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 CONCLUDE NON-CONFERENCE PLAY AT BYU FRIDAY NIGHT Game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT A 31 at #11 Michigan State Big Ten Net. L, 31-38 S 8 NEW MEXCIO 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 7 pm O 13 UNLV* Facebook 2 pm O 20 at Wyoming* AT&T Sports 12:30 pm O 27 NEW MEXICO* Facebook 2 pm Utah State is averaging 51.5 points and 471.5 yards of total offense in four games this season. The Aggies, who rank fourth in the nation in scoring and 30th in total offense, have the second-most N 3 at Hawai’i* Spectrum 10 pm scoring drives in the nation of less than one minute with nine. N 10 SAN JOSÉ STATE* Facebook 2 pm /// THE MATCHUP /// N 17 at Colorado State* AT&T Sports Noon N 24 at Boise State* ESPN Net. TBA UTAH STATE (3-1, 1-0 MW) vs. BYU (3-2) D 1 MW Championship TBA TBA Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 • 7 p.m. (MT) • Provo, Utah • LaVell Edwards Stadium (63,470) UTAH STATE AGGIES BYU COUGARS * Mountain West Game All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. 2018 Record: 3-1, 1-0 Mountain West 2018 Record: 3-2, Independent Last Game: Sept. 22, 2018 Last Game: Sept. 29, 2018 /// GAME 5 INFORMATION /// • W, 42-32 vs. Air Force • L, 35-7 at No. 11 Washington TV: ESPN2 Head Coach: Matt Wells Head Coach: Kalani Sitake • Play-by-Play ................................ Mark Neely • School Record: 37-33 (6th year) • School Record: 16-15 (3rd year) • Analyst ................................... John Congemi • Career Record: 37-33 (6th year) • Career Record: 16-15 (3rd year) • Reporter .............................. Quinet Kessenich • Non-Conference Record: 13-16 (6th year) • Non-Conference Record: 16-15 (6th year) RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK • vs. BYU: 2-3 • vs. Utah State: 1-1 • Play-by-Play ............................ Scott Garrard Statistical Leaders Statistical Leaders • Analyst ......................................... Kevin White • Rush: Gerold Bright (40-288, 4 TD) • Rush: Squally Canada (68-335, 5 TD) • Online ........ 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com • Pass: Jordan Love (90-135, 1,070, 5 TD, 3 INT) • Pass: Tanner Mangum (85-137, 772, 3 TD, 2 INT) • National ..... Sirius 137 / XM 202 / Internet 962 • Rec.: Ron’quavion Tarver (22-228) • Rec.: Aleva Hifo (15-151) • Def.: David Woodward (40 TKL, 1.0 TFL) • Def.: Sione Takitaki (31 TKL, 3.0 TFL) SOCIAL MEDIA: #AGGIESALLTHEWAY • Twitter/Instagram .................... @USUFootball /// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Facebook .................................... USUFootball • Utah State (3-1, 1-0 MW) concludes non-conference play at BYU (3-2) on Friday, Oct. 5, at • YouTube ............................ UtahStateFootball 7 p.m., in a nationally televised game on ESPN2. USU is 36-48-3 all-time against the Cougars, • Live Stats ...... UtahState.Statbroadcast.com including a 17-28-1 road record. • Utah State head coach Matt Wells is 2-3 all-time against BYU and is the first Aggie coach /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORK /// to have multiple wins against the Cougars since Bruce Snyder (1976-82) posted a 2-5 record against BYU with wins in 1978 and 1982. • Every Utah State football game can be heard live on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard • Utah State, which is 6-0 under Wells following a bye week, is looking to start a season 4-1 for the first time underWells and for the first time since 2012. serves as the play-by-play announcer, while former USU quarterback Kevin White (1988-89) • Utah State posted a 40-24 home win against BYU last season, highlighted by seven forced will provide color analysis. Games can also be turnovers. Overall, USU has won two of the last four and three of the last eight games in the series. Prior to that, BYU won 10 straight and 20 of the previous 21 games played in the series. heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAggies. com) by clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ link, as well • Utah State’s last win at BYU (35-20) on Oct. 3, 2014, snapped a 17-game road losing streak to as on the TuneIn App. the Cougars that dated back to 1978. Overall, USU has played well in Provo in three of its last four games as it lost back-to-back outings by a field goal to BYU in 2012 (6-3) and 2011 (27-24). • Salt Lake City KZNS (1280 AM/97.5 FM) • Logan KBLU-LP (92.3 FM) • Utah State and BYU spent 37 years as conference foes as members of the Rocky Mountain • Cache Valley KACH (1340 AM/105.5 FM) Athletic Conference from 1922-37 and the Mountain States/Skyline Conference from 1938-61. As conference foes, USU was 21-13-3 (.608) against BYU. • Montpelier, ID KVSI (1450 AM/101.7 FM) • Price KRPX (95.3 FM) • Utah State ranks among the top 40 teams in the nation in 20 different statistical categories, • Green River KRPX (102.7 FM) including ranking fourth in scoring offense (51.5 points per game), fifth in kickoff returns (34.29 yards per return), 10th in defensive touchdowns (2), 13th in turnovers forced (10) and 14th in • Moab KRPX (100.3 FM) tackles for loss (8.5 per game). USU also ranks second in the nation with nine scoring drives • Orangeville KRPX (95.9 FM) on the season of less than 60 seconds, but also has five scoring drives of 10-plus plays and 10 scoring drives that have covered at least 70 yards. • Utah State has scored 30-plus points in each of its first four games for the first time in school ® history. USU has also scored 40-plus points in each of its last three games. 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: 37-33 (.529) • Record at Utah State: 37-33 (.529) WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE • Utah State head coach Matt Wells will hold his weekly press conference every Monday • Mountain West Record: 24-17 (.585) 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 2017 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. /// TEAM INFORMATION /// PHOTOGRAPHERS’ ACCESS • 2018 Record: 3-1 • Photographers have access to both the press level (fifth floor) of the West Stadium Cen- • MW Record (Finish): 1-0 ter and the Spetman Auditorium on the second floor of the Jim & Carol Laub Athletics-Ac- • Ranking (AP/Coaches): NA ademics Complex. The Spetman Auditorium is not available until one hour prior to kickoff • Lettermen Returning: 47 (O-19, D-26, S-2) each game day.