UTAH STATE FOOTBALL Supplemental Game Day Notes at BYU – Sept
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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL Supplemental Game Day Notes at BYU – Sept. 30, 2011 HERE TO HELP ON GAME DAY -- USU media relations A USU WIN WOULD... associate director Zach Fisher (C: 435-213-0318/E-mail • Be the Aggies’ first win in Provo since 1978, snapping [email protected]), assistant director Kara Fisher (C: a 15-game losing skein there. 435-757-8184/[email protected]) and director Doug • Give Utah State its second-straight win over BYU, giv- Hoffman (435-881-8011/[email protected]) will be ing the Aggies their first win streak over the Cougars on hand to assist you in your coverage of Utah State at since 1973-74. today’s game. Please do not hesitate to call on any of • Move Utah State to 35-43-3 in the series with BYU. • Even USU’s record on the season at 2-2, marking the them for assistance you may need. best record through four games since 2005 when the POSTGAME -- Utah State’s locker room is closed to the Aggies also were 2-2. media. After a brief cooling off period, head coach • Improve USU to 2-0 vs. in-state foes this season after Gary Andersen and selected players will be available blasting Weber State, 54-17, on Sept. 10. at a designated area. All player requests should be • Move the Aggies to 77-121-7 against teams from the state of Utah overall. made to Zach Fisher prior to the five-minute mark of • Be Utah State’s first road win in the state of Utah since the fourth quarter. Aug. 30 1997 at Utah, losing 11 in a row since that time ON TV -- Friday’s Beehive State between the Aggies and (six at Utah, five at BYU). Cougars will be nationally televised on ESPN (Comcast • Improve USU to 2-1 against feline mascots this sea- Ch. 35 Ch. 668 HD/DirectTv Ch. 206/Dish Network Ch. son, after beating the Wildcats of Weber State, 54-17, on Sept. 10, and losing to the Tigers of Auburn, 42-38, 140) with Joe Tessitore handling play-by-play duties while on Sept. 3. Rod Gilmore will handle analysis. • Increase USU’s September record during the 2000’s ON THE AIR -- Beginning this fall, in addition to KVNU to 11-33. 610 AM in Logan, all Utah State football games are car- • Move Utah State to 7-9 in games played on Sept. 30, ried live on KZNS 97.5 FM (Salt Lake City), KZNU 1450 AM snapping a six-game losing streak on the date. • Improve to 3-6 vs. BYU in September. (St. George), KVEL 920 AM (Vernal), KRPX 95.3 FM (Price) • Be the Aggies’ first win over the Cougars in meetings and KCPX 1490 AM (Moab)... The Aggie Sports Network on Sept. 30. will also carry the one-hour pregame and postgame • Earn USU its second-straight win in a non-Saturday shows for every Aggie football in addition to the 50-min- game after losing the previous 14 in games not played ute weekly coaches shows... All Aggie football games on a Saturday. are also on the Internet at www.UtahStateAggies.com • Turn the “A” Blue, which received an upgrade with by clicking on “Listen Live”... Legendary radio voice Al new, environmentally-safe LED lights last year. Lewis will handle the play-by-play duties, while former Aggie SID Craig Hislop provides analysis. A USU LOSS WOULD... • Be Utah State’s 11th loss in last 12 games vs. BYU, fall- GAMETRACKER -- Fans can follow all USU Aggie home ing to 34-44-3 overall against the Cougars. games, as well as Friday’s game, through the USU web • Deal the Aggies their 16th-straight loss at Provo, slid- site at www.UtahStateAggies.com via GameTracker, a ing to 16-26-1 overall at BYU. free service, which updates play-by-play and statistics • Slide USU to 2-7 vs. BYU in September meetings, in- throughout the game. cluding 0-4 against the Cougars on Sept. 30. • Slide Utah State to 10-34 during September in the ‘NET WATCHING -- Friday’s game between the Aggies 2000’s. and Cougars will also be streamed on the Internet through • Drop USU to 76-122-7 overall against teams from the WatchESPN.com (formerly known as ESPN3. com). state of Utah, including 1-1 this season. • Deal Utah State its seventh-straight loss on Sept. 30. 113 / 119 -- USU is taking the field for the 113th season of • Be the Aggies’ 15th loss in a non-Saturday game in football in 119 years. The Aggies beat Utah, 12-0, in 1892, last 16 contests playing on a day other than Saturday. but then did not field a team until 1896, when they again • Drop USU to 1-3 overall on the season. only played one game but then played every year since • As always, be not as good as a win. with the exceptions of 1918 when to World War I and influ- enza cancelled the season and 1943 due to World War II. 2011 Utah State Football 1 AGGIE TO WATCH WE’RE GOING STREAKING -- Several Utah State players and the Aggie #6 Robert Turbin team take streaks into Saturday’s game: Junior - Running Back WR Stanley Morrison • Has at least one catch in 27-straight games played, 5-10 * 216 which leads the WAC.* Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS) RB Robert Turbin • Rushed for 100-yards in two-straight games. • Rushed for at least 60 yards in his last nine games played.* • Scored at least two rushing TD’s in last four games played.* Turbin RECORD WATCH • Registered at least 14 rushes in last six games played.* Career Rushing OL Philip Gapelu • Logged 26-straight starts. No. Name Years Yds. RB/KR Kerwynn Williams • Had at least a 24-yard kick return in nine-straight games. 1. Demario Brown 1996-1999 4,053 WR Travis Van Leeuwen • Has at least one catch in last nine games. 2. Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 3,933 3. Rick Parros 1976-79 3,537 4. Louie Giammona 1973-75 3,499 LB Bobby Wagner • Started 30-consecutive games. 5. Emmett White 1998-01 2,791 6. Roger Grant 1990-91 2,387 • Made at least six tackles in 19-straight games. 7. Tom Larscheid 1959-61 2,206 • Posted double-digit tackles in last three games. 8. Robert Turbin 2007-pres. 2,163 9. Altie Taylor 1966-68 1,959 LB Kyle Gallagher • Started 16-consecutive games. 10. Jay Van Noy 1946-49 1,923 • Posted at least six tackles in last seven games. Career Rushing TD’s • Logged double-digit stops in two-straight games. No.Name Years TD 1. Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 40 Utah State Offense • Scored five rushing TD’s in last three games. 2. Demario Brown 1996-99 37 3. Tom Larscheid 1959-61 29 • Rushed for at least 34 attempts in 29-straight games. Robert Turbin 2007-pres 29 • Amassed 250 rushing yards in four-consecutive games. 5. Emmett White 1998-01 27 6. Rick Parros 1976-79 26 Utah State Defense • Registered at least two sacks in last three games. 7. Louie Giammona 1973-75 21 8. Roy Shivers 1964-65 18 • Had two players with double-digit tackles in last Diondre Borel 2007-10 18 9. Jack Hill 1956 14 two games. 10. Jerry Cox 1973-74 13 * = retro-active to 2009, missed 2010 season with injury Jerry Hughes 1971-72 13 Altie Taylor 1966-68 13 Career Points Scored FAMILY TIES -- Junior Al Lapuaho is getting in touch with his inner Alex P. No.Name Years TD Keaton this week, as the Aggie defensive tackle has some tight family ties 1. Brad Bohn 1997-2000 284 with BYU: 2. Tom Larscheid 1959-61 248 3. Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 246 --Father, Rob Lapuaho, played at BYU in the 1980s 4. Demario Brown 1996-99 234 5. Robert Turbin 2007-pres 218 --Cousin, Steve Kaufusi, is a BYU assistant coach 6. Steve Steinke 1977-80 204 --Brother, Louie Lapuaho, is a BYU recruit, and was one of the best offen- 7. Micah Knorr 1993-96 197 8. Emmett White 1998-01 194 sive linemen in the state last season. 9. Kevin Robinson 2004-07 182 --Cousin, Bronson Kaufusi, is a Division I prospect at defensive end. 10. Willie Beecher 1981-84 172 11. Rick Parros 1976-79 170 CATS GALORE -- USU is feeling like its on Broadway watching the popular Career Rushing Attempts musical with as many Cats as the Aggies have seen lately, as Utah State is No.Name Years Pts. 1. Demario Brown 1996-99 792 playing its third feline mascot in its last four games... USU faced the Tigers Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 792 of Auburn on Sept. 3, the Wildcats of Weber State on Sept. 10 and now the 3. Rick Parros 1976-79 782 4. Louie Giammona 1973-75 756 Cougars of BYU on Friday. 5. Emmett White 1998-01 517 6. Roger Grant 1990-91 484 7. Altie Taylor 1966-68 415 LARGE STADIUMS -- BYU’s LaVell Edwards Stadium capacity of 63,725 8. Maurice Turner 1979-82 404 marks USU’s second-straight road game in front of at least 60,000 after the 9. John Strycula 1969-71 401 10. Demetrius Brown 1986-89 383 Aggies’ season-opener at Auburn had 85,245 fans in attendance... That -- Robert Turbin 2007-pres. 380 would also be three road games in USU’s last eight year in front of at least 60K as last year’s opener at Oklahoma had 85,151 fans in attendance..