. 8, 2001 - L 14-31 at #13 LSUSept. 29, 2001 - L 21-38 vs #6 OregonOct. 5, 2001 - L 34-54 at #18 BYUDec. 1, 2001 - L 21-70 at #21 Fresno StateSept. 7, 2002 - L 13-44 at #9 NebraskaSept. 6, 2003 - L 7-31 at #23 NebraskaSept. 18, 2004 - L 6-48 #15 UtahOct. 29, 2005 - L 3-35 at #5 AlabamaNov. 18, 2006 - L 10-49 at #18 Boise State

AGGIES VS. NO. 6 -- The Aggies will be playing a No. 6 ranked team for the second time ever, as the only other time was Sept. 29, 2001, when Heisman Trophy candidate Joey Harrington helped Oregon pull away for a 38-21 win over USU, after the score was 24-21 after three quarters.

USU VS. RANKED BOISE STATE -- Friday is not just the 189th anniversary of an 80-ton whale attack that inspired the novel Moby Dick, but it also marks the fourth year in a row that Utah State has faced Boise State when the Broncos are ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll... USU has been out-scored in the three previous meetings 150-24, an average of 50-8... In Boise State's last visit to Logan in 2007, the 19th-ranked Broncos bucked the Aggies, 52-0.

Media InformationWeekly Press Conference

Mondays - 11:30 a.m. at The Copper Mill Restaurant / Laub Complex - Contact Zach Fisher for schedule.

WAC Teleconference CallMondays - 10:30-11:42 a.m. (MT) Gary Andersen - 10:53 (MT) (913) 981-5509 Archived at wacsports.com

WAC Video FeedEvery Wednesday, 4-4:30 p.m, MTGalaxy 10R - Transponder K24KU AnalogDownlink Frequency - 12184 HorizontalTrouble Number - 414-617-8785 (cell).

Interviews All USU player and coach interview requests should be made through Zach Fisher at least one day in advance. Player interviews will be completed by Wednesday when game-day is Saturday, Monday for a Thursday game and Tues-day for a Friday game. Contact Zach Fisher for Coach Andersen interviews.

USU On The Air• Game Broadcasts Play-by-Play - Al Lewis Analyst - Craig Hislop 610 AM KVNU / 95.9 FM KLZX (Logan) 1230 or 1320 AM (SLC) 105.3 FM (Montpelier, ID) www.UtahStateAggies.com• Coach Andersen Radio Show Thursdays, 6 p.m. (610 AM KVNU) **Tues. Nov. 17 www.UtahStateAggies.com

USU On The Webwww.UtahStateAggies.com

USU Athletic Media RelationsDirector: Doug Hoffman W: (435) 797-3714 C: (435) 881-8011 [email protected]. Zach Fisher (Football) W: (435) 797-2066 C: (435) 213-0318 [email protected] Fax: (435) 797-2615Assist. Kara Fisher W: (435) 797-1361 C: (435) 757-8184 [email protected]

Weekly Press ReleaseUSU's weekly press release will be available on USU's website each Mon-day morning.

WAC Media Relations StaffDave "Lord Of Excel" Chaffin (football) (303) 799-9221 (ext. 212) [email protected] "Poppa In A Sweatervest" Erickson, Assistant (ext. 213)Web Site: wacsports.com

Sept. 15, 2007 - L 3-54 at #3 OklahomaOct. 6, 2007 - L 37-52 at #16 Hawai'iNov. 10, 2007 - L 0-52 vs #19 Boise StateSept. 6, 2008 - L 24-66 at #18 OregonSept. 13, 2008 - L, 10-58 vs #22 UtahOct. 3, 2008 - L, 14-34 vs #8 BYUNov. 8, 2008 - L, 14-49 at #9 Boise StateSept. 3, 2009 - L, 17-35 at #19 UtahOct. 2, 2009 - L, 17-35 at #20 BYU

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THREE RANKED OPPONENTS -- Friday's match-up with No. 6 Boise State marks the third-straight season that USU has played at least three ranked opponents in the same season after playing No. 19 Utah on Sept. 3 and No. 20 BYU on Oct. 2, losing both by identical 35-17 scores, and sixth-ranked Boise State on Friday... Overall, it is the fifth time since 1957 that the Aggies have faced at least three ranked op-ponents in the same season, with last year's four as the most... The five times that USU has faced at least three ranked opponents: 1991Sept. 7 - L, 28-59 at #14 NebraskaSept. 21 - L, 21-55 at #7 OklahomaNov. 2 - W, 20-19 vs. #25 Fresno State

2001Sept. 8 - L, 14-31 at #13 LSUSept. 29 - L, 21-38 vs. #6 OregonOct. 5 - L, 34-54 at #18 BYU

2007Sept. 15 - L, 3-54 at #3 OklahomaOct. 6 - L, 37-52 at #15 Hawai'iNov. 10 - L, 0-52 vs. #19 Boise State

USU IN NON-SATURDAY GAMES -- Ironically, all three of USU's games this season vs. a ranked opponent are also on a non-Saturday... Utah State has lost 15 straight non-Saturday games since winning the Las Vegas Bowl against Ball State on Friday, Dec. 17, 1993... Seven of those last 15 games have been against BYU on Friday nights (all losses), with a Monday appearance in the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl (lost 33-19 to Cincinnati) and a Friday 42-33 win against Ball State in the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl... Here is a look at USU’s last 10 non-Saturday games, including its two others from this season, believed to be the Aggies' most non-Saturday games in school history:

Date Score OpponentFri., Oct. 6, 2000 L 14-38 at BYUFri., Oct. 5, 2001 L 34-54 at BYUFri., Oct. 4, 2002 L 34-35 BYUThurs., Aug. 28, 2003 L 20-40 at UtahThurs., Nov. 6, 2003 L 21-26 at New Mexico StateThurs., Nov. 11, 2004 L 7-16 at Arkansas StateThurs., Aug. 30, 2007 L 16-23 UNLVFri., Oct. 3, 2008 L 14-34 BYUThurs., Sept. 3, 2009 L 17-35 at #19 UtahFri., Oct. 2, 2009 L 17-35 at #20 BYU

AGGIES AGAINST RANKED WAC FOES -- This is the seventh time in USU's five years in the WAC that USU has played a fellow conference foe that is ranked in the AP Top 25 or receiving votes, with Boise State being ranked four times, while Hawai'i was ranked once and among others receiving votes once, as was Fresno State:Oct. 15, 2005 - L, 21-53 at RV Fresno StateNov. 4, 2006 - L, 10-63 vs RV Hawai'iNov. 18, 2006 - L, 10-49 at #13 Boise StateOct. 6, 2007 - L, 37-52 at #16 Hawai'iNov. 10, 2007 - L, 0-52 vs #19 Boise StateNov. 8, 2008 - L, 14-39 at #9 Boise State

UTAH STATE IN HOME FINALES -- Last year's 47-2 win over New Mexico State in USU's home finale snapped a three-game losing skein for the Aggies in their final home game of the season...This is the second time in the last three years that Boise State has been USU's final home game, with the then 19th ranked Broncos bucked the Aggies, 52-0... Utah State is 5-6 in its last 11 home finales:Nov. 14, 1998 - W, 28-27 vs North Texas Nov. 6, 1999 - L, 6-14 vs New Mexico State Nov. 18, 2000 - L, 24-27 vs Idaho State Nov. 17, 2001 - W, 56-43 vs Weber State Nov. 9, 2002 - W, 32-30 vs New Mexico StateNov. 15, 2003 - L, 21-26 vs Troy State

2009 WAC StandingsTeam Conf. OverallNevada 6-0 7-3Boise State 5-0 10-0Fresno State 5-2 6-4Idaho 4-3 7-4Louisiana Tech 2-4 3-7UTAH STATE 2-4 3-7Hawai`i 2-5 4-6New Mexico State 1-4 3-7San Jose State 0-5 1-8

Last/This/Next Week In The WACSaturday, November 14*San Jose State 9, at UTAH STATE 24*Idaho 25, at #6 Boise State 63*Fresno State 14, at Nevada 52Louisiana Tech 16, at #9 LSU 24*New Mexico State 6, at Hawai‘i 24

Friday, November 20*#6 Boise State at UTAH STATE, 7:30 (ESPN2)

Saturday, November 21*Louisiana Tech at Fresno State, 2 p.m.*Nevada at New Mexico State, 6 p.m.*Hawai‘i at San Jose State, 5 p.m.Friday, November 27*Nevada at Boise State, TBA (ESPN2)Saturday, November 28*UTAH STATE at Idaho, 2 p.m.*New Mexico State at San Jose State, 5 p.m.Navy at Hawai‘i, 6 p.m.Saturday, December 5Fresno State at Illinois, 11:30 a.m.*San Jose State at Louisiana Tech, 1 p.m.*New Mexico State at Boise State, 1 p.m.Wisconsin at Hawai‘i, TBA (ESPN or ESPN2)

All times local* = WAC Game

2009 Preseason WAC PollTeams Media CoachesBoise State 1 1Nevada 2 2Fresno State 3 T-3Louisiana Tech 4 T-3Hawai`i 5 5San Jose State 6 6UTAH STATE 7 7Idaho 8 9New Mexico State 9 8

2008 WAC StandingsTeam Conf. OverallBoise State 8-0 12-0Louisiana Tech 5-3 8-5Nevada 5-3 7-6Hawai'i 5-3 7-7Fresno State 4-4 7-6San Jose State 4-4 6-6UTAH STATE 3-5 3-9New Mexico State 1-7 3-9Idaho 1-7 2-10

2008Sept. 6 - L, 24-66 at #18 OregonSept. 13 - L, 10-58 vs. #22 UtahOct. 3 - L, 14-34 vs. #8 BYUNov. 8 - L, 14-49 at #9 Boise State

2009Sept. 3 - L, 17-35 at #19 UtahOct. 2 - L, 17-35 at #20 BYUNov. 20 - vs. #6 Boise State

Nov. 20, 2004 - W, 34-25 vs New Mexico StateNov. 19, 2005 - L, 24-30 vs NevadaNov. 25, 2006 - L, 20-42 vs New Mexico StateNov. 10, 2007 - L, 0-52 vs #19 Boise StateNov. 29, 2008 - W, 47-2 vs New Mexico State

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BOREL AT 2,000 PASSING YARDS, 2,500 TOTAL OFFENSE AND COUNTING -- Junior QB Diondre Borel recently topped the 2,000 passing yard plateau, becoming the 18th Aggie QB to reach that milestone... Borel currently has 2,315, sitting 14th on the single-season passing list, exactly 500 yards from the No. 13 spot, held by Bob Gagliano's 2,365 yards in 1980... Borel reached 2,000 yards with the fewest attempts and the second-best for completions... Borel also has 2,748 yards of total offense, ranking No. 9 on USU's single-season list... Here's a closer look at the Aggies' single-season passing and total offense lists:

2,000 Passing Yards Single-Season ListNo. Yds. Name, Class Year Att. Com. Pct. TD1. 3,268 Jose Fuentes, Sr. 2002 454 246 .542 202. 3,218 Brent Snyder, Sr. 1988 447 246 .550 193. 3,148 Anthony Calvillo, Sr. 1993 469 247 .527 194. 3,100 Jose Fuentes, Jr. 2001 437 260 .595 245. 2,896 Matt Sauk, Sr. 1997 378 190 .503 166. 2,887 Brent Snyder, Jr. 1987 427 226 .529 207. 2,797 Tony Adams, Sr. 1972 351 204 .581 228. 2,791 Travis Cox, Jr. 2003 415 235 .566 189. 2,774 Patrick Mullins, Sr. 1995 383 209 .546 1210. 2,709 Jose Fuentes, So. 2000 368 194 .527 1611. 2,494 Anthony Calvillo, Jr. 1992 360 201 .558 1612. 2,489 Matt Sauk, Jr. 1996 286 154 .538 813. 2,365 Bob Gagliano, Sr. 1980 345 184 .533 2014. 2,315 Diondre Borel, Jr. 2009 307 178 .580 1315. 2,221 Ron Lopez, Sr. 1991 314 153 .487 1716. 2,088 Eric Hipple, Jr. 1978 287 150 .522 917. 2,035 Tony Adams, Jr. 1971 284 144 .570 1418. 2,007 Jeff Crosbie, So. 1999 361 169 .468 10

Total OffenseNo. Name Year Yds.1. Anthony Calvillo, Sr. 1993 3,2602. Jose Fuentes, Sr. 2002 3,1643. Brent Snyder, Sr. 1988 3,1544. Tony Adams, Sr. 1972 2,9535. Jose Fuentes, Jr. 2001 2,9206. Matt Sauk, Sr. 1997 2,8987. Travis Cox, Jr. 2003 2,8448. Brent Snyder, Jr. 1987 2,7749. Diondre Borel, Jr. 2009 2,74810. Patrick Mullins, Jr. 1995 2,678

BOREL CLIMBING CAREER PASSING AND TOTAL OFFENSE LISTS -- Borel's single-season marks have helped him climb USU's career lists too, as he is No. 10 on the Aggies' career passing list and No. 8 on the total offense list... Borel became the 10th Aggie QB to reach the 4,000 career passing plateau and he cur-rently has 4,020 career yards, needing 160 to move up to No. 9... He also has 5,095 yards of total offense, becoming the eighth USU player to hit that makr and Borel currently holds the No. 7 spot on the Aggies' career total offense list... Here's a closer look at Borel's ascensions:

Career PassingNo. Name Years Yds.1. Jose Fuentes 1999-2002 9,1682. Tony Adams 1970-72 6,2263. Brent Snyder 1987-88 6,1054. Eric Hipple 1976-79 6,0735. Anthony Calvillo 1992-93 5,6426. Matt Sauk 1996-97 5,3857. Travis Cox 2001-04 4,7228. Leon Jackson III 2004-07 4,2219. Ron Lopez 1990-91 4,18210. Diondre Borel 2007-pres. 4,020

BOREL SCHOOL RECORD FOR RUSHING YARDS BY QB -- Borel now has 1,075 rushing yards (336 att.) for his career, setting a new USU career record for rushing yards by a quarterback, topping the old mark of 814 yards held by Leon Jackson III (355 att., 2004-07)... Borel also is the single-season record holder with his 632 yards in 2008... Borel's 105 rushing yards earlier this season vs. Fresno State (Oct. 31), is closing in on the single-game rushing record by a QB of 121 yards held by Tony Adams vs. Colorado State in 1972.

Rushing Yards by a QuarterbackGame: 121, Tony Adams (12 attempts) vs. Colorado State, 1972 105, Diondre Borel (12 attempts) vs. Idaho, 2008Season: 632, Diondre Borel (179 att.), 2008Career: 1,075, Diondre Borel (336 att.), 2007-pres.

2009 WAC/NCAA Stat Rankings (As of: 11/14/09)

Team Avg. WAC NCAARushing Offense 201.1 3 18Passing Offense 235.9 4 42Total Offense 437.0 6 20Scoring Offense 27.6 5 59Rushing Defense 200.8 8 110Passing Defense 235.1 7 81Total Defense 435.9 8 106Scoring Defense 30.7 7 97Net Punting 35.4 6 67Punt Returns 5.4 7 102Kickoff Returns 22.2 3 54TO Margin +0.7 2 T-20Individual Avg. WAC NCAADIONDRE BOREL - QB Passing Effic. 133.3 5 48 Total Offense 274.8 1 17 Rushing 43.3 11 – Scoring 4.0 20 –ROBERT TURBIN - RB Rushing 112.2 3 15 Total Offense 112.2 11 – All-Purpose 145.6 2 T-23 Scoring 7.2 8 T-62 Receiving Yds pg 33.4 17 –STANLEY MORRISON - WR Receiving Yds pg 52.2 9 – Receptions pg 2.9 T-11 –JAMES BRINDLEY - S Tackles 7.8 5 83 Interceptions 0.4 3 T-37BOBBY WAGNER - LB Tackles 9.3 2 T-30RAJRIC COLEMAN - S Interceptions 0.2 T-14 –KEJON MURPHY - CB/PR Interceptions 0.2 T-14 –PETER CALDWELL - P Punting 42.0 3 43CHRIS ULINSKI - PK Field Goals 1.2 2 T-42 Field Goal Pct. .706 4 – Scoring 6.6 10 T-80 Scoring (Kick) 6.6 4 –

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:Nov. 20

1789 – New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.

1820 – An 80-ton sperm whale attacks the Essex (a whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts) 2,000 miles from the western coast of South America (Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick is in part inspired by this story).

1919 – USU blanks Wyoming, 6-0

1965 – Aggies edge Utes of Utah, 14-7

1969 – Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal

1976 – USU pounds Pacific, 31-17

1982 – Aggies speared by Spartans of San Jose St., 49-26

1985 – Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released.

1993 – USU nips New Mexico State, 20-17

1999 – Aggies edge Wolf Pack of Nevada, 37-35

2004 – USU beats New Mexico State, 34-25

Birthdays: 1925 – Robert F. Kennedy, American politician; 1942 – Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States; 1956 – Bo Derek, American actress; 1975 – Dierks Bentley, American singer

Career Total OffenseNo. Name Years Yds.1. Jose Fuentes 1999-2002 8,7912. Tony Adams 1970-72 6,5873. Eric Hipple 1976-79 6,1214. Brent Snyder 1987-88 5,9285. Anthony Calvillo 1992-93 5,8386. Matt Sauk 1996-97 5,4667. Diondre Borel 2007-pres. 5,0958. Leon Jackson III 2004-07 5,0359. Travis Cox 2001-04 4,84410. Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 3,933

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TURBO-ING PAST 1,000 YARDS RUSHING -- Sophomore RB Robert Turbin currently has 1,122 rushing yards this season, becoming the 14th Ag-gie running back with 1,000 rushing yards in a season... Turbin becomes the first 1,000 yard rusher since Emmett White in 2001... Turbin is currently No. 12 on USU’s single-season rushing list, but needs just 16 yards to reach the top 10, as Roy Shivers has the No. 10 spot with 1,138 yards (1965)... Demario Brown is also the school’s single-season rushing record holder with 1,536 in 1999.

Single-Season RushingNo. Yds. Year Name, Class No. Avg. TD1. 1,536 1999 Demario Brown, Sr. 279 5.5 142. 1,534 1974 Louie Giammona, Jr. 329 4.7 83. 1,476 1995 Abu Wilson, Jr. 275 5.4 154. 1,454 1975 Louie Giammona, Sr. 303 4.8 115. 1,370 1990 Roger Grant, Jr. 266 5.2 86. 1,361 2001 Emmett White, Sr. 250 5.4 137. 1,322 2000 Emmett White, Jr. 242 5.5 138. 1,236 1979 Rick Parros, Sr. 259 4.8 159. 1,150 1973 Archie Gibson, Sr. 216 5.3 310. 1,138 1965 Roy Shivers, Jr. 189 6.0 1411. 1,135 1977 Rick Parros, So. 261 4.3 412. 1,122 2009 Robert Turbin, So. 169 6.6 913. 1,044 1960 Tom Larscheid, Jr. 124 8.4 1314. 1,017 1991 Roger Grant, Sr. 218 4.7 415. 971 1997 Demario Brown, So. 184 5.3 1016. 967 2003 David Fiefia, Sr. 206 4.7 717. 966 1978 Rick Parros, Jr. 221 4.3 718. 947 1993 Profail Greer, So. 190 5.0 1019. 929 1968 Altie Taylor, Sr. 203 4.6 820. 920 1956 Jack Hill, Sr. 140 6.6 14

TURBIN, BOREL 20th AND 21st AGGIES TO 1,000 FOR CAREER --Turbin and Borel became the 20th and 21st players, respectively in Utah State his-tory to reach the 1,000 career rushing yards milestone and the first since David Fiefia (2000-03), who finished with 1,193... Turbin is currently No. 13 on USU’s all-time rushing list with 1,624 yards, needing 196 more to crack the top 10, as Jack Hill (1952, 55-56), currently holds the No. 10 spot with 1,820 yards... Junior QB Diondre Borel presently has 1,075 career rushing yards, needing 69 yards to reach the No. 19 spot, currently held by Jerry Hughes (1971-72) with 1,144 yards... Borel is the USU career record holder for rushing yards by a QB.

Career RushingNo. Name Years Yds. 1. Demario Brown 1996-1999 4,0532. Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 3,9333. Rick Parros 1976-79 3,5374. Louie Giammona 1973-75 3,4995. Emmett White 1998-01 2,7916. Roger Grant 1990-91 2,3877. Tom Larscheid 1959-61 2,2068. Altie Taylor 1966-68 1,9599. Jay Van Noy 1946-49 1,92310. Jack Hill 1952,55-56 1,820

TOUCHDOWN TIME FOR TURBIN AND BOREL -- Turbin is also climbing USU's career TD list, currently at No. 8 with 17 career TD's, including nine this season... He needs one more to reach the No. 7 spot, held by Roy Shivers (1964-65) with 18... Borel has 11 career rushing TD's, needing two more to tie three other Aggies with 13, most recently done by Jerry Cox (1973-74)... A closer look at Turbin and Borel's climbs:

Career Rushing TD'sNo.Name Years TD1. Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 402. Demario Brown 1996-99 373. Tom Larscheid 1959-61 294. Emmett White 1998-01 275. Rick Parros 1976-79 266. Louie Giammona 1973-75 217. Roy Shivers 1964-65 188. Robert Turbin 2008-pres (9) 179. Jack Hill 1956 1410. Jerry Cox 1973-74 13 Jerry Hughes 1971-72 13 Altie Taylor 1966-68 13-- Diondre Borel 2007-pres (6) 11

USU'S 2009 TopIndividual Performances

Rushing1. Robert Turbin 190 vs. San Jose St.2. Robert Turbin 184 at NMSU3. Robert Turbin 148 at Utah4. Robert Turbin 138 at Fresno St.5. Robert Turbin 121 at Texas A&M

Passing1. Diondre Borel 353 vs. Nevada2. Diondre Borel 344 at Hawai'i3. Diondre Borel 334 at Texas A&M4. Diondre Borel 316 vs. So. Utah5. Diondre Borel 240 at Fresno St.

Receiving1. Nnamdi Gwacham 140 vs. Nevada2. Stanley Morrison 126 at Texas A&M3. Robert Turbin 116 vs. So. Utah4. Omar Sawyer 86 at Hawai'i5. Stanley Morrison 72 vs. LA Tech

Tackles1. James Brindley 14 at Utah Walter McClenton *14 vs. LA Tech2. Bobby Wagner *13 at Texas A&M Rajric Coleman *13 at BYU3. Bobby Wagner 12 at Utah Bobby Wagner 12 at BYU4. James Brindley 11 at BYU Bobby Wagner 11 at NMSU5. Bobby Wagner 10 vs. San Jose St.* = Career High

USU'S 2009 TopTeam Performances

Offense Rushing1. 381 vs. San Jose State2. 263 at Fresno State3. 259 vs. Southern Utah

Passing1. 353 vs. Nevada2. 345 vs. Southern Utah3. 344 at Hawai'i

Total Offense1. 604 vs. Southern Utah2. 521 at Texas A&M3. 503 at Fresno State

DefenseRushing1. 56 vs. San Jose State2. 105 vs. Southern Utah3. 118 vs. Louisiana TechPassing1. 81 at New Mexico State2. 155 vs. Louisiana Tech3. 189 vs. NevadaTotal Defense1. 230 at New Mexico State2. 273 vs. Louisiana Tech3. 301 vs. San Jose StateTurnovers1. 3 at Utah (2 FUM, 1 INT) 3 vs. Southern Utah (2 INT, 1 FUM) 3 at BYU (2 INT, 1 FUM)

No. Name Years Yds. 11. Robert Turbin 2008-pres. 1,62412. Maurice Turner 1979-82 1,54913. Roy Shivers 1964-65 1,46814. John Strycula 1969-71 1,41215. Demetrius Brown 1986-89 1,25216. Archie Gibson 1972-73 1,23517. David Fiefia 2000-03 1,19318. Mac Lane 1966-67 1,18219. Jerry Hughes 1971-72 1,14420. Diondre Borel 2007-pres. 1,075 21. Buddy Allen 1958-59 1,062

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BOREL GOES 228 PASS ATTEMPTS WITHOUT INT -- In the Hawai'i game, Borel was intercepted for the first time since the Utah game in the season-opener... Between interceptions, Borel attempted 228 passes, the longest active streak enter-ing the game at Hawai'i, but leaving as the third-longest this season:

Player School AttemptsLevi Brown Troy 265Christian Ponder Florida State 250DIONDRE BOREL UTAH STATE 228Jerrod Johnson Texas A&M 225 (242 back to 2008)Rusty Smith Fla. Atlantic 187Ryan Lindley San Diego State 151Jimmy Clausen Notre Dame 150Jimmy Clausen Notre Dame 147Jameel Sewell Virginia 145Greg McElroy Alabama 141

NOT MANY THREE AND OUTS FOR UTAH STATE OFFENSE -- Utah State is 14th in the country for least amount of offensive three and outs per game with a 2.8average, totaling 28 three and outs in its 10 games... USU's season-low is one three and out done twice, at Fresno State (Oct. 31) and vs. San Jose State (Satur-day), while the Aggies has a season-high six at New Mexico State (Oct. 10)... The WAC and NCAA leader is Idaho with 1.18 per game (13 in 11 games). Team Per Gm Total/GmsIdaho 1.18 13/11Notre Dame 1.22 11/9Nevada 1.22 11/9Florida 1.33 12/9Texas Tech 1.33 12/9Arizona 1.38 11/8Northwestern 1.70 17/10Georgia Tech 1.75 14/10Houston 1.80 18/10

QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE -- The Aggies’ offense doesn’t need much time to score, as USU is among the national leaders for two minute scoring drives for both just TD’s (14) and both TD’s and FG’s (17), ranking tied for 15th in TD's only and tied for ninth for both TD's and FG's... USU is second in the WAC in both categories, be-hind Nevada: Two Minute Scoring Drives (TDs only)23 Houston21 Auburn20 Middle Tennessee20 Nevada19 Tulsa18 Troy17 California17 Arkansas17 Texas Tech16 Texas A&M15 Florida15 Miami (Fla.)15 Ohio State15 TCU14 Cincinnati14 Colorado14 UTAH STATE13 Kent State12 Georgia Tech12 Southern Miss

PASS FOR 50 OR LESS AND STILL WIN -- Utah State had only 50 passing yards in Saturday's win over San Jose State... The Aggies are one of seven teams in the country to pass for 50 or less yards and win, and one of two in the WAC, as Ne-vada also did it Saturday with 45 passing yards in a win over Fresno State:

50 – Utah State (vs. San Jose State, 11/14 – W, 24-9)45 – Nevada (vs. Fresno State, 11/14 – W, 52-14)*39 – Nebraska (vs. Oklahoma, 11/7 - W, 10-3)36 – Navy (vs. Air Force, 10/3 – W, 16-13 (OT))23 – UAB (vs. Southern Miss, 10/1 - W, 30-17)*2 – Air Force (vs. Wyoming, 10/17 – W, 10-0)*0 – Navy (vs. Wake Forest, 10/24 – W, 10-0)** = More points than passing yards

Borel Career Game-by-GameRUSHING2007 (Fr.) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg#1 UNLV 0 0 0 0#2 at Wyo. 0 0 0 0#3 at Okla. 0 0 0 0#4 San Jose St. 0 0 0 0#5 at Utah 1 4 0 4#6 at Hawai’i 0 0 0 0#7 Nevada 2 2 0 8#8 La Tech 0 0 0 0#9 at Fresno St. 1 3 0 3#10 Boise State 1 1 0 0#11 at NMSU 0 0 0 0#12 at Idaho 0 0 0 0TOTAL 5 10 0 8

2008 (So.)G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg#1 at UNLV 15 70 0 15#2 at Oregon 11 31 0 13#3 Utah 11 23 0 14#4 Idaho 12 93 1 33#5 BYU 19 40 0 15#6 at San Jose St. 17 43 0 16#7 at Nevada 21 50 0 21#8 FRESNO ST. 12 74 1 20#9 HAWAI’I 14 87 0 61#10 at Boise State 11 12 0 5#11 at La Tech 20 56 2 15#12 NMSU 16 53 1 11TOTAL 179 632 5 61

2009 (So.)G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg#1 at Utah 14 48 1 32#2 at Texas A&M 22 34 2 18#3 Southern Utah 10 29 0 14#4 at BYU 16 38 1 13#5 at New Mexico St. 10 26 0 13#6 NEVADA 21 48 0 31#7 LA TECH 6 14 0 15#8 at Fresno St. 22 105 1 18#9 at Hawai'i 19 18 1 12#10 SAN JOSE ST. 12 73 0 27TOTAL 152 433 6 32

CAREER TOTAL 336 1,075 (3.2 ypc) 11 61

PASSING2007 (Fr.)None2008 (So.)G# Opponent C-A-I Yds TD Lg#1 at UNLV 8-16-0 80 1 31#2 at Oregon 16-24-0 157 2 18#3 Utah 5-14-1 62 0 31#4 Idaho 12-21-1 191 2 46#5 BYU 10-15-1 114 1 26#6 at San Jose St. 8-21-2 66 0 22#7 at Nevada 19-38-1 262 2 52#8 FRESNO ST. 15-24-0 193 1 52#9 HAWAI’I 14-19-0 223 2 62#10 at Boise State 3-8-1 35 0 15#11 at La Tech 12-18-3 204 0 39#12 NMSU 14-24-0 118 0 29TOTAL 136-242-10 1,705 11 62

2009 (Jr.)G# Opponent C-A-I Yds TD Lg#1 at Utah 10-26-1 121 0 48#2 at Texas A&M 24-47-0 334 1 49#3 Southern Utah 15-21-0 316 3 77#4 at BYU 20-28-0 213 1 32#5 at New Mexico St. 15-25-0 156 1 28#6 NEVADA 25-42-0 353 3 77#7 LA TECH 17-31-0 188 1 41#8 at Fresno St. 20-31-0 240 1 54#9 at Hawai'i 25-38-2 344 2 43#10 SAN JOSE ST. 7-18-0 50 0 17TOTAL 178-307-3 2,315 13 77CAREER TOTALS 314-549-14 4,020 24 77

#12 Diondre Borel Junior - Quarterback

Oakley, Calif. (Highland HS)

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Player School AttemptsRyan Mallett Arkansas 141Kellen Moore Boise State 135Russell Wilson N.C. State 130 (NCAA record 379 back to 2008)Thaddeus Lewis Duke 130Dan LeFevour C. Michigan 129Stephen Garcia South Carolina 124Case Keenum Houston 116Daryll Clark Penn State 115* = active streak

Two Minute Scoring Drives (Both TDs and FGs)29 Houston (23 TDs, 6 FGs)29 Middle Tennessee (20 TDs, 9 FGs)24 Auburn (21 TDs, 3 FGs)23 Tulsa (19 TDs, 4 FGs)21 California (17 TDs, 4 FGs)21 Troy (18 TDs, 3 FGs)20 Arkansas (17 TDs, 3 FGs)20 Nevada (20 TDs, 0 FGs)17 Miami, Fla. (15 TDs, 2 FGs)17 Ohio State (15 TDs, 2 FGs)17 Texas A&M (16 TDs, 1 FG)17 Texas Tech (17 TDs, 0 FG)17 UTAH STATE (14 TDs, 3 FGs)16 Cincinnati (14 TDs, 2 FGs)16 Southern Miss (12 TDs, 4 FGs)16 Florida (15 TDs, 1 FG)16 Texas (12 TDs, 4 FGs)15 Colorado (14 TDs, 1 FG)15 Georgia Tech (12 TDs, 3 FGs)15 Idaho (9 TDs, 6 FGs)15 TCU (15 TDs, 0 FGs)

Team Per Gm Total/GmsUCLA 2.22 20/9TCU 2.33 21/9Texas A&M 2.38 19/8East Carolina 2.67 24/9UTAH STATE 2.80 28/10USC 2.89 26/9Southern Miss 3.11 28/9Troy 3.44 31/9

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ABOUT USU -- Utah State's 24-9 win over San Jose State on Saturday pushed the Aggies to 3-7 overall and 2-4 in WAC play... USU is led by the backfield duo of junior QB Diondre Borel and sophomore RB Robert Turbin... Borel is 178-of-307 passing (58.0 pct) for 2,315 yards with 13 TD's and three INT's... Turbin topped the 1,000 yard mark for the season and currently has 1,122 yards on 169 carries (112.2 ypg/6.6 ypc) with nine TD's... Borel adds 433 yards rushing on 152 carries (43.3 ypg/2.8 ypc) with six TD's... Sophomore WR Stanley Morrison leads USU's receiv-ing corps with 29 catches for 522 yards (52.2 ypg/18.0 ypc) with two TD's... Senior WR Omar Sawyer adds 27 receptions for 301 yards (30.1 ypg/11.1 ypc) and two TD's, while Turbin has 26 catches for 334 yards (33.4 ypg/12.8 ypg) with three TD's, sharing the team lead with three TD catches with senior WR Xavier Bowman (17 catches/225 yards/20.5 ypg/13.2 ypc)... Junior Eric Moats adds 22 receptions for 292 yards (29.2 ypg/13.3 ypc) with one TD... Defensively, sophomore LB Bobby Wagner has a team-best 93 tackles (9.3 pg), including a team-leading six for loss... Junior S Rajric Coleman is second on the team with 67 tackles (6.7 pg) with three TFL's and two INT's... Senior S James Brindley is third on the team with 63 stops (7.9 pg), snaring a team-leading three interceptions and six pass break-ups... Ju-nior P Peter Caldwell has a 42.0 ypp average with 16 punts of 50+ yards and 25 inside the 20-yard line... Senior K Chris Ulinski is 12-of-17 (70.6 pct) on field goals and has 20 touchbacks on kickoffs.

IN THE STAT RANKINGS -- USU has several players amongst the WAC and NCAA statistical leaders, as well as in the team stats:

-- Utah State is third in the WAC and 18th in the NCAA in rushing offense (201.1 ypg), while ranking fourth in the conference and 42nd in the country in passing offense (235.9 ypg) to rank sixth in the league and 20th in the nation in total offense (437.0 ypg).-- USU's defense is eighth in the league and 110th in the nation in rushing defense (200.8 ypg) as well as seventh in the conference and 81st in the country in pass defense (235.1 ypg), to rank eighth in the WAC and 106th in the NCAA in total defense (435.9 ypg). -- Junior QB Diondre Borel leads the WAC and is 17th in the NCAA in total offense (274.8 ypg), as well as ranking fifth in the league and 48th in the nation in passing ef-ficiency (133.3)... He is also third in the WAC in passing avg/game (231.5 ypg). -- Sophomore RB Robert Turbin is third in the WAC and 15th in the NCAA in rushing (112.2 ypg)... Turbin also is second in the WAC and 23rd in the country in all-purpose yards (145.6 ypg), as well as 11th in the league in total offense (112.2 ypg) and tied for eighth in the conference and tied for 62nd in the nation in scoring (7.2 ppg).-- Sophomore LB Bobby Wagner is second in the WAC and ranks tied for 30th in the NCAA in tackles (9.3 pg).

-- Senior S James Brindley is fifth in the conference and 83rd in the country in tackles (7.9 pg) as well as tied for the third in the WAC and tied for 37th in the nation in inter-ceptions with three (0.4 pg)... Brindley also leads the WAC and ranks 17th in the NCAA in passes defended with nine off three interceptions and six pass break-ups.

-- Junior P Peter Caldwell is third in the WAC and is 43rd in the NCAA in punting (42.0 ypp).

-- Senior K Chris Ulinski is tied for second in the league and tied for 42nd in the nation in field goals (1.2 pg) as well as fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (70.6, 12-of-17)... Ulinski also leads the WAC with 20 touchbacks.

ABOUT BOISE STATE -- The sixth-ranked Broncos are 10-0 overall and 5-0 in WAC play... BSU has won 13 straight WAC games... Boise State is tied with USC for the most wins over the last seven seasons (2003-present) with 78... Sophomore QB Kellen Moore leads the WAC and NCAA in passing efficiency (172.5) as well as leading the conference in passing average/game (255.8 ypg), ranking third in the league and 27th in the nation in total offense (255.1 ypg) on 203-of-300 passing for 2,558 yards with 32 TD's and only three INT's... Junior RB Jeremy Avery is fifth in the WAC and 40th in the NCAA in rushing (89.2 ypg) on 892 yards on 151 carries with three TD's... Junior WR Austin Pettis is second in the WAC and 32nd in the NCAA in receptions/game (5.8) and third in the league and 32nd in the nation in receiving yards/game (78.1), while fellow junior WR Titus Young is fourth in the conference and 39th in the county in receptions/game (5.5) and fifth in the league and 43rd in the nation in receiving yards/game (70.6)... Defensively, junior S Jeron Johnson has 59 tackles (5.9 pg) with four INT's and five PBU's... Junior DE Ryan Winterswyk is second in the WAC in tack-les for loss (12.0/1.2 pg)... Junior PK Kyle Brotzman leads the WAC and is 19th in the NCAA in field goals (15-of-21, 71.4 pct) and third in the league in FG pct... Young also is third in the conference and 16th in the country in kick returns (27.9 ypg).

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Turbin Career Game-by-GameRUSHING2007 (RS)G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg#3 at Oklahoma 3 17 0 122008 (RS-Fr.)G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg#1 at UNLV 13 34 1 8#2 at Oregon 9 28 0 11#3 Utah 6 4 0 2#4 Idaho 15 123 1 49#5 BYU 8 74 1 40#6 at San Jose St. 6 20 0 6#7 at Nevada 8 8 0 8#8 FRESNO ST. 5 13 0 5#9 HAWAI’I 5 15 1 6#10 at Boise State 5 17 0 6#11 at La Tech 17 99 3 48#12 NMSU 9 50 1 20TOTAL 106 485 8 492009 (So.)G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg#1 at Utah 13 148 1 96#2 at Texas A&M 13 121 1 50#3 SOUTHERN UTAH 17 104 1 23#4 at BYU 17 47 0 10#5 at New Mexico St. 24 184 0 55#6 NEVADA 7 36 1 18#7 LA TECH 22 94 0 20#8 at Fresno St. 19 138 1 43#9 at Hawai'i 13 60 2 16#10 SAN JOSE ST. 24 190 2 35TOTAL 169 1,122 9 96CAREER TOTAL 278 1,624 (5.8 ypc) 17 96RECEIVING2008 (Fr.)G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg#1 at UNLV 3 39 0 23#2 at Oregon 1 9 0 9#3 Utah 0 0 0 0#4 Idaho 2 38 0 27#5 BYU 3 35 0 24#6 at San Jose St. 0 0 0 0#7 at Nevada 2 17 0 9#8 FRESNO ST. 0 0 0 0#9 HAWAI’I 2 31 1 23#10 at Boise State 3 51 1 29#11 at La Tech 3 26 0 13#12 NMSU 1 10 0 10TOTAL 20 256 2 29

2009 (So.)G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg#1 at Utah 1 8 0 8#2 at Texas A&M 5 61 0 20#3 SOUTHERN UTAH 4 116 2 77#4 at BYU 1 5 0 5#5 at New Mexico St. 0 0 0 0#6 NEVADA 3 35 1 32#7 LA TECH 4 45 0 25#8 at Fresno St. 2 13 0 10#9 at Hawai'i 6 51 0 13#10 SAN JOSE ST. 0 0 0 0TOTAL 26 334 3 77CAREER TOTAL 46 590 (12.8 ypc) 5 77

#6 Robert TurbinSophmore - Running Back

Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS)

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UTAH STATE TID-BITS

GOOD TO BE HOME -- Utah State has played six road games so far this sea-son while Friday is USU's fifth and final home game this season, with the Aggies' final road game next week at Idaho... Saturday is the second of back-to-back home games, USU's second two-game homestand this season.

USU IN NOVEMBER / ON NOV. 20 -- Utah State has won five of its last eight games in the November... During its four years in the WAC, USU is 6-12 in the American Thanksgiving month, also referred to as "Movember," as males in the United States and Australia grow moustaches and other facial hair in support of men's health is-sues... Friday is the Aggies' first game on Nov. 20 since a 2004 34-25 win over New Mexico State... USU has won three in a row on Nov. 20 and is 6-1 overall on the date, including 2-0 at home on Nov. 20... Here's a closer look at USU's history on Nov. 20:

1919 W 6-0 at Wyoming1965 W 14-7 at Utah1976 W 31-17 vs. Pacific1982 L 26-49 at San Jose State1993 W 20-17 at New Mexico State1999 W 37-35 at Nevada2004 W 34-25 vs. New Mexico St.

USU VS. BSU IN NOVEMBER -- Friday marks the fourth-straight November meeting between the Aggies and Broncos... Overall, USU and BSU have met seven other times in November, with Utah State 2-5 vs. Boise State in November: (W, 42-19 on Nov. 15, 1975; L, 10-30 on Nov. 13, 1982; W, 24-20 on Nov. 1, 1997; L, 38-66 on Nov. 11, 2000; L, 10-49 on Nov. 18, 2006; L, 0-52 on Nov. 10, 2007; L, 14-49 on Nov. 8, 2008).

UTAH STATE-BOISE STATE SERIES -- Boise State has dominated the series with Utah State, as the Broncos holding an 11-4 advantage... The Broncos have won eight straight games in the series after USU won consecutive games in 1996 (W 39-14 at Boise) and 1997 (W 24-20 at Logan)... Since those two USU victories, BSU has won the last eight games by a combined score of 387 to 164 (average of 48.4 to 20.5)... The Aggies are 2-6 vs. the Broncos at Logan, losing the last three in a row on their home turf... USU's last home win and series win was 1997, with a 24-20 triumph, capping a three-win in four meetings stretch.

Boise StateOverall: 4-11-0 / Home: 2-5-0 / Away: 2-6-0

AGGIE-BRONCO NOTE-ABLE -- BSU linebackers coach Jeff Choate was an assistant at Utah State from 2002-04 (safeties)... Bronco defensive line coach Pete Kwiatkowski coached at Montana State (defensive coordinator 1999-2005) (where current USU FB SID Zach Fisher's brother Eric, is the punter and kicker for the Bobcats)... Former BSU Head Athletic Trainer Gary Craner (who retired in June, 2008 after 36 years at ATC) graduated from Utah State... The Aggies only have one player from the state of Idaho in senior LB Adrian Bybee (Pocatello/Highland HS)... The Broncos do not have anyone from Utah on their roster... USU junior S Rajric Coleman and BSU junior S Winston Venable were teammates at Glendale (Ariz.) CC... Aggie junior RB Michael Smith and Bronco sophomore LB Aaron Tevis are both from Tucson, Ariz., but Smith went to Sunnyside HS while Tevis went to Canyon Del Oro HS... USU junior reserve LB Jordan Glass and BSU sophomore OL Zach Waller and junior CB Brandyn Thompson are all from Elk Grove, Calif, with Glass going to Elk Grove HS while Waller and Thompson went to Franklin HS... Aggie freshman RB/KR Kerwynn Williams (Valley HS) and Bronce sophomore DT Billy Winn (Las Vegas HS) are both from Las Vegas, Nev... USU senior WR Xavier Bowman (Pasadena Dobie HS) and BSU sophomore S George Iloka (Kempner HS) and freshman OG Brenel Myers (Westfield HS) are all from Houston, Texas... Aggie freshman CB Quinton Byrd (Miramar HS) and Bronco sophomore DB Jerrell Gavins (South Miami HS) are both from Miami, Fla... USU red-shirting freshman LB Connor Williams is from Kanata, Ontario (Holy Trinity HS) and BSU redshirt-freshman DT Michael Atkinson is from Windsor, Ontario (Catholic Central HS).

AGGIE TO WATCH

Igboeli Career Game-by-Game2006 (Fr.)G# Opponent U-A-Tot TFL-Yds FF/FR#1 at Wyoming 1-0=1 0-0 0/1#2 at Arkansas 0-0=0 0-0 0/0#3 Utah 0-0=0 0-0 0/0#4 at BYU 1-2=3 0-0 0/0#5 Idaho 3-3=6 2-6 0/0#6 Fresno State 3-4=7 1-1 0/0#7 at San Jose St. 1-2=3 0-0 0/0#8 at La. Tech 6-11=17 1.5-14 1/0#9 Hawai’i 1-4=5 0-0 0/0#10 at Nevada 7-0=7 1-4 0/0#11 at Boise State 5-5=10 1.5-13 1/0#12 N.M. State 6-4=10 1-3 0/0TOTAL 34-35=69 8-41 2/1

2007 (So.)G# Opponent U-A-Tot TFL-Yds FF/FR#1 UNLV 4-4=8 0-0 0/0#2 at Wyo. 2-4=6 1.5-2 0/0#3 at Okla. 3-3=6 1-2 0/0#4 San Jose St. 3-3=6 0-0 0/0#5 at Utah 3-8=11 0-0 0/0#6 at Hawai’i 7-2=9 3-5 0/0#7 Nevada 4-4=8 1-1 1/0#8 La Tech 2-2=4 0-0 0/0#9 at Fresno St. 11-1=12 0-0 0/0#10 Boise State 2-3=5 1.5-4 0/0#11 at NMSU 6-9=15 0-0 0/0#12 at Idaho 4-1=5 0-0 0/1TOTAL 51-44=95 8-14 1/1

2008 (Jr.)G# Opponent U-A-Tot TFL-Yds FF/FR#1 at UNLV 1-4=5 .5-1 0/0#2 at Oregon 4-3=7 1-2 0/0#3 Utah 3-5=8 0-0 0/0#4 Idaho 5-1=6 2-3 0/0#5 BYU 2-3=5 0-0 0/0#6 at San Jose St. 3-2=5 .5-1 0/0#7 at Nevada 6-4=10 0-0 1/0#8 FRESNO ST. 4-2=6 1-1 0/0#9 HAWAI’I 5-1=6 0-0 1/0#10 at Boise State 2-6=8 0-0 0/0#11 at La Tech 2-3=5 0-0 0/0 #12 NMSU 5-2=7 1-2 0/0TOTAL 42-36=78 6-10 2/0

2009 (Sr.)G# Opponent U-A-Tot TFL-Yds FF/FR#1 at Utah 3-3=6 1.0-6 0/0#2 at Texas A&M 1-4=5 0-0 0/0#3 Southern Utah 3-3=6 2.0-3 0/0#4 at BYU 4-2=6 0-0 0/0#5 at New Mexico St. 0-5=5 0-0 0/0#6 NEVADA 2-1=3 0-0 0/0#7 LA TECH DNP - Injured#8 at Fresno St. DNP - Injured#9 at Hawai'i DNP - Injured#10 SAN JOSE STATE 0-0=0 0-0 0/0TOTAL 13-18=31 3-9 0/0CAREER TOTAL 138-127=265 25.0-74 3/4

#31 Paul IgboeliSenior - LinebackerGrand Prairie, Texas

(South Grand Prairie HS)

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USU BESTS VS. BOISE STATE -- Here is a look at some of the top USU statistical individual performances against the Broncos over the years: Aaron Jones had a school-record 297 receiving yards against Boise State on Nov. 11, 2000... Jose Fuentes had 509 yards passing against the Broncos in 2000, the second-best passing total in USU history... Demario Brown had 239 yards rushing against Boise State in 1999, the 10th-best single-game rushing output... In 1997, Matt Sauk connected with Steve Smith for a 76-yard pass play, tied for the 23rd-longest pass play in school history... Dale Money had a 75-yard punt against Boise State in 1982, tied for the fourth-longest punt... In 1998, Brad Bohn hit a 51-yard field goal, tied for No. 13 on USU's longest field goals... As a team, USU's 509 passing yards against BSU in 2000 is the second-most, while the 595 yards of total offense in that game is the ninth-most.

UTAH STATE-BOISE STATE BY THE NUMB3R5 -- A closer look at note-ables about Friday's battle between the Aggies and Broncos:

0 Players from Utah on Boise State’s roster.1st Appearance by ESPN network at Romney Stadium.1 Player from Idaho on Utah State's roster in senior LB Adrian Bybee (Pocatello).1 Coach who was head coach of both teams in Tony Knap... From 1963-66, Knap served as the head football coach at Utah State, where he compiled a 25-14-1 (.637) record... In 1968, he succeeded Lyle Smith at Boise State, then still known as Boise College... It was the school's first year in Division II (then the "college division"); it had previously competed (and dominated) in the junior college ranks. Knap led the Broncos to a 71-19-1 (.788) record in 8 years, including three 10-win seasons.2 Canadians involved in Friday's game in USU redshirting freshman LB Connor Williams (Kanata, Ontario) and BSU redshirt-freshman DT Michael Atkinson (Windsor, Ontario).2 Wins at Logan by Utah State in the series.3 Straight wins on Nov. 20 by USU.3 Sets of brothers involved in the game: Utah State has two sets in the Igboeli (pronounced Ig-Bo-lee) brothers - senior LB Paul and junior CB Washington (Grand Prairie, Texas / Grand Prairie HS), and the Erickson brothers - junior OL Preston and freshman OL Parker (Sandy, Utah / Alta HS)... BSU counters with the Moore brothers - sophomore QB Kellen and freshman WR Kirby. 4 Overall Utah State wins in the series.5 Wins at Logan by Boise State in the series.5 Players in Friday's game that played at El Camino JC in USU junior DT Sean Enesi, junior DT Kamaloni Vainikolo (pronounced Comma-lone-ee Vi- inny-kolo), senior LB Chris Williams, sophomore LB Reuben Willis and Boise State sophomore DB Jerrell Gavins. 6 Boise State's national ranking, the highest ranking opponent to visit Romney Stadium since No. 6 Oregon on Sept. 29, 2001.6 Coaches who have been assistants on both staffs in currenty Broncos' LB coach Jeff Choate, whose been at BSU since 2006, and was at Utah State from 2002-04, coaching safeties... Current Washington Redskins head coach Jim Zorn, who was an assistant coach for the Aggies from 1992-94, coming to USU from Boise State, where he was there from 1989-91... Former Aggie head coach Brent Guy (2005-08) was defensive coordinator at Boise State from 1998-2000... Former USU safeties coach Jeff Copp (2005-08) was an all- conference defensive end at Boise State in 2000... Mark Johnson was defensive coordinator at Utah State from 2005-08 and was the defensive line coach at BSU from 1998-99... Former Aggie cornerbacks coach John Rushing (2003-08) was a graduate assistant at BSU in 1998 and 1999 working with the secondary. 8 Straight wins by Boise State in the series.11 Overall wins by Boise State in the series.15 USU seniors who will be recognized prior to the game, playing their final home game in an Aggie uniform.239 Yards rushing by Demario Brown vs. Boise State in 1999, the 10th-best single- game rushing outing.293 Miles between USU’s Romney Stadium and BSU's Bronco Stadium.297 School-record receiving yards by Aaron Jones vs. Boise State on Nov. 11,2000.509 Passing yards by Jose Fuentes vs. BSU in 2000, the second-best passing total in USU history.595 Yards of total offense against the Broncos in 2000, the ninth-most total offense yardage in school history.1975 Year that the Aggies and Broncos first met on the football field.1997 Utah State's last win in the series.

WAC BITS AND PIECES

• Boise State remains undefeated after a 63-25 win over Idaho. Kellen Moore threw for 299 yards and tied a career-high with five touchdown pass-es, four of which went to Austin Pettis. Titus Young had a 100-yard kickoff re-turn and Kyle Wilson added a 71-yard interception return for a TD. The Bron-cos lead the nation in scoring with 43.6 points per game.

• Nevada won its seventh game in a row after beating Fresno State, 52-14. The Wolf Pack rushed for 461 yards in-cluding a game-high 179 from Vai Taua who scored two touchdowns. Luke Lip-pincott rushed for 149 yards and three scores while quarterback Colin Kae-pernick ran for 95 and two more TDs. Fresno State’s Ryan Mathews, the na-tion’s leading rusher, left the game in the second quarter due to an injury.

• Utah State’s Robert Turbin rushed for a career-high 190 yards and two touchdowns in the Aggies’ 24-9 win over San Jose State. Turbin became the first Utah State running back to reach 1,000 yards in a season since Emmett White in 2001.

• Hawai‘i’s Greg Salas caught a school record 16 passes for a career-high 196 yards and a touchdown in the Warriors’ 24-6 win against New Mexico State. Leon Wright-Jackson added two rushing touchdowns for the War-riors. New Mexico State’s Chris Buckner made a season WAC-high 16 tackles.

• Louisiana Tech led LSU, 13-10, at halftime but came up short, 24-16, on the road. Running back Daniel Porter threw a one-yard TD pass to Dennis Morris on the last play of the first half.

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UTAH STATE-BOISE STATE LAST TIME #9 BOISE STATE 49, UTAH STATE 17

November 8, 2008 • Boise, Idaho • Bronco Stadium BOISE, Idaho - Utah State was bucked by the ninth-ranked Broncos of Boise State, 49-14, on Nov. 8 at BSU's Bronco Stadium, dealing the Aggies their second loss to a Top 10 team this season. USU falls to 2-8 overall and 2-4 in Western Athletic Conference play while the Broncos remain undefeated at 9-0 overall and 5-0 in WAC action. The Aggies have lost their last five trips to Boise and eight in a row to the Broncos overall in falling to 4-11 vs. Boise State. It marked just the second time ever and the first since 1972 that USU has played two top 10 teams in the same season. Boise State was USU's fourth top 25 opponent this year, marking the first time since 2001 and just the second time since 1957 that the Aggies have faced that many top 25 ranked teams. USU had 305 yards of total offense, but six turnovers and a season-high 13 penalties thwarted any chance the Aggies had of an upset. Boise State amassed 458 passing yards on the way to 563 yards of total offense. Senior QB Sean Setzer came off the bench to throw for a career-best 226 yards with two TD's on 19-of-33 passing, including a 51-yard scoring strike to sophomore TE Doug Barbour late in the second half. That pass sent USU into halftime trailing, 28-7. Barbour was one of a season-high 12 different receivers to catch a pass for a total of 261 yards, USU's second-best passing total behind 262 at Nevada on Oct. 18. It was Barbour's first career TD. USU now has 10 different receivers with a TD catch, doubling last year's total and the most since at least 1978. Junior WR Omar Sawyer had a team-high four catches for 37 yards while redshirt freshman RB Robert Turbin added three receptions for 51 yards, including a career-long 29-yard TD catch from Setzer. Turbin's TD catch on the Aggies' opening drive of the second half pulled USU within 28-14 with 13:41 to go in the third quarter, but did not score again as BSU pulled away with 21 unanswered points. USU recovered a BSU fumble on the Broncos' next drive at the Aggies' 27. After driving out to midfield, a USU fumble gave the ball back to Boise State. The Broncos capitalized six plays later on a 17-yard end-around TD pass. Kellen Moore threw for 362 yards on 27-of-36 passing for Boise State, tossing two TD's passes, as four different players had TD throws, including a two wide receivers and the back-up QB, part of the Broncos' traditional bag of razzle-dazzle trick plays. Jeremy Childs had two TD catches as part of his seven receptions for 135 yards, while Ian Johnson led the Boise State rushing attack with 10 carries for 35 yards and a TD. Defensively, Utah State was led by senior LB Jake Hutton's season-high 14 tackles, two off his career-best. It was Hutton's fifth double-digit tackle outing this season and the seventh in the last 13 games, as well as the 12th of his career. Senior DT Ben Calderwood and senior LB Paul Igboeli added eight stops each, with Calderwood recording a tackle for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery while Igboeli notched a pass break-up. Junior S James Brindley tallied seven stops and had his second interception of the season.

Score By QuartersUtah State 0 7 7 0 - 14Boise State 7 21 14 7 - 49

Scoring SummaryUSU - 1st 09:12 - Caldwell, Peter 34 yd field goalBSU - 1st 11:54 - Austin Pettis 7 yd pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU - 2nd 14:05 - Ellis Powers 4 yd fumble recovery (Brotzman kick)BSU - 2nd 08:39 - Ian Johnson 1 yd run (Brotzman kick)BSU - 2nd 05:28 - Jeremy Childs 57 yd pass from Tanyon Bissell (Brotzman kick)USU - 2nd 00:35 - Barbour, Doug 51 yd pass from Setzer, Sean (Caldwell, Peter kick)USU - 3rd 13:41 - Turbin, Robert 29 yd pass from Setzer (Caldwell kick)BSU - 3rd 03:18 - Childs 17 yd pass from Vinny Perretta (Brotzman kick)BSU - 3rd 00:16 - Perretta 38 yd pass from Moore (Brotzman kick)BSU - 4th 09:01 - Austin Pettis 5 yd pass from M. Coughlin (Brock Jaramillo kick)Attn: 32,171

Team Statistics USU BSUFirst Downs 15 26Rushing 44 105Passing 261 458Total Offense Yards 305 563Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-3 2-2Penalties: Number-Yards 13-122 12-115Punts-Yards 6-273 4-157Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 0-0-0/0.0 5-18-0/3.6Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 8-153-0/19.1 2-49-0/24.5Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 1-9-0 3-0-0Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-4-1Possession Time 26:58 33:02Third-Down Conversions4-of-14 5-of-12

Individual RushingBSU: Johnson 10-38 TDUSU: Setzer 3-18, Turbin 5-17, Borel 11-12, Butler 1-0, Scott 1-(-3)

Individual Passing C-A-I, Yds, TDBSU: Moore 27-36-1, 362, 2USU: Setzer 19-33-2, 226, 2; Borel 3-8-1, 35, 0

Individual ReceivingBSU: Childs 7-135 2TDUSU: Sawyer 4-37, Turbin 3-51, Gwacham 3-37, Nelson 3-20, Barbour 2-70 TD, Lloyd 1-15, Mitchell 1-9, Bowman 1-8, Zimmerman 1-7, Morrison 1-6, Marsh 1-3, Scott 1(-2)

USU Punt Returns: NoneUSU KO Returns: Murphy 6-128, Butler 1-22, Koskan 1-3USU Interception Returns: Brindley 1-9USU Tackle Leaders: Hutton 14, Igboeli 8, Calderwood 8, Brindley 7

HOMETOWN TEAMMATES

Grand Prairie, Texas31-Paul Igboeli (South Grand Prairie HS)38-Washington Igboeli (South Grand Prairie HS)48-Tim Wlodarczyk (South Grand Prairie HS)

Grass Valley, Calif.3-James Brindley (Nevada Union HS)61-Brennan McFadden (Nevada Union HS)16-Chris Ulinski (Nevada Union HS)

Kaysville, Utah8-Peter Caldwell (Davis HS)23-Josh Johansen (Davis HS)

Logan, Utah4-Josh Flores (Logan HS)92-Junior Keiaho (Logan HS)5-Ben Macey (Logan HS)63-Tanner Richins (Logan HS)47-Josh Thompson (Logan HS)

Long Beach, Calif.22-Sheldon Armstrong (Poly HS)7-Jeff Fischer (Lakewood HS)

Los Angeles, Calif.70-Christian Browne-Frazier (Verbum Dei HS)5-Marquis Butler (Locke HS)

Merced, Calif.29-Sidney Allen (Merced HS)7-Chris Randle (Golden Valley HS)

Palmdale, Calif.33-Cortland Christian (Lone Peak HS)18-Ronald Scott (Palmdale HS)

Provo, Utah24-Austin Alder (Provo HS)76-Funaki Asisi (Provo HS)80-Travis Van Leeuwen (Timpview HS)

Riverton, Utah92-Casey Davis (Riverton HS)49-Joey Schrader (Riverton HS)

San Leandro, Calif.54-Nathan Royster (San Leandro HS)45-Ricky Aliifua (San Leandro HS)

Sandy, Utah73-Parker Erickson (Alta HS)72-Preston Erickson (Alta HS)

West Jordan, Utah 39-Cache Morgan (West Jordan HS)59-D.J. Tialavea (West Jordan HS)

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AGGIES-BRONCOS LAST TIME AT LOGAN #19 BOISE STATE 52, UTAH STATE 0

November 10, 2007 • Logan, Utah • Romney Stadium

Boise State, ranked No. 19 in the country, nearly matched their first quarter points with its ranking in cruising to a 52-0 win over Utah State on Nov. 10, 2007 at Romney Stadium. The Broncos scored 17 first-quarter points in dealing the Aggies their first shutout loss of the season. It was Senior Day, as Utah State honored its 15 seniors with a pre-game ceremony prior to USU’s final home game of the year. Boise State won its 16th-straight WAC game in improving to 50-3 all-time in the WAC. The Broncos have won the last seven in a row against the Aggies and now lead the all-time series, 10-4, including 6-2 in games played at Logan. Boise State has won those last seven games by a combined score of 338-150, an average of 48.3-21.4. The 52 points is the third-most ever scored in the series (BSU 66 in 2000 and 63 in 2002) and Saturday was the first shutout in the series by either team. Utah State had 236 total offense yards, with 82 rushing and 154 passing. It was just the third time this season that the Aggies did not reach the 100-yard rushing mark. Senior QB/P Leon Jackson III was 7-of-15 for 95 yards, while sophomore QB Jase McCormick was 4-of-8 for 57 yards, but threw three interceptions. Junior QB Sean Setzer saw his first action of the season, completing his only pass attempt for two yards. Mc-Cormick led USU with 32 rushing yards, while junior TE Rob Myers had five catches for 66 yards, as both led the team in their respective categories for the second time this season. Senior WR/KR Kevin Robinson was held to a season-low 77 all-purpose yards and did not have a reception, snapping a 16-game streak of having at least one catch, dating back to the Idaho game on Sept. 30, 2006. Defensively, sophomore S James Brindley led USU with a career-high 14 tackles, while freshman LB Kyle Gallagher also had a career-high with 11 stops. Senior DE Frank Maile tallied a career and game-high two tackles for loss. Boise State ended with 484 yards of total offense, marking the sixth time this season that the USU defense has allowed more than 400 yards of total offense. The Broncos had 294 yards passing and 190 yards rushing. Ian Johnson had 110 yards rushing in three quarters of action and Taylor Tharp was a scorching 26-of-29 passing for 283 yards and two TD’s. The Broncos scored on their opening drive on a 8-yard run by Titus Young, the first of his three TD’s on the day. At the end of the Aggies’ first drive of the game, BSU blocked the punt and Ia Falo scooped up the ball and scampered 16 yards to the end zone to put BSU up 14-0 in just over six minutes into the game.Score By QuartersBoise State 17 14 14 7 - 52Utah State 0 0 0 0 - 0Scoring SummaryBSU - 1st 10:17 - Titus Young 8 yd run (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU - 1st 08:49 - Ia Falo 16 yd blocked punt return (Brotzman kick)BSU - 1st 01:30 - Brotzman 22 yd field goalBSU - 2nd 07:53 - Richie Brockel 4 yd pass from Taylor Tharp (Brotzman kick)BSU - 2nd 01:01 - Ian Johnson 15 yd run (Brotzman kick)BSU - 3rd 10:58 - Titus Young 9 yd run (Brotzman kick)BSU - 3rd 00:53 - Titus Young 38 yd pass from Tharp (Brotzman kick)BSU - 4th 08:56 - D.J. Harper 4 yd run (Brotzman kick)Attn: 18,864Team Statistics BSU USUFirst Downs 26 11Rushing 190 82Passing 294 154Total Offense Yards 484 236Fumbles: Number-lost 3-1 2-1Penalties: Number-yards 8-65 9-77Punts-yards 1-40 6-179Punt Returns: No-yards-TD 4-8-1 1-(-3)-0Kickoff Returns: No-yds-TD 1-17-0 6-131-0Possession Time 34:40 25:20Individual RushingUSU: McCormick 5-32, Jackson 10-16, Actkinson 3-14, Speight 6-12, Marsh 4-10, Borel 1-1, Robinson 1-(-3)BSU: Johnson 19-110 1TDIndividual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TDUSU: Jackson 15-7-0, 95, 0; McCormick 8-4-3, 57, 0; Setzer 1-1-0, 2, 0BSU: Tharp 29-26-0, 283, 2Individual ReceivingUSU: Myers 5-66, Nelson 2-47, Harkey 1-13, Speight 1-12, Borel 1-8, Marsh 1-6, Barbour 1-2 BSU: Pettis 8-67

USU Punt Returns: Robinson 1-(-3)USU KO Returns: Robinson 4-83USU Interception Returns: --USU Tackle Leaders: Brindley 14, Gallagher 11, J.Taylor 6, Odong 6, C.Taylor 6

2009 UTAH STATE SENIORS

No. Name Pos. Hometown (High School/Last School) 96 Alan Bishop DT Daleville, Ala. (Daleville HS/Air Force Prep)

17 Xavier Bowman WR Houston, Texas (Pasadena Dobie HS)

3 James Brindley S Grass Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union HS)

25 Adrian Bybee LB Pocatello, Idaho (Highland HS)

13 Chase Griffiths WR Heber City, Utah (Wasatch HS)

81 Nnamdi Gwacham WR Chino Hills, Calif. (Ayala HS)

31 Paul Igboeli LB Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS)

94 Antonio May DE Ashtown, Ark. (Ashtown HS/Dodge City JC)

61 Brennan McFadden OC Grass Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union HS)

83 Jeremy Mitchell TE Benicia, Calif. (Benicia HS/Laney JC)

1 Kejon Murphy CB Fresno, Calif. (Edison HS)

85 Omar Sawyer WR Ogden, Utah (Ogden HS)

16 Chris Ulinski PK Grass Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union HS)

2 Chris Williams LB Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger HS/El Camino JC)

48 Zac Zimmerman TE Newhall, Calif. (Hart HS)

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LAST GAME NOTES -- Utah State vs. San Jose State - Sat., Nov. 14

-- Utah State's 381 rushing yards is No. 14 on USU's single-game best and most since 388 in 1999 vs. Nevada.

-- Sophomore RB Robert Turbin's 190 rushing yards is most since Emmett White's 233 yards vs. Weber State in 2001... It is the most vs. a FBS opponent since White's 274 vs. Wyoming in 2001.

-- The 56 rushing yards by SJSU is the fewest for the USU de-fense since 47 at Hawai'i on Oct. 6, 2007.

-- Saturday was USU's first win over SJSU since 2005, winning the last two of three at Logan... SJSU now leads the all-time series 20-11-1 and the series is even at 8-8 at Logan.

-- USU improves to 3-1 at home this season, guaranteeing the Aggies a winning season at home, USU's first winning season since 2003, going 3-2.

-- Junior QB Diondre Borel made his team-leading 19th-consecutive start on Saturday... Junior OT Spencer Johnson made his 29th career start overall.

-- Freshman CB Quinton Byrd and sophomore OL Tanner Rich-ins made their first career starts.

-- Utah State scored on its opening possession for the third game in a row after a streak of three games without doing so... Overall, it was the Aggies' seventh game this season in getting on the scoreboard on their opening drive.

-- Sophomore RB Robert Turbin scored his 16th career rushing TD... It was his fourth consecutive game with a rushing TD as well as seventh game this season and 13th game of his career.

-- It was Turbin's second-straight multi-TD outing this season and the third of his career, but the first coming at home, as his other two times were last week at Hawai'i and his career-best three at LA Tech last season (Nov. 15).

- USU scored first for the eighth time this season and the Aggies are now 2-6 when hanging a point on the scoreboard first.

-- With a 5-yard rush in the second quarter, Turbin topped the 1,000 yard single-season milestone, becoming the first USU run-ning back to reach the 1,000 yard plateau since Emmett White in 2001... Turbin now has 1,122 for the season, jumping up to No. 12 on USU's single-season list, closing in on No. 11 Rick Parros (1,135 yards in 1977) and No. 10 of Roy Shivers (1,138 in 1965).

-- Turbin's rushing total also puts him over 1,500 yards for his career, becoming the first Aggie since White (1998-2001) and the 12th all-time... Turbin now has 1,624 yards for his career, vaulting to No. 11 on USU's career rushing list, needing 196 to tie Jack Hill's 1,820 yards (1952, 55-56).

-- Saturday was Turbin's sixth 100-yard rushing outing this sea-son and seventh of his career... The six 100-yard games is the most since White had eight in 2001.

-- Junior QB Diondre Borel topped the 4,000 career passing yards, becoming the 10th USU QB to do so... He now has 4,020 yards, needing 162 to catch Ron Lopez (1990-91) with 4,182 yards at No. 9.

-- Borel has also surpassed the 5,000 yards of total offense mile-stone, becoming the eighth Aggie to reach that mark and moving to No. 7 on the career total offense list with 5,095 yards.

-- USU has scored in the first quarter in eight of its 10 games... With the Aggies' seven points, they now have a 76-73 edge in the opening stanza, the only quarter that they've outscored the opposition.

-- Utah State led at halftime for the fifth time this season and the Aggies are now 3-2 when leading at the break.

-- Senior PK Chris Ulinski has at least one field goal in nine of USU's 10 games after his streak of eight in row ended last week at Hawai'i.

-- This is USU's second-straight season with 12 field goals and the third in a row with at least 12 (13 in 2007)... USU's single-season record is 19 in 1993.

-- Junior RB Derrvin Speight's 47-yard rush in the fourth quarter is a new career-long, eclipsing the 44-yard dash that he had earlier this season vs. LA Tech.

-- Speight scored his second rushing TD of the season and fifth of his career.

-- Borel's 50 passing yards give him 2,315 for the season, keep-ing him at No. 14 on USU's single-season list, needing 50 more to reach Bob Gagliano at No. 13 with 2,365 yards.

-- Borel now has 2,748 yards of total offense this season, No. 9 on USU's single-season list and the most since Travis Cox's 2,844 in 2003.

TURBO TURBIN JOINING ELITE COMPANY -- With his career-high 148 yards vs. Utah, sophomore running back Robert Turbin logged his second-career 100-yard outing, join-ing the 123 total vs. Idaho last season as a freshman... Turbin became the seventh Aggie running back to post 100 yards as a freshman... However, he joined rare company with his 100-yard outing as a sophomore, becoming just the fourth Aggie to do so... The other three: Demario Brown (4,053 yards), Abu Wilson (3,933) and Rick Parros (3,537), are numbers 1-2-3 on USU’s career rushing list, respectively.

USU’s FRESHMAN 100-YARD RUSHERS SINCE 1976: Rick Parros (1976), Travis Clark (1986), Abu Wilson (1992), Demario Brown (1996), John Roberts (1998), Jerod Walker (2005), Robert Turbin (2008).

USU’s FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE 100-YARD RUSHERS SINCE 1976: Rick Parros (1976-77), Abu Wilson (1992-94*), Demario Brown (1996-97), Robert Turbin (2008-09). * - Wilson redshirted in 1993 with injury

HEAD COACH COACHING POSITION -- In addi-tion to his head coaching duties, USU head coach Gary An-dersen is also the position coach for the defensive tackles... Andersen is one of six Division I (FBS) coaches doing so:

Ball State Stan Parrish QuarterbacksColorado Dan Hawkins ReceiversKent State Doug Martin QuarterbacksNevada Chris Ault QuarterbacksSan Diego State Brady Hoke Defensive LineUTAH STATE Gary Andersen Defensive Tackles

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN -- Utah State football head coach Gary Andersen announced the Aggies' 2009 captains, after a vote by the team... All three of the de-fensive captains are seniors, while the offensive captains consist of a senior, a junior and a sophomore... Representing the defense will be the senior trio of safety James Brindley, linebacker Paul Igboeli and cornerback Kejon Murphy... The offensive captains are senior center Brennan McFadden, junior quarterback Diondre Borel and sophomore running back Robert Turbin.

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RECORD WATCH cont’d (Number in parenthesis = ‘09 stats)

KickingExtra Points Made Years PATs1. Brad Bohn 1997-2000 1072. Steve Steinke 1977-80 903. Micah Knorr 1993-96 804. Dane Kidman 1999-2002 685. Willie Beecher 1981-84 646. Peter Caldwell 2007-pres 57 Doug Beach 1990-92 578. Michael Doyle 1970-72 569. Jim Turner 1960-62 5510. Chris Pella 1963-64 51Extra Points Att. Years Atpts1. Brad Bohn 1997-2000 1192. Steve Steinke 1977-80 953. Micah Knorr 1993-96 844. Dane Kidman 1999-2002 745. Chris Pella 1963-64 676. Willie Beecher 1981-84 64 Jim Turner 1960-62 648. Michael Doyle 1970-72 639. Peter Caldwell 2007-pres 5810. Dene Garner 1985-87 50PAT Percentage Years Pct.(Minimum 30 Made)1. Willie Beecher 1981-84 1.000 Russ Moody 1988-89 1.0003. Nathan Morreale 1993-94 .9714. Peter Caldwell 2007-pres .9705. Dene Garner 1985-87 .9606. Steve Steinke 1977-80 .9477. Micah Knorr 1993-95 .9368. Al Knapp 1973-74 .9329. Tom Mayes 1975-76 .92510. Brad Bohn 1997-2000 .899Field Goals Made Years No.1. Brad Bohn 1997-2000 592. Micah Knorr 1993-96 393. Steve Steinke 1977-80 384. Willie Beecher 1981-84 365. Dene Garner 1985-87 356. Al Knapp 1973-74 267. Peter Caldwell 2007-pres 238. Dane Kidman 1999-02 22 Doug Beach 1990-92 22 Russ Moody 1988-89 22Field Goals Att. Years Att.1. Brad Bohn 1997-2000 892. Micah Knorr 1993-96 623. Steve Steinke 1977-80 604. Willie Beecher 1981-84 545. Dene Garner 1985-87 536. Al Knapp 1973-74 427. Michael Doyle 1970-72 348. Peter Caldwell 2007-pres 339. Dane Kidman 1999-2002 3110. James P. Murphy 1966-67 30Field Goal Pct. Years Pct.(Minimum 20 Attempts)1. Russ Moody 1988-89 .8462. Doug Beach 1990-92 .7593. Dane Kidman 1999-2002 .7104. Nathan Morreale 1993-94 .7045. Peter Caldwell 2007-pres (.833).7006. Willie Beecher 1981-84 .6677. Brad Bohn 1997-2000 .6638. Dene Garner 1985-87 .6609. Micah Knorr 1993-95 .65910. Sean Jones 1989-92 .643** Chris Ulinski 2007-pres (.706).737** = Ulinski has 19 attempts

RECORD WATCH (Number in parenthesis = ‘09 stats)

Defense

Int. Return Yardage Years Yds.1. Henry King 1965-66 3732. James Brindley 2006-pres (24) 2103. Wendell D. Brook 1970-71 1774. Phillip Shelley 1971-72 1755. Kevin Brady 1979-81 1516. Ronald Edwards 1988-91 1467. Chuck Detwiler 1966-68 1408. Grant Martinsen 1964-66 1359. Rob Fuhriman 1972-74 12510. Steve Shafer 1961-62 124

Offense - Rushing

Rushing Yardage Years Yds.1. Demario Brown 1996-1999 4,0532. Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 3,9333. Rick Parros 1976-79 3,5374. Louie Giammona 1973-75 3,4995. Emmett White 1998-01 2,7916. Roger Grant 1990-91 2,3877. Tom Larscheid 1959-61 2,2068. Altie Taylor 1966-68 1,9599. Jay Van Noy 1946-49 1,92310. Jack Hill 1952,55-56 1,820-- Robert Turbin 2008-pres (1,122) 1,624-- Diondre Borel 2007-pres(433)1,075

Rushing Average Years Avg.(Minimum 150 Attempts)1. Tom Larscheid 1959-61 7.02. MacArthur Lane 1965-67 6.93. Roy Shivers 1964-65 6.84. Buddy Allen 1958-59 6.45. Robert Turbin 2008-pres 5.86. Emmett White 1998-01 5.47. Archie Gibson 1972-73 5.28. Demario Brown 1996-99 5.19. Melvin Blue 1995-97 4.9 Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 4.9 Richard Gwynn 1984-85 4.9 Roger Grant 1990-91 4.9 Altie Taylor 1966-68 4.9

Rushing Touchdowns Years TD1. Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 402. Demario Brown 1996-99 373. Tom Larscheid 1959-61 294. Emmett White 1998-01 275. Rick Parros 1976-79 266. Louie Giammona 1973-75 217. Roy Shivers 1964-65 188. Robert Turbin 2008-pres (9) 179. Jack Hill 1956 1410. Jerry Cox 1973-74 13 Jerry Hughes 1971-72 13 Altie Taylor 1966-68 13-- Diondre Borel 2007-pres (6) 11

Offense - PassingCompletion Pct. Years Pct.(Minimum 150 Completions)1. Keith Myers 1976-77 .6072. Leon Jackson III 2004-07 .5823. Travis Cox 2001-04 .5734. Diondre Borel 2007-pres (.580) .5725. Patrick Mullins 1995-96 .5556. Jose Fuentes 1998-2002 .5547. Anthony Calvillo 1992-93 .540 Brent Snyder 1987-88 .540 Eric Hipple 1976-79 .54010. Matt Sauk 1996 .538 William Munson 1961-63 .538

RECORD WATCH cont’d (Number in parenthesis = ‘09 stats)

CAREERInterceptions Years No.1. Henry King 1965-66 182. Damon Smith 1990-93 173. Donald Toomer 1991-94 124. Travis Clark 1987, 89 11 Chuck Detwiler 1966-68 11 Ronnie McCloud 1974, 76-78 117. Wendell D. Brook 1970-71 10 Ronald Edwards 1988-91 10 Darrin Long 1984-87 10 Grant Martinsen 1964-66 10 Phillip Shelley 1971-72 10-- James Brindley 2007-pres (3) 9

Igboeli Climbing USU and WAC Career Tackles Lists

(Number in parenthesis = ‘09 stats)

USU Career Tackles Years No.(Since 1979)1. Del Lyles 1988-91 4462. David Gill 1993-96 4253. Jesse Busta 1999-2002 3924. Brent Passey 1997-2000 3865. Kevin Bouwman 1987-90 3726. Pat McKenna 1979-82 3597. Johndale Carty 1995-98 3478. Jermaine Younger 1990-93 3379. Jake Hutton 2005-2008 32810. Al Smith 1984-86 327-- PAUL IGBOELI 2006-pres. (31) 273

WAC Career Tackles Years No.(Since 1979)1. Robert Rodriguez, UTEP 2001-04 4432. Solomon Elimimian, UH 2005-07 4343. Matt Castelo, SJSU 2004-07 3974. Korey Hall, BSU 2003-06 3945. Andy Avalos, BSU 2001-04 3556. Jake Hutton, USU 2005-08 3287. David Vobora, UI 2005-07 3248. Daryl Towns, NEV 2000-03 3209. Vic Viloria, SMU 1999-02 30610. Bryce McGill, FS 1999-03 305 -- PAUL IGBOELI, USU 2006-pres. (31) 273

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UTAH STATE HEAD COACHGARY ANDERSEN

• Gary Andersen was named Utah State head football coach on Dec. 4 by USU Athletics Direc-tor Scott Barnes.

• Andersen becomes the 26th head coach in 115 years of Aggie football.

• Andersen comes to Utah State after five seasons as the assistant head coach, defensive coordina-tor and defensive line coach at Utah, where he has helped guide the Utes to a 13-0 record in 2008. Utah finished the season ranked No. 2 in the Asso-ciated Press poll after winning the BCS Sugar Bowl with a dominating 31-17 victory over Alabama.

• Andersen was a part of seven bowl teams as Utah has an 8-0 bowl record since 1999, giving the Utes the nation’s longest bowl winning streak.

• Overall, Andersen spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach at Utah after coaching for the Utes from 1997-2002 before becoming the head coach at Southern Utah in 2003 and then returning to Utah in 2004.

• Andersen was named a finalist for the 2008 Broyles Award, honoring the top as-sistant coach in college football. He was also tabbed as the No. 1 non-BCS recruiter by Rivals.com in 2005 and was named a Rivals.com top 10 non-BCS recruiter in 2008.

• In 2003, Andersen migrated south to become the head coach at Southern Utah, guiding the Thunderbirds to a 4-7 record and bettering their win total of the previous three seasons combined. He turned around a program that was 102nd in the nation in the final 2002 I-AA Gridiron Power Index, which is used to determine playoff selec-tions, into the No. 36-ranked team in his lone season.

• Andersen will be reaching a rare plateau in USU’s season-opener on Sept. 3, when he leads the Aggies into action against his former team Utah... Since 1982, only two other head coaches in college football have began the season against their former team from the season before. Virginia - In 1982, George Welsh coached his first game at Virginia against Navy, the school he coached at before going to UV. Northwestern - In 1999, Randy Walker opened his Northwestern head coach-ing career by facing his former school, Miami (Ohio). He was the head coach at Miami from 1990-98. Toledo - In 1991, Gary Pinkel of Toledo played at Washington in the fifth game of the season, where he was defensive coordinator the previous season.

• Andersen will be trying to become the first new Aggie head coach to win in his debut since Phil Krueger in 1973, as his eight predecessors all lost their debuts.

• Andersen is the second coach in USU history to open their coaching career against Utah, as Dave Arslanian began his Aggie tenure against the Utes on Sept. 5, 1998.

• Andersen also faces anoth-er former team when he and the Aggies make their home debut against Southern Utah on Sept. 26... Andersen was head coach at Southern Utah in 2003.

• At 45, Andersen is the sec-ond-youngest head coach in the WAC behind Boise State’s Chris Peterson, by six months.

Andersen's Coaching File2004-2008 - Utah 2005-2008 - Defensive Coordinator / Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line 2004 - Defensive Line2003 - Southern Utah Head Coach1997-2002 - Utah 2002 - Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line / Special Teams Coordinator 2001 - Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Tackles / Strong Side Ends / Special Teams Coordinator 1997-00 - Defensive Tackles / Strong Side Ends1995-96 - Northern Arizona 1995-96 - Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line / Special Teams1994-95 - Park City HS (Utah) Head Coach1992-94 - Idaho State Defensive Line1989-92 - Ricks College Offensive Line1988 - Southeastern Louisiana Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator

Bowl Experience 1999 - Las Vegas Bowl - W, 17-16 vs. Fresno State 2001- Las Vegas Bowl - W, 10-6 vs. USC 2004 (2005) - Fiesta Bowl - W, 35-7 vs. Pittsburgh 2005 - Emerald Bowl - W, 38-10 vs. Georgia Tech 2006 - Armed Forces Bowl - W, 25-13 vs. Tulsa 2007 - Poinsettia Bowl - W, 35-32 vs. Navy2008 (2009) - Sugar Bowl - W, 31-17 vs. No. 4 Alabama

Andersen Tidbits

-- He was 9-1 vs. Utah State while an as-sistant coach at Utah.

-- Andersen becomes the second-youngest head coach in the WAC, behind Boise State's Chris Peterson, but only by eight months.

-- He becomes the second Aggie head coach that is a Utah alum, joining USU legendary head coach E. Lowell Romney (1919-48), who graduated from Utah in 1917.

-- While at Utah, Andersen was a part of a Utes coaching staff that posted a 13-5 (.722) record against current WAC schools, going 0-3 vs. Boise State, 2-1 vs. Fresno State, 1-0 vs. Hawai'i, 1-0 vs. San Jose State and 9-1 vs. Utah State.

-- At Utah, Andersen was a part of two Ute teams that went 2-0 in BCS action, finishing No. 2 in the 2008 AP Poll and No. 4 in 2004.

-- As an assistant coach at Northern Ari-zona (1995-96), Andersen was 1-1 against current WAC schools, beating Boise State and losing to Idaho, both in 1995.

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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL COACHING STAFFGary Andersen - Head Coach - 1st Year - (Utah, 1986)Dave Baldwin - Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers - 1st Year - (Cal State Northridge, 1978)Bill Busch - Defensive Coordinator/Safeties - 1st Year - (Nebraska Wesleyan, 1988)Kevin Clune - Linebackers - 1st Year - (Cal State Fullerton, 2000)Alex Gerke - Offensive Line - 1st Year - (Utah, 1988)Chad Kauha'aha'a - Defensive Line - 1st Year - (Utah, 1996)Kevin McGiven - Quarterbacks - 1st Year - (Utah Valley, 2001)Corey Raymond - Cornerbacks - 1st Year - (LSU, 1992)Ilaisa Tuiaki - Running Backs - 1st Year - (Southern Utah, 2006)T.J. Woods - Tight Ends - 1st Year - (Azuza Pacific, 2002)Jovon Bouknight - Offensive Graduate Assistant - 1st Year - (Wyoming, 2006)Charles Henderson - Defensive Graduate Assistant - 1st Year - (Southern Utah, 2005)Ben Barton - Defensive Administrative Assistant - 1st Year Ryan Zimmerman - Offensive Administrative Assistant - 1st YearTony Flores - Staff Administrative Assistant - 4th Year - (Utah State, 2003)Steve Mathis - Director of Football Operations - 1st Year - (Snow, 1980)Evan Simon - Strength and Conditioning Coach - 1st Year - (Frostburg State (Md.), 2002)

AGGIE FOOTBALL TIDBITS

THESE UNITED STATES -- There are a total of 42 Californian’s on USU’s 2009 roster, the most from any state, while there are 33 players from Utah, which ranks second, fol-lowed by Texas (13) and Florida (3)... Six other states have two players each, while a total of eight players are the lone representative of their home state... Overall, the Aggies’ roster has 17 different U.S. states represented, which is one of two countries represented as freshman LB Connor Williams is from Canada.

FOOTBALL ISN'T JUST AMERICA'S GAME -- USU has six players who were born inter-nationally, believed to be the most of any team this season in the country... Senior WR Nnamdi Gwacham (Nigeria), junior TE Jerome Barbour (Germany), junior OL Tariq Polley (England), redshirt freshman WR Emmanual Ojeriakhi (Nigeria), redshirt-freshman LB Alfred Kikau (Fiji) and freshman LB Connor Williams (Canada) all were born outside of the United States.

THE SHORT OF IT -- Sophomore RB Josh Flores is the shortest player on Utah State’s 2009 roster at 5’5”... Overall, Flores is one of seven players on the Aggies’ roster under 5’10” tall.

THE TALL OF IT -- Sophomore TE Tarren Lloyd is the tallest player on Utah State’s team at 6’7”... Lloyd is also one of two players on the squad who is over 6’5”tall, joined by 6’6” senior TE Zac Zimmerman.

TRANSFER-MERS -- USU has 13 junior college transfers on the Aggies’ 2009 roster... Four players on the roster came to USU from Snow College: junior LS Dustin Akana, senior DT Casey Davis, junior OL Preston Erickson and junior S Joey Schrader.

HEAVY O-TILLERY -- Sophmore OG's Philip Gapelu and Funaki Asisi are the lone two players on Utah State’s 2009 roster who are at least 300 pounds... The Aggies have five other offensive linemen who are in the 290’s: senior OC Brennan McFadden, junior OT Spencer Johnson, junior OL Tariq Polley, sophomore OL Christian Browne-Frazier and freshman OL Tyler Larsen.

WISE, EXPERIENCED OL' MEN -- Five Aggie seniors are three-year letterwinners: DT Alan Bishop, WR Xavier Bowman, WR Nnamdi Gwacham, LB Paul Igboeli and WR Omar Sawyer.

JUNIOR DOZEN -- A total of 12 juniors on the USU roster are two-year lettermen.

KICKIN' CHRIS -- Chris Ulinksi’s WAC-leading 21 touchbacks in 2008 were three more than USU’s three previous years combined total of 18 consisting of nine in ‘07 (by Ulinski), one in ‘06 and eight in ‘05, especially impressive since kickoffs were moved back from the 35-yard line to the 30-yard line prior to the 2007 season.

ACADEMIC / SCHOOL SERVICE

Utah State football had 13 academ-ic all-WAC selections, part of USU’s 42 fall academic all-conference honors, which led the WAC... Overall, USU had 181 student-athletes recognized by the league office for academic achievements during the 2008-09 academic year, as Utah State has led the WAC in all-conference hon-ors all four years that it has been in the league.

Of the 13, seven are returners, while three other returners earned academ-ic all-WAC in 2007.

AcadNo. Name YR POS all-WAC 90 Kellen Bartlett SO TE '08 96 Alan Bishop SR DT '06-'08 3 James Brindley SR S '08 5 Marquis Butler SO RB '08 25 Adrian Bybee SR LB '07 8 Peter Caldwell JR PK '07 41 Jordan Glass JR LB '07 81 Nnamdi Gwacham SR WR '06-'08 89 Patrick Scales JR LS '08 16 Chris Ulinski SR PK '08

Senior WR Nnamdi Gwacham is one of five Aggie football players who are members of the USU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)... He also is one of six football players who are members of USU’s Student-Athlete Mentors Program (SAMs)... Gwacham is President of both the USU SAAC and the WAC SAAC.

USU Football Representatives for Stu-dent-Athlete Advisory Committee

(SAAC)

24 Austin Alder SO WR 25 Adrian Bybee SR LB 8 Peter Caldwell* JR PK 81 Nnamdi Gwacham^ SR WR 52 Spencer Johnson JR OL ^ = USU and WAC President * = NCAA representative

Student-Athlete Mentors Program (SAMs)

32 Jacob Actkinson SO LB 76 Funaki Asisi SO OL 17 Xavier Bowman SR WR 25 Adrian Bybee SR LB 81 Nnamdi Gwacham SR WR 54 Nate Royster JR DL

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Utah State Football Alphabetical Roster(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 32 Jacob Actkinson LB 6-1 228 RS-So. 1L Grapevine, Texas (Grapevine HS) 57 Dustin Akana LS 5-11 225 Jr. TR Lindon, Utah (Orem HS/Snow JC) 24 Austin Alder WR 5-11 183 So. 1L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 93 Ricky Aliifua DT 6-3 270 Fr. HS San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro HS) 29 Sidney Allen CB 6-1 185 Jr. 1L Merced, Calif. (Merced HS) 22 Sheldon Armstrong S 5-11 193 Fr. RS Long Beach, Calif. (Poly HS) 76 Funaki Asisi OG 6-3 300 So. 1L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 84 Matt Austin WR 6-3 197 Jr. TR Monrovia, Calif. (Charter Oak HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) 26 Jerome Barbour DE 6-5 248 Jr. 2L Fort Leonard, Mo. (La Mirada (Calif.) HS) 90 Kellen Bartlett TE 6-3 256 So. 1L Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) 96 Alan Bishop DT 6-5 280 Sr. 3L Daleville, Ala. (Daleville HS/Air Force Prep) 12 Diondre Borel QB 6-0 187 Jr. 2L Oakley, Calif. (Freedom HS) 17 Xavier Bowman WR 6-3 204 Sr. 3L Houston, Texas (Pasadena Dobie HS) 3 James Brindley S 5-11 195 Sr. 3L Grass Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union HS) 70 Christian Browne-Frazier OL 6-4 291 So. TR Los Angeles, Calif. (Verbum Dei HS/Compton CC) 5 Marquis Butler RB 6-0 194 So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (Locke HS) 25 Adrian Bybee LB 5-11 202 Sr. 1L Pocatello, Idaho (Highland HS) 36 Quinton Byrd CB 5-10 174 Fr. HS Miami, Fla. (Miramar HS) 8 Peter Caldwell PK/P 6-4 231 Jr. 2L Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) 19 T.J. Canales QB 6-2 185 Fr. HS Layton, Utah (Northridge HS) 33 Cortland Christian CB 5-9 165 Fr. HS Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS) 59 Nick Ciancone LB 6-4 202 Fr. HS Layton, Utah (Layton HS) 98 Steven Clark DT 6-5 259 So. SQ La Palma, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) 27 Rajric Coleman CB 6-2 179 Jr. TR Litchfield Park, Ariz. (Agua Fria HS/Glendale CC) 28 Forrest Dabb S 6-0 185 Fr. RS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Utah) 92 Casey Davis DT 6-3 278 Sr. 1L Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS/Snow JC) 20 Maxim Dinka Mba LB 5-11 213 Jr. 2L Plano, Texas (Plano HS) 51 Jake Doughty LB 6-0 195 Fr. HS Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 91 Sean Enesi DT 5-10 275 Jr. TR Carson, Calif. (Carson HS/El Camino JC) 72 Parker Erickson OL 6-3 270 Fr. HS Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) 73 Preston Erickson OL 6-1 280 Jr. TR Sandy, Utah (Alta HS/Snow JC) 7 Jeff Fischer QB 6-0 195 Jr. TR Long Beach, Calif. (Lakewood HS/Cerritos CC) 33 Josh Flores RB 5-5 166 So. SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 65 Chris Friesen OL 6-5 245 Fr. HS Mansfield, Texas (Summit High School) 43 Kyle Gallagher LB 6-1 218 So. RS Woodland, Calif. (Woodland HS) 68 Philip Gapelu OG 6-2 305 So. 1L Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) 37 Quinn Garner DE 6-3 245 So. 1L Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz HS) 41 Jordan Glass LB 6-2 230 Jr. 2L Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove HS) 13 Chase Griffiths WR 6-1 200 Sr. SQ Heber City, Utah (Wasatch HS) 60 Daniel Gurrola DL 6-2 275 Jr. TR Phoenix, Ariz. (Washington HS/Glendale CC) 81 Nnamdi Gwacham WR 6-3 211 Sr. 3L Chino Hills, Calif. (Ayala HS) 10 Chris Harris CB 5-8 178 So. SQ Pasadena, Calif. (Duarte HS) 79 Robert Hill OT 6-2 282 So. 1L Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 31 Paul Igboeli LB 6-0 220 Sr. 3L Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS) 38 Washington Igboeli CB 5-10 179 Jr. SQ Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS/Navarro JC) 23 Josh Johansen WR 5-9 175 Fr. RS Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) 44 Devin Johnson LB 6-3 231 Jr. TR Glendora, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS/Citrus CC) 3 Exavier Johnson QB 6-1 212 Fr. RS Van Nuys, Calif. (Birmingham HS) 52 Spencer Johnson OT 6-5 291 Jr. 2L Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley HS) 47 Braiden Jones PK 5-9 177 Fr. HS Malad, Idaho (Malad HS) 42 Junior Keiaho DE 6-3 242 So. 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 28 Alfred Kikau LB 6-0 214 Fr. RS Sacramento, Calif. (Rio Americano HS) 47 Levi Koskan DE 6-4 226 So. 1L Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 75 Tyler Larsen OL 6-4 295 Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Jordan HS) 88 Tarren Lloyd TE 6-7 252 So. 1L Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) 5 Ben Macey WR 6-1 185 So. TR Logan, Utah (Logan HS/Utah) 64 Jamie Markosian OL 6-2 270 Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 53 Alex Marsaw LB 6-1 200 Fr. HS Torrance, Calif. (West HS) 23 Curtis Marsh CB 6-1 193 Jr. 2L Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal HS/Naval Academy Prep) 94 Antonio May DE 6-4 244 Sr. 1L Ashtown, Ark. (Ashtown HS/Dodge City JC) 4 Walter McClenton S 5-11 191 So. SQ Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 61 Brennan McFadden OC 6-2 295 Sr. 3L Grass Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union HS) 77 Tryn Mesarch DT 6-5 245 Fr. HS Palm Desert, Calif. (Palm Desert HS) 83 Jeremy Mitchell TE 6-5 248 Sr. 1L Benicia, Calif. (Benicia HS/Laney JC) 82 Eric Moats WR 6-0 178 Jr. SQ Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS/Air Force Academy) 67 Oscar Molina OL 6-5 279 Fr. RS Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS) 39 Cache Morgan S 5-10 189 Fr. RS West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) 87 Mikhail Morgan WR 6-2 190 Fr. HS Port Charlotte, Fla. (Port Charlotte HS)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 11 Stanley Morrison WR 5-9 162 So. 1L Denison, Texas (Denison HS) 1 Kejon Murphy CB 5-9 168 Sr. 3L Fresno, Calif. (Edison HS) 56 Mika Nickel DE 6-2 246 Fr. HS Kamuela, Hawaii (Hawaii Preparatory Academy) 19 Emmanual Ojeriakhi WR 6-2 208 Fr. RS Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS) 14 Jamaine Olson CB 6-0 183 Jr. TR Beaverton, Ore. (Jesuit HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 74 Tariq Polley OL 6-4 299 Jr. 1L Warner Robbins, Ga. (Houston County HS/ Hutchinson JC) 7 Chris Randle CB 5-10 186 Jr. 2L Merced, Calif. (Golden Valley HS) 99 Cedric Reeves DT 6-2 275 So. 1L Granada Hills, Calif. (Kennedy HS) 63 Tanner Richins OT 6-6 288 So. SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 78 Parker Robertson OL 6-4 280 Fr. HS Gardnerville, Nev. (Douglas HS) 69 Ty Rogers OG 6-4 288 Jr. 2L Littleton, Colo. (Columbine HS) 54 Nathan Royster DT 6-0 262 Jr. 2L San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro HS) 2 Cameron Sanders WR 6-0 157 Fr. HS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) 85 Omar Sawyer WR 5-9 179 Sr. 3L Ogden, Utah (Ogden HS) 89 Patrick Scales LS 6-4 230 Jr. 2L North Ogden, Utah (Weber HS) 49 Joey Schrader S 6-0 197 Jr. TR Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS/Snow JC) 66 Eric Schultz OL 6-4 287 Fr. HS Connell, Wash. (Connell HS) 18 Ronald Scott RB 6-0 214 So. 1L Palmdale, Calif. (Palmdale HS) 28 Brett Smith S 5-11 190 Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland HS) 34 Michael Smith RB 5-9 199 Jr. TR Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 21 Derrvin Speight RB 5-9 204 Jr. 1L Irving, Texas (MacArthur HS) 12 Josh Thompson PK 5-9 165 Fr. HS Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 95 D.J. Tialavea TE/DT 6-5 276 Fr. HS West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) 97 Robert Tidwell DE 6-4 247 Fr. RS Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS) 6 Robert Turbin RB 5-10 212 So. 1L Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS) 16 Chris Ulinski PK 6-3 203 Sr. 2L Grass Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union HS) 58 Kamaloni Vainikolo DT 6-2 280 Jr. TR Kihei, Hawaii (Maui HS/El Camino JC) 80 Travis Van Leeuwen WR 6-3 188 Fr. HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) 40 Nick Vought S 5-10 190 Jr. TR Park City, Utah (Park City HS/Santa Barbara CC) 9 Bobby Wagner LB 6-1 225 So. 1L Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) 2 Chris Williams LB 6-2 207 Sr. SQ Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger HS/El Camino JC) 40 Connor Williams LB 6-3 230 Fr. HS Kanata, Ontario, Canada (Holy Trinity HS) 30 Kerwynn Williams RB 5-9 180 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) 15 Reuben Willis LB 5-10 227 So. TR Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair HS/El Camino JC) 14 Kane Wilson QB 6-4 215 Fr. HS Yorba Linda, Calif. (El Dorado HS) 45 Tim Wlodarczyk LB 6-1 196 So. SQ Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS) 48 Zac Zimmerman TE 6-6 244 Sr. 1L Newhall, Calif. (Hart HS)

Pronunciation Guide 57 Dustin Akana = Uh-con-uh 93 Ricky Aliifua = Ah-lee-ee-foo-uh 76 Funaki Asisi = Foo-knock-ee Ah-see-see 60 Mason Boddy = Bo-dee 12 Diondre Borel = Dee-on-dre Buh-rel 17 Xavier Bowman = Zay-vee-er 59 Nick Ciancone = See-an-coney 27 Rajric Coleman = Rog-rick 20 Maxim Dinka Mba = Max-um Dink-uh Mm-bah 51 Jake Doughty = Dow-dee 91 Sean Enesi = En-ess-see 65 Chris Friesen = Freeze-n 68 Philip Gapelu = Nap-uh-loo 81 Nnamdi Gwacham = Nahm-dee Gwah-chum 31 Paul Igboeli = Ig-bo-lee 42 Junior Keiaho = Kay-Ah-ho 28 Alfred Kikau = Key-kow 47 Levi Koskan = Koss-can 64 Jamie Markosian = Mar-koozian 77 Tryn Mesarch = Trinn Mess-arch 1 Kejon Murphy = Key-John 19 Emmanual Ojeriakhi = E-man-you-uhll Oh-jer-e-ah-key 74 Tariq Polley = Tah-reek Polly 21 Derrvin Speight = Spate 95 D.J. Tialavea = Tee-al-uh-vah-uh 16 Chris Ulinski = U-lynn-ski 58 Kamaloni Vainikolo = Comma-lone-ee Vi-inny-kolo 80 Travis Van Leeuwen = Van Loo-win 40 Nick Vought = Vowt 45 Tim Wlodarczyk = Wa-dar-zick

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Utah State Football Numerical Roster(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Kejon Murphy CB 5-9 168 Sr. 3L Fresno, Calif. (Edison HS) 2 Cameron Sanders WR 6-0 157 Fr. HS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) 2 Chris Williams LB 6-2 207 Sr. SQ Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger HS/El Camino JC) 3 James Brindley S 5-11 195 Sr. 3L Grass Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union HS) 3 Exavier Johnson QB 6-1 212 Fr. RS Van Nuys, Calif. (Birmingham HS) 4 Walter McClenton S 5-11 191 So. SQ Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 5 Ben Macey WR 6-1 185 So. TR Logan, Utah (Logan HS/Utah) 5 Marquis Butler RB 6-0 194 So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (Locke HS) 6 Robert Turbin RB 5-10 212 So. 1L Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS) 7 Jeff Fischer QB 6-0 195 Jr. TR Long Beach, Calif. (Lakewood HS/Cerritos CC) 7 Chris Randle CB 5-10 186 Jr. 2L Merced, Calif. (Golden Valley HS) 8 Peter Caldwell PK/P 6-4 231 Jr. 2L Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) 9 Bobby Wagner LB 6-1 225 So. 1L Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) 10 Chris Harris CB 5-8 178 So. SQ Pasadena, Calif. (Duarte HS) 11 Stanley Morrison WR 5-9 162 So. 1L Denison, Texas (Denison HS) 12 Diondre Borel QB 6-0 187 Jr. 2L Oakley, Calif. (Freedom HS) 12 Josh Thompson PK 5-9 165 Fr. HS Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 13 Chase Griffiths WR 6-1 200 Sr. SQ Heber City, Utah (Wasatch HS) 14 Jamaine Olson CB 6-0 183 Jr. TR Beaverton, Ore. (Jesuit HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 14 Kane Wilson QB 6-4 215 Fr. HS Yorba Linda, Calif. (El Dorado HS) 15 Reuben Willis LB 5-10 227 So. TR Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair HS/El Camino JC) 16 Chris Ulinski PK 6-3 203 Sr. 2L Grass Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union HS) 17 Xavier Bowman WR 6-3 204 Sr. 3L Houston, Texas (Pasadena Dobie HS) 18 Ronald Scott RB 6-0 214 So. 1L Palmdale, Calif. (Palmdale HS) 19 T.J. Canales QB 6-2 185 Fr. HS Layton, Utah (Northridge HS) 19 Emmanual Ojeriakhi WR 6-2 208 Fr. RS Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS) 20 Maxim Dinka Mba LB 5-11 213 Jr. 2L Plano, Texas (Plano HS) 21 Derrvin Speight RB 5-9 204 Jr. 1L Irving, Texas (MacArthur HS) 22 Sheldon Armstrong S 5-11 193 Fr. RS Long Beach, Calif. (Poly HS) 23 Curtis Marsh CB 6-1 193 Jr. 2L Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal HS/Naval Academy Prep) 23 Josh Johansen WR 5-9 175 Fr. RS Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) 24 Austin Alder WR 5-11 183 So. 1L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 25 Adrian Bybee LB 5-11 202 Sr. 1L Pocatello, Idaho (Highland HS) 26 Jerome Barbour DE 6-5 248 Jr. 2L Fort Leonard, Mo. (La Mirada (Calif.) HS) 27 Rajric Coleman CB 6-2 179 Jr. TR Litchfield Park, Ariz. (Agua Fria HS/Glendale CC) 28 Forrest Dabb S 6-0 185 Fr. RS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Utah) 28 Alfred Kikau LB 6-0 214 Fr. RS Sacramento, Calif. (Rio Americano HS) 28 Brett Smith S 5-11 190 Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland HS) 29 Sidney Allen CB 6-1 185 Jr. 1L Merced, Calif. (Merced HS) 30 Kerwynn Williams RB 5-9 180 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) 31 Paul Igboeli LB 6-0 220 Sr. 3L Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS) 32 Jacob Actkinson LB 6-1 220 RS-So. 1L Grapevine, Texas (Grapevine HS) 33 Cortland Christian CB 5-9 165 Fr. HS Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS) 33 Josh Flores RB 5-5 166 So. SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 34 Michael Smith RB 5-9 199 Jr. TR Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 36 Quinton Byrd CB 5-10 174 Fr. HS Miami, Fla. (Miramar HS) 37 Quinn Garner DE 6-3 245 So. 1L Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz HS) 38 Washington Igboeli CB 5-10 179 Jr. SQ Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS/Navarro JC) 39 Cache Morgan S 5-10 189 Fr. RS West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) 40 Nick Vought S 5-10 190 Jr. TR Park City, Utah (Park City HS/Santa Barbara CC) 40 Connor Williams LB 6-3 230 Fr. HS Kanata, Ontario, Canada (Holy Trinity HS) 41 Jordan Glass LB 6-2 230 Jr. 2L Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove HS) 42 Junior Keiaho DE 6-3 242 So. 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 43 Kyle Gallagher LB 6-1 218 So. RS Woodland, Calif. (Woodland HS) 44 Devin Johnson LB 6-3 231 Jr. TR Glendora, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS/Citrus CC) 45 Tim Wlodarczyk LB 6-1 196 So. SQ Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS) 47 Levi Koskan DE 6-4 226 So. 1L Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 47 Braiden Jones PK 5-9 177 Fr. HS Malad, Idaho (Malad HS) 48 Zac Zimmerman TE 6-6 244 Sr. 1L Newhall, Calif. (Hart HS) 49 Joey Schrader S 6-0 197 Jr. TR Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS/Snow JC) 51 Jake Doughty LB 6-0 195 Fr. HS Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 52 Spencer Johnson OT 6-5 291 Jr. 2L Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley HS) 53 Alex Marsaw LB 6-1 200 Fr. HS Torrance, Calif. (West HS) 54 Nathan Royster DT 6-0 262 Jr. 2L San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro HS) 56 Mika Nickel DE 6-2 246 Fr. HS Kamuela, Hawaii (Hawaii Preparatory Academy) 57 Dustin Akana LS 5-11 225 Jr. TR Lindon, Utah (Orem HS/Snow JC) 58 Kamaloni Vainikolo DT 6-2 280 Jr. TR Kihei, Hawaii (Maui HS/El Camino JC) 59 Nick Ciancone LB 6-4 202 Fr. HS Layton, Utah (Layton HS)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 60 Daniel Gurrola DL 6-2 275 Jr. TR Phoenix, Ariz. (Washington HS/Glendale CC) 61 Brennan McFadden OC 6-2 295 Sr. 3L Grass Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union HS) 63 Tanner Richins OT 6-6 288 So. SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 64 Jamie Markosian OL 6-2 270 Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 65 Chris Friesen OL 6-5 245 Fr. HS Mansfield, Texas (Summit High School) 66 Eric Schultz OL 6-4 287 Fr. HS Connell, Wash. (Connell HS) 67 Oscar Molina OL 6-5 279 Fr. RS Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS) 68 Philip Gapelu OG 6-2 305 So. 1L Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) 69 Ty Rogers OG 6-4 288 Jr. 2L Littleton, Colo. (Columbine HS) 70 Christian Browne-Frazier OL 6-4 291 So. TR Los Angeles, Calif. (Verbum Dei HS/Compton CC) 72 Parker Erickson OL 6-3 270 Fr. HS Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) 73 Preston Erickson OL 6-1 280 Jr. TR Sandy, Utah (Alta HS/Snow JC) 74 Tariq Polley OL 6-4 299 Jr. 1L Warner Robbins, Ga. (Houston County HS/ Hutchinson JC) 75 Tyler Larsen OL 6-4 273 Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Jordan HS) 76 Funaki Asisi OG 6-3 295 So. 1L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 77 Tryn Mesarch DT 6-5 245 Fr. HS Palm Desert, Calif. (Palm Desert HS) 78 Parker Robertson OL 6-4 280 Fr. HS Gardnerville, Nev. (Douglas HS) 79 Robert Hill OT 6-2 282 So. 1L Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 80 Travis Van Leeuwen WR 6-3 188 Fr. HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) 81 Nnamdi Gwacham WR 6-3 211 Sr. 3L Chino Hills, Calif. (Ayala HS) 82 Eric Moats WR 6-0 178 Jr. SQ Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS/Air Force Academy) 83 Jeremy Mitchell TE 6-5 248 Sr. 1L Benicia, Calif. (Benicia HS/Laney JC) 84 Matt Austin WR 6-3 197 Jr. TR Monrovia, Calif. (Charter Oak HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) 85 Omar Sawyer WR 5-9 179 Sr. 3L Ogden, Utah (Ogden HS) 87 Mikhail Morgan WR 6-2 190 Fr. HS Port Charlotte, Fla. (Port Charlotte HS) 88 Tarren Lloyd TE 6-7 252 So. 1L Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) 89 Patrick Scales LS 6-4 230 Jr. 2L North Ogden, Utah (Weber HS) 90 Kellen Bartlett TE 6-3 256 So. 1L Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) 91 Sean Enesi DT 5-10 275 Jr. TR Carson, Calif. (Carson HS/El Camino JC) 92 Casey Davis DT 6-3 278 Sr. 1L Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS/Snow JC) 93 Ricky Aliifua DT 6-3 270 Fr. HS San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro HS) 94 Antonio May DE 6-4 244 Sr. 1L Ashtown, Ark. (Ashtown HS/Dodge City JC) 95 D.J. Tialavea TE/DT 6-5 276 Fr. HS West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) 96 Alan Bishop DT 6-5 280 Sr. 3L Daleville, Ala. (Daleville HS/Air Force Prep) 97 Robert Tidwell DE 6-4 247 Fr. RS Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS) 98 Steven Clark DT 6-5 259 So. SQ La Palma, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) 99 Cedric Reeves DT 6-2 275 So. 1L Granada Hills, Calif. (Kennedy HS)

Pronunciation Guide 1 Kejon Murphy = Key-John 12 Diondre Borel = Dee-on-dre Buh-rel 16 Chris Ulinski = U-lynn-ski 17 Xavier Bowman = Zay-vee-er 19 Emmanual Ojeriakhi = E-man-you-uhll Oh-jer-e-ah-key 20 Maxim Dinka Mba = Max-um Dink-uh Mm-bah 21 Derrvin Speight = Spate 27 Rajric Coleman = Rog-rick 28 Alfred Kikau = Key-kow 31 Paul Igboeli = Ig-bo-lee 40 Nick Vought = Vowt 42 Junior Keiaho = Kay-Ah-ho 45 Tim Wlodarczyk = Wa-dar-zick 47 Levi Koskan - Koss-can 51 Jake Doughty = Dow-dee 57 Dustin Akana = Uh-con-uh 58 Kamaloni Vainikolo = Comma-lone-ee Vi-inny-kolo 59 Nick Ciancone = See-an-coney 64 Jamie Markosian = Mar-koozian 65 Chris Friesen = Freeze-n 68 Philip Gapelu = Nap-uh-loo 74 Tariq Polley = Tah-reek Polly 76 Funaki Asisi = Foo-knock-ee Ah-see-see 77 Tryn Mesarch = Trinn Mess-arch 80 Travis Van Leeuwen = Van Loo-win 81 Nnamdi Gwacham = Nahm-dee Gwah-chum 91 Sean Enesi = En-ess-see 93 Ricky Aliifua = Ah-lee-ee-foo-uh 95 D.J. Tialavea = Tee-al-uh-vah-uh

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Depth ChartOFFENSE

POS NO PLAYER HT WT YR EXPLT 52 Spencer Johnson 6-5 291 JR 2L 67 Oscar Molina 6-5 279 FR RS

LG 79 Robert Hill 6-2 260 SO 1L 76 Funaki Asisi 6-3 300 SO 1L

OC 61 Brennan McFadden 6-2 295 SR 3L 73 Preston Erickson 6-1 280 JR TR

RG 68 Philip Gapelu 6-2 305 SO 1L 66 Eric Schultz 6-4 287 FR HS

RT 74 Tariq Polley 6-4 299 JR 1L 63 Tanner Richins 6-6 288 SO SQ

TE 83 Jeremy Mitchell 6-5 248 SR 1L 90 Kellen Bartlett 6-3 256 SO 1L

WR 85 Omar Sawyer 5-9 174 SR 3L 87 Mikhail Morgan 6-2 190 FR HS

WR 17 Xavier Bowman 6-3 204 SR 3L 24 Austin Alder 5-11 183 SO 1L

WR 11 Stanley Morrison 5-9 162 SO 1L 82 Eric Moats 6-0 173 JR SQ

TB 6 Robert Turbin 5-10 212 SO 1L 34 Michael Smith 5-9 199 JR TR

QB 12 Diondre Borel 6-0 187 JR 2L 7 Jeff Fischer OR 6-0 195 JR TR 14 Kane Wilson 6-4 215 FR HS

DEFENSE

POS NO PLAYER HT WT YR EXPDE 37 Quinn Garner 6-3 236 SO 1L 44 Devin Johnson OR 6-3 231 JR TR 94 Antonio May 6-4 244 SR 1L

DT 54 Nathan Royster 6-0 262 JR 2L 60 Daniel Gurrola 6-2 275 JR TR

DT 91 Sean Enesi 5-10 275 JR TR 58 Kamaloni Vainikolo 6-2 280 JR TR

DE 42 Junior Keiaho 6-3 242 SO 1L 47 Levi Koskan 6-4 226 SO 1L

LB 25 Adrian Bybee 5-11 202 SR 1L 2 Chris Williams 6-2 207 SR SQ

LB 9 Bobby Wagner 6-1 217 SO 1L 43 Kyle Gallagher 6-1 203 SO RS

LB 31 Paul Igboeli OR 6-0 220 SR 3L 43 Kyle Gallagher 6-1 203 SO RS 32 Jacob Actkinson 6-1 228 SO 1L

CB 1 Kejon Murphy 5-9 168 SR 3L 10 Chris Harris 5-8 178 SO SQ

FS 27 Rajric Coleman 6-2 179 JR TR 10 Chris Harris 5-8 178 SO SQ

SS 3 James Brindley OR 5-11 189 SR 3L 4 Walter McClenton 5-11 191 SO SQ 49 Joey Schrader 6-0 197 JR TR

CB 7 Chris Randle OR 5-10 186 JR 2L 23 Curtis Marsh 6-1 193 JR 2L

KO 16 Chris Ulinski 6-3 203 SR 2L 8 Peter Caldwell 6-4 231 JR 2L

PK 16 Chris Ulinski 6-2 203 SR 2L 8 Peter Caldwell 6-4 231 JR 2L

P 8 Peter Caldwell 6-4 231 JR 2L 16 Chris Ulinski 6-2 203 JR 1L

H 82 Eric Moats 6-0 178 JR SQ 17 Xavier Bowman 6-3 204 SR 3L

SPECIAL TEAMS

LS 89 Patrick Scales 6-4 230 JR 2L 57 Dustin Akana 5-11 225 JR TR

KOR 85 Omar Sawyer 5-9 179 SR 3L 34 Michael Smith OR 5-9 199 JR TR 30 Kerwynn Williams 5-9 180 FR HS

PR 1 Kejon Murphy 5-9 168 SR 3L 11 Stanley Morrison OR 5-9 162 SO 1L 33 Josh Flores 5-5 166 SO SQ

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The Automated ScoreBookUtah State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2009)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.Sep 03, 2009 at #19 Utah L 17-35 45333Sep 19, 2009 at Texas A&M L 30-38 73599Sep 26, 2009 SOUTHERN UTAH W 53-34 18472Oct 02, 2009 at #20 BYU L 17-35 64103

* Oct 10, 2009 at New Mexico State L 17-20 15283* Oct 17, 2009 NEVADA L 32-35 15103* Oct 24, 2009 LOUISIANA TECH W 23-21 14229* Oct 31, 2009 at Fresno State L 27-31 27721* Nov 07, 2009 at Hawai`i L 36-49 31499* Nov 14, 2009 SAN JOSE STATE W 24-9 13276

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gRobert Turbin 10 169 1142 20 1122 6.6 9 96 112.2Diondre Borel 10 152 674 241 433 2.8 6 32 43.3Michael Smith 10 41 255 14 241 5.9 2 40 24.1Derrvin Speight 10 33 191 11 180 5.5 2 47 18.0Xavier Bowman 10 1 25 0 25 25.0 0 25 2.5Stanley Morrison 10 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 6 1.1Kerwynn Williams 9 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 9 1.1Marquis Butler 2 2 12 2 10 5.0 0 12 5.0Jeff Fischer 1 4 21 13 8 2.0 0 11 8.0Omar Sawyer 10 3 0 2 -2 -0.7 0 0 -0.2Team 9 9 0 27 -27 -3.0 0 0 -3.0Total 10 418 2341 330 2011 4.8 19 96 201.1Opponents 10 387 2217 209 2008 5.2 17 69 200.8

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gDiondre Borel 10 133.34 178-307-3 58.0 2315 13 77 231.5Stanley Morrison 10 307.40 2-4-0 50.0 44 2 29 4.4Team 9 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Jeff Fischer 1 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 10 134.29 180-314-3 57.3 2359 15 77 235.9Opponents 10 131.39 175-322-11 54.3 2351 22 65 235.1

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gStanley Morrison 10 29 522 18.0 2 69 52.2Omar Sawyer 10 27 301 11.1 2 32 30.1Robert Turbin 10 26 334 12.8 3 77 33.4Eric Moats 10 22 292 13.3 1 32 29.2Xavier Bowman 10 17 225 13.2 3 43 22.5Nnamdi Gwacham 9 15 236 15.7 1 77 26.2Michael Smith 10 13 153 11.8 2 54 15.3Kellen Bartlett 10 9 81 9.0 0 18 8.1Mikhail Morgan 8 7 65 9.3 0 16 8.1Austin Alder 10 6 66 11.0 0 21 6.6Jeremy Mitchell 6 5 51 10.2 1 16 8.5Derrvin Speight 10 2 17 8.5 0 18 1.7Marquis Butler 2 2 16 8.0 0 9 8.0Total 10 180 2359 13.1 15 77 235.9Opponents 10 175 2351 13.4 22 65 235.1

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkChris Ulinski 12-17 70.6 0-0 6-8 2-4 4-5 0-0 48 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsRobert Turbin 12 - - - 1 - - - 74Chris Ulinski - 12-17 30-31 - - - - - 66Diondre Borel 6 - - 0-1 - 2-2 - - 36Michael Smith 4 - - - - - - - 24Xavier Bowman 3 - - - - - - - 18Omar Sawyer 2 - - - 1 - - - 14Derrvin Speight 2 - - - - - - - 12Stanley Morrison 2 - - - - - - - 12Eric Moats 1 - - - - - - - 6Jeremy Mitchell 1 - - - - - - - 6Nnamdi Gwacham 1 - - - - - - - 6Junior Keiaho - - - - - - - 1 2Total 34 12-17 30-31 0-1 2 2-2 - 1 276Opponents 40 8-11 37-37 - 1 1-3 - 2 307

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 3-7 3-1 0-6 0-0Conference 2-4 2-1 0-3 0-0Non-Conference 1-3 1-0 0-3 0-0

Team Statistics USU OPPFIRST DOWNS 210 210 R u s h i n g 103 96 P a s s i n g 95 97 P e n a l t y 12 17RUSHING YARDAGE 2011 2008 Rushing Attempts 418 387 Average Per Rush 4.8 5.2 Average Per Game 201.1 200.8 TDs Rushing 19 17PASSING YARDAGE 2359 2351 C o m p - A t t - I n t 180-314-3 175-322-11 Average Per Pass 7.5 7.3 Average Per Catch 13.1 13.4 Average Per Game 235.9 235.1 TDs Passing 15 22TOTAL OFFENSE 4370 4359 Average Per Play 6.0 6.1 Average Per Game 437.0 435.9KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 46-1022 32-707PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-102 18-183INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-81 3-13FUMBLES-LOST 23-9 15-8PENALTIES-Yards 72-679 78-649PUNTS-AVG 65-40.7 56-44.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 3 0 3 0 : 3 03RD-DOWN Conversions 55/154 63/1454TH-DOWN Conversions 9/14 4/9

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgJames Brindley 3 24 8.0 0 20Rajric Coleman 2 16 8.0 0 16Kejon Murphy 2 0 0.0 0 0Curtis Marsh 1 0 0.0 0 0Chris Randle 1 4 4.0 0 4Bobby Wagner 1 10 10.0 0 10Walter McClenton 1 27 27.0 0 27

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkPeter Caldwell 62 2605 42.0 61 8 13 25 16 2Team 3 41 13.7 39 0 0 0 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgKejon Murphy 9 46 5.1 0 17Stanley Morrison 7 43 6.1 0 18Josh Flores 2 13 6.5 0 8Chris Randle 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 19 102 5.4 0 18Opponents 18 183 10.2 0 56

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgKerwynn Williams 36 852 23.7 0 41Michael Smith 3 71 23.7 0 29Omar Sawyer 3 47 15.7 0 19Jacob Actkinson 1 8 8.0 0 8Kejon Murphy 1 17 17.0 0 17Chris Harris 1 14 14.0 0 14Joey Schrader 1 13 13.0 0 13Total 46 1022 22.2 0 41Opponents 32 707 22.1 1 100

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gRobert Turbin 10 1122 334 0 0 0 1456 145.6Kerwynn William 9 10 0 0 852 0 862 95.8Stanley Morrison 10 11 522 43 0 0 576 57.6Michael Smith 10 241 153 0 71 0 465 46.5Diondre Borel 10 433 0 0 0 0 433 43.3Total 10 2011 2359 102 1022 81 5575 557.5Opponents 10 2008 2351 183 707 13 5262 526.2

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gDiondre Borel 10 459 433 2315 2748 274.8Robert Turbin 10 169 1122 0 1122 112.2Michael Smith 10 41 241 0 241 24.1Derrvin Speight 10 33 180 0 180 18.0Stanley Morrison 10 6 11 44 55 5.5Total 10 732 2011 2359 4370 437.0Opponents 10 709 2008 2351 4359 435.9

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf9 Bobby Wagner 10 40 53 93 6.0-11 . 1-10 . 1 1-0 1 . .27 Rajric Coleman 10 38 29 67 3.0-9 . 2-16 4 2 1-11 . . .3 James Brindley 8 37 26 63 2.5-6 1.0-4 3-24 6 . . . . .43 Kyle Gallagher 10 26 21 47 3 5 15 1 5 11 1 1

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The Automated ScoreBookUtah State Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2009)

All games

Team Statistics USU OPPSCORING 276 307 Points Per Game 27.6 30.7FIRST DOWNS 210 210 R u s h i n g 103 96 P a s s i n g 95 97 P e n a l t y 12 17RUSHING YARDAGE 2011 2008 Yards gained rushing 2341 2217 Yards lost rushing 330 209 Rushing Attempts 418 387 Average Per Rush 4.8 5.2 Average Per Game 201.1 200.8 TDs Rushing 19 17PASSING YARDAGE 2359 2351 C o m p - A t t - I n t 180-314-3 175-322-11 Average Per Pass 7.5 7.3 Average Per Catch 13.1 13.4 Average Per Game 235.9 235.1 TDs Passing 15 22TOTAL OFFENSE 4370 4359 Total Plays 732 709 Average Per Play 6.0 6.1 Average Per Game 437.0 435.9KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 46-1022 32-707PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-102 18-183INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-81 3-13KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.2 22.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.4 10.2INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.4 4.3FUMBLES-LOST 23-9 15-8PENALTIES-Yards 72-679 78-649 Average Per Game 67.9 64.9PUNTS-Yards 65-2646 56-2507 Average Per Punt 40.7 44.8 Net punt average 35.4 41.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 3 0 3 0 : 3 03RD-DOWN Conversions 55/154 63/145 3rd-Down Pct 36% 43%4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/14 4/9 4th-Down Pct 64% 44%SACKS BY-Yards 14-99 26-178MISC YARDS 21 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 34 40FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 12-17 8-11ON-SIDE KICKS 2-10 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES 58-70 83% 64-74 86%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 40-70 57% 54-74 73%PAT-ATTEMPTS 30-31 97% 37-37 100%ATTENDANCE 122160 515076 Games/Avg Per Game 8/15270 12/42923 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalUtah State 76 92 46 62 0 276Opponents 73 105 61 68 0 307

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The Automated ScoreBookUtah State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2009)

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gRobert Turbin 10 169 1142 20 1122 6.6 9 96 112.2Diondre Borel 10 152 674 241 433 2.8 6 32 43.3Michael Smith 10 41 255 14 241 5.9 2 40 24.1Derrvin Speight 10 33 191 11 180 5.5 2 47 18.0Xavier Bowman 10 1 25 0 25 25.0 0 25 2.5Stanley Morrison 10 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 6 1.1Marquis Butler 2 2 12 2 10 5.0 0 12 5.0Kerwynn Williams 9 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 9 1.1Jeff Fischer 1 4 21 13 8 2.0 0 11 8.0Omar Sawyer 10 3 0 2 -2 -0.7 0 0 -0.2Team 9 9 0 27 -27 -3.0 0 0 -3.0Total 10 418 2341 330 2011 4.8 19 96 201.1Opponents 10 387 2217 209 2008 5.2 17 69 200.8

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gDiondre Borel 10 133.34 178-307-3 58.0 2315 13 77 231.5Stanley Morrison 10 307.40 2-4-0 50.0 44 2 29 4.4Team 9 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Jeff Fischer 1 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 10 134.29 180-314-3 57.3 2359 15 77 235.9Opponents 10 131.39 175-322-11 54.3 2351 22 65 235.1

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gStanley Morrison 10 29 522 18.0 2 69 52.2Omar Sawyer 10 27 301 11.1 2 32 30.1Robert Turbin 10 26 334 12.8 3 77 33.4Eric Moats 10 22 292 13.3 1 32 29.2Xavier Bowman 10 17 225 13.2 3 43 22.5Nnamdi Gwacham 9 15 236 15.7 1 77 26.2Michael Smith 10 13 153 11.8 2 54 15.3Kellen Bartlett 10 9 81 9.0 0 18 8.1Mikhail Morgan 8 7 65 9.3 0 16 8.1Austin Alder 10 6 66 11.0 0 21 6.6Jeremy Mitchell 6 5 51 10.2 1 16 8.5Derrvin Speight 10 2 17 8.5 0 18 1.7Marquis Butler 2 2 16 8.0 0 9 8.0Total 10 180 2359 13.1 15 77 235.9Opponents 10 175 2351 13.4 22 65 235.1

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgKejon Murphy 9 46 5.1 0 17Stanley Morrison 7 43 6.1 0 18Josh Flores 2 13 6.5 0 8Chris Randle 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 19 102 5.4 0 18Opponents 18 183 10.2 0 56

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgJames Brindley 3 24 8.0 0 20Kejon Murphy 2 0 0.0 0 0Rajric Coleman 2 16 8.0 0 16Walter McClenton 1 27 27.0 0 27Curtis Marsh 1 0 0.0 0 0Bobby Wagner 1 10 10.0 0 10Chris Randle 1 4 4.0 0 4Total 11 81 7.4 0 27Opponents 3 13 4.3 0 13

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgKerwynn Williams 36 852 23.7 0 41Omar Sawyer 3 47 15.7 0 19Michael Smith 3 71 23.7 0 29Chris Harris 1 14 14.0 0 14Joey Schrader 1 13 13.0 0 13Jacob Actkinson 1 8 8.0 0 8Kejon Murphy 1 17 17.0 0 17Total 46 1022 22.2 0 41Opponents 32 707 22.1 1 100

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgChris Randle 1 7 7.0 0 7Rajric Coleman 1 11 11.0 0 11Total 2 18 9.0 0 11Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

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The Automated ScoreBookUtah State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2009)

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PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsRobert Turbin 12 - - - 1 - - - 74Chris Ulinski - 12-17 30-31 - - - - - 66Diondre Borel 6 - - 0-1 - 2-2 - - 36Michael Smith 4 - - - - - - - 24Xavier Bowman 3 - - - - - - - 18Omar Sawyer 2 - - - 1 - - - 14Stanley Morrison 2 - - - - - - - 12Derrvin Speight 2 - - - - - - - 12Jeremy Mitchell 1 - - - - - - - 6Nnamdi Gwacham 1 - - - - - - - 6Eric Moats 1 - - - - - - - 6Junior Keiaho - - - - - - - 1 2Total 34 12-17 30-31 0-1 2 2-2 - 1 276Opponents 40 8-11 37-37 - 1 1-3 - 2 307

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gDiondre Borel 10 459 433 2315 2748 274.8Robert Turbin 10 169 1122 0 1122 112.2Michael Smith 10 41 241 0 241 24.1Derrvin Speight 10 33 180 0 180 18.0Stanley Morrison 10 6 11 44 55 5.5Xavier Bowman 10 1 25 0 25 2.5Kerwynn Williams 9 2 10 0 10 1.1Marquis Butler 2 2 10 0 10 5.0Jeff Fischer 1 4 8 0 8 8.0Omar Sawyer 10 3 -2 0 -2 -0.2Team 9 12 -27 0 -27 -3.0Total 10 732 2011 2359 4370 437.0Opponents 10 709 2008 2351 4359 435.9

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkChris Ulinski 12-17 70.6 0-0 6-8 2-4 4-5 0-0 48 0

FG Sequence Utah State OpponentsUtah (29),48 (44)Texas A&M (42) (31),41Southern Utah (34) (48),(27)BYU (20) -New Mexico State 26,(34) (31),(28)Nevada (48) -Louisiana Tech (28),(27),(40) -Fresno State (26),32,(23),31 (50)Hawai`i 27 44,44San Jose State (40) (31)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkPeter Caldwell 62 2605 42.0 61 8 13 25 16 2Team 3 41 13.7 39 0 0 0 0 0Total 65 2646 40.7 61 8 13 25 16 2Opponents 56 2507 44.8 67 3 12 23 14 1

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnChris Ulinski 52 3460 66.5 20 0Total 52 3460 66.5 20 0 22.1 45.2 24Opponents 58 3832 66.1 11 1 22.2 44.7 25

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The Automated ScoreBookUtah State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2009)

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gRobert Turbin 10 1122 334 0 0 0 1456 145.6Kerwynn William 9 10 0 0 852 0 862 95.8Stanley Morrison 10 11 522 43 0 0 576 57.6Michael Smith 10 241 153 0 71 0 465 46.5Diondre Borel 10 433 0 0 0 0 433 43.3Omar Sawyer 10 -2 301 0 47 0 346 34.6Eric Moats 10 0 292 0 0 0 292 29.2Xavier Bowman 10 25 225 0 0 0 250 25.0Nnamdi Gwacha 9 0 236 0 0 0 236 26.2Derrvin Speight 10 180 17 0 0 0 197 19.7Kellen Bartlett 10 0 81 0 0 0 81 8.1Austin Alder 10 0 66 0 0 0 66 6.6Mikhail Morgan 8 0 65 0 0 0 65 8.1Kejon Murphy 10 0 0 46 17 0 63 6.3Jeremy Mitchell 6 0 51 0 0 0 51 8.5Walter McClento 5 0 0 0 0 27 27 5.4Marquis Butler 2 10 16 0 0 0 26 13.0James Brindley 8 0 0 0 0 24 24 3.0Rajric Coleman 10 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.6Chris Harris 10 0 0 0 14 0 14 1.4Josh Flores 10 0 0 13 0 0 13 1.3Joey Schrader 9 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.4Bobby Wagner 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 1.0Jacob Actkinson 9 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.9Jeff Fischer 1 8 0 0 0 0 8 8.0Chris Randle 10 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4Team 9 -27 0 0 0 0 -27 -3.0Total 10 2011 2359 102 1022 81 5575 557.5Opponents 10 2008 2351 183 707 13 5262 526.2

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The Automated ScoreBookUtah State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2009)

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf9 Bobby Wagner 10 40 53 93 6.0-11 . 1-10 . 1 1-0 1 . .27 Rajric Coleman 10 38 29 67 3.0-9 . 2-16 4 2 1-11 . . .3 James Brindley 8 37 26 63 2.5-6 1.0-4 3-24 6 . . . . .43 Kyle Gallagher 10 26 21 47 3.5-15 1.5-11 . . 1 . 1 . .7 Chris Randle 10 28 12 40 1.0-1 . 1-4 6 . 1-7 1 1 .42 Junior Keiaho 10 17 19 36 3.5-24 3.0-23 . 1 3 . . . 11 Kejon Murphy 10 23 9 32 1.0-1 . 2-0 2 . . . . .31 Paul Igboeli 7 13 18 31 3.0-9 1.0-6 . 2 . . . . .23 Curtis Marsh 10 19 9 28 . . 1-0 5 . . . 1 .4 Walter McClenton 5 17 11 28 0.5-6 0.5-6 1-27 1 . . 2 . .91 Sean Enesi 10 7 20 27 2.0-5 . . . 2 . 1 . .37 Quinn Garner 10 13 11 24 2.0-4 . . . 1 . . . .25 Adrian Bybee 10 6 11 17 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .44 Devin Johnson 10 5 12 17 3.5-12 . . 1 . . . 1 .47 Levi Koskan 10 9 7 16 3.5-19 3.0-17 . . 2 . . . .54 Nathan Royster 10 4 8 12 . . . . 1 . . . .60 Daniel Gurrola 8 5 7 12 2.0-5 . . . 1 . 1 . .94 Antonio May 9 3 8 11 2.0-12 1.0-10 . 2 . 1-0 . . .32 Jacob Actkinson 9 7 4 11 1.0-3 . . . . . . . .2 Chris Williams 9 4 5 9 1.5-6 1.0-5 . . . 1-0 . . .96 Alan Bishop 10 3 4 7 0.5-2 . . 1 . 1-0 . . .10 Chris Harris 10 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .36 Quinton Byrd 8 5 1 6 2.0-13 1.0-8 . . . . . . .26 Jerome Barbour 4 5 1 6 1.5-10 1.0-9 . 1 2 . . . .39 Cache Morgan 8 3 3 6 . . . . . . 1 . .49 Joey Schrader 9 6 . 6 1.0-3 . . 1 1 . . . .14 Jamaine Olson 5 1 4 5 . . . 1 . . . . .17 Xavier Bowman 10 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .58 Kamaloni Vainikolo 9 1 3 4 . . . . 1 . . . .33 Josh Flores 10 4 . 4 . . . . . . 1 . .15 Reuben Willis 8 1 3 4 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . .20 M. Dinka Mba 10 1 1 2 1.0-9 . . . . 1-0 . . .16 Chris Ulinski 10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .8 Peter Caldwell 10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .30 Kerwynn Williams 9 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .24 Austin Alder 10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .28 Forrest Dabb 7 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .88 Tarren Lloyd 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .81 Nnamdi Gwacham 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .89 Patrick Scales 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .11 Stanley Morrison 10 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 10 369 327 696 49-188 14-99 11-81 34 19 8-18 9 3 1Opponents 10 389 380 769 70-289 26-178 3-13 30 19 9-0 8 3 2

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GAME-BY-GAME STARTERSOFFENSE LT LG OC RG RT WR/TE* WR WR/TB* RB/WR*/TE^ TB QBat Utah Johnson Asisi McFadd. Rogers Polley Gwacham Sawyer Butler* Smith Turbin Borelat Texas A&M Johnson Hill McFadd. Gapelu Rogers Gwacham Sawyer Butler* Smith Turbin Borel So. Utah Johnson Hill McFadd. Gapelu Polley Gwacham Sawyer Morrison Smith Turbin Borel at BYU Johnson Hill McFadd. Gapelu Polley Gwacham Sawyer Morrison Bowman* Turbin Borelat NMSU Johnson Hill McFadd. Gapelu Polley Mitchell* Sawyer Bowman Smith Turbin BorelNevada Johnson Hill McFadd. Gapelu Polley Morrison Sawyer Bowman Moats* Smith BorelLa Tech Johnson Hill McFadd. Gapelu Polley Morrison Sawyer Bowman Speight Turbin Borelat Fresno St. Johnson Hill McFadd. Gapelu Polley Mitchell* Sawyer Bowman Bartlett^ Turbin Borelat Hawai'i Johnson Hill McFadd. Gapelu Polley Morrison Sawyer Bowman Bartlett^ Turbin BorelSJSU Johnson Hill McFadd. Gapelu Richins Mitchell* Sawyer Bowman Bartlett^ Turbin BorelBoise St.at Idaho DEFENSE LE DT DT/LB* RE LB LB LB/CB* CB S S/CB* CBat Utah D.Johnson Gurrola Enesi Keiaho Igboeli Wagner Garner Murphy Coleman Brindley Randleat Texas A&M May Royster Enesi Keiaho Igboeli Wagner Marsh* Murphy Coleman Brindley RandleSo. Utah May Royster Garner* Keiaho Igboeli Wagner Bybee Murphy Coleman Brindley Randleat BYU May Royster Enesi Keiaho Igboeli Wagner Bybee Murphy Coleman Brindley Randleat NMSU Garner Royster Enesi Keiaho Igboeli Wagner Bybee Murphy Coleman Brindley RandleNevada Garner Royster Enesi Keiaho Igboeli Wagner Marsh* Murphy Coleman Brindley RandleLa Tech Garner Royster Enesi Keiaho Gallagher Wagner Bybee Murphy Coleman Brindley Randleat Fresno St. Garner Royster Enesi Keiaho Gallagher Wagner Bybee Murphy Coleman McClenton Randleat Hawai'i Garner Keiaho May Koskan Gallagher Wagner Marsh* Murphy Coleman Brindley RandleSJSU Garner Royster Enesi Keiaho Gallagher Wagner Marsh* Murphy Coleman Byrd* RandleBoise St.at Idaho

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOFFENSE(att-yds-TD-LG) Rushing Passing (C-A-TD-YD-INT-LG) Total Off. FD TO Pen. Punts Time Pts.at Utah 34-221-2-96 10-26-0-121-1-48 60-342-2-96 13 1 5-40 7-38.6 24:04 17at Texas A&M 46-187-3-50 24-47-1-334-0-49 94-521-4-50 31 2 9-66 7-40.1 32:03 30So. Utah 44-259-3-40 16-22-3-316-0-77 66-604-6-77 25 3 8-80 5-47.6 29:38 53at BYU 37-109-1-16 20-30-1-213-0-32 67-322-2-32 20 1 6-55 5-49.2 28:45 17at NMSU 45-258-0-55 16-26-2-171-0-28 71-429-2-55 18 1 12-128 10-41.5 29:14 17Nevada 34- 74-1-31 25-42-3-353-0-77 76-427-4-77 21 1 6-60 7-43.3 29:01 30La Tech 37-169-1-44 17-32-1-188-0-41 69-345-2-44 15 0 5-52 10-38.6 29:00 23at Fresno St. 50-263-2-43 20-31-1-240-0-54 81-503-3-54 25 0 6-53 5-42.8 35:39 27at Hawai'i 39-102-3-16 25-38-2-344-2-43 77-446-5-43 23 2 6-51 4-26.2 25:48 36SJSU 52-381-3-47 7-19-0- 50-0-17 71-431-3-47 19 1 9-94 5-37.6 31:43 24Boise St.at Idaho

DEFENSE(att-yds-TD-LG) Rushing Passing (C-A-TD-YD-INT-LG) Total Off. FD TO Pen. Punts Time Pts.at Utah 50-233-2-20 20-30-2-286-1-65 80-519-4-65 27 3 5-37 4-46.8 35:56 35at Texas A&M 44-251-1-42 21-41-4-322-0-50 85-573-5-50 30 0 16-147 5-43.6 27:57 38So. Utah 31-105-1-16 26-53-3-262-2-31 84-367-4-31 23 3 5-60 7-47.4 30:22 34at BYU 43-213-2-23 16-23-3-218-2-48 66-431-5-48 22 3 8-54 3-37.0 31:15 35at NMSU 41-149-2-27 8-25-0- 81-1-33 66-230-2-33 10 1 4-35 10-45.5 30:46 20Nevada 46-313-2-69 10-24-3-189-1-49 70-502-5-69 20 2 7-60 6-46.3 30:59 35La Tech 38-118-0-16 17-26-2-155-1-29 64-273-3-29 15 2 9-59 9-44.2 31:00 21at Fresno St. 30-210-3-46 17-27-1-256-1-46 57-466-4-46 20 2 7-59 4-49.8 24:21 31at Hawai'i 37-360-3-62 21-38-4-337-2-59 75-697-7-62 28 2 7-64 1-31.0 34:12 49SJSU 27- 56-1-12 19-35-0-245-0-29 62-301-1-29 15 1 10-74 7-42.6 27:17 9Boise St.at Idaho RUSHING(att-yds-TD-LG) Borel Smith Speight Turbin at Utah 14- 48-1-32 5- 10-0-11 1- 3-0-3 13-148-1-96 at Texas A&M 22- 34-2-18 6- 21-0- 6 1- 3-0-3 13-121-1-50 So. Utah 10- 29-0-14 8-100-2-40 3- 7-0-13 17-104-1-23 at BYU 17- 47-1-13 4- 24-0-16 0- 0-0-0 17- 47-0-10 at NMSU 10- 26-0-13 6- 21-0- 8 5-27-0-11 24-185-0-55 Nevada 21- 48-0-31 1- 3-0- 3 2- 0-0-0 7- 36-1-18 La Tech 6- 14-0-15 2- 8-0- 6 4-44-1-44 22- 94-0-20 at Fresno St. 22-105-1-18 0- 0-0- 0 9-20-0-5 19-105-1-43 at Hawai'i 19- 18-1-12 4- 22-0- 8 1- 6-0-6 13- 60-2-16SJSU 12- 73-0-27 5- 32-0-23 7-70-1-47 24-190-2-35Boise St.at IdahoOthers: Bowman 1-25-0-25 vs. SJSU; Butler 1-12-0-12 at Utah, 1-(-2)-0-(-2) at Texas A&M; Fischer 4-8-0-11 vs. Southern Utah; Morrison 2-11-0-6 vs. Southern Utah; Sawyer 1-0-0-0 at Texas A&M, 1-0-0-0 vs. Nevada, 1-(-2)-0-(-2) at Hawai'i; K. Williams 2-10-0-9 at Texas A&M

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PASSING (c-a-i-yds-TD-LG) Borel Fischerat Utah 10-26-1-121-0-48 DNPat Texas A&M 24-47-0-334-1-49 DNPSo. Utah 15-21-0-316-3-77 0-0-0-0-0-0at BYU 20-28-0-213-1-32 DNP at NMSU 15-20-0-156-1-28 DNPNevada 25-42-0-353-3-77 DNPLa Tech 17-31-0-188-1-41 DNPat Fresno St. 20-31-0-240-1-54 DNPat Hawai'i 25-38-2-344-2-43 DNPSJSU 7-18-0- 50-0-17 DNPBoise St.at IdahoOthers: Morrison 1-1-0-29-1-29 vs. Southern Utah, 1-1-0-15-1-15 at New Mexico State, 0-1-0-0-0 vs. La Tech, 0-1-0-0-0 vs. SJSU

RECEIVING(no-yds-TD-LG) Bartlett Bowman Gwacham Mitchell Moats M.Morgan Morrison Sawyer Smith Turbinat Utah 2-18-0-11 0-0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-11-0-11 0-0-0-0 3- 57-0-48 2-11-0- 9 1-16-0-16 1- 8-0- 8at Texas A&M 1-11-0-11 0-0-0-0 2- 13-0-8 0-0-0-0 3-41-0-22 0-0-0-0 6-126-0-49 3-38-1-19 1-16-0-16 5- 61-0-20So. Utah 1- 3-0- 3 2-19-0-15 5- 59-0-22 0-0-0-0 1-19-0-19 0-0-0-0 1- 69-1-69 0-0-0-0 2-60-1-54 4-116-2-77at BYU 1-11-0-11 2-24-1-16 1- 9-0-9 1-11-0-11 2-25-0-19 2-17-0-14 3- 36-0-15 4-58-0-32 1-(-3)-0-(-3) 1- 5-0-5at NMSU 0- 0-0- 0 1-21-0-21 1- 3-0-3 2-15-0-8 4-42-0-14 0-0-0-0 2- 23-0-21 3-48-1-28 3-19-0-10 0- 0-0-0Nevada 0- 0-0- 0 2-41-0-21 4-140-1-77 0-0-0-0 2-15-1-8 2-15-0-8 5- 51-0-21 6-38-0-13 0-0-0-0 3- 35-1-32La Tech 1- 6-0- 6 1- 7-0- 7 1- 6-0-6 0-0-0-0 2-25-0-18 1-16-0-16 6- 72-1-41 1-11-0-11 0-0-0-0 4- 45-0-25at Fresno St. 2-28-0-18 7-65-1-65 1- 6-0-6 0-0-0-0 4-59-0-23 0-0-0-0 1- 54-0-54 1- 6-0-6 0-0-0-0 2-13-0-10at Hawai'i 1- 4-0- 4 2-48-0-43 0- 0-0-0 1-16-1-16 2-49-0-32 2-17-0-11 1- 17-0-17 6-86-0-31 2-32-1-31 6-51-0-13SJSU 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 1-9-0-9 1- 6-0-6 0-0-0-0 1- 17-0-17 1- 5-0-5 3-13-0-8 0-0-0-0Boise St.at IdahoOthers: Alder 1-12-0-12 at Texas A&M, 2-20-0-21 at BYU, 1-10-0-10 at Fresno St., 2-24-0-17 at Hawai'i; Butler 2-16-0-9 at Texas A&M; Speight 1-18-0-18 vs. LA Tech, 1-(-1)-0-(-1) at Frenso St.

FIELD GOALS (underlined are good) (made-att) Ulinskiat Utah 29, 48at Texas A&M 42So. Utah 34at BYU 20at NMSU 26, 34Nevada 48La Tech 28, 27, 40at Fresno St. 26 32, 23, 31at Hawai'i 27SJSU 40Boise St.at Idaho^ = Blocked

KICKOFF RETURNS (no-yds-TD-LG) K.Williams at Utah 0-0-0-0at Texas A&M 5-130-0-41So. Utah 2-48-0-26at BYU 4-75-0-29at NMSU 1-27-0-27Nevada 6-95-0-23La Tech 3-90-0-38at Fresno St. 6-155-0-41 at Hawai'i 6-166-0-29SJSU 3- 43-0-23Boise St.at IdahoOthers: Actkinson 1-8-0-8 vs. Southern Utah; Harris 1-14-0-14 at Texas A&M; Murphy 1-17-0-17 vs. Southern Utah; Sawyer 3-47-0-19 at Utah; Smith 2-44-0-29 at New Mexico State

PUNT RETURNS (no-yds-TD-LG) Flores Morrison Murphyat Utah 0- 0-0- 0 0- 0-0- 0 --at Texas A&M 0- 0-0- 0 0- 0-0- 0 2-2-0-2So. Utah 0- 0-0- 0 0- 0-0- 0 3-23-0-17at BYU 0- 0-0- 0 0- 0-0- 0 1-3-0-3at NMSU 2-13-0- 8 0- 0-0- 0 3-18-0-15Nevada 0- 0-0- 0 1- 2-0- 2 0- 0-0- 0La Tech 0- 0-0- 0 4-27-0-18 0- 0-0- 0at Fresno St. 0- 0-0- 0 0- 0-0- 0 0- 0-0- 0 at Hawai'i 0- 0-0- 0 0- 0-0- 0 0- 0-0- 0SJSU 2-14-0- 8 Boise St.at IdahoOthers: Randle 1-0-0-0 vs. Southern Utah

PUNTING (no.-avg.-LG) Caldwell 50+ In 20 at Utah 6-45.0-54 1 2at Texas A&M 7-40.1-50 1 3So. Utah 5-47.6-58 2 2at BYU 5-49.2-54 3 2at NMSU 10-41.5-58 2 4Nevada 7-43.3-61 2 5La Tech 10-38.6-51 2 4at Fresno St. 5-42.8-54 2 2at Hawai'i 4-26.2-29 0 0SJSU 4-46.5-51 1 1Boise St.at IdahoOthers: Team 1-2-0-2 vs. SJSU

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DEFENSIVE TACKLES (U-A-Total)Defensive Line Barbour Bishop Enesi Garner Gurrola Johnson Keiaho Koskan May Royster Vainikolo at Utah 0-0=0 2-0=2 2-3=5 1-2=3 0-3=3 0-0=0 4-4=8 0-0=0 1-2=3 0-1=1 0-0=0at Texas A&M 0-0=0 1-2=3 2-5=7 0-2=2 0-0=0 0-3=3 0-4=4 1-1=2 1-1=2 0-2=2 0-2=2So. Utah 3-0=3 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-1=1 0-0=0 0-2=2 3-3=6 3-2=5 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0at BYU 2-0=2 0-0=0 1-0=1 0-1=1 0-0=0 1-0=1 2-0=2 1-2=3 0-1=1 0-1=1 1-0=1at NMSU 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-3=3 4-4=8 1-2=3 2-2=4 0-2=2 0-0=0 0-2=2 0-3=3 0-1=1Nevada 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-4=6 2-0=2 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-1=1 0-1=1 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0La Tech 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-3=3 2-1=3 1-2=3 0-2=2 2-4=6 1-0=1 1-1=2 0-0=0 0-0=0at Fresno St. 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-0=1 0-0=0 0-0=0 4-0=4 1-0=1 0-0=0 3-0=3 0-0=0at Hawai'i 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-0=2 2-0=2 1-0=1 1-0=1 1-1=2 0-1=1 0-0=0 0-0=0SJSU 0-1=1 0-2=2 0-2=2 1-0=1 1-0=1 0-1=1 2-0=2 1-0=1 0-0=0 1-1=2 DNPBoise St.at IdahoOthers: Linebackers Actkinson Bybee Dinka-Mba Gallagher Igboeli C.Williams Willis Wagnerat Utah 0-0=0 0-1=1 0-0=0 2-2=4 3-3=6 0-0=0 0-1=1 5-7=12at Texas A&M 0-2=2 0-1=1 1-1=2 2-3=5 1-4=5 0-1=1 0-0=0 2-11=13So. Utah 0-0=0 4-0=4 0-0=0 2-1=3 3-3=6 0-0=0 0-1=1 5-2=7at BYU 0-0=0 1-2=3 0-0=0 0-1=1 4-2=6 0-0=0 0-1=1 6-6=12at NMSU 3-1=4 0-3=3 0-0=0 1-3=4 0-5=5 0-1=1 0-0=0 2-9=11Nevada 0-0=0 0-3=3 0-0=0 6-2=8 2-1=3 0-0=0 0-0=0 4-4=8La Tech 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-5=7 DNP 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-5=7at Fresno St. 0-0=0 1-1=2 0-0=0 3-2=5 DNP 1-2=3 0-0=0 4-0=4at Hawai'i 4-1=5 0-0=0 0-0=0 4-2=6 DNP 1-0=1 1-0=1 7-2=9SJSU 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 4-0=4 0-0=0 2-1=3 DNP 3-7=10Boise St.at IdahoOthers: Secondary Brindley Byrd Coleman Harris McClenton Marsh C. Morgan Murphy Olson Randleat Utah 11-3=14 1-1=2 1-5=6 0-1=1 0-0=0 2-0=2 0-0=0 1-2=3 1-1=2 5-1=6at Texas A&M 6-3=9 0-0=0 1-4=5 0-1=1 0-0=0 0-2=2 0-1=1 3-1=4 0-3=3 3-1=4So. Utah 4-0=4 0-0=0 1-2=3 1-0=1 0-0=0 4-2=6 0-0=0 4-3=7 0-0=0 4-2=6at BYU 7-4=13 0-0=0 6-7=13 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-0=1 0-1=1 2-0=2 0-0=0 2-2=4at NMSU 1-7=8 0-0=0 2-6=8 1-0=1 0-0=0 2-1=3 1-0=1 0-0=0 DNP 4-0=4Nevada 5-4=9 1-0=1 4-1=5 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 4-1=5 DNP 2-2=4La Tech 2-2=4 2-0=2 1-4=5 0-0=0 7-7=14 2-2=4 0-0=0 4-1=5 DNP 2-2=4at Fresno St. DNP 0-0=0 8-0=8 0-0=0 4-2=6 4-1=5 1-1=2 1-0=1 DNP 3-1=4at Hawai'i 1-3=4 1-0=1 5-0=5 0-0=0 1-1=2 2-1=3 1-0=1 3-1=4 DNP 2-1=3SJSU DNP 0-0=0 9-0=9 0-2=2 5-1=6 2-0=2 0-0=0 1-0=1 DNP 1-0=1Boise St.at IdahoOthers: Alder 1-0=1 at Hawai'i; Bowman 1-0=1 at Fresno St.; Caldwell 1-0=1 at Fresno St.; Dabb 1-0=1 vs. Nevada, 1-0=1 vs. La Tech; Flores 1-0=1 at Texas A&M, 1-0=1 at BYU, 1-0=1 vs. La Tech, 1-0=1 vs. SJSU; Morrison 1-0=1 at Hawai'i; Scales 1-0=1 at Fresno St.; Schrader 1-0=1 vs. La Tech, 5-0=5 at Hawai'i; K. Williams 1-0=1 vs. SJSU DEFENSIVE SPECIAL PLAYSOpponent Sacks Int. FR FF PBUat Utah Igboeli Brindley Wagner, Bishop Randle, Enesi --at Texas A&M May -- -- -- Brindley (2), May (2), Igboeli, Coleman, Murphy, OlsonSo. Utah Keiaho,Koskan, Brindley, Randle May Gallagher Marsh (3), Brindley (2), Barbour, Barbour Colemanat BYU Brindley Murphy, Coleman Randle Wagner Igboeli at NMSU -- Marsh -- -- Randle (3), Brindley (2), KeiahoNevada -- Brindley -- -- MarshLa Tech Gallagher (1.5) Wagner Williams McClenton, Flores McClenton, Johnson, Schrader Keiaho (1.5), Byrd McClentonat Fresno St. -- Coleman Dinka Mba C.Morgan Marsh at Hawai'i Koskan McClenton, Murphy -- -- Coleman, Murphy, Randle, BishopSJSU C.Williams, Keiaho -- Coleman McClenton, Gurrola Randle (2), Coleman KoskanBoise St.at Idaho* = Returned for TD

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2009 Captains

Diondre Borel, Robert Turbin, Brennan McFadden, Paul Igboeli, Kejon Murphy, James Brindley

WAC POW Nominees(offense-defense-special teams)

(Winners In All Caps)

Offense Defense SpecialUU Turbin Brindley --TAMU Borel Wagner --SUU Turbin Randle --BYU -- Coleman CaldwellNMSU Turbin Wagner --UNR Borel Brindley --LTU -- McClenton UlinskiFS Borel -- --UH -- -- K.WilliamsSJSU Turbin Coleman --BSUUI

Red Zone

Utah State Opponent # TD FG # TD FGUU 3 1 1 3 2 0TAMU 3 3 0 4 2 1SUU 2 1 1 5 4 1BYU 3 2 1 4 4 0NMSU 3 1 1 4 2 2UNR 3 3 0 2 2 0LTU 2 0 2 1 1 0FS 7 3 2 4 4 0UH 6 4 0 7 5 0SJSU 3 2 1 3 1 1BSUUITotals 35 20 9 37 27 5USU - 35 Poss., 29 Scores (82.9%)Opp - 37 Poss., 32 Scores (86.5%)

Points Off Turnovers

Utah State Opponent # TD FG # TD FGUU 3 1 0 1 0 0TAMU 0 0 0 2 1 0SUU 3 1 0 3 1 2BYU 3 1 1 1 1 0NMSU 1 0 0 1 1 0UNR 2 1 1 1 1 0LTU 2 0 2 0 0 0FS 2 1 1 0 0 0UH 2 1 0 2 0 0SJSU 1 0 0 1 0 0BSUUITotals 19 6 5 12 5 2USU - 19 TO's, 11 Scores (57.9%)Opp. - 12 TO's, 7 Scores (58.3%)

Score By Quarters

Utah State OpponentUU 10- 7- 0- 0=17 14-12- 7- 2=35TAMU 14- 0- 3-13=30 14-10- 7- 7=38SUU 14-17-13- 9=53 3-21-10- 0=34BYU 7- 0- 3- 7=17 7-14- 0-14=35NMSU 0-10- 7- 0=17 7- 3- 7- 3=20UNR 7-14- 3- 8=32 0-14- 7-14=35LTU 0-20- 3- 0=23 0- 7- 0-14=21 FS 10-17- 0- 0=27 14- 3- 7- 7=31UH 7- 0-14-15=36 14-21- 7- 7=49SJSU 7- 7- 0-10=24 0- 0- 9- 0=9BSUUITotals USU 76- 92- 46- 62 = 276 / 27.6 ppgOpp. 73-105- 61- 68 = 307 / 30.7 ppg

Explosives(20-Plus Yard Plays)

Utah State Opponent Run Pass TD Run Pass TDUU 2 1 1 1 5 2TAMU 2 5 1 2 5 3SUU 3 5 6 0 2 0BYU 0 2 0 1 3 1NMSU 2 3 1 1 1 0UNR 1 6 1 3 3 3LTU 2 3 2 0 3 2FS 2 4 0 2 4 0UH 0 4 1 5 6 2SJSU 8 0 1 0 7 0BSUUITotals 22 33 14 15 39 13

Individual Explosives(20-Plus Yard Plays)

(Touchdowns Underlined)Rushing (22)Turbin - 12 (96, 50, 22, 23, 32, 55, 20, 43, 36, 21, 24, 35)Borel - 4 (32, 31, 27, 23)Smith - 3 (40, 20, 23)Speight - 2 (44, 47)Bowman - 1 (25)

Receiving (33)Morrison - 10 (48, 22, 34, 49, 69, 21, 21, 41, 22, 54)Turbin - 5 (20, 29, 77, 32, 25)Bowman - 5 (21, 17, 20, 22, 17)Moats - 4 (22, 22, 23, 32)Gwacham - 3 (22, 77, 41)Sawyer - 3 (32, 28, 31)Smith - 2 (54, 31)Alder - 1 (21)

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Drive Charts

Drives Scores TD FG Punt TO Downs Half Safety Scoring Pct.Utah State 136 46 34 12 64 8 5 8 2 33.8 %Opponent 139 47 39 8 56 17 5 12 1 33.8 %

Utah State Scoring Drives

Opp. Qtr Pl-Yds Time ScoreUU 1 7-67 3:20 Ulinski 29 FGUU 1 1-93 0:13 Turbin 96 RunUU 2 1-5 0:21 Borel 2 RunTAMU 1 7-94 2:41 Turbin 50 RunTAMU 1 8-82 2:37 Borel 1 RunTAMU 3 6-19 1:24 Ulinski 42 FGTAMU 4 10-96 3:05 Sawyer 19 PassTAMU 4 12-76 2:18 Borel 2 RunSUU 1 7-80 2:53 Turbin 29 PassSUU 1 4-62 1:46 Smith 54 PassSUU 2 3-25 0:32 Turbin 16 RunSUU 2 9-56 3:41 Ulinski 34 FGSUU 2 2-75 0:42 Turbin 77 PassSUU 3 6-80 2:18 Smith 40 RunSUU 3 8-56 3:15 Smith 20 RunSUU 4 2-69 0:44 Morrison 69 PassBYU 1 8-50 3:43 Borel 6 RunBYU 3 7-45 3:13 Ulinski 20 FGBYU 4 10-73 2:34 Bowman 16 PassNMSU 2 7-53 2:19 Ulinski 34 FGNMSU 2 13-84 4:53 Sawyer 15 PassNMSU 3 4-91 1:10 Bowman 21 PassUNR 1 6-91 1:55 Turbin 1 RunUNR 2 9-47 2:26 Moats 8 PassUNR 2 6-74 2:08 Turbin 32 PassUNR 3 4-(-18) 1:36 Ulinski 48 FGUNR 4 6-73 1:26 Gwacham 14 PassLTU 2 2-43 0:44 Morrison 41 PassLTU 2 7-19 2:21 Ulinski 28 FGLTU 2 6-80 2:29 Speight 44 RunLTU 2 5-27 0:47 Ulinski 27 FGLTU 3 9-58 3:08 Ulinski 40 FGFS 1 10-75 3:41 Ulinksi 26 FGFS 1 4-59 1:19 Bowman 5 PassFS 2 10-67 4:49 Turbin 1 RunFS 2 7-40 2:55 Borel 1 RunFS 2 6-49 0:52 Ulinski 23 FGUH 1 5-23 1:51 Turbin 7 RunUH 3 5-67 1:35 Turbin 3 RunUH 3 9-73 2:29 Mitchell 16 PassUH 4 5-62 1:47 Smith 31 PassUH 4 12-87 2:49 Borel 1 RunSJSU 1 9-75 3:13 Turbin 6 RunSJSU 2 11-86 3:49 Turbin 35 RunSJSU 4 11-36 5:25 Ulinski 40 FGSJSU 4 7-87 2:25 Speight 6 Run

Non Offensive ScoresUU NoneTAMU NoneSUU SafetyBYU NoneNMSU NoneUNR NoneLTU NoneFS NoneUH NoneSJSU None

Opponent Scoring Drives

Opp. Qtr Pl-Yds Time ScoreUU 1 2-69 0:46 65 PassUU 1 4-36 1:28 22 PassUU 2 11-75 5:13 2 RunUU 2 7-33 2:16 44 FGUU 3 10-76 3:56 1 RunTAMU 1 5-54 1:33 35 PassTAMU 1 4-55 1:34 39 RunTAMU 2 15-75 4:28 31 FGTAMU 2 1-31 0:08 16 PassTAMU 3 4-79 1:16 50 PassTAMU 4 17-78 5:00 10 PassSUU 1 4-(-1) 0:58 48 FGSUU 2 5-80 1:39 19 PassSUU 2 4-29 1:19 7 PassSUU 2 14-80 4:09 6 PassSUU 3 10-80 3:30 5 RunSUU 3 5-14 0:53 27 FGBYU 1 18-83 8:07 6 PassBYU 2 4-72 1:22 48 PassBYU 2 2-29 0:10 3 RunBYU 4 2:31 0:40 8 RunBYU 4 11-64 6:20 13 PassNMSU 1 5-44 2:40 1 RunNMSU 2 13-67 5:17 31 FGNMSU 3 4-15 1:06 1 RunNMSU 4 5-18 1:48 28 FGUNR 2 4-80 1:31 11 PassUNR 2 9-80 4:42 44 PassUNR 3 9-40 4:08 5 RunUNR 4 7-80 4:26 49 PassUNR 4 4-97 2:00 69 RunLTU 4 8-66 3:37 26 PassLTU 4 9-70 3:02 20 PassFS 1 4-80 1:27 9 RunFS 1 9-88 3:54 18 PassFS 2 10-47 3:48 50 FGFS 3 5-79 2:06 2 RunFS 4 3-78 1:06 10 RunUH 1 6-80 2:51 57 PassUH 1 8-56 4:02 1 RunUH 2 2-45 0:46 35 PassUH 2 4-73 1:21 9 RunUH 2 6-94 3:05 10 PassUH 3 6-80 2:25 5 RunUH 4 8-90 4:22 4 PassSJSU 3 3-33 1:08 2 RunSJSU 3 7-28 3:17 31 FG

Non Offensive ScoresUU SafetyUU SafetyTAMU NoneSUU NoneBYU NoneNMSU NoneUNR NoneLTU 100 KO ReturnFS NoneUH NoneSJSU None

Average Field Position Utah State OpponentUU Own 27 Own 24TAMU Own 28 Own 32SUU Own 33 Own 26 BYU Own 31 Own 32NMSU Own 23 Own 32UNR Own 28 Own 24LTU Own 35 Own 30 FS Own 29 Own 18UH Own 38 Own 26SJSU Own 18 Own 35BSUUI

USU Drive Start Position/Result(-20 = inside or at own 20 yard line; 50+=drives started on other side of 50 - in opponent territory)

-20 TD FG 50+ TD FGUU 9 1 0 2 1 0TAMU 7 3 0 3 0 1SUU 4 2 0 1 1 0BYU 2 0 0 1 0 1NMSU 7 2 0 1 0 0UNR 6 1 0 2 1 1LTU 5 1 1 3 1 2FS 4 0 1 1 1 0UH 2 1 0 2 1 0SJSU 8 2 0 0 0 0BSUUITotals 54 13 2 16 6 4

Opp. Start Position/Result(-20 = inside or at own 20 yard line; 50+=drives started on other side of 50 - in opponent territory) -20 TD FG 50+ TD FGUU 7 0 0 1 1 0TAMU 5 0 1 3 1 0SUU 13 3 0 3 1 2BYU 5 1 0 3 2 0NMSU 9 0 1 3 2 1UNR 11 4 0 2 1 0LTU 6 0 0 0 0 0FS 7 2 1 0 0 0UH 8 4 0 2 1 0SJSU 3 0 0 3 1 1BSUUITotals 63 10 3 18 9 9

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2009 RETURNERS CAREER STARTS

Player, Year, Pos. Cons. Total 2009 2008 2007 2006 Diondre Borel, Jr., QB 19 19 10 9 — — Bobby Wagner, So., LB 13 18 10 8 — — Spencer Johnson, Jr., OL 10 29 10 7 12 — Kejon Murphy, Sr., CB 10 26 10 8 4 4 Brennan McFadden, Sr., OL 10 22 10 10 1 1 Omar Sawyer, Sr., WR 10 16 10 5 — 1 Chris Randle, Jr., CB 10 14 10 2 2 –– Junior Keiaho, Jr., DE 10 11 10 1 — —Rajric Coleman, Jr., DB 10 10 10 — — —Robert Hill, So., LT 9 14 9 5 — — Philip Gapelu, So., RG 9 14 9 5 — — Xavier Bowman, Sr., WR 7 11 7 0 — 4 Quinn Garner, So., LB 6 8 8 — — —Robert Turbin, So., RB 4 21 9 6 — — Kyle Gallagher, Jr., LB 4 7 4 0 3 ––Kellen Bartlett, So., TE 3 4 3 1 — —Curtis Marsh, Jr., CB 2 10 4 3 3 –– Nathan Royster, Jr., DT 1 20 8 11 1 –– Sean Enesi, Jr., DL 1 8 8 — — —Jeremy Mitchell, Sr., TE 1 7 3 4 — — Tanner Richins, So., OL 1 1 1 0 — —Quinton Byrd, Fr., CB 1 1 1 — — —Paul Igboeli, Sr., LB 0 38 6 12 12 8 James Brindley, Sr., SS 0 29 9 10 11 — Alan Bishop, Sr., DL 0 15 – 5 8 2 Nnamdi Gwacham, Sr., WR 0 10 4 6 — — Tariq Polley, Sr., RT 0 10 8 2 — — Ty Rogers, Jr., OL 0 9 2 7 — — Stanley Morrison, Jr., WR 0 9 5 4 — — Derrvin Speight, Jr., TB 0 7 1 0 6 –– Antonio May, Sr., DE 0 6 4 2 — — Marquis Butler, So., RB 0 6 2 4 — — Funaki Asisi, So., LG 0 6 1 5 — — Casey Davis, Sr., DL 0 6 – 6 — — Jerome Barbour, Jr., TE 0 6 – 5 1 — Michael Smith, Jr., RB 0 5 5 — — —Adrian Bybee, Sr., LB 0 5 2 — — —Tarren Lloyd, So. TE 0 5 – 5 — — Jacob Actkinson, Jr., LB 0 4 – 0 4 –– Ronald Scott, So., RB 0 4 – 4 — — Jordan Glass, Jr., LB 0 3 – 3 — — Walter McClenton, So., S 0 1 1 — — — Eric Moats, Jr., WR 0 1 1 0 — —Devin Johnson, Jr., DL 0 1 1 — — —Daniel Gurrola, Jr., DL 0 1 1 — — —Zac Zimmerman, Sr., TE 0 1 – 1 — —Levi Koskan, So., DE 0 1 1 0 — —

USU When...

Category 2009Record 3-7Scoring First 2-6Opp. Scores First 1-1Lead at Half 3-2Tied at Half 0-1Trail at Half 0-4Lead after 3 3-2Tied after 3 0-1Trail after 3 0-4Rush for 200 2-3Pass for 300 1-3More Yards than Opp. 3-2Fewer Yards than Opp. 0-5More TO than Opp. 0-1Same TO as Opp. 2-1Fewer TO than Opp. 1-5Home 3-1Away 0-6Natural Grass 0-4Artificial Turf 3-3Day Games 2-2Night Games 1-5Decided by one score 1-4Overtime Games 0-0vs. Ranked Opponents 0-2vs. Non-Ranked Opp. 3-5Conference Games 1-4Non-Conf. Games 2-3

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YEARS PAST USU When...

Category 2008 2007 2006Record 3-9 2-10 1-11Scoring First 3-1 1-2 1-2Opp. Scores First 1-7 1-8 0-9Lead at Half 2-0 1-2 1-1Tied at Half 1-0 0-0 0-0Trail at Half 0-9 1-8 0-10Lead after 3 3-0 2-2 0-0Tied after 3 0-0 0-0 1-1Trail after 3 0-9 0-8 0-10Rush for 200 1-1 0-0 0-0Pass for 300 0-0 0-0 0-0More Yards than Opp. 2-1 0-0 0-0Fewer Yards than Opp. 1-8 2-10 1-11More TO than Opp. 0-3 0-3 0-6Same TO as Opp. 0-2 0-4 1-1Fewer TO than Opp. 3-4 2-3 0-4Home 3-3 0-5 1-4Away 0-6 2-5 0-7Natural Grass 0-0 1-2 0-3Artificial Turf 3-9 1-8 1-8Day Games 3-5 2-7 0-8Night Games 0-4 0-3 1-3Decided by one score 0-0 1-3 1-1Overtime Games 0-0 0-0 0-0vs. Ranked Opponents 0-4 0-3 0-1vs. Non-Ranked Opp. 3-5 2-7 1-10Conference Games 3-5 2-6 1-7Non-Conf. Games 0-4 0-4 0-4

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GAME #1 Sept. 3

at Rice-Eccles Stadium

#19 UTAH 35, UTAH STATE 17 SALT LAKE CITY - Matt Asiata rushed for a career-high 156 yards and 19th-ranked Utah amassed 519 yards of total offense as the Utes extended its nation-long winning streak to 15 straight games with a 35-17 win against Utah State here Thursday night in both teams season-opener. Sophomore RB Robert Turbin led USU's new spread-offense with a career-high 148 rushing yards, including a school-record 96-yard scamper in the second quarter. The 96-yard run tops the previous school record of 95 yards by Percy Hanson in 1920, the Aggies' longest individual record. Turbin's 148 yards are the most for a USU in-dividual since James Samuals's 159 yards vs. Troy State in 2002. USU ended the game with 221 yards rushing and 342 total yards. Utah State's first drive of the season was its most impressive as junior college transfer RB Michael Smith ran for 11 yards on its first play, followed by two more on the next play before ju-nior QB Diondre Borel connected with junior WR Stanley Morrison for a 48-yard pass play that gave the Aggies first and 10 on the Utes 18-yardline. Following a false start on its next play, the possession stalled and USU settled for a 29-yard FG by senior PK Chris Ulinski. Utah State had a chance to extend its early lead as the Aggie defense forced the first turnover of the game on the Utes second play from scrimmage as junior DT Sean Enesi forced an Asiata fumble that was recovered by sophomore LB Bobby Wagner on the Utes 28. However, USU was unable to score as it missed a 48-yard FG. Following the Aggies' first two pos-session, Utah quickly changed the momentum of the game as it scored back-to-back TDs on a 65-yard pass play and a 22-yard pass play to make the score 14-3 for the home team.Utah State then cut the score to 14-10 on Turbin's 96-yard TD run to make the score 14-10 at the end of the first quarter as the Aggies had 179 yards of total offense as compared to 185 for the Utes. Utah opened the second-half by scoring 12 straight points via an 11-play, 75-yard scoring drive, a safety following a blocked punt, and a 44-yard FG to make the score 26-10. USU ended the half on a positive note following an intercep-tion from senior S James Brindley as Borel capped a three-play, seven-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run with :51 remaining in the half to cut the Utes lead to 26-17. An offensive explosion in the first-half turned into a defensive battle in the second-half as the only points scored after intermission were by the home team as Utah scored a TD midway through the third quarter on a 1-yard TD run by Asiata, and capped the scoring with another safety with :49 to play in the game. Utah State managed just 120 yards of total offense in the second-half, but limited the Utes to 210 yards. Brindley led the Aggies with 14 tackles in the game, one shy of his career-high, while Wagner posted a career-high 12 stops. Score By QuartersUtah State 10 7 0 0 - 17Utah 14 12 7 2 - 35

Scoring Summary1st 11:40 USU - Chris Ulinski 29 yd field goal 09:30 UTAH - Reed, David 65 yd pass from Cain, Terrance (Vroman, Ben kick) 05:34 UTAH - Peel, John 22 yd pass from Cain (Vroman kick) 05:17 USU - Robert Turbin 96 yd run (Ulinski kick)2nd 14:57 UTAH - Asiata, Matt 2 yd run (Vroman kick) 06:48 UTAH - TEAM safety 04:25 UTAH - Vroman 44 yd field goal 00:51 USU - Diondre Borel 2 yd run (Ulinski kick)3rd 06:30 UTAH - Asiata, Matt 1 yd run (Vroman kick)4th 00:49 UTAH - TEAM safety

Attn: 45,333

Team Statistics USU UUFirst Downs 13 27Rushing 221 233Passing 121 286Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 3-2Penalties: Number-Yards 5-40 5-37Punts-Yards/Avg. 7-270/38.6 4-187/46.8Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 0-0-0/0.0 3-43-0/14.3Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 3-47-015.7 4-93-0/23.2Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 1-20-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 24:04 35:56Third-Down Conversions 0-of-12 4-of-11

Individual RushingUSU: Turbin 13-148 TD, Borel 14-48 TD, Butler 1-12, Smith 5-10, Speight 1-3UU: Asiata 36-156

Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD)USU: Borel 10-26-1, 121, 0UU: Cain 20-30-1, 286, 2

Individual ReceivingUSU: Morrison 3-57, Bartlett 2-18, Sawyer 2-11, Smith 1-16, Moats 1-11, Turbin 1-8UU: Reed 10-172 TD

USU Punt Returns: NoneUSU KO Returns: Sawyer 3-47USU Interception Returns: Brindley 1-20USU Tackle Leaders: Brindley 14, Wagner 12, Keiaho 8, Three others 6

GAME #2 Sept. 19

at Kyle Field

TEXAS A&M 38, UTAH STATE 30 COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Junior quarterback Diondre Borel threw for a career-best 334 yards and the sophomore duo of running back Robert Turbin and receiver Stanley Morrison topped the 100-yard milestones for rushing and receiving, but it was not enough as Utah State lost to Texas A&M, 38-30, on Sept. 19 at historic Kyle Field. USU falls to 0-2 on the young season, while TAMU improved to 2-0. Turbin finished with 121 yards, becoming USU's first USU running back with back-to-back 100-yard outings since David Fiefia in 2003, after his 148 at Utah on Sept. 3. Morrison finished with a career-best 126 yards on six catches, while senior Omar Sawyer added a TD. Junior quarterback Diondre Borel was 24-of-47 passing for a career-best 334 yards with one TD. Borel also rushed for 34 yards and two more scores, his second multi-TD rushing outing of his career. Utah State made the first-ever match-up between USU and TAMU interesting with a late rushing TD by Borel. The visitors then recovered the onside kick, but couldn't score in the waning seconds to get any closer. USU ended with 521 yards of total offense with 334 passing and 187 rushing. TAMU totalled 573 total offensive yards on 322 passing and 251 rushing. Sophomore linebacker Bobby Wagner had a game-high 13 tackles, while senior safety James Brindley posted nine stops and junior defensive tackle Sean Enesi logged seven tackles. USU opened the scoring with a 50-yard TD by Turbin, his second TD in as many games of 50+ yards after his school-record 96-yard scamper two weeks ago in the Utah game. Turbin's score ended Utah State's seven-play 94-yard drive. The home team countered with a 35-yard TD toss from Jerrod Johnson to Uzoma Nwachukwu, tying the score at 7-all. The visiting Aggies marched down the field and Borel capped an eight-play, 82-yard charge with a 1-yard plunge, also his second rushing TD in as many games. USU's lead was short-lived as TAMU reeled off 17 unanswered points, the last TD on a 16-yard TD pass from Johnson to Nwachukwu again with 1:26 left in the half, as the home Aggies took a 24-14 lead into intermission. Senior placekicker Chris Ulinski pulled USU within 24-17 with a 43-yard field goal on the navy and white Aggies' opening drive of the second half. Johnson and Nwachukwu hooked up again for the third time of the time, this time a 50-yard TD pass and catch to take a 31-17 lead at the 12:20 mark of the third stanza. The score-board was frozen on that score for the remainder of the third quarter and the first nine seconds of the fourth, when TAMU scored on a 10-yard TD toss from Johnson to Ryan Tannehill. Utah State pulled within 38-23 on a 19-yard pass from Borel to Sawyer and went for two, but failed. The navy and white Aggies scored again with 25 seconds left on a 2-yard dash by Borel. USU recovered the onside kick and ran three plays before a fumble thwarted the drive. TAMU collected the fumble then took a knee to end the game.

Score By QuartersUtah State 14 0 3 13 - 30Texas A&M 14 10 7 7 - 38Scoring Summary1st 10:31 USU - Robert Turbin 50 yd run (Chris Ulinski kick) 07:49 TAMU - Nwachukwu, U. 35 yd pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bullock, Randy kick) 05:12 USU - Diondre Borel 1 yd run (Ulinski kick) 03:38 TAMU - Nwachukwu 39 yd run (Bullock kick)2nd 06:24 TAMU - Bullock 31 yd field goal 01:26 TAMU - Nwachukwu 16 yd pass from Johnson (Bullock kick)3rd 13:36 USU - Ulinski 42 yd field goal 12:20 TAMU - Nwachukwu 50 yd pass from Johnson (Bullock kick)4th 14:51 TAMU - Tannehill, Ryan 10 yd pass from Johnson (Bullock kick) 05:30 USU - Omar Sawyer 19 yd pass from Borel (Borel rush failed) 00:25 USU - Borel 2 yd run (Ulinski kick)Attn: 73,599

Team Statistics USU TAMUFirst Downs 31 30Rushing 187 251Passing 334 322Total Offense 521 573Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-2 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 9-66 16-147Punts-Yards/Avg. 7-281/40.1 5-218/43.6Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 6-144-0/24.0 4-118-0/29.5Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 32:03 27:57Third-Down Conversions 5-of-18 4-of-13

Individual RushingUSU: Turbin 13-121 TD, Borel 22-34 2TD, Smith 6-21, K.Williams 2-10, Speight 1-3, Sawyer 1-0, Butler 1-(-2)TAMU: Michael 17-94

Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD)USU: Borel 24-47-0, 334, 1TAMU: Johnson 21-41-0, 322, 4

Individual ReceivingUSU: Morrison 6-126, Turbin 5-61, Moats 3-41, Sawyer 3-38 TD, Butler 2-16, Gwacham 2-13, Smith 1-16, Alder 1-12, Bartlett 1-11TAMU: Nwachukwu 3-101 3 TD

USU Punt Returns: Murphy 2-2USU KO Returns: K.Williams 5-130, Harris 1-14USU Interception Returns: NoneUSU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 13, Brindley 9, Enesi 7, Three others 5 each

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GAME #3 Sept. 26

at Romney Stadium

UTAH STATE 53, SOUTHERN UTAH 34 LOGAN, Utah - Utah State erupted for 53 points en route to a 53-34 Homecoming win over Southern Utah on Sept. 26 at Romney Stadium. The Aggies won first-year head coach Gary Andersen's USU home debut, improving to 1-2 on the season while the Thunderbirds dropped their third in a row, falling to 1-3. It was Utah State's first home-opening win since 2005 and the Aggies' first Homecoming win since 2006, im-proving to 49-28-2 all-time in celebrating the navy and white tradition. USU amassed 604 yards of total offense, the most since 2001 and the ninth-most in school history and reached many other milestones along the way. Most noteable was the running back tandem of sophomore Robert Turbin (17 carries, 104 yards) and junior Michael Smith (eight carries, 100 yards), who became the first pair of Aggie backs to both rush for 100 yards since 1989 when Demetrius Brown (22-131) and Brett Payne (28-166) both did so at Pacific. With 108 receiving yards, Turbin also became the first USU run-ning back to have 100-yard receiving and rushing in the same game since Emmett White in 2000. Additionally, Turbin became the first Aggie back to have three-straight 100-yard rushing outings since White in 2001. Sophomore quarterback Diondre Borel completed his first five pass attempts on the way to 15-of-21 passing for 316 yards with a career-best three TD's. Borel is the first Aggie QB to throw for 300 yards in back-to-back games since Jose Fuentes in 2002. USU had a balanced 302 yards of total offense in each half for its 604 yard output, on 259 rushing and 345 passing. SUU had 367 total offense yards (262 passing, 105 rushing), getting just 145 after halftime, as the Aggie defense held the Thunderbirds' scoreless in the fourth quarter and only 10 points in the third. Quarterback Cade Cooper led SUU with 250 yards passing with three TD's on 24-of-48 passing. Fesi Sitake had nine catches for 98 yards with two TD's. Sophomore linebacker Bobby Wagner and senior cornerback Kejon Wagner had seven tackles each to lead the USU defense with Wagner notching two tackles for loss. Senior safety James Brindley and junior cornerback Chris Randle both snagged an interception. After the Aggie defense held the T-Birds to a punt, USU fumbled the return on its own 30, setting up an SUU field goal, Utah State erupted for 21 unan-swered points, starting with a 29-yard pass from sophomore wide receiver Stanley Morrison to Turbin. Borel later connected with Smith for a 54-yard TD pass and catch then Turbin capped the streak with a 16-yard scoring run. SUU closed to 21-17 on two TD passes from Cooper, but a 34-yard Chris Ulinski field goal and a 77-yard pass play from Borel to Turbin opened up a 31-17 USU advantage. SUU closed to 31-24 at the half on a Cooper to Sitake 6-yard pass with 14 seconds left. Smith scampered 40 yards for a TD on USU's opening third-quarter possession and later scored on a 20-yard run, alternating around SUU scores. Morrison had a 69-yard TD catch from Borel, and sophomore defensive end Junior Keiaho sacked SUU's Ammon Olsen in the end zone for a safety to cap the scoring. It was USU's first safety since 2003.

Score By QuartersSouthern Utah 3 21 10 0 - 34Utah State 14 17 13 9 - 53Scoring Summary1st 10:31 USU - Robert Turbin 50 yd run (Chris Ulinski kick)1st 10:43 SUU - Griffith, Ryan 48 yd field goal 07:50 USU - Robert Turbin 29 yd pass from Stanley Morrison (Chris Ulinski kick) 03:41 USU - Michael Smith 54 yd pass from Diondre Borel (Ulinski kick)2nd 12:57 USU - Turbin 16 yd run (Ulinski kick) 11:32 SUU - Poots, Tysson 19 yd pass from Cooper, Cade (Griffith kick) 09:59 SUU - Sitake, Fesi 7 yd pass from Cooper (Griffith kick) 06:12 USU - Ulinski 34 yd field goal 04:23 USU - Turbin 77 yd pass from Borel (Ulinski kick) 00:14 SUU - Sitake 6 yd pass from Cooper (Griffith kick)3rd 12:42 USU - Smith 40 yd run (Ulinski kick blockd) 09:12 SUU - Gray, Major 5 yd run (Griffith kick) 02:04 USU - Smith 20 yd run (Ulinski kick) 00:12 SUU - Griffith 27 yd field goal4th 11:39 USU - Morrison 69 yd pass from Borel (Ulinski kick) 01:28 USU - Junior Keiaho safetyAttn: 18,472Team Statistics SUU USUFirst Downs 23 25Rushing 105 259Passing 262 345Total Offense 367 604Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 7-3Penalties: Number-Yards 5-60 8-80Punts-Yards/Avg. 7-332/47.4 5-238/47.6Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 2-31-0/15.5 4-73-0/18.2Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-8-0Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 30:22 29:38Third-Down Conversions 7-of-20 4-of-10

Individual RushingUSU: Turbin 17-104 TD, Smith 8-100 2 TD, Borel 10-29, Morrison 2-11, Fischer 4-8, Speight 3-7SUU: Gray 16-57 TD

Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD)USU: Borel 15-21-0, 316, 3; Morrison 1-1-0, 29, 1SUU: Cooper 24-48-1, 250, 3

Individual ReceivingUSU: Gwacham 5-59, Turbin 4-116 2TD, Smith 2-60 TD, Bowman 2-19, Mor-rison 1-69 TD, Moats 1-19, Bartlett 1-3SUU: Sitake 9-98 2TD

USU Punt Returns: Murphy 3-23 / USU KO Returns: K.Williams 2-48, Murphy 1-17, Actkinson 1-8USU Interception Returns: Brindley 1-4, Randle 1-4USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 7, Murphy 7, Randle 6, Marsh 6, Keiaho 6, Igboeli 6

GAME #4 Oct. 2

at LaVell Edwards Stadium

#20 BYU 35, UTAH STATE 17 PROVO, Utah - Utah State battled but came up short, falling to No. 20 Brigham Young, 35-17, on Oct. 2 at a brisk, sold-out LaVell Edwards Stadium.The game completed non-conference play for Utah State, and the Aggies enter Western Athletic Conference action with a 1-3 mark. BYU improved to 4-1 on the season with the win, its 10th in a row over USU. The Cougars now lead the all-time series, 43-33-3. Utah State tallied 322 yards of total offense, its 10th-con-secutive game of 300 yards of total offense. Junior quarterback Diondre Borel was 20-of-28 passing for 213 yards with a TD to senior wide receiver Xavier Bow-man in the waning seconds. Borel also had 38 yards rushing and another score, marking the third-straight game and fifth of his career that Borel has rushed and thrown for a TD in the same game. Senior wide receiver Omar Sawyer had a team-leading four catches for 58 yards, one of a season-high 12 different players with a catch. BYU posted 431 yards of total offense, led by Max Hall's 218 yards passing on 16-of-23 with three TD's, but the Aggies intercepted him twice, the second two-pick game for the USU defense. Harvey Unga also ran for 118 yards with a TD. Luke Ashworth had a game-best 91 yards and a TD while Dennis Pitta had 83 yards and two TD's, each catching five passes. Junior cornerback Rajric Coleman posted a career-high 13 tackles to go with his first career interception. Sophomore linebacker Bobby Wagner, who entered the game leading the WAC and ranking tied for 14th in the country in tackles with 11 per game, was one stop above his average with 12 tackles. Wagner, who added a fumble recovery Friday, registered his third double-digit tackle outing in four games this season. Senior safety James Brindley added 11 stops to go with USU's lone sack of the game, while senior cornerback Kejon Murphy posted his first interception of the season. After junior cornerback Chris Randle's fumble recovery on BYU's opening possession, USU took over and drove down the field before Borel scored on a 6-yard scamper. That would be the Aggies' lone lead of the game. The Cougars then reeled off 21 unanswered points on a 6-yard pass from Hall to Pitta, a 48-yard pass from Hall to Ashworth and a 3-yard run by Manase Tonga, which came with 29 seconds left in the half after a costly USU fumble. Coleman's interception set up a 20-yard field goal by senior placekicker Chris Ulinski to pull the Aggies within 21-10, but that would be the closest USU would get. BYU scored on an 8-yard TD by Unga and a 13-yard pass from Hall to Pitta for a 35-10 lead before Bowman's TD catch for the final score. Junior punter Peter Caldwell had a career day, booming five punts for a 49.2 ypg average, including a career-best three punts of over 50 yards and pinning BYU inside the 5-yard line twice.Score By QuartersUtah State 7 0 3 7 - 17BYU Cougars 7 14 0 14 - 35

Scoring Summary1st 11:40 USU - Chris Ulinski 29 yd field goal1st 10:28 USU - Diondre Borel 6 yd run (Chris Ulinski kick) 02:14 BYU - Pitta, Dennis 6 yd pass from Hall, Max (Payne, Mitch kick)2nd 14:22 BYU - Ashworth, Luke 48 yd pass from Hall (Payne kick) 00:29 BYU - Tonga, Manase 3 yd run (Payne kick)3rd 08:05 USU - Ulinski 20 yd field goal4th 13:09 BYU - Unga, Harvey 8 yd run (Payne kick) 02:45 BYU - Pitta 13 yd pass from Hall (Payne kick) 00:03 USU - Xavier Bowman 16 yd pass from Borel (Ulinski kick)Attn: 64,103Team Statistics USU BYUFirst Downs 20 22Rushing 109 213Passing 213 218Total Offense 322 431Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 6-55 8-54Punts-Yards/Avg. 5-246/49.2 3-111/37.0Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 1-3-0/3.0 1-9-0/9.0Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 4-75-0/18.8 3-73-0/24.3Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 2-16-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 1-7-0 0-0-0Possession Time 28:45 31:15Third-Down Conversions 6-of-14 8-of-12

Individual RushingUSU: Turbin 17-47, Borel 16-38 TD, Smith 4-24BYU: Unga 21-118 TD

Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD)USU: Borel 20-28-0, 213, 1BYU: Hall 16-23-2, 218, 3

Individual ReceivingUSU: Sawyer 4-58, Morrison 3-36, Moats 2-25, Bowman 2-24 TD, Alder 2-20, Morgan 2-17, Mitchell 1-11, Bartlett 1-11, Gwacham 1-9, Turbin 1-5, Smith 1-(-3)BYU: Ashwort 5-91 TD

USU Punt Returns: Murphy 1-3USU KO Returns: K. Williams 4-75USU Interception Returns: Coleman 1-16, Murphy 1-0USU Tackle Leaders: Coleman 13, Wagner 12, Brindley 11, Igboeli 6

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GAME #5 Oct. 10

at Aggie Memorial Stadium

NEW MEXICO STATE 20, UTAH STATE 17 LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State's Kyle Hughes' 28-yard field goal as time expired gave NMSU a 20-17 win over Utah State on Oct. 10 in USU's West-ern Athletic Conference opener. Utah State is 1-4 overall with the loss and 0-1 in WAC action while NMSU improves to 3-3 overall, 1-1 in conference action. The loss snapped USU's two-game win streak in the series and the navy Aggies now lead the all-time series 27-7, as well as 15-3 in Las Cruces. The loss offset a milestone night for sophomore running back Robert Turbin with a career-best 184 yards, the most for a USU running back since Emmett White's 233 yards vs. Weber State in 2001. Turbin also went over the 1,000 career rushing yards mile-stone, becoming the first since White (1998-2001). Utah State amassed 429 yards of total offense with 258 rushing and 171 passing, but had 12 penalties for 128 yards. New Mexico State posted 230 total offense yards, on 149 rushing and just 81 passing, the lowest for a USU defense since 72 at North Texas in 2000. Turbin posted his 184 yards on 24 carries, while junior quarterback Diondre Borel was 15-of-25 passing for 156 yards with one TD, a 21-yard pass to senior wide receiver Xavier Bowman. Sophomore wide receiver Stanley Morrison also had a TD pass, a 15-yard end around pass to senior wide receiver Omar Sawyer. Sophomore linebacker Bobby Wagner, the WAC's leading tackler, made 11 stops while three other navy Aggies made eight each. USU almost opened the scoring, after a long pass from Borel to Sawyer that Sawyer staggered and stumbled before regaining his balance on the way to the endzone. The play was reviewed and ruled that Turbin's knee touched the ground at the 10-yard line. An unsportsman-like penalty put the ball back at the 25 and USU's drive stalled with a missed field goal. NMSU scored on a 1-yard run by Trevor Walls with 3:48 left in the first quarter and went up 10-0 at the 9:35 mark on a 31-yard field goal by Hughes. USU got on the board with a 34-yard field goal from senior PK Chris Ulinski with 7:09 to play. The navy Aggies tied the score at 10-all with 48 seconds left in the half on a 15-yard end around pass from Morrison to Sawyer. It was Morrison's second TD toss this season, after a TD toss to Turbin in the Southern Utah game. Saturday was the first time that USU was tied at the half and just the second time in the last four seasons. Utah State took the second half kickoff and marched down the field, getting a 55-yard run from Turbin before Borel later hit senior WR Xavier Bowman with a 21-yard TD pass. NMSU tied it at 17's with 7:48 left in the third on a 1-yard Smith scamper, but neither team scored again until Hughes' game-winning kick. Utah State had several threats thwarted by penalties. Score By QuartersUtah State 0 10 7 0 - 17New Mexico State 7 3 7 3 - 20Scoring Summary1st 03:48 NMSU - Walls, Trevor 1 yd run (Hughes, Kyle kick)2nd 09:35 NMSU - Hughes 31 yd field goal 07:09 USU - Chris Ulinski 34 yd field goal 00:48 USU - Omar Sawyer 15 yd pass from Stanley Morrison (Ulinski kick)3rd 13:44 USU - Xavier Bowman 21 yd pass from Diondre Borel (Ulinski kick) 07:48 NMSU - Smith, Seth 1 yd run (Hughes kick)4th 00:00 NMSU - Hughes 28 yd field goal

Attn: 15,283Team Statistics USU NMSUFirst Downs 18 10Rushing 258 149Passing 171 81Total Offense 429 230Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 12-128 4-35Punts-Yards/Avg. 10-415/41.5 10-455/45.5Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 3-71-0/23.7 2-39-0/19.5Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 29:14 30:46Third-Down Conversions 5-of-17 8-of-20

Individual RushingUSU: Turbin 24-184, Speight 5-27, Borel 10-26, Smith 6-21NMSU: Smith 26-98 TD

Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD)USU: Borel 15-25-0, 156, 1; Morrison 1-1-0, 15, 1NMSU: Walls 8-25-1, 81, 0

Individual ReceivingUSU: Moats 4-42, Sawyer 3-48 TD, Smith 3-19, Morrison 2-23, Mitchell 2-15, Bowman 1-21 TD, Gwacham 1-3NMSU: Allen 5-58

USU Punt Returns: Murphy 3-18, Flores 2-13 USU KO Returns: Smith 2-44, K.Williams 1-27USU Interception Returns: Marsh 1-0USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 11, Garner 8, Coleman 8, Brindley 8

GAME #6 Oct. 17

at Romney Stadium

NEVADA 35, UTAH STATE 32 LOGAN, Utah - Utah State's frenzied rally came up short, losing 35-32 to Nevada Saturday in USU's Western Athletic Conference home opener at a clear and sunny Romney Stadium. USU is now 1-5 overall and 0-2 in WAC action on the season, with both losses by three points after last Saturday's 20-17 loss at New Mexico State on a last-second field goal. Nevada improves to 2-0 in league play and evening its overall mark at 3-3. The Aggies are now 4-16 against the Wolf Pack, losing the last five in a row. Junior quarterback Diondre Borel threw for a career-high 353 yards on 25-of-42 passing with three TD's, his second three TD outing this season. Four of his passes went to senior wide receiver Nnamdi Gwacham for a career-high 140 yards, including a career-long 77-yard reception in the first quarter to set up USU's first TD of the game. The Aggies had a total of 427 yards of total offense, while the Wolf Pack tallied 502 yards, including 313 on the ground, with Vai Taua (147) and Luke Lippincott (104) combining for 251 of that with one TD each. Lippincott's 69-yard scamper with 4:08 left proved to be the winning score as it gave Nevada a 35-24 lead. USU cut it to 35-32 with 2:35 to go on a 14-yard pass from Borel to Gwacham, followed by a two-point conversion from Borel to sophomore running back Robert Turbin. The Aggies went for the on-side kick and initially recovered it, but were called for offsides. On the re-kick, Nevada recov-ered and ran out the clock for the win. Senior safety James Brindley led USU with a game-high nine tackles, including one for a loss and snared his team-leading third interception of the season. It was also his ninth of his career as he needs one more to reach USU's career top 10 list. The sophomore linebacker tandem of Bobby Wagner and Kyle Gallagher had eight stops each. The Aggies opened the scoring with a 1-yard plunge from Turbin at the 6:41 mark of the first quarter and USU went ahead 14-0 with 12:25 to go in the second stanza after an 8-yard pass from Borel to sophomore wide receiver Eric Moats, for Moats' first career TD catch. Nevada sandwiched a pair of TD passes from Colin Kaepernick, the first an 11-yarder to Lippincott, and a 44-yarder to Virgil Green around a 32-yard scoring strike from Borel to Turbin to make it 21-14 in USU's favor at halftime. Kaepernick finished the game 10-of-24 passing for 189 yards with three TD tosses, while also rushing for 77 yards. On the Aggies' opening possession of the second half, junior punter Peter Caldwell's punt bounced off Nevada's returner Jonathon Amaya and USU sophomore wide receiver Stanley Morrison recovered at the Nevada 13-yard line. A penalty and sack stalled USU's drive and senior kicker Chris Ulinski booted a season-long 48-yard field goal for a 24-14 USU lead with 10:23 in the third quarter. The Wolf Pack reeled off 21-straight points on a Taua 5-yard run, a 49-yard TD pass from Kaepernick to Brandon Wimberly, and Lippincott's 69-yard run to open its 35-24 lead that USU couldn't counter. Score By QuartersNevada 0 14 7 14 - 35Utah State 7 14 3 8 - 32

Scoring Summary1st 06:41 USU - Robert Turbin 1 yd run (Chris Ulinski kick)2nd 12:25 USU - Eric Moats 8 yd pass from Diondre Borel (Ulinski kick) 10:54 NEV - Lippincott, Luke 11 yd pass from Kaepernick, Colin (Drake, Ricky kick) 08:38 USU - Turbin 32 yd pass from Borel (Ulinski kick) 03:56 NEV - Green, Virgil 44 yd pass from Kaepernick (Drake kick)3rd 10:23 USU - Chris Ulinski 48 yd field goal 01:49 NEV - Taua, Vai 5 yd run (Drake kick)4th 09:02 NEV - Wimberly, Brandon 49 yd pass from Kaepernick (Drake kick) 04:08 NEV - Lippincott 69 yd run (Drake kick) 02:35 USU - Nnamdi Gwacham 14 yd pass from Diondre (Robert Turbin pass from Borel) Attn: 15,103Team Statistics NEV USUFirst Downs 20 21Rushing 313 74Passing 189 353Total Offense 502 427Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 7-60 6-60Punts-Yards/Avg. 6-278/46.3 7-303/43.3Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 2-13-0/6.5 6-95-0/15.8Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 30:59 29:01Third-Down Conversions 7-of-16 7-of-17

Individual RushingUSU: Borel 21-48, Turbin 7-36 TD, Smith 1-3, Sawyer 1-0, Speight 2-0NEV: Taua 21-147 TD

Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD)USU: Borel 25-42-0, 353, 3NEV: Kaepernick 10-24-1, 189, 3

Individual ReceivingUSU: Gwacham 4-140 TD, Sawyer 6-38, Morrison 5-51, Turbin 3-35 TD, Bow-man 2-41, Morgan 2-15, Moats 2-15, Speight 1-18NEV: Wimberly 2-73 TD

USU Punt Returns: Murphy 1-2USU KO Returns: K.Williams 6-95USU Interception Returns: Brindley 1-0USU Tackle Leaders: Brindley 9, Gallagher 8, Wagner 8, Enesi 6

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GAME #7 Oct. 24

at Romney Stadium

UTAH STATE 23, LOUISIANA TECH 21 LOGAN, Utah - Sophomore safety Walter McClenton came off the bench to anchor a resolute Utah State defense in leading the Aggies to a hard-fought 23-21 win over Louisiana Tech on Oct. 24 in a Western Athletic Conference clash at a cold and damp Romney Stadium. McClenton replaced senior safety James Brindley who left the game with an injury after the first series, and posted a career-high 14 tackles. McClenton had only one career stop prior to the LTU game. He tallied seven solo and seven assists, while posting one pass break-up, a sack and forced fumble, as part of an Aggie defense that held Louisiana Tech to 273 yards. LTU had 165 yards in the fourth quarter, rallying from a 23-7 lead with 14 points to close the gap. The Bulldogs pulled to 23-21 on a 20-yard TD pass from Ross Jenkins to Dennis Morris with 6:15 to go in the game, but LTU's two-point conversion pass attempt was denied by the USU defense, and the Aggies hung on for the win with a fourth-down stop at midfield in the waning minutes. The USU defense logged a season-high four sacks against LA Tech after having just four com-ing in to Saturday's game, part of posting nine tackles for loss against LTU. Sophomore linebacker Kyle Gallagher posted one and a half sacks as part of his seven tackles, in making his first start of the season. Fellow sophomore linebacker Bobby Wagner matched Gallagher with seven stops and snared an acrobatic interception in the second quarter to set up a 27-yard field goal by senior kicker Chris Ulinski just before half to give USU a 20-7 intermission lead. Ulinski booted a career-high three field goals. Offensively, Utah State was led by sophomore wide receiver Stanley Morrison, matching a season-high with six catches for 72 yards, including a 41-yard TD catch in the second quarter, his second scoring reception of the season, both of over 40 yards. Morrison was one of eight different Aggie receivers, matching USU's season-high from the BYU game on Oct. 2. Junior quarterback Diondre Borel was 17-of-31 passing for 188 yards with the TD pass to Morrison, while sophomore running back Robert Turbin had 94 yards on 22 carries. Junior running back Derrvin Speight had 44 yards on the ground on four carries, including a career-long 44-yard rush for TD. Speight made his first start since 2007 after not seeing any action last season with a foot injury. Utah State jumped out to a 10-0 lead, opening the scoring with the Borel to Morrison TD toss, followed by a 28-yard field goal by Ulinski. LTU's Phillip Livas returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for a TD to pull the Bulldogs to 10-7. USU responded with Speight's 44-yard TD run, bursting then swerving through a huge hole created by the offensive line. Ulinski's field goal closed the first half scoring, as the Aggies scored 20 points in the second quarter, a season-high points in a quarter. Ulinski booted his third field goal of the game with his longest of the afternoon, a 40-yarder with 5:21 to play in the third stanza, as USU opened its 23-7 lead. LA Tech's rally began with a 26-yard pass from Jenkins to R.P. Stuart followed by a two-point pass from Jenkins to Livas to pull the Bulldogs within 23-15 at the 10:38 mark of the fourth quarter. After USU went three-and-out, LTU drove down the field, capping the drive with the pass from Jenkins to Morris, but missing the two-point conversion. The Aggies again went three-and-out, and senior punter Peter Caldwell pinned LTU at its own 16-yard line, one of his four punts inside the 20-yard line. The Bulldogs drove to midfield before the drive was thwarted by the Aggie defense on fourth-down. USU took a knee on three plays, running down the clock and starting up the celebration.

Score By QuartersLouisiana Tech 0 7 0 14 - 21Utah State 0 20 3 0 - 23

Scoring Summary2nd 13:31 USU - Stanley Morrison 41 yd pass from Diondre Borel (Chris Ulinski kick) 11:00 USU - Ulinski 28 yd field goal 10:45 TECH - Livas,Phillip 100 yd kickoff return (Nelson,Matt kick) 08:16 USU - Derrvin Speight 44 yd run (Ulinski kick) 00:17 USU - Ulinski 27 yd field goal3rd 05:21 USU - Ulinski 40 yd field goal4th 10:38 TECH - Stuart,R.P. 26 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Livas pass from Jenkins) 06:15 TECH - Morris,Dennis 20 yd pass from Jenkins (Jenkins pass failed)

Attn: 14,229Team Statistics LTU USUFirst Downs 15 15Rushing 118 157Passing 155 188Total Offense 273 345Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-1 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 9-59 5-52Punts-Yards/Avg. 9-398/44.2 10-386/38.6Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 4-147-1/36.8 3-90-0/30.0Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-10-0Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 31:00 29:00Third-Down Conversions 4-of-14 5-of-19

Individual RushingUSU: Turbin 22-94, Speight 4-44 TD, Borel 6-15, Smith 2-6, Team 3-(-3) LTU: Porter 18-68

Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD)USU: Borel 17-31-0, 299, 1; Morrison 0-1-0, 0, 0LTU: Jenkins 17-26-1, 155, 2

Individual ReceivingUSU: Morrison 6-72 TD, Turbin 4-45, Moats 2-25, Morgan 1-16, Sawyer 1-11, Bowman 1-7, Gwacham 1-6, Bartlett 1-6LTU: Stuart 3-45

USU Punt Returns: Morrison 4-27USU KO Returns: K.Williams 3-90USU Interception Returns: Wagner 1-10USU Tackle Leaders: McClenton 14, Wagner 7, Gallagher 7, Keiaho 6

GAME #8 Oct. 31

at Bulldog Stadium

FRESNO STATE 31, UTAH STATE 27 FRESNO, Calif. - For the fourth game in a row, Utah State's final score was a difference of four points after the Aggies were edged 31-27 by Fresno State on Halloween, Oct. 31, at a sunny Bulldog Stadium. Junior QB Diondre Borel became the first Aggie signal-caller to rush for 100 yards since 2005 with a career-best 105 and a TD while throwing for 240 yards and another TD on 20-of-31 passing. It was the fourth time this season that Borel ran and threw for a TD in the same game. Sophomore RB Robert Turbin rushed for 138 yards and a TD, as he and Borel became the second Aggie duo this season to both run for 100 yards. Borel com-pleted a pass to a season-high nine different receivers, led by senior WR Xavier Bowman's career-best seven catches for 65 yards and a TD while junior WR Eric Moats had 59 yards on four catches. The Aggies had 503 yards of total offense, while the Bulldogs had 466. Fresno State RB Ryan Mathews, the nation's leading rusher amassed 185 yards with two TD's. Ryan Colburn was 17-of-27 passing for 256 yards and a TD. Colburn was picked off once by the Aggies, as USU junior CB Rajric Coleman snared the oskie late in the second quarter, setting up senior K Chris Ulinski's 23-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to send USU into the locker room with a 27-17 halftime lead. However, Fresno State stormed back with 14 second half points while the Aggies didn't score. USU got on the board first with a 26-yard Ulinski field goal on the Aggies opening possession of the game, a drive that included 43 and 16-yard rushes by Turbin. Fresno State countered with a fast scoring drive of its own, capped by a 9-yard run by Mathews. The Aggies bounced back on their next drive, started by a 54-yard pass play from Borel to sophomore WR Stanley Morrison and finished by a 5-yard TD toss from Borel to Bowman for a 10-7 USU lead. That advantage would be short-lived as the Bulldogs bounced back and Seyi Ajirotutu snagged an 18-yard pass from Colburn for a 14-10 FS lead. The Bulldogs took a 17-10 lead with a 50-yard field goal from Fresno State's Kevin Goessling, the same Bulldog kicker who booted a 58-yarder as time expired to beat Utah State 30-28 last season. A 1-yard Turbin plunge knotted the score at 17-all, and Fresno State's A.J. Jefferson fumbled while returning the ensuing kickoff and Aggie junior LB Maxim Dinka Mba recovered, setting up USU at the FS 40-yard line. Seven plays later, Borel darted in from a yard out. Coleman logged his second INT of the season to end Fresno State's ensuing drive, setting up Ulinski's field goal to end the first half. A 2-yard scoring rush from FS's Lonyae Miller at the 8:10 mark of the third quarter pulled the Bulldogs within 27-24 and Mathews put Fresno State ahead with a 10-yard scoring dash with 4:53 to play in the fourth quarter. USU went three-and-out on its ensuing drive, and the Bulldogs ran out the clock. Score By QuartersUtah State 10 17 0 0 - 27Fresno State 14 3 7 7 - 31

Scoring Summary1st 03:48 NMSU - Walls, Trevor 1 yd run (Hughes, Kyle kick)1st 11:14 USU - Chris Ulinski 26 yd field goal 09:47 FS - Mathews, Ryan 9 yd run (Goessling, K. kick) 08:20 USU - Xavier Bowman 5 yd pass from Diondre Borel (Ulinski kick) 04:21 FS - Ajirotutu, Seyi 18 yd pass from Colburn, Ryan (Goessling kick)2nd 09:48 FS - Goessling 50 yd field goal 05:02 USU - Robert Turbin 1 yd run (Ulinski kick) 01:57 USU - Borel 1 yd run (Ulinski kick) 00:00 USU - Ulinski 23 yd field goal3rd 08:10 FS - Miller, Lonyae 2 yd run (Goessling kick)4th 04:53 FS - Mathews 10 yd run (Goessling kick)Attn: 27,721Team Statistics USU FSFirst Downs 25 20Rushing 263 210Passing 240 256Total Offense 503 466Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 6-53 7-59Punts-Yards/Avg. 5-214/42.8 4-199/49.8Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 6-155-0/25.8 4-84-0/21.8Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 35:39 24:21Third-Down Conversions 11-of-19 6-of-11

Individual RushingUSU: Turbin 19-138 TD, Borel 22-105 TD, Speight 9-20FS: Mathews 23-185 2 TDs

Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD)USU: Borel 20-31-0, 240, 1FS: Colburn 17-27-1, 256, 1

Individual ReceivingUSU: Bowman 7-65 TD, Moats 4-59, Bartlett 2-28, Turbin 2-13, Morrison 1-54, Alder 1-10, Sawyer 1-6, Gwacham 1-6, Speight 1-(-1)FS: Ajirotutu 7-124 TD

USU Punt Returns: None USU KO Returns: K.Williams 6-155USU Interception Returns: Coleman 1-0USU Tackle Leaders: Coleman 8, McClenton 6, Marsh 5, Gallagher 5

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GAME #9 Nov. 7

at Aloha Stadium

HAWAI'I 49, UTAH STATE 36 HONOLULU - After Utah State scored first, Hawai'i erupted for 35 unanswered points and went on to beat the Aggies, 49-36, on Nov. 7 at a humid Aloha Stadium. USU is now an even 5-5 all-time vs. Hawai'i, but is 2-4 in Honolulu, losing in its last four visits. The Aggies rang up 446 yards of total offense, but allowed 697 to Hawai'i, including 431 in the first half. Junior QB Diondre Borel was 23-38 passing for 344 yards and two TD's, but threw two interceptions, snapping his streak of passes without an INT at 228, the longest active streak in the nation entering Saturday, leaving Saturday as the third-longest of the year. Sophomore RB Robert Turbin had 60 yards rushing on 13 carries with two TD's, while senior WR Omar Sawyer had six catches for 86 yards and Turbin had six catches for 51 yards total. Hawai'i was led by Bryant Moniz on 21-37 passing for 337 yards with four TDs, two to Greg Salas, part of his 10 catches for 187 yards. Leon Wright-Jackson had 15 rushes for 167 yards and three TDs, while Alex Green added 110 yards rushing. Defensively, sophomore LB Bobby Wagner led the Aggies with nine tackles. Senior CB Kejon Murphy snared his third interception of the season on the first Hawai'i pass of the game, setting up USU's opening score on a 7-yard Turbin run, and the PAT by senior K Chris Ulinski gave USU an early 7-0 lead. But then flood gates opened and Hawai'i erupted for 35 unanswered points, taking a 35-7 lead into halftime. The Warriors opened with a 57-yard TD pass from Moniz to Jon Medeiro, then a 1-yard run by Wright-Jackson, closing the first quarter with a 14-7 lead. Jovonte Taylor caught a 35-yard scoring pass from Moniz, then a Wright-Jackson 9-yard scamper followed by a 10-yard pass from Moniz to Salas. Hawai'i could have had more, closing the half with a field goal attempt, but junior DT Devin Johnson broke through the line to block the kick. UH rang up 431 yards of offense (216 rushing, 215 passing), which was one yard shy of its season-average per game entering the game. USU took the second half kick and charged down the field before Turbin capped the drive with a 3-yard plunge by Turbin, closing to 35-14. After Hawai'i missed a 42-yard field goal, Utah State again marched down the field, finishing the charge with a 16-yard TD toss from Borel to senior TE Jeremy Mitchell, the first tight end catch for a TD this season, pulling the Aggies within 34-21. Hawai'i's ensuing drive was thwarted by sophomore S Walter McClenton's first career interception and return gave the Aggies the ball back at the UH 6-yard line, but a missed FG left USU without any points. A 5-yard TD scamper by Wright-Jackson capped UH's next possession, opening a 42-21 lead, but USU cut it to 42-28 with a 31-yard catch and run for a TD by junior RB Michael Smith from Borel. That would be the closest the Aggies would get as the Warriors added another TD pass from Moniz to Salas made it 49-28. Borel scored on a 1-yard scamper and hit Sawyer with the two-point conversion with 1:06 left in the game, but Hawai'i recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock for the final margin of 49-36.Score By QuartersUtah State 7 0 14 15 - 36 Hawai`i 14 21 7 7 - 49 Scoring Summary1st 12:57 USU - Robert Turbin 7 yd run (Chris Ulinski kick) 10:06 UH - Medeiros,J. 57 yd pass from Moniz,B. (Enos,S. kick) 00:01 UH - Wright-Jackson 1 yd run (Enos,S. kick) 2nd 12:41 UH - Taylor,J. 35 yd pass from Moniz,B. (Enos,S. kick) 09:41 UH - Wright-Jackson 9 yd run (Enos,S. kick) 02:25 UH - Salas,G. 10 yd pass from Moniz,B. (Enos,S. kick) 3rd 13:20 USU - Robert Turbin 3 yd run (Ulinski kick) 06:35 USU - Jeremy Mitchell 16 yd pass from Borel (Ulinski kick) 01:49 UH - Wright-Jackson 5 yd run (Enos,S. kick) 4th 14:54 USU - Michael Smith 31 yd pass from Borel (Ulinski kick) 10:25 UH - Salas,G. 4 yd pass from Moniz,B. (Enos,S. kick) 01:06 USU - Borel 1 yd run (Omar Sawyer pass from Borel) Attn: 31,499Team Statistics USU UHFirst Downs 23 28 Rushing 102 360 Passing 344 337 Total Offense 446 697 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-51 7-64 Punts-Yards/Avg. 4-105/26.2 1-31/31.0 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 8-206-0/25.8 4-66-0/16.5Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 2-27-0 2-13-0 Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Possession Time 25:48 34:12 Third-Down Conversions 7-of-15 8-of-12

Individual RushingUSU: Turbin 13-60 2 TDs, Smith 4-22, Borel 19-18 TD, Speight 1-6, Sawyer 1-(-2), Team 1-(-2) UH: Wright-Jackson 15-167 3 TDs

Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD)USU: Borel 25-38-2, 344, 2UH: Moniz 21-37-2, 337, 4

Individual ReceivingUSU: Sawyer 6-86, Turbin 6-51, Moats 2-49, Bowman 2-48, Smith 2-32 TD, Alder 2-24, M.Morgan 2-17, Morrison 1-17, Mitchell 1-16, Bartlett 1-4UH: Salas 10-187 2TDs

USU Punt Returns: NoneUSU KO Returns: K.Williams 6-166USU Interception Returns: McClenton 1-27, Murphy 1-0USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 9, Gallagher 6, Schrader 5, Coleman 5, Actkinson 5

GAME #10 Nov. 14

at Romney Stadium

UTAH STATE 24, SAN JOSE STATE 9 LOGAN, Utah - Sophomore running back Robert Turbin rushed for a career-high 190 yards and reached two milestones along with way to lead Utah State to a 24-9 win over San Jose State at a cold and snowy Romney Stadium in Western Athletic Conference action on Nov. 14. Turbin's 190 yards push him over the 1,000 yard mark for the season, becoming the first USU running back since Aggie legend Emmett White did so in 2001. Turbin now has 1,122 on the season, jumping up to No. 12 on USU's single-season rushing list. Turbin now has 1,624 yards for his career, becoming the first Aggie since White (1998-2001) to reach 1,500 career rushing yards. The 190 yards is the best individual rushing total for a Aggie running back since White's 233 yards vs. Weber State in 2001 and is the most vs. a FBS opponent since White's 274 vs. Wyoming in 2001. It was Turbin's sixth 100-yard rushing outing this season, the most since White had eight in 2001. Junior QB Diondre Borel added 73 rushing yards and sophomore RB Derrvin Speight logged 70 yards on the ground and a TD, as Utah State finished with 381 yards rushing on the day, the 14th-most in school history and the most since 1999 when USU had 388 vs. Nevada. The Aggies ended with 431 yards of total offense, behind the play-calling of USU offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin, who was SJSU's head coach from 1997-2000. The Spartans had 301 yards of total offense, but the USU defense limited SJSU to 56 yards rushing, Utah State's best defensive rushing outing since 2007. With the win, the Aggies improve to 3-1 at home this season, guaranteeing the Aggies a winning season at home, USU's first winning season since 2003, going 3-2. Not to be outdone by his backfield mate, Borel topped the 4,000 career passing yards milestone, giving him 4,020 for his career, the 10th Aggie signal-caller to reach that mark. Borel also surpassed the 5,000 yards of total offense milestone, as his 123 yards in the game give him 5,095 for his career, the eighth Aggie to reach the 5,000 yard plateau and vaulting to No. 7 on the USU career total offense list. Defensively, sophomore LB Bobby Wagner made a team-leading 10 tackles, while junior S Rajric Coleman logged nine stops to go with a fumble recovery. The Spartans were led by Jordan La Secla's 18-of-34 passing for 216 yards, while Lamon Muldrow had 46 yards rushing, and scored SJSU's lone TD on the day, a 2-yard run in the third quarter. Turbin's 190 yards was accompanied by two touchdowns, a 6-yard dart in the first quarter and a 35-yard scamper in the second quarter, putting USU ahead 14-0 at halftime. The Aggies' opening drive nearly stalled, as they lined up for a 48-yard field goal, but senior WR Xavier Bowman successfully executed a fake, running 25 yards for a first down and nearly a touchdown. On the next play, Turbin scored his first TD of the day. Muldrow's TD run pulled the Spartans within 14-6 after the two-point conversion failed, and Tyler Cope later hit a 31-yard field goal to close the gap to 14-9. On USU's ensuing possession, the Aggies faced a fourth-and-one at midfield, but the offensive line created a hug hole for junior RB Michael Smith to burst through for the first down and more, ending with a 23-yard gain. After a penalty slowed the drive, senior PK Chris Ulinski booted a 40-yard field goal for a 17-9 USU lead with 13:42 left in the game. After the Aggie defense held SJSU, the USU offense marched down the field, getting a career-long 47-yard run by Speight along the way, and Speight later capped the drive with a 6-yard TD scamper and Ulinski's upright split gave USU the final scoring margin of 24-9 with 9:35 to play. The Spartans' next possession saw them reach midfield before the Aggie defense held them, and later denied any rally, with sophomore DE Levi Koskan sacking La Secla on SJSU's fourth-down attempt. It was USU's first win over SJSU since 2005, but the Aggies have won the last two of three at Logan. The Spartans still lead the all-time series 20-11-1 and with the series now even at 8-8 at Logan.

Score By QuartersSan Jose State 0 0 9 0 - 9Utah State 7 7 0 10 - 24Scoring Summary1st 11:47 USU - Robert Turbin 6 yd run (Chris Ulinski kick)2nd 05:24 USU - Turbin 35 yd run (Ulinski kick)3rd 09:07 SJSU - Muldrow, Lamon 2 yd run (Zavala, Philip pass failed) 04:14 SJSU - Cope, Tyler 31 yd field goal4th 13:42 USU - Ulinski 40 yd field goal 09:35 USU - Derrvin Speight 6 yd run (Ulinski kick)Attn: 13,276Team Statistics SJSU USUFirst Downs 15 19Rushing 56 381Passing 245 50Total Offense 301 431Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 10-74 9-94Punts-Yards/Avg. 7-298/42.6 5-188/37.6Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 3-43-0/14.3 3-43-0/14.3Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-11-0Possession Time 28:17 31:43Third-Down Conversions 7-of-16 5-of-13

Individual RushingUSU: Turbin 24-190 2TD, Borel 12-73, Speight 7-70 TD, Smith 5-32, Bowman 1-25SJSU: Muldrow 14-46 TD

Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD)USU: Borel 7-18-0, 50, 0SJSU: La Secla 18-34-0, 216, 0

Individual ReceivingUSU: Smith 3-13, Morrison 1-17, Mitchell 1-9, Moats 1-6, Sawyer 1-5SJSU: Beauchman 4-71

USU Punt Returns: Morrison 2-14USU KO Returns: K.Williams 3-43USU Interception Returns: NoneUSU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 10, Coleman 9, McClenton 6, Gallagher 4

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Utah State Team Opponent TeamOffense Defense200 Yards Rushing - 263 AT FRESNO STATE, 2009 200 Yards Rushing - 210 AT FRESNO STATE, 2009300 Yards Rushing - 381 VS. SAN JOSE STATE, 2009 300 Yards Rushing - 360 AT HAWAI'I, 2009400 Yards Rushing - 428 at Hawai’i, 1966 400 Yards Rushing - 408 at Oregon, 2008300 Yards Passing - 344 AT HAWAI'I, 2009 300 Yards Passing - 337 AT HAWAI'I, 2009400 Yards Passing - 442 at Middle Tennessee, 2002 400 Yards Passing - 458 at Boise State, 2008500 Yards Passing - 509 vs. Boise State, 2000 500 Yards Passing - 505 at Texas Tech, 2000500 Yards Total Offense - 503 AT FRESNO STATE, 2009 500 Yards Total Offense - 502 VS. NEVADA, 2009600 Yards Total Offense - 604 VS. SOUTHERN UTAH, 2009 600 Yards Total Offense - 688 at Oregon, 200840 Points - 47 vs. New Mexico State, 2008 40 Points - 49 AT HAWAI'I, 200950 Points - 53 VS. SOUTHERN UTAH, 2009 50 Points - 58 vs. Utah, 200860 Points - 63 at Idaho, 1997 60 Points - 66 at Oregon, 2008Safety By USU - VS. SOUTHERN UTAH, 2009 Safety Against USU - UTAH, 2009

Utah State Individual100 Yards Rushing - 24-190 2TDs, ROBERT TURBIN VS. SAN JOSE STATE, 2009200 Yards Rushing - 38-233, Emmett White vs. Weber State, 2001100 Yards Rushing by a Quarterback - 22-105 TD, DIONDRE BOREL AT FRESNO STATE, 2009Two Players with 100 Yards Rushing - ROBERT TURBIN (19-142 TD) AND DIONDRE BOREL (22-105 TD) AT FRESNO STATE, 2009300 Yards Passing - 353 (25-of-42), DIONDRE BOREL VS. NEVADA, 2009400 Yards Passing - 426 (31-52), Jose Fuentes at Middle Tennessee, 2002Two Players with 100 Yards Passing - Patrick Mullins (11-for-16, 105) and Matt Sauk (12-for-25, 169) vs. BYU, 1996100 Yards Receiving - 4-140 TD, NNAMDI GWACHAM, VS. NEVADA, 2009200 Yards Receiving - 11-221, Kevin Curtis at South Florida, 2001Two Players with 100 Yards Receiving - Kevin Curtis (13-177) and Chris Cooley (5-105) at Middle Tennessee, 2002100 Yards Receiving by a Running Back - 4-116, ROBERT TURBIN, VS. SOUTHERN UTAH, 2009100 Yards Rushing and Receiving - 104 rush, 116 rec, ROBERT TURBIN, VS. SOUTHERN UTAH, 2009200 Yards All Purpose - 220, ROBERT TURBIN, VS. SOUTHERN UTAH, 2009More Than One Rushing TD In One Game - 2, ROBERT TURBIN, VS. SAN JOSE STATE, 2009More Than Two Rushing TD In One Game - 3, Robert Turbin at Louisiana Tech, 2008More Than One Receiving TD In Game - 2, ROBERT TURBIN, VS. SOUTHERN UTAH, 2009TD Pass By A Non-QB - 15, STANLEY MORRISON (WR), AT NEW MEXICO STATE, 200980-Yard Run For A Touchdown - 96, ROBERT TURBIN, AT UTAH, 200980-Yard Pass For A Touchdown - 82, Jacob Actkinson from Leon Jackson III vs. Louisiana Tech, 200750-Yard Field Goal - 56, Chris Ulinski vs. New Mexico State, 2008Three Field Goals - CHRIS ULINSKI VS. LOUISIANA TECH, 2009Kickoff Return For A Touchdown - 82, Kevin Robinson at New Mexico State, 2007Punt Return For A Touchdown - 70, Kevin Robinson vs. Nevada, 2007Interception Return For A Touchdown - 38, De’von Hall at Wyoming, 2007Fumble Return For A Touchdown - 0, Ben Calderwood vs. Idaho, 2008Kick Blocked For A Touchdown - (Punt) 1, Jamar Glasper at Boise State, 2002Two-Point Conversion - (PASS) DIONDRE BOREL TO ROBERT TURBIN VS. NEVADA, 2009

Opponent Individual100 Yards Rushing - 15-167 3TD's, LEON WRIGHT-JACKSON (HAWAI'I), 2009200 Yards Rushing - 36-244, Luke Lippincott (Nevada), 2007Two Players With 100 Yards Rushing - 15-167 3TD's, LEON WRIGHT-JACKSON AND 10-110, ALEX GREEN (HAWAI'I), 2009300 Yards Passing - 27-26-1, 362, 2TD's, Kellen Moore (Boise State), 2008400 Yards Passing - 35-48-2, 426, 3TD’s, Adam Tafralis (San Jose State), 2007100 Yards Receiving - 10-187 2TD's GREG SALAS (HAWAI'I), 2009200 Yards Receiving - 14-242, Trevor Insley (Nevada), 1999Two Players With 100 Yards Receiving - C.J.Hawthorne, 9-116 1TD and Jason Rivers 7-130 TD (Hawai’i), 2007Three Players W/ 100 Yards Receiving - C.J.Hawthorne, 9-116 1TD, J.Rivers 7-130 TD and R.Grice-Mullen, 5-113 (Hawai’i), 200780-Yard Run For A Touchdown - 92, Demarco Murray (Oklahoma), 200780-Yard Pass For A Touchdown - 80, Casey Bramlett to Malcolm Floyd (Wyoming), 200150-Yard Field Goal - 50, KEVIN GOESSLING (FRESNO STATE), 2009 (last two 50 - 58 yarder in 2008)Kickoff Return For A Touchdown - 100, PHILLIP LIVAS (LOUISIANA TECH), 2009Punt Return For A Touchdown - 75, Derrek Richards (Utah), 2007Interception Return For A Touchdown - 60, Dominique Faust (Louisiana Tech), 2008Fumble Return For A Touchdown - 4, Ellis Powers (Boise State), 2008Kick Blocked For A Touchdown - (Punt) 16, Ia Falo (Boise State), 2007