UTAH STATE FOOTBALL ® 12 Conference Championships • 14 Bowl Games • 12 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 • 12 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 82 All-Mountain West Selections (2013-19) /// 2019 SCHEDULE / RESULTS /// UTAH STATE TO PLAY KENT STATE IN TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE FRISCO BOWL Third-annual bowl game will be televised live on ESPN2 at 5:30 p.m. (MT). DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT A 30 at Wake Forest ACC Network L, 35-38 S 7 STONY BROOK Facebook W, 62-7 S 21 at San Diego State* CBSSN W, 23-17 S 28 COLORADO STATE* CBSSN W, 34-24 O 5 at #5 LSU SEC Network L, 6-42 O 19 NEVADA* ESPNU W, 36-10 O 26 at Air Force* ESPN2 L, 7-31 N 2 BYU ESPN2 L, 14-42 N 9 at Fresno State* CBSSN W, 37-35 Utah State is bowl eligible for the eighth time in the last nine years. USU played in five-straight bowl games from N 16 WYOMING* ESPNU W, 26-21 2011-15 and won three-straight bowls from 2012-14, both of which are school records. This will be USU’s 14th bowl in school history, including its third straight. All-time, Utah State has a 5-8 bowl record, which includes a 3-2 mark N 23 #20 BOISE STATE* CBSSN L, 21-56 against teams from the Mid-American Conference. N 30 at New Mexico* Facebook W, 38-25 /// THE MATCHUP /// Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas) D 20 vs. Kent State ESPN2 5:30 pm UTAH STATE (7-5, 6-2 MW) vs. KENT STATE (6-6, 5-3 MAC) Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 • 5:30 p.m. (MT) • Frisco, Texas • Toyota Stadium (20,500) * Mountain West Game UTAH STATE AGGIES KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES 2019 Record: 7-5, 6-2 Mountain West 2019 Record: 6-6, 5-3 Mid-American /// GAME 13 INFORMATION /// Last Game: Nov. 30, 2019 Last Game: Nov. 29, 2019 TV: ESPN2 • W, 38-25 at New Mexico • W, 34-26 vs. Eastern Michigan • Play-by-Play ................................ Anish Shroff Head Coach: Gary Andersen Head Coach: Sean Lewis • Analyst ..................................... John Congemi • School Record: 33-29 (5th year) • School Record: 8-16 (2nd year) • Reporter ....................................... Kris Budden • Career Record: 59-57 (10th year) • Career Record: 8-16 (2nd year) • Xfinity (Utah) ........................... Ch. 269/753HD • Non-Conference Record: 21-22 (10th year) • Non-Conference Record: 2-6 (2nd year) • DISH/DirecTV ....................... Ch. 158 / Ch. 221 • vs. Kent State: 0-0 • vs. Utah State: 0-0 Statistical Leaders Statistical Leaders LOCAL RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK • Pass: Jordan Love (263-434, 3,085, 17 TD, 16 INT) • Pass: Dustin Crum (196-287, 2,336, 18 TD, 2 INT) • Play-by-Play ............................... Scott Garrard • Rush: Gerold Bright (161-827, 8 TD) • Rush: Dustin Crum (145-560, 5 TD) • Analyst ......................................... Kevin White • Rec.: Siaosi Mariner (56-874, 8 TD) • Rec.: Isaiah McKoy (50-769, 7 TD) • Online ........... 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com • Def.: David Woodward (93 TKL, 5.0 TFL, 4 FF) • Def.: M. Lawrence-Burke (94 TKL, 5.5 TFL, 1 FF) NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN /// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Play-by-Play .............................. Brian Estridge • Utah State is playing in a bowl game for the eighth time in the last nine seasons and for the 14th time in • Analyst ................................... Landry Burdine school history as it faces Kent State in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl on Friday, Dec. 20, at 5:30 • Reporter .................................. Chris Mykoskie p.m. (MT). USU is 5-8 in its previous 13 bowl games, which includes a 3-2 record against teams from the SOCIAL MEDIA: #AGGIESALLTHEWAY Mid-American Conference. • Twitter/Instagram .................. @USUFootball • Utah State posted a 52-13 win against North Texas in the 2018 New Mexico Bowl and will be looking to win back-to-back bowl games for just the second time in school history, joining the 2012-14 teams that • Facebook ..................................... USUFootball won a school-record three-straight bowl games. USU also played in five-straight bowl games from 2011- • YouTube ............................. UtahStateFootball 15, which is a school record, as well. • This will be Utah State’s third bowl game under head coach Gary Andersen, which is the second-most under /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORKS /// any coach in school history, as former head coach Matt Wells (2013-18) led the Aggies to five bowl games. • Every Utah State football game can be heard live • Junior Jordan Love is 21-10 (.677) as Utah State’s starting quarterback and can tie Tony Adams (1970-72) on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard serves as the winningest quarterback in school history with a victory in the bowl game. Adams was 22-10 (688) as the play-by-play announcer, while former USU as USU’s starting quarterback. quarterback Kevin White (1988-89) will provide • Love is 659-of-1,086 (.607) passing for 8,283 yards with 57 touchdowns in his career, and has 8,670 yards color analysis. Games can also be heard on the In- of total offense. Love needs just 139 yards of total offense against Kent State in the bowl game to set the ternet (www.UtahStateAggies.com) by clicking on school record, which is currently held by Chuckie Keeton (2011-15) with 8,808 yards. Love also ranks second the ‘Listen Live’ link, as well as on the TuneIn App. all-time in school history in passing yards and attempts, third all-time in touchdowns and completions, • Salt Lake City ....... KZNS (1280 AM/97.5 FM) and is fourth in completion percentage. • Logan ............................... KBLU-LP (92.3 FM) • Utah State is among the top-40 teams in the nation in 14 statistical categories, including tied for sixth in • Cache Valley ....... KACH (1340 AM/105.5 FM) special teams touchdowns with three (two kickoff returns, one punt return), ninth in fumbles recovered • Price ...................................... KRPX (95.3 FM) with 12 (0.9 per game) and 12th in turnovers forced with 23 (1.92 per game). USU is also 16th in the nation in tackles for loss allowed with 56 (4.67 per game), 16th in three-and-outs forced (4.25 per game), 20th in • Green River ........................ KRPX (102.7 FM) punt returns (12.6 yards per return), 22nd in kickoff returns (23.5 yards per return), 30th with two defensive • Moab ................................... KRPX (100.3 FM) touchdowns, 31st in fumbles lost with six, 32nd in passes intercepted with 11 and passing offense (275.9 yards • Orangeville ........................... KRPX (95.9 FM) per game), 34th in sacks allowed with 19 (1.58 per game) and 36th in fewest penalty yards per game (48.3). @USUFOOTBALL /// @USUFOOTBALL /// @USUFOOTBALL /// UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM 2019 UTAH STATE ROSTERS ® ALPHABETICAL NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 63 Adams, Ashton OL 1 Gerold Bright RB 5-10 190 Sr. 3L Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia HS) 2 Adams, Terin CB 2 Terin Adams CB 5-11 180 Jr. TR Kirkland, Wash. (Eastside Catholic HS/Arizona State) 58 Ali’ifua, Demytrick OL 3 Henry Colombi QB 6-2 205 So. 1L Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade Madonna College Prep) 94 Andersen, Caden DT 3 Troy Lefeged Jr. S 5-11 190 Jr. JC Montgomery Village, Md. (Avalon HS/Fullerton JC) 91 Anderson, Devon DT 4 Shaq Bond S 5-10 195 Jr. 1L Decatur, Ill. (MacArthur HS/Southwestern JC) 22 Anyanwu, Michael CB 5 Cash Gilliam S 5-11 200 Jr. JC Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Arizona Western JC) 64 Avendano, Heneli OL 5 Cooper Legas QB 6-2 205 Fr. HS Orem, Utah (Orem HS) 24 Baker, Dalton DE 6 Cameron Haney CB 5-10 185 Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral HS) 45 Bannerman, Jaylin DE 6 Andrew Peasley QB 6-2 200 Fr. RS La Grande, Ore. (La Grande HS) 98 Bartolic, Christopher P 7 Josh Calvin QB 6-2 185 Fr. HS Bellflower, Calif. (Mayfair HS) 89 Boman, Travis TE 7 DJ Williams CB 5-9 180 Sr. 1L Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna HS/Independence CC) 4 Bond, Shaq S 9 David Woodward LB 6-2 235 Jr. 2L Olympia, Wash. (Olympia HS) 99 Bowcut, Josh DT 10 Tipa Galeai DE 6-5 235 Sr. 1L Euless, Texas (Trinity HS/TCU) 60 Bowles, Wyatt OL 10 Jordan Love QB 6-4 225 Jr. 2L Bakersfield, Calif. (Liberty HS) 61 Bredsguard, Aaron DE 11 Savon Scarver WR 5-11 180 Jr. 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS) 1 Bright, Gerold RB 12 Ajani Carter WR 6-0 185 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (North Shore HS) 34 Burt, Riley RB 13 Deven Thompkins WR 5-7 160 So. 1L Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS) 49 Callister, Pierce P 14 Zahodri Jackson CB 5-10 185 So. 1L Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) 7 Calvin, Josh QB 15 Simon Thompson LB 6-1 205 Fr. HS Salem, Ore. (West Salem HS) 12 Carter, Ajani WR 16 Jordan Nathan WR 5-8 180 Jr. 2L Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia HS) 19 Carter, Sean WR 17 Taylor Compton WR 5-8 175 Jr. 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 59 Coles, Connor PK 18 Cam Lampkin CB 5-9 170 Fr. HS Mesquite, Texas (Poteet HS) 3 Colombi, Henry QB 19 Sean Carter WR 6-2 195 Jr. JC Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake HS/Fullerton JC) 17 Compton, Taylor WR 20 Keith Harris S 5-10 175 Fr. HS Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger HS) 31 Dalton, Aaron P 20 Jaylen Warren RB 5-8 215 Jr. JC Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS/Snow College) 59 Davison, Aric OL 21 Andre Grayson CB 5-8 175 So. 1L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 74 Dolphin, Chandler OL 22 Michael Anyanwu CB 5-9 180 Fr.