UTAH STATE FOOTBALL ® 12 Conference Championships • 12 Bowl Games • 11 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 54 All-Mountain West Selections (2013-17)
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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL ® 12 Conference Championships • 12 Bowl Games • 11 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 54 All-Mountain West Selections (2013-17) /// 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS /// AGGIES HOST LOBOS IN MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON Game will be fourth of five Utah State contests aired exclusively on Facebook. DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT A 31 at #11 Michigan State Big Ten Net. L, 31-38 S 8 NEW MEXICO STATE Facebook W, 60-13 S 13 TENNESSEE TECH Facebook W, 73-12 S 22 AIR FORCE* ESPN2 W, 42-32 O 5 at BYU ESPN2 W, 45-20 O 13 UNLV* Facebook W, 59-28 O 20 at Wyoming* AT&T Sports W, 24-16 O 27 NEW MEXICO* Facebook 2 pm Utah State is averaging 47.7 points per game to rank fourth in the nation and is second in the nation N 3 at Hawai’i* Spectrum 10 pm with 14 scoring drives of less than 60 seconds on the season. USU also ranks second in the nation with seven non-offensive touchdowns this year (4 special teams, 3 defense). N 10 SAN JOSÉ STATE* Facebook 2 pm N 17 at Colorado State* AT&T Sports Noon /// THE MATCHUP /// N 24 at Boise State* ESPN Net. TBA NEW MEXICO (3-4, 1-2 MW) vs. (RV) UTAH STATE (6-1, 3-0 MW) D 1 MW Championship TBA TBA Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 • 2 p.m. (MT) • Logan, Utah • Maverik Stadium (25,100) * Mountain West Game NEW MEXICO LOBOS UTAH STATE AGGIES All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. 2018 Record: 3-4, 1-2 Mountain West 2018 Record: 6-1, 3-0 Mountain West /// GAME 8 INFORMATION /// Last Game: Oct. 20, 2018 Last Game: Oct. 20, 2018 • L, 38-7 vs. Fresno State • W, 24-16 at Wyoming STREAMING: Facebook (Stadium) • Play-by-Play ................................ Chris Hassel Head Coach: Bob Davie Head Coach: Matt Wells • Analyst ............................................ A.J. Hawk • School Record: 33-49 (7th year) • School Record: 40-33 (6th year) • Reporter ................................... Kristen Balboni • Career Record: 68-74 (12th year) • Career Record: 40-33 (6th year) • Mountain West Record: 17-34 (7th year) • Mountain West Record: 26-17 (6th year) • Sidelines (Social) .................... Paige Zamora • vs. Utah State: 2-3 • vs. New Mexico: 3-2 • Internet .. Facebook.com/StadiumCollegeFootball Active Statistical Leaders Active Statistical Leaders RADIO: Aggie Sports Network • Rush: Tyrone Owens (132-507, 6 TD) • Rush: Darwin Thompson (73-535, 9 TD) • Play-by-Play ............................ Scott Garrard • Pass: Sheriron Jones (77-137, 1,087, 13 TD, 7 INT) • Pass: Jordan Love (137-214, 1,610, 14 TD, 4 INT) • Analyst ......................................... Kevin White • Rec.: Delane Hart-Johnson (22-295, 4 TD) • Rec.: Ron’quavion Tarver (30-305, 4 TD) • Online ........ 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com • Def.: Evahelotu Tohi (48 TKL, 6.0 TFL) • Def.: David Woodward (74 TKL, 5.5 TFL) SOCIAL MEDIA: #AggiesAllTheWay /// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Twitter/Instagram .................... @USUFootball • Utah State (6-1, 3-0 MW) continues Mountain West play this weekend with a home game against • Facebook .................................... USUFootball New Mexico (3-4, 1-2 MW) on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. USU is 11-13 all-time against the Lobos, • YouTube ............................ UtahStateFootball including a 6-4 home record, and has won three of the last five games played in the series. • Live Stats ...... UtahState.Statbroadcast.com • Following its 24-16 Mountain West road win at Wyoming last weekend, Utah State football is receiving votes in both polls for the third-straight week as it garnered 50 votes in The Associ- /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORK /// ated Press poll and 63 votes in the Coaches poll to rank tied for 27th in the nation in both polls, • Every Utah State football game can be heard respectively. The last time USU received votes prior to this season was back in 2015. live on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard • With its win at Wyoming last weekend, Utah State is bowl eligible for the seventh time in the serves as the play-by-play announcer, while last eight years. USU played in five-straight bowl games from 2011-15 and won three-straight bowls from 2012-14, both of which are school records. This is the earliest Utah State has ever former USU quarterback Kevin White (1988-89) been bowl eligible. All-time, USU has played in 12 bowl games. will provide color analysis. Games can also be • Utah State’s 6-1 start to the season is its best since the 1974 team also won six of its first seven heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAggies. games. The last time USU started a season with a 7-1 record was in 1965, when that team won com) by clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ link, as well its first seven games. USU is also 3-0 in Mountain West play for the second time in its six years in as on the TuneIn App. the league, joining the 2015 team. The last time USU had a better conference start was in 2012 • Salt Lake City KZNS (1280 AM/97.5 FM) when that team posted a perfect 6-0 mark in its last year in the Western Athletic Conference. • Logan KBLU-LP (92.3 FM) • Utah State is 26-17 (.605) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 15-7 (.682) home record, • Cache Valley KACH (1340 AM/105.5 FM) and has won 37 of its last 54 (.685) league games dating back to 2011. • Montpelier, ID KVSI (1450 AM/101.7 FM) • Utah State is 4-0 at Maverik Stadium this season and is 33-9 (.786) in its last 42 home games, • Price KRPX (95.3 FM) which includes a 25-9 (.735) record under head coach Matt Wells. Overall, USU has won five- • Green River KRPX (102.7 FM) straight home games and is 145-105 (.580) in Maverik Stadium. • Moab KRPX (100.3 FM) • Utah State ranks among the top 40 teams in the nation in 27 different statistical categories, • Orangeville KRPX (95.9 FM) including fourth in scoring offense (47.7 points per game), second in non-offensive touchdowns (7), third in kickoff returns (30.7 yards per return), fifth in defensive touchdowns (3), 13th in tack- les for loss (8.1 per game) and 14th in turnovers forced (16). ® 2018 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ® /// COACHING STAFF /// MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS • Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations Doug Hoffman (435-797-3714 office, 435- HEAD COACH MATT WELLS 881-8011 cell, [email protected]) handles all media requests for the Utah State football • Years Coached: Sixth Season program, along with Assistant Media Relations Coordinator Wade Denniston (435-797-1361 • Alma Mater: Utah State, 1996 office, 435-787-8587 cell, [email protected]). • Career Record: 40-33 (.548) • Record at Utah State: 40-33 (.548) WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE • Utah State head coach Matt Wells will hold his weekly press conference every Monday • Mountain West Record: 26-17 (605) during the season at 11:30 a.m. MT. Selected players will also be available. Live streaming • Bowl Record: 2-2 (.500) of the press conference will be made available at UtahStateAggies.com. ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF • Frank Maile (Assistant Head Coach/Co-DC/DL) PRACTICE SCHEDULE / INTERVIEW REQUESTS • Practices are closed to the media. Requested coaches and players will be available • Keith Patterson (Defensive Coordinator/S) for post-practice interviews on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for Saturday games. There is • David Yost (Offensive Coordinator/QB) no media availability following Monday, Thursday and Friday practices. All player and • Jovon Bouknight (Outside Receivers) assistant coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Doug Hoffman. Personal • Julius Brown (Defensive Backs) phone numbers will not be made available to media. Players have been instructed not to • Stacy Collins (Inside Linebackers) conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval from the media relations staff. • Steve Farmer (Offensive Line) • DeAndre Smith (Running Backs) POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY • Uani ‘Unga (Outside Linebackers) • The Utah State locker room is closed at all times. Requested players will be available in the • Luke Wells (Tight Ends/Inside Receivers) Spetman Auditorium on the second floor of the Jim & Carol Laub Athletics-Academics Complex • Waqa Damuni (Asst. AD for Football Operations ) immediately following head coach Matt Wells’ post-game press conference. Live streaming • Zach Nyborg (Director of Player Personnel) of each post-game press conference will be made available at UtahStateAggies.com. Post- • Dave Kragthorpe (Special Asst. to Head Coach) game interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures. • John Cannova (Offensive Administrative Assistant) CREDENTIALS AND PARKING • Chuckie Keeton (Offensive Graduate Assistant) • Requests for working credentials for the 2018 Utah State football season must be sent to • Al Lapuaho (Defensive Graduate Assistant) Doug Hoffman. Media parking is located in the C lot on the north side of Maverik Stadium. • Conor Dubin (Defensive Graduate Assistant) • Justin Udy (Defensive Administrative Assistant) PRESS BOX AND GAMEDAY SERVICES • Worth Gregory (Special Teams Admin. Assistant) • Access to the press level (fifth floor) of the West Stadium Center is located on the north- • Jason Shumaker (Senior Analyst for Special Teams) west side of Maverik Stadium. A pregame meal will be served approximately one hour pri- • Dave Scholz (Strength & Conditioning) or to kickoff. Packets with pregame information will be distributed in advance of kickoff on • Mike Williams (Athletics Trainer) game day. Play-by-play, quarter, halftime and final statistics, along with coach and player • Mike Bair (Equipment) quotes, are all regular services on game day. Stat monitors with live, updated statistics are • Bill Garren (Video) provided for radio and television, while print media can access the same information with their computers utilizing GameTracker and StatBroadcast.