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 CONCLUDE 2020 SEASON AT COLORADO STATE SATURDAY NIGHT Game will be televised live on CBS Sports Network at 7:30 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 L, 16-35 N 19 at Wyoming* CBSSN Canceled N 26 NEW MEXICO* FS1 W, 41-27 D 3 AIR FORCE* CBSSN L, 7-35 D 12 at Colorado State* CBSSN 7:30 pm D 19 MW Championship Fox / FS1 TBA Senior OLB Nick Heninger (42) notched his first-ever double-digit tackle outing last week against Air Force with a career-high 14 tackles. Heninger was the reigning Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week heading into the game, as he posted eight * Mountain West Game tackles, including 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two forced fumbles a week earlier versus New Mexico. All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. /// THE MATCHUP /// /// GAME 8 INFORMATION /// UTAH STATE (1-5, 1-5 MW) vs. COLORADO STATE (1-3, 1-3 MW) TV: CBS SPORTS NETWORK Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 • 7:30 p.m. (MT) • Fort Collins, Colo. • Canvas Stadium (36,500) • Play-by-Play .................................. Chris Lewis UTAH STATE AGGIES COLORADO STATE RAMS • Analyst .......................................... Sed Bonner 2020 Record: 1-5, 1-5 Mountain West 2020 Record: 1-3, 1-3 Mountain West • Xfinity (Utah) ........................... Ch. 269/753HD Last Game: Dec. 3, 2020 Last Game: Dec. 5, 2020 • DISH ...................................................... Ch. 158 • L, 7-35 vs. Air Force • L, 17-29 at San Diego State • DirecTV .................................................. Ch. 221 Interim Head Coach: Frank Maile Head Coach: Steve Addazio RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK • School Record: 2-2 (2nd year) • School Record: 1-3 (1st year) • Play-by-Play ............................... Scott Garrard • Career Record: 2-2 (2nd year) • Career Record: 58-58 (10th year) • Analyst ......................................... Kevin White • Mountain West Record: 1-2 (1st year) • Mountain West Record: 1-3 (1st year) • vs. Colorado State: 0-0 • vs. Utah State: 0-0 • Online ........... 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com Active Statistical Leaders Active Statistical Leaders SOCIAL MEDIA: #AGGIESALLTHEWAY • Pass: Andrew Peasley (37-69, 391, 4 TD, 3 INT) • Pass: Patrick O’Brien (45-80, 591, 3 TD, 2 INT) • Twitter/Instagram .................. @USUFootball • Rush: Andrew Peasley (22-195, 1 TD) • Rush: A’Jon Vivens (49-210, 1 TD) • Facebook ..................................... USUFootball • Rec.: Justin McGriff (15-185, 2 TD) • Rec.: Trey McBride (22-330, 4 TD) • YouTube ............................. UtahStateFootball • Def.: AJ Vongphachanh (50 TKL, 3.5 TFL, 1 FF) • Def.: Dequan Jackson (40 TKL, 5.5 TFL, 1 FR) • Live Stats ........ UtahState.Statbroadcast.com /// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • According to College Football Focus, Utah State has the fourth-most efficient special teams units in the nation (80.5), trailing Boise State (91.7), Kansas State (84.9) and Iowa (81.6). USU ranks /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORK /// second in the Mountain West and 13th in the nation with two blocked kicks (1 field goal, 1 punt), • Every Utah State football game can be heard second in the MW and 13th in the nation in punt return defense (1.4 ypr), second in the MW and 18th in the nation in kickoff return defense (17.4 ypr), third in the MW and 32nd in the nation in net live on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard punting (40.4 ypp), and fifth in the MW and 21st in the nation in kickoff returns (24.5 ypr). USU also serves as the play-by-play announcer, while for- has one kickoff return for a touchdown on the year. mer USU quarterback Kevin White (1988-89) will • Utah State’s Savon Scarver returned his sixth-career kickoff for a touchdown against Fresno State provide color analysis. Games can also be heard on Nov. 14, and is now just one kickoff return for a touchdown shy of tying both the Mountain West on the Internet (www.UtahStateAggies.com) by and NCAA record, which is held by four players. clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ link, as well as on the • Utah State is 37-26 (.587) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 16-14 (.533) road record, and TuneIn App. has won 48 of its last 73 (.658) league games dating back to 2011. In fact, USU is 16-9 (.640) in its • Salt Lake City ....... KZNS (1280 AM/97.5 FM) last 25 MW games and 19-13 (.594) in its last 32 games against all opponents. • Logan ............................... KBLU-LP (92.3 FM) • Utah State is 10-8 (.556) in its last 18 road games, including a 9-5 (.643) Mountain West record. In • Green River ........................ KRPX (102.7 FM) its last 18 road games, USU has scored at least 30 points nine times and has had at least 500 yards • Moab ................................... KRPX (100.3 FM) of total offense six times. • Montpelier ............ KVSI (1450 AM/101.7 FM) • Utah State (37-26) has the third-best record against Mountain West opponents (including champi- • Orangeville ........................... KRPX (95.9 FM) onship games) since USU joined the league in 2013. Boise State (53-11) has the best record in the • Price ...................................... KRPX (95.3 FM) league during that time, while San Diego State (46-18) has the second-best record. Colorado State ranks fifth overall with a 32-29 record. • Utah State is the seventh-youngest team in the nation as 69.4 percent of its roster is made up of freshmen and sophomores. Overall, USU has 46 freshmen and 22 sophomores on its 2020 roster, to go along with nine juniors and 21 seniors. • Through six games this season, Utah State has had 23 players make their first-career start, which ® ranks as the fifth-most in the nation, to go along with 28 players who have made their Aggie debut. @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 4 Shaq Bond S 5-10 190 Sr. 2L Decatur, Ill. (MacArthur HS/Southwestern JC) 45 Bannerman, Jaylin DL 5 Cooper Legas QB 6-2 205 Fr. RS Orem, Utah (Orem HS) 40 Bartolic, Christopher P 6 Cam Lampkin CB 5-9 170 So. 1L Mesquite, Texas (Poteet HS) 64 Bloomfield, Heneli OL 6 Andrew Peasley QB 6-2 205 So. SQ La Grande, Ore. (La Grande HS) 4 Bond, Shaq S 7 Devonta’e Henry-Cole RB 5-11 195 Gr. TR Boca Raton, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS/Utah) 75 Bowcut, Josh DL 7 Xavion Steele CB 5-9 175 Jr. JC Hemet, Calif. (Orange Luthern HS/Fullerton JC) 60 Bowles, Wyatt OL 8 Mata Hola OLB 6-3 230 Fr. HS Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) 55 Bredsguard, Aaron DL 9 Keegan Duncan ILB 6-3 230 Fr. RS Declo, Idaho (Declo HS/Boise State) 3 Calvin, Josh QB 10 Justin McGriff WR 6-6 220 So. JC Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson HS/ASA College of Miami) 12 Carter, Ajani S 11 Savon Scarver WR 5-11 180 Sr. 3L Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS) 80 Carter, Sean WR 12 Ajani Carter S 6-0 185 So. 1L Houston, Texas (North Shore HS) 59 Coles, Connor PK 13 Breaker Mendenhall S 6-3 185 Fr. HS Crozet, Va. (Western Albemarle HS) 17 Compton, Taylor WR 14 Zahodri Jackson CB 5-10 185 Jr. 2L Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) 31 Davis, Payton ILB 14 Garrett Larson QB 6-4 200 Fr. HS Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) 74 Dolphin, Chandler OL 15 Simon Thompson ILB 6-1 205 Fr. RS Salem, Ore. (West Salem HS) 43 Drews, Jack TE 16 Jordan Nathan WR 5-8 180 Sr. 3L Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia HS) 9 Duncan, Keegan ILB 17 Taylor Compton WR 5-8 175 Sr. 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 72 Edwards, Alfred OL 17 Luke Marion S 6-0 185 Fr. HS Tualatin, Ore. (Tualatin HS) 90 Fata, Ritisoni DL 18 Derek Wright WR 6-1 190 Sr. 1L Sterling, Utah (Manti HS/Snow College) 32 Fehoko, Jeremy OLB 19 Kyle Van Leeuwen WR 5-8 180 Fr. RS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) 49 Garcia, Jacob LS 20 Keith Harris S 5-10 175 Fr. RS Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger HS) 2 Gentry, John RB 21 Andre Grayson CB 5-8 175 Jr. 2L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 21 Grayson, Andre CB 22 Michael Anyanwu CB 5-9 170 So. 1L Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) 25 Green, Jarrod CB 23 Dominic Tatum S 6-2 180 So. 1L Culver City, Calif. (Culver City HS) 27 Hadnot, Quinton WR 25 Jarrod Green CB 5-11 175 Jr. 2L Elk Grove, Calif. (Cosumnes Oaks HS) 48 Hala’ufia-Martinez, Johnathan ILB 26 Jakob Robinson CB 5-10 165 Fr. HS Orem, Utah (Orem HS) 84 Haltom, Nels PK 27 Quinton Hadnot WR 5-11 180 Fr. HS San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills HS) 91 Hansen, James DL 28 Oakley Hussey RB 6-1 200 Fr. RS Idaho Falls, Idaho (Hillcrest HS) 20 Harris, Keith S 29 Pailate Makakona RB 5-10 215 So. RS West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS/Colorado Mesa) 42 Heninger, Nick OLB 29 Crew Wakley S 6-2 200 Fr.