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1 2010 Utah StateAthletic Football Media Relations Doug Hoffman, Director (435) 797-3714 Zach Fisher, Associate 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 • Game #1 at No. 7 Oklahoma August 30, 2010 Saturday, Sept. 4 - 5 p.m. (MT) UTAH STATE at No. 7 OKLAHOMA Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Saturday, Sept. 4 - 5 p.m. (MT) Stadium (82,112) Gaylord Family- Norman, Okla. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112) Series: Overall - OU leads 4-0 Norman, Okla. Streak - OU won four in a row at Norman - OU leads 4-0 Utah State Opens 2010 Season Saturday At No. 7 Oklahoma Streak - OU won in a row Aggies Face Sooners For Second Time In Last Four Years ABOUT THE COACHES USU: Gary Andersen QUICKLY -- Utah State (0-0, 0-0 WAC) kicks off the 2010 season by heading to (Utah, 1986) Norman, Okla., to take on No. 7 Oklahoma (0-0, 0-0 Big 12), on Saturday, Sept. 4... Overall/Years - 4-8 / 2nd Kickoff from OU's Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112) is slated for 5 p.m. (MT)... Saturday's battle between the Aggies and Sooners will be televised on OU: Bob Stoops Fox Sports Pay Per View. (Iowa, 1983) At OU & Overall/Years SATURDAY'S STORYLINES -- Things to watch for in Saturday's match-up be- 117-29 / 12th tween the Aggies and Sooners: FOLLOWING THE GAME -- USU head coach Gary Andersen starts his second season at the helm of the Aggies. Radio: 610 AM / 95.9 FM (Logan) -- The Aggies have one player from Oklahoma and eight from Texas. 1320 AM (SLC) / 105.3 FM (Montpelier, ID) -- Utah State is facing Oklahoma for the second time in the last four years, playing at www.UtahStateAggies.com Norman in 2007, losing, 54-3... USU is 0-4 all-time vs. OU, all at Norman. Al Lewis - Play-by-Play -- Saturday marks the second-straight season and third in the last four that the Aggies Craig Hislop - Analysis play a Big 12 team after taking on Texas A&M last season and Oklahoma in 2007. -- USU is 3-20 in season-openers, opening season on road for third-straight season TV: Fox Sports Pay Per View and ninth time in last 11 years. Bill Jones - Play-by-Play Dean Blevins - Analysis -- Utah State is facing a ranked opponent in its season-opener for the second year Elissa Walker Campbell - Sideline in a row and for the third time in last 12 seasons, playing at #12 Georgia on Sept. 4, 1999... Overall, it is the seventh time in USU history to take on a ranked opposition in Internet: none the season-opener. Live GameTracker -- The Aggies are opening a season against a Big 12 team for the second time in the Stats: www.UtahStateAggies.com last 11 seasons, taking on Texas Tech in 2000. Tickets: 1-888-U-STATE-1 or (435) 797-0305 -- Overall, Utah State is 9-41-1 all-time against teams in the current Big 12, having lost the or www.UtahStateAggies.com last 10 in a row... USU's last win vs. a Big 12 school was a 28-16 win over Kansas State in 1992. USU FB SID: Zach Fisher -- Saturday marks the fourth time in the last five meetings against a Big 12 opponent (435) 797-2066 and sixth in the last eight that the Big 12 team was ranked at the time. [email protected] -- USU is 1-3 in games played on Sept. 4, with all four on the road. OU SID: Kenny Mossman -- Utah State is 0-5 in games played on Oklahoma soil, going 0-4 vs. OU and 0-1 (405) 325-8228 against Oklahoma State (1996). [email protected] -- The Aggies will be playing a No. 7 ranked team for the fourth time ever, and USU is currently 0-3 against No. 7. 2010 #7 OKLAHOMA (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) 2010 UTAH STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Notes Sept. 4 Utah State 5 p.m. Sept. 4 at #7 Oklahoma 5 p.m. Second-straight ranked season-opener Sept. 11 Florida State 3:30 p.m. Sept. 11 Idaho State 6 p.m. First meeting since 2002 Sept. 18 Air Force 3:30 p.m. Sept. 18 Fresno State* 6 p.m. FS's return to scene of crime of 58-yd FG Sept. 25 at Cincinnati TBA Sept. 25 at San Diego State 6 p.m. First meeting since 1975 Oct. 2 vs. Texas* 3:30 p.m. Oct. 1 BYU {ESPN} 6 p.m. ESPN visits Logan for second-straight year Oct. 16 Iowa State* TBA Oct. 9 at Louisiana Tech* 2 p.m. USU going for second W in a row Oct. 23 at Missouri* TBA Oct. 23 Hawai'i* 3 p.m. Aggies won four of last five in Logan Oct. 30 Colorado* TBA Oct. 30 at Nevada* 2 p.m. USU lost five in a row to NEV Nov. 6 at Texas A&M* TBA Nov. 6 New Mexico State* 1 p.m. USU won three of last four in Logan Nov. 13 Texas Tech* TBA Nov. 13 at San Jose State* 6 p.m. Aggies lost eight in a row at San Jose Nov. 20 at Baylor* TBA Nov. 20 Idaho* 1 p.m. Rematch of 2009's 52-49 shootout Nov. 27 at Oklahoma State* TBA Dec. 4 at Boise State* 1 p.m. BSU final game as WAC member All times Mountain / * = Big 12 game All times Mountain / * = WAC game www.UtahStateAggies.com 2010 Utah State Football 2 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL FOLLOWING THE GAME QUICK FACTS ON TV -- Saturday's match-up between the Aggies and Sooners will be televised Location: Logan, Utah on Fox Sports Pay Per View... Bill Jones will handle play-by-play duties while Dean Blevins will provide analysis, while Elissa Walker Campbell will be the sideline reporter. Founded: 1888 Enrollment: 23,925 ON THE AIR -- All Utah State football games are carried live on KVNU 610 AM, President: Stan Albrecht KVNU 102.1 FM (Cache Valley) and KLZX 95.9 FM in Logan; 1230 or 1320 AM in Salt (Brigham Young, 1966) Lake City; on KLZX 105.3 FM in Montpelier, Idaho... All Aggie football games are also Director of Athletics: Scott Barnes on the Internet at www.UtahStateAggies.com by clicking on "Listen Live"... Al Lewis (Fresno State, 1986) handles the play-by-play duties while Craig Hislop provides analysis. Conference: Western Athletic Conference ON THE INTERNET -- USU home football games are also streamed on the Internet (Fifth Year) through "Aggies All Access," by clicking on the "Live Aggies Video" link in the right Nickname: Aggies hand column on the home page of www.UtahStateAggies.com. Colors: Navy Blue and White Stadium: Merlin Olsen Field at Romney GAMETRACKER -- Fans can follow all USU Aggie home games through the USU Stadium (25,513) web site at www.UtahStateAggies.com via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play-by-play and statistics throughout the game. Playing Surface: Artificial (Sprinturf, installed 2004) Live stats are available for Saturday's game via GameTracker and can be accessed by clicking on the "GameTracker" link or the "live stats" link on USU's web site. Head Coach: Gary Andersen (Utah, 1986) Record at USU: 4-8 (2nd season) COACHES SHOW ON THE ROAD -- The Gary Andersen radio show will rotate Overall Division I Record: between Bajio Mexican Grill and Firehouse Pizza on Thursday nights (6:05-6:45 p.m. 4-8 (2nd season) on 610 AM KVNU) when the Aggies play on Saturday... The show gives USU fans an opportunity to ask questions and interact with Coach Andersen and players. Assistant Coaches: Upcoming Coaches Show: Sept. 2 Bajio Mexican Grill / Sept. 9 Firehouse Pizza Off. Coordinator/QB’s: ....... Dave Baldwin Def. Coordinator/Safeties: ......... Bill Busch UP NEXT -- Utah State hosts border-foe Idaho State in the Aggies' home-opener on Wide Receivers: .............. Jovon Bouknight Saturday, Sept. 11... The first game on newly-named Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Linebackers: ............................ Kevin Clune Stadium is slated for a 6 p.m. (MT) kickoff. Offensive Line: ......................... Alex Gerke Defensive Line: ......... Chad Kauha’aha’a UTAH STATE NOTE-ABLES Cornerbacks: .................. Corey Raymond -- Utah State has one player from Oklahoma and Running Backs: ......................... Ilaisa Tuiaki RED DIRT REGION RETURN eight from Texas... The lone Sooner State native is redshirt-freshman CB Cameron Tight Ends: ................................. T.J. Woods Sanders (Oklahoma City/Millwood HS)... The eight Texans are senior LB/DE Maxim Offensive Grad. Asst.: .... Ryan Zimmerman Dinka-Mba (Plano/Plano HS), redshirt-freshman OL Chris Friesen (Mansfield/Man- Defensive Grad. Asst.: ... Charles Henderson sfield Summit HS), junior OL Robert Hill (Southlake/Southlake Carroll HS), senior CB Offensive Admin. Asst.: .................. T.J. Sitake Washington Igboeli (Grand Prairie/South Grand Prairie HS/Navarro JC), freshman RB Defensive Admin. Asst.: ... Brad Vonnahme Robert Marshall (Dallas/A. Maceo Smith HS), junior S Walter McClenton (Arlington/ Defensive Admin. Asst.: ... Hunter Teafatiller Bowie HS), senior RB Derrvin Speight (Irving/MacArthur HS) and sophomore DE Robert Strength & Conditioning: ............. Evan Simon Tidwell (Humble/Atascocita HS). Team Coordinator: .................. Steve Mathis Dir. of Football Operations: ... Mark Andersen NEW LOOK HELMETS/HELMET STICKERS -- Utah State's helmets got an new Video Coordinator .......................... Bill Garren look this summer, as the white helmet with larger navy blue metallic paint flakes is Equipment Coordinator ................... Mike Bair an upgrade from the white helmet with small black metallic flakes last year, while USU Athletic Media Relations the navy blue facemasks replace white masks that have adorned the white helmet with U-State logo since the mid-90's.