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 CONCLUDE SEASON AT BYU SATURDAY NIGHT Game will be televised live on ESPNU at 8:15 p.m. (MT) 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 RB Tonny Lindsey, Jr. (4) rushed for a career-high 168 yards on 21 carries in Utah State’s 38-37 road loss at Nevada last weekend. Lindsey also had a career-long 68-yard touchdown N 12 NEW MEXICO* ESPN2 L, 21-24 run against the Wolf Pack. N 19 at Nevada* ESPN3 L, 37-38 /// THE MATCHUP /// N 26 at BYU ESPNU 8:15 pm UTAH STATE (3-8, 1-7 MW) vs. BYU (7-4) * Mountain West Game SATURDAY, NOV. 26, 2016 • 8:15 P.M. (MT) • PROVO, UTAH • LAVELL EDWARDS STADIUM (63,470) All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. UTAH STATE AGGIES BYU COUGARS /// GAME 12 INFORMATION /// 2016 Record: 3-8, 1-7 Mountain West 2016 Record: 7-4, Independent Last Game: Nov. 19, 2016 Last Game: Nov. 19, 2016 TV: ESPNU • L, 38-37 at Nevada • W, 51-9 vs. Massachusetts • Play-by-Play ................................ Mark Neely • Analyst ...................................... Dan Hawkins Head Coach: Matt Wells Head Coach: Kalani Sitake • Comcast (Utah) ..................... Ch. 400/753HD • School Record: 28-24 (4th year) • School Record: 7-4 (1st year) • DISH ..................................................... Ch. 141 • Career Record: 28-24 (4th year) • Career Record: 7-4 (1st year) • DirecTV ................................................. Ch. 208 • vs. BYU: 1-2 • vs. Utah State: 0-0 RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK Statistical Leaders Statistical Leaders • Play-by-Play ...................................... Al Lewis • Rush: Tonny Lindsey, Jr. (140-716, 6 TD) • Rush: Jamaal Williams (190-1,034, 10 TD) • Pass: Kent Myers (199-338, 2,286, 10 TD, 7 INT) • Pass: Taysom Hill (212-351, 2,222, 11 TD, 9 INT) • Analyst ...................................... John Pappas • Rec.: Ron’quavion Tarver (45-590, 3 TD) • Rec.: Nick Kurtz (42-432, 2 TD) • Local: KVNU 610 AM • Def.: Anthony Williams (84 TKL, 5.5 TFL) • Def.: Francis Bernard (74 TKL, 5.5 TFL) • Online: 610kvnu.com / Tunein.com SOCIAL MEDIA: #AGGIESALLTHEWAY /// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Twitter/Instagram .................... @USUFootball • Utah State (3-8, 1-7 MW) concludes its 2016 season this weekend at BYU (7-4) on Saturday, • Facebook .................................... USUFootball Nov. 26, at 8:15 p.m. (MT), in a game that will be televised live nationally on ESPNU. USU is • YouTube ............................ UtahStateFootball 35-47-3 all-time against the Cougars, including a 12-17-1 road record. • Live Stats ...... UtahState.Statbroadcast.com • Utah State won the last meeting with BYU in Provo, 35-20, on Oct. 3, 2014, snapping a 17- game road losing streak to the Cougars that dated back to 1978. In fact, USU could have /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORKS /// won its last three games played in Provo, losing to BYU 6-3 in 2012 and 27-24 in 2011. Every Utah State football game can be heard • Utah State and BYU spent 37 years as conference foes as members of the Rocky Mountain live on the Aggie Radio Network. Al Lewis serves Athletic Conference from 1922-37 and the Mountain States/Skyline Conference from 1938-61. as the play-by-play announcer, while Craig His- As conference foes, USU was 21-13-3 (.608) against BYU. lop will provide color analysis. Games can also • Utah State is 13-9 under head coach Matt Wells following a loss, and its current four-game be heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAg- losing streak is its longest since the 2008 campaign. gies.com) by clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ link. • Utah State has won 15 of its last 34 (.441) road games and is 8-17 (.320) in road games • Logan KVNU (610 AM/102.1 FM) under Wells. Overall, USU has lost eight straight road games dating back to the 2015 season, • Logan/Tremonton KLZX (95.9 FM) which is its longest road losing streak since the 2007-08 teams lost 12 straight road game. • Salt Lake City KZNS (1280 AM) • Utah State has won 18 of its last 21 games, including a 1-2 record this year, when it has a • Vernal KVEL (920 AM) 100-yard rusher, and 22 of its last 24 contests, including a 3-1 record this year, when rushing • Price KRPX (95.3 FM) at least 40 times in a game. USU rushed for 396 yards on 50 carries last weekeind at Nevada, • Montpelier, ID KLZX (105.3 FM) including a career-high 168 yards on 21 carries from junior RB Tonny Lindsey, Jr. • Utah State has won 16 of its last 22 games played during the month of November, includ- ing six of its last 11 on the road. • Utah State had won 35 straight games dating back to 2011 when scoring at least 30 points before losing at Nevada, 38-37, last weekend. ® 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: 28-24 (.538) WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE • Record at Utah State: 28-24 (.538) • Utah State head coach Matt Wells will hold his weekly press conference every Monday • Mountain West Record: 19-13 (.594) 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: 3-8 provided for radio and television, while print media can access the same information with • MW Record (Finish): 1-7 (Sixth-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. For those out of range of the Simonich; OC Austin Stephens Aggie Sports Network’s radio broadcast, live audio of every game is available through Defensive Starters Returning: 3 UtahStateAggies.com’s All-Access.