GENERAL INFORMATION. Population: 49,534 Founded: 1888 Enrollment: 25,767. Navy Blue & White. at Romney Stadium Capacity: 25,513 Year Opened: 1968

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1 FAMOUS UTAH OHIO 1 IDAHO 2011 Utah STATE State Football BOBCATS POTATO BOWL GAME INFORMATION Saturday, Dec. 17 3:30 p.m. MT Television: ESPN Dave Flemming - Play-By-Play Mike Bellotti - Analysis Heather Cox - Sideline National Radio: ESPN Radio Bill Rosinski - Play-By-Play David Norrie - Analysis Joe Schad - Sideline HEADQUARTERS Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 1109 Main St. Suite 310 Boise, Idaho (208) MEDIA CENTER Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Media Center Allen Noble Hall of Fame Dec Media Center Contact: Michelle Smith michellesmith8@boisestate.edu PRACTICE SITES Caven-Williams Indoor Facility (Mon.-Thurs.) Northwest of Bronco Stadium 1201 University Dr., Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium (Fri.) Boise, Idaho INTERVIEW/PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Tuesday, Dec. 13 Post Activity Interviews (Selected players following activities) Wednesday, Dec. 14 Post Activity Interviews Post Practice Interviews (Media allowed last 30 min of practice:10:30-11 a.m.) Thursday, Dec. 15 Post Activity Interviews Pre-Game Press Conference Media Room Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery Ohio - 11:30 a.m. - Noon Utah State - Noon - 12:30 p.m. Post Practice Interviews (Media allowed last 30 min of practice: 3:30-4 p.m.) Friday, Dec. 16 Post Practice Interviews (Media allowed last 30 min of practice: 10:30-11 a.m.) Saturday, Dec. 17 Post-Game Press Conference Media Room Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery TEAM INFORMATION Utah State: Ohio: Blue Jerseys East sideline Light Jerseys West sideline MEDIA RELATIONS Media Contacts: Doug Cole Doug@idahopotatobowl.com (208) Danielle Brazil (208) Danielle@idahopotatobowl.com AGGIES GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Logan, Utah Population: 49,534 Founded: 1888 Enrollment: 25,767 Nickname: Aggies Colors: Navy Blue & White Conference: Western Athletic Stadium: Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium Capacity: 25,513 Year Opened: 1968 Surface: Field Turf President: Dr. Stan Albrecht Alma Mater: BYU 66; Washington State 68, 70 Athletics Director: Scott Barnes Alma Mater: Fresno State, 1986 & 1993 HISTORY First Year of Football: 1892 All-Time Record: Bowl Appearances (including 2011): 7 TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Overall Record: 7-5 Western Athletic Conference Record: 5-2, 2nd Home Record: 4-2 Away Record: 3-3 Neutral Record: 0-0 Postseason: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Basic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: 3-4 COACHING STAFF Head Coach/Def. Coord.: Gary Andersen Alma Mater: Utah, 1986 Record at USU: 15-21,.417 (Three years) Overall Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Offensive Coordinator Dave Baldwin Assoc. HC/Special Teams/DB s Bill Busch Wide Receivers Jovon Bouknight Linebackers Kevin Clune Quarterback Matt Wells Offensive Line T.J. Woods Defensive Line Frank Maile Cornerbacks Kendrick Shaver Running Backs Ilaisa Tuiaki Off. Grad. Asst. Robert Conley Def. Grad Asst. Spencer Toone Def. Admin Asst. Hunter Teafatiller Recruiting & Def. Admin Asst. Zach Nyborg Strength & Conditioning Evan Simon Team Coordinator Steve Mathis Dir. Football Operations Mark Andersen MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact: Secondary Football Contact: Zach Fisher zach.fisher@usu.edu W: (435) C: (435) Kara Fisher kara.irving@usu.edu W: (435) C: (435) GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Athens, Ohio Population: 63,255 Founded: 1804 Enrollment: 28,751 Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Hunter Green & White Conference: Mid-American (East) Stadium: Peden Stadium Capacity: 24,000 Year Opened: 1929 Surface: Field Turf President: Dr. Roderick J. McDavis Alma Mater: Ohio University, 1970 Athletics Director: Jim Schaus Alma Mater: Purdue, 1983 HISTORY First Year of Football: 1894 All-Time Record: Bowl Appearances (including 2011): 6 TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Overall Record: 9-4 Mid-American Conference Record: 6-2, 2nd Home Record: 5-1 Away Record: 4-2 Neutral Record: 0-1 Postseason: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Basic Offense: Multiple Basic Defense: 4-3 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Frank Solich Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1966 Record at OU: 40-36,.526 (Seven years) Overall Record: 98-55,.641 (13th year) Assistant Coaches: Co-Offensive Coord./RB s Tim Albin Co-Offensive Coord./QB s Gerry Gdowski Defensive Coord./Safeties Jimmy Burrow Special Teams/Def. Line Pete Germano Defensive Backs Fred Reed Linebackers Ron Collins Offensive Line Keven Lightner Wide Receivers Dwayne Dixon Recruiting Coord./TE s Brain Haines Dir. Football Operations Jason Grooms MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact: U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e Tom Symonds symondst@ohio.edu W: (740) C: (330) TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/Media Information 1-2 Notes 3-17, Bowl History Depth Chart/Rosters Statistics Boxscores Depth Chart Player Bios 68-78

2 MEDIA WORK ROOM: PRESS CONFERENCES MEDIA INFORMATION 2 An official media work room, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Media Center will be set up in 8:00am-11:00am FOR 2011 FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL Please call the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Public Relations Department at (208) with specific questions. MEDIA HEADQUARTERS: Hotel 43 will serve as the official Media Hotel. Hotel shuttles will run on request (as available) from the hotel to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Media Center at Bronco Stadium. Most locations feature full-service restaurants and room service. Rooms are available to members of the media at a special rate of $ (plus tax) per room night, single or double occupancy. Hotel West Grove St. Boise, ID Fax Hotel contact: Kaylina Allen MEDIA WORK ROOM/CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION: Tuesday, December 13 Noon - 4 p.m. General Work Room Open; Credential Pick-Up (Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery) Wednesday, December 14 8 a.m. 2 p.m. General Work Room Open; Credential Pick-Up (Allen Noble Hall of Fame Early Years Section) 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. General Work Room Open; Credential Pick-Up (Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery) Thursday, December 15 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. General Work Room Open; Credential Pick-Up (Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery) 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Participating Teams Press Conferences (Head coach and one-three players of coach/ SID choice) Friday, December 16 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. General Work Room Open; Credential Pick-Up (Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery) Saturday, December 17 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Credential Pick-Up; Photographers on Ground Level Work Area; Post-game interviews (Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery) Media Work Room on Sixth Floor of Stueckle Sky Center available for set-up at 8 a.m. the Allen Noble Hall of Fame. The room will be available beginning December 13th through December 17th. Telephones will be available for use by the media; calling card or collect calls only. Michelle Smith (208) michellesmith8@boisestate.edu INTERNET SERVICE/TELEPHONES: There are currently two telephone lines in the Bronco Stadium Press Box which are to be used by anyone needing them. If you need a dedicated line, one can be installed for you at your cost. If you need to have a line installed, contact Bob Carney PARKING: A limited number of stadium parking passes will be available to media covering the Bowl, and will be awarded in the same priority as media credentials. Passes will be limited to one pass per media outlet. TV STATION POLICY: Television stations will be allowed to film from the sidelines during the game. However, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl contract with ESPN prohibits the use of game highlights on local newscasts prior to the completion of the game. Satellite coordinates will also be provided prior to the game for any television outlets wishing to capture highlights from their respective stations. Credentials will not be issued to TV assistants or Grips. Television stand-up reporters will not be permitted on the sideline during the game. All reporters will be seated in the press box or auxiliary seating area. With five minutes remaining in the game, media will be escorted to the field for postgame coverage. Beginning a half hour prior to kick off until ESPN is off the air, there will be ABSOLUTELY NO LIVE TELECASTS or transmissions from inside Bronco Stadium. Live shots can be originated at any time from outside Bronco Stadium. Microwave transmissions are not permitted within Bronco Stadium. All satellite dished and/ or ENG trucks must be positioned outside Bronco Stadium in the designated area located west of the stadium. Photo Credentials Credentials for sideline photographers will be issued on the same basis of priority as working press: Credentials are nontransferable. The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl reserves the right to revoke any credential used by an individual not fully accredited, or in a working capacity. Photo credentials allow photographers access to the Bronco Stadium sidelines. Photo credentials must be worn in plain sight at all times. Anyone wearing a photo credential and not shooting game action will be required to surrender their credential and leave the facility immediately. Photographers are permitted on either sideline or end line. Persons with sideline Access are not permitted within the team bench area (inside the 25-yard lines) at any time. No exceptions. MAC Practice and Meeting Availability Practice facilities available at the Caven Williams Indoor Facility and area high schools. To reserve a high school facility, at the cost of the university, please contact the bowl office. Press Conference, MAC 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Press Conference, WAC 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. WAC Practice and Meeting Availability 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Practice facilities available at the Caven Williams Indoor Facility and area high schools. To reserve a high school facility, at the cost of the university, please contact the bowl office. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Coaches and/or selected players will be available to the media following the conclusion of the game and on-field awards ceremony. The official postgame press conference will also be held in the Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery beginning 10 minutes after the conclusion of the on-field presentations. FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL STAFF Kevin McDonald Executive Director Danielle Brazil Director of Operations and Marketing Tamra Frisch Office Manager and Special Events Coordinator Ron Dibelius Director of Sales Doug Cole Director of Corporate and Community Relations w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

3 3 December 12, 2011 Athletic Media Relations Doug Hoffman, Director (435) Zach Fisher, Associate Director (435) Kara Fisher, Assistant Director (435) Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, UT Fax: (435) Game #13 vs. OHIO 2011 FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL Saturday, Dec. 17-3:30 p.m. (MT) ESPN Bronco Stadium (33,500) - Boise, Idaho Series: Overall - USU leads 1-0 Streak - USU won one Neutral - First meeting Streak - none ABOUT THE COACHES USU: Gary Andersen (Utah, 1986) Overall/Years / 3rd OHIO: Frank Solich (Nebraska, 1966) At Ohio/Years / Overall/Years 49-40/7th / /13th FOLLOWING THE GAME Radio: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK KVNU 610 AM / KVNU 95.9 FM (Logan) KZNS 97.5 FM (SLC) / KZNU 1450 AM (St George) / KVEL 920 AM (Vernal) / KRPX 95.3 FM (Price) / KCPX AM (Moab) / FM (Montpelier, ID) Al Lewis - Play-by-Play Craig Hislop - Analysis ESPN RADIO NETWORK Bill Rosinski - Play-By-Play David Norrie - Analysis Joe Schad - Sideline TV: ESPN Comcast Ch HD/Direct TV Ch 206/ Dish Network Ch 140 Dave Flemming - Play-By-Play Mike Bellotti - Analysis Heather Cox - Sideline Internet: "Watch Live" link at Live GameTracker at Stats: Tickets: U-STATE-1 or (435) or USU FB SID: Zach Fisher (435) zach.fisher@usu.edu OHIO SID: Tom Symonds (740) tydunkel@nmsu.edu 2011 OHIO (9-4, 6-2 MAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 3 at New Mexico State W, Sept. 10 GARDNER-WEBB W, 30-3 Sept. 17 MARSHALL W, 44-7 Sept. 24 at Rutgers L, Oct. 1 KENT STATE* W, Oct. 8 at Buffalo* L, Oct. 15 BALL STATE* L, Oct. 22 at Akron* W, Nov. 2 TEMPLE* W, Nov. 10 at Central Michigan* W, Nov. 16 at Bowling Green* W, Nov. 22 MIAMI* W, Dec. 2 vs. Northern Illinois# L, Dec. 17 vs. UTAH STATE^ 3:30 p.m. All times Mtn / *=MAC game / #=MAC Championship game / ^ = Famous Idaho Potato Bowl-Boise, Idaho OHIO vs. UTAH STATE 2011 FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL Saturday, Dec. 17-3:30 p.m. (MT) ESPN Bronco Stadium (33,500) Boise, Idaho Utah State Makes First Bowl Appearance Since 1997 In Facing Ohio In Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Aggies Facing Bobcats For Only Second-Time Ever QUICKLY -- In its first bowl appearance since 1997, Utah State (7-5, 5-2 WAC) will face Ohio (9-4, 6-2 MAC) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Boise, Idaho... Kickoff from Boise State's Bronco Stadium (33,500) is slated for 3:30 p.m. (MT) and will be nationally televised on ESPN (Comcast Ch. 35 or 668 HD/DirectTv Ch. 206/Dish Network Ch. 140) with Dave Flemming handling play-by-play duties with analysis from former Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti, and Heather Cox as the sideline reporter... The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will also be streamed on ESPN3.com. BOWL HISTORY -- Utah State is making its seventh bowl appearance overall, but just its third since 1993 and first since 1997, last appearing vs. Cincinnati in the same venue, the formerly-named Humanitarian Bowl... USU is 1-5 in its previous six bowls. Date Bowl Site Opponent Result Coach Jan. 1, 1947 Raisin Fresno, Calif. San Jose St. L 0-20 E. Lowell Romney Dec. 13, 1947 Grape Lodi, Calif. Pacific L E. Lowell Romney Dec. 31, 1960 Sun El Paso, Texas New Mexico St. L John Ralston Dec. 9, 1961 Gotham New York City Baylor L 9-24 John Ralston Dec. 17, 1993 Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. Ball State W Charlie Weatherbie Dec. 29, 1997 Humanitarian Boise, Idaho Cincinnati L John L. Smith Dec. 17, 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho Ohio --- Gary Andersen ITS LIKE 1993 ALL OVER AGAIN -- Utah State's 2011 and 1993 seasons are eerily similar 's squad opened with 1-5 record before winning the last five games of its regular-season, advancing to the Las Vegas Bowl where it defeated Ball State, The 2011 Aggies began the year with a 2-5 mark before winning their last five games of the regular season, advancing to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho. OR IS IT LIKE 1997? -- Utah State's 2011 season also has a strong resemblance to 1997, when USU advanced to the first-ever Humanitarian Bowl (now known as the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) in Boise, Idaho and faced a team with a feline mascot from the state of Ohio in the Cincinnati Bearcats... The 2011 Aggies advanced to the first-ever titled Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho, playing a team from the state of Ohio in the Ohio Bobcats UTAH STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS (7-5, 5-2 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Notes Sept. 3 at #23/19 Auburn {ESPN2} L, USU has AU on ropes, Tigers rally late Sept. 10 WEBER STATE W, Aggies reel off 44 straight pts., 635 yds tot. off. Sept. 24 COLORADO STATE L, (2OT) Four TO's lead to Heartbreaking H'Coming L Sept. 30 at BYU {ESPN} L, BYU scores GW TD with 11 seconds left Oct. 8 WYOMING W, USU scores 42 1st H points, 42 unanswered Oct. 15 at Fresno State* L, USU relinquishes early 14-0 lead, FS scores 17 2H pts Oct. 22 LOUISIANA TECH* L, Aggies amass season-low O yards, points Nov. 5 at Hawai i* W, Kennedy rallies USU from st H deficit Nov. 12 SAN JOSE STATE* W, USU rallies from double-digits for W 2nd game in a row Nov. 19 at Idaho* W, (2OT) Another barnburner, first 3W streak since '01 Nov. 26 NEVADA* W, USU becomes bowl eligible for first time since '97 Dec. 3 at New Mexico State* W, Another last min rally gives USU first 7W since '93 Dec. 17 vs. Ohio ^ 3:30 p.m. USU's first bowl appearance since 1997 All times Mountain / * = WAC game / ^ = Famous Idaho Potato Bowl-Boise, Idaho U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

4 4 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS Location: Logan, Utah Founded: 1888 Enrollment: 25,767 President: Stan Albrecht (Brigham Young, 1966) Director of Athletics: Scott Barnes (Fresno State, 1986) Conference: Western Athletic Conference (Fifth Year) Nickname: Aggies Colors: Navy Blue and White Stadium: Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium (25,513) Playing Surface: Artificial (Sprinturf, installed 2004) Head Coach: Gary Andersen (Utah, 1986) Record at USU: (3rd season) Overall Division I Record: (3rd season) Assistant Coaches: Off. Coordinator/TE s:... Dave Baldwin Assoc.Head Coach/Special Teams Coord/ Safeties:... Bill Busch Wide Receivers:... Jovon Bouknight Linebackers:... Kevin Clune Quarterback:... Matt Wells Offensive Line:... T.J. Woods Defensive Line:... Frank Maile Cornerbacks:... Kendrick Shaver Running Backs:... Ilaisa Tuiaki Offensive Grad. Asst.:... Robert Conley Defensive Grad. Asst.:... Spencer Toone Defensive Admin. Asst.:... Hunter Teafatiller Recruiting & Defensive Admin. Asst.:...Zach Nyborg Strength & Conditioning:... Evan Simon Team Coordinator:... Steve Mathis Dir. of Football Operations:... Mark Andersen Video Coordinator... Bill Garren Equipment Coordinator... Mike Bair USU Athletic Media Relations Director: Doug Hoffman W: (435) C: (435) doug.hoffman@usu.edu Assoc. / Zach Fisher FB W: (435) Contact C: (435) zach.fisher@usu.edu Assist. Fax: (435) Kara Fisher W: (435) C: (435) kara.irving@usu.edu USU On The Web Twitter: USUAthletics / USUFootball Facebook: Utah State University Athletics Utah State Football Blog: usufootball.wordpress.com SMURF TURF-TASTIC -- Saturday is USU's eighth time overall playing on the famous blue turf, aka "Smurf Turf," of Bronco Stadium, playing Boise State six times and in the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl once there... It is Ohio's first time playing on the blue turf. SATURDAY'S STORYLINES -- Things to watch for in Saturday's battle between the Bobcats and Aggies: * USU and Ohio are meeting for only the second time ever, with the first meeting coming in 1995, with the Aggies winning, 5-0, at Athens, Ohio, in a downpour. * The Aggies are making their seventh bowl appearance overall, but first since 1997, last appearing vs. Cincinnati in the same venue, the formerly-named Humanitarian Bowl... USU is 1-5 in its previous six bowls... Ohio is making its third-straight bowl appearance and will make its fourth bowl appearance in the last six seasons... The Bobcats will make their sixth bowl appearance all-time, but are seeking their first bowl win. * Utah State's current five-game win streak overall is the most wins in a row since 1993, as 2011 is looking more and more identical to that bowl-winning season, as the 1993 squad won its last five games of the regular-season, and capped its six-game win streak with the Las Vegas Bowl victory. * USU is 1-1 overall on Dec. 17, but is 1-0 in bowl games on Dec. 17, as the Aggies' lone bowl win was on Dec. 17, 1993 with a win over Ball State in the Las Vegas Bowl. * The Aggies are playing a game in December for just the 19th time in school history, bringing a 6-12 mark... Five of USU's previous six bowl appearances have been in December. * Saturday is USU's eighth time overall playing on the famous blue turf, aka "Smurf Turf," of Bronco Stadium, playing Boise State six times and in the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl there... It is Ohio's first time playing on the blue turf. * Utah State is seeking its first eight-win season since 1974, and just its 10th season with eight or more wins in the 119 years of USU football. * USU has been in nine games that have been decided by one score or less, tied for the most one-score games in the nation with Kansas State... The Aggies scored the game-winning TD in the last minute in four of their last five wins. * Aggie junior RB Robert Turbin needs: -- One rushing TD to break USU Career Rushing TD record that he currently is tied for with Abu Wilson (1992, 94-96) with 40 rushing TD's yards for the USU Single-Season Rushing Yardage record, as he enters Saturday with 1,416, currently No. 5 on the list, whlie Demario Brown holds the record with 1,536 yards in * USU's offense has a school-record 5,504 yards of total offense, with a school-record 3,330 rushing with 35 rushing TD's, needing four TD's on the ground to tie the 1961 school-record mark of 39 rushing TD's... The 2011 offense also has the school records for total TDs scored (57) and total points (414), topping the '61 squad's record in both with 55 TDs and 387 points * Entering Saturday with 439 career tackles, USU senior LB Bobby Wagner needs: -- Four tackles to tie and five stops to pass Robert Rodriguez ( ) from UTEP for the WAC Career Tackles record. -- Seven tackles to tie and eight stops to break the USU Career Tackles record, currently held by Del Lyles ( ) with 446 stops. FOLLOWING THE GAME AND THE AGGIES ON TV -- Saturday's Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will be nationally televised on ESPN (Comcast Ch. 35 or 668 HD/DirectTv Ch. 206/Dish Network Ch. 140) with Dave Flemming handling play-by-play duties with analysis from former Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti, and Heather Cox as the sideline reporter. ON THE AIR -- All Utah State football games are carried live on the Aggie Sports Network: KVNU 610 AM, KVNU FM (Cache Valley) and KLZX 95.9 FM in Logan; KZNS (97.5 FM only) in Salt Lake City; on KLZX FM in Montpelier, Idaho... All Aggie football games are also on the Internet at by clicking on "Listen Live"... Legendary radio voice Al "Poi Boi" Lewis will handle the play-by-play duties, while former Aggie SID Craig "I Eat Hawaiian Style" Hislop will be providing analysis (for the listeners, not Al). ON THE INTERNET -- The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will be streamed on ESPN3.com. GAMETRACKER -- Fans can follow Famous Idaho Potato Bowl through the USU web site at via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play-by-play and statistics throughout the game. COACH'S SHOW ON THE ROAD -- The Gary Andersen radio show airs on Thursday nights on 610 AM KVNU and on the Internet at 610kvnu.com... The show gives USU fans an opportunity to ask questions and interact with Coach Andersen, other USU coaches and players. Upcoming Coaches Shows: Dec. 15 from Boise, Idaho - time TBA w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

5 5 Media Information Weekly Press Conference Mondays - 11:30 a.m. at Laub Complex Contact Zach Fisher for schedule. WAC Teleconference Call Mondays - 10:30-11:42 a.m. (MT) Gary Andersen - 10:39 (MT) * new time as of 11/4/11 (877) Archived at wacsports.com Interviews All USU player and coach interview requests should be made through Zach Fisher at least one day in advance. Player interviews will be completed by Wednesday when game-day is Saturday, Monday for a Thursday game and Tuesday for a Friday game. Contact Zach Fisher for Coach Andersen interviews. USU On The Air Game Broadcasts Play-by-Play - Al Lewis Analyst - Craig Hislop AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK KVNU 610 AM / KVNU 95.9 FM (Logan) KZNS 97.5 FM (SLC) / KZNU 1450 AM (St George) / KVEL 920 AM (Vernal) / KRPX 95.3 FM (Price) / KCPX AM (Moab) / FM (Montpelier, ID) Coach Andersen Radio Show Thursdays, 6 p.m. (610 AM KVNU) ** NOTE: Subject to change ** The official Web site of Utah State Athletics is home to all the football knowledge you need. Up to date schedules, results, rosters, bios, stats, general releases and game notes can be found here. Weekly Press Release USU's weekly press release will be posted on USU's website each Monday. WAC Media Relations Staff Dave "Lord Of Excel" Chaffin (football) (303) (ext. 212) dchaffin@wac.org Jason "Sweatervests are the Coolest" Erickson, Assistant (ext. 206) Hope "New Mommy" Shuler, Assistant (ext. 213) Updated standings, results, schedules, stats and notes are on the site each week during the season. collegepressbox.com is the official media website for WAC football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for the conference and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an to password@collegepressbox.com. UTAH STATE NOTE-ABLES Only three of USU's 12 regular-season games were played on natural grass this year: at Auburn, at BYU and at New Mexico State. Seven of USU's 12 regular-season games were at night. Senior LB Bobby Wagner is a candidate for the: Butkus Award - nation's top linebacker Rotary Lombardi Award - nation's top college lineman Bronko Nagurski Award - nation's best defensive player Lowe's Senior CLASS Award - athletes who excel both on and off the field Junior RB Robert Turbin is a candidate for the: Doak Walker Award - honoring the nation's top college running back Junior RB/KR Kerwynn Williams is a candidate for the: Paul Hornung Award - most versatile player Sophomore OC Tyler Larsen is a candidate for the: Dave Rimington Trophy - nation's most outstanding center in college football Senior WR Eric Moats is a candidate for the: Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team - Recognizing the selfless contributions to volunteerism and community service made by college football student-athletes across the nation. Wuerffel Trophy Presented by the All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach, Florida to the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Idaho Sports Medicine Institute Humanitarian Award Recognizing student-athlete from bowl team for community service. ABOUT USU -- Utah State is making its first bowl appearance since 1997, and have won seven games overall for the first time since 1993, as the Aggies won their fifth in a row with another nail-biter in a victory at New Mexico State on Saturday... It is the first seven-win regular season for Utah State since 1979, and just the 21st time in 113 seasons of football of having at least seven wins... It was also USU's fifth Western Athletic Conference win of the season, the Aggies' most victories in their seven years in the league... It is Utah State's best conference mark since a 4-1 Big West record in 2000 and first five conference win season for USU since Saturday was Utah State's fifth win in a row overall, including third-straight road win, the first three-game win streak away from home, winning the last two road games of the regular-season and the Las Vegas Bowl... It is the Aggies' first three-game true road game win streak since The five-game win streak overall is the most wins in a row since 1993, as 2011 is looking more and more identical to that bowl-winning season, as the 1993 squad won its last five games of the regular-season, and capped its six-game win streak with the Las Vegas Bowl victory. On the season, the Aggies average ypg total offense, with ypg rushing and ypg passing... Overall, USU has a school-record 5,504 yards, with a schoolrecord 3,330 rushing with 35 TD's, while passing for 2,174 yards with 22 TD's and six INT's... The Aggie defense allows just ypg, including rushing and ypg passing... USU averages 34.5 ppg while giving up 28.2 ppg. Junior QB Adam Kennedy is now 65-of-92 (.707) for 909 yards on the season with 10 TD's and four INT's... Freshman QB Chuckie Keeton is 106-of-174 (.609) for 1,200 yards with 11 TD's and two INT's... Junior RB Robert Turbin has gained his 1,416 yards off 229 carries (6.2 ypc/118.0 ypg) with 19 rushing TD's... Junior WR Matt Austin leads the team with 34 receptions for 465 yards (38.8 ypg/13.7 ypc) with six TD's... Senior LB Bobby Wagner anchors the USU defense with 140 total tackles (11.7 pg) with 10.5 TFL's and four sacks... Fellow senior LB Kyle Gallager adds 91 stops (7.6 pg)... Wagner leads USU with 10.5 TFL's, while senior DE/LB Levi Koskan and junior LB/DE Bojay Filimoeatu add 10.0 TFL's apiece... Koskan also has a team-best 5.5 sacks... Junior RB/ KR Kerwynn Williams has a 22.7 kick return average and a 14.0 punt return average, part of his ypg all-purpose... Junior P Tyler Bennett has a 44.7 ypp average with 15 of 50+ and a long of 67 yards, as well as 18 punts inside the Sophomore PK Josh Thompson is 6-of-9 on FG's with a long of 43, and has booted a single-season school-record 54 PAT's (54-of-55). U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

6 WAC Standings Team Conf. Overall Louisiana Tech UTAH STATE Nevada Hawai'i San Jose State Fresno State New Mexico State Idaho LAST/THIS/NEXT WEEK IN THE WAC Saturday, December 3 *at Nevada 56, Idaho 3 Brigham Young 41, at Hawai i 20 *UTAH STATE 24, at New Mexico State 21 at San Diego State 35, Fresno State 28 END OF REGULAR SEASON Saturday, December 17 Ohio vs. UTAH STATE, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL BOISE, IDAHO Wednesday, December 21 Louisiana Tech vs. #16/15 TCU, 5 p.m. (ESPN) San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl - San Diego, Calif. Saturday, December 24 Nevada vs. #22/21 Southern Miss, 3 p.m. (ESPN) Sheraton Hawai i Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii * = WAC game / all times local 2011 Preseason WAC Poll Teams Coaches Media Hawai`i 1 1 Fresno State 2 2 Nevada 3 3 Louisiana Tech 4 4 UTAH STATE 5 5 Idaho 6 6 San Jose State 7 7 New Mexico State WAC Standings Team Conf. Overall Nevada Boise State Hawai'i Fresno State Louisiana Tech Idaho UTAH STATE New Mexico State San Jose State USU WAC PLAYER OF WEEK WINNERS OFFENSE Oct Chuckie Keeton - FR - QB 16-21, 228 passing, 5 TD's Nov Robert Turbin - JR - RB 208 rushing yards, 3 TDs DEFENSE Nov Bobby Wagner - SR - LB 15 tackles, 1 FR Dec. 5 - Kyle Gallagher - SR - LB INT, 5 tackles SPECIAL TEAMS Nov. 7 - Stanley Morrison - SR - WR Converted two fake punts LAST TIME OUT -- Junior QB Adam Kennedy hit fellow junior, WR Matt Austin with an 8-yard TD toss with 35 seconds left for another dramatic last-minute comeback with with a victory at New Mexico State... After a squib kick on the kickoff, sophomore CB Nevin Lawson intercepted NMSU QB Matt Christian's pass to seal the visiting Aggies' win... Lawson's interception was significant for two-fold, as it was not only the first interception by a defensive back this season, but it was Lawson's second game-sealing oskie of his career, as he had a pick in the endzone in the waning seconds to seal Utah State's win at San Jose State last year. The win over NMSU Saturday was also Utah State's ninth game this season decided by one score... The nine games is tied for the most in the country for one-score games, joined by with Kansas State... Overall, 10 of USU's 12 games have been decided by 10 points or less. It was Utah State's fourth win this season with less than a minute or no time on the clock, joining the Aggies' wins at Hawai'i, at Idaho and home vs. San Jose State... The game-winning TD with 35 seconds left ranks No. 10 in USU's last-minutes gamewinning scores since 1991 list... It was also Utah State's second last-minute win over New Mexico State in that span, as USU beat NMSU, in OT in Utah State's offensive line plowed the way for the visiting Aggies' rushing attack to amass 392 rushing yards Saturday, as USU rushed for its season-high against a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent this season, and second-highest of the season behind 440 yards vs. Weber State, and Saturday was USU's 11th-best rushing output in the program's history... The 392 rushing yards gives USU 3,330 rushing yards on the season, a new school record, bettering the previous mark of 3,120 set in USU ended the day with 515 yards of total offense, as Kennedy was 12-of-16 passing for 123 yards with a season-high three TD's, his fourth multi-td passing outing in the just over four-and-a-half games that he has been the main signal-caller for USU. Senior RB Michael Smith had a career-best outing with 121 yards on 18 carries, while junior RB Robert Turbin had 98 yards on 25 rushes and Kennedy added a career-high 95 yards on 15 carries... Junior RB Kerwynn Williams also had 68 yards rushing. ABOUT OHIO -- The Bobcats are 9-4 overall after going 6-2 in Mid-American Conference action, winning the MAC East Division title and advancing to the MAC Championship game, where they lost to Northern Illinois, 23-20, on Saturday in Detroit... Ohio led 20-0 at halftime, but NIU rallied back and kicked a 33-yard field goal on the last play to cap a furious rally... Ohio sophomore QB Tyler Tettleton, the son of former major league catcher Mickey Tettleton, went 18-of-31 for 218 yards with no TDs and three interceptions... He also ran for a touchdown, but his final interception, with 8:49 to play, set the stage for the Northern Illinois comeback... The Bobcats opened their best start to a season since 1976 with a 3-0 start, and closed the regular-season with a five-game win streak that was snapped with the loss to NIU... Ohio's MAC East Division title was its third in the last six years... The Bobcats earned a league-best 11 spots on the All-MAC team. Ohio averages ypg of total offense, with ypg passing and ypg rushing, with 28 TDs passing and 17 rushing scores, averaging 31.0 ppg... The Bobcats' defense yields ypg with ypg passing and ypg rushing, allowing 23 passing TDs and 11 rushing TDs, giving up 22.1 ppg. Tettleton set 12 single-season records, accounted for 35 touchdowns (26 passing; 9 rushing) and 3,709 total yards of offense (285.3 ypg)... Tettleton adds 627 yards rushing on 150 carries (4.2 ypc/48.2 ypg) with a team-leading nine rushing TDs... Senior WR LaVon Brazill caught a team-best 10 receiving TDs and became the first WR in school history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards... Senior RB Donte' Harden leads the Bobcats' ground attack with 939 rushing yards on 172 carries (5.5 ypc/85.4 ypg) with two TD's... Defensively, senior LB Noah Keller anchored a defensive unit that ranked second in the league in points allowed (22.1 points per game)... Keller finished the year with team-best 105 tackles (8.1 pg)... Junior DE Tremayne Scott leads Ohio with eight TFL's and 3.5 sacks, while junior CB Travis Carrie has a team-leading four INT's and 12 pass break-ups... Harden has a 26.3 kick return average while Brazill has a team-leading 24 punt returns, but just a 5.9 ypr while Carrie is tops on the team with a 14.2 ypr average and has a 65-yard return for a TD... Senior P Paul Hershey has a 39.5 ypp average with a long of 80, one of eight over 50 yards, and has 22 inside the Junior PK Matt Weller is 24-of-33 FG's and 45-of-46 on PAT's. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

7 7 WAC BITS AND PIECES Utah State beat New Mexico State, 24-21, to post its seventh regular season win of the season, its most since Adam Kennedy hit Matt Austin with an eight-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds left to take the lead and Nevin Lawson intercepted a pass on New Mexico State s next play to seal the win for Utah State. Michael Smith rushed for a game-high 121 yards for Utah State. Kennedy threw three touchdown passes, two to Austin and one to Robert Turbin. Utah State s five-game winning streak is their longest since winning six in a row (including a bowl game) in Tyler Lantrip threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns in Nevada s 56-3 win over Idaho. Aaron Bradley caught seven passes for 136 yards and three touchdowns while Rishard Matthews had 12 receptions for 114 yards and another score. It was Matthews seventh 100-yard receiving game of the year. Lampford Mark recorded his fifthstraight 100-yard rushing game with 104 yards and a touchdown. After jumping out to a 21-0 lead, Fresno State lost at San Diego State, The Bulldogs started quickly when Isaiah Green scored on a 59-yard return of a blocked field goal and Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes in the first half including an 88-yarder to Jalen Saunders. San Diego State s Ronnie Hillman rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns. Hawai i s chance for a bowl game came to an end after losing to BYU, The Warriors led at halftime, but BYU came out after the intermission and scored four touchdowns in the third quarter. AGGIES REMAIN HIGHLY RANKED AMONG LEADERS IN FBS AND WAC FOOTBALL STATISTICS -- Even with 392 rushing yards Saturday, Utah State football remains ranked sixth in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) statistics for the ninth week in a row, as well as leading the Western Athletic Conference (WAC)... Now with a rushing yards per game, USU is sixth in FBS and leading the WAC, one of four categories that the Aggies are tops in the league in... Utah State continues to tote the top total defense in the WAC statistically, as the Aggies rank 50th in the FBS, yielding ypg... In scoring offense, Utah State leads the conference and is 21st in the country at 34.5 ppg. USU also leads the league and ranks 16th in the nation in passing efficiency at In total offense, USU is second in the WAC and 20th in FBS at ypg, while also ranking second in the conference and tied for 36th in the country in sacks allowed (1.4 pg)... The Aggies' defense is also second in the league and 32nd in the country in rushing defense (128.0 ypg)... USU's defense is also second in the conference and 57th in the nation in tackles for loss (5.8 pg), while ranking third in the league and 56th in the country in sacks (1.9 pg)... Utah State is also third in the conference and 42nd in the nation in pass efficiency defense (123.06)... On special teams, the Aggies are second in the league and 28th in the nation in kickoff returns at 23.5 ypr, while ranking fourth in the conference and 29th in the country in net punting (38.2 ypp)... Individually, junior RB Robert Turbin is second in the WAC and 10th in the FBS in rushing (118. ypg) while leading the league and ranking tied for fifth in the FBS in scoring (11.5 ppg)... Turbin is also sixth in the league and 42nd in the nation in allpurpose yards (131.7 ypg)... Junior RB/KR Kerwynn Williams is fifth in the conference and 73rd in the country in kick returns (22.7 ypr), part of his all-purpose yards per game, ranking eighth in the league and 58th in the nation... Defensively, senior LB Bobby Wagner is still tops in the WAC and ranks eighth in FBS in tackles at 11.7 per game... Fellow senior LB Kyle Gallagher is 12th in the conference in tackles (7.6 pg)... Senior DE/LB Levi Koskan is tied for sixth in the league and tied for 70th in the nation in sacks with.5 pg, while also ranking ninth in the WAC in tackles for loss (0.9 pg)... Junior P Tyler Bennett is third in the WAC and 11th in the FBS in punting at 44.7 ypp... Sophomore PK Josh Thompson is sixth in the league in field goals (.5 pg), while also ranking tied for eighth in the conference in scoring (6.0 ppg)... Thompson has also connected on a league-leading 54 extra points this season. ALL-WAC HONOREES -- Utah State junior RB Robert Turbin was named the Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and was one of six Aggies on the all-wac first and second-teams. Turbin was joined on the first-team by senior LB Bobby Wagner, senior OG Philip Gapelu and sophomore OC Tyler Larsen... Senior DE Levi Koskan and senior TE Tarren Lloyd were second-team selections. Both the three first-team all-wac selections and the six overall honorees is the most all-wac selections for USU in its seven years in the league and is Utah State's most overall all-conference players recognized since 2003 when the Aggies had nine in the Big West. Turbin is USU's first WAC Offensive Player of the Year award recipient and just the Aggies' second WAC individual honor, joining Paul Igboeli's WAC Freshman of the Year honor in Overall, Turbin is just the second USU player to earn a conference Offensive Player of the Year honor, joining Kendal Smith who was the 1998 Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year. FIRST-TEAM Robert Turbin, JR, RB Philip Gapelu, SR, OL Tyler Larsen, SO, OL Bobby Wagner, SR, LB SECOND-TEAM Levi Koskan, SR, DE Tarren Lloyd, SR, TE WAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Robert Turbin, JR, RB U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

8 WAC/NCAA Stat Rankings (as of 12/3/11) Team Avg. WAC NCAA Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Efficiency Total Offense Scoring Offense Sacks Allowed T-36 Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Def Total Defense Scoring Defense Sacks Tackles For Loss Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns TO Margin Aggies Individuals in WAC/ NCAA Stat Rankings (as of 12/3/11) Individual Avg. WAC NCAA CHUCKIE KEETON - QB Passing Effic Rushing Total Offense ROBERT TURBIN - RB Rushing Total Offense Scoring T-5 All-Purpose KERWYNN WILLIAMS - RB KO Returns All-Purpose Rushing Total Offense MICHAEL SMITH- RB Rushing All-Purpose Total Offense Scoring 4.50 T-15 - MATT AUSTIN - WR Receiving Yds pg Receptions pg STANLEY MORRISON - WR Receiving Yds pg BOBBY WAGNER - LB Tackles Tackels For Loss.88 T-10 - Sacks.33 T-12 - Kyle Gallager - LB Tackles McKade Brady - S Tackles LEVI KOSKAN - DE Sacks.50 T-6 T-70 Tackles For Loss MAURICE ALEXANDER - LB Sacks Tackles For Loss.55 T-23 - BOJAY FILIMOEATU DE Tackles For Loss TYLER BENNETT - P Punting JOSH THOMPSON - PK Field Goals Scoring 6.00 T-8 - DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK, WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE -- USU has made LL Cool J proud in four of the last five games, as the Aggies rallied from a double-digit deficit for the sixth time in the last two years with comeback wins over Hawai i, San Jose State, Nevada and New Mexico State... In the win over San Jose State, the Aggies overcame a double-digit deficit, which was not only USU's second game in a row in rallying from down double digits and scoring the game-winning TD in the final minute, but it was also the second year in a row that the Aggies rallied from down double digits and scored in the final minute against San Jose State, as last year at San Jose, Derrvin Speight scored a 15-yard TD run with 34 seconds left to give USU a win over SJSU, rallying from down On Nov. 12 of this season at Hawai'i, USU rallied from down 28-7 late in the first half to win, 35-31, and against Nevada on Nov. 26, the Aggies came back from down 10-0 in the second quarter... Last year, at San Jose State, the Aggies rallied from down 10-0 at San Jose State and winning, 38-34, a week after being down 14-0 to New Mexico State before rallying to win, The 28-7 comeback at Hawai i was the largest against an FBS team since at least 1990 and the second-largest since then, behind the 27-0 rally against Idaho State in 2001, rallying to win, Ironically, eight of USU's nine comebacks have been in November, including two on Nov. 2, while New Mexico State and San Jose State have each been the victim twice. Deficit Winning Score Opponent Date vs. Idaho State Oct. 20, AT HAWAI I NOV. 5, vs. New Mexico State Nov. 6, vs. North Texas Nov. 2, VS. SAN JOSE STATE NOV. 12, vs. New Mexico State Nov. 20, vs. Fresno State Nov. 2, at San Jose State Nov. 13, VS. NEVADA NOV. 26, 2011 LAST MINUTE GAME-WINNING SCORES -- USU's last-minute game-winner against New Mexico State was the Aggies' fourth game-winning score with less then a minute or no time on the clock in their last five games and three of the four have been on the road, as was the case with the win at NMSU... The Idaho win was USU's second double-ot win since 1991, and the fourth overall in that time with :00 on the clock... This season USU has tied for the top spot on the last minute game-winners list (:00 at Idaho), as well as the No. 6 spot (:14 at Hawai i), No. 10 spot (:35 at NMSU) and No. 11 (:47 vs. SJSU)... Just like its double-digit comebacks, a majority of USU's last minute game-winning scores have come in November, with 10 of the 14 in the final minute happening in November. Time Result Date Play :00 USU 19, Troy 16 Nov. 16, FG to force OT / 34 FG to win :00 USU 45, New Mexico 44 OT Oct. 19, TD pass to force OT/8 run to win :00 USU 29, NMSU 26 2OT Oct. 31, run in 2nd OT :00 USU 49, at IDAHO 42 Nov. 19, TD RUN IN 2ND OT :05 USU 28, North Texas 27 Nov. 14, FG :14 USU 35, at HAWAI I 31 NOV. 5, TD RUN :18 USU 38, Pacific 35 Nov. 21, FG :28 USU 44, NMSU 37 Nov. 4, TD run :34 USU 38, SJSU 34 Nov. 13, TD run :35 USU 24, at NMSU 17 DEC. 3, TD PASS :47 USU 34, SJSU 33 Nov. 12, TD PASS :51 USU 20, Fresno State 19 Nov. 2, FG :55 USU 13, Fresno State 12 Oct. 7, TD pass 1:00 USU 37, Nevada 35 Nov. 20, TD run LAST MINUTE SCORE IN LOSS :21 BYU 34, USU 31 Oct. 1, TD pass to force OT/lost on FG BIG CATCHERS -- Utah State is one of eight teams in the country with at least eight players with a minimum of five catches and average at least 10.5 yards per catch, ranking tied for fifth in the country: Oregon 11 Houston 10 Florida State 9 Central Michigan 9 UTAH STATE 8 New Mexico State 8 Arizona State 8 West Virginia 8 w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

9 9 USU'S 2011 Top Individual Performances Rushing 1. Robert Turbin* 208 at Idaho 2. Robert Turbin 180 vs. Weber St. 3. Robert Turbin 145 at Fresno St. 4. Robert Turbin 128 vs. SJSU 5. Robert Turbin 123 at BYU Passing 1. Adam Kennedy* 255 vs. SJSU 2. Chuckie Keeton* 213 at Auburn 2. Chuckie Keeton* 213 vs. Wyoming 4. Chuckie Keeton 204 at Fresno St. 5. Adam Kennedy 182 at Idaho Receiving 1. Stanley Morrison 105 at Hawai'i 2. Stanley Morrison 83 at Idaho 3. Matt Austin* 68 vs. SJSU 4. Matt Austin 67 at Auburn 5. Matt Austin 61 vs. Nevada Tackles 1. Bobby Wagner* 20 vs. La Tech 2. Bobby Wagner 18 vs. Colo St. 3. McKade Brady 16 at Idaho 4. Bobby Wagner 15 vs. Nevada 5. McKade Brady 13 at Hawai i * = Career High / () = # of times, last time USU'S 2011 Top Team Performances Offense Rushing vs. Weber State at New Mexico State vs. Wyoming Passing vs. San Jose State at Hawai i vs. Wyoming Total Offense vs. Weber State vs. Wyoming vs. San Jose State Defense Rushing vs. Weber State vs. San Jose State at Auburn Passing vs. Colorado State vs. Louisiana Tech vs. Weber State Total Defense vs. Weber State vs. Colorado State vs. Louisiana Tech Turnovers 1. 2 at Fresno State 1. 2 vs. Wyoming 1. 2 at New Mexico State 2. 7 games with 1 BURNING THE BARN -- Utah State has been in nine games that have been decided by one score or less: losing to Auburn, 42-38, on Sept. 3, losing to Colorado State, 35-34, in 2OT, on Sept. 24, losing at BYU, on Sept. 30 and losing to Louisiana Tech, 24-17, on Oct. 22, before breaking through with the win at Hawai i on Nov. 5 and following it up with a wild win over San Jose State on Nov. 12 and another wild win with a double OT victory at Idaho on Nov. 19 before the win over Nevada on Nov. 26 and then capping the barn-burner bunch with a win at New Mexico State on Dec Those nine games are tied for the most one-score games in the nation with Kansas State... The 34 point differential is the fewest for anyone with more than seven one score games... Overall, the 34 point differential rank the Aggies 41st for point differential... The Aggies are also one of 19 teams with four losses by eight points or less: GAMES DECIDED BY ONE SCORE - BY # OF GAMES Team Games Total Points UTAH STATE 9 (5-4, two OT) 34 Kansas State 9 (8-1) 43 Miami (Fla.) 8 (2-6) 42 San Jose State 7 (4-3) 24 Ohio State 7 (2-5, one OT) 36 Louisville 7 (2-5) 37 Navy 6 (1-5, one OT) 18 Colorado State 6 (2-4, one OT) 21 Louisiana Tech 6 (3-3, two OT) 26 Miami (Ohio) 6 (2-4) 30 Syracuse 6 (4-2, three in OT) 30 Wake Forest 6 (3-3) 30 New Mexico State 6 (3-3) 30 Central Florida 6 (0-6) 31 Duke 5 (2-3) 12 Baylor 5 (4-1) 14 South Carolina 5 (4-1) 16 Hawai i 5 (1-4) 18 Illinois 5 (3-2) 19 Notre Dame 5 (3-2) 19 Nevada 5 (2-3) 19 Idaho 5 (1-4) 20 Texas A&M 5 (1-4) 20 Penn State 5 (4-1) 21 Marshall 5 (5-0) 22 Central Michigan 5 (2-3) 22 Boston College 5 (1-4) 22 MOST LOSSES BY EIGHT POINTS OR LESS Rk No Team 1. 6 UCF 6 Miami (Fla.) 3. 5 Navy 5 Louisville 5 Texas A&M 5 Ohio State 5 Indiana 5 South Florida 9. 4 Duke 4 Hawai i 4 Idaho 4 UTAH STATE 4 Vanderbilt 4 Miami (Ohio) 4 Pittsburgh 4 Boston College 4 Connecticut 4 Colorado State 4 Fresno State GAMES DECIDED BY ONE SCORE - BY PTS Team Games Total Points Buffalo 3 (1-2) 5 Rutgers 4 (2-2) 8 Cincinnati 3 (2-1) 9 Colorado 3 (1-2) 10 TCU 3 (1-2) 10 Arizona State 4 (1-3) 11 Western Kentucky 4 (3-1) 11 BYU 4 (2-2) 12 Duke 5 (2-3) 12 Baylor 5 (4-1) 14 Florida 3 (1-2) 14 Auburn 3 (3-0) 14 Mississippi State 3 (1-2) 15 Wyoming 4 (4-0) 15 Minnesota 4 (2-2) 16 Middle Tennessee 4 (1-3) 16 South Carolina 5 (4-1) 16 USC 3 (2-1) 17 Navy 6 (1-5, one OT) 18 Colorado State 6 (2-4, one OT) 21 Hawai i 5 (1-4) 18 East Carolina 3 (0-3, one OT) 19 Nevada 5 (2-3) 19 Illinois 5 (3-2) 19 Indiana 4 (0-4) 19 Notre Dame 5 (3-2) 19 Idaho 5 (1-4) 20 Texas A&M 5 (1-4) 20 UConn 4 (1-3) 20 Penn State 5 (4-1) 21 Marshall 5 (5-0) 22 Boston College 5 (1-4) 22 Central Michigan 5 (2-3) 22 San Jose State 7 (4-3) 24 Louisiana Tech 6 (3-3, two OT) 26 New Mexico State 6 (3-3) 30 Wake Forest 6 (3-3) 30 Syracuse 6 (4-2, three in OT) 30 Miami (Ohio) 6 (2-4) 30 Central Florida 6 (0-6) 31 UTAH STATE 9 (5-4, TWO OT) 34 Ohio State 7 (2-5, one OT) 36 Louisville 7 (2-5) 37 Miami (Fla.) 8 (2-6) 42 Kansas State 9 (8-1) 43 U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

10 10 AGGIE TO WATCH #6 Robert Turbin Junior - Running Back 5-10 * 216 Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS) Turbin Career Rushing Game-by-Game 2007 (RS) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #3 at Oklahoma (RS-Fr.) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #1 at UNLV #2 at Oregon #3 Utah #4 Idaho #5 BYU #6 at San Jose St #7 at Nevada #8 FRESNO ST #9 HAWAI I #10 at Boise State #11 at La Tech #12 NMSU TOTAL (So.) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #1 at Utah #2 at Texas A&M #3 SOUTHERN UTAH #4 at BYU #5 at New Mexico St #6 NEVADA #7 LA TECH #8 at Fresno St #9 at Hawai'i #10 SAN JOSE ST #11 BOISE STATE #12 at Idaho TOTAL 207 1, *** MISSED 2010 SEASON DUE TO INJURY 2011 (Jr.) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #1 at Auburn #2 WEBER STATE #3 COLORADO ST #4 at BYU #5 WYOMING #6 at Fresno St #7 LA TECH #8 at Hawai i #9 SAN JOSE ST #10 at Idaho #11 NEVADA #12 at New Mexico St TOTAL 229 1, CAREER TOTAL 545 3,214 (5.9 ypc) RED LEADER, RED LEADER -- That title not only is fitting for the Star Wars call sign of the Commander of Red Squadron, but also for the Utah State offense, which leads the WAC, but slid from ranking tied for sixth in the FBS to tied for 21st... USU converted on 22-of-22 trips before not scoring twice in the Fresno State game on Oct. 15, and then once in the SJSU game on Nov. 12, and then twice at New Mexico State... The Aggies have now scored on 88 percent of their trips to the red zone (37-of-42). RED ZONE OFFENSE Rank Name Gm Drives Scores Points Rush TD Pass TD FG Pct 1 Stanford Wisconsin Texas A&M La.-Lafayette LSU Pittsburgh Toledo Kent St Western Mich Ball St Nebraska Northern Ill Oklahoma California Texas Tech Georgia Tech Washington Connecticut Ohio St Rice Oklahoma St Kansas St Missouri UTAH STATE Marshall Ohio NOT MANY OSKIES -- While Utah State games have been heavy on the drama and excitment with so many going down the wire, they have been light on interceptions, as the Aggies lead the country in fewest combined interceptions both thrown and caught with 10, six thrown and four caught... The six INT's thrown is tied for ninth-fewest in FBS while the four picks is tied for third-fewest in FBS. School Picked off Thrown Total 1 UTAH STATE New Mexico Army Akron Eastern Mich Minnesota Buffalo Fresno St Iowa Northern Ill Stanford TCU Texas Tech T89 Ohio BIG BERTHA DRIVING -- Utah State's offense is equipped with a Big Bertha driver in its bag, as the Aggies have five scoring drives of 90+ yards this season, including two of 99-yards, ranking tied for second-most in the nation for 90+ yard drives as well as tied for the most 99-yard scoring drives: 90+ Yard Scoring Drives 7 Georgia Tech (95, 98, 90, 95, 92, 94, 91) 6 Alabama (98, 94, 92, 92, 92, 90) 5 Virginia Tech (97, 96, 90, 95, 96) 5 UTAH STATE (91, 90, 99, 99, 94) 5 Texas Tech (91, 95, 92, 92, 91) 5 Southern Miss (94, 95, 96, 98, 99) 5 Middle Tennessee (95, 95, 94, 98, 96) 5 Louisiana Tech (94, 93, 90, 92, 96) 5 California (92, 91, 91, 91, 96) 5 BYU (99, 97, 96, 91, 90) w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m 99-Yard Scoring Drives 2 UTAH STATE 2 Oklahoma State 1 BYU 1 LSU 1 Notre Dame 1 Oregon State 1 Rice 1 San Jose State 1 San Diego State 1 Southern Miss

11 11 AGGIE TO WATCH #6 Robert Turbin Junior - Running Back 5-10 * 216 Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS) Turbin Career Receiving Game-by-Game 2008 (Fr.) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #1 at UNLV #2 at Oregon #3 Utah #4 Idaho #5 BYU #6 at San Jose St #7 at Nevada #8 FRESNO ST #9 HAWAI I #10 at Boise State #11 at La Tech #12 NMSU TOTAL (So.) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #1 at Utah #2 at Texas A&M #3 SOUTHERN UTAH #4 at BYU #5 at New Mexico St #6 NEVADA #7 LA TECH #8 at Fresno St #9 at Hawai'i #10 SAN JOSE ST #11 BOISE STATE #12 at Idaho TOTAL *** MISSED 2010 SEASON DUE TO INJURY 2011 (Jr.) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #1 at Auburn #2 WEBER STATE #3 COLORADO ST #4 at BYU #5 WYOMING #6 at Fresno St #7 LA TECH #8 at Hawai i #9 SAN JOSE ST #10 at Idaho #11 NEVADA #12 at New Mexico St TOTAL CAREER TOTAL (12.7 ypc) TOTAL OFFENSE TOPS 5K, SETS NEW SCHOOL RECORDS -- Utah State's offensive explosion in the New Mexico State game with 515 yards not only put the Aggies over the 5,000 yard mark for the second time in the last three years with 5,504 yards, but it also established a new USU record for total offense yards, surpassing the previous mark of 5,272 yards set in The 2011 offense has also set school record with 57 TDs scored, bettering the previous record of 55 set in 1961, as well as a new total points record with 414 points, topping the previous record of 387 also in 1961: Tot Off Rush Pass Year G Yds Yds Yds TD Pts Avg RUSHING ATTACK AMONG USU ELITE -- This season's Utah State rushing attack has also amassed a school record with 3,330 rushing yards, just the second time ever over 3,000 yards and the third-straight season over 2,000 yards after a 34-year hiatus from With 392 rushing yards at New Mexico State, this year's rushing attack broke the previous record of 3,120 yards set by the 1960 squad... USU's 35 rushing TD's are currently the second-most in school-history, behind 39 rushing TD's in 1961: Year G No Yds Avg TD RUSH, RUSH, RUSH -- Utah State's offense is not rocking out to the hair band, but is doing a lot of rushing, to the tune of yards per game... The ypg average this season is on pace to be the Aggies' highest rushing average since 1961 when USU amassed ypg... USU's total offense average of ypg is on pace to be the second-best in school history behind ypg in Additionally, the Aggies' 35.5 points per game is the highest scoring average since 1961's 38.7 ppg. USU's Top Offensive Averages Rushing Avg. Total Offense Avg. Scoring Avg , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1996 WE RE GOING STREAKING -- Several Utah State players and the Aggie team take streaks into Saturday s game: WR Stanley Morrison Has at least one catch in 36-straight games played, which leads the WAC.* RB Robert Turbin Rushed for at least 60 yards in his last 18 games played.* WR Matt Austin WR Eric Moats LB Bobby Wagner LB Kyle Gallagher Utah State Offense Utah State Defense Has at least one catch in last 13 games played. Has at least one catch in last 33 of last 36 games in career. Started 39-consecutive games. Made at least six tackles in 28-straight games. Started 25-consecutive games. Posted at least five tackles in last 16 games. Amassed 240 yards of total offense in last 17 games. Rushed for at least 31 attempts in 38-straight games. Thrown at least one passing TD in last six contests. Kept opponents rushing total to 185 yards or less in last eight games. Forced at least one turnover in last five games. U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

12 12 AGGIE TO WATCH #9 Bobby Wagner Senior - Linebacker 6-1 * 232 Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) Wagner Career Game-by-Game 2008 (Fr.) G# Opponent U-A-Tot TFL-Yds FF/FR #1 at UNLV DNP #2 at Oregon 2-1= /0 #3 Utah 2-2= /0 #4 Idaho 3-1= /0 #5 BYU 2-3= /0 #6 at San Jose St. 1-3= /0 #7 at Nevada 4-3= /0 #8 FRESNO ST. 2-3= /0 #9 HAWAI I 0-2= /0 #10 at Boise St. 2-4= /0 #11 at LA Tech 2-8= /0 #12 NMSU 0-1= /0 TOTAL 20-31= / (So.) G# Opponent U-A-Tot TFL-Yds FF/FR #1 at Utah 5-7= /1 #2 at Texas A&M 2-11= /0 #3 SOUTHERN UTAH 5-2= /0 #4 at BYU 6-6= /0 #5 at New Mexico St. 2-9= /0 #6 NEVADA 4-4= /0 #7 LA TECH 2-5= /0 #8 at Fresno State 4-0= /0 #9 at Hawai i 7-2= /0 #10 SAN JOSE ST. 3-7= /0 #11 BOISE ST. 5-8= /0 #12 at Idaho 8-1= /0 TOTAL 53-62= / (Jr.) G# Opponent U-A-Tot TFL-Yds FF/FR #1 at Oklahoma 5-3= /0 #2 IDAHO ST. 1-9= /0 #3 FRESNO ST. 9-8= /1 #4 at San Diego St. 11-1= /0 #5 BYU 2-9= /0 #6 at Louisiana Tech 7-8= /0 #7 HAWAI I 2-4= /0 #8 at Nevada 5-4= /0 #9 NEW MEXICO ST. 6-11= /0 #10 at San Jose St. 4-2= /0 #11 IDAHO 4-12= /0 #12 at Boise St. 5-1= /0 TOTAL 61-72= / (Sr.) G# Opponent U-A-Tot TFL-Yds FF/FR #1 at Auburn 8-2= /0 #2 WEBER STATE 4-6= /0 #3 COLORADO ST 8-10= /0 #4 at BYU 2-9= /0 #5 WYOMING 8-4= /0 #6 at Fresno St. 6-2= /0 #7 LA TECH 7-13= /0 #8 at Hawai i 6-1= /0 #9 SAN JOSE ST. 5-7= /0 #10 at Idaho 4-7= /0 #11 NEVADA 2-13= /1 #5 at New Mexico St. 2-4= /0 TOTAL 62-78= /1 CAREER = /3 Wagner Wrangling Way Up USU and WAC Career Tackles Lists (Number in parenthesis = 11 stats) USU Career Tackles Years No. (Since 1979) 1. Del Lyles BOBBY WAGNER 2008-pres. (140) David Gill Jesse Busta Brent Passey Kevin Bouwmann Jake Hutton WAC Career Tackles Years No. (Since 1979) 1. Robert Rodriguez, UTEP BOBBY WAGNER 2008-pres. (140) Solomon Elimimian, UH Matt Castelo, SJSU Korey Hall, BSU Ben Jacobs, FS Jake Hutton, USU TD RUSHING -- Utah State scored five rushing TD's in each of its first three games, before being limited to only one in the BYU game, but then scoring four in the Wyoming game, then two each in the next three games (Fresno State, LA Tech and Hawai i) before scoring three in the SJSU game, then five in the Idaho game and then back to one in the Nevada game, before not scoring any rushing TD's in the regular-season finale, giving the Aggies 35 rushing TD's on the season in 12 games... That ranks tied for fifth in the FBS, and USU's 2.9 rushing TD's per game is also fifth in the nation: TEAM TD's G AVG PG 1 Wisconsin Georgia Tech Air Force Oregon UTAH STATE Temple LSU TCU Oklahoma St Army Alabama Kansas St Houston Northern Ill Navy Michigan Toledo Nebraska T69 Ohio TENACIOUS D -- The Aggies' defense has been much improved this season, as their ypg total defense yardage is on pace to be the best since 1998's ypg... USU's rushing defense average of ypg is on pace to be the lowest since 1998: Rushing Avg. 50.8, , , , , , , , , , 2011 MORE POSITIVE PUNT RETURNS -- With 124 punt return yards this season, USU has surpassed last year's season total of 72 total punt return yards... The Aggies also have six punt returns of 10 or more yards, doubling last year's total of three, equalling last season's total in the Weber State game alone, part of nearly matching 2010's season total with 69 punt returns in that game. NEVER TOO OLD TO PUNT, PASS AND KICK -- While listed as a WR on the USU roster, senior Stanley Morrison may as well have a UT listed insted as a utility player as he has played several different positions for the Aggies this season, mostly lining up at wide receiver, but also seeing action at quarterback for a couple series in the San Jose State game, as well as punter and holder... Morrison is 3-of-4 passing on the season, but all have come when lining up somewhere other than QB... One of his passes was when he was lined up at punter, part of successfully executing two fake punts in the Hawai i game to earn WAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors, running for a first down on the other fake... Morrison also had an 8-yard pass for a first down on a fake field goal in the Auburn game and he also threw a TD pass to junior RB Robert Turbin in the Nevada game on a throw-back pass play, and trying a pass on a reverse in the New Mexico State game, but was incomplete... In the Idaho game, Morrison registered a 36-yard punt, pinning Idaho inside the Morrison just needs to kick a field goal or extra point for the full gamete. KOOL HAND KENNEDY -- Junior QB Adam Kennedy came on in relief of injured freshman QB Chuckie Keeton late in the first half of the Hawai i game with his only action before intermission taking a kneel down... However, Kennedy has spearheaded USU to victory in each of the last five games... In his four-and-a half games of action, Kennedy is 61-of-87 (.701) for 863 yards with 10 TD's and four INT's... Kennedy is averaging ypg in those four-and-a-half games, while also averageing 49.8 ypg rushing... He also has a passing efficiency of in those four-and-a-half games, with a season efficiency of , a mark that would lead the WAC and rank third in FBS, but he has only played in seven of USU's 12 games (58.3) and does not meet the minimum requirement of 75 percent participation. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

13 13 AGGIE TO WATCH #25 Kerwynn Williams JR - KR/RB 5-9 * 184 Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) Williams Career Kick Return Game-by-Game 2009 (Fr.) G# Opponent KR Yds TD Lg #1 at Utah DNP #2 at Texas A&M #3 Southern Utah #4 at BYU #5 at New Mexico St #6 NEVADA #7 LA TECH #8 at Fresno St #9 at Hawai'i #10 SAN JOSE ST #11 BOISE STATE #12 at Idaho TOTAL 45 1, (So.) G# Opponent KR Yds TD Lg #1 at Oklahoma #2 IDAHO ST #3 FRESNO ST #4 at San Diego St #5 BYU #6 at Louisiana Tech #7 HAWAI'I #8 at Nevada #9 NEW MEXICO ST #10 at San Jose St #11 IDAHO #12 at Boise St TOTAL 53 1, (Jr.) G# Opponent KR Yds TD Lg #1 at Auburn #2 WEBER STATE #3 COLORADO ST #4 at BYU #5 WYOMING #6 at Fresno St #7 LA TECH #8 at Hawai i #9 SAN JOSE ST #10 at Idaho #11 NEVADA #12 at New Mexico St TOTAL CAREER TOTALS 134 3, Williams Career All-Purpose Game-by-Game 2009 (Fr.) G# Opponent Rush Rec KR PR ALLP #1 at Utah DNP #2 at Texas A&M #3 Southern Utah #4 at BYU #5 at New Mexico St #6 NEVADA #7 LA TECH #8 at Fresno St #9 at Hawai'i #10 SAN JOSE ST #11 BOISE STATE #12 at Idaho TOTAL , , (So.) G# Opponent Rush Rec KR PR ALLP #1 at Oklahoma #2 IDAHO ST #3 FRESNO ST #4 at San Diego St #5 BYU #6 at Louisiana Tech #7 HAWAI'I #8 at Nevada #9 NEW MEXICO ST #10 at San Jose St #11 IDAHO #12 at Boise St TOTAL , , (Jr.) G# Opponent Rush Rec KR PR ALLP #1 at Auburn #2 WEBER STATE #3 COLORADO ST #4 at BYU #5 WYOMING #6 at Fresno St #7 LA TECH #8 at Hawai i #9 SAN JOSE ST #10 at Idaho #11 NEVADA #12 at New Mexico St TOTAL ,390 CAREER TOTAL , ,573 UTAH STATE-OHIO SERIES -- Utah State and Ohio are meeting for only the second time in football, with the Aggies winning a wild one with a 5-0 victory on Sept. 17, 1994, in a downpour in Athens, Ohio. USU vs. Ohio: W 5-0 A AGGIES VS. BOBCATS IN OTHER SPORTS -- USU and Ohio are just a familiar foes in football as they are in any other sports, as men's basketball is the only sport that the two schools have faced each other, as the Aggies and Bobcats met on the hardwood during the season, with Ohio winning, 80-72, in the All-American City Invitational at Owensburo, Kentucky. Sport Series History Last Meeting Last USU Win Football M. Basketball Never W. Basketball 0-0 Never Never W. Soccer 0-0 Never Never Softball 0-0 Never Never Volleyball 0-0 Never Never UTAH STATE AGAINST BUCKEYE STATE SCHOOL -- Utah State has a 4-2 record overall against teams from the state of Ohio, posting a 2-0 mark against Bowling Green, a 1-0 record against Ohio, an even 1-1 ledger against Kent State and an 0-1 mark against Cincinnati... USU is 0-1 against an Ohio school in a bowl game played in Idaho, as the Aggies lost to Cincinnati in the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl (now the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl). Bowling Green W 14-6 A W H Cincinnati: L N Kent State: L H W A Ohio: W 5-0 A USU AGAINST THE MAC -- The Aggies have a 7-1 ledger against current members of the Mid-American Conference, as Saturday is USU's first meeting against a MAC foe since beating Northern Illinois in The Aggies have won their last three meetings with a MAC school after losing to Kent State in Two variables are in the Aggies' factor Saturday, as USU is also 1-0 against a MAC school in a bowl game, beating Ball State, 42-33, in the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl, as well as 1-0 against a MAC school on Dec. 17, as the USU win over Ball State was on Dec. 17, USU vs. The MAC Series Last Ball State (in Las Vegas Bowl) Bowling Green Kent Northern Ill Ohio W. Michigan Total 7-1 OHIO VS. THE WAC -- Ohio is 3-2 against current WAC schools, going 1-0 vs. New Mexico State after this season's game one victory, 1-0 vs. Hawai i, 1-1 against Idaho and 0-1 vs. Utah State. WAC VS. THE MAC -- Saturday marks the third match-up between Western Athletic Conference and Mid-American Conference teams this season, and the WAC is seeking its first W against the MAC... This is Ohio's second meeting against a WAC team, winning at New Mexico State, in the season-opener on Sept Idaho has the league's other MAC match-up, also facing off in the first game of the year, losing to Bowling Green, 32-15, on Sept. 1. U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

14 14 AP TOP 25 RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1 LSU (60) Alabama Oklahoma State Stanford USC Oregon Arkansas Boise State Wisconsin South Carolina Kansas State Michigan State Michigan Clemson Baylor TCU Virginia Tech Georgia Oklahoma Houston Nebraska Southern Miss West Virginia Penn State Florida State Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 23, Cincinnati 22, Arkansas State 18, Georgia Tech 7, Northern Illinois 7, Virginia 5, Missouri 5, Tulsa 2, Louisville 11 USA Today TOP 25 RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1 LSU (59) Alabama Oklahoma State Stanford Oregon Boise State Arkansas Wisconsin South Carolina Kansas State Virginia Tech Michigan Michigan State Clemson TCU Baylor Houston Georgia Oklahoma Nebraska Southern Miss West Virginia Penn State Cincinnati Florida State Others receiving votes: Northern Illinois 14, Missouri 11, Georgia Tech 10, Arkansas State 9, Notre Dame 9, Virginia 5, Louisiana Tech 2, Rutgers 1. BCS TOP 10 RK TEAM AVG PVS 1 LSU Alabama Oklahoma State Stanford Oregon Arkansas Boise State Kansas State South Carolina Wisconsin Auburn NR Bold Italics = USU 2011 Opponent Underlined = This Week's Opponent WAC AGAINST MAC IN BOWL GAMES -- WAC teams are 2-1 against MAC teams in bowl games, winning the first two meetings as Louisiana Tech beat Northern Illinois, 17-10, in the 2008 Independence Bowl, Idaho nipped Bowling Green, 43-42, in the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl, before Norther Illinois beat Fresno State, in last season's Humanitarian Bowl. WAC vs. MAC in Bowls (2-1) 2008 Independendce Louisiana Tech 17, Northern Illinois Humanitarian Idaho 43, Bowling Green Humanitarian Northern Illinois 40, Fresno St. 17 THE WAC IN FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL -- The Western Athletic Conference currently has a 3-4 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (formerly the Humanitarian Bowl), losing two of the last three appearances with Idaho's wild win over Bowling Green in 2009 the lone WAC win in that span... Last year, Fresno State lost to Northern Illinois, 40-17, and Nevada lost to Maryland from the ACC, 42-35, in Current WAC Teams in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (formerly Humanitarian Bowl): 3-4 December 18, Northern Illinois (MAC) 40 Fresno State (WAC) 17 December 30, Idaho (WAC) 43 Bowling Green (MAC) 42 December 30, Maryland (ACC) 42 Nevada (WAC) 35 December 31, Fresno State (WAC) 40 Georgia Tech (ACC) 28 December 31, Miami (ACC) 21 Nevada (WAC) 20 December 27, Fresno State (WAC) 37 Virginia (ACC) 34 December 31, Clemson (ACC) 49 La Tech (WAC) 24 BLUE TURF TESTED -- Utah State will be playing its ninth game on the "Famous Blue Turf of Bronco Stadium" - playing at Boise State seven times and playing in the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl against Cincinnati... USU won its first game on the "Smurf Turf," but have lost its last seven... However, Saturday will be the first time in the Aggies' last four games there that the opponent is not ranked, as USU faced a top-15 ranked Boise State team in the previous games played on the blue turf W at Boise State L vs. Cincinnati in Humanitarian Bowl L at Boise State L at Boise State L at Boise State L at #13 Boise State L at #9 Boise State L at #9 Boise State UTAH STATE IN DECEMBER -- For the first time since 1971, Utah State is playing two games in December, but the first time in America, as the 1971 squad played two games in Japan in December... Overall, USU has played in December a total of 18 times, posting a 6-12 in the 12th month, as Utah State's win at New Mexico State on Dec. 3 snapped a three-game losing skein in December... Saturday is USU's third game played on Dec. 17, going 1-1, but is 1-0 in bowl games on Dec. 17, as the Aggies' win over Ball State in the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl was on Dec USU is 3-5 in neutral games in December. Dec. 9, L, 6-7 at Arizona Dec. 17, L, at Hawai'i Dec. 7, W, at Denver Dec. 13, L, vs. Pacific in Grape Bowl at Lodi, Calif. Dec. 4, L, at San Diego State Dec. 3, L, at Arizona State Dec. 1, L, at New Mexico Dec. 6, L, 0-28 at New Mexico Dec. 11, W, 48-6 at Hawai'i Dec. 31, L, vs. #17 New Mexico State in Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas Dec. 9, L, 9-24 vs. Baylor in Gotham Bowl, New York, N.Y. Dec. 19, W, 50-6 vs. All-Japan in Silk Bowl at Tokyo, Japan Dec. 26, W, 46-6 vs. Japanese All-Stars at Osaka, Japan Dec. 17, W, vs. Ball State in Las Vegas Bowl at Las Vegas, Nev. Dec. 29, L, vs. Cincinnati in Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho Dec. 1, L, at #21 Fresno State Dec. 4, L, at #9 Boise State Dec. 3, W, at New Mexico State w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

15 USU SENIORS Of the 21 Utah State seniors, 17 are at least two-year letterwinners, including 10 who are three-year lettermen, in LB Bobby Wagner, S Chris Harris, WR Austin Alder, DE Quinn Garner, LB Kyle Gallagher, DE/LB Levi Koskan, OL Philip Gapelu, OL Funaki Asisi, OL Robert Hill and TE Kellen Bartlett Aggie Seniors No. Name POS 1 Xavier Martin WR Baltimore, Md. (Joppatowne HS/ Grossmont JC) 4 Walter McClenton S Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 9 Bobby Wagner LB Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) 10 Chris Harris S Pasadena, Calif. (Duarte HS) 11 Stanley Morrison WR Denison, Texas (Denison HS) 14 Taylor Hughes QB Corona Del Mar, Calif. (Corona Del Mar HS/Orange Coast CC) 15 Reuben Willis LB Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair HS/ El Camino JC) 20 Michael Smith RB Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS/ Eastern Arizona JC) 24 Austin Alder WR Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 29 Alfred Bowden S Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley HS/ Phoenix CC) 30 Nick Vought S Park City, Utah (Park City HS/ Santa Barbara CC) 33 Josh Flores RB Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 37 Quinn Garner DE Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz HS) 43 Kyle Gallagher LB Woodland, Calif. (Woodland HS) 47 Levi Koskan DE Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 68 Philip Gapelu OG Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) 76 Funaki Asisi OG Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 79 Robert Hill OC Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 81 Kellen Bartlett * TE Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) 82 Eric Moats WR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS/Air Force Academy) 83 Josh Johansen WR Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) 88 Tarren Lloyd TE Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) * = Injured and redshirting this season CATS GALORE -- USU may be feeling like its on Broadway watching the popular musical with as many Cats as the Aggies played this season, as Utah State is playing its fourth feline mascot this season... USU faced the Tigers of Auburn on Sept. 3, the Wildcats of Weber State on Sept. 10, the Cougars of BYU on Sept. 30 and now the Bobcats of Ohio on Saturday. AGGIE-BOBCAT NOTE-ABLE -- The Aggies are the only team from the state of Utah that Ohio has faced... After not playing an "Aggies" mascot since 1994, Ohio is facing an Aggie team for the second time this season, opening and closing the season against Aggies, playing New Mexico State in the first game of the season and now the Aggies of Utah State on Saturday... Only one person associated with USU football was with the program the last time that USU and Ohio met, as Athletic Trainer Dale Mildenberger is in his 37th year at USU... Aggie senior LB Reuben Willis and Bobcat junior CB Mose Denton, are both from Lakewood, Calif., both went to high school at Mayfair HS and both went to El Camino JC... USU senior S Walter McClenton and Ohio junior DL Carl Jones are from Arlington, Texas, but went to different high schools, with McClenton going to Bowie HS while Jones went to Sam Houston HS... USU has only had two other shutouts since its 5-0 blanking of Ohio in 1994, logging a 42-0 win at UNLV in 1995 and a 49-0 victory vs. Arkansas State. BUCKEYE STATE SUCCESS -- Utah State has historically had good success athletically in action involving the state of Ohio... USU golfer Jay Don Blake won the 1980 NCAA Championship, hosted by Ohio State at Columbus, Ohio, edging out future PGA'er Hal Sutton of Centenary in a playoff... The Aggie men's basketball team's last NCAA Tournament victory was in 2001 over Ohio State... Ohio State was the Aggies' opponent in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, with USU winning on Dec. 1, RARE 5 SPOT -- Utah State's five points scored in its 5-0 win over Ohio in 1994 in the team's lone meeting is the one and only time in 100 years that USU had a five in its spot on the scoreboard... However rare in the last 100 years of Aggie football, it was apparently quite common in USU's early years of football, as USU scored five points a total of 10 times, starting with its third season of football in 1898, even playing to a 5-all tie with Montana State in 1905, and scoring hanging a five-post on the board in back-to-back games in BUSCH-SOLICH CORNHUSKER CONNECTION -- USU special teams coordinator/safeties coach Bill Busch began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Nebraska from 1990 to 1993, where he coached with current Ohio head coach Frank Solich on the Cornhuskers' staff under head coach Tom Osborne, when Solich was running backs coach. USU VS. SOLICH -- USU 0-6 against a team with Solich coaching, as Solich beat USU twice while head coach at Nebraska, three times while running backs coach for the Cornhuskers and once while freshman coach for Nebraska: Date Res Score Solich Position L Freshman coach L Running Backs Coach L Running Backs Coach L Running Backs Coach L Head Coach L 7-31 Head Coach CURRENT AGGIE COACHES VS. OHIO -- Two members of the Utah State coaching staff faced Ohio in previous positions, as Aggie wide receivers coach Jovon Bouknight was a graduate assistant coach at Wyoming in 2008 when the Cowboys edged the Bobcats, USU offensive line coach T.J. Woods was an offensive lineman at Iowa State in 2001, helping the Cyclones beat the Bobcats, Overall, members of the USU coaching staff were a combined 2-0 vs. Ohio in their previous roles. Name Utah State Position Other Position Years Jovon Bouknight Wide Receivers Wyoming Grad. Asst./WR 2008-W, (1-0 vs. Ohio) T.J. Woods Offensive Line Iowa State Player-OL 2001-W, (1-0 vs. Ohio) U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

16 16 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH There are nine Division I schools that are located in cities with an elevation of at least 4,000 feet about sea level... Utah State s home of Logan ranks seventh on the list with an elevation of 4,710 feet... USU is the highest non-mountain West Conference school, as the top six are all MWC teams... This season the Aggies will play at only one other location on the list, giving USU seven games this season at 4,000 feet above sea level after playing eight in 2006, seven both 2007 and 2008, eight in 2009 and seven last year... USU will play at #7 on the list, BYU (Sept. 30), but will host both No. 1 on the list, Wyoming (Sept. 8), and #4 Colorado State (Sept. 24). School City, State Elevation 1. Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. 7, Air Force Colo. Springs, Colo. 6, Colorado Boulder, Colo. 5, Colorado St. Fort Collins, Colo. 5, New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 5, UTAH STATE LOGAN, UTAH 4, BYU Provo, Utah 4, Nevada Reno, Nev. 4, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 4,357 UTAH STATE-OHIO BY THE NUMB3R5 -- A closer look at note-ables about Saturday's Famous Idaho Potato Bowl match-up between the Aggies and Bobcats: 0 Players from the state of Ohio on USU's roster. 0 Players from the state of Utah on Ohio's roster. 0 Previous appearances by Ohio on the famous blue turf of Bronco Stadium. 0 Players from the state of Idaho on Ohio's roster. 1 Player from the state of Idaho on USU's roster in redshirting freshman WR Jordan Storrs, who is from Boise, attending Captial HS. 1 Player on USU's roster who transferred from Boise State in redshirt-freshman PK Jacob Haeuter, who is from nearby Ontario, Ore., and attended Ontario HS... Haeuter went to Boise State for a semester as a redshirt, before transferring to USU. 1 Bowl win overall by USU, which came in 1997, last appearing vs. Cincinnati in the same venue, the formerly-named Humanitarian Bowl. 1 Combined bowl victories between USU and Ohio in 11 bowl appearances, as the Aggies are 1-5 while the Bobcats are Lakewood, Calif. native, Mayfair HS and El Camino JC product on each team's roster as Aggie senior LB Reuben Willis and Bobcat junior CB Mose Denton, are both from Lakewood, Calif., both went to high school at Mayfair HS and both went to El Camino JC 1 Arlington, Texas native on each team as USU senior S Walter McClenton and Ohio junior DL Carl Jones are from Arlington, Texas, but went to different high schools, with McClenton going to Bowie HS while Jones went to Sam Houston HS. 1 State line crossed in traveling from Logan, Utah to Boise, Idaho. 2 Members of the Nebraska coaching staff from , as USU special teams coordinator/safeties coach Bill Busch began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Nebraska from 1990 to 1993, where he coached with current Ohio head coach Frank Solich on the Cornhuskers' staff under head coach Tom Osborne, when Solich was running backs coach. 2 Members of the Utah State coaching staff who have faced Ohio in previous positions, as Aggie wide receivers coach Jovon Bouknight was a graduate assistant coach at Wyoming in 2008 when the Cowboys edged the Bobcats, USU offensive line coach T.J. Woods was an offensive lineman at Iowa State in 2001, helping the Cyclones beat the Bobcats, Points scored by USU vs. Ohio in first, last and only meeting between the two teams, as the Aggies beat the Bobcats, 5-0, on Sept. 17, Previous meetings, and wins over USU by Ohio head coach Frank Solich, facing the Aggies twice while head coach at Nebraska, three times while running backs coach for the Cornhuskers and once while freshman coach for Nebraska. 7 Previous appearances by USU on the famous blue turf of Bronco Stadium. 8 State lines crossed in traveling from Athens, Ohio to Boise, Idaho. 10 Combined fumbles between the two teams in the 1994 meeting, thanks to the poor weather conditions, with the Aggies having six fumbles while the Bobcats had four, but each team only lost two fumbles each. 20 Total punts in the 1994 meeting, with USU kicking the ball away 11 times while Ohio booted nine punts. 43 Players from the state of Utah on the Aggies' roster. 63 Players from the state of Ohio on the Bobcats' roster. 293 Miles from USU's Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium to Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. 363 Combined yards of total offense between the two teams in the rainy conditions of the 1994 meeting. 1,762 Miles separating USU's Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium and Ohio's Peden Stadium 2,064 Miles from Ohio's Peden Stadium to Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

17 17 UTAH STATE-OHIO LAST TIME: 1994 UTAH STATE 5, OHIO 0 September 17, 1994 Athens, Ohio Peden Stadium ATHENS, Ohio - Utah State recorded its first shutout in 12 years in a 5-0 triumph over Ohio U. in rainy Athens. It also marked the Aggies' first non-conference road win in seven seasons. Both teams missed early scoring opportunities. Utah State's Travis Schow returned a fumble 27 yards to the Ohio U. 19 but two plays later, Profail Grier returned the favor. Donald Toomer's interception set up Micah Knorr's 45-yard field goal with 7:09 remaining in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Ohio U. had a 47-yard touchdown pass (Sam Vink to Jason Gross) called back because of a holding penalty. Late in the third quarter on second-and-nine from Ohio U. 12, Vink was sacked in the end zone for a safety by Pratt Lyons. Thanks to the poor weather conditions, the two teams combined for 10 fumbles. Score By Quarters Utah State Ohio Scoring Summary 1st 07:09 USU- Knorr, Micah 45 yd field goal 3rd 00:01 USU- Vink sacked in end zone for safety (Pratt Lyons, USU) Attn: 5, 940 Team Statistics USU OHIO First Downs 11 9 Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /38.3 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /9.0 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /21.0 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 32:35 27:25 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 18 3 of 15 Individual Rushing OHIO: Townsend 22-99, Ray 5-7, Pickens 1-1, Vink 5-(-8) USU: Grier 24-46, Wilson 7-15, Wells 4-5, Flowers 7-(-9) Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) OHIO: Vink , 0 USU: Wells , 0; Flowers , 0; Wilson 0-1-1, 0, 0 Individual Receiving OHIO: Gayle 3-42, Goss 2-11, Townsend 2-3, Pickens 1-18, Ray 1-10 USU: Turner 5-36, Russell 4-34, Alexander 1-24, Thomas 1-19, Hamilton 1-7, Johnson 1-3 USU Punt Returns: Thomans USU KO Returns: Hamilton , Alexander USU Tackle Leaders: Jackson 9, Gill 8, Schow 6, McMillian 5, Waggoner 5 U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

18 18 Score By Quarters Cincinnati Utah State Scoring Summary 1st 04:03 UC - Bonner 14 yd pass from Plummer (Judge kick) 2nd 14:12 UC - Bonner 14 yd pass from Kenner (Judge kick) 08:30 UC - Smith 1 yd rush (Judge kick) 3rd 08:39 UC - Plummer 15 yd rush (Judge kick) 07:31 USU - Smith 75 yard pass from Sauk (Bohn kick) 02:28 UC - O. Smith 7 yd rush (Judge kick) 00:29 USU - Blue 3 yd rush (Bohn kick failed) 4th 14:18 USU - Passey 10 yd fumble return (Sauk pass failed) Attn: 16,131 Team Statistics UC OHIO First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /32.3 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /29.0 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 42:17 17:43 Third-Down Conversions 14-of-22 2-of-10 AGGIES LAST TIME IN A BOWL, AT HUMANITARIAN BOWL: 1997 CINCINNATI 35, UTAH STATE 19 Dec. 29, 1997 Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium BOISE, Idaho - Utah State spotted Cincinnati a 28-point advantage before scoring 19 of the game's final 26 points as the Aggies fell in the first Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho on Dec. 29, The Aggies suffered through their second-lowest offensive output of the season in both scoring (16 at Oregon State) and yardage (283 vs.new Mexico) in the game. USU did not practice outdoors until the two days prior to the game as the Aggies worked out in the USU field house for the month between the end of the regular season and the bowl game due to inclement weather. That rustiness was evident as USU went scoreless in the first half as Cincinnati put up a 21-0 halftime advantage. USU warmed up in the second half scoring three touchdowns in an eight minute span, but the Aggies were controlled by a bigger, stronger Cincinnati team. Steve Smith earned USU MVP honors as hed had four receptions for 136 yards and a 75-yard touchdown, while also returning two punts for 26 yards and two kickoffs for 58 yards. The game was the final one for head coach John L. Smith, who had announced that he had taken the head coaching job at Louisville immediately after the final regular season game at North Texas. Individual Rushing UC: O. Smith 15-78, Plummer 15-53, Cooper 17-47, Smith 7-32, Royal 9-24, Ison 1-1, Johnson 1-(-10) USU: Brown 12-56, Smith 2-11, Blue 2-6, Sauk 4-(-10) Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD) UC: Kenner , 124, 1; Plummer 5-9-0, 62, 1 USU: Sauk , 253, 1 Individual Receiving UC: Bonner 4-48, Collins-Baker 4-36, Plummer 4-64, Monroe 2-26, Royal 1-12 USU: Smith 4-136, Jenkins 4-80, Brown 3-29, Damuni 1-8 USU Punt Returns: Smith 2-26 USU KO Returns: Smith 2-58 USU Tackle Leaders: D'Amato 21, Carty 17, Miller 11, Sofonia 10 w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

19 19 Bowl Game Summaries 1946 RAISIN BOWL Jan. 1, 1947 Fresno, Calif. San Jose State 20 Utah State 0 A powerful San Jose State college grid team shut out Utah State, 20-0 in the second Raisin Bowl at Fresno, Calif. San Jose devastated the Aggies 16 to seven in first downs, 177 to 74 in yards rushing and 110 to 49 in yards passing. Utah State s all-conference center, Ralph Maughan, could not offset San Jose s halfbacks Bert Robinson and Babe Nomura. San Jose did all of its scoring in the second and third quarters. Bill Schembel, a substitute halfback, passed to quarterback Bill Jackson for the opening touchdown, then took an aerial from Jackson for score number two. Bill Rhyne, another substitute halfback, crossed the goal line from the one yard line scoring the third touchdown. Through the entire game, Utah State threatened to score twice, once in the first quarter when it reached the San Jose one-yard line, and again at the end of the fourth quarter when the Aggies were again within a yard of the goal. Both attempts were denied and Utah State was confined to its own territory throughout most of the game GRAPE BOWL Dec. 13, 1947 Lodi, Calif. Pacific 35 Utah State 21 All-American quarterback Eddie LeBaron led his Pacific Tigers onto victory, defeating the Utah State Aggies, in Lodi s first inaugural Grape Bowl football game. Only six minutes into the game, Pacific fullback Harry Kane scored on a 72-yard run. Utah State answered with a 70-yard drive to land on Pacific s 1-yard line. Right halfback John Worley fumbled, allowing halfback Bruce Orvis to recover the ball and run it back 99 yards for Pacific s second score. Early in the second quarter, LeBaron scored on a quarterback sneak from the one, and then threw for a 14-yard TD pass to left end John Rohde a few minutes later. Sub halfback Wayne Hardin completed all five conversion attempts. Utah State came back from halftime facing a 28-0 deficit. Quarterbacks John Caputo and John Sorensen helped the Aggies with two touchdowns, and in the final period, halfback Ernie Groll intercepted a long pass by LeBaron on the Pacific 42 and ran it back into the end zone. Fullback Buss Williams converted all three attempts. Utah State ran up 15 first downs against the College of Pacific s 17. On the ground the Tigers gained 278 yards against the Aggies SUN BOWL Utah State 13 New Mexico State 20 New Mexico State, in winning its 15th-straight game, overcame Utah State, 20-13, in a bruising Sun Bowl football battle. USU owned a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when halfback Tom Larscheid ran for 13 yards and a touchdown. The score was set up with a 53-yard punt return by Ernie Reese, which set a Sun Bowl record. New Mexico State answered right back in the second quarter. Quarterback Charley Johnson s three-yard pitch to Pervis Atkins along with Atkins subsequent kick, tied the score in the second period. USU then regained the lead by driving 80 yards in 15 plays with Dolph Camilli scoring from the 11. New Mexico State took the lead for the first time in the third quarter when Bob Gaiters ran for a 32-yard touchdown. Johnson led the offense by completing 18-of-26 passes, including two for touchdowns. Utah State s final effort for victory was denied in the fourth quarter when fullback Doug Mayberry was stopped short of a first down on a fourth down play. New Mexico State then ran out the clock. NMSU quarterback Charley Johnson threw for 190 yards and was tabbed the Sun Bowl s MVP for the second straight year. Johnson is the only player to earn the Sun Bowl s MVP honor twice. The NMSU defense held the nation s top offense to just 268 total yards. Utah State s defense was equally as impressive. USU, led by future Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, held the NMSU offense to only 224 yards, including just 44 rushing yards on 32 carries. UTAH STATE N.M. STATE USU-Larscheid 13 run (Miller kick) NMSU-Atkins 2 pass from Johnson (Atkins kick) USU-Camilli 11 run (kick failed) NMSU-Gaithers 32 run (Atkins kick) NMSU-Sims 7 pass from Johnson (kick failed) A - 16,000 Team Statistics NMSU USU First Downs Rushes-Yards Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Total Offense Punts Fumbles-Lost 1 1 Penalties-Yards Individual Rushing New Mexico State: Gaiters 13-65, Atkins 7-10, Jackson 1-4, Gonzales 1-4, Johnson 7-(-37), Alba 3-4. Utah State: Mayberry 19-91, Larscheid 16-83, Montalbo 5-42, Reese 9-28, Camilli 3-8, Howard 1-6, Claybaugh 1-5, Butcher 1-4. Individual Passing New Mexico State: Johnson Utah State: Camilli , Montalbo Individual Receiving New Mexico State: Kelley 6-64, Sims 5-44, Atkins 3-28, Jackson 1-14, Gonzales 1-14, Cassell 1-11, Thompson 1-5. Utah State: None U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

20 GOTHAM BOWL Dec. 9, 1961 New York City Baylor 24 Utah State 9 Converting four-of-five fumble recoveries into three touchdowns provided Baylor with the win over previously unbeaten Utah State, Baylor s Ronnie Bull, picked up a 15-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Quarterback Don Trull contributed a two-yard scoring plunge and a 39-yard touchdown pass to end Tom Plumb. Carl Choate kicked all three conversions and added three points with his 22-yard field goal. Utah State s first score came in the third quarter when Jim Turner kicked a 36-yard field goal. Midway through the final quarter, Ronnie Stanley s pass was intercepted by Utah State s Bob Novotny on the Baylor 16. In three plays, Utah State produced a touchdown with Munson scoring from the four. An attempted conversion run failed. BAYLOR UTAH STATE Baylor-Bull 14 run (Choate kick) Baylor-FG Choate 22 Utah State-FG Turner 36 Baylor-Trull 2 plunge (Choate kick) Baylor-Plumb 38 pass from Trull (Choate kick) Utah State-Munson 4 run (run failed) A - 15,123 Team Statistics Baylor USU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp.-Att.-Int Total Offense Return Yards Fumbles-Lost 2 5 Penalties-Yards Punts Individual Rushing Baylor: Bull 13-61, Whorton 6-14, Adams 4-13, Minter Utah State: Montalbo 4-35, Prince 8-28, Mattson 5-27, Larscheid 11-25, Turner Individual Passing Baylor: Ply , Trull Utah State: Munson , Turner , Montalbo Individual Receiving Baylor: Plumb 3-59, Bull 4-25, Lane Utah State: McNaughton 3-41 Jermaine Younger (#51), head coach Charlie Weatherbie, Anthony Calvillo (#13) and Michael Coe (#21) hoist the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl trophy after USU's win over Ball State LAS VEGAS BOWL Dec. 17, 1993 Las Vegas, Nev. Utah State 42 Ball State 33 Anthony Calvillo tossed three touchdown passes and Profail Grier ran for two scores as Utah State defeated Ball State, in Las Vegas Bowl II. It marked Utah State s first bowl victory in its 96-year football history. Utah State scored on its first two possessions with drives of 73 and 82 yards, respectively. Calvillo, who completed his first seven pass attempts, hit Cotie McMahon from 22 yards out for the first score. Eight minutes later, Grier reached the end zone on a three-yard run. With :24 remaining in the first half, Aubrey Thompson scored on a three-yard pass from Calvillo. The Aggie offense rolled up 329 total yards in the first half and produced 18 first downs. Ball State scored 10 straight points to open the third quarter, but Utah State got a 15-yard touchdown run from Grier and another TD pass from Calvillo, this time to Mike Lee good for 16 yards. Donald Toomer iced the game when he returned an interception 32 yards for a score to give the Aggies a lead with 11:34 left. Calvillo completed 25-of-39 passes for 286 yards to earn MVP honors. BALL STATE UTAH STATE USU-McMahon 22 pass from Calvillo (Morreale kick) USU-Grier 3 run (Morreale kick) USU-Thompson 3 pass from Calvillo (Morreale kick) BSU-McCray 7 pass from Neu (Swart kick) BSU-FG Swart 31 USU-Grier 15 run (Morreale kick) USU-Lee 16 pass from Calvillo (Morreale kick) BSU-Neu 2 pass from Blair (Swart kick) BSU-Safety, Calvillo forced out of end zone USU-Toomer 32 interception return (Morreale kick) BSU-Nibbs 2 run (Oliver pass from Neu) BSU-Oliver 2 pass from Neu (pass failed) A - 15,508 Team Statistics BSU USU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp.-Att.-Int Total Offense Return Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts Time of Possession 24:49 35:11 w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m Individual Rushing Ball State: Kent 1-27, Nibbs 6-18, Blair 10-11, McCray 1-10, Neu 7-4, Deede 1-3. Utah State: Grier , Calvillo 8-50, Dye 2-8, Huey 1-5, A. Thompson Individual Passing Ball State: Neu , Blair Utah State: Calvillo Anthony Calvillo (#13) was the Most Valuable Player of the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl... Calvillo will be inducted into the Las Vegas Bowl Hall of Fame as part of the 2011 Las Vegas Bowl festivities. Individual Receiving Ball State: Blair 10-66, Oliver 5-114, Gorman 2-32, McCray 2-21, Freeman 1-6, Neu 1-2. Utah State: Jenkins 5-94, McMahon 4-54, Lee 4-48, A. Thompson 4-28, Ray 3-22, Grier 2-32, Turner 1-10, G. Thompson 1-2.

21 HUMANITARIAN BOWL Dec. 29, 1997 Boise, Idaho Cincinnati 35 Utah State 19 Utah State spotted Cincinnati a 28-point advantage before scoring 19 of the game s final 26 points as the Aggies fell in the first Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho on Dec. 29, The Aggies suffered through their second-lowest offensive output of the season in both scoring (16 at Oregon State) and yardage (283 vs. New Mexico) in the game. USU did not practice outdoors until the two days prior to the game as the Aggies worked out in the USU fieldhouse for the month between the end of the regular season and the bowl game. That rustiness was evident as USU went scoreless in the first half as Cincinnati put up a 21-0 halftime advantage. USU warmed up in the second half, scoring three touchdowns in an eight minute span, but the Aggies were controlled by a bigger, stronger Cincinnati team. Steve Smith earned USU MVP honors as he had four receptions for 136 yards and a 75-yard touchdown, while also returning two punts for 26 yards and two kickoffs for 58 yards. The game was the final one for head coach John L. Smith, who had announced that he had taken the head coaching job at Louisville immediately after the final regular season game at North Texas. Cincinnati s Chad Plummer was selected as the Bearcats MVP in the game after rushing for 53 yards, passing for 62 yards and catching four passes for 64 more yards. CINCINNATI UTAH STATE UC - Bonner 14 pass from Plummer (Judge kick) UC - Bonner pass from Kenner (Judge kick) UC - Smith 1 run (Judge kick) UC - Plummer 15 run (Judge kick) USU - Smith 75 pass from Sauk (Bohn kick) UC - O. Smith 7 run (Judge kick) USU - Blue 3 run (kick failed) USU - Passey 10 fumble return (pass failed) A - 16,131 Steve Smith (#4) earned USU s Most Valuable Player honor in the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl, with four catches for 136 yards, including a 75-yard TD catch. Team Statistics UC USU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp.-Att.-Int Total Offense Return Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts Time of Possession 42:17 17:43 Individual Rushing Cincinnati: O. Smith 15-78, Plummer 15-53, Cooper 17-47, Smith 7-32, Royal 9-24, Ison 1-1, Johnson, Utah State: Brown 12-56, Smith 2-11, Blue 2-6, Sauk Individual Passing Cincinnati: Kenner , 124, Plummer 9-5-0, 62. Utah State: Sauk , 253. Individual Receiving Cincinnati: Bonner 4-48, Collins-Baker 4-36, Plummer 4-64, Monroe 2-26, Royal Utah State: Smith 4-136, Jenkins 4-80, Brown 3-29, Damuni 1-8. Brent Passey (#44) had a 10-yard fumble recovery for a TD in the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl. U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

22 22 TURBIN NEW USU TOTAL TD RECORD HOLDER -- Junior RB Robert Turbin became Utah State's total touchdowns record holder with a TD in the LA Tech game, giving him 42 career TD's, passing Abu Wilson's 41 career total scores from 1992, Turbin is now just building on the record... Turbin has also broken into the WAC's Top 10 Total TD's list. USU Career Touchdowns No. Name Years No. 1. Robert Turbin , Abu Wilson 1992, Tom Larscheid Demario Brown Emmett White Kevin Robinson Kendal Smith Rick Parros Tracy Jenkins Aaron Jones Louie Giammona Roy Shivers WAC Career Touchdowns Marshall Faulk, SDSU, Colin Kaepernick, NEV, Ian Johnson, BSU, LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, Vai Taua, NEV, John Harvey, UTEP, Robert Turbin USU, , Steve Bartalo, CSU, Brock Forsey, BSU, Ryan Yarborough, UW, Beau Morgan, AFA, TURBIN IS NEW USU CAREER POINTS SCORED RECORD HOLDER -- With 18 points scored in the Idaho game, Turbin broke former placekicker Brad Bohn's school record of 284 career points from , and is now also just building on his records... He became just the 16th player in WAC history to reach 300 points. USU Career Points Scored No.Name Years Pts. 1. Robert Turbin , Brad Bohn Tom Larscheid Abu Wilson 1992, Demario Brown Steve Steinke Micah Knorr Emmett White Kevin Robinson Willie Beecher Rick Parros WAC Career Points Scored Kyle Brotzman, BSU, Kevin Goessling, FS, 2008-pres Ian Johnson, BSU, Andy Trakas, SDSU, Dan Kelly, UH, LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, Vai Taua, NEV, Sean Fleming, UW, Robert Turbin, USU, , John Harvey, UTEP, Peter Holt, SDSU, Cory Wedel, UW, w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m TURBIN IS EIGHTH AGGIE TO 2,000 FOR CAREER / FIFTH TO 3K -- Junior RB Robert Turbin became the 20th player in Utah State history to reach the 1,000 career rushing yards milestone in 2009, and only the eighth player in Aggie history to reach the 2,000 mark... Turbin hit the 2K mark as part of his 180-yard performance against Weber State on Sept. 10, Turbin became just the fifth Aggie running back with 3,000 career yards, reaching the 3K plateau in the Idaho game on Nov. 19, He is the first to 3,000 since Demario Brown ( ), who is the school-record holder with 4,053 rushing yards. USU Career Rushing No. Name Years Yds. 1. Demario Brown , Abu Wilson 1992, , Rick Parros , Louie Giammona , Robert Turbin , 11 3, Emmett White , Roger Grant , Tom Larscheid , Altie Taylor , Jay Van Noy ,923 WAC Career Rushing 11. 3,563 John Harvey, UTEP, ,515 Deonce Whitaker, SJSU, ,466 Howard Jackson, UTEP, ,431 Damon Washington, CSU, ,379 Beau Morgan, AFA, ,352 Daniel Porter, LTU, ,335 Ron Harris, CSU, ,332 Winslow Oliver, UNM, ,313 Freddie Williams, ASU, ,280 Ryan Mathews, FS, ,218 Eddie Johnson, UU, , ,214 Robert Turbin, USU, , ,112 Ryan Moats, LTU, ,040 Jamal Willis, BYU, ,038 Keylon Kincade, SMU, ,014 Luke Lippincott, NEV, 2004, TURBO-ING TO 1,000 YARDS RUSHING AND BEYOND -- Turbin is also climbing up several USU single-season marks, including the single-season 1,000-yard mark, a milestone he reached against San Jose State on Nov Turbin also hit the 1,000-yard mark in 2009 against SJSU... He now has 1,416 for the season, marking the 15th time that an Aggie running back has reached the 1,000-yard mark, and passing his career-best mark of 1,296 from Turbin is the 10th different USU running back to reach the four-digit yardage mark... Turbin becomes just the fifth Aggie back to reach 1,000 yards in two seasons, joining Louie Giammona (1974, 1975), Emmett White (2000, 2001), Rick Parros (1977, 1979) and Roger Grant (1990, 1991). USU Single-Season Rushing Yardage No. Yds. Year Name, Class No. Avg. TD 1. 1, Demario Brown, Sr , Louie Giammona, Jr , Abu Wilson, Jr , Louie Giammona, Sr , ROBERT TURBIN, JR , Roger Grant, Jr , Emmett White, Sr , Emmett White, Jr , Robert Turbin, So , Rick Parros, Sr , Archie Gibson, Sr , Roy Shivers, Jr , Rick Parros, So , Tom Larscheid, Jr , Roger Grant, Sr Demario Brown, So David Fiefia, Sr Rick Parros, Jr Profail Greer, So Altie Taylor, Sr Jack Hill, Sr

23 23 USU Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns No. Name, Class Year TD 1. ROBERT TURBIN, JR Abu Wilson, Sr Abu Wilson, Jr Rick Parros, Sr Demario Brown, Sr Jack Hill, Sr Roy Shivers, Jr Robert Turbin, So Emmett White, Sr Emmett White, Jr Tom Larscheid, Jr USU Single-Season Total Touchdowns No. Name, Class Year TD 1. ROBERT TURBIN, JR Robert Turbin, So Emmett White, Sr Abu Wilson, Sr Roy Shivers, Jr Emmett White, Jr Demario Brown, Sr Abu Wilson, Jr Jack Hill Tom Larscheid, Jr Tom Larscheid, Sr Rick Parros, Sr USU Single-Season Scoring No. Name, Class Year Pts. 1. ROBERT TURBIN, JR Robert Turbin, So Jack Hill, Sr Emmett White, Sr Abu Wilson, Sr Tom Larscheid, Sr Roy Shivers, Jr Tom Larscheid, Jr Emmett White, Jr Demario Brown, Sr Abu Wilson, Jr Nathan Morreale, Fr Rick Parros, Sr WAC Single-Season Scoring Brock Forsey, BSU, Ian Johnson, BSU, Paul Hewitt, SDSU, Marshall Faulk, SDSU, Tyler Jones, BSU, Marshall Faulk, SDSU, ROBERT TURBIN, USU, George Jones, SDSU, Calvin Branch, CSU, LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, Tyler Jones, BSU, Chad Owens, UH, Vai Taua, NEV, 2010 TOUCHDOWN TIME FOR TURBIN -- Turbin is also climbing USU's career rushing TD list, as he now has 40 career TD's after his rushing score in the BYU game broke a tie with Tom Larscheid ( ) with 29 career TD's for sole possession of the No. 3 spot... Turbin is now tied for the No. 1 spot of 40, tying Abu Wilson ( ). Career Rushing TD's No.Name Years TD 1. Abu Wilson 1992, Robert Turbin , Demario Brown Tom Larscheid Emmett White Rick Parros Louie Giammona Roy Shivers Diondre Borel Jack Hill Jerry Cox Jerry Hughes Altie Taylor WAC Career Rushing TD's Colin Kaerpenick, NEV, Ian Johnson, BSU, Marshall Faulk, SDSU, LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, Steve Bartalo, CSU, Vai Taua, NEV, John Harvey, UTEP, Beau Morgan, AFA, Dee Dowis, AFA, Robert Turbin, USU, , Michael Carter, UH, Brock Forsey, BSU, Ryan Mathews, FS, OTHER TURBIN MARKS IN TOP 10 CAREER LIST -- Turbin is also moving up USU's career rushing attempts and career rushing average lists: Career Rushing Attempts No.Name Years Pts. 1. Demario Brown Abu Wilson 1992, Rick Parros Louie Giammona Robert Turbin , Emmett White Roger Grant Altie Taylor Maurice Turner John Strycula Demetrius Brown Career Rushing Average No.Name Years Avg. (Minimum 150 Attempts) 1. Tom Larscheid MacArthur Lane Roy Shivers Buddy Allen Robert Turbin , Emmett White Archie Gibson Demario Brown Melvin Blue Abu Wilson 1992, Richard Gwynn Roger Grant Altie Taylor TURBIN AMONG OTHER BACKS IN THE NATION -- Turbin has 15 career 100-yard rushing games, and had a streak of five in a row snapped in the LA Tech game, which was his longest streak of his career... Turbin's 15 career 100-yard games ranks among that nation's best active running backs: Career 100-Yard Rushing Games (active players through Dec. 3): 1. LaMichael James, Jr., Oregon 25 T2. *Montel Harris, Sr., Boston College 22 T2. Bobby Rainey, Sr., Western Kentucky Lance Dunbar, Sr., North Texas Chris Polk, Jr., Washington Bernard Pierce, Jr., Temple 17 T7. Rodney Stewart, Sr., Colorado 16 T7. Zach Line, Jr., SMU 16 T7. Doug Martin, Sr., Boise State 16 T7. Alfred Morris, Sr, FAU 16 T11. Cyrus Gray, Sr., Texas A&M 15 T11. Ronnie Hillman, Soph., San Diego State 15 T11. ROBERT TURBIN, JR., UTAH STATE 15 T14. Denard Robinson, Jr., Michigan 14 T15. David Wilson, Jr., Virginia Tech 13 T15. Trent Richardson, Jr., Alabama 13 T17. Stepfan Taylor, Jr., Stanford 12 T17. Robbie Rouse, Jr., Fresno State 12 T19. Rex Burkhead, Jr., Nebraska 11 T19. Asher Clark, Jr., Air Force 11 Four with 10 (* Harris has a knee injury and is seeking a medical redshirt for the year). U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

24 24 WAGNER WAC PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR, MULTI-PRESEASON WATCH LIST MEMBER -- The media of the Western Athletic Conference voted on preseason players of the year, selecting USU senior linebacker Bobby Wagner as the Defensive Player of the Year, while Hawai`i senior quarterback Bryant Moniz was voted the Offensive Player of the Year. Wagner is the first USU player to earn a preseason WAC honor since the Aggies joined the league in It is Utah State's first conference preseason honor since 2004 when Ronald Tupea and Robert Watts were named to the Sun Belt preseason first-team all-conference team. The WAC does not have a preseason all-conference team. Wagner is also on several preseason all-wac teams as well as several award watch lists, including: Butkus Award - nation's top linebacker Rotary Lombardi Award - nation's top college lineman Bronko Nagurski Award - nation's best defensive player Wagner, a native of Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) is a two-time first-team all-wac honoree... Last season, he led the WAC and ranked tied for seventh in FBS with 11.1 tackles per game, ranking second in the WAC with 133 total tackles in 2010 season... In 2010, Wagner also tallied a WAC-best four 15+ tackle outings, including two 17-stop games, a 16-tackle game and a 15-tackle outing... On the season, he logged a total of seven doubledigit tackle games, and had at least six stops in all 12 games... Additionally, Wagner added eight tackles for loss with half a sack, as well as four pass breakups and one forced fumble. WAGNER WRANGLING WAY UP USU AND WAC TACKLE LIST -- Senior LB Bobby Wagner has 407 career tackles, becoming the 14th player in USU history to top the 300 stops mark and the first since former teammate Jake Hutton (328 career tackles, )... He recently passed Hutton and now holds the No. 2 spot on both the USU list and WAC list, to become the third Aggie and the fourth WAC player since 1979 to reach the 400 tackle milestone: USU Career Tackles Tackles Years No. (Since 1979) 1. Del Lyles BOBBY WAGNER 2008-pres. (140) David Gill Jesse Busta Brent Passey Kevin Bouwmann Pat McKenna Johndale Carty Jermaine Younger Jake Hutton WAC Career Tackles Tackles Years No. (Since 1999) 1. Robert Rodriguez, UTEP BOBBY WAGNER 2008-pres. (140) Solomon Elimimian, UH Matt Castelo, SJSU Korey Hall, BSU Ben Jacobs, FS Shiloh Keo, UI Andy Avalos, BSU Antonio Baker, LTU Jake Hutton, USU (Number in parenthesis = 11 stats) WAGNER THE WRANGLER ON SINGLE-SEASON LISTS -- Besides wrangling his way up Utah State s and the WAC s Career Tackles lists (left), senior LB Bobby Wagner is also ascending both USU s and the WAC s Single-Season Tackles list, as he now has 134 tackles on the season, bettering his career-best mark of 133 stops last season: USU Single-Season Tackles List Rk Name, Class Year No. 1. Tony D Amato, Sr David Gill, Jr Al Smith, Sr David Gill, Sr Brent Passey, Jr Alfred Bettman, Sr Bobby Wagner, Sr Brian Longuevan, Jr Al Smith, Jr Donald Miller, Jr Johndale Carty, So WAC Single-Season Tackles List Rk No. Name, School, Season Jimmy Cottrell, NMSU, Jeff Ulbrich, UH, Matt Castelo, SJSU, Corey Paredes, UH, Matt Griebel, NMSU, David Vobora, UI, Matt Castelo, SJSU, Solomon Elimimian, UH, Bobby Wagner, USU, Cole Snyder, UI, 2005 WILLIAMS NEW USU AND WAC KICK RETURN RECORD HOLDER -- Kick returner/running back Kerwynn Williams became the USU and WAC single-season kick return total yardage record holder, finishing the 2010 season with 1,444 yards, breaking the week-old WAC record of 1,410 by New Mexico State's Taveon Rogers... The previous record was 1,214 yards by Deonce Whitaker of San Jose State in 1998 before both Rogers and Williams broke it. Williams also broke the WAC's Career Kick Return Yards record in the BYU game on Sept. 30, passing Cedric Johnson of UTEP's record of 2,782 yards from Williams had 53 kick returns last season, also breaking the WAC and NCAA (FBS) records also set by Rogers last season of 51. Now with 3,349 career kick return yards, Williams established a new conference record in career kick return yards, passing Cedric Johnson of UTEP's record of 2,782 yards from Williams is currently USU's career record holder for kick return average, as well as moving up on USU's single-game kick return average list and the career all-purpose yardage list... Williams joined Kevin Robinson as the only Aggie kick returners to surpass the 1,000-kick return yardage milestone and Williams has now topped the 1k mark twice. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

25 25 USU Single Season Kick Return Yards Year No. Yds. 1. Kerwynn Williams, So , Kevin Robinson, Sr , Kerwynn Williams, Fr ,131 USU Single Season Kick Return Average Name Year Ret. 1. Overton Curtis, Jr Kevin Robinson, Sr Tony Pennyman, Jr Jerome Dennis, So Kerwynn Williams, So Floyd Foreman, Sr Brett Payne, So Louie Giammona, So Dexter Pointer, Jr Tony Walker, Fr Kerwynn Williams, Fr Kevin Robinson, Fr WILLIAMS NINTH-BEST SINGLE-SEASON ALL-PUR- POSE MARK IN WAC -- With 2,042 all-purpose yards last season (1,444 kick return, 451 rush, 110 receiving, 37 punt return), Kerwynn Williams holds the No. 9 spot on the WAC's Single-Season All-Purpose list, the most in the WAC since USU's Kevin Robinson amassed 2,317 all-purpose yards in WAC Single-Season All-Purpose No. Yards Name, School, Years 1. 16,916 Timmy Chang, UH, ,591 Bernard Berrian, FS, ,317 Kevin Robinson, USU, ,198 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, ,174 Marshall Faulk, SDSU, ,146 Howard Jackson, UTEP, ,138 Terance Mathis, UNM, ,127 Brock Forsey, BSU, ,086 Charles Pauley, SJSU, ,042 Kerwynn Williams, USU, ,036 Carl Monroe, UU, 1982 USU Career Kick Return Average Years Avg. 1. Dexter Pointer Kerwynn Williams 2009-pres Kevin Robinson Jerome Dennis Floyd Foreman USU Career All-Purpose Yardage All-Purpose Yards Years Yds. 1. Kevin Robinson , Emmett White , Kendal Smith , Kerwynn Williams 2009-pres. 4,641 WAC Career All-Purpose Yardage Name, School Years Yds. 1. Terance Mathis, UNM , 89 6, LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU , Howard Jackson, UTEP , Steve Bartalo, CSU , Phillip Livas, LTU , Deonce Whitaker, SJSU , Marshall Faulk, SDSU , Chad Owens, UH , Bernard Berrian, FS , Winslow Oliver, UNM , Kevin Robinson, USU ,169 Patrick Jackson, LTU ,169 Vai Taua, NEV , Chris Williams, NMSU , Ian Johnson, BSU , Titus Young, BSU , Marcus Harris, UW , Darnay Scott, SDSU , Kerwynn Williams, USU 2009-pres. 4, Jamal Willis, BYU ,435 WAC Career Kick Return Yards Name, School Year Ret. 1. Kerwynn Williams, USU 2009-pres. 3, Cedric Johnson, UTEP ,782 NCAA (FBS) Single Season Kick Return Yards Name, School Year Ret. 1. Kerwynn Williams, USU , Taveon Rogers, NMSU , Damaris Johnson, Tulsa ,382 THOMPSON KICKING TO SINGLE-SEASON PAT RECORD -- Sophomore PK Josh Thompson set a new USU single-season PAT record with his record-tying and recordsetting PAT's coming in the San Jose State game and he continues to build on his record: USU Single Season Extra Points Made No. Name, Class Year No. 1. Josh Thompson, So Brad Bohn, Fr Steve Steinke, Jr Micah Knorr, Sr Dane Kidman, Jr Doug Beach, So Dane Kidman, Sr Michael Doyle, Sr Nathan Morreale, Fr James Turner, Jr Peter Caldwell, Sr Brad Bohn, Sr Sean Jones, Sr Chris Pella, Sr USU Single Season Extra Points Attempted No. Name, Class Year Att. 1. Josh Thompson, So Brad Bohn, Fr Dane Kidman, Jr Steve Steinke, Jr Micah Knorr, Sr Michael Doyle, Sr James Turner, Jr Dane Kidman, Sr Doug Beach, So MacArthur Lane, So Nathan Morreale, Fr Chris Pella, Sr USU Single Season Extra Point Percentage (Minimum 20 made) No. Name, Class Year Pct. (Minimum 20 Made) 1. Peter Caldwell, Sr Peter Caldwell, Fr Doug Beach, So Willie Beecher, So Tom Mayes, Jr Steve Steinke, So Josh Thompson, So Micah Knorr, Sr Nathan Morreale, Fr Justin Hamblin, Fr Steve Steinke, Jr Dane Kidman, Sr Sean Jones, Sr U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

26 26 AGGIE NOTES FROM LAST GAME at NEW MEXICO STATE - Dec Utah State has seven wins in a season for the first time since 1993, when the Humanitarian Bowl win was the Aggies' seventh of the season. -- Senior WR Stanley Morrison's first-quarter reception was Morrison's 36th-straight game with a catch, extending his WACbest streak. -- Senior WR Eric Moats also now has at least one catch in 11 of last 12 games and 32 of 35 games played in career. -- It is USU's first seven-win regular season since 1979, when the Aggies were Overall, it is USU's 21st time in 113 seasons of football of having at least seven wins. -- It is Utah State's fifth win in a row, the Aggies' first five-game win streak since The Aggies' improve to 5-2, USU's most WAC wins in the seven years in the league, and the best conference mark since a 4-1 Big West record in 2000 and first five conference win season since Saturday was USU's third-straight road win, the first threegame win streak away from home, winning the last two road games of the regular-season and the Las Vegas Bowl. -- The Aggies' 392 rushing yards was a FBS-opponent season high behind the 440 vs. Weber State. -- Saturday was the 11th-best rushing output in school history. -- With 392 rushing yards, it gives USU 3,330 rushing yards on the season, a new school record, bettering the previous mark of 3,120 set in Saturday was USU's ninth game this season decided by one score. The nine games is tied for most in the country for onescore games, tied with Kansas State. -- It was Utah State's fourth win this season with less than a minute or no time on the clock, joining the Aggies' wins at Hawai'i, at Idaho and home vs. San Jose State. The TD with 35 seconds left ranks No. 10 in USU's last-minutes game-winning scores since 1991 list. It was also Utah State's second last-minute win over New Mexico State in that span, as USU beat NMSU, in OT in Saturday's win was the Aggies' first on grass in three games (Auburn and BYU. -- Saturday's captains were #9 SR LB Bobby Wagner and #6 JR RB Robert Turbin. -- Senior LB Bobby Wagner made his 39th-consecutive start and made his 44th start overall, leading USU in both departments. -- Junior RB Robert Turbin started for the 35th time of his career, but 12th since the 2009 season-finale after missing the entire 2010 season with an injury. -- The second-quarter TD toss from junior QB Adam Kennedy to junior RB Robert Turbin marks the sixth-straight game with a TD pass for the USU offense. -- It was Kennedy's eighth TD pass this season -- Turbin caught his fourth TD catch of the year and 11th of his career. -- Turbin now has 51 total TD's for his career, moving to a tie for No. 6 on the WAC's Career Total TD list, tying John Harvey ( ) of nearby UTEP with Turbin also passed Harvey on the WAC's Career Points List for the No. 13 spot as Turbin now has 308 career points, passing Harvey's Junior WR Matt Austin now has at least one catch in 13-straight games. -- Senior LB Kyle Gallagher snared his first INT of not only the season, but his career as well. -- USU now has three interceptions on the season, and all three are by linebackers, as Wagner leads the team with two oskies. -- After trailing at halftime in three of the last four games, winning all three games, USU led at intermission for the eighth time this season, and is now 3-5 when doing so. -- Saturday was just the second time this season that USU was held scoreless in the third quarter, joining the Fresno State game. -- USU was tied after three quarters for the third time this season and the navy Aggies are now Senior RB Michael Smith's 121 rushing yards were a new career-high. -- The three TD passes by Adam Kennedy were a season-high and his fourth multi-td pass outing in the last five games. -- USU is now: overall and 5-2 in the WAC overall vs. NMSU including 16-3 at Las Cruces record against teams from New Mexico in games played on New Mexico soil in December in games played on Dec in last 10 season-finales, winning six of last eight all-time in season-finales -- Sophomore DE Conner Williams made his first career start. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

27 27 USU FOOTBALL'S GALLAGHER GARNERS WAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS -- Utah State football player Kyle Gallagher has been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in USU's win over New Mexico State Saturday, an award selected and announced by the conference office on Dec. 5. Gallagher, a senior linebacker from Woodland, Calif. (Woodland HS), was playing with his broken left hand heavily bandaged, but snared his first career interception to thwart New Mexico State's scoring drive late in the first half, and posted five tackles, helping USU to another nail-biting victory with a thriller at New Mexico State on Saturday. NMSU got the ball with 1:33 left in the first half and drove down to the USU 1-yardline with 18 seconds left. Facing a third-and-goal, NMSU threw a pass toward the endzone, but Gallagher snared it at the USU 2, keeping the score 14-7 in USU's favor at intermission. The interception by Gallagher was the USU defense's third of the season, and up to that point, all three had been by linebackers until cornerback Nevin Lawson sealed the win with an interception on NMSU's final possession after USU scored with 35 seconds left, as the USU's defense doubled its season interception total Saturday. USU FOOTBALL'S KENNEDY COLLECTS NATIONAL ACCOLADES, UTAH STATE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS -- Adam Kennedy collected a pair of national accolades for his performance in helping USU to a thrilling win over New Mexico State on Saturday. The Aggies' junior quarterback was named the College Sports Madness Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, while College Football Performance Awards tabbed Kennedy an honorable mention quarterback of the week. Kennedy was also named the America First Credit Union Utah State Student- Athlete of the Week, for the period ending Sunday, Dec. 4, an award that is voted on by a state-wide media panel. Kennedy, a junior from Elk Grove, Calif. (Franklin HS/San Joaquin Delta College) was 12-of-16 passing for 123 yards with careerhigh three TD's, and added a career-best 95 yards rushing on 15 carries, in leading USU to another nail-biting victory with a thriller at New Mexico State on Saturday. Kennedy nearly matched his rushing total of the season entering Saturday, as he had 133 yards rushing in his previous action. Three of his rushes came on USU's game-winning drive, including a 2-yard run on a 4th-and-1 from the NMSU 14-yard line on an option play that he made the first down by inches to keep the drive and USU's chances for a win alive. Two plays later, he hit junior wide receiver Matt Austin for the second time on the day with an 8-yard TD toss with 35 seconds left for the game-winning score. Kennedy's three TD passes marks his fourth multi-td passing outing in the last five games. AGGIE FOOTBALL'S WAGNER GARNERS WAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF WEEK ACCOLADE -- Utah State football player Bobby Wagner has been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in USU's win over Nevada on Nov. 26, the Aggies' fourth-straight win and making USU bowl eligible for the first time since 1997 with the Aggies' sixth win of the season, their first six-win ledger since The senior linebacker was also selected as the America First Credit Union Utah State Student- Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sunday, Nov. 27, an award that is voted on by a state-wide media panel. Wagner, a native of Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS), posted a gamehigh 15 tackles, including half a tackle for loss, and recovered a fumble. Wagner's fumble recovery came on a 4th-and-1 play from the USU 12 with just over five minutes left, as Nevada was driving for the go-ahead score. Wolf Pack QB Tyler Lantrip ran an option play, and had the first down, but was stripped of the football and Wagner recovered the thwart the threat. With 15 tackles Saturday, Wagner moved up to second on the USU career tackles list with 433. Wagner is also now tied for third with San Jose State's Matt Castelo ( ) in career tackles in the WAC. Wagner now has nine double-digit tackle outings this season and 23 for his career. On Sunday, Wagner was recognized by College Sports Madness as its WAC Defensive Player of the Week. Wagner, who leads the WAC and ranks third in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), collects his first WAC Defensive Player of the Week honors this season. It is his second weekly WAC honor of his career, earning it last season on Nov. 8, It is Utah State's four weekly WAC honor this season, as junior running back Robert Turbin collected the offensive accolade last week while freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton earned the honor on Oct. 10 and junior wide receiver Stanley Morrison earned the conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 7. Wagner's honor is Utah State's 13th WAC weekly award in the Aggies' seven seasons in the league. It is also the fifth defensive award collected, joining Calderwood's Oct. 9, 2006 and Dec. 1, 2008 honors as well as Paul Igboeli's Nov. 3, 2008 honors and Wagner's award last year on Nov. 8, This is also Wagner's first USU weekly honor of the season and the sixth this season for an Aggie football player to earn the weekly honor. Turbin has collected the award three times (Sept. 12, Oct. 3 and Nov. 21) while Keeton was the recipient on Sept. 5 and Oct. 10. USU FOOTBALL'S WAGNER NAMED COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS WAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK -- Utah State football player Bobby Wagner has been recognized by College Sports Madness as its Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his exceptional performance in Saturday's Aggie win over Nevada, making USU bowl eligible for the first time since 1997 with the Aggies' sixth win of the season, their first six-win ledger since Wagner posted a game-high 15 tackles, including half a tackle for loss, and recovered a fumble. Wagner's fumble recovery came on a 4th-and-1 play from the USU 12 with just over five minutes left, as Nevada was driving for the go-ahead score. Wolf Pack QB Tyler Lantrip ran an option play, and had the first down, but was stripped of the football and Wagner recovered the thwart the threat. With 15 tackles Saturday, Wagner moved up to second on the USU career tackles list with 433. Wagner is also now tied for third with San Jose State's Matt Castelo ( ) in career tackles in the WAC. Wagner now has nine double-digit tackle outings this season and 23 for his career. U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

28 28 TURBIN EARNS SEVERAL NATIONAL AWARDS FOR PERFORMANCE -- Utah State football player Robert Turbin's performance in USU's wild double overtime win over Idaho on Nov. 19 garnered several national honors for the junior running back. Turbin was named the National Running Back of the Week by collegefootballperformance.com, the Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week by College Sports Madness and was nominated for the Running Back Performance of the Year by Intersport. Turbin, a native of Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS), rushed for a career-high 208 yards with three TD's, including two in OT, with the second being the game-winner in USU's wild double OT win at Idaho Saturday. The 208 is the second-most in the most in the WAC this season, one yard behind the top spot, and Turbin now has two of the top five rushing outings on the year. Turbin scored his first TD on an 80-yard scamper on USU's fourth possession of the game, giving the Aggies a 21-7 lead. After Idaho forced OT and scored first, Turbin scored his second TD of the day on a 1-yard plunge on fourth-and-goal to force the second OT. USU got the ball first in the second extra session and Turbin hit the endzone from 3-yards out and USU's defense intercepted Idaho's fourth-and-goal play to seal the win. Turbin went over 3,000 yards for his career and broke USU's single-season rushing TD, single-season total TD, single-season scoring and the Aggies' career scoring records. The 208 rushing yards made Turbin the Aggies' first 200-yard rusher since Emmett White had 233 vs. Weber State in TURBIN TABBED WAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK -- Utah State football player Robert Turbin was named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in USU s wild double overtime win over Idaho Saturday, an honor selected and announced by the conference office Monday. The junior running back was also selected as the America First Credit Union Utah State Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sunday, Nov. 20, an award that is voted on by a state-wide media panel. On Sunday, Turbin garnered several national honors for his performance. Turbin was named the National Running Back of the Week by collegefootballperformance.com, the Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week by College Sports Madness and was nominated for the Running Back Performance of the Year by Intersport. Turbin, a native of Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS), rushed for a career-high 208 yards with three TD s, including two in OT, with the second being the game-winner in USU s wild double OT win at Idaho Saturday. The 208 is the second-most in the most in the WAC this season, one yard behind the top spot, and Turbin now has two of the top five rushing outings on the year. Turbin scored his first TD on an 80-yard scamper on USU s four possession of the game, giving the Aggies a 21-7 lead. After Idaho forced OT and scored first, Turbin scored his second TD of the day on a 1-yard plunge on fourth-and-goal to force the second OT. USU got the ball first in the second extra session and Turbin hit the endzone from 3-yards out and USU s defense intercepted Idaho s fourth-and-goal play to seal the win. Turbin went over 3,000 yards for his career and broke USU s single-season rushing TD, single-season total TD, single-season scoring and the Aggies career scoring records. The 208 rushing yards made Turbin the Aggies first 200-yard rusher since Emmett White had 233 vs. Weber State in Turbin s 208 yards is tied for No. 18 on USU s top rushing outings, matching Rick Parros who had 208 yards against Weber State on Nov. 17, This is Turbin s second career WAC Offensive Player of the Week honor, earning the accolade on Nov. 30, 2009, also after a record performance at Idaho, as he scored five TD s in USU s shootout win over Idaho, snapping the Aggies 12-game road losing streak. The five TD s tied a USU record, last done by Jack Hill with five rushing TD s vs. Drake in FILIMOEATU NAMED HONORABLE MENTION COL- LEGEFOOTBALLPERFORMANCE.COM DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK -- Utah State football's Bojay Filimoeatu was named an honorable mention national Defensive Lineman of the Week by collegefootballperformance.com for his performance in USU's wild double OT win over Idaho on Nov. 19. Filimoeatu, a native of West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS/ Mt. San Antonio JC) had a forced fumble and recovered the ball, registering his first forced and recovered fumble of his USU career. KOSKAN GARNERS NATIONAL RECOGNITION FROM COLLEGEFOOTBALLPERFORMANCE.COM -- Utah State football player Levi Koskan was named an honorable mention national Defensive Lineman of the Week by collegefootballperformance.com for his performance in USU's comeback win over San Jose State on Nov. 12. Koskan, a senior from Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS), recorded a defensive trifecta, with a sack, a forced fumble and a recovered fumble all on the same play, on San Jose State quarterback Matt Faulkner, giving USU the ball at its own 11. The Aggies punched it in to pull within with 9:45 left in the third quarter as USU rallied from down to win It was USU's second win in as many weeks in rallying from down double digits and scoring the game-winner in the final minute of the game. MORRISON NAMED WAC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK -- Utah State football player Stanley Morrison was named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in USU's comeback win at Hawai`i, on Nov. 5, as selected and announced Nov. 7 by the conference office... Morrison's honor is Utah State's first conference special teams award since kick returner Kevin Robinson on Sept. 24, Overall, it is the Aggies' fifth WAC special teams honor, including getting three in 2005, as kick and punt returner Tony Pennyman earned the award twice, on Sept. 26 and Nov. 21 of 2005, sandwiched around Robinson collecting the accolade on Oct. 10, Morrison, a senior wide receiver from Denison, Texas (Denison HS), successfully executed not one, but two fake punts to keep drives alive for USU, one of which resulted in a TD as part of the Aggies' 28 second-half points to overcome a 28-7 first half deficit for a wild win over the Warriors of Hawai`i for USU's first win at Honolulu since On a 4th-and-4 play in the second quarter, Morrison had an eight-yard gain to keep USU's drive w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

29 29 alive, but it later stalled... However, in the third quarter, Morrison again was the key cog in a fake punt, passing to Joe Hill for a 23-yard gain on 4th-and-5, on a tipped pass by teammate Bobby Wagner that Hill corralled for the first down... Three plays later, USU scored a TD to pull within with 2:16 left in the third frame... Morrison also had his first 100-yard receiving outing of the season with two catches for 105 yards, including a 71-yard TD catch in which he made a spectacular catch between two UH defenders, and then dashed to the endzone... It was Morrison's second career 100-yard outing. Morrison's 105 yards receiving was his first 100-yard receiving outing of the season, becoming USU's first 100-yard receiver this season and the Aggies' first since TE Kellen Bartlett had five catches for 121 yards last year at Nevada... It was Morrison's second career 100-yard game, joining his career-best 126-yard receiving outing at Texas A&M in The 71-yard TD catch was the second-longest of Morrison's career, behind a 75-yarder at Idaho in The 71-yard TD catch was his second scoring catch of the season and fifth of his career... Morrison now has at least one catch in 32-straight games, which leads the WAC... This is Morrison's first WAC Player of the Week award of his career, and is the Aggies' second this season, as freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton garnered the Offensive Player of the Week honor on Oct. 10. USU FOOTBALL'S WAGNER AND HAUETER EARN NATIONAL RECOGNITION FROM COLLEGEFOOT- BALLPERFORMANCE.COM -- Utah State football players Bobby Wagner and Jacob Haueter were both recognized by collegefootballperformance.com for their performance in the Aggies' loss to Louisiana Tech on Oct. 22. Wagner was named an honorable mention national Linebacker of the Week, while Haueter was tabbed an honorable mention Kickoff Specialist of the Week. Both Wagner and Haeuter's hometowns are Ontario, with Wagner being from Ontario, Calif., while Haueter hails from Ontario, Ore. Wagner, a senior linebacker from Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS), posted a career-high 20 tackles, which included two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. Wagner also had two quarterback hurries in the game. It was Wagner's sixth double-digit tackle outing in the Aggies' seven games and he now has 20 career games with double-figure stops. Wagner's 20 stops gives him 388 for his career, moving up to No. 4 on USU's Career Tackles list and No. 5 on the WAC's Career Tackles list. On the season, Wagner is tops in the WAC and third in FBS in tackles at 12.7 per game. Haueter, a freshman placekicker from Ontario, Ore. (Ontario HS/Boise State), booted four kickoffs for a 69.5 ypko average, with two touchbacks. USU'S BRADY NAMED HONORABLE MENTION DE- FENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK -- Utah State football player McKade Brady has been recognized by collegefootballperformance.com as an honorable mention national Defensive Back of the Week, for his performance in USU's loss at Fresno State on Oct. 15. Brady, a junior safety from Cove, Utah (Sky View HS/BYU), had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on two different plays, to go with four tackles, including half a tackle for loss. Brady registered his first career fumble recovery by recovering a FS fumble in the first quarter and his forced fumble in the second quarter was the second of his career. AGGIES' KEETON NAMED WAC OFFENSIVE PLAY- ER OF THE WEEK, NATIONAL RECOGNITION -- Utah State football quarterback Chuckie Keeton was named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10 for his school-record tying performance in USU's win over Wyoming on Oct. 8. Keeton has been recognized with a pair of national honors. Keeton was acknowledged by collegefootballperformance.com as an honorable mention national Quarterback of the Week, while also being named by College Sports Madness as the Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his school-record tying performance in USU's win over Wyoming. In addition to the WAC award, Keeton was also named the Utah State America First Credit Union Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sunday, Oct. 9, an award that is voted on by a state-wide media panel. Keeton, a freshman from Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek HS), completed 16-of-21 passes for 228 yards and a school-record tying five touchdowns in Utah State's win against Wyoming. He also added 44 rushing yards on four carries. All five touchdown passes came in the first half as Utah State scored on its first eight possessions of the game. With the five TD's, Keeton becomes the fourth different Aggie QB to hit the school record, and the sixth time, as Keeton is the first since Anthony Calvillo threw for five scores against BYU in Calvillo (1993 and 1992) and Tony Adams (1972) had accomplished the feat twice each while Brent Snyder reached it once (1987). Keeton's five TD's in the game more than doubled his seasontotal of four entering the game. Behind Keeton, the Aggie offense scored on its first eight possessions of the game, on the way to 42 first-half points, the most in an opening half since at least 1991, as part of the 63 total points. The 63 points scored are its most since winning at Idaho, 63-17, on Oct. 25, 1997, while its 44-point margin of victory is its largest since defeating New Mexico State at home, 47-2, on Nov. 29, WILLIAMS COLLECTS PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WEEKLY HONOR ROLL ACCOLADE -- Utah State junior football player Kerwynn Williams is one of three players named to the Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 10. The weekly recognition honors versatile, single-game performances around the nation by FBS student-athletes, and Williams is joined by Eric Page of Toledo and David Wilson of Virginia Tech. The Paul Hornung Award, presented by Texas Roadhouse, is awarded annually to the most versatile player in major college football. Fans can now vote online at com for the finalist for the 2011 award. All three weekly honorees are members of the Paul Hornung Award Watch List. Page is being honored for the fourth time this season while Williams and Wilson each earned their first Hornung weekly recognition of the year. Williams, a native of Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS), had a seasonhigh 232 all-purpose yards in Utah State's win over Wyoming on Saturday, totalling 125 kick return yards, including a season-best 54-yard return that set up USU's first TD of the night. Williams also had a 22-yard punt return to set up the Aggies' sixth TD of the first half, as well as adding 55 rushing yards and 30 receiving yards. U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

30 30 USU'S TURBIN TABBED HONORABLE MENTION NATIONAL RUNNING BACK OF WEEK BY COL- LEGEFOOTBALLPERFORMANCE.COM -- Utah State football player Robert Turbin was recognized by collegefootballperformance.com as honorable mention Running Back of the Week on Oct. 2. Turbin, a junior from Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS), rushed for 123 yards including an 80-yard touchdown burst on the first offensive play of the game, in USU's loss at BYU on Friday night. He added two catches for 22-yards on the night, including a 24-yard TD reception. Turbin now has at least two TD's in all four of USU's games this season, and has at least one rushing TD in last nine games played. Friday was Turbin's third-straight 100-yard game and 11th of his career, one of 14 active players in FBS with at least 10 career 100-yard games. Turbin's 80-yard first-quarter TD was his fourth-career TD run over 50+ yards and the second-longest of his career behind the 96-yarder at Utah in Turbin now has 30 career rushing TD's, taking over sole possession of the No. 3 spot on USU's Career Rushing list, breaking a tie with Tom Larscheid ( ) and are the most by an Aggie since Demario Brown ( ) had 37. Turbin also passed Lascheid's 2,206 career rushing yards, and now has 2,285 with his 123 yards Friday. This is the third national honorable mention award by collegefootballperformance.com for Turbin this season, also earning it after the Weber State and Colorado State games. AGGIES' TURBIN AND KOSKAN RECOGNIZED BY COLLEGEFOOTBALLPERFORMANCE.COM -- Utah State football players Robert Turbin and Levi Koskan were recognized by collegefootballperformance.com with honorable mention awards for their respective positions for their performances in USU's heartbreaking, double overtime Homecoming loss to Colorado State on Sept. 24. Turbin was tabbed to the honorable mention Running Back of the Week list while Koskan collected honorable mention Defensive End of the Week accolades. Turbin, a junior from Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS), rushed for a career-high four TD's as part of his 115 yard rushing outing. Turbin scored on a 3-yard scamper in the third-quarter, then a 1-yard plunge in the fourth-quarter with 4:56 left in regulation to give USU a lead. After CSU forced overtime, Turbin scored on the Aggies' possession in the first frame on a 9-yard scamper. The Rams scored to force a second extra sessions and opened the scoring in the second frame with a TD and PAT. Turbin darted in from 25-yards out on USU's second possession, but was stopped on the two-point conversion, denying USU the win. It was Turbin's 10th career 100-yard rushing outing, as he is one of 13 active players in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) with double-digit career 100-yard games. Koskan a senior from Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS), posted three tackles for loss including two sacks Saturday night, finishing night with five total tackles. His three TFL's were for 29 yards, with 14 of those coming on his two sacks. USU'S BENNETT AND TURBIN HONORED BY COLLEG- EFOOTBALLPERFORMANCE.COM -- Utah State football players Tyler Bennett and Robert Turbin were honored by collegefootballperformance.com with weekly awards for their performances in USU's romp of Weber State on Sept. 10. Bennett was named the Co-National Punter of the Week while Turbin was w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m tabbed to the honorable mention Running Back of the Week list. Bennett, a junior from Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon HS/Phoenix CC), punted three times for a 54.3 yards per punt with all three punts pinning Weber State inside its own 20-yard line, including two inside the Wildcats' 10 in the first quarter. Bennett's first punt was a 62-yarder that was downed at the WSU 4-yard line, while his second punt was a 52-yarder that went out of bounds at the Wildcats' 7. In the fourth quarter, Bennett hit a 49-yarder that went out of bounds at WSU's 12-yard line. Turbin, a junior from Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS), rushed for 180 yards on 18 carries (10.0 ypr), with two TD's Saturday night, and surpassed the 2,000 career yard mark along the way, becoming just the eighth USU running back to reach the 2,000-yard plateau. Turbin scored on a 14-yard run with 53 seconds left in the second quarter to pull USU to at the half, the first of the Aggies' 44 unanswered points as the rallied from being down At the 8:04 mark of the third quarter, Turbin tiptoed down the sideline and dove inside the pylon to the endzone to cap off a 31-yard scamper that put USU ahead, USU'S KEETON NAMED RIVALS.COM NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK -- Utah State football player Chuckie Keeton has been named the Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week for his performance in the seasonopener at Auburn on Sept. 3. Keeton, a native of Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek HS), was 21- of-30 passing for 213 yards and added two rushing TD's as part of 33 rushing yards in his Aggie debut in USU's hard-fought loss at defending national champion No. 23/19 Auburn Saturday. Keeton is believed to be the first Aggie freshman to start a USU season-opener in at least the modern era. Keeton is also the first Aggie freshman to start a game at QB since Riley Nelson in "Chuckie is a special player," USU head coach Gary Andersen said in his post-game interview. "I promise you no one is hurt more, even though he has been with us for a short period of time. We are in very good hands at the quarterback position.... I love Chuckie Keeton. I have loved Chuckie Keeton since I walked into his living room." WHIPPER-SNAPPER -- Nate Needham is one of 19 long snappers in the country who is a freshman, including one of eight who are redshirt-freshmen. Player School True/Redshirt John Broussard Louisiana True Marius Burgsmueller Idaho True Joe Cardona Navy True Allan D Appollonio Arkansas True Will Denny Ole Miss Redshirt Matt Dooley Indiana True Grant Donovan Louisville Redshirt Andrew East Vanderbilt Redshirt Josh Elias Arizona True Zach Ewan Wyoming True Logan Feimster Wake Forest Redshirt Matt Fortin Virginia Redshirt Matt Giampapa Michigan State True Reed Gordon Mississippi State Redshirt Mike Molinari West Virginia Redshirt NATE NEEDHAM UTAH STATE REDSHIRT Ben Risenhoover Louisiana-Monroe True Sam Rodgers Syracuse True Scott Thompson NC State True

31 31 RETURNING FROM INJURY -- Seven players return to action after missing most or all of the 2010 season with injury: junior WR Matt Austin, senior TE Kellen Bartlett, senior OL Robert Hill, senior WR Stanley Morrison, junior CB Jamaine Olson, senior RB Michael Smith, junior RB Robert Turbin and senior LB Reuben Willis. NEW D SCHEME -- Utah State s defense is changing from a 4-3 alignment to a 3-4 alignment. WHISTLE SHUFFLE -- USU head coach Gary Andersen shuffled his coaching staff around and had some changes on his staff... Andersen will handle defensive coordinator duties, while Bill Busch will be the associate head coach/special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach... Offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin will shift to tight ends this season after coaching quarterbacks last year... Former Aggie player Matt Wells joined the USU staff in January and will be the quarterbacks coach... T.J. Woods is shifting from tight ends coach to offensive line coach, replacing Alex Gerke, who left the staff... Former Aggie player Frank Maile will be the defensive line coach, moving up from defensive graduate assistant to replace Chad Kauha'aha'a, who joined the Utah staff... Kendrick Shaver joined the USU staff in February and will be the Aggies' cornerbacks coach, replacing Corey Raymond who left for Indiana and later Nebraska... A pair of former University of Utah players Robert Conley and Spencer Toone were added to the staff as graduate assistants... Conley, a four-year starting offensive lineman, will be the offensive graduate assistant while Toone, a two-time all-mountain West Conference selection and a two-year NFL player, will be the defensive graduate assistant. BIOS NOT IN 2011 FOOTBALL GUIDE Jefferson Court LB, 6-2, 220, FR, RS, Alta, Utah (Alta HS/BYU) A three-time all-state selection at Alta HS, helping the Hawks to a 13-1 record and the Utah Class 5A state title his senior season... Posted 106 tackles with seven sacks his senior season... Also a two-year starter on the AHS baseball team, driving in 40 RBI as a senior, and a oneyear starter in basketball, earning all-state honors his senior season, combining for five total letters in the two sports... A Utah Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete honoree as a senior... Also an academic all-state honoree in baseball and basketball... Son of Daniel and Pamela Court... Has four sisters and one brother... Served LDS Church Mission to Anaheim, Calif. from May Chose USU because of football program... Intends on majoring in exercise science with future aspirations of being a doctor. 13 Tanner Curtis QB, 6-0, 182, FR, HS, Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS) Earned first-team Utah Class 4A all-state honors at East HS as a quarterback by both the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune, as well as first-team all-region... The dual-threat signal-caller rushed for 1,320 yards and 16 touchdowns while tossing for 1,113 yards with 13 scores and only two INT s as a senior, in helping the Leopards finish with an 8-3 overall record and a 4-2 record in Region 6, losing in the 4A quarterfinals... Was also named the Utah Blaze Ironman of the Year... Also a four-year letterwinner and starter for the EHS baseball team playing outfield and pitcher, earning second-team all-state honors by both the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune, helping the Leopards to the state semi-finals his senior season... Also a two-year letterwinner and one-year starter on the basketball team... Son of Kyle and Barbara Curtis... Has three brothers... Chose USU because of academic success and the football program. 44 Jacob Haueter PK, 5-11, 210, FR, TR, Ontario, Oregon (Ontario HS/Boise State) Participated in spring drills at Boise State before transferring to Utah State... A first-team all-greater Oregon League placekicker and second-team punter in senior season at Ontario HS... Also a first-team all-argus selection as a kicker by the Argus Observer... Was 6-of-12 on field goals with a long of 40 yards, and made 67 PAT s as a senior, and also booted 92 kickoffs with 29 touchbacks... Also punted 12 times with a 38.0 yards per punt average with a long of 62 yards and with two inside the A three-year letterwinner in basketball, earning all-state honors as well as first-team all-league and the league MVP honors, netting 18.0 points and 3.2 assists per game as a senior, helping OHS to the state tournament... Son of Mark and Cori Haueter... Has two brothers and one sister... Served LDS Church Mission to San Antonio, Texas from Intends on majoring in business or pre-med with future plans to own his own company or be a dentist... Chose USU because of campus and community environment, which will allow him to become his best. 14 Taylor Hughes QB, 6-1, 174, SR, TR, Corona Del Mar, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS/Orange Coast CC) Named to the SCFA all-conference team at Orange Coast CC after throwing for 1,992 yards with 17 TD s in nine games played, while also rushing for five scores... Also received Orange Coast CC s Captain Award... Earned all-cif and Pacific League Offensive Player of the Year honors at Corona del Mar HS after throwing for 2,289 yards on 141 completions with 22 TD s... Set several school records, including most completions in a game (25), most passing yards (2,289), highest completion percentage (59.5) and most total offense yards (2,452)... Son of Joseph and Staci Hughes... Has one sister... Majoring in communication studies at Utah State... Chose USU because of football program. 80 Chuck Jacobs WR, 6-0, 170, JR, TR, Richmond, Calif. (Kennedy HS/Laney JC) Led Laney JC with 27 catches for 238 yards with two TD s... Also had six punt returns for 54 yards (9.0 ypr) as well as 13 kick returns for 386 yards (29.7 ypr), leading the Eagles in both kick returns and kick return yardage... Played football at Kennedy HS... Also lettered on the Kennedy basketball team, helping the Eagles to a 27-6 record in senior season... Also lettered in track & field at KHS... Son of Jesse and JoAnn Jacobs... Has seven sisters and five brothers... Chose USU because of coaching staff and the football program. 64 Josh Larmay OL, 6-6, 320, SO, TR, De Pere, Wisc. (West De Pere HS/Minnesota State-Moorhead) Played one season at Minnesota State-Moorhead, starting in one game for the Dragons in Was a two-year starter and four-year letterwinner at West DePere HS, earning first-team all-bay Conference honors as a senior and second-team all-area honors... Played both offensive and defensive line, posting 13 sacks in senior season... Helped lead the Phantoms to three Bay Conference titles... Was team captain in senior season... Also a one-year letterwinner in track & field... Son of Andy and Dyan Larmay... Has three younger brothers... Majoring in criminal justice at Utah State with future plans of being a police officer once his football career is over... Chose USU because of football program and felt was best opportunity for him to reach his goals. U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

32 32 Turbin Tabbed WAC Offensive Player Of The Year As Aggie Football Places Six On All-WAC Teams Aggies' Most All-WAC Honorees In Seven Years In The League, Most Overall Since 2003 Utah State football player Robert Turbin was named the Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and was one of six Aggies on the all-wac first and second-teams, which were selected by the league's coaches and announced Monday by the conference office. Junior running back Turbin was joined on the first-team by senior linebacker Bobby Wagner, senior offensive guard Philip Gapelu and sophomore center Tyler Larsen Senior defensive end Levi Koskan and senior tight end Tarren Lloyd were second-team selections. "We are the second-place team in the league, no matter how you cut it. You can say what you want, but we are the second-place team in the league and they should have some kids on all-conference on that team and we do have some all-conference kids on the team. This is a very good conference with some very talented young men," USU head coach Gary Andersen said. Both the three first-team all-wac selections and the six overall honorees is the most all-wac selections for USU in its seven years in the league and is Utah State's most overall all-conference players recognized since 2003 when the Aggies had nine in the Big West. "It's just another blessing. Words can't really describe the feeling. It's a great honor to be recognized like that. I still kind of feel like I could have done more. There are times I could have done better. There are games I don't necessarily wish I had back, but could have done things better. To be noticed and have that honor is great. It just shows the respect coaches have for me is cool. There are a lot of offensive players, and a lot of good ones, so for them to put me at the top means a lot. The one main goal I set was to be the best. To be the best you have to win, and we've done that as a team. To be the best you have to be noticed as one of the best," Turbin said. Turbin is USU's first WAC Offensive Player of the Year award recipient and just the Aggies' second WAC individual honor, joining Paul Igboeli's WAC Freshman of the Year honor in Overall, Turbin is just the second USU player to earn a conference Offensive Player of the Year honor, joining Kendal Smith who was the 1998 Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year. "It is a great honor for Robert, well deserved in my opinion. He had a tremendous year," Andersen said. "It is great to see a kid go through the adversity he had to go through, to come back be a conference player of the year, that is a great accomplishment. I am very, very proud of him. I am happy for Robert Turbin." Robert Turbin A native of Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS), Turbin is 10th in the nation in rushing with yards per game and is fifth in scoring with 11.5 points per contest. Turbin has rushed for 1,416 yards and 19 touchdowns on 229 attempts for an average of 6.2 yards per carry. He has caught 16 passes for 164 yards and four more touchdowns. His 138 points scored this season are currently the seventh most in WAC history. The 1,416 yards ranks Turbin fifth on USU's single-season rushing yardage list, needing just 120 more for the No. 1 spot of 1,536 yards, currently held by Demario Brown in Turbin is already the USU record holder for single-season rushing TDs (19), single-season total TDs (23) and single-season scoring (138). "The first thing Robert is going to do is tell everybody that it was the people around him that got it for him, which he should because he had a supporting cast around him that did a tremendous job of blocking, giving and creating him holes. He is a tremendous talent, it is special to see," Andersen said. "There is a lot of special stories on this team, there are many, many of them and he is one of them. I am glad to see him get rewarded." w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

33 33 Wagner, a native of Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS), led the WAC and ranks eighth in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in tackles with 11.7 per game, totalling 140 (62 solo, 78 assists) this season, moving up to No. 9 on the WAC's single-season tackles list and tying for No. 6 on USU's single-season stops list. Leading the USU defensive unit with 10.5 tackles for loss, Wagner added four sacks and also leads the Aggies with two interceptions. He also has one fumble recovery on the season. Bobby Wagner Gapelu, a Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) native and Larsen, a native of Salt Lake City, Utah (Jordan HS), anchored an Aggie offensive line that cleared the way for the USU running attack to total a school-record 3,330 rushing yards on the season, bettering the previous record of 3,120 yards set in USU's 35 rushing TD's are currently second in school history behind the 39 set in Gapelu and Larsen are also anchors of the Aggie offense that ranks second in the WAC and 20th in FBS in total offense at ypg, while also ranking second in the conference and tied for 36th in Philip Gapelu the country in sacks allowed (1.4 pg). The offensive line duo are the first pair of Aggie offensive linemen to earn first-team all-conference honors since 1997 when Mauricio Jourdan and Mark Rommel earned first-team all-big West accolades together. Tyler Larsen Koskan, a native of Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS), is tied for sixth in the league and tied for 70th in the nation in sacks with 0.5 pg, while also ranking ninth in the WAC in tackles for loss (0.9 pg). Leading the team with 5.5 sacks, Koskan has matched his jersey number of 47 with total yards lost on sacks, while adding 10 tackles for loss for a team-high 71 yards lost. Koskan added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, which came in same game on the same play in the San Jose State game, as well as six QB hurries. Levi Koskan A native of Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS), Lloyd has 11 catches for 96 yards (8.7 ypc) with one TD, and was also an integral blocker for the school-record Aggie rushing attack, and nationally-ranked total offense. He had a season-best three catches for 25 yards in the season opener against Auburn. Lloyd caught his lone TD of the season in the win against Wyoming, one of nine Aggies to catch a TD pass so far this season. He also had a blocked field attempt against San Jose State as time expired to preserve the Aggies' win on Nov USU- Tarren Lloyd U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

34 34 ANDERSEN'S COACHING FILE 2009-Pres - Utah State 2009-Pres - Head Coach Utah Defensive Coordinator / Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line Defensive Line Southern Utah Head Coach Utah Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line / Special Teams Coordinator Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Tackles / Strong Side Ends / Special Teams Coordinator Defensive Tackles / Strong Side Ends Northern Arizona Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line / Special Teams Park City HS (Utah) Head Coach Idaho State Defensive Line Ricks College Offensive Line Southeastern Louisiana Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator Bowl Experience Las Vegas Bowl - W, vs. Fresno State Las Vegas Bowl - W, 10-6 vs. USC 2004 (2005) - Fiesta Bowl - W, 35-7 vs. Pittsburgh Emerald Bowl - W, vs. Georgia Tech Armed Forces Bowl - W, vs. Tulsa Poinsettia Bowl - W, vs. Navy 2008 (2009) - Sugar Bowl - W, vs. No. 4 Alabama Andersen Tidbits -- He was 9-1 vs. Utah State while an assistant coach at Utah. -- Andersen becomes the second Aggie head coach that is a Utah alum, joining USU legendary head coach E. Lowell Romney ( ), who graduated from Utah in While at Utah, Andersen was a part of a Utes coaching staff that posted a 13-2 (.867) record against current WAC schools, going 2-1 vs. Fresno State, 1-0 vs. Hawai'i, 1-0 vs. San Jose State and 9-1 vs. Utah State. -- At Utah, Andersen was a part of two Ute teams that went 2-0 in BCS action, finishing No. 2 in the 2008 AP Poll and No. 4 in As an assistant coach at Northern Arizona ( ), Andersen was 1-1 against current WAC schools, beating Boise State and losing to Idaho, both in Utah State Head Coach Gary Andersen Gary Andersen was named Utah State head football coach on Dec. 4, 2008 by USU Athletics Director Scott Barnes. Andersen became the 26th head coach in 115 years of Aggie football. Andersen totes a perfect 7-0 bowl record, as he was a part of eight bowl teams at Utah, who had an 8-0 bowl record since 1999 during Andersen s tenure there, helping the Utes to the nation s longest bowl winning streak at the time. Only John Ralston and Charlie Weatherbie took Utah State teams to a bowl game in fewer years than Andersen did, as Ralston took the Aggies to the 1960 Sun Bowl and Weatherbie took the 1993 Aggies to the Las Vegas Bowl, both doing so in their second year... Andersen joins John L. Smith who took the 1997 Aggies to this same bowl, then known as the Humanitarian Bowl, as Aggie coaches who led USU to a bowl game in their third season... Ralston also took the 1961 Aggie squad to the Sun Bowl, while the Aggies' stadium namesake, E. Lowell Romney guided USU to the 1946 Raisin Bowl in his 27th season and the 1947 Grape Bowl in his 28th year. The Aggies' three-win turnaround from four wins in 2010 to seven wins in 2011 is among the top 15 in the Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2011 season. Overall, Utah State's three-win turnaround is the biggest two-year increase since , going from 4-7 in '77 to 7-4 in '78... It is just the 15th win turnaround of at least three wins in the program's history. With five WAC wins in 2011, Andersen led USU to its best WAC record at 5-2 in the Aggies' seven years in the league... USU's second-place finish is also the top WAC finish and is the Aggies' highest conference placing since 2000 when they were second in the Big West Conference. USU's three-win WAC turnaround under Andersen from two league wins in 2010 to five conference victories in 2011 is tied for the second-biggest conference win turnaround in the USU's history, behind the record of four win turnaround from 1916 (0-3) to 1917 (4-0), and matching 1945 (1-3) to 1946 (4-1-1). Utah State finished Andersen's first year at the helm of the USU program with a 4-8 mark, USU's most wins since The Aggies finished 3-5 in WAC action, matching the 2008 season for USU's top conference record in its five seasons in the league. Andersen came to Utah State after five seasons as the assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Utah, where he has helped guide the Utes to a 13-0 record in Utah finished the season ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press poll after winning the BCS Sugar Bowl with a dominating victory over Alabama. Andersen reached a rare plateau in USU s seasonopener on Sept. 3, 2009, when he led the Aggies into action against his former team Utah... Since 1982, only two other head coaches in college football have began the season against their former team from the season before. Andersen is the second coach in USU history to open their coaching career against Utah, as Dave Arslanian began his Aggie tenure against the Utes on Sept. 5, Andersen also faced another former team when he and the Aggies made their home debut against Southern Utah on Sept. 26, 2009, with USU winning Andersen was head coach at Southern Utah in w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

35 35 Andersen became the third-straight Aggie football coach to win his home-opener, in USU s 2009 home-opening victory over Southern Utah. With four wins in his first season, Andersen is tied for the fourth-most victories in his opening season in school history... Andersen joins John L. Smith in 1995 and Ev Faunce in 1955 as the only three USU head coaches to win four games in their first season at the helm of the Aggie program. Andersen is the second Aggie head coach that is a Utah alum, joining USU legendary head coach E. Lowell Romney ( ), who graduated from Utah in 1917 and is USU s football stadium namesake. While at Utah, Andersen was a part of a Utes coaching staff that posted a 13-5 (.722) record against current WAC schools, going 0-3 vs. Boise State, 2-1 vs. Fresno State, 1-0 vs. Hawai i, 1-0 vs. San Jose State and 9-1 vs. Utah State. At Utah, Andersen was a part of two Ute teams that went 2-0 in BCS action, finishing No. 2 in the 2008 AP Poll and No. 4 in Andersen was a part of seven bowl teams as Utah had an 8-0 bowl record since 1999 during Andersen s tenure there, helping the Utes to the nation s longest bowl winning streak. Andersen has coached a total of 25 players on NFL rosters, including USU s Curtis Marsh, who was a third-round draft selection in 2011, along with James Brindley, as well as three draft selections in 2008 in second-round picks Paul Kruger and Sean Smith, along with sixthround selection Bryce McCain, 21 first-team all-conference players, including three-time first-team all-wac linebacker Bobby Wagner, two-time first-team selection Robert Turbin, and all-wac cornerback Marsh, along with two Mountain West Conference Defensive Players of the Year in John Frank (1999) and Eric Weddle (2005 and 2006) along with WAC Offensive Player of the Year in Robert Turbin (2011), as well as a consensus first-team All- American in Weddle in 2006, as well as second-team All-American Morgan Scalley in Andersen is married to the former Stacey Lambert, and they have three children: Keegan and twins Chasen and Hagen. Keegan is a member of his father s USU team as a redshirt-freshman tight end. Chasen and Hagen attend Logan HS, where they helped the Grizzlies to the 4A State Football Championship this fall. Andersen s brother, Mark, is USU s director of football operations. Conf. Conf. Year Overall Home Away Neutral Rec. Finish T 5th th nd USU HONORS UNDER ANDERSEN Name Pos. Honor Diondre Borel QB Manning Award Watch List Multi-USU record holder James Brindley S All-WAC NFL Free Agent Peter Caldwell P Ray Guy Award Semi-Finalist Philip Gapelu OL All-WAC Levi Koskan DE Burlsworth Trophy Candidate Rudy Award Candidate All-WAC Tyler Larsen OC National All- Freshman Team Rimington Award Watch List All-WAC Tarren Lloyd TE All-WAC Curtis Marsh CB All-WAC Under Armour Senior Bowl NFL Draft Eric Moats WR Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Candidate Wuerffel Trophy Candidate Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Idaho Sports Medicine Institute Humanitarian Award Robert Turbin RB Two-Time All-WAC WAC Off. Player of the Year Doak Walker Award Watch List Bobby Wagner LB Three-Time All-WAC Butkus Award Watch List Lombardi Award Watch List Naguarski Award Watch List Kerwynn Williams Utah State U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e KR/RB Multi-NCAA Kick Return Record Holder Paul Hornung Award Watch List Beehive Boot Old Wagon Wheel

36 36 Utah State Football Numerical Roster (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) *1 Nevin Lawson CB SO 1L Lauderhill, Fla. (Piper HS) *1 Xavier Martin WR SR 1L Baltimore, Md. (Joppatowne HS/Grossmont JC) *2 Cameron Sanders CB SO 1L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) *2 Adam Kennedy QB JR TR Elk Grove, Calif. (Franklin HS/San Joaquin Delta College) 3 Quinton Byrd CB JR 2L Miami, Fla. (Miramar HS) *4 Walter McClenton S SR 2L Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) *4 Matt Austin WR JR 1L Monrovia, Calif. (Charter Oak HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) *5 Jason Fanaika DE/LB SO 1L Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS) *5 Rashard Stewart WR SO 1L Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) 6 Robert Turbin RB JR RS/2L Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS) 7 Travis Van Leeuwen WR SO 1L Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) 8 Travis Reynolds WR SO 1L Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS) 9 Bobby Wagner LB SR 3L Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) *10 Chris Harris S SR 3L Pasadena, Calif. (Duarte HS) *10 Ladale Jackson CB FR HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Silverado HS) 11 Stanley Morrison WR SR RS/2L Denison, Texas (Denison HS) 12 Dontel Watkins WR JR 1L Nashville, Tenn. (Antioch HS/Butler CC) * 13 Tanner Curtis QB FR HS Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS) *13 Jumanne Robertson CB JR TR Phoenix Ariz. (Deer Valley HS/Phoenix CC) *14 Jamaine Olson CB JR RS Beaverton, Ore. (Jesuit HS/Eastern Arizona JC) *14 Taylor Hughes QB SR TR Corona Del Mar, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS/Orange Coast CC) 15 Reuben Willis LB SR 2L Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair HS/El Camino JC) * 16 Chuckie Keeton QB FR HS Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek HS) *16 Tavaris McMillian LB FR RS Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) * 17 Will Davis CB JR TR Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS/De Anza College) * 17 Lars Gunderson WR SO TR Sandy, Utah (Juan Diego HS/Phoenix CC) 18 Shaan Johnson WR FR RS Cerritos, Calif. (Gahr HS) 19 Josh Thompson PK SO SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 20 Michael Smith RB SR 2L/RS Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS/Eastern Arizona JC) * 21 Terrence Alston CB JR TR Richmond, Calif. (Vanden HS/Solano CC) * 21 Brian Suite S FR RS Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou HS) 22 Keegan Andersen TE FR RS Logan, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 23 JD Ogilvie CB SO RS Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach HS/Valparaiso) * 24 Austin Alder WR SR 3L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) * 24 Isaiah Jones CB JR SQ Macon, Ga. (Mount De Sales Academy) * 25 Cedric Provost S FR RS Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS/South Dakota State) *25 Kerwynn Williams RB/KR JR 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) *26 Frankie Sutera S FR RS Murray, Utah (Juan Diego HS) * 26 Michael Okonkwo S FR HS Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS) * 26# Gavin Jones LB SR 1L Orem, Utah (Orem HS/Snow JC) * 27 Robert Marshall RB SO 1L Dallas, Texas (A. Maceo Smith HS) * 27 Dee Hamala CB FR RS Murray, Utah (Murray HS) 28 Joey DeMartino RB JR 1L San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Grossmont JC) 29 Alfred Bowden S SR 1L Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley HS/Phoenix CC) 30 Nick Vought S SR 1L Park City, Utah (Park City HS/Santa Barbara CC) * 31 Paul Clark RB FR RS Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial HS) * 31 Parker Hausknecht LB FR HS Draper, Utah (Alta HS) 32 Joe Hill RB FR RS Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton HS) 33 Josh Flores RB SR 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 34 Terrell Thompson CB JR TR Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS/Glendale CC) 36 McKade Brady CB/S JR 1L Cove, Utah (Sky View HS/BYU) 37 Quinn Garner DE SR 3L Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz HS) 38 Jaron Bentrude PK FR RS Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 40 Connor Williams DE SO SQ Kanata, Ontario, Canada (Holy Trinity HS) 41 Tyler Bennett P JR TR Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon HS/Phoenix CC) * 42 La Bradford Harold S FR HS Crowley, Texas (Crowley HS) * 42 Riley Harper PK FR HS Holladay, Utah (Cottonwood HS) 43 Kyle Gallagher LB SR 3L Woodland, Calif. (Woodland HS) 44 Jacob Haueter PK FR TR Ontario, Oregon (Ontario HS/Boise State) 45 Maurice Alexander LB JR TR Saint Louis, Mo. (Eureka HS/Arizona Western College) w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

37 37 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 47 Levi Koskan DE SR 3L Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 48 Chris Fox LB FR RS Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) 49 Forrest Dabb LB JR 2L South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Utah) 50 Jefferson Court LB FR RS Alta, Utah (Alta HS/BYU) 51 Jake Doughty LB SO 1L Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 52 Kyler Fackrell LB FR HS Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) 53 Zach Vigil LB SO SQ Clearfield, Utah (Clearfield HS) 54 Jamie Markosian OL SO 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 55 Bojay Filimoeatu LB JR TR West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) 56 Don Corbell OL FR HS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 57 Havea Lasike DL JR TR Sunnyvale, Calif. (Lincoln HS/Foothill JC) * 58 Tyler Larsen OC SO 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (Jordan HS) * 58 Travis Swann LB FR RS Spring, Texas (Spring HS/Austin CC) 62 Bryce Walker OL FR RS Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS) 63 Tanner Richins OT JR 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 64 Josh Larmay OL SO TR De Pere, Wisc. (West De Pere HS/Minnesota St. Moorhead) 65 Chris Friesen OL SO SQ Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS) 66 Eric Schultz OL SO 1L Connell, Wash. (Connell HS) 67 Oscar Molina-Sanchez OL JR 2L Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS) 68 Philip Gapelu OG SR 3L Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) 69 Stetson Tenney OL JR TR Show Low, Ariz. (Show Low HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 70 Travis Seefeldt DL FR HS Sun City, Ariz. (Liberty HS) 72 Jordan Nielsen DL FR HS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 74 Kyle Whimpey OL SO TR Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS/Idaho State) 75 Taani Fisilau OL FR HS Glendale, Utah (Cottonwood HS) 76 Funaki Asisi OG SR 3L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 77 Al Lapuaho DL JR TR West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS/Snow JC) * 78 Kevin Whimpey OL SO TR Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS/Idaho State) *78 Jorden Mattinson TE FR HS Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) 79 Robert Hill OC SR 3L Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 80 Chuck Jacobs WR JR TR Richmond, Calif. (Kennedy HS/Laney JC) 81 Kellen Bartlett TE SR 3L Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) 82 Eric Moats WR SR 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS/Air Force Academy) 83 Josh Johansen WR SR SQ Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) 84 Cameron Webb WR JR TR Millville, Utah (Mountain Crest HS/Snow JC) 85 Brandon Swindall WR FR HS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) 86 Brad Theurer TE SO 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 88 Tarren Lloyd TE SR 2L Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) * 89 Nate Needham LS FR RS St. George, Utah (Pine View HS) * 89 Jordan Storrs WR FR HS Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 91 D.J. Tialavea TE SO 1L West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) 92 Derek Keller TE FR HS Draper, Utah (Alta HS) 93 Nick Diaz PK SO 1L Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS) 95 Tevita Vaifoou DL FR RS Hauula, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi DL FR RS Maui, Hawaii (King Kekaulike HS) 97 Mark Hutchinson LS FR HS Corona, Calif. (Corona Santiago HS) 99 B.J. Larsen DL FR RS Logan, Utah (Logan HS) * = Duplicate # Pronunciation Guide = Pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn Gahyd 5 Jason Fanaika = Fuh-nye-kuh 7 Travis Van Leeuwen = Van Loo-win 13 Jumanne Robertson = Ju-mahnee 16 Tavaris McMillian = Tuh-varis McMill-in 30 Nick Vought = Vowt 31 Parker Hausknecht = House-connect 47 Levi Koskan - Koss-can 51 Jake Doughty = Dow-dee 54 Jamie Markosian = Mar-koozian 55 Bojay Filimoeatu = Fee-lee-moy-ah-too 57 Havea Lasike = Hah-vey-uh Lay-see-kay 65 Chris Friesen = Freeze-n 68 Philip Gapelu = Nap-uh-loo 75 Taani Fisilau = Ta-ha-knee Fees-ee-lau 76 Funaki Asisi = Foo-knock-ee Ah-see-see 77 Al Lapuaho = Lap-ooh-ah-ho 86 Brad Theurer = Tire 91 D.J. Tialavea = Tee-al-uh-vah-uh 95 Tevita Vaifoou = Tuh-veeta Vie-uh-foo 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi = Kuh-ma-na Ma-ta-gee U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

38 38 Utah State Football Alphabetical Roster (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 24 Austin Alder WR SR 3L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 45 Maurice Alexander LB JR TR Saint Louis, Mo. (Eureka HS/Arizona Western College) * 21 Terrence Alston CB JR TR Richmond, Calif. (Vanden HS/Solano CC) 22 Keegan Andersen TE FR RS Logan, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 76 Funaki Asisi OG SR 3L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) * 4 Matt Austin WR JR 1L Monrovia, Calif. (Charter Oak HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) 81 Kellen Bartlett TE SR 3L Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) 41 Tyler Bennett P JR TR Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon HS/Phoenix CC) 38 Jaron Bentrude PK FR RS Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 29 Alfred Bowden S SR 1L Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley HS/Phoenix CC) 36 McKade Brady CB/S JR 1L Cove, Utah (Sky View HS/BYU) 3 Quinton Byrd CB JR 2L Miami, Fla. (Miramar HS) * 31 Paul Clark RB FR RS Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial HS) 56 Don Corbell OL FR HS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 50 Jefferson Court LB FR RS Alta, Utah (Alta HS/BYU) * 13 Tanner Curtis QB FR HS Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS) 49 Forrest Dabb LB JR 2L South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Utah) * 17 Will Davis CB JR TR Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS/De Anza College) 28 Joey DeMartino RB JR 1L San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Grossmont JC) 93 Nick Diaz PK SO 1L Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS) 51 Jake Doughty LB SO 1L Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 52 Kyler Fackrell LB FR HS Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) * 5 Jason Fanaika DE/LB SO 1L Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS) 55 Bojay Filimoeatu LB JR TR West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) 75 Taani Fisilau OL FR HS Glendale, Utah (Cottonwood HS) 33 Josh Flores RB SR 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 48 Chris Fox LB FR RS Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) 65 Chris Friesen OL SO SQ Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS) 43 Kyle Gallagher LB SR 3L Woodland, Calif. (Woodland HS) 68 Philip Gapelu OG SR 3L Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) 37 Quinn Garner DE SR 3L Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz HS) * 17 Lars Gunderson WR SO TR Sandy, Utah (Juan Diego HS/Phoenix CC) * 27 Dee Hamala CB FR RS Murray, Utah (Murray HS) * 42 La Bradford Harold S FR HS Crowley, Texas (Crowley HS) * 42 Riley Harper PK FR HS Holladay, Utah (Cottonwood HS) * 10 Chris Harris S SR 3L Pasadena, Calif. (Duarte HS) * 31 Parker Hausknecht LB FR HS Draper, Utah (Alta HS) 44 Jacob Haueter PK FR TR Ontario, Oregon (Ontario HS/Boise State) 32 Joe Hill RB FR RS Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton HS) 79 Robert Hill OC SR 3L Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 14 Taylor Hughes QB SR TR Corona Del Mar, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS/Orange Coast CC) 97 Mark Hutchinson LS FR HS Corona, Calif. (Corona Santiago HS) * 10 Ladale Jackson CB FR HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Silverado HS) 80 Chuck Jacobs WR JR TR Richmond, Calif. (Kennedy HS/Laney JC) 83 Josh Johansen WR SR SQ Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) * 18 Shaan Johnson WR FR RS Cerritos, Calif. (Gahr HS) * 26 Gavin Jones LB SR 1L Orem, Utah (Orem HS/Snow JC) * 24 Isaiah Jones CB JR SQ Macon, Ga. (Mount De Sales Academy) 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi DL FR RS Maui, Hawaii (King Kekaulike HS) *16 Chuckie Keeton QB FR HS Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek HS) 92 Derek Keller TE FR HS Draper, Utah (Alta HS) * 2 Adam Kennedy QB JR TR Elk Grove, Calif. (Franklin HS/San Joaquin Delta College) 47 Levi Koskan DE SR 3L Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 77 Al Lapuaho DL JR TR West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS/Snow JC) 64 Josh Larmay OL SO TR De Pere, Wisc. (West De Pere HS/Minnesota St. Moorhead) 99 B.J. Larsen DL FR RS Logan, Utah (Logan HS) * 58 Tyler Larsen OC SO 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (Jordan HS) 57 Havea Lasike DL JR TR Sunnyvale, Calif. (Lincoln HS/Foothill JC) * 1 Nevin Lawson CB SO 1L Lauderhill, Fla. (Piper HS) 88 Tarren Lloyd TE SR 2L Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

39 39 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 54 Jamie Markosian OL SO 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (Juan Diego HS) * 27 Robert Marshall RB SO 1L Dallas, Texas (A. Maceo Smith HS) * 1 Xavier Martin WR SR 1L Baltimore, Md. (Joppatowne HS/Grossmont JC) 78 Jorden Mattinson OL FR HS Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) * 4 Walter McClenton S SR 2L Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) *16 Tavaris McMillian LB FR RS Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) 82 Eric Moats WR SR 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS/Air Force Academy) 67 Oscar Molina-Sanchez OL JR 2L Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS) 11 Stanley Morrison WR SR RS/2L Denison, Texas (Denison HS) * 89 Nate Needham LS FR RS St. George, Utah (Pine View HS) 72 Jordan Nielsen DL FR HS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 23 JD Ogilvie CB SO RS Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach HS/Valparaiso) *26 Michael Okonkwo S FR HS Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS) *14 Jamaine Olson CB JR RS Beaverton, Ore. (Jesuit HS/Eastern Arizona JC) *25 Cedric Provost S FR RS Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS/South Dakota State) 8 Travis Reynolds WR SO 1L Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS) 63 Tanner Richins OT JR 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) *13 Jumanne Robertson CB JR TR Phoenix Ariz. (Deer Valley HS/Phoenix CC) * 2 Cameron Sanders CB SO 1L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) 66 Eric Schultz OL SO 1L Connell, Wash. (Connell HS) 70 Travis Seefeldt DL FR HS Sun City, Ariz. (Liberty HS) 20 Michael Smith RB SR 2L/RS Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 5 Rashard Stewart WR SO 1L Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) *89 Jordan Storrs WR FR HS Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) *21 Brian Suite S FR RS Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou HS) *26 Frankie Sutera S FR RS Murray, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 58 Travis Swann LB FR RS Spring, Texas (Spring HS/Austin CC) 85 Brandon Swindall WR FR HS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) 69 Stetson Tenney OL JR TR Show Low, Ariz. (Show Low HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 86 Brad Theurer TE SO 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 19 Josh Thompson PK SO SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 34 Terrell Thompson CB JR TR Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS/Glendale CC) 91 D.J. Tialavea TE SO 1L West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) 6 Robert Turbin RB JR RS/2L Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS) 95 Tevita Vaifoou DL FR RS Hauula, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) 7 Travis Van Leeuwen WR SO 1L Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) 53 Zach Vigil LB SO SQ Clearfield, Utah (Clearfield HS) 30 Nick Vought S SR 1L Park City, Utah (Park City HS/Santa Barbara CC) 9 Bobby Wagner LB SR 3L Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) 62 Bryce Walker OL FR RS Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS) 12 Dontel Watkins WR JR 1L Nashville, Tenn. (Antioch HS/Butler CC) 84 Cameron Webb WR JR TR Millville, Utah (Mountain Crest HS/Snow JC) 78 Kevin Whimpey OL SO TR Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS/Idaho State) 74 Kyle Whimpey OL SO TR Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS/Idaho State) 40 Connor Williams DE SO SQ Kanata, Ontario, Canada (Holy Trinity HS) * 25 Kerwynn Williams RB/KR JR 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) 15 Reuben Willis LB SR 2L Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair HS/El Camino JC) * = Duplicate # Pronunciation Guide = Pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn Gahyd 76 Funaki Asisi = Foo-knock-ee Ah-see-see 51 Jake Doughty = Dow-dee 5 Jason Fanaika = Fuh-nye-kuh 55 Bojay Filimoeatu = Fee-lee-moy-ah-too 75 Taani Fisilau = Ta-ha-knee Fees-ee-lau 65 Chris Friesen = Freeze-n 68 Philip Gapelu = Nap-uh-loo 31 Parker Hausknecht = House-connect 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi = Kuh-ma-na Ma-ta-gee 47 Levi Koskan - Koss-can 77 Al Lapuaho = Lap-ooh-ah-ho 57 Havea Lasike = Hah-vey-uh Lay-see-kay 54 Jamie Markosian = Mar-koozian 16 Tavaris McMillian = Tuh-varis McMill-in 13 Jumanne Robertson = Ju-mahnee 86 Brad Theurer = Tire 91 D.J. Tialavea = Tee-al-uh-vah-uh 95 Tevita Vaifoou = Tuh-veeta Vie-uh-foo 7 Travis Van Leeuwen = Van Loo-win 30 Nick Vought = Vowt U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

40 40 OFFENSE POS NO PLAYER HT WT YR EXP LT 67 Oscar Molina-Sanchez JR 2L 63 Tanner Richins JR 2L Depth Chart DEFENSE POS NO PLAYER HT WT YR EXP DE 47 Levi Koskan SR 3L 99 B.J. Larsen FR RS LG 79 Robert Hill SR 3L 54 Jamie Markosion SO 1L OC 58 Tyler Larsen SO 1L 54 Jamie Markosion SO 1L RG 76 Funaki Asisi SR 3L 54 Jamie Markosion SO 1L RT 66 Eric Schultz SO 1L 63 Tanner Richins JR 2L TE 88 Tarren Lloyd SR 2L 91 D.J. Tialavea SO 1L Z-WR 80 Chuck Jacobs JR TR 7 Travis Van Leeuwen SO 1L X-WR 4 Matt Austin JR 1L 1 Xavier Martin SR 1L T-WR 11 Stanley Morrison SR RS/2L 84 Cameron Webb JR TR Y-WR 82 Eric Moats SR 2L 24 Austin Alder SR 3L RB 6 Robert Turbin JR RS/2L 20 Michael Smith SR RS/2L 25 Kerwynn Williams JR 2L QB 2 Adam Kennedy JR TR 16 Chuckie Keeton FR HS 14 Taylor Hughes SR TR NG 77 Al Lapuaho JR TR 95 Tevita Vaifoou FR RS OR 57 Havea Lasike JR TR DE 37 Quinn Garner SR 3L 40 Connor Williams SO SQ OLB 55 Bojay Filimoeatu JR TR 5 Jason Fanaika SO 1L ILB 43 Kyle Gallagher SR 3L 51 Jake Doughty SO 1L ILB 9 Bobby Wagner SR 3L 51 Jake Doughty SO 1L OLB 16 Tavaris McMillian FR RS OR 45 Maurice Alexander JR TR 15 Reuben Willis SR 2L CB 13 Jumanne Robertson JR TR 17 Will Davis JR TR SS 36 McKade Brady JR 1L 10 Chris Harris SR 3L FS 29 Alfred Bowden SR 1L 10 Chris Harris SR 3L CB 1 Nevin Lawson SO 1L 14 Jamaine Olson JR RS NICK 3 Quinton Byrd JR 2L 21 Terrence Alston JR TR KO 44 Jacob Haueter FR TR 93 Nick Diaz SO 1L PK 19 Josh Thompson SO SQ 93 Nick Diaz SO 1L P 41 Tyler Bennett JR TR 44 Jacob Haueter FR TR H 82 Eric Moats SR 2L 11 Stanley Morrison SR RS/2L LS 89 Nate Needham FR RS 97 Mark Hutchinson FR HS SPECIAL TEAMS w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m PR 82 Eric Moats SR 2L 25 Kerwynn Williams JR 2L 11 Stanley Morrison SR RS/2L KOR 25 Kerwynn Williams JR 2L 10 Chris Harris SR 3L 80 Chuck Jacobs JR TR *** as of 10:44 a.m. MT 12/7/11

41 41 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2011) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Sep 03, 2011 at Auburn L Sep 10, 2011 WEBER STATE W Sep 24, 2011 COLORADO STATE L Sep 30, 2011 at BYU L Oct 08, 2011 WYOMING W * Oct 15, 2011 at Fresno State L * Oct 22, 2011 LOUISIANA TECH L * Nov 05, 2011 at Hawai`i W * Nov 12, 2011 SAN JOSE STATE W * Nov 19, 2011 at Idaho W * Nov 26, 2011 NEVADA W * Dec 03, 2011 at New Mexico State W Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Turbin, Robert Smith, Michael Williams, Kerwynn Keeton, Chuckie Kennedy, Adam Morrison, Stanley Marshall, Robert Jacobs, Chuck Hill, Joe Van Leeuwen, Travis Team Total Opponents Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Keeton, Chuckie Kennedy, Adam Morrison, Stanley Thompson, Josh Total Opponents Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Austin, Matt Morrison, Stanley Jacobs, Chuck Turbin, Robert Moats, Eric Smith, Michael Van Leeuwen, Travis Lloyd, Tarren Tialavea, D.J Williams, Kerwynn Martin, Xavier Reynolds, Travis Hill, Joe Andersen, Keegan Total Opponents Field Goals fg pct lg blk Thompson, Josh Haueter, Jacob PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Turbin, Robert Thompson, Josh Smith, Michael Austin, Matt Keeton, Chuckie Morrison, Stanley Williams, Kerwynn Van Leeuwen, Travis Jacobs, Chuck Tialavea, D.J Marshall, Robert Lloyd, Tarren Hill, Joe Moats, Eric Haueter, Jacob Kennedy, Adam Total Opponents Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Utah State Opponents Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All games Conference Non-Conference Team Statistics USU OPP FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-AVG TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:11 31:49 3RD-DOWN Conversions 81/169 64/181 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/17 8/17 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Wagner, Bobby Lawson, Nevin Gallagher, Kyle Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i blk Bennett, Tyler Morrison, Stanley Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Williams, Kerwynn Moats, Eric Morrison, Stanley Total Opponents Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Williams, Kerwynn Jacobs, Chuck Harris, Chris Vigil, Zach Total Opponents All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Turbin, Robert Williams, Kerwyn Smith, Michael Jacobs, Chuck Morrison, Stanley Total Opponents Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Keeton, Chuckie Turbin, Robert Kennedy, Adam Smith, Michael Williams, Kerwynn Total Opponents U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

42 42 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2011) All games Team Statistics USU OPP SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:11 31:49 3RD-DOWN Conversions 81/169 64/181 3rd-Down Pct 48% 35% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/17 8/17 4th-Down Pct 59% 47% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 32 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (37-42) 88% (40-48) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (33-42) 79% (29-48) 60% PAT-ATTEMPTS (54-55) 98% (38-39) 97% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 6/ /38293 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Utah State Opponents w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

43 43 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2011) All games Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Turbin, Robert Smith, Michael Williams, Kerwynn Keeton, Chuckie Kennedy, Adam Morrison, Stanley Marshall, Robert Jacobs, Chuck Hill, Joe Van Leeuwen, Travis Team Total Opponents Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Keeton, Chuckie Kennedy, Adam Morrison, Stanley Thompson, Josh Total Opponents Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Austin, Matt Morrison, Stanley Jacobs, Chuck Turbin, Robert Moats, Eric Smith, Michael Van Leeuwen, Travis Lloyd, Tarren Tialavea, D.J Williams, Kerwynn Martin, Xavier Reynolds, Travis Hill, Joe Andersen, Keegan Total Opponents Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Williams, Kerwynn Moats, Eric Morrison, Stanley Total Opponents Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Wagner, Bobby Gallagher, Kyle Lawson, Nevin Total Opponents Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Williams, Kerwynn Jacobs, Chuck Harris, Chris Vigil, Zach Total Opponents Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Vaifoou, Tevita Total Opponents U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

44 44 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2011) All games PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Turbin, Robert Thompson, Josh Smith, Michael Austin, Matt Keeton, Chuckie Morrison, Stanley Williams, Kerwynn Van Leeuwen, Travis Jacobs, Chuck Moats, Eric Hill, Joe Marshall, Robert Lloyd, Tarren Tialavea, D.J Haueter, Jacob Kennedy, Adam Total Opponents Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Keeton, Chuckie Turbin, Robert Kennedy, Adam Smith, Michael Williams, Kerwynn Morrison, Stanley Marshall, Robert Jacobs, Chuck Hill, Joe Van Leeuwen, Travis Team Total Opponents Field Goals fg pct lg blk Thompson, Josh Haueter, Jacob FG Sequence Utah State Opponents Auburn (34) - Weber State (41),(39) (45) Colorado State - (42),(38) BYU (21) (23),(29),47 Wyoming - - Fresno State 35,31,53 (39) Louisiana Tech (43) (24) Hawai`i - 38,(24) San Jose State 27 (27),(38),(21),(24),67 Idaho - (23),(23),44 Nevada - (19),31 New Mexico State (23) - Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i blk Bennett, Tyler Morrison, Stanley Total Opponents Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Haueter, Jacob Bentrude, Jaron Thompson, Josh Total Opponents Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

45 45 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2011) All games All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Turbin, Robert Williams, Kerwy Smith, Michael Jacobs, Chuck Morrison, Stanle Austin, Matt Keeton, Chuckie Kennedy, Adam Moats, Eric Van Leeuwen, T Harris, Chris Lloyd, Tarren Martin, Xavier Tialavea, D.J Marshall, Robert Hill, Joe Reynolds, Travis Wagner, Bobby Andersen, Keeg Team Total Opponents U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

46 46 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2011) All games Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 9 Wagner, Bobby Gallagher, Kyle Brady, McKade B Lawson, Nevin Robertson, Jumanne Alexander, Maurice Bowden, Alfred G McMillian, Tavaris Filimoeatu, Bojay E McClenton, Walter Davis, Will Lapuaho, Al Garner, Quinn Harris, Chris Koskan, Levi Williams, Connor Doughty, Jake Lasike, Havea Fanaika, Jason Byrd, Quinton Alston, Terrence Vaifoou, Tevita Larsen, B.J Sutera, Frankie Vought, Nick Dabb, Forrest Hill, Joe Vigil, Zach Thompson, Terrell Olson, Jamaine C Sanders, Cameron Alder, Austin Hausknecht, Parker Haueter, Jacob Williams, Kerwynn Flores, Josh I Swann, Travis Austin, Matt Lloyd, Tarren Morrison, Stanley Willis, Reuben Total Opponents w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

47 47 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Team Game-by-Game (Dec 07, 2011) All games TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 03 at Auburn Sep 10 WEBER STATE Sep 24 COLORADO STATE Sep 30 at BYU Oct 08 WYOMING Oct 15 at Fresno State Oct 22 LOUISIANA TECH Nov 05 at Hawai`i Nov 12 SAN JOSE STATE Nov 19 at Idaho Nov 26 NEVADA Dec 03 at New Mexico State Utah State Opponents Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 5.8 Avg per catch: 12.5 Pass efficiency: Kick ret avg: 23.5 Punt ret avg: 8.3 All purpose avg/game: Total offense avg/gm: Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 03 at Auburn Sep 10 WEBER STATE Sep 24 COLORADO STATE Sep 30 at BYU Oct 08 WYOMING Oct 15 at Fresno State Oct 22 LOUISIANA TECH Nov 05 at Hawai`i Nov 12 SAN JOSE STATE Nov 19 at Idaho Nov 26 NEVADA Dec 03 at New Mexico State Utah State Opponents Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 03 at Auburn Sep 10 WEBER STATE Sep 24 COLORADO STATE Sep 30 at BYU Oct 08 WYOMING Oct 15 at Fresno State Oct 22 LOUISIANA TECH Nov 05 at Hawai`i Nov 12 SAN JOSE STATE Nov 19 at Idaho Nov 26 NEVADA Dec 03 at New Mexico State Utah State Opponents U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

48 48 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Opponent Game-by-Game (Dec 07, 2011) All games OPPONENT STATISTICS Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 03 at Auburn Sep 10 WEBER STATE Sep 24 COLORADO STATE Sep 30 at BYU Oct 08 WYOMING Oct 15 at Fresno State Oct 22 LOUISIANA TECH Nov 05 at Hawai`i Nov 12 SAN JOSE STATE Nov 19 at Idaho Nov 26 NEVADA Dec 03 at New Mexico State Opponents Utah State Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 3.5 Avg per catch: 10.7 Pass efficiency: Kick ret avg: 26.0 Punt ret avg: 9.8 All purpose avg/game: Total offense avg/gm: Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 03 at Auburn Sep 10 WEBER STATE Sep 24 COLORADO STATE Sep 30 at BYU Oct 08 WYOMING Oct 15 at Fresno State Oct 22 LOUISIANA TECH Nov 05 at Hawai`i Nov 12 SAN JOSE STATE Nov 19 at Idaho Nov 26 NEVADA Dec 03 at New Mexico State Opponents Utah State Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 03 at Auburn Sep 10 WEBER STATE Sep 24 COLORADO STATE Sep 30 at BYU Oct 08 WYOMING Oct 15 at Fresno State Oct 22 LOUISIANA TECH Nov 05 at Hawai`i Nov 12 SAN JOSE STATE Nov 19 at Idaho Nov 26 NEVADA Dec 03 at New Mexico State Opponents Utah State w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

49 49 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (Dec 07, 2011) All games First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs Auburn / / 6 12 / 11 1 / / / / / / / 0 WEBER STATE / / 3 7 / 6 2 / / / / / / / 1 COLORADO STATE / / 8 4 / 7 0 / / / / / / / 1 BYU / / 14 7 / 13 1 / / / / / / / 1 WYOMING / / 6 11 / 14 2 / / / / / / / 2 Fresno State / 31 9 / 13 8 / 12 2 / / / / / / / 2 LOUISIANA TECH / 14 8 / 7 7 / 6 1 / / / / / / 93 1 / 0 Hawai`i / 28 6 / 8 8 / 14 1 / / / / / / / 1 SAN JOSE STATE / / 3 9 / 17 0 / / / / / / / 1 Idaho / / 9 9 / 13 2 / / / / / / / 2 NEVADA / / 10 5 / 14 0 / / / / / / / 1 New Mexico State / / 6 5 / 9 0 / / / / / / 68 2 / 3 Totals / / / / / / / / / / 15 3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks Auburn / / :41 / 22:19 15: / / / / / / 1 WEBER STATE 4-10 / / :33 / 33:27-6: / / / / / / 2 COLORADO STATE 6-15 / / :36 / 34:24-8: / / / / / / 3 BYU 8-15 / / :47 / 34:13-8: / / / / / / 0 WYOMING 8-11 / / :54 / 31:06-2: / / / / / / 0 Fresno State 8-18 / / :31 / 33:29-6: / / / / / / 3 LOUISIANA TECH 5-16 / / :11 / 28:49 2: / / / / / / 2 Hawai`i 4-11 / / :23 / 36:37-13: / / / / / / 1 SAN JOSE STATE 9-14 / / :39 / 32:21-4: / / / / / / 1 Idaho 6-13 / / :37 / 38:23-16: / / / / / / 2 NEVADA 5-12 / / :23 / 34:37-9: / / / / / / 1 New Mexico State 8-17 / / :00 / 22:00 16: / / / / / / 1 Totals / / :15 / 381:45-43: / / / / / / 17 U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

50 50 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Red-Zone Results (Dec 07, 2011) All games Utah State Inside Opponent Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 03, 2011 at Auburn L Sep 10, 2011 WEBER STATE W Sep 24, 2011 COLORADO STATE L Sep 30, 2011 at BYU L Oct 08, 2011 WYOMING W Oct 15, 2011 at Fresno State L Oct 22, 2011 LOUISIANA TECH L Nov 05, 2011 at Hawai`i W Nov 12, 2011 SAN JOSE STATE W Nov 19, 2011 at Idaho W Nov 26, 2011 NEVADA W Dec 03, 2011 at New Mexico State W Totals of 42 (88.1%) Opponents Inside Utah State Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 03, 2011 at Auburn L Sep 10, 2011 WEBER STATE W Sep 24, 2011 COLORADO STATE L Sep 30, 2011 at BYU L Oct 08, 2011 WYOMING W Oct 15, 2011 at Fresno State L Oct 22, 2011 LOUISIANA TECH L Nov 05, 2011 at Hawai`i W Nov 12, 2011 SAN JOSE STATE W Nov 19, 2011 at Idaho W Nov 26, 2011 NEVADA W Dec 03, 2011 at New Mexico State W Totals of 48 (83.3%) w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

51 51 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Game Superlatives (Dec 07, 2011) All games INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 25 Turbin, Robert at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) Yards Rushing 208 Turbin, Robert at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) TD Rushes 4 Turbin, Robert vs Colorado State (Sep 24, 2011) Long Rush 80 Turbin, Robert at BYU (Sep 30, 2011) 80 Turbin, Robert at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) Pass attempts 32 Keeton, Chuckie at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) Pass completions 21 Keeton, Chuckie at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) 21 Kennedy, Adam vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) Yards Passing 255 Kennedy, Adam vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) TD Passes 5 Keeton, Chuckie vs Wyoming (Oct 08, 2011) Long Pass 71 Kennedy, Adam at Hawai`i (Nov 05, 2011) Receptions 6 Austin, Matt at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Receiving 105 Morrison, Stanley at Hawai`i (Nov 05, 2011) TD Receptions 2 Austin, Matt at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) Long Reception 71 Morrison, Stanley at Hawai`i (Nov 05, 2011) Field Goals 2 Thompson, Josh vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Long Field Goal 43 Thompson, Josh vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 22, 2011) Punts 8 Bennett, Tyler vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 22, 2011) Punting Avg 54.3 Bennett, Tyler vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Long Punt 67 Bennett, Tyler at BYU (Sep 30, 2011) 67 Bennett, Tyler at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) Punts inside 20 3 Bennett, Tyler vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Long Punt Return 42 Williams, Kerwynn vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Long Kickoff Return 54 Williams, Kerwynn vs Wyoming (Oct 08, 2011) Tackles 20 Wagner, Bobby vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 22, 2011) Sacks 2.0 Koskan, Levi vs Colorado State (Sep 24, 2011) 2.0 Wagner, Bobby vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 22, 2011) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Koskan, Levi vs Colorado State (Sep 24, 2011) 3.0 Filimoeatu, Bojay at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) Interceptions 1 Wagner, Bobby vs Wyoming (Oct 08, 2011) 1 Wagner, Bobby at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) 1 Lawson, Nevin at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) 1 Gallagher, Kyle at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

52 52 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Game Superlatives (Dec 07, 2011) All games TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 73 at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) Yards Rushing 440 vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Yards Per Rush 9.4 vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) TD Rushes 5 at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) 5 vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) 5 vs Colorado State (Sep 24, 2011) 5 at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) Pass attempts 32 at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) Pass completions 22 at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Passing 255 vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) Yards Per Pass 11.6 vs Nevada (Nov 26, 2011) TD Passes 5 vs Wyoming (Oct 08, 2011) Total Plays 90 at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) Total Offense 635 vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Yards Per Play 9.9 vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Points 63 vs Wyoming (Oct 08, 2011) Sacks By 4 vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) 4 vs Colorado State (Sep 24, 2011) First Downs 29 vs Wyoming (Oct 08, 2011) Penalties 11 at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) Penalty Yards 118 at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) Turnovers 5 vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) Interceptions By 2 at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) Punts 8 vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 22, 2011) Punting Avg 54.3 vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Long Punt 67 at BYU (Sep 30, 2011) 67 at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) Punts inside 20 3 vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Long Punt Return 42 vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

53 53 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Game Superlatives (Dec 07, 2011) All games OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 24 NWOKE, Chris, vs Colorado State (Sep 24, 2011) 24 Rouse, Robbie, at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) 24 Rutley, Brandon, vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) Yards Rushing 140 Rouse, Robbie, at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) TD Rushes 3 Korey Toomer, at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) Long Rush 35 Mark, Lampford, vs Nevada (Nov 26, 2011) Pass attempts 49 Faulkner, Matt, vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) Pass completions 28 SMITH, Brett, vs Wyoming (Oct 08, 2011) Yards Passing 340 Faulkner, Matt, vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) TD Passes 3 Trotter, B., at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) Long Pass 76 Lantrip, Tyler, vs Nevada (Nov 26, 2011) Receptions 12 Matthews, R., vs Nevada (Nov 26, 2011) Yards Receiving 205 Matthews, R., vs Nevada (Nov 26, 2011) TD Receptions 1 Stallworth, T., at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) 1 Blake, Emory, at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) 1 Lutzenkirchen, at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) 1 T. Francisco, vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) 1 GILLMORE, Crock, vs Colorado State (Sep 24, 2011) 1 MATHEWS, Marcus, at BYU (Sep 30, 2011) 1 HOFFMAN, Cody, at BYU (Sep 30, 2011) 1 Burse, Isaiah, at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) 1 Saunders, Jalen, at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) 1 Clapp,J., at Hawai`i (Nov 05, 2011) 1 Ostrowski,J., at Hawai`i (Nov 05, 2011) 1 Carr, Jabari, vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) 1 Mike Scott, at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) 1 Matthews, R., vs Nevada (Nov 26, 2011) 1 Bateman, K., at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) Long Reception 76 Matthews, R., vs Nevada (Nov 26, 2011) Field Goals 4 Alvernik, Jens, vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) Long Field Goal 45 Shaun McClain, vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Punts 11 Josh Kealamakia, vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Punting Avg 52.2 Allen,Ryan, vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 22, 2011) Long Punt 80 Josh Kealamakia, vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Punts inside 20 7 Allen,Ryan, vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 22, 2011) Long Punt Return 40 Wylie, Devon, at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) Long Kickoff Return 97 Mason, Tre, at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) Tackles 23 Coleman, Donyae, at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) Sacks 2.0 Okpalaugo, Tris, at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Brown, Travis, at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) 3.0 Brown,A., at Hawai`i (Nov 05, 2011) Interceptions 1 Carter,Terry, vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 22, 2011) 1 Brown,A., at Hawai`i (Nov 05, 2011) 1 Thompson, Peyto, vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) 1 Quin Ashley, at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) 1 Wooten, Khalid, vs Nevada (Nov 26, 2011) 1 Green, Jonte, at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

54 54 The Automated ScoreBook Utah State Game Superlatives (Dec 07, 2011) All games OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 53 at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) Yards Rushing 200 at BYU (Sep 30, 2011) Yards Per Rush 6.0 at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) TD Rushes 3 at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) Pass attempts 49 vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) Pass completions 28 vs Wyoming (Oct 08, 2011) Yards Passing 340 vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) Yards Per Pass 11.9 at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) TD Passes 3 at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) Total Plays 92 at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) Total Offense 500 vs Nevada (Nov 26, 2011) Yards Per Play 6.8 vs Nevada (Nov 26, 2011) Points 42 at Auburn (Sep 03, 2011) 42 at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) Sacks By 3 vs Colorado State (Sep 24, 2011) 3 at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) First Downs 31 at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) Penalties 10 at Hawai`i (Nov 05, 2011) 10 at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) Penalty Yards 87 at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) Turnovers 3 at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) Interceptions By 1 vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 22, 2011) 1 at Hawai`i (Nov 05, 2011) 1 vs San Jose State (Nov 12, 2011) 1 at Idaho (Nov 19, 2011) 1 vs Nevada (Nov 26, 2011) 1 at New Mexico State (Dec 03, 2011) Punts 11 vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Punting Avg 52.2 vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 22, 2011) Long Punt 80 vs Weber State (Sep 10, 2011) Punts inside 20 7 vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 22, 2011) Long Punt Return 40 at Fresno State (Oct 15, 2011) w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

55 55 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE LT LG OC RG RT TE/WR* WR/TE* WR/TB* RB/WR* RB QB at Auburn Molina-Sanchez Asisi Larsen Schultz Gapelu Tialavea* Lloyd* Austin Jacobs* Turbin Keeton Weber St. Molina-Sanchez Markosian Larsen Gapelu Schultz Jacobs* Morrison Austin Smith Turbin Keeton Colorado St. Molina-Sanchez Asisi Larsen Gapelu Schultz Markosian Tialavea* Van Leeuwen Marshall Turbin Keeton at BYU Molina-Sanchez Asisi Larsen Gapelu Schultz Lloyd Moats Austin Smith Turbin Keeton Wyoming Molina-Sanchez Asisi Larsen Gapelu Schultz Lloyd Tialavea* Van Leeuwen Marshall Turbin Keeton at Fresno St. Molina-Sanchez Asisi Larsen Gapelu Schultz Lloyd Jacobs Austin Morrison* Turbin Keeton LA Tech Molina-Sanchez Asisi Larsen Gapelu Schultz Lloyd Tialavea* Van Leeuwen Smith Turbin Keeton at Hawai'i Molina-Sanchez R. Hill Larsen Gapelu Schultz Lloyd Jacobs Austin Morrison* Turbin Keeton San Jose St. Molina-Sanchez R. Hill Larsen Gapelu Schultz Lloyd Tialavea* Moats Smith Turbin Kennedy at Idaho Molina-Sanchez R. Hill Larsen Gapelu Schultz Lloyd Van Leeuwen Austin Morrison* Turbin Kennedy Nevada Molina-Sanchez R. Hill Larsen Asisi Schultz Lloyd Van Leeuwen Austin Morrison* Turbin Kennedy at NMSU Molina-Sanchez R. Hill Larsen Asisi Schultz Lloyd Tialavea* Moats Reynolds* Turbin Kennedy DEFENSE DE/LB* NG DE LB/DE* LB LB LB/CB* CB S S CB at Auburn Filimoeatu Lapuaho Garner Alexander Wagner Gallagher McMillian Lawson McClenton Brady Robertson Weber St. Filimoeatu Lapuaho Garner Alexander Wagner Gallagher McMillian Lawson McClenton Brady Robertson Colorado St. Filimoeatu Lapuaho Koskan Alexander Wagner Gallagher Fanaika Lawson McClenton Brady Robertson at BYU Filimoeatu Lapuaho Garner Alexander Wagner Gallagher Fanaika Lawson McClenton Brady Robertson Wyoming Filimoeatu Lapuaho Garner McMillian Wagner Gallagher Fanaika Lawson McClenton Brady Robertson at Fresno St. Filimoeatu Lapuaho Garner Alexander Wagner Gallagher Fanaika Lawson McClenton Brady Robertson LA Tech Filimoeatu Lapuaho Garner Alexander Wagner Gallagher McMillian Lawson McClenton Brady Davis at Hawai'i Filimoeatu Lapuaho Garner Alexander Wagner Gallagher Davis* Lawson McClenton Brady Robertson San Jose St. Filimoeatu Lapuaho Garner Alexander Wagner Gallagher Davis* Lawson Bowden Brady Robertson at Idaho Filimoeatu* Lapuaho Garner Koskan* Wagner Gallagher McMillian Lawson Bowden Brady Davis* Nevada Filimoeatu* Lapuaho Garner Koskan* Wagner Gallagher McMillian Lawson Bowden Brady Davis* at NMSU Filimoeatu* Lapuaho Garner C. Williams Wagner Gallagher McMillian Lawson Bowden Brady Robertson GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS OFFENSE (att-yds-td-lg) Rushing Passing (C-A-TD-YD-INT-LG) Total Off. FD TO Pen. Punts Time Pts. at Auburn :41 38 Weber St :33 54 Colorado St :41 34 at BYU :47 24 Wyoming :54 63 at Fresno St :31 21 LA Tech :11 17 at Hawai'i :23 35 San Jose St :39 34 at Idaho :31 49 Nevada :23 21 at NMSU :00 24 DEFENSE (att-yds-td-lg) Rushing Passing (C-A-TD-YD-INT-LG) Total Off. FD TO Pen. Punts Time Pts. at Auburn :19 42 Weber St :27 17 Colorado St :19 35 at BYU :13 27 Wyoming :06 19 at Fresno St :29 31 LA Tech :49 24 at Hawai'i :37 31 San Jose St :21 33 at Idaho :29 42 Nevada :37 17 at NMSU :00 21 RUSHING (att-yds-td-lg) Turbin K. Williams Keeton Smith Jacobs Morrison Marshall Hill Kennedy at Auburn Weber St Colorado St at BYU Wyoming at Fresno St LA Tech at Hawai'i San Jose St at Idaho (-4)-0-(-4) Nevada at NMSU Others: Van Leeuwen (Colorado State, ) U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

56 56 PASSING (c-a-i-yds-td-lg) Keeton Kennedy at Auburn DNP Weber St Colorado St DNP at BYU DNP Wyoming at Fresno St LA Tech DNP at Hawai'i San Jose St. DNP at Idaho DNP Nevada DNP at NMSU DNP Others: Morrison (at Auburn, ; at Hawai'i, ; Nevada, ; at New Mexico State, ) RECEIVING (no-yds-td-lg) Austin Lloyd Morrison Jacobs Martin Moats Turbin Smith Tialavea Van Leeuwen K. Williams at Auburn (-1) Weber St Colorado St at BYU Wyoming at Fresno St LA Tech (-5) at Hawai'i (-4) San Jose St at Idaho Nevada at NMSU Others: Reynolds (at Auburn, ; San Jose State, ); Andersen (Wyoming, ); J. Hill (at Hawai'i, ) FIELD GOALS (underlined are good) PUNTING (made-att) Thompson Haueter (no.-avg.-lg) Bennett 50+ In 20 at Auburn 34 None at Auburn Weber St. 41, 39 None Weber St Colorado St. None None Colorado St at BYU 21 None at BYU Wyoming None None Wyoming at Fresno St. 35, at Fresno St LA Tech 43 None LA Tech at Hawai'i None None at Hawai'i San Jose St. 27 None San Jose St at Idaho None None at Idaho Nevada None None Nevada at NMSU 23 None at NMSU ^ = Blocked Others: Morrison (at Idaho, (0-50+) (1-In 20)) KICKOFF RETURNS (no-yds-td-lg) K. Williams Harris Jacobs at Auburn Weber St Colorado St at BYU Wyoming at Fresno St LA Tech at Hawai'i San Jose St at Idaho Nevada at NMSU Others: Vigil (at BYU, ) PUNT RETURNS (no-yds-td-lg) K.Williams Moats at Auburn Weber St Colorado St at BYU Wyoming at Fresno St LA Tech 1-(-3) at Hawai'i San Jose St at Idaho Nevada at NMSU Others: Morrison (Louisiana Tech, ; ' at New Mexico State, ) w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

57 57 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (U-A-Total) Defensive Line Fanaika Garner Lapuaho B.J. Larsen Lasike Koskan Vaifoou C. Williams at Auburn 0-0=0 2-0=2 0-4=4 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 Weber St. 0-1=1 1-2=3 1-5=6 0-1=1 0-0=0 0-3=3 0-0=0 2-1=3 Colorado St. 1-1= =4 0-0=0 0-0=0 4-1=5 0-1=1 1-0=1 at BYU 2-0=2 1-0=1 0-1=1 0-0=0 1-1=2 2-0=2 2-0=2 1-1=2 Wyoming 2-1=3 0-1=1 0-1=1 1-1=2 0-1=1 2-1=3 0-0=0 1-1=2 at Fresno St. 0-0=0 1-0=1 0-1=1 0-0=0 2-0=2 1-1=2 0-0=0 0-0=0 LA Tech 0-0=0 1-2=3 0-0=0 0-1=1 1-2=3 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-1=2 at Hawai'i 0-1=1 1-2=3 0-1=1 0-0=0 0-1=1 1-0=1 0-0=0 3-2=5 San Jose St. 0-1=1 2-1=3 0-2=2 0-0=0 1-0=1 1-0=1 0-0=0 1-1=2 at Idaho 0-0=0 3-2=5 0-4=4 2-0=2 5-0=5 0-3=3 0-2=2 0-3=3 Nevada 0-0=0 2-1=3 0-5=5 1-0=1 0-1=1 0-4=4 1-0=1 2-2=4 at NMSU 1-2=3 0-2=2 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-1=2 0-1=1 0-1=1 Linebackers Alexander Dabb Doughty Filimoeatu Gallagher Hausknecht McMillian Wagner at Oklahoma 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-0=2 0-4=4 5-2=7 0-0=0 3-1=4 8-2=10 Weber St. 3-2=5 0-1=1 0-1=1 0-1=1 3-7=10 0-1=1 3-1=4 4-6=10 Colorado St. 4-3=7 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-3=5 4-6=10 0-0=0 1-0=1 8-10=18 at BYU 7-1=8 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-1=2 4-4=8 0-0=0 0-1=1 2-9=11 Wyoming 0-0=0 0-0=0 3-2=5 1-0=1 1-4=5 0-1=1 3-2=5 8-4=12 at Fresno St. 3-2=5 0-0=0 0-2=2 3-1=4 5-1=6 0-0=0 0-0=0 6-2=8 LA Tech 2-3=5 0-0=0 2-0=2 0-3=3 3-4=7 0-0=0 4-2=6 7-13=20 at Hawai'i 0-0=0 0-1=1 1-4=5 2-2=4 4-2=6 0-0=0 1-1=2 6-1=7 San Jose St. 1-1=2 1-1=2 1-1=2 1-2=3 3-5=8 0-0=0 1-1=2 5-7=12 at Idaho 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-1=2 6-1=7 4-4=8 0-0=0 1-2=3 4-7=11 Nevada 4-4=8 1-0=1 0-3=3 1-2=3 2-9=11 0-0=0 2-2=4 2-13=15 at NMSU 1-0=1 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-1=2 1-4=5 0-0=0 4-3=7 2-4=6 Others: G. Jones (Wyoming, 0-1=1); Willis (Wyoming, 1-0=1) Secondary Alston Brady Bowden Byrd Davis Harris Lawson McClenton Robertson T. Thompson Vigil Vought at Oklahoma 0-0=0 2-4=6 1-1=2 1-1=2 DNP 0-0=0 5-0=5 2-1=3 2-1=3 1-0=1 0-0=0 1-0=1 Weber St. 0-0=0 2-1=3 4-1=5 0-1=0 0-1=1 0-1=1 3-0=3 2-1=3 3-1=4 3-0=3 1-0=1 1-0=1 Colorado St. 0-0=0 1-2=3 2-0=2 1-0=1 0-1=1 0-0=0 1-1=2 4-5=9 4-0=4 0-0=0 0-1=1 0-0=0 at BYU 0-0=0 1-2=3 2-2=4 0-0=0 1-0=1 7-0=7 2-3=5 7-3=10 3-0=3 0-0=0 1-0=1 0-0=0 Wyoming 0-1=1 3-4=7 1-0=1 1-0=1 3-1=4 1-3=4 3-2=5 1-0=1 3-1=4 0-0=0 1-0=1 0-0=0 at Fresno St. 1-0=1 2-2=4 1-1=2 0-0=0 4-0=4 2-1=3 5-1=6 0-2=2 4-1=5 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-0=1 LA Tech 1-0=1 5-3=8 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-1=1 1-1=2 4-0=4 2-2=4 1-0=1 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 at Hawai'i 2-0=2 9-4=13 0-1=1 2-1=3 2-1=3 0-0=0 5-1=6 2-0=2 2-1=3 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-0=2 San Jose St. 0-0=0 4-2=6 6-2=8 3-0=3 0-1=1 0-0=0 6-2=8 0-0=0 3-1=4 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 at Idaho 0-1=1 5-11=16 4-5=9 1-0=1 5-5=10 0-3=3 4-2=6 0-0=0 1-0=1 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-0=1 Nevada 0-1=1 4-6=10 0-4=4 0-0=0 4-3=7 0-1=1 6-3=9 0-0=0 6-2=8 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 at NMSU 0-1=1 0-2=2 0-2=2 0-0=0 1-0=1 3-2=5 5-1=6 0-0=0 1-2=3 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 Others: Austin Alder (at BYU, 1-0=1; at Fresno State, 0-1=1; San Jose State, 0-1=1); Matt Austin (Nevada, 1-0=1); Josh Flores (at Auburn, 1-0=1); Jamaine Olson (at Auburn, 1-0=1; Wyoming, 1-0=1; at Hawai'i, 1-0=1, at Idaho, 0-1=1) ; Jacob Haueter (Colorado State, 1-0=1; at New Mexico State, 0-1=1); Joe Hill (Weber State, 1-0=1; Wyoming, 0-1=1; at Fresno State, 1-0=1; Louisiana Tech, 1-0=1; at Hawai'i, 1-0=1); Tarren Lloyd (at Fresno State, 0-1=1); Stanley Morrison (San Jose State, 1-0=1); Michael Okonkwo (Colorado State, 0-1=1); Cameron Sanders (at BYU, 3-0=3); Frankie Sutera (Wyoming, 0-2=2, at Idaho, 0-2=2); Travis Swann (at Idaho, 0-1=1); Kerwynn Williams (at BYU, 1-1=2) DEFENSIVE SPECIAL PLAYS Opponent Sacks Int. FF FR PBU QBH at Auburn Wagner, McClenton Lapuaho, Vaifoou, Koskan (3), Alexander Weber St. Lapuaho, Alexander, C. Williams -- Bowden Flores Robertson, Lawson -- Koskan (0.5), Fanaika (0.5) Colorado St. Koskan (2), Alexander -- Lapuaho Bowden Robertson, Brady Wagner (2), Vaifoou Filimoeatu Vaifoou at BYU Harris Harris Filimoeatu, Gallagher, Vaifoou Lawson (2), Robertson (2) Wyoming Koskan, C. Williams Wagner -- Vaifoou Davis (2), Gallagher Koskan, Willis, McMillian Filimoeatu, Vaifoou at Fresno St Brady Brady Lawson, Bowden, Alston Gallagher, Koskan Gallagher Bowden, Garner LA Tech Wagner (2), Alexander Brady, Robertson (2), Davis Wagner (2), C. Williams at Hawai'i Gallagher (0.5), Koskan Lawson Brady, Lawson (3) -- Lasike (0.5), Filimoeatu Robertson (3) San Jose St. Koskan -- Koskan Koskan Lawson, Gallagher (2) Gallagher, Garner (2) Brady (3) Filimoeatu (2), McMillian (2) at Idaho Lasike, Garner Wagner Filimoeatu Lawson, Lasike Filimoeatu B.J. Larsen, Robertson Filimoeatu, Lasike Nevada Gallagher -- Garner Wagner Bowden Koskan at NMSU Wagner Lawson -- Garner Gallagher, Lawson (2) -- Gallagher Roberston, Davis, Dabb * = Returned for TD U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

58 Captains NO NAME YR POS 1 Nevin Lawson SO CB 3 Quinton Byrd JR CB 4 Matt Austin JR WR 4 Walter McClenton SR S 6 Robert Turbin JR RB 9 Bobby Wagner SR LB 11 Stanley Morrison SR WR 16 Tavaris McMillian RS-FR LB 20 Michael Smith SR RB 25 Kerwynn Williams JR RB 29 Alfred Bowden SR S 81 Kellen Bartlett SR TE 82 Eric Moats SR WR 88 Tarren Lloyd SR TE 37 Quinn Garner SR DE 43 Kyle Gallagher SR LB 47 Levi Koskan SR LB/DE 58 Tyler Larsen SO C 68 Philip Gapelu SR OL 76 Funaki Asisi SR OL 77 Al Lapuaho JR DL WAC POW Nominees (offense-defense-special teams) (Winners In All Caps) Offense Defense Special AU Keeton Wagner Thompson WSU Turbin Wagner Bennett CSU Turbin Wagner Bennett BYU Turbin Wagner K. Williams UW KEETON Wagner K. Williams FS Turbin Brady Bennett LTU Turbin Wagner K. Williams UH Kennedy Brady MORRISON SJSU Turbin Koskan Thompson UI TURBIN Wagner Thompson UNR Austin Wagner Bennett NMSU Kennedy Gallagher Thompson Red Zone Utah State Opponent # TD FG # TD FG AU WSU CSU BYU UW FS LTU UH SJSU UI UNR NMSU Totals USU - 42 Poss., 37 Scores (88.1%) Opp - 47 Poss., 39 Scores (83.0%) Points Off Turnovers Utah State Opponent # TD FG # TD FG AU WSU CSU BYU UW FS LTU UH SJSU UI UNR NMSU Totals USU - 15 TO's, 6 Scores (40.0%) Opp TO's, 13 Scores (54.2%) Score By Quarters (1st-2nd-3rd-4th-1OT-2OT=Total) Utah State Opponent AU = =42 WSU = =17 CSU = =35 BYU = =27 UW = =19 FS = =31 LTU = =24 UH = =31 SJSU = UI = =42 UNR = =17 NMSU = =21 Totals USU = 414 / 34.5 ppg Opp = 339 / 28.3 ppg Explosives (20-Plus Yard Plays) Utah State Run Pass TD Opponent Run Pass TD AU WSU CSU BYU UW FS LTU UH SJSU UI UNR NMSU Totals Individual Explosives (20-Plus Yard Plays) (Touchdowns Underlined) Rushing (25) R. Turbin - 12 (31, 34, 25, 80, 59, 34, 32, 48, 25, 39, 80, 55) M. Smith - 6 (28, 60, 51, 53, 46, 77) C. Keeton - 3 (27, 29, 38) K. Williams - 3 (43, 36, 25) S. Morrison - 1 (30) Receiving (36) M. Austin - 7 (33, 49, 36, 25, 25, 21, 40 21) S. Morrison - 5 (34, 71, 45, 63, 48) C. Jacobs - 4 (29, 20, 37, 41) R. Turbin - 4 (24, 32, 34, 21) T. Van Leeuwen - 4 (26, 36, 24, 24) M. Smith - 3 (33, 53, 47) X. Martin - 2 (25, 31) E. Moats - 3 (25, 22, 53) K. Williams - 1 (30) D.J. Tialavea - 1 (20) J. Hill - 1 (23) w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

59 59 Utah State Scoring Drives Opp. Qtr Pl-Yds Time Score AU 1st :03 Williams 43 Run AU 1st :27 Keeton 3 Run AU 2nd :52 Turbin 1 Run AU 3rd :16 Thompson 34 FG AU 4th :37 Keeton 7 Run AU 4th :24 Turbin 1 Run WSU 1st :44 Thompson 41 FG WSU 2nd :25 Smith 60 Run WSU 2nd :44 Turbin 14 Run WSU 3rd :59 Keeton 5 Run WSU 3rd :09 Turbin 31 Run WSU 3rd :37 Austin 49 Pass WSU 3rd 4-2 1:12 Thompson 39 FG WSU 4th :10 Jacobs 29 Pass WSU 4th :54 Hill 14 Run CSU 2nd :52 K. Williams 14 Run CSU 3rd :24 Turbin 3 Run CSU 4th :33 Turbin 1 Run CSU 1OT :00 Turbin 9 Run CSU 2OT :00 Turbin 25 Run BYU 1st :14 Turbin 80 Run BYU 2nd :01 Moats 13 Pass BYU 3rd :49 Turbin 24 Pass BYU 4th :55 Thompson 21 FG UW 1st :36 Turbin 1 Run UW 1st :07 Smith 53 Pass UW 2nd :31 Turbin 19 Pass UW 2nd :09 Tialavea 18 Pass UW 2nd :51 Morrison 8 Pass UW 2nd :54 Lloyd 6 Pass UW 3rd :04 Smith 14 Run UW 3rd :10 Smith 1 Run UW 4th 3-9 1:24 Marshall 4 Run FS 1st :40 Smith 47 Pass FS 1st :39 Turbin 59 Run FS 2nd :34 Smith 46 Run LTU 1st :02 Turbin 1 Run LTU 2nd :59 Thompson 43 FG LTU 3rd :50 Keeton 29 Run UH 1st :53 Austin 9 Pass UH 3rd :56 Turbin 48 Run UH 3rd :05 Jacobs 37 Pass UH 4th :11 Morrison 71 Pass UH 4th :42 Turbin 1 Run SJSU 1st :06 Turbin 39 Run SJSU 3rd :09 Turbin 4 Run SJSU 3rd :46 Smith 77 Run SJSU 4th :54 Van Leeuwen 14 Pass SJSU 4th :56 Austin 21 Pass UI 1st :23 Smith 1Run UI 2nd :36 Van Leeuwen 13 Pass UI 2nd :15 Turbin 80 Run UI 3rd :17 Morrison 63 Pass UI 4th :21 Smith 7 Run UI 1OT :00 Turbin 1 Run UI 2OT :00 Turbin 2 Run UNR 2nd :41 K. Williams 10 Run UNR 3rd :36 Austin 21 Pass UNR 3rd :18 Turbin 34 Pass NMSU 2nd :36 Turbin 21 Pass NMSU 2nd :57 Austin 6 Pass NMSU 4th :21 Thompson 23 FG NMSU 4th :29 Austin 8 Pass Non Offensive Scores AU None WSU None CSU None BYU None UW None FS None LTU None UH None SJSU None UI None UNR None NMSU None Drive Charts Opponent Scoring Drives Opp. Qtr Pl-Yds Time Score AU 1st :31 56 Pass AU 3rd :46 11 Run AU 3rd :55 39 Pass AU 4th :31 15 Pass AU 4th :37 1 Run WSU 1st :14 1 Run WSU 2nd :58 6 Run WSU 2nd 4-(-4) 1:32 45 FG CSU 2nd :48 42 FG CSU 4th :01 38 FG CSU 4th :24 1 Run (2pt Try) CSU 1OT :00 7 Pass CSU 2OT :00 2 Run BYU 1st :35 23 FG BYU 1st :43 1 Run BYU 2nd :54 29 FG BYU 4th :38 24 Pass BYU 4th :25 13 Pass UW 1st :54 2 Run UW 2nd :58 2 Run FS 1st :58 23 Pass FS 2nd :27 1 Run FS 3rd :05 39 FG FS 4th :01 23 Pass FS 4th :22 9 Run LTU 1st :25 3 Run LTU 4th :52 8 Run LTU 4th 4-4 1:44 24 FG UH 2nd :33 18 Pass UH 2nd :10 1 Run UH 2nd :50 8 Run UH 2nd :54 18 Pass UH 3rd :25 24 FG SJSU 1st :44 27 FG SJSU 1st :03 38 FG SJSU 1st :13 5 Run SJSU 3rd :21 21 FG SJSU 4th :51 34 Pass SJSU 4th :08 24 FG UI 1st :43 13 Pass UI 2nd :44 23 FG UI 3rd 4-6 1:29 23 FG UI 3rd :11 1 Run UI 4th :03 1 Run UI 1OT :00 2 Run UNR 1st :37 19 FG UNR 2nd :29 35 Run UNR 3rd :18 76 Pass NMSU 2nd :09 16 Run NMSU 3rd :10 51 Pass NMSU 4th :08 3 Run Non Offensive Scores AU 97 Kickoff Return WSU None CSU 15 Fumble Return BYU None UW 0 Fumble Return FS None LTU 22 Interception Return UH None SJSU 95 Kickoff Return UI 78 Interception Return UNR None NMSU None Average Field Position Utah State Opponent AU Own 25 Own 37 WSU Own 29 Own 27 CSU Own 30 Own 36 BYU Own 24 Own 27 UW Own 39 Own 24 FS Own 26 Own 28 LTU Own 19 Own 34 UH Own 27 Own 38 SJSU Own 34 Own 37 UI Own 25 Own 37 UNR Own 19 Own 28 NMSU Own 27 Own 26 USU Drive Start Position/Result (-20 = inside or at own 20 yard line; 50+=drives started on other side of 50 - in opponent territory) -20 TD FG 50+ TD FG AU WSU CSU BYU UW FS LTU UH SJSU UI UNR NMSU Opp. Start Position/Result (-20 = inside or at own 20 yard line; 50+=drives started on other side of 50 - in opponent territory) -20 TD FG 50+ TD FG AU WSU CSU BYU UW FS LTU UH SJSU UI UNR NMSU Drives Scores TD FG Punt TO Downs Half Safety Scoring Pct. Utah State % Opponent % U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

60 60 USU When PLAYER CAREER STARTS Category 2011 Record 7-5 Scoring First 4-4 Opp. Scores First 2-2 Lead at Half 3-5 Tied at Half 1-0 Trail at Half 3-0 Lead after Tied after Trail after Rush for Pass for More Yards than Opp. 6-4 Fewer Yards than Opp. 1-1 More TO than Opp. 4-2 Same TO as Opp. 1-1 Fewer TO than Opp. 2-2 Home 4-2 Away 3-3 Natural Grass 1-2 Artificial Turf 6-3 Day Games 4-2 Night Games 3-3 Decided by one score 5-4 Overtime Games 1-1 vs. Ranked Opponents 0-1 vs. Non-Ranked Opp. 7-4 Conference Games 5-2 Non-Conf. Games 2-3 * * * * * YEARS PAST USU When... Category Record Scoring First Opp. Scores First Lead at Half Tied at Half Trail at Half Lead after Tied after Trail after Rush for Pass for More Yards than Opp Fewer Yards than Opp More TO than Opp Same TO as Opp Fewer TO than Opp Home Away Natural Grass Artificial Turf Day Games Night Games Decided by one score Overtime Games vs. Ranked Opponents vs. Non-Ranked Opp Conference Games Non-Conf. Games No. Player, Year, Pos. Cons. Total Bobby Wagner, Sr., LB Kyle Gallagher, Sr., LB Tyler Larsen, So., OC Eric Schultz, So., RT Robert Turbin, Jr., RB Oscar Molina-Sanchez, Jr.,OL Nevin Lawson, So., CB McKade Brady, Jr., FS Bojay Filimoeatu, Jr. LB Al Lapuaho, Jr., DL Tarren Lloyd, Sr. TE Quinn Garner, Sr., DE Robert Hill, Sr., LT Alfred Bowden, Sr., CB Adam Kennedy, Jr., QB Tavaris McMillian, RS-FR, LB Funaki Asisi, Sr., LG Eric Moats, Sr., WR Jumanne Robertson, Jr., CB D.J. Tialavea, So., TE Travis Reynolds, So., WR Connor Williams, So., DE Philip Gapelu, Sr., RG Walter McClenton, Sr., S Levi Koskan, Sr., DE/LB Stanley Morrison, Sr., WR Michael Smith, Sr., RB Kellen Bartlett, Sr., TE Dontel Watkins, Jr., WR Matt Austin, Jr., WR Travis Van Leeuwen, So., WR Maurice Alexander, Jr., LB Chuckie Keeton, Fr., QB Kerwynn Williams, Jr., RB Will Davis, JR, CB Chuck Jacobs, Jr, WR Jason Fanaika, So., LB Cameron Sanders, So., CB Quinton Byrd, Jr., CB Tanner Richins, Jr., OT Robert Marshall, So., RB Jaime Markosian, So., OL Xavier Martin, Sr., WR Austin Alder, Sr., WR Jake Doughty, So., LB Gavin Jones, Sr., LB Joey DeMartino, Jr., RB Reuben Willis, Sr., LB Chris Harris, Sr., CB Rashard Stewart, So., WR * * * * * w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

61 61 GAME #1 Sept. 3 at Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium #23 AUBURN 42, UTAH STATE 38 AUBURN, Ala. - Utah State football had the defending national champions, No. 23/19 Auburn, on the ropes on Sept. 3, taking a lead with 3:38 left, but the Aggies' upset bid came up short with a loss on a hot and humid Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium. USU took a lead with 3:38 to play on a 1-yard TD plunge by senior running back Robert Turbin, his second of the day in his return to the USU lineup after missing the 2010 season with an injury. Auburn marched down the field, getting a long pass play helped by a personal foul, and later scored, pulling within with 2:07 to go. On the ensuing kick, the Tigers kicked an on-side kick, and recovered the high bouncing kick. Eight plays later, Auburn's Michael Dyer crept through the pile and over the goal line for the score, taking the lead with 30 seconds left. But the Aggies couldn't get out of their own half of the field in the waning seconds to end the game. Freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton was 21-of-30 passing for 213 yards and added two rushing TD's as part of 33 rushing yards in his Aggie debut. Turbin rushed for 70 yards on 22 carries with two TD's while junior running back Kerwynn Williams had 69 yards on the ground, including a 43-yard TD run to open USU's scoring. Junior wide receiver Matt Austin had six catches for 67 yards, both career-highs, as he had only one catch for 59 yards in the first half of last year's season-opener at Oklahoma before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Senior wide receiver Stanley Morrison also returned to action after missing the 2010 season with an injury, and had two catches, extending his career streak with at least one catch to 25-straight games, and also threw an 8-yard pass on a fake field goal to set up USU's final TD. Senior linebacker Bobby Wagner led the USU defensive unit with 10 tackles, including two for loss with one being a sack. Fellow senior linebacker Kyle Gallagher notched seven stops and junior safety McKade Brady logged six tackles. USU had 227 yards rushing and 221 passing yards for 448 yards of total offense. The Aggie defense held Auburn to just 78 rushing yards, while the Tigers threw for 286 yards, finishing with 364 total offensive yards. The Aggies got on the board first, as Williams darted through a huge hole created by the USU offensive line, and scored from 43-yards out. Auburn tied it on a 56-yard pass play by Emory Blake from Barrett Trotter, who was also making his first career start. Keeton scored his first career TD on a three-yard scamper on a fourth-and-goal play, one of three fourth downs converted by the Aggies, and Turbin later scored his first TD of the game. Sophomore placekicker Josh Thompson's PAT made it 21-7 in the Aggies' favor with 7:58 to go. Keeton's run capped a 15-play, 80-yard drive that ate up 7:27 on the clock, while Turbin's run ended a 16-play, 75-yard drive that took 6:52. Tre Mason returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a TD with 7:46 on the first half clock, and the score remained with USU ahead at the half. Auburn tied it at 21-all on a Dyer 11-yard run, but USU later took a lead on Thompson's first field goal of his Aggie career, splitting the uprights from 34-yards out with 4:52 remaining in the third quarter. Trotter later hit Travante Stallworth with a 39-yard pass play for a TD with 1:57 to play in the third stanza, giving the Tigers a lead that they held on to end the quarter. Keeton darted in from 7-yards out for his second score of the day that was the 14th play of an 80-yard drive, taking 5:37 off the clock for a Aggie advantage. After the USU defense forced its fourth three-and-out of the game, the Aggie offense got the ball back. Keeton led the USU charge deep into Auburn territory, before facing a fourth-and-three from the AU 5, USU took a delay of game penalty to get a better angle for the field goal, going back to the AU 10. The Aggies lined up for the field goal, but faked it, with Morrison rolling out and hitting sophomore tight end D.J. Tialavea with a diving catch just shy of the goal line. After an official review confirmed the catch, two plays later Turbin plowed over from a yard out, giving USU a lead with 3:38 to go, setting up the game's final drama. Score By Quarters Utah State Auburn Scoring Summary 1st 10:30 USU- Williams, Kerwynn 43 yd run (Thompson kick) 08:59 AU - Blake, Emory 56 yd pass from Trotter, Barrett (Parkey kick) 01:32 USU - Keeton, Chuckie 3 yd run (Thompson kick) 2nd 07:58 USU - Turbin, Robert 1 yd run (Thompson kick) 07:46 AU - Mason, Tre 97 yd kickoff return (Parkey kick) 3rd 11:14 AU - Dyer, Michael 11 yd run (Parkey kick) 04:52 USU - Thompson, Josh 34 yd field goal 01:57 AU - Stallworth, Travante 39 yd pass from Trotter (Parkey kick) 4th 11:20 USU - Keeton, Chuckie 7yd run (Thompson kick) 03:38 USU - Turbin, Robert 1 yd run (Thompson kick) 02:07 AU - Lutzenkirchen, P 15 yd pass from Trotter (Parkey kick) 00:30 AU - Dyer, Michael 1 yd run (Parkey kick) Attn: 85,245 Team Statistics USU AU First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /43.5 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /6.5 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /36.7 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 37:41 22:19 Third-Down Conversions 10 of 17 3 of 9 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 1 of 1 Individual Rushing USU: Turbin 22-70, Williams 10-69, Keeton 8-33, Jacobs 3-23, Morrison 3-22, Smith 6-12 AU: Dyer Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) USU: Keeton , 213, 0 AU: Trotter , 261, 3 Individual Receiving USU: Austin 6-67, Smith 2-44, Lloyd 3-25, Martin 1-25, Morrison 2-19, Moats 1-11, Turbin 1-9, Tialavea 1-8, Van Leeuwen 1-8, Reynolds 2-6, Jacobs 2-(-1) AU: Blake 3-95 USU Punt Returns: Williams 1-10 USU KO Returns: 2-46 USU Interception Returns: None USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 10, Gallagher 7, Brady 6, Lawson 5 GAME #2 Sept. 10 at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium UTAH STATE 54, WEBER STATE 17 LOGAN, Utah - Robert Turbin rushed for a season-high 180 yards on 18 carries and Utah State rolled up 635 yards of total offense as the Aggies scored the final 44 points in a blowout win against Football Championship Subdivision Weber State on Sept. 10 in USU's home opener. In all, Utah State scored on six-straight possessions in the second and third quarters, including four-straight TD's in posting its largest margin of victory under third-year head coach Gary Andersen. The 54 points scored by Utah State are its most since defeating Weber State, 56-43, on Nov. 17, 2001, the last meeting between the two teams. USU's 635 total yards rank as the sixth-most in school history and the most since racking up a school-record 684 yards against the Wildcats in The Aggies also grounded out 440 rushing yards in the game to rank as the fourth-most in school history and the most since running for 467 yards against Denver during the 1960 campaign. Utah State improves to 1-1 on the season with the win and is now 12-1 all-time against Weber State, who falls to 0-2 with the loss. Turbin's 180 yards were 10 yards shy of his career-high 190 yards, but pushed the junior past the 2,000-yard mark for his career, becoming just the eighth USU running back in school history to reach the 2,000-yard plateau. Utah State trailed with 4:42 to play in the first-half following a 45-yard field goal from Weber State's Shaun McClain, but tied the game at on Turbin's first of two touchdowns runs in the game from 14 yards out with 00:53 to play in the half. The second half began just the way the first half ended as Utah State went 90 yards on nine plays and capped its drive with a 5-yard TD run by freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton. Turbin scored his second touchdown of the night on USU's next possession from 31-yards and Keeton connected with senior wide receiver Matt Austin for a 49-yard score on its next series. Utah State then scored on a 39-yard field from sophomore placekicker Josh Thompson and concluded the romp with a pair of four-quarter touchdowns as junior wide receiver Chuck Jacobs scored on a 29-yard strike from Keeton capping a three-play, 99-yard drive and redshirt freshman running back James Hill scored his first career touchdown on a 14-yard scamper. Keeton finished the game completing 10-of-15 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns, for his first TD passes of his Aggie career. The freshman added 53 rushing yards on nine carries. Turbin now has four rushing TDs this year and 25 in his career to rank sixth all-time in school history. Overall, Turbin has 32 career touchdowns to rank tied for fourth all-time in USU history along with Emmett White ( ). He now has 194 career points, tying White for No. 7 on the Aggies' career scoring list. Senior linebackers Bobby Wagner and Kyle Gallagher each had 10 tackles to lead Utah State's defense, while junior defensive tackle Al Lapuaho finished with one sack and six total stops. Overall, Wagner now has 319 career tackles to rank 10th alltime in the history of the Western Athletic Conference and is just eight tackles shy of entering USU's top 10 for career stops. Weber State forced Utah State into a pair of first-half turnovers and scored on three of four possessions in the first and second quarter as the Wildcats amassed 139 yards of offense and possessed the ball for 17:51 as it led for much of the half. The Aggies were also called for seven first-half penalties for 70 yards before being whistled for just one infraction in the second-half. WSU managed just 74 yards and four first downs in the second 30 minutes, while USU produced 382 yards and out-scored the visitors Score By Quarters Weber State Utah State Scoring Summary 1st 03:55 USU- Thompson, Josh 41 yd field goal 00:35 WSU- Tanner Hinds 1 yd run (Shaun McClain kick) 2nd 11:17 USU - Smith, Michael 60 yd run (Thompson kick) 07:11 WSU - T. Francisco 6 yd pass from Mike Hoke (McClain kick) 04:42 WSU - Shaun McClain 45 yd field goal 00:53 USU - Turbin, Robert 14 yd run (Thompson kick) 3rd 11:01 USU - Keeton, Chuckie 5 yd run (Thompson kick missed) 08:04 USU - Turbin, Robert 31 yd run (Thompson kick) 02:07 USU - Austin, Matt 49 yd pass Keeton, Chuckie (Thompson kick) 00:45 USU - Thompson 39 yd field goal 4th 12:50 USU - Jacobs, Chuck 29 yd pass Keeton Chuckie (Thompson kick) 03:01 USU - Hill, Joe 14 yd run (Thompson kick) Attn: 18, 239 Team Statistics WSU USU First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /54.3 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / / 17.2 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /22.5 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 33:27 26:33 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 17 4 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Individual Rushing WSU: Barr USU: Turbin , Smith 5-91, Williams 4-65, Keeton 9-53, Hill 5-20, Morrison 1-17, Marshall 4-16 Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) WSU: Hoke , 138, 1 USU: Keeton , 166, 2 Individual Receiving WSU: Shufford 4-42 USU: Jacobs 4-49, Austin 1-49, Martin 1-31, Van Leeuwen 1-26, Moats 1-25, Morrison 2-9, Turbin 1-3, Hill 1-3 USU Punt Returns: Williams 2-53, Moats 2-16 USU KO Returns: Williams 3-68, Harris 1-22 USU Interception Returns: None USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 10, Gallagher 10, Lapuaho 6, U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

62 62 GAME #3 Sept. 24 at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium COLORADO STATE 35, UTAH STATE 34 LOGAN, Utah - Junior running back Robert Turbin scored a career-high four rushing touchdowns, including a 25-yard burst in the second overtime to bring Utah State within one, but he was stopped on his two-point conversion and USU dropped a heartbreaker to Colorado State, 35-34, on Sept. 24 in front of 22,599 Homecoming fans. Utah State, who had four turnovers on the night including two muffed punts, falls to 1-2 on the season with the loss and Colorado State improves to 3-1 with the win. USU appeared to be on its way to a fourthquarter win as it lead with just over two minutes remaining and Colorado State punting, but the Aggies muffed the punt and the Rams recovered the ball at Utah State's 15-yardline. Four plays later, CSU's Chris Nwoke scored on a 1-yard rush and quarterback Pete Thomas hit Crockett Gillmore for the two-point conversion with 36 seconds to play, sending the game into overtime. Both teams registered touchdowns in the first overtime as Utah State scored first on a 9-yard run from Turbin, but Colorado State answered on a touchdown pass from Thomas to Gillmore. In the second overtime, Colorado State had the ball first and scored on a 2-yard run from Nwoke. USU quickly answered as Turbin scored his fourth touchdown of the night on the first play of the drive from 25 yards out. Utah State then decided to go for the two-point conversion and the win as freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton's pass to senior wide receiver Matt Austin was incomplete, but CSU was called for pass interference. With the ball moved from the three to the one-and-half following the penalty, Turbin rushed left but was stopped short of the goal. Turbin finished the night with 115 yards on 24 carries for his 10th-career 100-yard rushing game and Utah State ended the game with 281 rushing yards on 52 carries. Senior running back Michael Smith added 77 rushing yards on nine carries, including a 51-yard scamper in the second quarter highlighting a 3-play, 68-yard drive that was capped off with a 14-yard run from junior running back Kerwynn Williams for the Aggies first score of the night. Keeton was 9-of-15 passing for 86 yards and added 44 yards on the ground on 13 carries as Utah State finished the game with 367 total yards. Senior linebacker Bobby Wagner finished the game with 17 tackles, tying his career-high for the third time, while fellow senior linebacker Kyle Gallagher added 10 stops. Senior defensive end Levi Koskan added two sacks, and senior safety Alfred Bowden registered the team's first turnover of the year with a fumble recovery. Colorado State, who won the time of possession battle 34:19 to 25:41, had 232 yards of total offense as it rushed for 168 yards and passed for 108. CSU also won the turnover battle as it forced USU into four miscues and committed just one of its own, a fumble in the fourth quarter that resulted into an eight-play, 27-yard drive that Turbin capped with a 1-yard run to give the home team a advantage. Score By Quarters Colorado State Utah State Scoring Summary 2nd 12:16 USU - Williams, Kerwynn 14 yd run (Thompson kick) 00:33 CSU - Deline, Ben 42 yd field goal 3rd 10:36 USU - Turbin, Robert 3 yd run (Thompson kick) 07:16 CSU - Barrett, Shaqui 15 yd fumble recovery (Deline kick) 4th 14:26 CSU - Deline, Ben 38 yd field goal 04:56 USU - Turbin, Robert 1 yd run (Thompson kick) 00:42 CSU - Nwoke, Chris 1 yd run (Gillmore pass from Thomas) OT 15:00 USU - Turbin, Robert 9 yd run (Thompson kick) 15:00 CSU - Gillmore, Crock 7 yd pass from Thomas 2OT 15:00 CSU - Nwoke, Chris 2 yd run (Deline kick) 15:00 USU - Turbin, Robert 25 yd run (Turbin rush failed) Attn: 22,599 Team Statistics CSU USU First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /45.3 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /5.3 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /27.0 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 34:19 25:41 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 6 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Individual Rushing USU: Turbin , Smith 9-77, Keeton 13-54, 5-36, 1-9 CSU: Nwoke Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) USU: Keeton , 86, 0 CSU: Thomas , 108, 1 Individual Receiving (Rec.-Yds) USU: Austin 3-35, Jacobs 3-28, Morrison 1-17, Van Leeuwen 1-3, Moats 1-3 CSU: Greenwood 4-42 USU Punt Returns: Williams 1-16 USU KO Returns: Williams 2-54 USU Interception Returns: None USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 17, Gallagher 10, McClenton 9, Alexander 7 GAME #4 Sept. 30 at LaVell Edwards Stadium BRIGHAM YOUNG 27, UTAH STATE 24 PROVO, Utah - Robert Turbin rushed for 123 yards including an 80-yard touchdown burst on the first offensive play of the game, but BYU scored the final 14 points, including the winning TD with 11 seconds remaining as the Cougars rallied for a win against Utah State at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Sept. 30. Utah State, who has now lost three games in the waning seconds, falls to 1-3 on the season with the loss, while BYU improves to 3-2 with the win. Leading at halftime, Utah State scored on its first possession of the second-half as freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton hit Turbin on a screen pass that resulted in a 24- yard touchdown capping off a 12-play, 89-yard drive that took 4:49 off the clock. USU later added a 21-yard field goal from sophomore placekicker Josh Thompson early on in the fourth quarter to give the visitors their largest lead of the game at with 12:43 remaining. BYU answered with an 8-play, 60-yard drive that concluded with a 24-yard touchdown strike from Riley Nelson to Cody Hoffman to cut the deficit to with 10:05 to play in the game. After Utah State failed on a fake field goal attempt on its next possession, BYU drove inside the USU 30-yard line before senior safety Chris Harris forced and recovered a JJ DiLuigi fumble. Utah State could not pick up a first down on its next series but received a 67-yard punt from junior Tyler Bennett that was downed at the 4-yard line. With 2:36 to play, BYU drove 96 yards in nine plays that culminated with a 13-yard TD pass from Nelson to Marcus Mathews with 11 seconds remaining to cement the comeback. On its final drive, Nelson completed a 40-yard pass that moved the ball from the BYU 34 to the USU 26. Utah State finished the game with 294 yards rushing as part of its 406 yards of total offense. BYU amassed 451 yards (200-rushing, 251-passing), including 198 yards in the final quarter. BYU also won the time of possession battle, 34:13 to 25:47, and had 11 more first downs (29-18). Keeton finished the game 13-of-25 passing for 122 yards including two touchdowns, while senior tight end Tarren Lloyd caught a team-best three passes for 24 yards. Turbin also had two catches for 22-yards on the night, including his 24-yard TD. Senior running back Michael Smith had another productive night for the Aggies as he carried the ball nine times for 85 yards, including a 53-yard scamper in the fourth quarter. Senior linebacker Bobby Wagner had a game-high 11 tackles and senior safety Walter McClenton added nine stops. After Utah State's initial touchdown in the first quarter, BYU scored 10-straight points and held the lead until late in the second half when Keeton hit senior wide receiver Eric Moats for a 13-yard strike to cap off a 13-play, 78-yard drive that took 4:01 off the clock. BYU ended the scoring in the first half with a 29-yard field goal to make the score at intermission. Score By Quarters Utah State BYU Scoring Summary 1st 14:46 USU - Turbin, Robert 80 yd run (Thompson, Josh kick) 08:05 BYU - Sorensen, Justi 23 yd field goal 01:47 BYU - Heaps, Jake 1 yd run (SORENSEN, Justi kick) 2nd 04:02 USU - Moats, Eric 13 yd pass from Keeton, Chuckie (Thompson, kick) 00:55 BYU - Sorensen, 29 yd field goal 3rd 08:37 USU - Turbin 24 yd pass from Keeton (Thompson kick) 4th 12:43 USU - Thompson, Josh 21 yd field goal 10:05 BYU - Hoffman, Cody 24 yd pass from Nelson, Riley (Sorensen kick) 00:11 BYU - Mathews, Marcus 13 yd pass from Nelson (Sorensen kick) Attn: 63,513 Team Statistics USU BYU First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /44.8 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /6.5 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /22.5 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 25:47 34:13 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 7 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 2 Individual Rushing USU: Turbin 9-123, Smith 9-87, K. Williams 10-55, Keeton 6-25 BYU: Nelson Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) USU: Keeton , 122, 2 BYU: Nelson , 144, 2 Individual Receiving (Rec.-Yds) USU: Lloyd 3-24, K. Williams 2-25 Turbin 2-22, Morrison 1-19, Martin 1-13, Moats 1-13, Austin 1-4- Smith 2-2 BYU: Mathews 6-45 USU Punt Returns: Williams 1-0 USU KO Returns: Williams 3-57 USU Interception Returns: None USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 11, McClenton 10, Alexander 8, Gallagher 8 w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

63 63 GAME #5 Oct. 8 at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium UTAH STATE 63, WYOMING 19 GAME #6 Oct. 15 at Bulldog Stadium FRESNO STATE 31, UTAH STATE 21 LOGAN, Utah - Freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton threw for 213 yards and a schoolrecord tying five touchdowns and junior running back Robert Turbin rushed for 111 yards and added two more scores as Utah State scored the final 42 points in a dominating home win against Wyoming on Oct. 8, inside Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. In all, USU scored TD's on its first eight possessions of the game. For Utah State, the 63 points scored are its most since winning at Idaho, 63-17, on Oct. 25, 1997, while its 44-point margin of victory is its largest since defeating New Mexico State at home, 47-2, on Nov. 29, With the five TD's, Keeton becomes the fourth different Aggie QB to hit the school record, and the sixth time, and the first since Anthony Calvillo threw for five scores against BYU in Calvillo and Tony Adams had accomplished the feat twice each while Brent Snyder reached it once. Keeton finished the game completing 15-of-20 passes and added 44 rushing yards on four carries, while Turbin posted his fourth-straight 100-yard rushing game to move into sixth-place all-time at Utah State as the junior now has 2,397 career yards. Senior running back Michael Smith added a careerbest three touchdowns during the game as he finished with 51 rushing yards on eight carries and one reception for 53 yards. Smith's three TD's are the most since Turbin had five total scores in the Idaho game in Wagner led Utah State's defense with 12 tackles as he moved into sixth-place all-time at USU and sixth-place all-time in the Western Athletic Conference with 360 stops. Wagner, who added his third career interception late in the second quarter, has now recorded double-digit tackles 19 times in his career including in each of his last five outings. Wagner's oskie was the first interception of the season for the Aggie defense. Wyoming took the opening kickoff and drove 77-yards on seven plays to take a 6-0 lead after its two-point conversion attempt failed. On the ensuing kickoff, USU's Kerwynn Williams was unable to gain possession of the ball and UW recovered it in the end zone for a 12-0 lead just 2:54 into the game after missing the extra point. Williams followed up his miscue with a 50-yard return on Wyoming's next kickoff, leading to a 1-yard touchdown run by Turbin for Utah State's first score of the night. USU took its first lead of the game on its next possession as it went 80-yards in just six plays, culminating with a 53-yard screen pass from Keeton to Smith giving the home team a lead. Both teams traded touchdowns early on in the second quarter as Utah State went 99-yards in just seven plays and Wyoming answered with a five-play, 60-yard drive to make the score Utah State with 12:54 remaining in the first half. It was the Aggies' second 99-yard drive this season and USU now has four drives this season of at least 90 yards. From there on it was all Aggies, as Utah State scored the final 21 points of the first half on touchdown passes of 18 yards to D.J. Tialavea, eight yards to Stanley Morrison and six yards to Tarren Lloyd to make the score at intermission. Tialavea's TD catch was not only the first of his career, but the first by a tight end this season, and Lloyd's was the second. Utah State opened the second half just as it ended the first as Smith scored on a 14-yard rush to cap a three-play, 33-yard drive. Smith scored his second touchdown of the quarter and third of the game on USU's next possession from 1-yard out to cap an 11-play, 82-yard drive. Following a fumble recovery by Tevita Vaifoou in the fourth quarter, Utah State scored its final touchdown of the night on a 4-yard run by Robert Marshall with 2:53 remaining in the game. Utah State finished the game with 548 yards of total offense (318-rushing, 230-passing) and Wyoming produced 394 yards (129-rushing, 265-passing). The Aggies' 548 yards was tied for No. 7 on the most total offense yards in school history, marking the third time to hit that total offense output, joining 548 vs. UNLV in 1995 and Montana in 1965, and the most since 567 Montana in USU, who averaged 6.0 yards per play on the night, finished with 29 first downs and converted its first eight third downs. UW won the time-of-possession battle, 31:06 to 28:54. Score By Quarters Wyoming Utah State Scoring Summary 1st 12:12 WYO - Smith, Brett 2yd run (McNeill pass failed) 12:06 WYO - Caraway, James 0yd fumble recovery (Sullivan kick failed) 10:20 USU - Turbin, Robert 1yd run (Thompson kick) 6:48 USU - Smith, Michael 53yd pass (Thompson kick) 2nd 14:52 USU - Turbin, Robert 19yd pass (Thompson kick) 12:54 WYO - Miller, Brandon 2yd run (Williams kick) 10:37 USU - Tialavea, D.J. 18yd pass (Thompson kick) 05:03 USU - Morrison, Stanley 8yd pass (Thompson kick) 02:17 USU - Lloyd, Tarren 6yd pass (Thompson kick) 3rd 13:45 USU - Smith, Michael 14yd run (Thompson kick) 07:08 USU - Smith, Micahel 1yd run (Thompson kick) 4th 02:53 USU - Marshall, Robert 4yd run (Thompson kick) Attn: 17,561 Team Statistics WYO USU First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /40.7 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /9.5 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /31.2 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 31:06 28:54 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 8 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0 Individual Rushing USU: Turbin , K. Williams 6-55, Smith 8-51, Marshall 9-45, Keeton 4-44, Jacobs 1-7, Hill 2-4, Kennedy 1-4 WYO: Alexander 6-49 Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) USU: Keeton , 213, 5, Kennedy 2-3-0, 17, 0 WYO: Smith , 265, 0 Individual Receiving (Rec.-Yds) USU: Moats 3-44, K. Williams 2-30, Martin 3-22, Tialavea 2-27, Austin 2-15, Smith 1-53, Turbin 1-19, Morrison 1-8, Lloyd 1-6, Andersen 1-6 WYO: McNeill 6-70 USU Punt Returns: Williams 1-19 USU KO Returns: Williams USU Interception Returns: Wagner 1-18 USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 12, Brady 7, Lawson 5, Doughty 5, McMillian 5, Gallagher 5 FRESNO, Calif. - Utah State football opened the game with a 14-0 first quarter lead, but could not hold on, falling to Fresno State, 31-21, on Oct. 15 at Bulldog Stadium in USU's Western Athletic Conference opener. USU falls to 2-4 overall and 0-1 in WAC action. Fresno State moves to 3-4 overall and 2-0 in league play. The Aggies amassed 454 yards of total offense, including 260 on the ground, led by junior RB Robert Turbin's 155 yards rushing with one TD, his fifth-straight 100-yard rushing outing. Senior RB Michael Smith added 71 yards and a TD, while added 52 yards receiving with another score. Freshman QB Chuckie Keeton was 15-of-31 passing for 194 yards with one TD. Senior LB Bobby Wagner totalled eight tackles, his first game this season without double-digit tackles. Fellow senior LB Kyle Gallagher and sophomore CB Nevin Lawson had six stops apiece. Fresno State's Robbie Rouse ran for 140 yards on 24 carries while Derek Carr was 23-of-39 passing for 248 yards with two TD's. Josh Harper and Jalen Saunders had 61 yards receiving each, with Saunders and Isaiah Burse logging TD catches. Terrance Dennis had a game-high nine tackles to lead the Bulldog defense. USU opened the scoring with a 47-yard pass play from Keeton to Smith, getting some nice blocks by the offensive line and wide receivers for a hole to burst through and dash to the endzone. Sophomore PK Josh Thompson's PAT made it 7-0 USU at the 12:20 mark of the first quarter. After junior S McKade Brady recovered a fumble to thwart a Fresno State drive at the Bulldogs' 6-yardline, the Aggies marched down the field and scored on Turbin's 59-yard dash down the sideline. Thompson's upright split put USU ahead 14-0 at the 6:10 mark of the first frame. Fresno State countered to get on the board with a 23-yard pass play from Derek Carr to Isaiah Burse to pull the Bulldogs within 14-7 with 4:07 on the first quarter clock. After holding USU to a punt, Fresno State's drive closed out the first quarter and overlapped into the second quarter, with Carr capping the drive with a 1-yard plunge. Kevin Goessling's second PAT of the night knotted the score at 14-all with 12:07 to play in the second quarter. Sophomore RB/KR Kerwynn Williams had a 52-yard return on the ensuing kick to give USU good field possession, then Smith again broke through a nicely created hole by his blockers and darted 46-yards for a TD. Thompson hit the PAT for a Aggie lead with 11:24 left in the first half. That would remain the score into halftime. After the teams exchanged punts to open the second half, Fresno State closed the gap to with 7:47 remaining in the third quarter with a 39-yard field goal. USU drove down and were threatening to score, but the drive stalled to end the third quarter and the fourth frame opened with a blocked field goal attempt by Thompson. The Bulldogs countered with an 80-yard dive, capped by a wild 23-yard pass play from Carr to Saunders for a Fresno State lead. USU fumbled on its next possession, giving Fresno State a short field with only 23 yards to go, needing seven plays to reach payturf as Rouse darted in from 9-yards out for a Bulldogs' lead with 8:05 left, for the final scoring. USU tried a 53-yard field goal in the waning minutes, but freshman PK Jacob Heauter's kick hit the upright, and Fresno State ran out the clock. Score By Quarters Utah State Fresno State Scoring Summary 1st 12:20 USU - Smith, Michael 47yd pass (Thompson kick) 06:10 USU - Turbin, Robert 59yd run (Thompson kick) 04:07 FS - Burse, Isaiah 23yd pass (Goessling Kick) 2nd 12:07 FS - Carr, Derek 1yd run (Goessling Kick) 11:24 USU - Smith, Michael 46yd run (Thompson Kick) 3rd 07:47 FS - Goessling, Kevin 39yd field goal 4th 11:54 FS - Saunders, Jalen 23yd pass (Goessling Kick) 08:05 FS - Rouse, Robbie 9yd run (Goessling Kick) Attn: 28,854 Team Statistics USU FS First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /43.7 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /18.3 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /19.0 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 26:31 33:29 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 18 5 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 Individual Rushing USU: Turbin , Smith 8-71, K. Williams 4-21, Keeton 12-8, Morrison 1-5 FS: Rouse Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) USU: Keeton , 204, 1 FS: Carr , 248, 2 Individual Receiving (Rec.-Yds) USU: Van Leeuwen 2-60, Smith 2-52, Austin 1-36, Tialavea 1-20, Moats 3-15, Morrison 4-16, Jacobs 1-7, K. Williams 1-1 FS: Harper 5-61 USU Punt Returns: None USU KO Returns: K. Williams USU Interception Returns: None USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 8, Gallagher 6, Lawson 6, Robertson 5, Alexander 5 U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

64 64 GAME #7 Oct. 22 at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium GAME #8 Nov. 5 at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium LOUISIANA TECH 24, UTAH STATE 17 LOGAN, Utah - Freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton threw for 128 yards and added 27 yards on the ground and senior linebacker Bobby Wagner posted a career-high 20 tackles, but Utah State was out-scored 10-0 in the fourth quarter leading to a home loss to Louisiana Tech Saturday on Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. USU falls to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in Western Athletic Conference play with the loss, while LA Tech improves to 3-4 on the season and 2-1 in league play with the win. All five off USU's losses have been by 10 points or less, including four by one score. Saturday was the fifth meeting between USU and LA Tech that was decided by one score in the nine total match-ups, and third in the last four (L in 2008, W in 2009, L Saturday). Last season's 24-6 LA Tech win was not only the lone non-one score game in that stretch, but also the largest in the series. The Bulldogs now hold a 6-3 lead in the all-time series with the Aggies, winning the last two. Utah State, who entered the game as the sixth-best rushing offense in the nation averaging yards per game, was held to a season-low 166 rushing yards. USU also ranked 19th in the country in total offense entering Saturday's game averaging yards per game, but was held to a season-low 294 yards as it finished with 128 passing yards. Utah State's 17 points were also a season-low after entering the week ranking 18th in the nation with an average of 39.0 points per game. Louisiana Tech had just 232 yards of total offense in the game (86-rushing, 146-passing) and lost the time of possession battle, 31:11 to 28:49, but converted a USU interception and illegal kicking penalty deep in its own end of the field for 10 points. Junior running back Robert Turbin entered Saturday's game with five-straight 100-yard outings, but finished with just 81 yards on 16 carries, marking the first time since the season-opener at Auburn that he didn't rush for a 100 yards. Turbin did score on a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, giving him 12 TD's this season and 33 in his career. He also moved into second-place all-time at USU with 254 career points, and is the highest scoring non-kicker, as placekicker Brad Bohn ( ) holds the No. 1 spot with 284 career points. Senior linebacker Bobby Wagner posted a career-high 20 tackles, which included two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. Wagner also had two quarterback hurries in the game. It was Wagner's sixth double-digit tackle outing in the Aggies' seven games and he now has 20 career games with double-figure stops. Wagner's 20 stops gives him 388 for his career, moving up to No. 4 on USU's Career Tackles list and No. 5 on the WAC's Career Tackles list. LA Tech was led by Lennon Creer's 62 yards rushing on 17 carries with one TD, while QB Nick Isham was 10-of-22 for 63 yards before being relieved by Colby Cameron, who finished 4-of-6 passing for 38 yards. Adrien Cole led the Bulldogs' defense with 14 tackles. Louisiana Tech got on the scoreboard first with its initial drive of the game, going 87-yards in 10 plays that was capped with a 3-yard touchdown run by Creer. Utah State scored the next 10 points on Turbin's 1-yard TD run late in the first quarter and a career-long 43-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Josh Thompson in the second to make the score 10-7 at halftime. Both teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter as LTU's Terry Carter intercepted Keeton and returned it 22-yards to make it visitors. It was Keeton's first INT thrown this season. On the ensuing possession, USU drove 87-yards in nine plays, culminating with a career-long 29-yard TD run by Keeton. Trailing 17-14, Louisiana Tech marched 58-yards in eight plays on its first possession of the fourth quarter that resulted in an 8-yard touchdown run by Hunter Lee to give the Bulldogs a advantage. LTU added three more points late in the quarter on a 24-yard field goal by Matt Nelson after Aggie punter Tyler Bennett fumbled the snap on a fourth-and-one and was penalized for an illegal kick, giving the Bulldogs the ball at the USU 11 yard-line with just under five minutes to play in the game. Utah State had one last chance to drive the field and score the tying touchdown after junior kick returner Kerwynn Williams returned LTU's kickoff back to the USU 41 with 2:39 to play, but the Aggies were stopped just four plays later on a fourth-and-six, turning it over on downs. Score By Quarters Louisiana Tech Utah State Scoring Summary 1st 08:22 LTU - Creer, Lennon 3yd run (Nelson kick) 03:20 USU - Turbin, Robert 1yd run (Thompson kick) 2nd 07:57 USU - Thompson, Josh 43 yd field goal 3rd 11:36 LTU - Carter, Terry 22yd interception return (Nelson kick) 07:41 USU - Keeton, Chuckie 29yd run (Thompson kick) 4th 10:14 LTU - Lee, Hunter 8yd run (Nelson kick) 02:46 LTU - Nelson, Matt 24yd field goal Attn: 16,037 Team Statistics LTU USU First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /45. 4 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg /4.7 2-(-3)-0/(-1.5) Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /26.8 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 28:49 31:11 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 16 5 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 2 Individual Rushing USU: Turbin 16-81, K. Williams 7-31; Keeton 12-27; Smith 9-26; Morrison 1-8 LTU: Creer Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) USU: Keeton , 128, 0 LTU: Isham , 63, 0 Individual Receiving (Yds-Rec.) USU: Turbin 3-40; Van Leeuwen 3-25, Austin 3-21; Jacobs 2-19; Morrison 2-13; Tialavea 1-9; Moats 1-6 LTU: Gru 2-55 USU Punt Returns: K. Williams 1-(-3) USU KO Returns: K. Williams USU Interception Returns: None USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 20, Brady 8, Gallagher 7, McMillian 6, Alexander 5, Lawson 4, McClenton 4 UTAH STATE 35, HAWAI I 31 w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m HONOLULU - Junior quarterback Adam Kennedy, the Utah State football team, the Aggies' fans and the USU record books will remember, remember the fifth of November for a long time thanks in part to rallying from a 28-7 halftime deficit for a wild win over the Warriors of Hawai`i Saturday at a rainy Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium. USU's comeback from a 28-7 deficit was its largest since 2001, rallying from a 27-0 deficit vs. Idaho State and was the Aggies' largest comeback against an FBS team since at least 1990 according to available records. Kennedy replaced freshman starting quarterback Chuckie Keeton, who suffered a neck injury and was carted off the field and taken to the hospital at the end of the first half. The junior was 8-of-12 passing for 163 yards with his first two TD passes of his Aggie career, including a 71-yard strike to senior wide receiver Stanley Morrison to pull USU within with 12:39 left in the fourth quarter. The Kennedy-led Aggie offense also guided the winning drive, making several key scrambles to get positive yardage, including a John Elway-like helicopter dive to the endzone, but was stopped at the goal line. After a USU time out with 17 seconds left, junior running back Robert Turbin bulled through a hole created by the offensive line into the endzone for the game-winning score. Sophomore placekicker Josh Thompson split the uprights for fifth time on the night, with five PAT's, for the final points. After USU's squib-kicked the kickoff, Hawai'i took over and in a last-ditch effort, UH quarterback Bryant Moniz ran 21 yards, then lateralled to Joey Iosefa, who ran 8-yards in reverse trying to get behind blocking, and then pitched to a teammate, but the ball squirted lose and USU sophomore cornerback Nevin Lawson pounced on it to clinch the win for the Aggies. It was Utah State's first win at Hawai'i since 1966, as USU didn't play UH from 1966 until the two were fellow Western Athletic Conference foes in 2005, and USU had lost its last three at UH. Saturday was also USU's first WAC win this season, improving to 1-3 in league action and moving to 3-5 on the season overall. Saturday was also Utah State's first road win of the season, breaking a four-game road losing streak, last winning at San Jose State last season, which the Aggies also won in dramatic fashion, also rallying from down double digits and scoring late to win, after being down 10-0 and winning by scoring the game-winning TD with 34 seconds left. Saturday was not only USU's first win at Hawai`i since 1966, it was UH's first home loss in its last nine regular season home games and was its first WAC loss since 2009, losing to Boise State, snapping a seven-game home WAC unbeaten streak. Turbin scored two rushing TD's as part of his 96 yards on the ground, as his 1-yard game-winning TD was joined by a 48-yard dash to open USU's second-half scoring, darting through a gaping hole created by the O-line and outrunning the UH defense to payturf. Morrison finished with 105 yards, one of three Aggie receivers to snare a TD catch. Senior Matt Austin had a 9-yard catch from Keeton on USU's second possession of the game that gave the Aggies a 7-0 lead. Austin finished with three receptions for 51 yards. Junior wideout Chuck Jacobs had three catches for 50 yards, both career highs for the first-year Aggie junior college transfer. Jacobs hauled in a 37-yard strike from Keeton. The Aggie defense was steadfast and resolute throughout the night, holding off three Hawai`i fourthdown attempts, and keeping the UH offense in check in the second half. Junior cornerback McKade Brady posted a game-high 13 tackles (nine solo, four assists), not only a career-best but also the first time in double-digit stops. With seven tackles Saturday, senior linebacker Bobby Wagner now has 395 career stops, moving up to No. 3 on USU's Career Tackles list, passing Jesse Busta ( ) with 392 tackles. Wagner also moved up to No. 4 on the WAC's Career Tackles list, passing Boise State's Korey Hall ( ) with 394 stops. Wagner needs five more tackles to become just the third player in USU history and the fourth in the WAC (since 1979) to reach the 400-tackle milestone. Lawson and junior cornerback Jummane Robertson added three pass break-ups each, while junior defensive end Bojay Filimoeatu had two tackles for loss, including one sack. Senior linebacker Kyle Gallagher added 1.5 tackles for loss with half a sack, as part of his six tackles, matching Lawson's half-dozen tackles. Senior defensive end Levi Koskan added a sack while junior defensive lineman Havea Lasiks added half a sack, combining with Gallagher. Hawai'i was led by Moniz with 27-of-43 passing for 227 yards, 111 yards below his season average, throwing for two TD's, but was sacked by the USU defense three times. Moniz added a team-high 75 yards rushing on 12 carries, with two of them being TD scampers. Jeremiah Ostrowksi had eight catches for 76 yards and one TD, while Billy Ray Stutzmann added six catches for 36 yards and Justin Clapp had five receptions for 52 yards and a TD. Corey Paredes led the UH defense with 10 tackles. Score By Quarters Utah State Hawai't Scoring Summary 1st 09:12 USU - Austin, Matt 9 yd pass from Keeton (Thompson kick) 2nd 14:56 UH - Justin Clapp 18 yd pass from Moniz (Hadden kick) 10:38 UH - Bryant Moniz 1 yd run (Hadden kick) 04:22 UH - Bryant Moniz 8 yd run (Hadden kick) 00:12 UH - Jeremiah Ostrowski 18 yd pass from Moniz (Hadden kick) 3rd 09:00 USU - Turbin, Robert 48 yd run (Thompson kick) 05:28 UH - Tyler Hadden 24 yard field goal 02:16 USU - Jacobs, Chuck 37 yd pass from Kennedy, Adam (Thompson kick) 4th 12:39 USU - Morrison, Stanley 71 yd pass from Kennedy, Adam (Thompson kick) 00:14 USU - Turbin, Robert 1 yd run (Thompson kick) Attn: 30,301 Team Statistics USU UH First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /35.0 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /14.2 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / / 26.0 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 23:23 36:37 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 4 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 3 Individual Rushing USU: Turbin 15-96; Keeton 3-54; Kennedy 6-20; Smith 4-17; Morrison 1-8 UH: Moniz Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) USU: Kennedy , 163, 2; Keeton , 53, 1 UH: Moniz , 227, 2 Individual Receiving (Yds-Rec.) USU: Morrison 2-105, Austin 3-51, Jacobs 3-50, Hill 1-23, Lloyd 1-11, Moats 1-3, Turbin 2-0, Smith 1-(-4) UH: Ostrowski 8-76 USU Punt Returns: USU KO Returns: K. Williams 5-74, Jacobs 1-19 USU Interception Returns: None USU Tackle Leaders: Brady 13, Wagner 7, Lawson 6, Gallagher 6, Williams 5, Doughty 5, Filimoeatu 4

65 65 GAME #9 Nov. 12 at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium UTAH STATE 34, SAN JOSE STATE 33 LOGAN, Utah - Junior quarterback Adam Kennedy threw a pair of late fourth quarter touchdowns rallying Utah State to a come-from-behind victory for the second time in as many weeks with a win against San Jose State on a snowy Nov. 12 at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. Utah State, who scored the final 21 points last week in defeating Hawai'i (35-31), scored the final 13 points Saturday to erase a late 12-point deficit. USU entered its game against the Warriors last week having blown fourth-quarter leads in five of its first seven games. Utah State, who has won back-to-back games for the first time this year, improves to 4-5 on the season and 2-2 in Western Athletic Conference action. USU has also won three straight games against the Spartans and now trails in the all-time series San Jose State, who has held double-digit leads in each of its last two games, falls to 3-7 overall and 2-4 in league play with the loss. Kennedy finished the game with 255 passing yards and two touchdowns as he was 21-for-27 with one interception. Junior running back Robert Turbin added 128 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries giving him 1,049 yards on the season marking the 15th time in school history that a USU player has hit the century mark in a single-season and just the fifth to do it twice in a career. Senior linebacker Bobby Wagner also had a milestone game for Utah State as he finished with 12 tackles for his 21st-career double-digit tackle game giving him 407 career stops to rank third all-time in school history and fourth all-time in the WAC. Following 10 fourth quarter points from San Jose State to give the Spartans a advantage midway through the final period, Kennedy led Utah State on an 11-play, 65-yard drive that culminated in a 14-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Travis Van Leeuwen with 5:19 remaining to make the score SJSU. On the ensuing possession, Utah State's defense forced the Spartan's into a three-and-out and the Aggies got the ball back on its own 25-yardline with 3:43 remaining. On its game-winning drive, Utah State ran the ball on its first five plays with three rushes from Turbin and two from Kennedy moving the ball down to the San Jose State 45. Kennedy then hit sophomore wide receiver Travis Reynolds for 17 yards and senior running back Michael Smith rushed for seven yards before Kennedy connected with senior wide receiver Matt Austin from 21 yards out with 47 seconds to play for the winning score. USU couldn't connect on its two-point attempt leaving the home team with a slim one-point advantage. Utah State's final drive covered 75 yards in eight plays and took 2:56 off the clock. On its last possession of the game, San Jose State drove from its own 28 to the 50 and attempted a game-winning 67-yard field goal on the final play of the game, but the kick was blocked by senior tight end Tarren Lloyd and returned by Wagner to the Spartans 24-yardline as time expired. Utah State finished the game with 541 yards of total offense (286-rushing, 255-passing) and San Jose State had 394 total yards (54-rushing, 340-passing). USU also converted 9-of-14 third downs, but also lost four fumbles on the afternoon and have five total turnovers in the game. San Jose State converted a pair of field goals on its first two possessions before Utah State took its first lead of the game on a 39-yard touchdown run by Turbin. SJSU immediately answered the Aggies' score with a 95-yard kick return and later scored again from 5-yards out giving the visitors a 20-7 lead after the first 15 minutes. Following a scoreless second quarter, which left USU trailing at halftime for the second game in a row after not trailing at the break in the previous seven games of the season, Utah State took advantage of a short field early in the third quarter as senior defensive end Levi Koskan forced and recovered a fumble following a sack on San Jose State quarterback Matt Faulkner. Turbin then scored his second TD of the game from four yards out. After San Jose State increased its advantage to nine at following a 21-yard field goal, senior running back Michael Smith raced for a 77-yard touchdown run to get the Aggies within two late in the third quarter. Smith finished the game with 91 rushing yards on just eight carries. Score By Quarters San Jose State Utah State Scoring Summary 1st 10:16 SJSU - Alvernik, Jens 27 yd field goal 07:21 SJSU - Alvernik, Jens 38 yd field goal 06:04 USU - Turbin, Robert 39 yd run (Thompson kick) 05:46 SJSU - Ervin, Tyler 95 yd kickoff return (Alvernik kick) 01:03 SJSU - Rutley, Brandon 5 yd run (Alvernik kick) 3rd 09:45 USU - Turbin, Robert 4 yd run (Thompson kick) 03:21 SJSU - Alvernik, Jens 21 yd field goal 02:22 USU - Smith, Michael 77 yd run (Thompson kick) 4th 12:05 SJSU - Carr, Jabari 34 yd pass from Faulkner, Matt (Alvernik kick) 08:21 SJSU - Alvernik, Jens 24 yd field goal 05:19 USU - Van Leeuwen, Travis 14 yd pass from Kennedy, Adam (Thompson kick) 00:47 USU - Austin, Matt 21 yd pass from Kennedy, Adam (Kennedy failed pass) Attn: 14,593 Team Statistics SJSU USU First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /42.5 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /0.0 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /29.5 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time :39 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 18 9 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Individual Rushing USU: Turbin ; Smith 8-91; Morrison 5-30; Kennedy 9-29; Jacobs 1-11 SJSU: Rutley Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) USU: Kennedy , 255, 2 SJSU: Faulkner , 340, 1 Individual Receiving (Yds-Rec.) USU: Austin 4-68, Morrison 2-51, Jacobs 1-41, Van Leeuwen 3-26, Lloyd 2-21, Reynolds 1-17, Turbin 3-14, Tialavea 1-9, Smith 3-5, Moats 1-3 SJSU: Carr 4-88 USU Punt Returns: Morrison USU KO Returns: Jacobs 6-185, Harris 1-40, Williams 1-15 USU Interception Returns: None USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 12, Lawson 8, Bowden 8, Gallagher 8, Brady 6 GAME #10 Nov. 19 at Kibbie Dome UTAH STATE 49, IDAHO 42 MOSCOW, Idaho - Utah State football did it again. The Aggies registered their third-straight game-winning TD in the final minute or with no time on the clock with a wild double-overtime win over Idaho Saturday afternoon at UI's Kibbie Dome. Junior RB Robert Turbin rushed for a career-high 208 yards with three rushing TD's, two coming in overtime while senior LB Bobby Wagner gathered in a deflection and collected an interception at the goalline to seal the win. The victory evens USU's record at 5-5, the Aggies' first season with five wins since 2000 and best record through 10 games since that same 2000 season. Utah State has also won three in a row for the first time since 2001, in addition to being the Aggies' first three-game conference and FBS win streak since The Aggies improve to 3-2 in Western Athletic Conference action, their best WAC mark through five games in its seven years in the league and best conference ledger through five games since a 3-2 Big West record in Saturday was USU's third-straight game in which the Aggies scored in the final minute or with no time on the clock as in OT, and was also USU's seventh game this season decided by one score, tying Louisville for the second-most in the country. Kansas State's win over Texas was KSU's eighth game this year decided by one score. Utah State's last three meetings with Idaho at Moscow have all be decided by one score, and all USU wins, as the Aggies won in 2007, in Overall, the Aggies have won four of the last five meetings with the Vandals and now lead the all-time series, With the loss, Idaho falls to 2-9 overall and 1-3 in WAC play on the season. The Vandals have played five games this season that the outcome has been determined by one score. After not playing in an OT game since 2002, USU has now played in two this season with a double OT loss to Colorado State on Sept. 24. Turbin went over 3,000 yards for his career and broke USU's single-season rushing TD, singleseason total TD, single-season scoring and the Aggies' career scoring records. His three TD's give him a total of 296 points for his career, breaking the USU Career Points record of 284 points held by former placekicker Brad Bohn ( ) with 284 points. Turbin also broke USU's Single-Season Rushing TD record, as his three on Saturday give him 19 on the year, breaking away from a tie with Abu Wilson (1996) who had the previous record of 16. The three TD's also set a new USU Single-Season Total TD's record, as Turbin now has 21 on the season, breaking his own record of 18 he set in 2009, which included a school-record tying five scores in USU's last game at Idaho as part of USU's shootout at the Kibbie Dove. Furthermore, Turbin also broke his own USU Single-Season Scoring record, now with 126 points, breaking his 2009 record of 110. Turbin also became just the fifth Aggie RB to rush for over 3,000 career yards, and the first since Demario Brown ( ), who is the school rushing record holder with 4,053. Turbin is the 26th WAC running back to reach the 3,000 yard plateau, and he has now broken into the top 25 on the WAC's rushing list. USU had 310 total rushing yards as part of 492 yards of total offense, as junior QB Adam Kennedy was 13-of-18 passing for 182 yards with two TD's. Idaho had 450 yards of total offense with 275 passing and 175 rushing. The Aggies opened a lead in the first half, but Idaho rallied with 18 third-quarter points and another TD in the fourth, knotting the game at 35-all with 9:14 left in regulation, forcing OT. Junior S McKade Brady had a career-best 16 tackles, his second double-digit tackle outing in the last three games, while Wagner posted 11 stops, his eighth double-digit tackle outing of the season and 22nd of his career. Junior CB Will Davis, who is from nearby Spokane, Wash., and had a large contingent of fans, posting 10 tackles. Senior RB Michael Smith rushed for two TD's, giving him seven rushing TD's for the season and 13 for his career, breaking into a four-way tie for 10th on USU's Career Rushing TD list. Sophomore PK Josh Thompson was 7-of-7 on PAT's extending his USU Single-Season PAT record, now with 48 on the year. Score By Quarters OT Utah State Idaho Scoring Summary 1st 10:37 USU - Smith, Michael 1 yd run (Thompson kick) 02:37 UI - Mike Scott 13 yd pass from Brian Reader (Farquhar kick) 2nd 14:54 USU - Van Leeuwen, T. 3 yd pass from Kennedy, A. (Thompson kick) 10:13 USU - Turbin, Robert 80 yd run (Thompson kick) 02:23 UI - Farquhar 23 yd field goal 3rd 10:08 UI - Farquhar 23 yd field goal 08:19 UI - Quin Ashley 78 yd interception return 06:56 USU - Morrison, S. 63 yd pass from Kennedy, A. (Thompson kick) 03:38 UI - Korey Toomer 1 yd run (Farquhar kick) 4th 13:09 USU - Smith, Michael 7 yd run (Thompson kick) 09:14 UI - Korey Toomer 1 yd run (Farquhar kick) OT 00:00 UI - Korey Toomer 2 yd run (Farquhar kick) 00:00 USU - Turbin, Robert 1 yd run (Thompson kick) 00:00 USU - Turbin, Robert 2 yd run (Thompson kick) Attn: 8,216 Team Statistics USU UI First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /44.8 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /7.0 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /21.8 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 21: Third-Down Conversions 6 of of 22 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 2 of 3 Individual Rushing USU: Turbin ; Smith 15-58; Kennedy 7-39; Williams 4-9; Team 1-0; Jacobs 1 (-4) UI: Bailey Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) USU: Kennedy , 182, 2 Ui: Reader , 275, 1 Individual Receiving (Yds-Rec.) USU: Morrison 3-83; Van Leeuwen 3-40; Austin 3-26; Jacobs 1-17; Lloyd 1-9; Williams 1-6 UI: LaGrone 3-63 USU Punt Returns: USU KO Returns: Jacobs 4-98; Williams USU Interception Returns: Wagner USU Tackle Leaders: Brady 16; Wagner 11; Davis 10; Bowden 9; Gallagher 8; Filimoeatu 7; Lawson 6 U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

66 66 GAME #11 Nov. 26 at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium GAME #12 Dec. 3 at Aggie Memorial Stadium UTAH STATE 21, NEVADA 17 LOGAN, Utah - Senior WR Stanley Morrison's TD pass to junior RB Robert Turbin as time expired in the third quarter pushed the Utah State football team over Nevada as the Aggies celebrated Senior Day Saturday at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium by becoming bowl eligible with their sixth win of the season. With the victory, Utah State becomes bowl eligible for the first time since the 1997 season. The Aggies also captured their fourth-straight win to improve to 6-5 this season and 4-2 in Western Athletic Conference action. This is also USU's first six-win season since It is the Aggies' first four-game win streak since 2001, when USU also won four in a row, and Utah State has won four WAC games for the first time in the Aggies' seven years in the league and was USU's first four-game conference winning streak since 2000 in the Big West Conference. The win over the Wolf Pack was also the first for the Aggies since 1950, snapping a seven-game home losing streak to Nevada. It was USU's eighth game this season decided by one score. The eight games is now tied with Kansas State for the most in the country, while the Aggies' 31 total point differential is the fewest in the nation, as K-State has had a total of 36 point differential in its eight games. Nevada falls to 6-5 overall and 4-2 in WAC action. The Wolf Pack have now lost two-straight games. USU ended with 373 total offense yards, with 199 rushing and 174 passing, while Nevada accumulated an even 500 yards with 315 passing and 185 rushing, dominated the time of possession to the tune of 34:37-25:23. Junior RB Kerwynn Williams had 71 yards on nine carries with one TD, while Turbin had 18 rushes for 61 yards, including a 4-yard gain on a crucial 4th-and-1 from the USU 44 with 1:41 left in the game. Turbin also had two catches for 36 yards, including the game-winning 34-yard TD. Junior WR Matt Austin also had a TD catch, on a 21-yard snag in the back of the endzone. Junior QB Adam Kennedy was 7-of-14 passing for 140 yards with one TD pass. Nevada was led by Rishard Matthews with 12 catches for 205 yards with one TD, a 76-yard scoring play on a screen pass from Tyler Lantrip. It was Lantrip's second pass of the game after coming on in relief of injured starter Cody Fajardo. Lampford Mark added 111 yards on 22 carries with one TD, a 35-yard scamper in the second quarter. With a game-high 15 tackles, senior LB Bobby Wagner moved up to second on the USU career tackles list with 433. Wagner is also now tied for third with San Jose State's Matt Castelo ( ) in career tackles in the WAC. Fellow senior LB Kyle Gallagher added 11 tackles and junior S McKade Brady posted 10 tackles. It was the Aggie defense's second-straight game with three players posting double-digit tackles, which are the only two times this season for that to happen. Nevada jumped out a 10-0 lead on a 19-yard field goal by Jake Hurst with 5:44 in the first quarter. Mark opened the second stanza scoring for the Wolf Pack with a 35-yard run, capping a 9-play, 95-yard drive for Nevada with a TD. Hurst's PAT made it 10-0 at the 14:16 mark of the second quarter. USU got on the board with 2:37 remaining until half on a 10-yard option run by Williams. The 89-yard drive was boosted by a big 53-yard pass play from Kennedy to senior WR Eric Moats, which was Moats' careerlong reception. Nevada tried to take a 13-3 lead into intermission, but Hurst's 31-yard field goal attempt was wide right as time expired, leaving the halftime score remaining 10-3 in Nevada's favor. After not trailing at halftime in its first seven games of the season, USU has now trailed at the break in three of its last four, and is now 3-0 when doing so. Utah State took its first lead of the game with 1:48 left in the third quarter when Kennedy threw a 21-yard TD pass to Austin in the back of the end zone. The pass play was the second of consecutive connections from Kennedy to Austin, as the TD toss was set up by a 40-yard pass play down the sideline. After Fajardo got hurt on Nevada's previous possession, Lantrip came on in the Wolf Pack's ensuing possession and hit Matthews with the screen pass, that he broke through and dashed off to the endzone, quickly re-gaining the lead for Nevada. The Aggies needed only five plays to march 77 yards, with Williams darting 25 yards for a first down, and then seven yards on the next play. USU took a timeout with two seconds left in the quarter, setting up the Morrison to Turbin pass play for the TD. Later in the fourth, Nevada drove down to the USU 12. Facing a 4th-and-1 from the 12, Lantrip ran an option play, but was stripped by senior DE Quinn Garner and Wagner recovered at the 11, ending the Wolf Pack's drive and getting the ball back for the Aggies. USU took over with 5:14 on the clock, and ate up the clock with 12 rushes, sparked by Turbin's fourthdown dash. After Nevada used all of its timeouts, the last coming on a 3rd-and-10 from the USU 48, Kennedy darted through a huge hole created by the offensive line for the first down. Kennedy took one knee as the clock wound down sparking the Aggies' celebration. Score By Quarters Nevada Utah State Scoring Summary 1st 05:44 NEV - Hurst, Jake 19 yd field goal 2nd 14:16 NEV - Mark Lampford 35 yd run (Hurst kick) 02:37 USU - Williams, Kerwynn 10 yd run (Thompson kick) 3rd 01:48 USU - Austin, Matt 21 yd pass from Kennedy, Adam (Thompson kick) 01:23 NEV - Matthews, Rishard 76 yd pass from Lantrip, Tyler (Hurst kick) 00:00 USU - Turbin, Robert 34 yd pass from Morrison, Stanley (Thompson kick) Attn: 15,784 Team Statistics NEV USU First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /42.5 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /0.0 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /18.0 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 34:37 25:23 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 5 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Individual Rushing USU: Williams 9-71, Turbin 18-61, Kennedy 11-41, Smith 4-28, Team 1-(-2) NEV: Lampford Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) USU: Kennedy , 140, 1; Morrison 1-1-0, 34, 1 NEV: Fajardo , 180, 0; Lantrip , 135 Individual Receiving (Yds-Rec.) USU: Austin 2-61, Moats 1-53, Turbin 2-36, Morrison 1-19, Smith 1-4, Williams 1-1 NEV: Matthews USU Punt Returns: USU KO Returns: Jacobs 1-29, Williams 3-43 USU Interception Returns: None USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 15, Gallagher 11, Brady 10, Lawson 9, Robertson 8, Alexander 8, Davis 7 UTAH STATE 24, NEW MEXICO STATE 21 w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m LAS CRUCES, N.M. - For the first time since 1979, Utah State football has seven regular-season wins as the navy Aggies won another thriller with a win over New Mexico State Saturday afternoon at NMSU's Aggie Memorial Stadium. Junior QB Adam Kennedy hit fellow junior, WR Matt Austin with an 8-yard TD toss with 35 seconds left. After a squib kick on the kickoff, sophomore CB Nevin Lawson intercepted NMSU QB Matt Christian's pass to seal the visiting Aggies' win. Lawson's interception was significant for two-fold, as it was not only the first interception by a defensive back this season, but it was Lawson's second game-sealing oskie of his career, as he had a pick in the endzone in the waning seconds to seal Utah State's win at San Jose State last year. The win improves USU to 7-5 overall on the season, the first time that seven wins have been in USU's win column in a season since 1993, when the seventh victory was the Aggies' win in the Humanitarian Bowl. It is the first seven-win regular season for Utah State since 1979, and just the 21st time in 113 seasons of football of having at least seven wins. It was also USU's fifth Western Athletic Conference win of the season, the Aggies' most victories in their seven years in the league. It is Utah State's best conference mark since a 4-1 Big West record in 2000 and first five conference win season for USU since Saturday was Utah State's fifth win in a row overall, including third-straight road win, the first three-game win streak away from home, winning the last two road games of the regular-season and the Las Vegas Bowl. It is the Aggies' first three-game true road game win streak since The five-game win streak overall is the most wins in a row since 1993, as 2011 is looking more and more identical to that bowl-winning season, as the 1993 squad won its last five games of the regular-season, and capped its six-game win streak with the Las Vegas Bowl victory. The win over NMSU Saturday was also Utah State's ninth game this season decided by one score. The nine games is now the most in the country for one-score games, pulling away from a tie with Kansas State and Miami (Fla.) with eight. It was Utah State's fourth win this season with less than a minute or no time on the clock, joining the Aggies' wins at Hawai'i, at Idaho and home vs. San Jose State. The TD with 35 seconds left ranks No. 10 in USU's last-minutes game-winning scores since 1991 list. It was also Utah State's second last-minute win over New Mexico State in that span, as USU beat NMSU, in OT in Saturday's win was also the navy Aggies' first victory on grass this season, after losing its previous two games on grass at Auburn and BYU. Utah State's offensive line plowed the way for the visiting Aggies' rushing attack to amass 392 rushing yards Saturday, as USU rushed for its season-high against a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent this season, and second-highest of the season behind 440 yards vs. Weber State, and Saturday was USU's 11th-best rushing output in the program's history. The 392 rushing yards gives USU 3,330 rushing yards on the season, a new school record, bettering the previous mark of 3,120 set in USU ended the day with 515 yards of total offense, as Kennedy was 12-of-16 passing for 123 yards with a season-high three TD's, his fourth multi-td passing outing in the just over four-and-a-half games that he has been the main signal-caller for USU. Senior RB Michael Smith had a career-best outing with 121 yards on 18 carries, while junior RB Robert Turbin had 98 yards on 25 rushes and Kennedy added a careerhigh 95 yards on 15 carries. Junior RB Kerwynn Williams also had 68 yards rushing. Austin ended the game with 32 yards receiving on five catches, while senior WR Stanley Morrison had four receptions for 60 yards, extending his WAC-leading receptions streak to 36-straight games. NMSU, which lost is third-straight game to end the season with a 4-9 overall and 2-6 WAC mark, totalled 397 yards of total offense, as Christian was 17-of-40 passing for 252 yards with one TD and two INT's. Kenny Turner led NMSU with 65 yards rushing on 13 carries while Taveon Rogers had six catches for 73 yards. It was a scoreless first quarter, in which USU had two chances inside the NMSU 10, going for it on fourth down both times, but not getting it either time. The visiting Aggies got on the board early in the second quarter, when Kennedy hit Turbin with a 21-yard TD toss for a 7-0 USU advantage with 8:52 on the second quarter clock. NMSU countered on its next possession, with Christian scrambling for a 16-yard TD run to tie it at 7-all with 6:43 left in the half. USU took a 14-7 lead after a 6-yard TD pass from Kennedy to Austin with 1:39 to go in the first half. NMSU drove the ball down the field as the first half clock wound down, getting down to the USU 2 with 18 seconds left. But on third-down, senior LB Kyle Gallagher snared an interception, his first INT of not only the season but his career. It was USU's third INT of the season and all three have been by linebackers as senior LB Wagner has a team-leading two oskies on the year. Kennedy took a knee to end the half, sending the teams into the locker room with the scoreboard reading 14-7 in USU's favor. After a USU fumble at midfield on its opening drive of the third quarter, Christian hit Kemonte' Bateman with a 51-yard TD pass to tie it at with 13:22 remaining in the third stanza. Sophomore PK Josh Thompson gave USU a lead with 9:46 left in the fourth with a 23-yard field goal, capping a 15-yard drive in which the navy Aggies ran every play, eating up 6:21 to go 75 yards. NMSU needed just three plays and 1:08 to march 66 yards, with Turner capping the drive with a 3-yard TD run and the PAT gave NMSU a lead with 8:29 left. After the teams traded punts, USU got the ball on its own 17 with 5:04 on the clock. After nine-straight running plays, the visiting Aggies reached the NMSU 14 with just under a minute left, facing a fourth-and-two. Kennedy ran an option play and had just long enough reach to get the first down just inside the 12, a ruling that required a lenghty measure followed by an even longer review by the officials after NMSU challenged the call, but the review confirmed the ruling on the field. On the next play, Smith plowed ahead for a 4-yard gain and on the following play, Kennedy hit Austin with a toss in the corner of the endzone for the game-winning TD with 35 seconds left. Score By Quarters Utah State New Mexico State Scoring Summary 2nd 08:52 USU - Turbin 21 yd pass from Kennedy, Adam (Thompson kick) 06:43 NMSU - Christian, Matt 16 yd run (Stampler kick) 01:39 USU - Austin, Matt 6 yd pass from Kennedy, Adam (Thompson kick) 3rd 13:22 NMSU - Bateman, K. 51 yd pass from Christian, Matt (Stampler kick) 4th 09:46 USU - Thompson, Josh 23 yd field goal 08:29 NMSU - Turner, Kenny 3 yd run (Stampler kick) 00:35 USU - Austin, Matt 8 yd pass from Kennedy, Adam (Thompson kick) Attn: 13,631 Team Statistics USU NMSU First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /39.1 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /0.0 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /22.7 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 38:00 22:00 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 17 4 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0 Individual Rushing USU: Smith , Turbin 25-98, Kennedy 15-95, K. Williams 12-68, Jacobs 1-12 NMSU: Turner Individual Passing (C-A-I, Yds, TD) USU: Kennedy , 123, 3; Morrison 0-1-0, 0, 0 NMSU: Christian , 252, 1 Individual Receiving (Yds-Rec.) USU: Morrison 4-60, Austin 5-32, Turbin 1-21, Moats 1-5, Smith 1-5 NMSU: Rogers 6-73 USU Punt Returns: Morrison USU KO Returns: Jacobs 2-49, Harris 2-37 USU Interception Returns: None USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 6, McMillian 6, Lawson 6, Gallagher 5

67 67 Last Time In Utah State Football (2011 in ALL CAPS) Utah State Team Opponent Team Offense Defense 200 Yards Rushing VS. SAN JOSE STATE, Yards Rushing AT BYU, Yards Rushing AT NEW MEXICO STATE, Yards Rushing at Nevada, Yards Rushing VS. WEBER STATE, Yards Rushing at Oregon, Yards Passing at Oklahoma, Yards Passing VS. NEVADA, Yards Passing at Middle Tennessee, Yards Passing at Boise State, Yards Passing vs. Boise State, Yards Passing at Texas Tech, Yards Total Offense AT NEW MEXICO STATE, Yards Total Offense VS. NEVADA, Yards Total Offense VS. WEBER STATE, Yards Total Offense vs. Hawai'i, Points - 49 AT IDAHO, Points - 42 AT IDAHO, Points - 54 VS. WEBER STATE, Points - 56 at Nevada, Points - 63 VS. WYOMING, Points - 66 at Oregon, 2008 Safety By USU - vs. Southern Utah, 2009 Safety Against USU - New Mexico State, 2010 Utah State Individual 100 Yards Rushing TDs, ROBERT TURBIN VS. SAN JOSE STATE, Yards Rushing TDs, ROBERT TURBIN AT IDAHO, Yards Rushing by a Quarterback TD, Diondre Borel at Fresno State, 2009 Two Players with 100 Yards Rushing - Robert Turbin ( TD) and Diondre Borel ( TD) at Fresno State, Yards Passing (24-of-38), Diondre Borel at Nevada, Yards Passing (31-52), Jose Fuentes at Middle Tennessee, 2002 Two Or More TD Passes - 3, ADAM KENNEDY AT NEW MEXICO STATE, 2011 Four Or More TD Passes - 5, CHUCKIE KEETON VS. WYOMING, 2011 Two Players with 100 Yards Passing - Patrick Mullins (11-for-16, 105) and Matt Sauk (12-for-25, 169) vs. BYU, Yards Receiving , STANLEY MORRISON AT HAWAI I, Yards Receiving , Kevin Curtis at South Florida, 2001 Two Players with 100 Yards Receiving - Kevin Curtis (13-177) and Chris Cooley (5-105) at Middle Tennessee, Yards Receiving by a Running Back , Robert Turbin, vs. Southern Utah, Yards Rushing and Receiving rush, 116 rec, Robert Turbin, vs. Southern Utah, Yards All Purpose - 232, KERWYNN WILLIAMS, VS. WYOMING, 2011 More Than One Rushing TD In One Game - 2, ROBERT TURBIN VS. SAN JOSE STATE, 2011 More Than Two Rushing TD In One Game - 3, ROBERT TURBIN AT IDAHO, 2011 More Than Three Rushing TD In One Game - 4, ROBERT TURBIN VS. COLORADO STATE, 2011 More Than One Receiving TD In Game - 2, Robert Turbin at Idaho, 2009 More Than Two Combined TD In Game - 3, MICHAEL SMITH (2 RUSH, 1 REC), VS. WYOMING, 2011 More Than Three Combined TD In Game - 5, Robert Turbin (3 rush, 2 rec), at Idaho, 2009 TD Pass By A Non-QB - 34, STANLEY MORRISON (WR), VS. NEVADA, Yard Run For A Touchdown - 80, ROBERT TURBIN AT IDAHO, Yard Pass For A Touchdown - 85, Xavier Bowman from Diondre Borel, at Idaho, Yard Field Goal - 50, Peter Caldwell vs. Fresno State, 2010 Three Field Goals - Chris Ulinski vs. Louisiana Tech, 2009 Kickoff Return For A Touchdown - 92, Kerwynn Williams at Nevada, 2010 Punt Return For A Touchdown - 70, Kevin Robinson vs. Nevada, 2007 Interception Return For A Touchdown - 38, De von Hall at Wyoming, 2007 Fumble Return For A Touchdown - 0, Ben Calderwood vs. Idaho, 2008 Kick Blocked For A Touchdown - (Punt) 1, Jamar Glasper at Boise State, 2002 Two-Point Conversion - (Pass) Diondre Borel to Robert Turbin vs. Nevada, 2009 Opponent Individual 100 Yards Rushing TD, LAMPFORD MARK (NEVADA), Yards Rushing TD's, DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma), 2010 Two Players With 100 Yards Rushing TD's Doug Martin and TD's Jeremy Avery, (Boise State), Yards Passing , 331, 2TD's Jordan La Secla (San Jose State), Yards Passing , 426, 3TD s, Adam Tafralis (San Jose State), Yards Receiving , Eric Greenwood (Idaho), Yards Receiving , RIHSARD MATTHEWS (NEVADA), 2011 Two Players With 100 Yards Receiving - Maurice Shaw TD's and Max Komar TD's (Idaho), 2009 Three Players W/ 100 Yards Receiving - C.J.Hawthorne, TD, J.Rivers TD and R.Grice-Mullen, (Hawai i), Yard Run For A Touchdown - 92, Demarco Murray (Oklahoma), Yard Pass For A Touchdown - 82, Ryan Lindley To Vincent Brown (San Diego State), Yard Field Goal - 52, Kyle Brotzman (Boise State), 2009 Kickoff Return For A Touchdown - 95, TYLER ERVIN (SAN JOSE STATE), 2011 Punt Return For A Touchdown - 75, Derrek Richards (Utah), 2007 Interception Return For A Touchdown - 78, QUIN ASHLEY (IDAHO), 2011 Fumble Return For A Touchdown - 0, JAMES CARAWAY (WYOMING), 2011 Kick Blocked For A Touchdown - (Punt) 16, Ia Falo (Boise State), 2007 U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

68 68 Austin Alder Wide Receiver Sr. 3L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 24 Sees a lot of special teams action, posting three tackles (one solo and two assists)... Does not have any receptions yet this season. MAURICE ALEXANDER LINEBACKER Jr. TR Saint Louis, Mo. (Eureka HS / Arizona Western CC) 45 Has made a noticeable impact at the outside linebacker in first season at USU, collecting 42 total tackles, six of which were tackles for a loss and three sacks, playing in 11 games... Posted eight stops each in Wyoming and Nevada games. TERRENCE ALSTON CORNERBACK Jr. TR Richmond, Calif. (Vanden HS / Solano CC) 21 Has played in all 12 games this season, logging eight tackles and one pass break-up... Top game was Hawai'i with two stops... Pass break-up came in Fresno State game. KEEGAN ANDERSEN TIGHT END Fr. RS Logan, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 22 Played in eight games, making one catch for six yards... Sees action when Aggie offense goes "heavy" with four TE's. Funaki Asisi Offensive GUARD Sr. 3L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 76 Played in 10 games, making eight starts... Leads the offensive linemen with 26 career starts... Has 34.5 knockdowns on the season, highlighted by seven each against Auburn and BYU. MATT Austin Wide Receiver Sr. 1L Monrovia, Calif. (Charter Oak HS / Mt. San Antonio JC) 4 Played in all 12 games, starting seven... Has a streak of at least one catch in last 13 games played... First on the team with 34 catches for team-leading 465 yards... Also first on the team in receiving TD s with six... Fourth on the team in scoring with 36 points... Has five TD's in last five games, including two game-winners... In the Aggies regular-season finale win against New Mexico State, caught two TD passes, including the game-winner with 35 seconds left... Also snared gamewinning TD catch in San Jose State victory with 47 seconds on the clock... Caught a career-high six passes in the season-opener at Auburn... Had a season-long 49-yard catch in a win against Weber State... Scored TD s in back-to-back games against Hawai i and San Jose State. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

69 69 Has booted 52 punts for a total of 2,323 yards this year... Averaged 44.7 yards per punt... Has 15 punts of 50+ and a long of 67 yards, as well as 18 punts inside the Currently 11th in the nation in punting with 44.7 ypp average... A Ray Guy Award Watch List member. TYLER BENNETT PUNTER Jr. TR Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon HS / Phoenix JC) 41 ALFRED BowDEn SAFETY Sr. 1L Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley HS/ Phoenix CC) 29 Played in all 12 games this season, starting the last four in place of injured Walter Mc- Clenton... Has made 39 tackles, 1.5 for a loss... Bowden also forced a fumble and recovered a fumble this season and has two pass break-ups... Posted career-high nine stops in Idaho game while logging eight tackles in first start of season in San Jose State game. McKADE BRADY CORNERBACK/SAFETY Jr. 1L Cove, Utah (Sky View HS/BYU) 36 Has emerged this season as the leader of the secondary for USU, as he is third on the team with 80 total tackles, one for a loss... Posted a career-high 16 tackles against Idaho in a double overtime thriller... Was nominated for WAC Defensive Player of the Week after his 13 tackles and one pass breakup performance at Hawai i, that sparked the Aggies' late season winning streak... Also has six pass break-ups, recovered a fumble as well a forced a fumble this season... Had three double-digit tackle outings in four games with 13 stops in Hawai i game, and then after six tackles against San Jose State, had careertop day at Idaho with 16, then 10 against Nevada. QUINTON BYRD CORNERBACK Jr. 2L Miami, Fla. (Miramar HS) 3 Has seen action in all 12 games this season and has logged 12 total tackles... Top games were Hawai i and San Jose State games with three stops each. WILL DAVIS CORNERBACK Jr. TR Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS / De Anza CC) 17 Has recorded 34 tackles in playing all 12 games... Ranks second on the team for pass break-ups with six as well as having 3.5 tackles for a loss... Logged season-high 10 tackles in Idaho game while adding seven in Nevada contest... Posted season-high two pass break-ups in Wyoming game. U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

70 70 JAKE DOUGHTY LINEBACKER So. 1L Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 51 Logged action in all 12 games for the Aggies this season and has 24 tackles, three of which were for a loss... Top outings were Wyoming and Hawai i games with five tackles in each contest. JASON FANAIKA LINEBACKER So. 1L Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS) 5 Logged time in 11 of 12 games for the Aggies this season, returning to squad after Auburn game, after originally leaving team to go on LDS Church Mission... Has posted 13 tackles, two tackles for a loss and 0.5 sacks for the year, logging top games of three tackles in both the Wyoming and New Mexico State games. Kyle Gallagher Linebacker Sr. 3L Woodland, Calif. (Woodland HS) 43 Named WAC Defensive Player of the Week on Dec. 5 for performance in New Mexico State game, logging first career INT to thwart an NMSU score in the waning seconds of the first half go to with five tackles... Has played the last three and half games with a broken hand, suffering injury late in second quarter of SJSU, but played on, posting two huge pass break-ups on SJSU's final drive of game... A defensive leader for USU this season who has the second most tackles on the team with 91, ranking 12th in the WAC... Has 3.5 tackles for a loss, along with 1.5 sacks, one interception, which came in the red zone against New Mexico State and five pass break-ups... Also has recovered a fumble. BOJAY FILIMOEATU LINEBACKER Jr. TR West Valley, Utah (Granger HS/ Mt. San Antonio JC) 55 PhiLip Gapelu Offensive guard Sr. 3L Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) 68 Has started in all 12 games this season, seeing action at both linebacker and defensive end... Has recorded 39 tackles on the season, ranking second on team with 10 tackles for loss... Also credited with two sacks, a pass breakup, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and four quarterback hurries... Top outing was Idaho game with seven tackles, including loging his forced fumble and fumble recovery, while added five stops against Colorado State... Recorded sack in each of the Colorado State and Hawai i games. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m Earned first-team all-wac honors, teaming with center Tyler Larsen to become first Aggie offensive linemen duo to earn first-team all-conference honors since Posted team-high 79.5 knockdowns, including double-digits in three games, highlighted by season-high 15 in BYU game, adding 13 against Weber State and 10 in Auburn game... Paved way for schoolrecord rushing attack (3,330 yards) and school-record total offense (5,504 yards)... Had streak of 33-straight starts snapped due to injury, missing last two games... Has 38 total starts, leading offensive unit and ranking second on team overall.

71 71 QUINN GARNER DEFENSIVE END Has seen action in all 12 games for the Aggies this season, seeing playing time on both defense and on all special teams... Posted 24 tackles on the season as well as forcing a fumble and recovering a fumble, with both coming in BYU game, part of his career-high seven tackle outing... Has also returned four kickoffs for 99 total yards, his long for the season was a 40-yard return in San Jose State game Sr. 3L Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz HS) 37 Played in all 12 games for USU this season, starting Has 27 total tackles, 3.5 of those tackles were for a loss, as well as a sack and a forced fumble... The forced fumble was on a 4th-and-1 play in the Nevada game at the USU 12 to preserve the Aggies' first home win over the Wolf Pack since Top tackle game was at Idaho with five stops, while added three in five other games. CHRIS HARRIS Safety Sr. 3L Pasadena, Calif. (Duarte HS) 10 JACOB HAUETER PLACEKICKER Fr. TR Ontario, Ore. (Ontario HS / Boise State) 44 Robert Hill Offensive LINE Sr. 3L Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 79 Solid, versatile veteran offensive lineman... Has played in eight games on the season, starting the last five, coinciding with the Aggies' five-game win streak... Has posted 22 knockdowns on the season, with top marks of six in both Hawai i and Nevada games. CHUCK JACOBS WIDE RECEIVER Jr. TR Richmond, Calif. (Kennedy HS/ Laney JC) 80 Played in all 12 games, starting five... Caught 17 passes for 210 yards with two TD s... Third on the team in receiving yards with a 17.5 average... Fourth on the team in all-purpose yards with 635 for 52.9 ypg... Rushed for 61 yards in 13 attempts.. Had at least two catches in six games... Had a season-high four catches for 49 yards and one TD against Weber State... In a win against Hawai i, had three catches for 50 yards and one TD... Recorded a season-long 41- yard catch against San Jose State... Has 14 kick returns for a 26.9 ypr average... Had a 45- yard kickoff return against San Jose State, ending the game with 181 kickoff yards. Handled majority of kickoff duties, posting 59 kickoffs for a 66.6 ypk average with seven touchbacks... Had one field goal attempt of 53 yards in waning minutes of Fresno State game, but it hit the crossbar. U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

72 72 CHUCKIE KEETON QUARTERBACK Fr. Hs Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek HS) 16 ADAM KENNEDY QUARTERBACK Jr. TR Elk Grove, Calif. (Franklin HS/ San Joaquin Delta College) 2 Played in and started eight games this season before sustaining an injury at Hawai i... Threw for 1,200 yards in eight games (120.0) on 106-of-174 passing (.609) with 11 TDs... Rushed for 283 yards and four TD s in 67 attempts... Threw only two interceptions in eight games, and was the last FBS starting QB to throw an INT, throwing 149-straight passes without an INT before getting picked off in the Louisiana Tech game... First on the team in total offense with 1,483 yards, averaging ypg... Threw for a season-high 228 yards and tied school record with five TD passes in win against Wyoming... Rushed for two TD s in road loss to Auburn and one against Weber State... Earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for performance in win over Wyoming. Played in seven games, starting the final four after an injury to QB Chuckie Keeton... Threw for 909 yards in seven games (129.9) on 65-of-92 passing (.707)... Threw for 10 TD with only four INT s... USU is 4-0 in games started by Kennedy... Rushed 49 times for 228 yards for a 32.6 average per game... Third on the team in total offense with 1,137 total yards for an average of ypg... Completed at least one pass in seven games played, including the final five-straight games... Threw for a season-high 255 yards against San Jose State... Three TD s at New Mexico State led to USU s seventh win of the season... In his four-and-a half games of action, Kennedy is 61-of-87 (.701) for 863 yards with 10 TD's and four INT's... Kennedy is averaging ypg in those four-and-ahalf games, while also averageing 49.8 ypg rushing... He also has a passing efficiency of in those four-and-a-half games, with a season efficiency of , a mark that would lead the WAC and rank third in FBS, but he has only played in seven of USU's 12 games (58.3) and does not meet the minimum requirement of 75 percent participation. Levi Koskan Defensive End Sr. 3L Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 47 Earned second-team all-wac honors... Has played in 11 of 12 games, starting three... Tied for sixth in the league and tied for 70th in the nation in sacks with 0.5 pg, while also ranking ninth in the WAC in tackles for loss (0.9 pg)... Leading the team with 5.5 sacks, has matched his jersey number of 47 with total yards lost on sacks, while adding 10 tackles for loss for a teamhigh 71 yards lost... Has added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, which came in same game on the same play in the San Jose State game, sacking SJSU QB, forcing and recovering fumble to spark USU's comeback. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

73 73 AL LAPUAHO DEFENSIVE LINE Jr. TR West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS/Snow JC) 77 HAVEA LASIKE DEFENSIVE LINE Jr. TR San Jose, Calif. (Lincoln HS / Foothill JC) 57 Has started in all 12 games, recording 29 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack for an 11 yard loss... Also posted a forced fumble... Top game was Weber State contest with six stops including lone sack of the season, while adding five tackles against Nevada. B.J. LARSEN DEFENSIVE LINE Fr. RS Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 99 Has shown significant progress and playing time has increased as a result, playing in all 12 games... Has logged seven tackles, a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry. TYLER LARSEN OFFENSIVE CENTER So. 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (Jordan HS) 58 A Rimington Trophy Watch List honoree... Earned first-team all- WAC honors, teaming with guard Philip Gapelu to become first Aggie offensive linemen duo to earn first-team all-conference honors since Makes all the blocking calls for USU offense... Has registered 56.5 knockdowns on the year, highlighted by eight at Auburn while adding 7.5 in Hawai i game and 6.5 at Idaho... Paved way for school-record rushing attack (3,330 yards) and school-record total offense (5,504 yards)... Has started all 12 games in each of last two seasons, logging 24-straight starts. Has played in all 12 games, logging 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss as well as 1.5 sacks... Has also forced a fumble... Top outing was at Idaho with five tackles, also posting one sack and his forced fumble. NEVIN LAWSON CORNERBACK So. 1L Lauderhill, Fla. (Piper HS) 1 Started all 12 games, anchoring the secondary throughout the year... Ranks fourth overall on the team with 63 tackles this season, along with nine pass break-ups and one interception, sealing USU's win at NMSU, his second career INT in the waning moments to seal victory for the Aggies, also doing so in 2010 at San Jose State... Also credited with forcing a fumble and recovering a fumble this year... Logged a season-best nine tackles in Nevada game while posting eight against San Jose State. Tarren Lloyd Tight End Sr. 2L Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) 88 Earned second-team all-wac honors... Logged 11 catches for 96 yards (8.7 ypc) with one TD, and was also an integral blocker for the school-record Aggie rushing and total offense attack, and nationally-ranked offense... Had a season-best three catches for 25 yards in the season opener against Auburn... Caught lone TD of the season in the win against Wyoming, one of nine Aggies to catch a TD pass so far this season... Also had a blocked field attempt against San Jose State as time expired to preserve the Aggies' win on Nov. 12. U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

74 74 JAMIE MARKOSIAN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN So. 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 54 Talented, reliable and versatile lineman that can play any position along the line, as well as on field goals, PATs and punts... Seeing action in all 12 games, has registered 11 knockdowns, including season-high five against Weber State. Played in 11 of USU s 12 regular-season games this season... Had six catches for 91 yards, averaging 15.2 ypc... Caught passes in four game this season, including a season-high three catches in the win against Wyoming... Had season-long 31-yard catch against Weber State. XAVIER MARTIN Wide Receiver Sr. 1L Baltimore, Md. (Joppatowne HS / Grossmont JC) 1 TAVARIS McMILLIAN LINEBACKER Fr. RS Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) 16 Has played in all 12 games, starting seven, posting 38 tackles on the season and 5.5 of those tackles were for a loss... Posted a career-high seven stops at New Mexico State while adding six stops against Louisiana Tech. ERIC MOATS Wide Receiver Sr. 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS / Air Force Academy) 82 Played in all 12 regular-season games, starting three... Caught 15 passes for 181 yards, averaging 12.1 ypc... As a punt returner, brought back five punts for 16 yards... Caught at least one pass in 11 of the Aggies 12 games, including the first nine games of the season, and has a catch in 32 of 35 games played in career... Had a career-long 53-yard catch in the win against Nevada... Had back-to-back three-catch games against Wyoming and Fresno State... Scored only TD of the season against in-state rival BYU... Recipient of USU s Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Idaho Sports Medicine Institute Humanitarian Award. Walter McClenton Safety Sr. 2L Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 4 Started first eight games of the season before suffering foot injury in Hawai i game... Logged 34 tackles on the season with 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack... Top game was at BYU with 10 tackles, while logging lone sack against Auburn. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

75 75 OSCAR MOLINA-SANCHEZ OFFENSIVE LINE Jr. 2L Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS) 67 NATE NEEDHAM LONG SNAPPER Fr. RS St. George, Utah (Pine View HS) 89 Has started all 12 games... Posted 50.5 knockdowns on the year, led by season-high 10.5 at Auburn while adding 7.5 against San Jose State... Helped clear path for school-record rushing attack (3,330 yards) and school-record total offense (5,504 yards). Stanley Morrison Wide Receiver Sr. RS/2L Denison, Texas 11 (Denison HS) Long snapper on all of USU's punt, extra points and field goals... Having solid season and steadily continuing to improve... One of 19 true or redshirt freshman long-snappers in the country. JAMAINE OLSON CORNERBACK Jr. RS Beaverton, Ore. (Jesuit HS / Eastern Arizona JC) 14 Versatile athlete who played in all 12 games, starting five... Leads the WAC with a 36th-game receptions streak... Second on the team in receiving yards with 25 catches for 416 yards, averaging 16.6 ypc... Went 3-of-4 passing for 65 yards and one TD... Rushed for 110 yards in 13 carries, averaging 7.1 yards per carry... Had one punt for 36 yards... Returned three punts this season for 10 total yards... Fifth on the team in all-purpose yards with 518 total yards, averaging 43.2 ypg... Caught at least one pass in every game this season... Had a season-high four catches against both Fresno State and New Mexico State... Scored one TD in a win against Wyoming... Had as season-long 71-yard TD catch in USU s come-frombehind win at Hawai i, ending the game with 105 total yards receiving... Recorded one unassisted tackle... Earned WAC Special Teams Player of the Week after two fake punts kept drives alive in Hawa i game. Played in 10 games... Mostly sees action on special teams, but also in on defense in passing situations... Posted four tackles on the season... Logged one stop each in Auburn, Wyoming, Hawai i and Idaho games. Tanner Richins Offensive tackle Sr. 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 63 Has seen action in two games... Versatile tackle who can play on either end. JUMANNE ROBERTSON CORNERBACK Jr. TR Phoenix, Ariz. (Deer Valley HS / Phoenix CC) 13 Has become a permanent fixture in the secondary for USU this season, seeing action in all 12 games while starting nine... Ranks fifth on team with 44 total tackles this season and has amassed a team-leading 11 pass break-ups... Logged career-high eight tackles in Nevada game... Logged three PBU's at Hawai i, adding two in LA Tech and BYU games. U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

76 76 ERIC SCHULTZ OFFENSIVE LINE So. 1L Connell, Wash. (Connell HS) 66 Started all 12 games... Logged a USU offensive line high 12.5 knockdowns in season-opener at Auburn, part of 62 knockdowns on season, adding 10 in BYU game... Part of line that clears the way for schoolrecord rushing attack (3,330 yards) and school-record total offense (5,504 yards). Michael Smith running back Sr. 2L/RS Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS / Eastern Arizona JC) 20 Played in all 12 regular-season games, starting three... Second on the team and eighth in the WAC in rushing, averaging 59.4 ypg with 713 total yards from 102 attempts... Scored a careerhigh seven rushing TD s this season... Third on the team in all-purpose yards with 884 total yards, averaging 73.7 ypg... Finished the regular season third in scoring with 54 points... Caught 15 passes for 171 yards in the air, scoring two TD s... His 53- yard TD catch against Wyoming was a season high... Had a season-high three catches against San Jose State... Scampered for a 46-yard TD and caught a 47-yard TD pass against Fresno State... Ran for two TD s in the Aggies overtime win over Idaho on the road. BRAD THEURER TIGHT END So. 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 86 Played in all 12 games... Sees action when Aggie offense goes "heavy" with four TE's... Is also in on field goal and PAT block attempts. JOSH THOMPSON PLACEKICKER So. SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 19 Ranks sixth in the WAC in field goals (.5 pg), while also ranking tied for eighth in the conference in scoring (6.0 ppg)... Has also connected on a league-leading 54 extra points this season... Set a new USU single-season PAT record with his record-tying and record-setting PAT's coming in the San Jose State game and he continues to build on his record, now with 54 PAT's... Is 54-of-55 on the season, for a.981 percentage, the highest percentage with a miss on USU's single-season PAT percentage list. D.J. TIALAVEA TIGHT END So. 1L West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) 91 Played in all 12 regular-season games, starting six... Made seven catches for 74 yards for a 10.6 average... Caught one TD pass against Wyoming... Had a season-long 20- yard catch at Fresno State. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m

77 77 Robert Turbin running back Jr. 2L/RS Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS) 6 Named WAC Offensive Player of the Year, while garnering first-team all- WAC honors... Has started 12-straight games for the Aggies... Tenth in the nation in rushing with yards per game and is fifth in scoring with 11.5 points per contest... Rushed for 1,416 yards and 19 touchdowns on 229 attempts for an average of 6.2 yards per carry... Also caught 16 passes for 164 yards and four more touchdowns... His 138 points scored this season are currently the seventh most in WAC history... With 1,416 yards, ranks fifth on USU s single-season rushing yardage list, needing just 120 more for the No. 1 spot of 1,536 yards, currently held by Demario Brown in Already the USU record holder for single-season rushing TD s (19), single-season total TD s (23) and single-season scoring (138)... Caught a season-long 34-yard pass against Nevada... Caught three passes against both Louisiana Tech and San Jose State... Rushed for two TD s against defending National Champion Auburn to open the season... Scored a career-high four rushing TD s against Colorado State... Named WAC Offensive Player of the Week after the win against Idaho after rushing for three TD s... Now has 51 total TD s for his career, moving to a tie for No. 6 on the WAC s Career Total TD list, tying John Harvey ( ) of UTEP with Also passed Harvey on the WAC s Career Points List for the No. 13 spot as Turbin now has 308 career points, passing Harvey s Needs one rushing TD to break USU Career Rushing TD record that he currently is tied for with Abu Wilson (1992, 94-96) with 40 rushing TD's... Also needs 120 yards for the USU Single-Season Rushing Yardage record, as he enters Saturday with 1,416, currently No. 5 on the list, whlie Demario Brown holds the record with 1,536 yards in Logged minutes in all 12 games and recorded eight tackles, recovered a fumble as well as a pass break-up. TEVITA VAIFOOU DEFENSIVE LINE Fr. RS Hauula, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) 95 TRAVIS VAN LEEUWEN WIDE RECEIVER So. 1L Provo, Utah (Timpview HS ) 7 Played in all 12 games, starting five... Caught 14 passes for 188 yards and two TD, averaging 13.4 ypc... Rushed once for nine yards... Caught passes in seven games with a season-high three against WAC Champion Louisiana Tech... Recorded first career TD against San Jose State... In win at Idaho caught three passes for 40 yards and one TD, and added one rush for nine yards. U S U F o o t b a l l F a m o u s I d a h o P o t a t o B o w l G u i d e

78 78 BOBBY WAGNER LINEBACKER Sr. 3L Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) 9 CONNOR WILLIAMS DEFENSIVE END So. SQ Kanata, Ontario, Canada (Holy Trinity HS) 40 Played in all 12 games this season and has 25 tackles, including two for loss, both of which were sacks... Top game was at Hawai i with five stops while adding four against Nevada... Registered sacks in the Weber State and Wyoming games. KERWYNN Williams Is the heart and soul of the USU defense... Earned first-team all-wac honors, and was a strong candidate for WAC Defensive Player of the Year... Leads the WAC and ranks eighth in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in tackles with 11.7 per game, totalling 140 (62 solo, 78 assists) this season, moving up to No. 9 on the WAC's single-season tackles list and tying for No. 6 on USU's single-season stops list... Leading the USU defensive unit with 10.5 tackles for loss, added four sacks and also leads the Aggies with two interceptions, snaring one in the Wyoming game and the second sealed USU's wild win at Idaho, ending the game with a pick at the goalline on Idaho's final posession... Also has one fumble recovery on the season... Logged double-digit tackles in nine games, including first five of season... Posted a career-high 20 tackles in LA Tech game, while adding 18 stops in Colorado State game... Nominated for the WAC Defensive Player of the Week eight times, earning the honor on Nov. 28 for his performance in the Aggies' bowl-eligibility clinching win over Nevada... Posted a game-high 15 tackles, including half a tackle for loss, and recovered a fumble... His fumble recovery came on a 4th-and-1 play from the USU 12 with just over five minutes left, as Nevada was driving for the go-ahead score... Wolf Pack QB Tyler Lantrip ran an option play, and had the first down, but was stripped of the football and Wagner recovered the thwart the threat... Wagner needs four tackles to tie and five stops to pass Robert Rodriguez ( ) from UTEP with 443 tackles for the WAC Career Tackles record since 1999, and seven tackles to tie and eight stops to break the USU Career Tackles record, currently held by Del Lyles ( ) with 446 stops. RUNNING BACK Jr. 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) 25 Versatile back who was second on the team and eighth in the WAC in all-purpose yards with 1,458 total yards for an average of ypg... Saw action in all 12 games this season... Third on the team in rushing with 480 yards in 72 attempts... Scored three rushing TD s... Caught seven passes for 63 yards... Led the team in kick returns with 36 for 817 yards, averaging 22.7 ypg... Also led the team in punt returns with seven returns for 98 yards for a 14.0 average... Scored the Aggies first TD of the season against Auburn, on a 43-yard run... Had a season-long 54-yard kickoff return against Wyoming. REUBEN WILLIS LINEBACKER Sr. 2L Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair HS / El Camino JC) 15 Willis has played in eight of 12 games, this season and has one tackle on the season. w w w. U t a h S t a t e A g g i e s. c o m