UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 12 Conference Championships • 5 Consecutive Bowl Games • 10 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 42 All-Mountain West Selections
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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 12 Conference Championships • 5 Consecutive Bowl Games • 10 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 42 All-Mountain West Selections /// 2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTS /// AGGIES HOST NEW MEXICO IN MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY SATURDAY NIGHT Game will be televised live on ESPN2 at 8:15 p.m. DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT S 1 WEBER STATE MWN W, 45-6 S 10 at USC Pac-12 L, 7-45 S 16 ARKANSAS STATE CBSSN W, 34-20 S 24 AIR FORCE* ESPNU L, 20-27 O 1 at #24 Boise State* ESPN2 L, 10-21 O 8 at Colorado State* CBSSN L, 24-31 O 22 FRESNO STATE* CBSSN W, 38-20 O 28 SAN DIEGO STATE* CBSSN L, 13-40 N 5 at Wyoming* ESPN2 L, 28-52 Junior QB Damion Hobbs (11) rushed for a career-high three touchdowns last weekend at Wyoming. Hobbs carried the ball six times for 24 yards and was 7-of-16 passing for 68 yards against the Cowboys. N 12 NEW MEXICO* ESPN2 8:15 pm His three rushing touchdowns tied the modern day single-game school record for a quarterback. N 19 at Nevada ESPN3 2 pm /// THE MATCHUP /// N 26 at BYU ESPN Net. TBA MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP NEW MEXICO (6-3, 4-1 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (3-6, 1-5 MW) D 3 TBA ESPN/2 5:30 pm SATURDAY, NOV. 12, 2016 • 8:15 P.M. (MT) • LOGAN, UTAH • MAVERIK STADIUM (25,100) * Mountain West Game NEW MEXICO LOBOS UTAH STATE AGGIES All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. 2016 Record: 6-3, 4-1 Mountain West 2016 Record: 3-6, 1-5 Mountain West /// GAME 10 INFORMATION /// Last Game: Nov. 5, 2016 Last Game: Nov. 5, 2016 • W, 35-26 vs. Nevada • L, 52-28 at Wyoming TV: ESPN2 • Play-by-Play ................................ Mark Neely Head Coach: Bob Davie Head Coach: Matt Wells • Analyst ........................................ Ray Bentley • School Record: 24-35 (5th year) • School Record: 28-22 (4th year) • Reporter ..................................... Alex Corddry • Career Record: 59-60 (10th year) • Career Record: 28-22 (4th year) • Comcast (Utah) ....................... Ch. 36/669HD • Mountain West Record: 13-24 (5th year) • Mountain West Record: 19-11 (4th year) • vs. Utah State: 1-2 • vs. New Mexico: 2-1 • DISH ..................................................... Ch. 143 • DirecTV ................................................. Ch. 209 Statistical Leaders Statistical Leaders • Rush: Tyrone Owens (112-890, 6 TD) • Rush: Tonny Lindsey, Jr. (107-522, 3 TD) RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK • Pass: Austin Apodaca (43-72, 494, 4 TD, 2 INT) • Pass: Kent Myers (168-293, 1,896, 9 TD, 5 INT) • Play-by-Play ...................................... Al Lewis • Rec.: Dameon Gamblin (16-140, 1 TD) • Rec.: Rayshad Lewis (36-455, 2 TD) • Analyst ........................................ Craig Hislop • Def.: Dakota Cox (52 TKL, 4.5 TFL) • Def.: Anthony Williams (60 TKL, 3.5 TFL) • Local: KVNU 610 AM /// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Online: 610kvnu.com / Tunein.com • Utah State (3-6, 1-5 MW) hosts New Mexico (6-3, 4-1 MW) in Mountain West action on Sat- SOCIAL MEDIA: #AGGIESALLTHEWAY urday, Nov. 12, at 8:15 p.m., in a nationally televised game on ESPN2. USU is 10-12 all-time • Twitter/Instagram .................... @USUFootball against the Lobos, including a 6-3 home record. Overall, USU has won two of its three Mountain • Facebook .................................... USUFootball West games against UNM and three of the last five overall in the series. • YouTube ............................ UtahStateFootball • Utah State is 13-7 under head coach Matt Wells following a loss, and has lost back-to-back • Live Stats ...... UtahState.Statbroadcast.com games just seven times in the last five seasons, a span of 70 games. USU has also lost three games in a row just once since the 2010 season. /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORKS /// • Utah State is 19-11 (.633) all-time in the Mountain West and has won 30 of its last 41 (.732) league games dating back to 2011. Every Utah State football game can be heard • Utah State has won 26 of its last 31 home games (.839), including 17 of its last 20 confer- live on the Aggie Radio Network. Al Lewis serves ence home games (.850). Under head coach Matt Wells, USU is 18-5 (.783) at home, includ- as the play-by-play announcer, while Craig His- ing a 12-3 (.800) Mountain West record. All-time, USU is 138-101 (.577) at Maverik Stadium. lop will provide color analysis. Games can also • Junior QB Kent Myers, who is 13-10 as Utah State’s starter, has 30 career touchdown passes be heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAg- to rank tied for ninth all-time in school history. Myers also ranks fourth all-time in school history gies.com) by clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ link. in completion percentage (.602), ninth all-time in total offense (5,065 yards), and 10th all- • Logan KVNU (610 AM/102.1 FM) time in both career passing yards (4,355) and completions (368). • Logan/Tremonton KLZX (95.9 FM) • Utah State has won 16 of its last 21 games played during the month of November, includ- • Salt Lake City KZNS (1280 AM) ing 10 of its last 11 at home. USU has also won 10 straight conference home games during • Vernal KVEL (920 AM) the month of November with its last loss coming during the 2010 season. • Price KRPX (95.3 FM) • New Mexico leads the nation in rushing offense (358.8 ypg), while Utah State ranks 85th • Montpelier, ID KLZX (105.3 FM) nationally in rushing defense (192.0 ypg). For Utah State, this is the third-straight game it is facing a formidable rushing attack as San Diego State ranked 14th in the nation in rushing (252.7 ypg) and Wyoming ranked 28th (223.9 ypg) when facing the Aggies. 2016 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: 4th 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: 28-22 (.560) WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE • Record at Utah State: 28-22 (.560) • Utah State head coach Matt Wells will hold his weekly press conference every Monday • Mountain West Record: 19-11 (.633) during the season at 11:30 a.m. MT. Selected players will also be available. Live streaming • Bowl Record: 2-1 (.667) of the press conference will be made available at UtahStateAggies.com. ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF PRACTICE SCHEDULE / INTERVIEW REQUESTS • Mike Canales (Assistant Head Coach/RB/TE) • Practices are closed to the media. Requested coaches and players will be available • Frank Maile (Assistant Head Coach/Co-DC/DL) for post-practice interviews on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for Saturday games. There is • Jovon Bouknight (Co-Offensive Coordinator/WR) no media availability following Monday, Thursday and Friday practices. All player and • Stacy Collins (Special Teams Coordinator) assistant coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Doug Hoffman. Personal • Kendrick Shaver (Co-Defensive Coordinator/S) phone numbers will not be made available to media. Players have been instructed not to • Luke Wells (Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB/RC) conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval from the media relations staff. • Julius Brown (Cornerbacks) POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY • Steve Farmer (Offensive Line) • The Utah State locker room is closed at all times. Requested players will be available in the • David Kotulski (Linebackers) Spetman Auditorium on the 2nd 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 • Jared Russell (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. • Brad Kragthorpe (Offensive Graduate Assistant) CREDENTIALS AND PARKING • Nahfahu Tahi (Offensive Graduate Assistant) • Requests for working credentials for the 2016 Utah State football season must be sent to • Matt Ah You (Defensive Graduate Assistant) Doug Hoffman. Media parking is located in the C lot on the north side of Maverik Stadium. • Manoa Latu (Defensive Graduate Assistant) • Michael Cross (Offensive Administrative Assistant) PRESS BOX AND GAMEDAY SERVICES • Kaleo Teriipaia (Defensive/ST Admin. Assistant) • Access to the press level (fifth floor) of the West Stadium Center is located on the north- • Dave Scholz (Strength & Conditioning) west side of Maverik Stadium. A pregame meal will be served approximately one hour pri- or to kickoff. Packets with pregame information will be distributed in advance of kickoff on /// TEAM INFORMATION /// game day. Play-by-play, quarter, halftime and final statistics, along with coach and player quotes are all regular services on game day. Stat monitors with live, updated statistics are • 2016 Record: 3-6 provided for radio and television, while print media can access the same information with • MW Record (Finish): 1-5 (Mountain Division) their computers utilizing GameTracker and StatBroadcast. • Ranking (AP/Coaches): NA • Lettermen Returning: 38 (O-20, D-15, S-3) PHOTOGRAPHERS’ ACCESS • Lettermen Lost: 23 (O-8, D-14, S-1) • Photographers have access to both the press level (fifth floor) of the West Stadium Cen- • Starters Returning: 12 (O-9, D-3) ter and the Spetman Auditorium on the 2nd floor of the Jim & Carol Laub Athletics-Aca- demics Complex. The Spetman Auditorium is not available until one hour prior to kickoff • Starters Lost: 14 (O-6, D-8) each game day. Offensive Starters Returning: 9 OT Austin Albrecht; TE Wyatt Houston; RB LaJuan UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM Hunt; RB Devante Mays; QB Kent Myers; WR • For updated statistics, rosters, game notes and all Aggie news on the Internet, go to the Braelon Roberts; WR Andrew Rodriguez; OT Jake official Utah State Athletics website at UtahStateAggies.com.