Game #9 at Hawai'i Saturday, Nov. 12, 9:05 p.m. (MST) Aloha Stadium (50,000) Honolulu, Hawai'i. Nov. 7, 2005

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1 Athletic Media Relations Mike Strauss, Director (435) Doug Hoffman, Associate Director (435) Todd Johnson, Assistant Director (435) Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, UT Fax: (435) Game #9 at Hawai'i Saturday, Nov. 12, 9:05 p.m. (MST) Aloha Stadium (50,000) Honolulu, Hawai'i Radio: TV: 610 AM (Logan) 94.5 FM (Logan) 98.3 FM (Salt Lake City) (Ogden/SLC) (Utah County/SLC) FM (Randolph) ESPN Game Plan Game Tracker: Tickets: U-STATE-1 or (435) or USU SID: Mike Strauss (435) UH SID: Lois Manin (808) Utah State (2-6, 1-4 WAC) Date Opponent Time (MT)/Res. Sept. 3 NICHOLLS STATE Canceled Sept. 10 at Utah (KJZZ) L 7-31 Sept. 17 Bye Sept. 24 UNLV (KJZZ) W Oct. 1 at Idaho* L Oct. 8 SJSU* (HC) (KJZZ) W Oct. 15 at Fresno State* L Oct. 22 BOISE ST.* (KJZZ) L Oct. 29 at Alabama L 3-35 Nov. 5 LA. TECH* L Nov. 12 at Hawai'i* 9:05 p.m. Nov. 19 NEVADA* 1:05 p.m. Nov. 26 at New Mexico St.* 2 p.m. Hawai'i (3-6, 3-4 WAC) Date Opponent Results Sept. 3 USC L Sept. 10 at Michigan State L Sept. 24 at Idaho W 24-0 Oct. 1 BOISE STATE L Oct. 8 at Louisiana Tech L Oct. 15 NEW MEXICO STATE W Oct. 22 at San Jose State W Oct. 29 FRESNO STATE L Nov. 5 at Nevada L Nov. 12 UTAH STATE Nov. 25 WISCONSIN Dec. 3 SAN DIEGO STATE Nov. 7, 2005 Aggies Make Long Trip To Hawai'i For First Time Since 1966 QUICKLY -- Utah State (2-6, 1-4 WAC) will make its longest road trip of the year traveling to Hawai'i (3-6, 3-4) on Saturday at 9:05 Mountain Time... The game will be available on ESPN Game Plan... USU has played four straight games against teams with winning records... USU has lost nine straight road games since winning at UNLV in In fact the Aggies have dropped 18 of their last 19 road games... After a 2-2 start, USU has lost four straight games... USU will depart Logan for Hawai'i at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday and will stay at the Radisson Hotel. ON THE AIR -- All Utah State football games are carried on the Aggie Radio Network with Al "oha" Lewis calling the play-by-play and Ken "Here today, gone to Maui" Beazer providing analysis this week. Saturday's game will be televised on ESPN Game Plan (contact your local cable operator to order). GAMETRACKER -- This season Utah State fans can follow Aggie home games through the USU website at via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play by play and statistics throughout the game. RADIO SHOW ON CAMPUS -- The weekly Brent Guy radio show, which is sponsored by Fazoli's Restaurant, hosted by Al Lewis and broadcast on KVNU 610 AM in Logan each Thursday from 6-6:45 p.m., will be held at different locations on campus this season in an effort to get the students more involved in the program. Fazoli's will provide an entree for $2 at each location. There will not be a show this week due to USU leaving for Hawai'i on Thursday. RECOGNIZING THE Utah State's football team is wearing decals to recognize the 11 individuals from the College of Agriculture that were involved in a tragic van accident on Monday, Sept. 26. Eight students and one instructor were killed in the accident. The logo is a yellow block letter 'A' inside a blue circle and is worn on the back right of the helmet. LAST TIME OUT -- Utah State rolled up 478 yards of total offense for its most yards since 2003, but four fumbles stopped the Aggies as Louisiana Tech posted a victory against USU last Saturday. Louisiana Tech netted just 276 yards of total offense, but took advantage of USU's fumbles as they needed drives of just 22, 44, 50, 43 and 21 yards for their five scores. The visiting Bulldogs kicked two first quarter field goals to lead 6-0. USU then scored the only other points of the first half on a career-long 35-yard field goal by Justin Hamblin as time expired. Louisiana Tech pushed its lead to 13-3 early in the third quarter before USU's Ryan Bohm scored his first of two rushing touchdowns to pull the Aggies with with 4:21 left in the third quarter. However, Tech scored on a three-yard run to start the fourth quarter and then found the endzone less than 1:30 later after capitalizing on a fumbled kickoff return by Utah State. Leon Jackson III threw for a career-high 372 yards for USU, the most passing yards by an Aggie quarterback since He also rushed for a team-best 57 yards en route to setting a new single-season quarterback rushing record with 312 yards. Kevin Robinson caught nine of Jackson's passes for 131 yards, while three other Aggies had reception yardage of better than 70 yard as Tony Pennyman had seven catches for 79 yards, Ryan Bohm six for 74 and Dionte Holloway three for 71. Defensively Antonio Taylor recorded nine tackles and forced one fumble, while John Chick made seven stops and forced another fumble. Chick recorded four tackles for loss including two sacks.

2 2005 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 2 Media Information Weekly Press Conference Mondays - 11:30 a.m. at Copper Mill Restaurant (Guy and two players) WAC Teleconference Call Mondays - 10:30-11:42 a.m. (MT) Brent Guy - 10:53 (MT) (913) Interviews All USU player and coach interview requests should be made through Mike Strauss at least one day in advance. Player interviews should be completed no later than Wednesdays.. Coach Guy is usually available on Tuesdays between 10 a.m.-noon. USU On The Air Game Broadcasts Play-by-Play - Al Lewis Analyst - Craig Hislop or Ken Beazer Brent Guy Radio Show Thursdays, 6 p.m. (610 KVNU) Aggie Weekly Radio Show Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. (610 KVNU) USU On The Web Athletic Media Relations Director: Mike Strauss (football contact) W: (435) H: (435) Cell: (435) Fax: (435) mike.strauss@usu.edu Associate: Doug Hoffman W: (435) Assistant: Todd Johnson W: (435) Weekly Press Release USU's weekly press release will be available on USU's website each Monday morning. Supplemental notes will be available on Thursdays. WAC Media Relations Staff Dave Chaffin (football) (303) (ext. 212) dchaffin@wac.org Kara Irving, Assistant (ext. 206) Joe Menaugh, Assistant (ext. 207) Web Site: wacsports.com COACH BRENT GUY Brent Guy (Oklahoma State, 1983) is in his first year as a head coach after coming to Utah State from Arizona State where he was the defensive coordinator for four years. Guy was an assistant coach (linebackers) at Utah State from under then head coach Charlie Weatherbie. During that time, USU posted its only bowl victory in school history, claiming the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl. Guy has been involved in eight bowl games in 19 years as a collegiate assistant coach. Previous stops include Oklahoma State ( graduate assistant , recruiting coordinator 1988, linebackers ), Utah State ( linebackers), Oklahoma State ( linebackers), Boise State ( defensive coordinator) and Arizona State ( defensive coordinator) before being named the Aggies' 25th head coach in December of AGGIE ASSISTANTS -- Here is a look at USU's assistant coaching staff: Off. Coord./QB - Mike Santiago... Head coach at Stephen F. Austin for six years. Running Backs - Chris Tabor... Was wide receivers coach at USU from Wide Receivers - Greg Stevens... Off. Coord. at Stephen F. Austin for three years. Tight Ends - Danilo Robinson... Holds USU game records in sacks and tackles for loss. Offensive Line - Vance Vice... Played for Oklahoma State with Barry Sanders. Def. Coord./LB - Mark Johnson... Coached at three WAC schools (SJSU, BSU, UNR). Def. Line - Tom McMahon... In his 8th year at USU, fourth longest for USU assistant. Safeties - Jeff Copp... Played on Boise State's 1999 and 2000 BWC Champs. Cornerbacks - John Rushing... Brother of Aggie standout Kevin Robinson. GA - J.P. DeWane... Was defensive run game coordinator at Mt. Sac. GA - Mike McMahon... Was an assistant at three-time national champion Carroll. CAPTAINS -- Utah State will select game captains each week. Captains for the Hawai'i game are OT Donald Penn, S Andre Bala, CB Jarrett Bush, and DE John Chick. A complete list of captains is available later in this release. USU-HAWAI'I SERIES -- Utah State leads the all-time series by a 4-1 count and has won each of the last four meetings. However, the teams have not played since 1966 when the Aggies posted a 48-0 win at Hawai'i. The teams first met in 1927, a win by Hawai'i at home. Since then USU won in Logan in 1957, 48-6 at Hawai'i in 1959, in Logan in 1965 and 48-0 in Hawai'i in USU-UH LAST TIME -- As mentioned Utah State defeated Hawai'i 48-0 in the last meeting between the schools in The Aggies had two players rush for 100 yards as future NFL running backs MacArthur Lane, eight carries for 194 yards and Altie Taylor, 12 rushes for 111 yards, broke into triple digits. In addition Eric Maughan ran 14 times for 86 yards. Lane scored two touchdowns, while Taylor added a touchdown run and an 82-yard punt return for a score. Maughan also had a touchdown run. Quarterback John Pappas ran for a score and threw for another Since USU and Hawai'i have not met since 1966, here is a look at some interesting and some not so interesting notes about that year: Utah State head football coach Brent Guy was a six-year old boy running around Perryton, Texas... USU assistant coaches Mark Johnson and Vance Vice were born that year... USU started the year 0-6 before winning each of its last four games by a combined , including the season finale 48-0 win against Hawai'i... Five 1966 Aggie seniors were drafted after that season including Spain Musgrove, Jim LeMoine, Henry King, Mike Gold and Grant Martinsen... John Pappas was the USU starting quarterback as a sophomore... Elizabeth Taylor won an academy award for her role in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' (By the way Taylor was not present at the ceremony and Anne Bancroft accepted the award on her behalf)... Notre Dame won the national championship in football... Florida's Steve Spurier won the Heisman Trophy in convincing fashion over runner-up Bob Griese from Purdue... A girl was born in Muskogee, Okla. who would later make the mistake of marrying someone who would become the USU SID... The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the first Super Bowl after the 1966 season... In probably the most meaningful NCAA Basketball Championship game in history, UTEP defeated Kentucky

3 2005 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL WAC Standings Team Conf. Overall Fresno State Boise State Nevada Louisiana Tech Hawai'i Idaho UTAH STATE New Mexico State San Jose State This Week In The WAC Thursday, Nov. 10 Boise State at Fresno State Saturday, Nov. 12 Nevada at New Mexico State Louisiana Tech at Idaho Utah State at Hawai'i 2005 Preseason WAC Poll Teams Media Coaches Boise State 1 Tie 1 Fresno State 2 Tie 1 Hawai'i 3 3 Nevada 4 5 Louisiana Tech 5 4 New Mexico State 6 7 San Jose State 7 6 UTAH STATE 8 8 Idaho Sun Belt Standings Team Conf. Overall North Texas Troy New Mexico State Middle Tennessee UL-Monroe Arkansas State UL-Lafayette UTAH STATE Idaho WAC Standings Team Conf. Overall Boise State Texas El Paso Fresno State Louisiana Tech Hawai'i Nevada Tulsa Southern Methodist Rice San Jose State TWO FOR There have been six occasions when two Utah State players have rushed for 100 yards in the same game. One of those occurrences was against Hawai'i in the team's last meeting in HOMECOMING FOR TWO AGGIES -- Sophomores E.J. Reid and Toriano Taulogo will be returning to their home state of Hawai'i this week. Both players, who are cousins, are from Kahuku High School. Reid is a starting defensive tackle for the Aggies, while Taulogo, a listed defensive back, has played mainly on special teams. 20 FRESHMEN HAVE SEEN ACTION -- Twenty different freshmen have played this season, including 10 that have earned starts. Here is a look (starters marked with an * and number of starts in parentheses): Offense - TB Ryan Bohm* (5), OT Derek Hoke* (4), FB Lynwood Johnson* (3), WR Otis Nelson* (2), OL Ryan Tonnemacher* (1), QB Jerod Walker Defense - DL Ben Calderwood, CB Marquise Charles* (6), LB Daryl Fields, LB Devon Hall* (3), LB Bevan Howard, LB Jake Hutton* (8), S Cameron Luke, DT Brian Soi* (6), LB Clay Swan, S Caleb Taylor, CB Josh Taylor* (1) Special Teams - Rob Myers, Bryan Perkinson, Tyler Seaman CURRENT FRESHMEN STARTERS -- Last week against Louisiana Tech, six different freshmen started including two first-time starters in OG Ryan Tonnemacher and CB Josh Taylor. Other freshmen that started last week include TB Ryan Bohm, DT Brian Soi, LB Devon Hall, and LB Jake Hutton. CLASS BREAKDOWN -- Here is a look at starters by class this season: Class # of Starters Total Starts Current Starters (based on last game) Fr So Jr Sr Total ACTION JACKSON -- Sophomore QB Leon Jackson III produced the best statistical game of his career against Louisiana Tech on Saturday. In his eighth career start, Jackson threw for 372 yards, the most by an Aggie quarterback since 2002, and ran for a team-best 57 yards with a season long 24-yarder. While he didn't throw a touchdown pass, he also didn't throw an interception while hitting 27 of 44 attempts. In the game he set the USU single-season quarterback rushing record as he now has 312 yards on the ground surpassing the mark of 273 yards set by Ron Edwards in JACKSON'S ARM -- Since throwing three interceptions in USU's loss at Idaho in the third game of the year, Leon Jackson III has thrown just two picks in 146 attempts in the last five games. On the year he has thrown just six interceptions in 222 attempts and has gone without throwing an interception in four games. His 372 yards against Louisiana Tech on Saturday, were the third most by an Aggie sophomore in school history (509 vs. Boise State and 421 vs. Idaho both by Jose Fuentes in 2000). JACKSON'S LEGS -- As mentioned earlier, Leon Jackson III has set a new single-season quarterback rushing record with 312 yards. Jackson has gone forward for 502 yards, but has lost 190 yards, mostly on sacks, this season. He has led the team in rushing in four games, including Utah (18-87), Idaho (18-74), Boise State (22-49), and Louisiana Tech (16-57). No quarterback has led the Aggies in rushing in a season and through eight games Jackson's 312 yards top TB Ryan Bohm's 232.

4 2005 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL Stat Rankings (As of Nov. 6) Team Avg. WAC NCAA Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns TO Margin Individual Avg. WAC NCAA CB Jarrett Bush Passes Defended Interceptions DE John Chick Sacks Tackles For Loss P Justin Hamblin Punting Field Goals LB Jake Hutton Tackles Fumbles Forced QB Leon Jackson Pass Efficiency Total Offense WR Tony Pennyman All Purpose Receptions Kickoff Returns Rec. Yards WR Kevin Robinson All Purpose Punt Returns Scoring Kickoff Returns Rec. Yards Receptions LB Matt WIser Fumbles Rec Tackles * * * * * Media Guide Jersey Number Changes Player, Pos. New # Old # Marquise Charles, CB 3 28 Jake Hutton, LB Ryan Wilson, OL Ryan Tonnemacher, OL Zac Zimmerman, OL Derek Hoke, OL (A complete numerical roster is included in this release.) HOME AND AWAY -- Sophomore QB Leon Jackson, who is a first-year starter this season has played quite differently at home and on the road this season. In four home games his TD to Int. ratio is 7-0, while in four road games it is 1-6. Here is a look at the difference: Home A-C-I Yds. TD Away A-C-I Yds. TD UNLV Utah San Jose St Idaho Boise St Fresno St La. Tech Alabama Totals Totals Avg./Pct. 64% Avg./Pct. 50% ROBINSON BREAKS OUT -- Against Louisiana Tech on Saturday WR Kevin Robinson broke out with the best game of his career. A freshman All-American last season, Robinson pulled in nine balls for 131 yards for career highs in both categories. The 131 yards were the most by an Aggie since current St. Louis Rams player Kevin Curtis had 177 yards against Middle Tennessee in The total was also the third best receiving total by an Aggie sophomore as well (Shawn Turner had 197 vs. Eastern Washington in 1994 and Tom Larscheid had 172 vs. Hawai'i in 1959). Robinson also extended his streak of catching at least two passes to 14 consecutive games. CHICK MAKING PLAYS -- Senior DE John Chick is continuing his fine senior season as he recorded a season-high seven tackles with four for loss, including two sacks and a forced fumble against Louisiana Tech last Saturday. On the season Chick has 8.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss. He has also recorded two sacks in three different games this year. His sack average of 1.06 ranks sixth in the nation, while his 1.62 tackles for loss rank 12th in the country. For his career, Chick has recorded 19.5 sacks and 33 tackles for loss. THREE SEASONS IN ONE -- Utah State's schedule could be broken down into three segments. The first four opponents currently have a combined record and USU went 2-2 in that stretch. The three middle opponents (Fresno State, Boise State and Alabama) are a combined 23-2 and the Aggies were 0-3 in that stretch. The last four opponents on the schedule are a combined with Louisiana Tech 5-3, Hawai'i 3-6, Nevada 5-3 and New Mexico State at 0-9. USU is 0-1 in this last stretch having lost to Louisiana Tech last Saturday. SHORT FIELD FOR OPPONENTS -- Once again, the opponent has enjoyed a short field in games against Utah State. Louisiana Tech's five scoring drives were 22, 44, 50, 43 and 21 yards with the last three being touchdown drives. The Bulldogs averaged starting at their own 40 yard line. On the year, the opponent has 11 scoring drives of less than 30 yards and 22 scoring drives of less than 50 yards. The worst average starting position for an opponent this year was Alabama (its own 32-yard line). Meanwhile USU has averaged starting outside its own 28 yard line just once this year (38 yard line against UNLV). OFFENSIVE NOTE-ABLE -- USU produced 478 yards of total offense against Louisiana Tech Saturday for its most yards since the 2003 season... In each of the last three weeks USU has produced a season high in total offense (295 vs. Boise State, 309 vs. Alabama and 478 vs. Louisiana Tech)... The Aggies have run for 100 yards as a team in consecutive game for the first time since TB Ryan Bohm ran for a team-best 94 yards at Alabama two weeks ago, marking the only time this year a running back has led USU in rushing in a game this year... USU's 372 passing yards against Louisiana Tech were its most since USU's 103 rushing yards per game are 27 yards more than last year's average of USU has not scored more than once in a quarter in the last three games (scored 14 in the fourth quarter of the Fresno State game)... In the first four games USU produced just eight "explosives" (plays of 20 yards or more), but have 20 such plays in the last four games... USU's two touchdown drives against Louisiana Tech were 80 and 81 yards,

5 2005 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 5 QB Leon Jackson III Career Game-by-Game 2004 (Fr.) G# Opponent A-C-I Yds. TD #1 Alabama #2 Idaho Did Not Play #3 Utah #4 UNLV Did Not Play #5 Troy #6 North Texas #7 Clemson #8 Mid. Tenn #9 UL-Monroe #10 Arkansas St #11 N.M. State Did Not Play 2005 (So.) G# Opponent A-C-I Yds. TD #1 Utah #2 UNLV #3 Idaho #4 San Jose St #5 Fresno State #6 Boise State #7 Alabama #8 La. Tech WR Kevin Robinson Career Game-by-Game 2004 (Fr.) G# Opponent Rec. Yds. TD #1 Alabama #2 Idaho #3 Utah #4 UNLV #5 Troy #6 North Texas #7 Clemson #8 Mid. Tenn #9 UL-Monroe #10 Arkansas St #11 N.M. State (So.) G# Opponent Rec. Yds. TD #1 Utah #2 UNLV #3 Idaho #4 San Jose St #5 Fresno State #6 Boise State #7 Alabama #8 La. Tech marking just the third and fourth 80-yard plus drives by the Aggies this season... WR Tony Pennyman already has 43 receptions this year and last year WR Kevin Robinson led the team with 44 catches in 11 games. DEFENSIVE NOTE-ABLE -- USU limited Louisiana Tech to 276 yards of total offense, the fewest allowed by USU since Idaho gained just 234 yards in the second game of last season... USU entered last week's game allowing 406 yards per game, but limited Tech to 130 yards below that average... USU has forced just two turnovers in the last three games combined... Tech's five scoring drives against USU were just 22, 44, 50, 43, and 21 yards... The opponent has started 26 drives on USU's side of the field and scored 18 times, including 15 touchdowns... Twenty different players have tackles for loss, including eight with sacks... The opponents' 144 rushing yards per game are the fewest allowed by USU since 1998 (123). SPECIAL TEAMS NOTE-ABLE -- PK Justin Hamblin made a career-long 35- yard field goal against Louisiana Tech on Saturday (previous long was 33)... USU has scored on a punt return (Kevin Robinson vs. San Jose State) and a kickoff return this year (Tony Pennyman vs. UNLV) this year... After averaging 32.8 yards per punt in the first three games, Hamblin has averaged 39.2 yards in the last five games. USU NOTE-ABLE -- OT Donald Penn should make his 41st consecutive start against Hawai'i, a number which would match former DT Ronald Tupea's total for the most consecutive starts by an Aggie since Sixteen different players have made their first career starts this year... USU is 4-2 in known games played on Nov USU has held a lead in five of eight games this year, but not in either of the last two contests... The team that is leading at halftime has won every USU game this season... The opponents have converted 16 USU turnovers into seven touchdowns and two field goals... After playing the team located the furthest east in the WAC in Louisiana Tech, USU will play at the furthest team to the west in Hawai'i (this would have been a good note if the Aggies had played at Louisiana Tech, but now it is just kind of there taking up space). STARTER NOTES -- Here are some quick notes on USU's projected starters: Offense TB Ryan Bohm - True freshman started the season opener at Utah and has five starts this season... Ran for 94 yards against Alabama for the second most yards by an Aggie in the last 21 games (Chris Forbes had 131 against New Mexico State last year)... Came back with 43 yards and two touchdowns against Louisiana Tech. FB Lynwood Johnson - Did not have a carry in the first four games, but has rushed 16 times for 30 yards in the last four games... Had a career best 11 carries for 23 yards against Boise State. QB Leon Jackson III - Only starts of his career have come this year (eight)... Coming off a 372 passing yards and 57 rushing yards performance against Louisiana Tech on Saturday... Owns school single-season quarterback rushing record. WR Kevin Robinson - Earned freshman All-America honors as WR and return man in Had best game of career with nine receptions for 131 yards against Louisiana Tech... Did not record a touchdown reception in the last two games after catching six in the previous five games. WR Tony Pennyman - Had three 100-yard receiving games last year... Did not play against Utah due to a suspension for violating team rules... Returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown on his first touch of the ball this year against UNLV en route to WAC Special Teams player of the week honors... Also had a career-high 10 receptions for 97 yards and another score against UNLV... Has at least four receptions in all seven games he has played this year... Has averaged 76.3 yards in the last three games (77, 73 and 79). TE Jason Stephens - Had caught just two passes in the first five games combined (both against UNLV), but has six in the last three games, including four against Boise State. LT Donald Penn - Accepted an invitation to play in the Hula Bowl in January... Has made 40 consecutive starts and is starting for the fourth year.

6 2005 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 6 USU'S 2005 Top Individual Performances Rushing 1. Ryan Bohm 94 at Alabama 2. Leon Jackson 87 at Utah 3. Leon Jackson 74 at Idaho Passing 1. Leon Jackson 372 vs. La. Tech 2. Leon Jackson 212 vs. UNLV 3. Leon Jackson 206 vs. Boise State Receiving 1. Kevin Robinson 131 vs. La. Tech 2. Kevin Robinson 99 at Fresno State 3. Tony Pennyman 97 vs. UNLV Tackles 1. Matt Wiser 15 vs. Boise State 2. Matt Wiser 12 vs. SJSU 3. Terr. Washington 11 at Utah 3. Matt Wiser 11 at Utah 5. Jake Hutton 10 at Idaho 5. Antonio Taylor 10 at Idaho USU'S 2005 Top Team Performances Offense Rushing at Utah at Alabama at Idaho Passing vs. La. Tech vs. UNLV vs. Boise State Total Offense vs. La. Tech at Alabama vs. Boise State Defense Rushing vs. Boise State vs. San Jose State at Idaho Passing vs. La. Tech at Fresno State vs. San Jose State Total Defense vs. La. Tech vs. San Jose State at Idaho LG Ryan Tonnemacher - Freshman made his first start against Louisiana Tech on Saturday. OC Nick George - Had been a backup tight end for three years at USU... Is in the college of agriculture, which was devastated by a tragic van accident that took the lives of eight students and one instructor on Sept. 26. RG Pace Jorgensen - Started five games as a freshman before injury last year... Has started every game this season. RT Malik Cin - Has started the last two games after playing just one play in the previous six games... Started the season opener at Alabama last year and then made his second career start at Alabama two weeks ago. Defense LE Jarom Fano - Entered USU program in Had 22 tackles last year... This season has 20 stops and has started every game... Has made at least two tackles in six of eight games. DT Brian Soi - Has been incorrectly listed as a sophomore, but is considered a redshirt freshman... Former high school All-American played his first collegiate game against Utah... Responded by recording seven tackles and shared in a sack... Did not start against SJSU while recovering from an injury... Came in the game later and recorded two tackles, including one for loss... Also forced a fumble and blocked a field goal attempt against SJSU... Had three stops at Alabama to match his best in the last five games. DT E.J. Reid - Four starts on offensive line last year and scored a TD vs. Clemson on a fumble recovery... Made five tackles, including a sack in the season opener against Utah in his first game on defense... Had a combined seven tackles in the next six games, but recorded four against Louisiana Tech on Saturday. RE John Chick - Had 11 sacks in first three years and has 8.5 this year... All-conference candidate... Has made a WAC-best 8.5 sacks this year... Recorded 25 tackles in first five games, then had just one in the next two games... Had a season-high seven stops against Louisiana Tech on Saturday with four tackles for loss, including two sacks and a forced fumble. ALB Devon Hall - Started the first two games and then returned to the starting lineup against Louisiana Tech on Saturday... Had three tackles... Has recorded 16 tackles in the last four games. MLB Matt Wiser - Former walkon has taken over MLB spot... Entered the year with 37 career tackles and has a team best tying 63 stops this season alone... Has recorded double-digit tackle totals in three games, including a career high 15 against Boise State... Has made just nine tackles in the last two games combined. SLB Jake Hutton - Walkon from Idaho who participated in the spring... Was active against Utah with six tackles and one forced fumble in his first collegiate game... Made at least eight tackles in six straight games, including a career-high 10 at Idaho before being credited with just four stops against Louisiana Tech on Saturday... Is the third leading freshman tackler in the NCAA. LC Jarrett Bush - Has started all seven games at corner and responded by recording two interceptions (UNLV and Fresno State) as well as nine PBU's (both marks lead the team)... Has recorded at least six tackles in five games this year with a high of seven against San Jose State... Had six tackles, including a sack and three PBUs on Saturday vs. Louisiana Tech. SS Andre Bala - Was second on the team with 64 tackles in Has moved into the starting lineup in the last five games... Responded by recording five tackles in each of his first two starts and then had a season-best nine tackles vs. Boise State... Made six stops against Alabama and four against Louisiana Tech. FS Antonio Taylor - Started the first three games before being replaced by Andre Bala... Started Saturday in place of Terrance Washington... Responded by recording nine tackles and forcing a fumble against Louisiana Tech. RC Josh Taylor - The freshman was pulled out of a redshirt year two weeks ago against Alabama due to Marquise Charles' injury... He responded by recording four tackles while coming off the bench in place of Cornelius Lamb... Started against Louisiana Tech on Saturday and had three tackles. Special Teams PK/P Justin Hamblin - Is 4-11 FG all-time at USU... Had not punted since high school in 1998 before this year's opener... Has punted better and better each week and had a season-best 42.9 average on seven kicks against Alabama...

7 2005 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL Honors (RETURNEES IN ALL CAPS) FWAA Freshman All-America WR KEVIN ROBINSON (First Team) The Sporting News Freshman All- America Ret. KEVIN ROBINSON (Second Team) WR KEVIN ROBINSON (Third Team) All-Star Game Selections OT Elliott Tupea (Las Vegas All-American) LB Robert Watts (Las Vegas All-American) All-Sun Belt Conference Ret. KEVIN ROBINSON (First Team) All-Purp. KEVIN ROBINSON (2nd Team) DL Ronald Tupea (Second Team) Sun Belt Player of the Week Sept. 27 LB Robert Watts vs. UNLV Sept. 27 P/PK Ben Chaet vs. UNLV Nov. 22 QB Travis Cox vs. N.M. State Nov. 22 PK Jarrod Jakubiak vs. NMS Sun Belt Conference Academics Commissioner s List ( GPA) ANDRE BALA Tim Jessop Trent Nate Kelly Poppinga JASON STEPHENS Jake Stewart RYAN TAYLOR MATT WISER Honor Roll ( GPA) JIMMY BOHM JOHN CHICK MALIK CIN RYAN DEQUILLETTES NATE FREDRICK NICK GEORGE Patrick McNutt KERRY SHEPHERD JASON WALKER NFL Free Agent Contracts CB Jerome Dennis (Indianapolis Colts) Had two 50-yard punts and placed three inside the 20 against the Tide... Was one of three in field goals against Alabama. Ret Kevin Robinson - 2nd in NCAA in punt returns (22.5) in Had two punt returns and one kickoff return for touchdowns last year... Returned a punt 87 yards for a score against SJSU... Had seven kickoff returns for 157 yards vs. Fresno State. Ret Tony Pennyman - Did not play against Utah due to a suspension, but returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown against UNLV the first time he touched the ball this year... Had another return for 41 yards in that game. USU SCHEDULE NOTE-ABLE -- Here is a quick look at USU's 2005 schedule: Two of USU's opponents this season were ranked in the preseason AP poll (both from the Western Athletic Conference) in #18 Boise State and #24 Fresno State, while the Aggies will meet two other teams which received votes prior to the start of the season including Alabama (26th) and Utah (28th)... Three teams on USU's schedule were ranked last year (Utah, Boise State and Fresno State), while five played in bowl games last season (Utah, Boise State, Fresno State, Alabama and Hawai'i)... USU's schedule alternates home and away games throughout the season... USU's eight conference games are its most in school history... After traveling 23,338 round trip miles last year, the Aggies will register just 15,406 round trip miles this year in the WAC (includes trips to Alabama and Hawai'i). NEW PLAYER BIOS -- Here is a quick look at several players, whose bios are not in the media guide, who could see action this season: Kyle Collins (#63, OL, 6-3, 292, Jr., JC)... Was an all-mission conference selection while playing center and guard at Orange Coast (Calif.) JC... Played two seasons of high school football, while also wrestling... Born Sept. 14 in Newport Beach, Calif. Devon Hall (#45, LB, 6-3, 200, Fr. HS)... Signed in the summer... Was a four-year letterman Cleveland High School in Reseda, Calif... Was a first-team all-league quarterback and his team's MVP... Also played linebacker and ran track... Born Sept. 8, 1987 in Los Angeles, Calif. Dionte' Holloway (#10, WR, 6-1, 170, So., JC)... Had seven receptions for 180 yards and one touchdown at Fresno City (Calif.) JC... Was an all-league wide receiver and cornerback in high school... Broke school record in high jump at Averaged 12 points, six assists and four steals in basketball... Born Nov. 13, 1984 in Long Beach, Calif. Nick Jensen (#73, OL, 6-3, 305, So., JC)... Played one season as center at Snow (Utah) JC... Was an all-state selection while playing at American Fork... Finished second in the state in wrestling... Born Feb. 27, 1984 in Mount Pleasant, Utah. SEASON NOTE-ABLE vs. Nicholls State USU's home and season opener was canceled due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina (Nicholls State is located in Thibodeux, La., approximately 66 miles outside of New Orleans... The last time an Aggie game was canceled was in 1970 when one of the planes carrying members of the Wichita State football team crashed in Colorado en route to Logan. at Utah USU started five freshmen and played 16 freshmen in the game... A total of 19 Aggies saw their first collegiate action at USU in the game... USU kept Utah out of the end zone until the 3:03 mark of the second half... Leon Jackson ran for 87 yards, the most rushing yards by an Aggie quarterback in at least 15 years... Fresh-

8 2005 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 8 MAJOR POSITION CHANGES -- Here is a look at some key position changes from last season: Player, Class New Old John Chick, Sr. DE LB Was DE as fresh. and sophomore Nick George, Sr. OC TE Last played center in high school Ryan DeQuillettes, Sr. OG DT Started 10 games on defense E.J. Reid, So. DT OL Started 4 games as a fresh. on "O" NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS -- Here is a look at USU football personnel with birthdays in the month of November with their age that date: Nov. 1 - CB Drew Pearson (20) Nov. 5 - LB Ryan Taylor (25) Nov. 5 - TB Marcus Crawford (23) Nov. 5 - QB/WR Eric Sobolewski (21) Nov. 8 - LB Clay Swan (20) Nov TB Ryan Bohm (22) Nov QB Jerod Walker (19) Nov DE John Chick (23) Nov WR Nnamdi Gwacham (18) Nov DL Bevan Howard (20) Nov DL Jarom Fano (24) DID YOU KNOW? -- Utah State's scheduled opener against Nicholls State was canceled due to the effects of the Hurricane. The last time an Aggie game was canceled was 1970 when one of the planes carrying members of the Wichita State football team crashed in Colorado en route to Logan. man Ryan Bohm started at tailback and responded with 58 rushing yards and a team-best five receptions for 41 yards... S Terrance Washington and LB Matt Wiser both recorded 11 tackles. vs. UNLV USU recorded its 100th win in Romney Stadium history and is now in 38 years... UNLV's touchdown just :53 into the game was the quickest score in an Aggie game since USU scored just 18 seconds into a 2002 game against Idaho state... For the second straight game USU's rushing leader was not a running back as WR Kevin Robinson led the Aggies and QB Leon Jackson led against Utah... WR Tony Pennyman had a career-high 10 receptions... USU defeated an opponent in consecutive seasons for the first time since beating Idaho State in 2001 and at Idaho TB Chris Forbes' 51-yard run for a score was the longest rush by an Aggie since USU's 293 total yards were a season high, while the 339 yards allowed was a season bet for the Aggie defense... LB D.J. Brookter made his first start of the season and the second of his career (He started in place of Devon Hall)... QB Leon Jackson III rushed for 34 yards on four carries on the Aggies first possession. That total was more than leading rusher (Kevin Robinson) gained in the entire game against UNLV last week (29)... All four of Idaho's scoring drives were the four longest allowed in terms of time of possession this season... Freshman CB Marquise Charles, whose twin brother is on the Idaho roster, recorded his first career interception in the third quarter. It led to USU's second touchdown, a 51-yard run by Chris Forbes on the next play of the game... For the third straight game a player other than a running back led the Aggies in rushing (QB Leon Jackson led in the opener and again today and WR Kevin Robinson led against UNLV). vs. San Jose State For the fourth time in four games this year, a player other than a running back led USU in rushing as WR Kevin Robinson led for the second time this year (he also led against UNLV). QB Leon Jackson led in the other two games... PK Justin Hamblin s 33-yard field goal was the second of his career. He made a 21-yarder against Utah in the 2003 season. After his made field goal he is now 2-7 on field goal attempts in his USU career... USU won its first ever WAC game in its second opportunity (lost at Idaho last week)... USU improved to 2-2 to match its best four-game start in the last eight years (were 2-2 last season)... USU improved to 8-2 in its last 10 conference home games... QB Leon Jackson recorded the second 200-yard passing game of his career (threw for 212 against UNLV earlier this year)... Six different Aggies made their first season starts today, including DT Frank Maile and S Andre Bala on defense and OT Ryan Pahua, TE Jimmy Bohm, WR Otis Nelson and TB Chris Forbes. Pahua and Nelson started for the first times in their career... Sophomore Kevin Robinson tied a school record for career punt returns for touchdowns with his third today (had two last season). He now shares the mark with John Strycula and Bob Wicks, who each returned three back in The 87-yard return was also the third longest in school history behind his own 90-yarder against Troy last year and a 90-yarder by Dale Leatham against Wichita Sate in at Fresno State Fresno State s 53 points were the most allowed by Utah State since the 2002 season (lost at Boise State)... The 32-point losing margin was USU s largest since falling by 42 against Utah in the third game of last year (48-6)... Fresno native WR Kevin Robinson scored his seventh touchdown of the year on a 26-yard reception in the fourth quarter. It was his seventh touchdown in the last four games... For the fifth time in five games a player other than a running back led USU in rushing as backup quarterback Jerod Walker ran for a team-high 62 yards... TB Chris Forbes was taken to a local hospital for precautionary x-rays after feeling pain in his neck after an early fourth quarter play. When he left the stadium he had feeling and movement in his hands and feet and he rode the team plane back to Logan that night... Fresno State s safety against Utah State was the first against the Aggies since Sam Houston State scored on a safety in S Terrance Washington recorded his sixth career interception on USU s first defensive play. It was his first this

9 2005 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 9 DID YOU KNOW? Utah State has had just one 100-yard rusher in the last 21 games as Chris Forbes ran for 131 yards in the 2004 season finale against New Mexico State. Last year USU had five 100-yard receiving games as Tony Pennyman produced three and Kevin Robinson two. Kevin Robinson produced USU's first 100-yard receiving game of the season with a 131-yard effort against Louisiana Tech. Only two players have rushed for 100 yards against Utah State this year as Utah's Quinton Ganther ran for 104 yards in the season opener and Alabama's Kenneth Darby recorded 147 yards last week. The last team to have two 100-yard rushers against USU was Alabama when Darby and Hudson, each ran for 111 yards against the Aggies. Three Aggies were on NFL opening day rosters and are currently playing in the NFL in WR Kevin Curtis (St. Louis Rams), TE Chris Cooley (Washington Redskins) and CB Ade Jimoh (Washington Redskins). Former Aggies that played in the NFL Pro Bowl include Merlin Olsen (14 times), Cornell Green (5), Rulon Jones, Carl Mulleneaux, Jim Turner and Al Smith (2) and Greg Kragen, MacArthur Lane, and Len Rohde (1). season and the third by the Aggies this year... WR Dionte Holloway, who ran track at Fresno State in 2003 and played football at Fresno City College in 2004, recorded his first USU reception in the second quarter. Tonight was the second game he has played at USU as he first saw action last week against San Jose State... LB D.J. Brookter, who is from Fresno s Bullard High School, had six tackles in his second start of the year. vs. Boise State USU held Boise State to an opponent season low rushing total (previous low was 85 yards by San Jose State). However the Broncos produced a season high for the opponent in passing yards (previous most by an Aggie opponent was 268 by Utah in the season opener)... QB Leon Jackson III completed all nine of his passing attempts in the first half before missing on his first four attempts of the second half.. Jackson had a career three touchdown passes to three different receivers as well... WR Kevin Robinson extended his streak of catching at least one touchdown pass to five straight games and his streak of catching at least two passes to 12 consecutive contests... USU suffered its first home loss of the year en route to falling to 2-1 in Romney Stadium. USU also lost consecutive games for the first time this season... For the sixth time in six games this year a player other than a running back has led the team in rushing... FB/TB Lynwood Johnson entered the game with three career carries (all against Fresno State last week) and had 11 tonight... WR Tony Pennyman recorded his first touchdown reception since his first game (USU s second) against UNLV (three games in between touchdown receptions)... USU used its tight ends in the passing game tonight. In the first four games the Aggie tight ends had caught a combined four passes and tonight had seven. Jason Stephens touchdown reception was just the second scoring catch by an Aggie tight end in the last two years (Chris Cooley caught six in his final year here in 2003). Jimmy Bohm caught one against New Mexico State last season. at Alabama USU's field goal on the opening possession of the second half marked the first points Alabama has allowed in the third quarter in eight games this year... USU gained 121 yards on its first two possessions of the second half after gaining 98 yards in the entire first half. However, the Aggies scored just three points on the first two possessions of the second stanza missing a field goal on its second possession... TB Ryan Bohm became the first running back to lead Utah State in rushing in a game this year... CB Josh Taylor became the 20th different freshman to play for Utah State this season... WR Tony Pennyman extended his streak of catching at least four passes to six straight games... CB Cornelius Lamb made his first start of the season in place of the injured Marquis Charles. While it was his first start this year, it was the 19th start of his career (started all 11 games last year)... OT Malik Cin made his second career start. His other career start was as center at Alabama last season. Entering today's game, Cin had played one play this season. vs. Louisiana Tech USU's 478 yards of total offense was its most since recording 495 vs. Middle Tennessee in the ninth game of USU's four turnovers were a season high (had three turnovers at Idaho and Fresno State)... For the seventh time in eight games a non-running back led the Aggies in rushing... QB Leon Jackson threw for a career high passing yardage total today (previous best was 212 vs. UNLV). He also had career marks in completions (previous was 19 against UNLV) and attempts (29 vs. Boise State)... Jackson's passing yardage total was the most by an Aggie since Jose Fuentes threw for 426 yards in the 2002 season finale against Middle Tennessee... Jackson established a single season rushing record for USU quarterbacks as he surpassed the 273-yard mark by Ron Edwards set in Jackson entered the game with 255 yards and had 53 by halftime... WR Kevin Robinson recorded career highs with nine receptions for 131 yards... Two Aggies made their first career starts today in CB Josh Taylor and OG Ryan Tonnemacher. Both players are freshmen. Other freshmen starters today included LB Jake Hutton, LB Devon Hall, DT Brian Soi, and TB Ryan Bohm... PK Justin Hamblin kicked a career-long 35-yard field goal on the final play of the first half.

10 2005 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL Game Captains (Named each Sunday) Utah - DeQuill., George, Chick, Wiser UNLV - Garrett, Penn, Wash., Wiser Idaho - Jackson, Robinson, Bush, Chick SJSU - Penn, Pennyman, Chick, Fano FSU - Penn, Pennyman, Chick, Hutton BSU - Penn, Bush, Chick Ala. - Penn, Stephens, Bala, Bush LTU - R. Bohm, Jorgensen, Bala, Chick UH - Penn, Bala, Bush, Chick UNR - NMSU - WAC POW Nominees (offense-defense-special teams) (Winners In All Caps) Offense Defense Special Utah R. Bohm Wiser None UNLV Jackson Hutton PENNY. Idaho Jackson Chick Robinson SJSU Robinson Chick ROBINSON FSU None None None BSU Jackson Wiser Robinson Ala. R. Bohm Hutton Hamblin LTU Jackson Chick Hamblin UH UNR NMSU USU Scout Team MVPs (Named each Monday) Offense Defense Utah McCormick Bonner UNLV Sobolewski Walker Idaho Zieman Shepherd SJSU Sawyer Bishop FSU James Buck BSU Gwacham Anderson Ala. Off. Line Devlin LTU Davis Golden UH UNR NMSU Red Zone Utah State Opponent # TD FG # TD FG Utah UNLV Idaho SJSU FSU BSU Ala LTU UH UNR NMSU Totals USU - 18 Poss., 15 Scores (83%) Opp - 41 Poss., 32 Scores (78%) Points Off Turnovers Utah State Opponent # TD FG # TD FG Utah UNLV Idaho SJSU FSU BSU Ala LTU UH UNR NMSU Totals USU - 11 Poss., 4 Scores (36%) Opp Poss., 9 Scores (56%) Score By Quarters Utah State Opponent Utah = =31 UNLV = =24 Idaho = =27 SJSU = =17 FSU = =53 BSU = =45 Ala = =35 LTU = =27 UH UNR NMSU Totals USU =137 Opp =232 Explosives (20-Plus Yard Plays) Utah State Opponent Run Pass TD Run Pass TD Utah UNLV Idaho SJSU FSU BSU Ala LTU UH UNR NMSU Totals Individual Explosives (20-Plus Yard Plays) (Touchdowns Underline) Rushing (7) Jackson - 3 (20, 22, 24) Bohm - 2 (21, 29) Forbes - 1 (51) Robinson - 1 (38) Receiving (21) Robinson - 10 (39, 27, 20, 46, 27, 20, 20, 24, 38, 28) Pennyman - 5 (26, 35, 26, 27, 26) Holloway - 3 (24, 20, 27) Richards - 1 (24) Stephens - 1 (22) Bohm - 1 (34)

11 2005 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 11 Utah State Scoring Drives Opp. Qtr Pl-Yds Time Score Utah :02 Bohm, 3 Run UNLV :12 Jaku. 25 FG UNLV :55 Penny 12 Pa UNLV :14 Rob. 19 Run UNLV :27 Rob. 15 Pass Idaho :53 Rob. 10 Pass Idaho :12 Forbes 51 Ru SJSU :47 Rob. 39 Pass SJSU :55 Rob. 27 Pass SJSU :50 Ham. 33 FG FSU :07 Forbes 1 Run FSU :39 Jack. 1 Run FSU :27 Rob. 27 Pass BSU :12 Penny 35 Pa BSU :41 Rob. 20 Pass BSU :12 Steph. 10 Pa Ala :10 Ham 24 FG LTU :18 Ham 35 FG LTU :56 Bohm 1 Run LTU :10 Bohm 4 Run Non Offensive Scores UNLV Pennyman, 92 Kickoff Return SJSU Robinson, 87 Punt Return Opponent Scoring Drives Opp. Qtr Pl-Yds Time Score Utah :55 2 Run Utah :10 30 Pass Utah :11 2 Run Utah :42 2 Pass Utah :56 29 FG UNLV :57 19 Run UNLV :44 44 FG UNLV :39 34 Pass UNLV :53 13 Pass Idaho :54 1 Run Idaho :07 12 Pass Idaho :20 46 FG Idaho :55 29 FG SJSU :45 6 Run SJSU :54 61 Pass SJSU :20 46 FG FSU :48 26 FG FSU :03 1 Run FSU :08 7 Pass FSU :48 22 FG FSU :55 44 FG FSU :07 12 Pass FSU :17 5 Run FSU :15 1 Run FSU :58 1 Run BSU :56 29 Pass BSU :01 44 FG BSU :39 16 Pass BSU :09 24 Pass BSU :41 15 Pass BSU :24 3 Run BSU :02 14 Run Ala :37 9 Pass Ala :44 1 Pass Ala :33 13 Pass Ala :00 38 Run Ala :01 9 Pass LTU :16 46 FG LTU :11 37 FG LTU :54 4 Run LTU :04 3 Run LTU :43 9 Pass Non Offensive Scores Idaho 71 Interception Return FSU Team Safety (bad punt snap) Average Field Position Utah State Opponent Utah Own 26 Own 37 UNLV Own 38 Own 34 Idaho Own 25 Own 39 SJSU Own 28 Own 37 FSU Own 24 USU 48 BSU Own 25 Own 34 Ala. Own 26 Own 32 LTU Own 19 Own 40 UH UNR NMSU USU Drive Start Position/Result (-20 = inside or at own 20 yard line; 50+=drives started on other side of 50) -20 TD FG 50+ TD FG Utah UNLV Idaho SJSU FSU BSU Ala LTU UH UNR NMSU Totals Opp. Start Position/Result (-20 = inside or at own 20 yard line; 50+=drives started on other side of 50) -20 TD FG 50+ TD FG Utah UNLV Idaho SJSU FSU BSU Ala LTU UH UNR NMSU Totals Drive Charts Drives Scores TD FG Punt TO Downs Half Scoring Pct. Utah State % Opponent %