UTAH STATE FOOTBALL ® 12 Conference Championships • 14 Bowl Games • 13 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 82 All-Mountain West Selections (2013-19)
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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL ® 12 Conference Championships • 14 Bowl Games • 13 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 82 All-Mountain West Selections (2013-19) /// 2020 SCHEDULE / RESULTS /// AGGIES HOST MOUNTAIN WEST-FOE FRESNO STATE IN HOMECOMING GAME Game will be televised live on Fox Sports 2 on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT O 24 at Boise State* FS1 L, 13-42 O 31 SAN DIEGO STATE* CBSSN L, 7-38 N 5 at Nevada* FS1 L, 9-34 N 14 FRESNO STATE* FS2 12:30 pm N 19 at Wyoming* CBSSN 7 pm N 26 NEW MEXICO* FS1 TBA D 3 AIR FORCE* CBSSN 7:30 pm D 12 at Colorado State* CBSSN 7:30 pm D 19 MW Championship Fox / FS1 TBA Utah State’s defense posted season-highs with 4.0 sacks and 10.0 tackles for loss in its 34-9 Mountain West * Mountain West Game road loss at Nevada last weekend. Sophomore ILB AJ Vongphachanh (98) led USU with a career-high 17 All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. tackles, which included 1.0 sacks, that resulted in a safety. /// THE MATCHUP /// /// GAME 4 INFORMATION /// FRESNO STATE (2-1, 2-1 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (0-3, 0-3 MW) TV: FOX SPORTS 2 Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 • 12:30 p.m. (MT) • Logan, Utah • Maverik Stadium (25,100) • Play-by-Play .......................... Kevin Fitzgerald FRESNO STATE BULLDGOS UTAH STATE AGGIES • Analyst ......................................... Evan Moore 2020 Record: 2-1, 2-1 Mountain West 2020 Record: 0-3, 0-3 Mountain West • Xfinity (Utah) ........................... Ch. 264/HD722 Last Game: Nov. 7, 2020 Last Game: Nov. 5, 2020 • DirecTV .................................................. Ch. 618 • W, 40-27 at UNLV • L, 9-34 at Nevada • DISH ....................................................... Ch. 149 Head Coach: Kalen DeBoer Interim Head Coach: Frank Maile RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK • School Record: 2-1 (1st year) • School Record: 1-0 (2nd year) • Play-by-Play ............................... Scott Garrard • Career Record: 2-1 (1st year) • Career Record: 1-0 (2nd year) • Analyst ......................................... Kevin White • Mountain West Record: 2-1 (1st year) • Mountain West Record: 0-0 (1st year) • Online ........... 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com • vs. Utah State: 0-0 • vs. Fresno State: 0-0 Statistical Leaders Statistical Leaders SOCIAL MEDIA: #AGGIESALLTHEWAY • Pass: Jake Haener (54-86, 764, 5 TD, 3 INT) • Pass: Jason Shelley (42-75, 276, 2 TD, 2 INT) • Twitter/Instagram .................. @USUFootball • Rush: Ronnie Rivers (60-307, 6 TD) • Rush: Jaylen Warren (30-116, 2 TD) • Facebook ..................................... USUFootball • Rec.: Keric Wheatfall (13-225) • Rec.: Deven Thompkins (17-122, 1 TD) • YouTube ............................. UtahStateFootball • Def.: Bralyn Lux (23 TKL, 1.0 TFL, 1 FF) • Def.: Shaq Bond (23 TKL, 3.0 TFL, 2 PBU) • Live Stats ........ UtahState.Statbroadcast.com /// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Utah State’s Frank Maile has been named the Aggies interim head coach after USU Vice Presi- /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORK /// dent and Director of Athletics John Hartwell announced the head coaching change on Saturday, • Every Utah State football game can be heard Nov. 7. Maile, who is in his 10th year at USU and 12th year as a collegiate coach, also served as the Aggies interim head coach in the 2018 New Mexico Bowl as USU posted a 52-13 win against North live on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard Texas. Maile was a four-year letterwinner along the defensive line for the Aggies from 2004-07. serves as the play-by-play announcer, while for- mer USU quarterback Kevin White (1988-89) will • Utah State is 36-23 (.610) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 20-9 (.690) home record, and provide color analysis. Games can also be heard has won 47 of its last 70 (.671) league games dating back to 2011. In fact, USU is 15-7 (.682) in its last 22 MW games and 18-11 (.621) in its last 29 games against all opponents. on the Internet (www.UtahStateAggies.com) by clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ link, as well as on the • Utah State is 8-2 in its last 10 Mountain West home games and is 39-12 (.765) in its last 51 home TuneIn App. games overall. All-time, Utah State is 151-108 (.583) in Maverik Stadium. • Salt Lake City ....... KZNS (1280 AM/97.5 FM) • Utah State is 18-6 (.750) against teams from the West Division of the Mountain West, which is • Logan ............................... KBLU-LP (92.3 FM) the second-best record by any school in the league behind Boise State (20-5). Overall, USU has • Green River ........................ KRPX (102.7 FM) won nine of its last 11 games against MW West Division opponents, including a 3-1 record against • Moab ................................... KRPX (100.3 FM) Fresno State. • Montpelier ............ KVSI (1450 AM/101.7 FM) • Utah State (36-24) has the third-best record against Mountain West opponents (including cham- • Orangeville ........................... KRPX (95.9 FM) pionship games) since USU joined the league in 2013. Boise State (51-11) has the best record in • Price ...................................... KRPX (95.3 FM) the league during that time, while San Diego State (45-16) has the second-best record and Fresno State (34-29) has the fourth-best record. • Dating back to the 2017 season, Utah State is 10-5 following a loss, including a 1-0 record under Maile. • Utah State is the 13th-youngest team in the nation as 65.4 percent of its roster is made up of freshmen and sophomores. Overall, USU has 45 freshmen and 23 sophomores on its 2020 roster, ® to go along with 11 juniors and 25 seniors. @USUFOOTBALL /// @USUFOOTBALL /// @USUFOOTBALL /// UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM 2020 UTAH STATE ROSTERS ® ALPHABETICAL NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 58 Ali’ifua, Demytrick OL 2 John Gentry RB 5-10 195 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (North Shore HS) 69 Alo, Falepule OL 3 Josh Calvin QB 6-2 205 Fr. RS Bellflower, Calif. (Mayfair HS) 22 Anyanwu, Michael CB 3 Troy Lefeged Jr. S 5-11 195 Sr. 1L Montgomery Village, Md. (Avalon HS/Fullerton JC) 45 Bannerman, Jaylin DL 4 Shaq Bond S 5-10 190 Sr. 2L Decatur, Ill. (MacArthur HS/Southwestern JC) 40 Bartolic, Christopher P 5 Cash Gilliam ILB 5-11 215 Sr. 1L Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Arizona Western JC) 64 Bloomfield, Heneli OL 5 Cooper Legas QB 6-2 205 Fr. RS Orem, Utah (Orem HS) 4 Bond, Shaq S 6 Cam Lampkin CB 5-9 170 So. 1L Mesquite, Texas (Poteet HS) 75 Bowcut, Josh DL 6 Andrew Peasley QB 6-2 205 So. SQ La Grande, Ore. (La Grande HS) 60 Bowles, Wyatt OL 7 Devonta’e Henry-Cole RB 5-11 195 Gr. TR Boca Raton, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS/Utah) 55 Bredsguard, Aaron DL 7 Xavion Steele CB 5-9 175 Jr. JC Hemet, Calif. (Orange Luthern HS/Fullerton JC) 3 Calvin, Josh QB 8 Mata Hola OLB 6-3 230 Fr. HS Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) 12 Carter, Ajani S 9 Keegan Duncan ILB 6-3 230 Fr. RS Declo, Idaho (Declo HS/Boise State) 80 Carter, Sean WR 10 Justin McGriff WR 6-6 220 So. JC Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson HS/ASA College of Miami) 59 Coles, Connor PK 11 Savon Scarver WR 5-11 180 Sr. 3L Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS) 17 Compton, Taylor WR 12 Ajani Carter S 6-0 185 So. 1L Houston, Texas (North Shore HS) 31 Davis, Payton ILB 13 Breaker Mendenhall S 6-3 185 Fr. HS Crozet, Va. (Western Albemarle HS) 74 Dolphin, Chandler OL 13 Deven Thompkins WR 5-7 160 Jr. 2L Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS) 43 Drews, Jack TE 14 Zahodri Jackson CB 5-10 185 Jr. 2L Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) 9 Duncan, Keegan ILB 14 Garrett Larson QB 6-4 200 Fr. HS Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) 72 Edwards, Alfred OL 15 Jason Shelley QB 5-11 190 Jr. TR Frisco, Texas (Lone Star HS/Utah) 90 Fata, Ritisoni DL 15 Simon Thompson ILB 6-1 205 Fr. RS Salem, Ore. (West Salem HS) 32 Fehoko, Jeremy OLB 16 Jordan Nathan WR 5-8 180 Sr. 3L Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia HS) 49 Garcia, Jacob LS 17 Taylor Compton WR 5-8 175 Sr. 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 2 Gentry, John RB 17 Luke Marion S 6-0 185 Fr. HS Tualatin, Ore. (Tualatin HS) 5 Gilliam, Cash ILB 18 Derek Wright WR 6-1 190 Sr. 1L Sterling, Utah (Manti HS/Snow College) 21 Grayson, Andre CB 19 Kyle Van Leeuwen WR 5-8 180 Fr. RS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) 25 Green, Jarrod CB 20 Keith Harris S 5-10 175 Fr. RS Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger HS) 27 Hadnot, Quinton WR 20 Jaylen Warren RB 5-8 215 Sr. 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS/Snow College) 48 Hala’ufia-Martinez, Johnathan ILB 21 Andre Grayson CB 5-8 175 Jr. 2L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 84 Haltom, Nels PK 22 Michael Anyanwu CB 5-9 170 So. 1L Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) 91 Hansen, James DL 23 Dominic Tatum S 6-2 180 So. 1L Culver City, Calif. (Culver City HS) 82 Harker, Romney PK 25 Jarrod Green CB 5-11 175 Jr. 2L Elk Grove, Calif. (Cosumnes Oaks HS) 20 Harris, Keith S 26 Jakob Robinson CB 5-10 165 Fr. HS Orem, Utah (Orem HS) 42 Heninger, Nick OLB 27 Quinton Hadnot WR 5-11 180 Fr. HS San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills HS) 7 Henry-Cole, Devonta’e RB 28 Oakley Hussey RB 6-1 200 Fr. RS Idaho Falls, Idaho (Hillcrest HS) 70 Hill, Hunter OL 29 Pailate Makakona RB 5-10 215 So.