2012 FOOTBALL. UTAH at UTAH STATE

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1 2012 UTAH STATE SCHEDULE A 30 SOUTHERN UTAH (KMYU) W 34-3 S 7 UTAH (ESPN2) 6 pm S 15 at Wisconsin (Big 10 Network) 6 pm S 22 at Colorado State (TBA) 5 pm S 29 (Homecoming) (ESPN3) 6 pm O 5 at BYU (ESPN2) 8:15 pm O 13 at San Jose State * (ERT) 2 pm O 20 NEW MEXICO STATE * (KMYU) 1 pm O 27 at UTSA * 12 pm N 3 TEXAS STATE * (KMYU) 1 pm N 10 BYE N 17 at Louisiana Tech * 5 pm N 24 IDAHO * (ERT) 1 pm * WAC Game All times are mountain Home games in BOLD CAPS UTAH STATE COACHING STAFF Head Coach:... Gary Andersen Alma Mater:... (Utah, 86) Record at USU: (4th) Overall Record: (5th) Defensive Coordinator/DL:... Dave Aranda Assoc. HC/Special Teams Coor./DB:... Bill Busch Assistant Head Coach/RB/TE:... Mike Sanford Offensive Coordinator/QB:... Matt Wells Wide Receivers:... Jovon Bouknight Linebackers:... Kevin Clune Defensive Line:... Frank Maile Cornerbacks:... Kendrick Shaver Offensive Line:... T.J. Woods Offensive Graduate Assistant:...David Fiefia Offensive Graduate Assistant:... Vince Natali Offensive Graduate Assistant:... Zach Nyborg Defensive Graduate Assistant:... Spencer Toone Defensive Admin. Assistant:... Kite Afeaki Special Teams Admin. Assistant:... Nick Schindler Offensive Admin. Assistant:... Hunter Teafatiller Director of Operations:... Mark Andersen Team Coordinator:... Steve Mathis Strength & Conditioning:... Evan Simon Equipment Coordinator:... Mike Bair Video Coordinator:... Bill Garren UTAH STATE QUICK FACTS Location:... Logan, Utah Founded: Enrollment:... 28,994 President:... Stan Albrecht Director of Athletics:... Scott Barnes Conference:... Western Athletic (WAC) Nickname:... Aggies Colors:... Navy Blue, White and Pewter Grey Stadium:... Merlin Olsen Field at...romney Stadium (25,513) Playing Surface:... AstroTurf 2012 FOOTBALL UTAH UTES 2012 Record: 1-0, 0-0 PAC-12 Last Game: Aug. 30, 2012 W, 41-0 vs. Northern Colorado Coach: Kyle Whittingham School Record: (8th) Career Record: (8th) vs. Utah State: 5-0 STATS LEADERS Rushing: John White 24 car., 119 yds., 1 TD Passing: Jordan Wynn 19-27, 200 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Receiving: Jake Murphy 6 rec., 78 yds., 2 TD UTAH at UTAH STATE UTAH STATE AGGIES 2012 Record: 1-0, 0-0 WAC Last Game: Aug. 30, 2012 W, 34-3 vs. Southern Utah Coach: Gary Andersen School Record: (4th) Career Record: (5th) vs. Utah: 0-1 STATS LEADERS Rushing: Joe Hill 11 car., 116 yds., 3 TD Passing: Chuckie Keeton 22-25, 304 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Receiving: Matt Austin 5 rec., 119 yds., 1 TD GAME TWO INFORMATION Date: Friday, Sept.. 7, 2012 Kickoff: 6 p.m. Location: Logan, Utah Stadium: Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium (25,513) Series: Utah leads, TV: ESPN2 Carter Blackburn (Play-by-Play) Rod Gilmore (Analyst) Jemele Hill (Reporter) Radio: Utah State Sports Network Al Lewis (Play-by-Play) Craig Hislop (Analyst) Live Stats: UtahStateAggies.com Twitter Updates: /USUFootball YouTube: /USUAthletics Facebook: /USUFootball Tickets: USTATE-1 WHAT TO WATCH FOR... Utah State will be opening a season with consecutive home games for the 25th time in school history, but for just the third time since the 1954 season. The last time USU started a season with back-to-back home games was in 1996 when it defeated Utah (20-17) and CS Northridge (57-27). Utah State is 1-0 to start a season for the first time since 1997 when it won at Utah, The last time USU started a season 2-0 was that same year as it also defeated Idaho State (41-7) at home. Utah State is playing Utah for the 110th time in series history, which is the oldest rivalry in school history. USU s second-oldest rival is BYU (81 games). The series began in 1892 with a USU win (12-0) and the two teams played one another on an annual basis for 90 straight seasons ( ) minus the 1943 year when neither school fielded a team due to World War II. However, in 2010 the series took a two-year hiatus. Overall, the USU-UU series is tied for the 12th-most played series in the nation at the FBS level and tied for the 22nd-most played series in college football. Utah State has 55 players in its program from the state of Utah, while Utah has 44 players on its roster from the Beehive state. Utah State head coach Gary Andersen spent 11 years as an assistant at Utah ( , ) and two years with the Utes as a player ( ). Andersen also earned his bachelors degree in political science from Utah in All-time, Andersen is 0-1 against Utah losing in Salt Lake City, 35-17, in his first game as USU head coach on Sept. 3, Utah State will be looking for its seventh-straight regular season win dating back to 2011 and that six-game regular season winning streak ranks tied for the sixth-longest active streak in the nation along with Baylor. LSU has the longest active regular season winning streak at 13, followed by Georgia (11), Louisiana Tech (7), TCU (7), Virginia Tech (7), USU and Baylor. Utah State has won each of its last three home games and is 11-7 (.611) at home under Andersen including a 6-1 (.857) non-conference record and a 4-0 mark against in-state opponents. Those six non-conference home wins were against Southern Utah (53-34, 2009), Idaho State (38-17, 2010), BYU (31-16, 2010), Weber State (54-17, 2011), Wyoming (63-19, 2011), and Southern Utah (34-3, 2012), while its lone non-conference home loss was to Colorado State (35-34, 2OT, 2011). All-time, USU is (.550) at Romney Stadium.

2 Monday 3 WAC Teleconference 11:07 am - Gary Andersen USU Press Conference 11:30 am - Gary Andersen 11:45 am - Players Interviews Coaches and players available after practice. WEEK 2 vs. UTAH Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Thursday 6 Friday 7 Saturday 8 Sunday 9 Interviews No media availibilty No media availibilty Game 2 No media availibilty No media availibilty Coaches and players Gary Andersen Radio Show Utah at Utah State available after practice. 6-7 p.m. 6 p.m. ESPN2 Postgame Coach Andersen and players in Spetman Auditorium. MEDIA INFORMATION UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM For updated statistics, rosters, game notes and all Aggie news on the internet, go to the official Utah State Athletics website at UtahStateAggies.com. For those out of range of the Aggie Sports Network s radio broadcast, live audio of every game, and live streaming of all home games, is available through UtahStateAggies.com s All-Access. WEEKLY UTAH STATE PRESS RELEASE Each Monday on game weeks, a complete release previewing the upcoming game and reviewing the season will be available on UtahStateAggies.com. The release will also be ed upon request. WEEKLY UTAH STATE PRESS CONFERENCE Utah State head football coach Gary Andersen will conduct a weekly press conference each Monday during the season at 11:30 a.m., followed by selected players at 11:45 a.m. Contact the USU Athletic Media Relations Office for more information. UTAH STATE VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FTP SITE Utah State provides broadcast-quality video of Monday press conferences via FTP download. Contact the Utah State Athletic Media Relations Office for more information. INTERVIEWS Contact the media relations office for all player or coach interview requests. All interviews with players and coaches will take place after practice through Wednesday during game weeks. Please do not contact a player or coach without scheduling the interview through the media relations office. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Coach Andersen will hold a postgame news conference with the media in the Spetman Auditorium (2nd floor). Selected players will be available for interviews in the Spetman Auditorium following Coach Andersen. The Utah State locker room is closed to the media. CREDENTIALS AND PARKING All credential requests should be directed to Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations Doug Hoffman (doug.hoffman@usu.edu). Media parking is located in the Blue and Silver lots on the West side (pressbox side) of Romney Stadium. PRESSBOX AND GAMEDAY SERVICES Packets with pregame information will be distributed in advance of kickoff on the day of the game. Playby-play, quarter, halftime and final statistics along with coach and player quotes are all regular services on game day. Stat monitors with live, updated statistics are provided for radio and television, while print media can access the same information with their computers utilizing GameTracker. WIRELESS INTERNET Complimentary access to wireless internet is available at Romney Stadium and information about how to access it will be available in the pressbox. UTAH STATE CONTINUES 2012 SEASON WITH SECOND-STRAIGHT HOME GAME Utah State (1-0, 0-0 WAC) continues its 2012 season at home this week as it hosts in-state rival Utah (1-0, 0-0 PAC 12) on Friday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2 with Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Jemele Hill (reporter) on the call. Live audio and streaming of the game is also available at Live stats will be available through GameTracker, while Twitter updates Football - will also be a part of Utah State s gameday coverage. UTAH STATE-UTAH SERIES IN THE FUTURE Utah State and Utah are schedule to playing one another twice in the next three years as USU will play at Utah in 2013 and at Utah in UTAH STATE ON ESPN Utah State is making its first of two appearances on ESPN/ESPN2 this year as it hosts in-state rival Utah on Friday, Sept. 7. USU will also be on ESPN2 when it plays at BYU on Friday, Oct. 5. Overall, it is the fourth-straight season that Utah State has had at least one game televised nationally on ESPN/ESPN2, including its third at home. Other USU games televised on ESPN/ ESPN2 under Andersen including home games against Boise State (2009) and BYU (2010), and road games at Auburn (2011) and BYU (2011), along with its bowl game against Ohio (2011). AGGIES HAVE PERFORMED WELL AGAINST BCS TEAMS UNDER ANDERSEN Utah State has been very competitive in games against BCS schools during the last three years under current head coach Gary Andersen. In 2009, USU lost at Texas A&M, In 2010, USU lost at then No. 7 Oklahoma, And in 2011, USU lost at defending national champion and No. 19 Auburn, 42-38, after leading for the majority of the game. UTAH STATE AGAINST BCS SCHOOLS Utah State is (.213) all-time against current BCS schools with almost half of those games (109) being played against Utah. BCS SCHOOLS IN LOGAN Utah becomes just the seventh BCS team to play at Utah State joining Oregon (2001), Oregon State (1998), Kansas State (1992), Arizona State (1951, 1948), Washington State (1950) and Arizona (1948). Current Pac-12 school Colorado has also played in Logan seven times from , but the Buffaloes were a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and the Mountain State/Skyline Conference with USU during that time period. OPENING AT HOME For the first time since 1996, Utah State will open a season with back-to-back home games. Overall, it is the first time in Coach Gary Andersen s four years at Utah State and just the 12th time since the 1959 season that USU has started its season at home. Furthermore, USU will be opening a season with consecutive home games for the 25th time in school history, but for just the third time since the 1954 season. IN-STATE GAMES IN 2012 Utah State is playing its second of three in-state games in 2012 this week as it hosts Utah on Friday, Sept. 7. USU began the year with a 34-3 win at home against Southern Utah and plays at BYU on Friday, Oct. 5. The last time USU played three in-state teams in the same year was during the 2001 campaign when it played at BYU and Utah and hosted Weber State. LOOKING INSIDE UTAH STATE S 2012 SCHEDULE Utah State s 2012 schedule features four teams who played in bowl games a year ago as Utah played in the Sun Bowl (W, vs. Georgia Tech); Wisconsin played in the Rose Bowl (L, vs. Oregon); BYU played in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (W, vs. Tulsa); and Louisiana Tech played in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (L, vs. TCU). RANKED OPPONENTS ON UTAH STATE S 2012 SCHEDULE Wisconsin is the only team on Utah State s 2012 schedule that finished the 2011 season ranked in the top 25 as the Badgers were No. 10 in the final Associated Press Poll, while BYU was ranked first among others receiving votes. Wisconsin enters 2012 ranked 12th in both polls. 2 September 3, 2012

3 A LOOK AT UTAH STATE Utah State is 1-0 on the year after posting a season-opening 34-3 home win against Southern Utah. Offensively, USU is lead by sophomore quarterback Chuckie Keeton who is 22-of- 25 passing for 304 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Sophomore running back Joe Hill leads the team in rushing with 116 yards on 11 carries with three touchdowns, and senior wide receiver Matt Austin has five catches for 119 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, senior cornerback Terrence Alston, senior safety McKade Brady and junior linebacker Zach Vigil all lead the team with five tackles, while Alston and junior defensive end Connor Williams each have a sack. Redshirt freshman linebacker La Bradford Harold recorded USU s first turnover of the season with an interception against Southern Utah. As a team, Utah State is averaging 34.0 points and 569 yards of total offense (304-passing, 265-rushing) and allowing just 3.0 points and 209 yards of total offense (153-passing, 56-rushing). UTAH STATE BEGINS 2012 SEASON WITH A WIN With its 34-3 win against Southern Utah on Aug. 30, Utah State won its season opener for the first time since 1997 when it defeated Utah on the road, USU s last home win to start a season was in 1996 when it defeated Utah, UTAH STATE HAS WON ITS LAST SIX REGULAR SEASON GAMES With its 34-3 win against Southern Utah in its season opener last Thursday, Utah State has now won each of its last six regular season games, which is tied for the sixth-longest active regular season winning streak in the nation. USU ended the 2011 regular season with wins at Hawai`i (35-31), against San Jose State (34-33), at Idaho ( OT), to Nevada (21-17) and at New Mexico State (24-21). UTAH STATE HAS WON ITS LAST THREE HOME GAMES Utah State has won each of its last three home games, which is its longest home winning streak since winning three-straight home games during the seasons. Overall, USU is 11-7 at home under Andersen, which includes a 6-1 non-conference record and a 4-0 mark against in-state opponents. UTAH STATE CONTINUES SUCCESS AGAINST FCS TEAMS Utah State improved to (.800) all-time against current members of the Big Sky Conference, including a 4-0 record under Andersen, with its 34-3 win against Southern Utah. WIth its win against SUU, USU improved to 3-0 all-time against the Thunderbirds and has now won 10 of its last 11 games against Football Championship Series (FCS) teams, including six straight. All-time, USU is now (.728) against current FCS teams. UTAH STATE S DEFENSE ALLOWS ONLY THREE POINTS IN SEASON OPENER Utah State s defense allowed just three points and 209 yards of total offense (153-passing, 56-rushing) in its season-opening 34-3 home win against Southern Utah Thursday night. Those three points allowed are the fewest in the Andersen era and the fewest allowed since USU defeated New Mexico State at home, 47-2, on Nov. 29, USU s previous low for points allowed in a game under Andersen was in a 24-9 home win against San Jose State (11/14/09). UTAH STATE S DEFENSE LIMITS SOUTHERN UTAH TO 209 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE Utah State s defense had its best game statistically under Andersen as its 209 yards allowed to Southern Utah are the fewest in the Andersen era and the fewest since New Mexico State gained just 156 yards on Nov. 29, 2008 in Logan. Furthermore, the 56 rushing yards by SUU are the fewest since San Jose State rushed for just 54 yards in Logan in 2011, and the 153 passing yards are the fewest since Louisiana Tech threw for just 146 yards in Logan also in UTAH STATE S OFFENSE PICKS UP RIGHT WERE IT LEFT OFF IN 2011 After setting school records for total offense (5,945 yards), rushing yards (3,675), total points (437) and total touchdowns (60) in 2011, Utah State began the 2012 season with another impressive offensive performance as its 569 yards of total offense (304-passing, 265-rushing) ranks tied for the 15th-most in a single-game in school history and the most since it had 635 yards of total offense against Weber State in Furthermore, USU s 304 passing yards are its most since passing for 399 yards at Nevada in UTAH STATE HAS ANOTHER 100-YARD RUSHER With sophomore running back Joe Hills 116 rushing yards against Southern Utah in its season opener, USU has now had a 100-yard rusher in each of its last three games dating back to the 2011 season, and the last time it did not have a player rush for 100-yards was against Nevada on Nov. 26, During the 2011 season, USU had a 100-yard rusher in nine of its 13 games. AGGIES IN SEPTEMBER Utah State is 3-8 in September under Andersen, including a 3-2 record at home. USU is also 2-4 in non-saturday games under Andersen, including an 1-3 mark on Fridays as three of those games were against BYU, while the other was versus Boise State. USU is also 2-2 alltime in games played on Sept. 7. WAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS WAC Overall New Mexico State Texas State Utah State UTSA Louisiana Tech Idaho San Jose State UPCOMING WAC SCHEDULE Friday, Sept. 7 Utah at Utah State, 6 pm (ESPN2) Saturday, Sept. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce at UTSA, 12 pm Idaho at Bowling Green, 5 pm New Mexico State at Ohio, 5 pm Texas Tech at Texas State, 5 pm (ESPN3) Louisiana Tech at Houston, 6 pm (CBS SN) UC Davis at San Jose State, 6 pm WEEKLY WAC TELECONFERENCE Utah State head coach Gary Andersen will be available on the weekly Western Atheltic Conference Coaches Teleconference every Monday, beginning Aug. 27 and concluding Nov. 19 from 11:07-11:14 a.m. (MT). Dave Chaffin (dchaffin@wac.org) for the media dial-in-number. Below is the order of participants. 10:32 a.m. - Mike MacIntyre, San Jose State 10:39 a.m. - Larry Coker, UTSA 10:46 a.m. - Dennis Franchione, Texas State 10:53 a.m. - Sonny Dykes, Louisiana Tech 11:00 a.m. - DeWayne Walker, New Mexico State 11:07 a.m. - Gary Andersen, Utah State 11:14 a.m. - Robb Akey, Idaho UTAH STATE RADIO NETWORK Every Utah State football game can be heard live on the Aggie Radio Network. Al Lewis serves as the play-by-play announcer, while Craig Hislop will provide color analysis. Games can also be heard on the internet ( com) by clicking on the Listen Live link. Logan KVNU (610 AM/102.1 FM) Logan/Tremonton KLZX (95.9 FM) Salt Lake City KZNS (97.5 FM) St. George KZNU (1450 AM) Vernal KVEL (920 AM) Price KRPX (95.3 FM) Montpelier, ID KLZX (105.3 FM) UTAH STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Director: Doug Hoffman (Football Contact) Office: (435) Cell: (435) Doug.Hoffman@usu.edu Fax: (435) Associate: Zach Fisher (Secondary Football) Office: (435) Cell: (435) Zach.Fisher@usu.edu Assistant: Kara Fisher Office: (435) Cell: (435) Kara.Fisher@usu.edu Graduate Assistants: Megan Allen, Travis Hansen, Couper Sorenson Office: (435) September 3,

4 UTAH STATE S 2012 RANKINGS 2012 TEAM RANKINGS Category WAC NCAA Rushing Offense (265.0) Passing Offense (304.0) Passing Efficiency (204.4) Total Offense (569.0) Scoring Offense (34.0) Sacks Allowed (2.0) T-60 Rushing Defense (56.0) Passing Defense (153.0) Passing Eff. Defense (73.7) Total Defense (209.0) Scoring Defense (3.0) Sacks (2.0) Net Punting (33.3) Punt Returns (20.0) Kickoff Returns (22.0) TO Margin (-1.0) INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Individual Avg. WAC NCAA Chuckie Keeton (QB) Passing Effic Passing T-15 Total Offense Joe Hill (RB) Scoring T-1 All-Purpose Rushing T-31 Total Offense Kerwynn Williams (RB) Rushing Robert Marshall (RB) Rushing Matt Austin (WR) Receiving T-15 All-Purpose T-88 Receptions T-5... T-95 Scoring T Chuck Jabocs (WR) Punt Returns All-Purpose T-76 Receiving T-98 Receptions Scoring T Terrence Alston (CB) Sacks T-1... T-20 Tackles T McKade Brady (S) Tackles T Zach Vigil (LB) Tackles T Connor Williams (DL) Sacks T-1... T-20 La Bradford Harold (LB) Interceptions T-1... T-5 Tyler Bennett (P) Punting Brock Warren (PK) Scoring RANKING UTAH STATE IN THE WAC As of Sept. 2, Utah State ranks first in the WAC in rushing yards per game (265.0), first in total offense (569.0), first in total defense (209.0), first in scoring defense (3.0), first in rushing defense (56.0), first in kickoff returns (22.0), first in punt returns (20.0), first in pass defense efficiency (73.7), second in scoring offense (34.0), second in pass offense (304.0), second in pass efficiency (204.4), third in pass defense (153.0) and fifth in net punting (33.3). USU also ranks first in the WAC in first downs (28), first in third-down conversion percentage (.667), first in first downs allowed (12) and second in time of possession (33:35). UTAH STATE PLAYERS IN THE WAC RANKINGS After one week of play, sophomore quarterback Chuckie Keeton ranks second in the WAC in passing yards per game (304.0), second in total offense (307.0) and second in pass efficiency (208.5). Sophomore running back Joe Hill ranks tied for first in the WAC in scoring (18.0), second in rushing yards per game (116.0), third in all-purpose yards per game (133.0) and seventh in total offense (116.0). Senior wide receiver Chuck Jacobs leads the WAC in punt return average (20.0), is fourth in all-purpose yards per game (125.0), seventh in reception yards (64.0), seventh in receptions per game (4.0) and tied for eighth in scoring (6.0). Senior wide receiver Matt Austin ranks second in receiving yards per game (119.0), is fifth in receptions per game (5.0), fifth in all-purpose yards per game (119.0) and tied for eighth in scoring (6.0). Senior punter Tyler Bennett ranks third in punting (40.5). Senior running back Kerwynn Williams ranks fifth in rushing yards per game (63.0) and junior running back Robert Marshall ranks sixth in rushing yards per game (53.0). Redshirt freshman linebacker La Bradford Harold is one of five players in the WAC to record an interception in week one. UTAH STATE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS As of Sept. 3, Utah State ranks fifth in the nation in passing efficiency (204.4), sixth in scoring defense (3.0), 12th in total offense (569.0), 12th in punt returns (20.0), 13th in total defense (209.0), 13th in passing efficiency defense (73.70), 16th in rushing defense (56.0), 19th in rushing offense (265.0), 22nd in passing offense (304.0) and 27th in passing defense (153.0). Individually, sophomore quarterback Chuckie Keeton ranks sixth in passing efficiency (208.5), tied for 15th in passing (304.0) and 22nd in total offense (307.0). Sophomore running back Joe Hill ranks tied for first in scoring (18.0) and tied for 31st in rushing (116.0). Senior wide receiver Chuck Jacobs ranks 10th in punt returns (20.0), and senior wide receiver Matt Austin ranks tied for 15th in receiving (19.0). YOUNG AGGIES GAIN EXPERIENCE IN SEASON OPENER Of the 66 players that saw action for Utah State in its season opener against Southern Utah, 26 were underclassmen including four true freshmen (K. Lee, L. Malohifo ou, B. Natson, B. Warren), seven redshirt freshmen (K. Fackrell, T. Fisilau, L. Harold, D. Keller, J. Nielsen, T. Seefeldt, B. Swindall), and 15 sophomores (K. Andersen, J. Bentrude, C. Harrison, J. Haueter, J. Hill, J. Jenkins, E. Kamana-Matagi, C. Keeton, T. McMillian, N. Needham, R. Stewart, B. Suite, F. Sutera, A. Wheat, Jr., Kevin Whimpey). Furthermore, of the 66 players that Utah State played in its season opener against Southern Utah, 22 were playing in their first-ever Division I game, while 11 were playing in their first-ever collegiate game. AGGIES START TRUE FRESHMAN PLACEKICKER One of the four true freshmen to play for Utah State in its season-opener against Southern Utah was placekicker Brock Warren who was 4-of-4 on extra points in the game and kicked off three times. The last time USU started a true freshman placekicker was Peter Caldwell in OTHER FIRST TIME AGGIE STARTERS Along with freshman placekicker Brock Warren, Utah State had five other players who made their first career start against Southern Utah in its season opener in senior defensive lineman Havea Lasike; junior offensive guard Kyle Whimpey; junior linebacker Zach Vigil; sophomore safety Frankie Sutera; and redshirt freshman linebacker Kyler Fackrell. FROM WALK-ON TO STARTER IN TWO WEEKS Sophomore safety Frankie Sutera has taken full advantage of his opportunity to play college football as the former walk-on received a scholarship during the second week of fall camp in 2012 and then started USU s first game of the year against Southern Utah. Senior wide receiver Cameron Webb also received a scholarship during fall camp and caught two passes for seven yards in the season opener against the Thunderbirds. AGGIES SNARE FIRST INTERCEPTION OF THE SEASON AGAINST SOUTHERN UTAH During the 2011 season, Utah State did not record its first interception until the fifth game of the year against Wyoming. In 2012, USU snared an interception in its first game as redshirt freshman linebacker La Bradford Harold intercepted SUU s Brad Sorensen in the end zone on the final play of the game. UTAH STATE EXPLODES FOR 21 FIRST QUARTER POINTS IN SEASON OPENER Utah State scored touchdowns on its first three possessions of the 2012 season and finished the first quarter with 21 points, which are the most points scored by USU in any quarter since its 28-point second quarter against Wyoming in The last time Utah State scored at least 21 first quarter points was at Idaho on Nov. 28, September 3, 2012

5 UTAH STATE STARTS 2012 WITH TWO 90 YARD SCORING DRIVES Utah State began the 2012 season with a pair of 90+ scoring drives in the opening quarter against Southern Utah as its first drive of the game was an 11-play, 97-yard touchdown drive, and its third drive was a 9-play, 98-yard touchdown drive. During the 2011 season, USU had five drives that went 90+ yards, all ending in a touchdown. AGGIES CONTROL BALL AND CONVERT THIRD DOWNS AGAINST SOUTHERN UTAH Utah State controlled the ball and converted third downs in its season opener against Southern Utah as it had the ball for 33:35 and was 8-of-12 on third down. Conversely, USU s defense limited SUU to just 3-of-15 on its third downs. KEETON SETS SINGLE-GAME SCHOOL RECORD FOR COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Sophomore quarterback Chuckie Keeton set a single-game school record in his season debut against Southern Utah as he completed 88.0 percent of his passes as he was 22-of-25 for a career-high 304 yards and two touchdowns. Those 22 completions were also a career-high. The previous school record for single-game completion percentage was 87.5 percent set by Riley Nelson against San Jose State in 2006 as he completed 21-of-24 passes. It was also the first time USU has had a 300-yard passer since Diondre Borel threw for 399 yards at Nevada on 10/30/10. HILL HAS CAREER NIGHT AGAINST SOUTHERN UTAH Sophomore running back Joe Hill had a career night against Southern Utah as he came off the bench to rush for a career-high 116 yards on a career-high 11 carries, and scored a career-high three touchdowns. In the game, Hill had touchdown runs of 27, 19 and 33 yards. Overall, it was Hill s first-career 100-yard game as he averaged 10.5 yards per carry against the Thunderbirds. AUSTIN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF EXTRA YEAR After receiving an extra year of eligibility, senior wide receiver Matt Austin had his first career 100-yard receiving game with five catches for 119 yards including a 35-yard touchdown against Southern Utah. Overall, it was USU s first 100-yard receiving game since Stanley Morrison caught two passes for 105 yards at Hawai`i in KERWYNN WILLIAMS HOLDS WAC S CAREER KICK RETURN YARDS RECORD Senior running back/kick returner Kerwynn Williams broke the WAC s career kick return yards record during the 2011 season and he enters the 2012 season with 3,349 career kick return yards. His career average of 25.3 yards per return ranks fourth all-time in school history. Williams currently ranks fifth all-time at Utah State with 3,470 career all-purpose yards and is 1,733 yards shy of tying Louie Giammona ( ) for fourth all-time with 5,203 career all-purpose yards. UTAH STATE RETURNS EXPERIENCED OFFENSIVE LINE Utah State returns a great deal of starting experience on the offensive line highlighted by firstteam all-wac junior center Tyler Larsen (6-4, 312), and senior offensive tackles Eric Schultz (6-4, 303) and Oscar Molina-Sanchez (6-5, 299) who have 67 combined starts between the three of them, including a combined 60 consecutive starts, as Larsen has made all of his 26 starts in a row, while Schultz has 20 straight starts and Molina-Sanchez has 14 starts in a row of his 21 total starts. UTAH STATE COACHING CHANGES FOR 2012 Utah State head coach Gary Andersen made some changes to his staff following the 2011 season as quarterbacks coach Matt Wells was promoted to offensive coordinator, replacing Dave Baldwin, and former head coach Mike Sanford was hired as an assistant head coach working with the running backs and tight ends. Changes on the defensive side of the ball include hiring former Hawai`i defensive coordinator Dave Aranda as USU s defensive coordinator, a position that was held by Andersen last season. EIGHTH AND FINAL YEAR IN THE WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Utah State is entering its eighth and final year as a member of the Western Athletic Conference as it will officially join the Mountain West Conference on July 1, In its first seven years in the WAC, USU has posted an (.327) mark. Prior to joining the WAC, Utah State was a member of the Sun Belt Conference from and spent two years as a independent ( ). USU was also a member of the PCAA/Big West Conference ( ), the Mountain States Conference/Skyline ( ), and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference ( ). UTAH STATE PLAYING ON A NEW TURF IN 2012 Utah State is playing on a new surface this fall after the installation of AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D60 Extreme this past summer. USU s old synthetic Sprinturf had been in place since the 2004 season. AGGIES IN THE CLASSROOM Utah State has had 66 players earn academic all-wac honors and 84 players have graduated from Utah State University in Andersen s first three years as head coach. In 2011, USU had a WACleading 18 academic all-wac honorees. DID YOU KNOW? Junior defensive lineman Connor Williams (Kanata, Ontario) is one of 46 Canadians currently on Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) rosters UTAH STATE FOOTBALL UTAH STATE CAREER RANKINGS Rushing Average Years Avg. (Minimum 150 Attempts) 1. Michael Smith Tom Larscheid MacArthur Lane Roy Shivers Buddy Allen Kerwynn Williams 2009-pres Robert Turbin , Emmett White Archie Gibson Demario Brown Extra Points Made Years PATs 1. Brad Bohn Steve Steinke Peter Caldwell Micah Knorr Dane Kidman Willie Beecher Josh Thompson 2011-pres. 57 Doug Beach Michael Doyle Jim Turner Extra Points Att. Years Attempts 1. Brad Bohn Steve Steinke Peter Caldwell Micah Knorr Dane Kidman Chris Pella Willie Beecher Jim Turner Michael Doyle Josh Thompson 2011-pres. 58 PAT Percentage Years Pct. (Minimum 30 Made) 1. Willie Beecher Russ Moody Peter Caldwell Josh Thompson 2011-pres Nathan Morreale Dene Garner Steve Steinke Micah Knorr Al Knapp Tom Mayes Kickoff Returns Years Avg. (Minimum 25 returns) 1. Overton Curtis Altie Taylor Dexter Pointer Kerwynn Williams 2009-pres Kevin Robinson Jerome Dennis Floyd Foreman Emmett White Louie Giammona Brett Payne All-Purpose Yards Years Yds. 1. Kevin Robinson , Emmett White , Kendal Smith , Louie Giammona , Kerwynn Williams 2009-pres. 3,470 September 3,

6 UTAH at UTAH STATE 2012 UTAH STATE STATS (1-0/0-0 WAC) TEAM STATISTICS USU OPP Points/Game First Downs Rushing/Game Passing/Game Total Offense/Game Fumbles-Lost Pen.Yds/Game Time of Possession... 33: :25 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Hill Williams Marshall Passing C-A-I Pct Yds TD YPG Keeton Kennedy Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Austin Jacobs Reynolds Defense U-A-T TFL Int FF-FR Alston Brady Z. Vigil UTAH STATS (1-0/0-0 PAC 12) TEAM STATISTICS UU OPP Points/Game First Downs Rushing/Game Passing/Game Total Offense/Game Fumbles-Lost Pen.Yds/Game Time of Possession... 37: :28 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG White Oliver York Wilson Passing C-A-I Pct Yds TD YPG Wynn Wilson Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Murphy Anderson Denham Defense U-A-T TFL Int FF-FR Fagergren Chappuis September 3, 2012 A LOOK AT UTAH Utah is 1-0 on the season after posting a 41-0 home win against Northern Colorado in its season opener. Offensively, UU is lead by junior quarterback Jordan Wynn who is 19-of-27 passing for 200 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Senior running back John White leads the team in rushing with 119 yards on 24 carries with one touchdown, and sophomore tight end Jake Murphy has six catches for 78 yards with two touchdowns. Defensively, senior linebacker Dave Fagergren leads the team with six tackles, while junior defensive back Quade Chappuis has five tackles. As a team, Utah is averaging 41.0 points and 414 yards of total offense (221-passing, 193-rushing) and allowing 0.0 points and just 114 yards of total offense (79-passing, 35-rushing). Overall, Utah returns 18 starters (O-9, D-7, S-2) and 55 lettermen (O-25, D-26, S-4) from last year s team that went 8-5 overall, finished in a tie for third-place in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference with a 4-5 mark, and defeated Georgia Tech, OT, in the 2011 Sun Bowl. Kyle Whittingham is in his eight year as the Utes head coach. AGGIES AND UTES Utah State trails in the all-time series against Utah, , including an record at home. Overall, Utah has won each of the last 12 games played in the series including a win in Salt Lake City on Sept. 3, 2009 in the last meeting between the two teams. The last time USU hosted UU was on Sept. 13, 2008 with the Utes winning, The last time Utah State won a game in the series was on Aug. 30, 1997 in Salt Lake City, 20-17, and the last time in defeated Utah at home was on Aug. 31, 1996, In all, Utah has won each of the last six games played in Logan. TOP AGGIE PERFORMERS VERSUS UTAH Rushing Yards: Louie Giammona (1974), 207 Passing Yards: Tony Adams (1972), 561 Receiving Yards: Craig Clark (1972), 224 UTAH STATE-UTAH SERIES 12TH-MOST PLAYED IN THE NATION The Utah State versus Utah series is tied for the 12th-most played rivalry in the nation at the FBS level with 109 previous meetings, and tied for the 22nd-most played rivalry in college football. It is the second-most played rivalry in the Rocky Mountain region behind the Montana versus Montana State rivalry (111) and fourth-most played in the west trailing the Oregon and Oregon State series (115), the Stanford versus California series (114) and the previously mentioned Montana versus Montana State series. UTAH STATE COACHING STAFF CONNECTIONS WITH UTAH Utah State has several other connections with Utah in addition to Gary Andersen who spent 11 years as an assistant at Utah ( , ) and two years with the Utes as a player ( ). USU associate head coach Bill Busch spent three years at Utah ( ) as the safeties and secondary coach. USU assistant head coach Mike Sanford spent two years at Utah ( ) as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach helping the Utes to a 35-7 win against Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl following the 2004 season. USU linebackers coach Kevin Clune was a graduate assistant at Utah for two years ( ). USU defensive graduate assistant Spencer Toone was a three-year starter at Utah ( ) at rover and earned first-team all-mountain West honors in 2005 as he tied for the league lead in tackles with 113. Toone, who graduated from Utah in 2005 with a degree in speech communication science, was a three-time academic all-mwc honoree and a secondteam CoSIDA Academic All-American as a senior. USU defensive administrative assistant Kite Afeaki played for two years at Utah ( ) on the defensive line and graduated from Utah with a degree in sociology in MORE UTAH STATE CONNECTIONS WITH UTAH Senior linebacker Forrest Dabb redshirted at Utah in 2007 before transferring to Utah State. USU freshman linebacker Sharrieff Shah s dad (Sharrieff) is the cornerbacks coach at Utah. UU defensive line coach Chad Kauha aha a spent two years at Utah State ( ) as the defensive line coach. UU fullbacks and tight ends coach Ilaisa Tuiaki spent three years at Utah State ( ) as the running backs coach. Utah offensive graduate assistant Robert Conley was a graduate assistant at Utah State in UTAH STATE VERSUS THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE Utah State is (.253) all-time against current members of the Pac-12 Conference with a record against Utah, a record against Colorado, a record against Arizona State, a 2-4 record against Arizona, a 1-2 record against Washington State, 0-4 records against both Oregon and USC, an 0-3 record against Oregon State, an 0-2 record against Washington, and 0-1 records against both Stanford and UCLA. The only current Pac-12 team that USU has not played is California. Other than Utah, the last time USU played a Pac-12 team was on Sept. 6, 2008 when it lost at Oregon (66-24). The last time a Pac-12 team visited Logan was on Sept. 29, 2001 when it lost to sixth-ranked Oregon, COACH ANDERSEN VERSUS THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE Gary Andersen will be facing his first Pac-12 opponent as Utah State head coach this weekend. As an assistant at Utah, Andersen helped the Utes to a 5-8 record against Pac-12 schools, and as a player at Utah, the Utes went 1-2 versus the Pac-12 Conference.

7 LAST MEETING AGAINST UTAH - (#19 UU 35, USU 17) September 3, 2009 Salt Lake City, Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium Matt Asiata rushed for a career-high 156 yards and 19th-ranked Utah amassed 519 yards of total offense as the Utes extended its nation-long winning streak to 15 straight games with a win against Utah State on Thursday Sept. 3, 2009 in both teams season-opener. Sophomore running back Robert Turbin led USU s new spread-offense with a career-high 148 rushing yards, including a school-record 96-yard scamper in the second quarter. The 96-yard run tops the previous school record of 95 yards by Percy Hanson in 1920, the Aggies longest individual record. Turbin s 148 yards are the most for a USU individual since James Samuals s 159 yards vs. Troy State in USU ended the game with 221 yards rushing and 342 total yards. Utah State s first drive of the season was its most impressive as junior college transfer running back Michael Smith ran for 11 yards on its first play, followed by two more on the next play before junior quarterback Diondre Borel connected with junior wide receiver Stanley Morrison for a 48-yard pass play that gave the Aggies first and 10 on the Utes 18-yardline. Following a false start on its next play, the possession stalled and USU settled for a 29-yard field goal by senior placekicker Chris Ulinski. Utah State had a chance to extend its early lead as the Aggie defense forced the first turnover of the game on the Utes second play from scrimmage as junior defensive tackle Sean Enesi forced an Asiata fumble that was recovered by sophomore linebacker Bobby Wagner on the Utes 28. However, USU was unable to score as it missed a 48-yard field goal. Following the Aggies first two possessions, Utah quickly changed the momentum of the game as it scored back-to-back touchdowns on a 65-yard pass play and a 22-yard pass play to make the score 14-3 for the home team. Utah State then cut the score to on Turbin s 96-yard touchdown run to make the score at the end of the first quarter as the Aggies had 179 yards of total offense as compared to 185 for the Utes. Utah opened the second quarter by scoring 12 straight points via an 11-play, 75-yard scoring drive, a safety following a blocked punt, and a 44-yard field goal to make the score USU ended the half on a positive note following an interception from senior safety James Brindley as Borel capped a three-play, seven-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run with 51 seconds remaining in the half to cut the Utes lead to An offensive explosion in the first-half turned into a defensive battle in the second-half as the only points scored after intermission were by the home team as Utah scored a touchdown midway through the third quarter on a 1-yard run by Asiata, and capped the scoring with another safety with 49 seconds to play in the game. Utah State managed just 120 yards of total offense in the second-half, but limited the Utes to 210 yards. Brindley led the Aggies with 14 tackles in the game, one shy of his career-high, while Wagner posted a career-high 12 stops. Score By Quarters Utah State Utah Scoring Summary 1st 11:40 USU - Chris Ulinski 29 yd field goal 09:30 UTAH - Reed, David 65 yd pass from Cain, Terrance (Vroman, Ben kick) 05:34 UTAH - Peel, John 22 yd pass from Cain (Vroman kick) 05:17 USU - Robert Turbin 96 yd run (Ulinski kick) 2nd 14:57 UTAH - Asiata, Matt 2 yd run (Vroman kick) 06:48 UTAH - TEAM safety 04:25 UTAH - Vroman 44 yd field goal 00:51 USU - Diondre Borel 2 yd run (Ulinski kick) 3rd 06:30 UTAH - Asiata, Matt 1 yd run (Vroman kick) 4th 00:49 UTAH - TEAM safety Attn: 45,333 Team Statistics USU UU First Downs Rushing Passing Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /46.8 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /14.3 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg /23.2 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 24:04 35:56 Third-Down Conversions 0-of-12 4-of-11 Individual Rushing USU: Turbin TD, Borel TD, Butler 1-12, Smith 5-10, Speight 1-3 UU: Asiata Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD) USU: Borel , 121, 0 UU: Cain , 286, 2 Individual Receiving USU: Morrison 3-57, Bartlett 2-18, Sawyer 2-11, Smith 1-16, Moats 1-11, Turbin 1-8 UU: Reed TD USU Punt Returns: None USU KO Returns: Sawyer 3-47 USU Interception Returns: Brindley 1-20 USU Tackle Leaders: Brindley 14, Wagner 12, Keiaho 8, Three others 6 UTAH at UTAH STATE SERIES HISTORY Overall... USU trails In Logan... USU trails In Salt Lake City... USU trails Longest USU Win Streak... 4, Longest UU Win Streak... 12, Largest USU Margin of Victory... (31) /16/74 Largest UU Margin of Victory... (48) /13/08 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS W 12-0 H L 0-21 H L 0-17 A L 0-18 A W 17-0 H L 0-43 A L 0-5 H L 0-35 A L 0-10 A L 0-28 H L 0-22 H L H L 0-6 A T 7-7 A W 21-0 H L 2-29 A L 0-14 A L 0-46 A W 14-0 A L 0-10 A W 9-3 A W 14-3 A L 0-14 A W A T 7-7 A W 10-6 A L 0-34 A T 0-0 A L 0-20 A L 7-26 A L 0-41 A L 0-34 A L 0-16 A L 6-14 A L 7-14 A T A W 12-0 H L 0-27 A L 0-33 H L 0-27 A W 7-0 H L A L 6-34 H L 0-47 H L 6-24 A W A L A L 7-41 A L 0-34 A L 0-46 A L H L 0-28 A L H W A L A L 7-29 A L 6-21 A L 7-12 A L A L 0-6 A W 17-6 A W 19-6 A L H L 6-14 A W 14-7 A W 13-7 A W A W H L 7-27 A L 0-17 H W A W H L A W 31-0 H W 13-7 A W H L 0-20 A L H W A L H L 0-10 A L A W H L H L 7-34 A L H W A L H L A L 0-19 H L 7-12 A L H L A L H L A W H W A L H L A L H L A L 3-23 H L A L 6-48 H L 7-31 A L 0-48 H L A L H L A September 3,

8 PRESEASON HONORS The following is a listing of Utah State players who have garnered preseason all-conference recognition or were placed on a publication s watch list. Matt Austin (Sr., WR) - Athlon Second-Team Tyler Bennett (Sr., P) - College Football Performance Special Teams Award Watch List; Phil Steele s College Football Preview Preseason All-Conference Third-Team; College Sports Madness Third-Team McKade Brady (Sr., FS) - Phil Steele s College Football Preview Preseason All-Conference Third- Team; Athlon First-Team; College Sports Madness Second-Team Jake Doughty (Jr., LB) - Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Kyler Fackrell (Fr., LB) - College Sports Madness WAC Freshman of the Year Bojay Filimoeatu (Sr., LB) - Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason All-Conference; Phil Steele s College Football Preview Preseason All-Conference First-Team; Athlon First-Team; College Sports Madness First-Team; CBSSports.com All-Conference Chuckie Keeton (So., QB) - College Football Performance Offensive Awards Watch List; Phil Steele s College Football Preview Preseason All-Conference Second-Team; Athlon Second-Team; College Sports Madness Third-Team; CBSSports. com All-Conference Tyler Larsen (Jr., C) - Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason All-Conference; Phil Steele s College Football Preview Preseason All-Conference First-Team; Athlon First-Team; College Sports Madness First-Team Al Lapuaho (Sr., DE) - Phil Steele s College Football Preview Preseason All-Conference Second-Team; Athlon Second-Team; College Sports Madness Second-Team Nevin Lawson (Jr., CB) - Phil Steele s College Football Preview Preseason All-Conference First-Team; Athlon Second-Team; College Sports Madness First-Team; CBSSports.com All-Conference Oscar Molina-Sanchez (Sr., OT) - Phil Steele s College Football Preview Preseason All-Conference Second-Team; Athlon Second-Team; College Sports Madness Second-Team Jumanne Robertson (Sr., CB) - Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason All-Conference; Phil Steele s College Football Preview Preseason All-Conference Second- Team; Athlon First-Team; College Sports Madness Third-Team; CBSSports. com All-Conference Eric Schultz (Jr., OG) - Phil Steele s College Football Preview Preseason All-Conference Third- Team; Athlon First-Team; CBSSports.com All-Conference Josh Thompson (Jr., PK) - College Sports Madness Third-Team Kerwynn Williams (Sr., RB/KR) - Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason All-Conference; College Football Performance Award Watch List for Special Teams; Phil Steele s College Football Preview Preseason All-Conference First-Team; Athlon First-Team; College Sports Madness Second-Team (PR); College Sports Madness Third-Team (RB/KR); CBSSports.com All-Conference (Returner); Senior Bowl Watch List (RB) UTAH STATE RETURNS PLENTY OF TALENT IN 2012 Utah State returns 19 starters (O-8, D-6, S-5) and 44 lettermen (O-19, D-20, S-5) from last year s team that finished with a 7-6 record and tied for second-place in the Western Athletic Conference with a 5-2 mark as it participated in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (L, vs. Ohio), its first bowl game since Highlighting Utah State s returners is junior center Tyler Larsen who earned first-team all-wac honors a year ago. Along with Larsen, USU returns seven other starters on offense (WR-Matt Austin; WR-Chuck Jacobs; QB-Chuckie Keeton; QB-Adam Kennedy; LT-Oscar Molina-Sanchez; RT-Eric Schultz; RB/KR-Kerwynn Williams), six starters on defense (FS-McKade Brady; LB-Bojay Filimoeatu; DT-Al Lapuaho; CB-Nevin Lawson; LB-Tavaris McMillian; CB-Jumanne Robertson) and five special teams starters (P-Tyler Bennett; PK/H-Jaron Bentrude; KO-Jacob Haueter; LS-Nate Needham; PK-Josh Thompson). RECAPPING 2011 Along with playing in its first bowl game in over a decade during the 2011 season, Utah State s seven overall wins and five league victories were its most since 1993, while its second-place conference finish was its best since the 2000 team ended the year second in the Big West. Furthermore, those five league wins in 2011 were tied with five other teams (1953, 1960, 1990, 1991, 1993) for the most in school history, while its seven overall wins are tied for the 10th most all-time at USU. Utah State also won its final five games of the regular season in 2011, which is tied for the eighth-longest winning streak in school history and the longest since the 1993 squad won its final six games of the year. USU s three-win turnaround from four wins in 2010 to seven wins in 2011 was among the top 15 in the Football Bowl Subdivision for the year. WHAT UTAH STATE MUST REPLACE IN 2012 Utah State lost five players who earned all-wac honors in 2011 highlighted by senior running back Robert Turbin who was named the WAC s Offensive Player of the Year. Senior offensive lineman Philip Gapelu and senior linebacker Bobby Wagner both earned first-team all-wac honors, while senior tight end Tarren Lloyd and senior defensive end Levi Koskan were both named to the second-team. Other offensive starters lost include guards Robert Hill and Funaki Asisi, wide receivers Stanley Morrison and Eric Moats, and running back Michael Smith. Other defensive starters lost include end Quinn Garner, linebacker Kyle Gallagher and safety Alfred Bowden. THREE AGGIES SELECTED IN 2012 NFL DRAFT Utah State had three players selected in the 2012 NFL Draft as linebacker Bobby Wagner was chosen in the second round (47) by the Seattle Seahawks, while running back Robert Turbin was chosen in the fourth round (106) by the Seattle Seahawks and fellow running back Michael Smith was picked in the seventh round (212) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. UTAH STATE MUST REPLACE 2011 WAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Junior running back Robert Turbin was named the WAC s Offensive Player of the Year in 2011, marking the first time in its seven years in the league and just the second time in school history that USU has had an offensive player of the year in its league joining Kendall Smith (WR) who was the Big West Conference Offensive MVP in Turbin rushed for 1,517 yards and led the WAC in scoring with 23 touchdowns and 138 points in The junior finished his career as the school s alltime leader in scoring with 308 points and total touchdowns with 51. WAGNER LEAVES UTAH STATE AS A THREE-TIME FIRST-TEAM ALL-WAC SELECTION Linebacker Bobby Wagner earned first-team all-wac honors each of his final three seasons at Utah State and is one of just eight players in school history to be a three-time first-team all-conference selection. Wagner ended his career with 446 career tackles to rank first all-time in WAC and tied for first all-time in school history. PRESEASON NATIONAL WATCH LISTS The following is a list of current Utah State players who are listed among various watch lists for the National College Football Awards Association. Doak Walker Award... Kerwynn Williams (Sr., RB) Lombardi Award... Tyler Larsen (Jr., C) Outland Trophy... Tyler Larsen (Jr., C) Rimington Trophy... Tyler Larsen (Jr., C) Ray Guy Award... Tyler Bennett (Sr., P) 8 September 3, 2012

9 UTAH STATE WINS THREE TIMES IN 2011 DESPITE DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICIT Utah State was the cardiac kids of college football in 2011 fighting back from double-digit deficits three times for wins. Its first comeback was at Hawai`i as it trailed 28-7 at the half before winning USU then trailed San Jose State at home, 33-21, before scoring the final 13 points. Also at home, USU trailed Nevada, 10-0, before posting a win. Overall, USU has won six games in the last two years despite trailing by double digits. UTAH STATE SETS NUMEROUS OFFENSIVE RECORDS IN 2011 Utah State had an outstanding season offensively in 2011 as it established school records for total offense (5,945 yards), rushing yards (3,675), total points (437) and total touchdowns (60). USU s 37 rushing touchdowns in 2011 were the second-most in school history trailing the 1961 team who still holds the school record at 39. USU also rushed for more than 3,000 yards for just the second time in school history in 2011 and recorded 2,000-plus yards in each of the last three years after a 34-year hiatus from UTAH STATE FOOTBALL UTAH STATE S RECORD WHEN Under Andersen Overall WAC Non-Conference Home Away Neutral Current Streak... W1... W5 Current Home Streak... W3... W3 Current Away Streak... W3... W3 THE TEAM WITH THE BALL LAST WINS Utah State gave new meaning to the phrase Whoever has the ball last wins during the 2011 season as seven of its 13 games were decided in the last minute of a game or overtime. Overall, USU was 4-3 in 2011 in games decided in the last minute or in overtime scoring the winning touchdown at Hawai`i (35-31) with 14 seconds to play; scoring the winning touchdown against San Jose State (34-33) with 47 second to play: defeating Idaho (49-42) in double overtime; and scoring the winning touchdown at New Mexico State (24-21) with 35 seconds to play. USU s losses at the end of games or in overtime were to Colorado State (35-34) in double overtime, at BYU (27-24) who scored the winning touchdown with 11 seconds to play and to Ohio (24-23) who scored its winning touchdown with 13 seconds remaining. UTAH STATE PLAYED IN 10 GAMES IN 2011 DECIDED BY ONE SCORE Utah State was in a nation-leading 10 games that were decided by one score or less in 2011 as it began the year losing to Auburn, USU then lost to Colorado State, 35-34, in 2OT, lost at BYU, 27-24, and lost to Louisiana Tech, 24-17, before breaking through with a win at Hawai i, and following it up with a wild win against San Jose State. USU then posted a double overtime victory at Idaho, followed by its win against Nevada and its victory at New Mexico State. USU ended its season with a loss to Ohio in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. TURNOVERS NOT ON UTAH STATE S MENU IN 2011 During the 2011 season, Utah State threw just six interceptions which was tied for the seventhfewest in the nation at the FBS level and its four picks on defense were tied for the third-fewest in the country. Overall, USU led the nation in fewest combined interceptions both thrown and caught with 10. MORE ON UTAH STATE S OFFENSE IN 2011 Utah State averaged rushing yards per game in 2011 to rank second all-time in school history behind the 1960 team that averaged rushing yards per game. USU also averaged total yards of offense in 2011 to also rank second all-time in school history behind the 1996 team that averaged yards of total offense per game. And finally, USU s 33.6 points per game average in 2011 tied the 1997 team for second all-time in school history behind the 1961 team that averaged 38.7 points per game. UTAH STATE S DEFENSE CONTINUED ITS IMPROVEMENT UNDER ANDERSEN IN 2011 Utah State s defense ended the 2011 season ranking first in the WAC and 50th in the nation in total defense ( ypg), second in the WAC and 31st in the nation in rushing defense ( ypg), second in the WAC and 53rd nationally in tackles for loss (5.92 pg), third in the WAC and 48th in the nation in pass efficiency defense (125.58), and third in the WAC and 59th in the nation in sacks (1.92 pg). Overall, USU s yards allowed on defense was its best since 1998 (319.9), while its rushing yards allowed per game in 2011 was its fewest since 1998 (123.4). USU SPECIAL TEAMS MUCH IMPROVED IN 2011 Utah State s special teams ranked fourth in the WAC and 29th in the nation in 2011 in net punting (38.20 ypp), third in the WAC and 39th in the nation in kickoff returns (22.80 ypr), and seventh in the WAC and 67th in the nation in punt returns (7.81 ypr). As a team, Utah State s net punting average improved 49 spots in the nation from 2010, ranking No. 29 in 2011 with a net average after ranking No. 78 in 2010 with a net average of OFFENSE RETURNING IN 2012 Category Stat Return Pct. Pass Att Pass Comp Pass Yds... 2, , Pass TDs Receptions Rec. Yds... 2, , Rec. TDs Rush Att Rush Yds... 3, , Rush TDs Total Offense... 5, , Total TDs DEFENSE RETURNING IN 2012 Category Stat Return Pct. Tackles Tackles for Loss QB Hurries Sacks Interceptions Pass Break-Ups Forced Fumbles Fumble Recoveries Blocks Day Game Night Game August September October November December vs. top-25 teams vs. non-ranked teams vs. FCS (1-AA) On natural grass On artificial surface Scoring first Coming-from-behind Leading after 1st quarter Behind after 1st quarter Tied after 1st quarter Leading at halftime Behind at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after 3rd quarter Behind after 3rd quarter Tied after 3rd quarter Overtime Scoring 20 points or less Scoring 20 + points Scoring 30 + points Allowing 20 points or less Allowing 10 points or less With 100-yard rusher Allow 100-yard rusher With 300-yard passer Allow 300-yard passer Outgain opponent Total offense yards Allow yards offense No turnovers Less than three turnovers Three or more turnovers No takeaways Three or more takeaways Fewer turnovers Equal turnovers More turnovers Control time of possession Opponent controls TOP September 3,

10 PRESEASON WAC POLLS The Western Athletic Conference announced its preseason coaches and media polls on July 28 and Utah State was picked to finish second in 2012 by both the media and coaches. PRESEASON COACHES POLL 1. Louisiana Tech (6) UTAH STATE (1) San Jose State New Mexico State Idaho Texas State UTSA... 7 PRESEASON MEDIA POLL 1. Louisiana Tech (25) UTAH STATE (3) San Jose State Idaho New Mexico State Texas State UTSA DID YOU KNOW? Ten former Utah State football players are on NFL rosters for the 2012 season including Diondre Borel (Green Bay), Jarrett Bush (Green Bay), John Chick (Jacksonville), Tarren Lloyd (New York Jets), Curtis Marsh (Philadelphia), Donald Penn (Tampa Bay), Patrick Scales (Baltimore), Michael Smith (Tampa Bay), Robert Turbin (Seattle) and Bobby Wagner (Seattle). 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 and Utah State ranks seventh on the list with an elevation of 4,710 feet. USU is the highest non-mountain West Conference school. This season the Aggies will play at two other locations on the list (Colorado State and BYU), giving USU eight games this season at 4,000 feet above sea level. School Location Elevation 1. Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. 7, Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo. 6, Colorado Boulder, Colo. 5, Colorado State 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 AGGIE UNIFORM OPTIONS IN 2012 Utah State will have nine different jersey and pant combinations, manufactured by Nike, to go along with two different helmet options for a total of 18 different uniform combinations for the 2012 season. Along with its traditional blue and white uniforms, a new pewter grey uniform will be utilized this season. Two helmet options are also available including a new diamond pattern blue and black helmet with a black face mask, along with its traditional white helmet with a blue face mask. Home uniform options feature a traditional combination of blue jersey with blue or white pants, as well as an option of blue jersey and pewter pants. Road uniform combinations can be built around the newly-designed pewter jersey or the traditional white jersey. The road pewter jerseys can be combined with pewter, blue or white pants, while white jerseys can be worn with white, blue or pewter pants. Both helmet options will also be utilized with the various uniform combinations for both home and away games. GAME ONE - Blue Jersey, Blue Pants, Blue Helmet CAREER START CHART No. Player, Year, Pos. Cons. Total Tyler Larsen, Jr., OC Eric Schultz, Jr., RT Oscar Molina-Sanchez, Sr.,OL Nevin Lawson, Jr., CB McKade Brady, Sr., FS Bojay Filimoeatu, Sr. LB Connor Williams, Jr., DE Matt Austin, Sr., WR Al Lapuaho, Sr., DL Kellen Bartlett, R-Sr., TE Chuckie Keeton, So., QB Kerwynn Williams, Sr., RB Will Davis, Sr., CB Chuck Jacobs, Sr, WR Travis Reynolds, Jr., WR Jaime Markosian, Jr., OL Jake Doughty, Jr., LB Kyler Fackrell, Fr., LB Havea Lasike, Sr., DL Frankie Sutera, So., S Zach Vigil, Jr., LB Kyle Whimpey, Jr., OG Jumanne Robertson, Sr., CB Travis Van Leeuwen, Jr., WR Tavaris McMillian, So., LB D.J. Tialavea, Jr., TE Adam Kennedy, Sr., QB Cameron Sanders, Jr., CB Quinton Byrd, Sr., CB Robert Marshall, Jr., RB Joey DeMartino, Jr., RB Rashard Stewart, So., CB Tevita Vaifoou, So., DL September 3, 2012

11 GAME ONE August 30, 2012 MERLIN OLSEN FIELD AT ROMNEY STADIUM SCORING SUMMARY FINAL Southern Utah Utah State First Quarter USU - Jacobs 48 yd pass from Keeton (Warren kick, 8:51) USU - Austin 35 yd pass from Keeton (Warren kick, 6:15) USU - Hill 27 yd run (Warren kick, 1:01) Second Quarter SUU - Cook 22 yd field goal (7:49) Third Quarter USU - Hill 19 yd run (Warren kick, 11:53) Fourth Quarter USU - Hill 33 yd run (PAT failed, 14:51) Attendance: 17,009 TEAM STATISTICS SUU USU First Downs Rushing Passing Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards/Avg / /40.0 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /20.0 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg / /22.0 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD Possession Time 26:25 33:35 Third-Down Conversions 3-of-15 8-of-12 INDIVIDUAL RUSHING SUU: Brown 9-21 USU: Hill , 3TD; K. Williams 15-63; Marshall 9-53; Lee 6-20; Toure 2-6; Kennedy 1-5; Keeton 7-3. INDIVIDUAL PASSING (A-C-I, Yds, TD) SUU: Sorenson, , 153, 0 USU: Keeton, , 304, 2; Kennedy, 1-1-0, 0, 0 INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING SUU: Moala 5-68 USU: Austin 5-119, TD; Jacobs 4-63, TD; Reynolds 3-18; Bartlett 2-21; Natson 2-19; K. Williams 2-15; Webb 2-7; Hill 1-17; Andersen 1-16; Van Leeuwen 1-8 USU Punt Returns: Jacobs 2-40 USU KO Returns: Jacobs 1-21; Glover-Wright 1-23 USU Interception Returns: Harold 1-0 USU Tackle Leaders: Alston 5; Brady 5; Z. Vigil 5; C. Williams 4; Fackrell 4. UTAH STATE STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE WR Austin DE C. Williams LT Molina-Sanchez NG Lasike LG Markosian DE Lapuaho C T. Larsen LB Filimoeatu RG Ky. Whimpey LB Z. Vigil RT Schultz LB Doughty TE Bartlett LB Fackrell QB Keeton CB Lawson RB K. Williams FS Brady WR Jacobs SS Sutera WR Reynolds CB Davis Sophomore running back Joe Hill rushed for a career-high 116 yards and scored a career-best three touchdowns on a career-high 11 carries to lead Utah State past Southern Utah, 34-3 LOGAN, Utah - Utah State used a pair a 90+ yard scoring drives in the first quarter, scoring on its first three possessions to jump out to a 21-0 lead and cruised to a 34-3 win against Southern Utah Thursday night at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium in both teams season-opener. Sophomore running back Joe Hill ran for a career-best 116 yards and three touchdowns as USU won its sixth-straight regular-season game while improving to when opening a season at home, after losing its previous three home openers to start a season. With Thursday s win, the Aggies improve to 3-0 against the Thunderbirds, and have out-scored them in their last two meetings after USU s win on Sept. 26, 2009 in Gary Andersen s first home game as USU head coach. The Aggies amassed 569 yards of total offense Thursday night, the 13th-most in school history and the most since last season when USU put up 635 yards on Weber State in its home-opener. The Aggies totalled 265 total rushing yards, as senior running back Kerwynn Williams added 15 carries for 63 yards. Sophomore quarterback Chuckie Keeton was 22-of-25 passing for 304 yards, with two touchdowns, one to senior wide receiver Chuck Jacobs for 48-yards to cap USU s opening scoring drive that ate up 97 yards. Keeton added a 35-yard scoring toss to senior wide receiver Matt Austin on the Aggies next possession after a 30-yard punt return by Jacobs gave USU the ball at the SUU 45. Keeton s 22 completions and 304 passing yards were both career-highs. On the Aggies third possession, Hill dashed in from 27-yards out, capping a 98-yard drive for a 21-0 USU lead with 1:01 on the first quarter clock. Austin led USU with five catches for a career-high 119 yards and the one touchdown, while Jacobs tallied four receptions for 64 yards and a score. SUU quarterback Brad Sorensen was 12-of-31 for 153 yards, while getting intercepted by USU redshirt-freshman linebacker La Bradford Harold in the end zone to end the game. Henna Brown led the T-Birds in rushing with nine carries for 21 yards, while Fatu Moala had five catches for 68 yards. The Aggie defense held its opposition to single-digits for the first time since a 24-9 win against San Jose State on Nov. 7, 2009, and the fewest under head coach Gary Andersen. Senior safety McKade Brady, senior cornerback Terrence Alston and junior linebacker Zach Vigil all posted five tackles, with Alston posting one sack, matching junior defensive end Connor Williams with one sack. Overall, the 209 yards of total offense allowed by USU was its fewest since New Mexico State had just 156 total yards during the 2008 season. The T-Birds were led by Namar Flentroy and Rickey Clark with 13 tackles each. SUU got on the board with 7:49 on the clock in the second quarter on a 22-yard field goal from Colton Cook to make the score 21-3, which it would remain at the half. Utah State took the secondhalf kickoff and marched down the field, with Hill darting in from 19-yards out to put USU ahead, 28-3, just 3:07 into the second half. Hill capped his three-touchdown outing with a 33- yard scoring scamper with 14:51 left in the fourth quarter, but the PAT failed. Sophomore quarterback Chuckie Keeton was 22-of-25 passing for a career-high 304 yards to go along with two touchdown passes against the Thunderbirds. September 3,

12 1 CB NEVIN LAWSON Jr.-2L Lauderhill, Fla. (Piper HS) Southern Utah: Recorded three tackles. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 9, vs. Nevada (11/26/11); INT: 1, twice; PBU: 3, at Hawai`i (11/5/11). 2 QB ADAM KENNEDY Sr.-1L Elk Grove, Calif. (Franklin HS) San Joaquin Delta College Southern Utah: Was 1-of-1 passing for zero yards... Also rushed one time for five yards. CAREER PASSING HIGHS - Att: 27, vs. San Jose State (11/12/11); Comp: 21, vs. San Jose State (11/21/11); Yards: 255, vs. San Jose State (11/21/11); TD: 3, at New Mexico State (12/3/11); Long Pass: 71 at Hawai`i (11/5/11). CAREER RUSHING HIGHS - Rushes: 15, at New Mexico State (12/3/11); Yards: 95, at New Mexico State (12/3/11); TD: 0; Long Rush: 18, at Idaho (11/19/11). 2 S CAMERON SANDERS Jr.-2L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) Southern Utah: Recorded one tackle. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 6, at Louisiana Tech (10/19/10); INT: 1, twice; PBU: 1, six times. 3 CB QUINTON BYRD Sr.-3L Miami, Fla. (Miramar HS) Southern Utah: Recorded one tackle. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 6, at San Diego State (9/25/10); INT: 1, three times; PBU: 1, four times. 4 WR MATT AUSTIN Sr.-2L Monrovia, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) (Mt. San Antonio JC) Southern Utah: Caught five passes for a careerhigh 119 yards, including a 39-yard TD... Notched his first-career 100-yard receiving game. CAREER HIGHS - Catches: 6, at Auburn (9/3/11); Yards: 119, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Long Catch: 59, at Oklahoma (9/4/10); TD: 2, at New Mexico State (12/3/11) UTAH STATE VETERAN BIOS 5 CB TERRENCE ALSTON Sr.-1L Richmond, Calif. (Vanden HS) (Solano CC) Southern Utah: Had his best game as an Aggie with a team-leading five tackles, which included his first-career sack. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 5, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Sacks: 1, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12) PBU: 1, at Fresno State (10/15/11). 6 CB RASHARD STEWART R-So.-1L Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) Southern Utah: Recorded one tackle. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 2, twice; PBU: 1, vs. Hawai`i (10/23/10). 7 WR TRAVIS VAN LEEUWEN Jr.-2L Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) Southern Utah: Caught one pass for eight yards. CAREER HIGHS - Catches: 3, three times; Yards: 60, at Fresno State (10/15/11); Long Catch: 36, at Fresno State (10/15/11); TD: 1, twice. 8 WR TRAVIS REYNOLDS Jr.-2L Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS) Southern Utah: Caught three passes for 18 yards, including a long of 11 yards. CAREER HIGHS - Catches: 5, vs. Idaho State (9/11/10); Yards: 36, at Oklahoma (9/4/10); Long Catch: 36, at Oklahoma (9/4/10); TD: WR CHUCK JACOBS Sr.-1L Richmond, Calif. (Kennedy HS) (Laney JC) Southern Utah: Tied his career-high with four receptions for a career-high 64 yards, including a 48-yard TD, which was also a career-long... Also had two punt returns for 40 yards with a long of 30, and a kick return for 21 yards. CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS - Catches: 4, twice; Yards: 64, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Long Catch: 48, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); TD: 1, three times. CAREER KICKOFF RETURN HIGHS - Returns: 6, vs. San Jose State (11/12/11); Yards: 181, vs. San Jose State (11/12/11); Long Return: 45, vs. San Jose State (11/12/11); TD: 0. CAREER PUNT RETURN HIGHS - Returns: 2, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Yards: 40, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Long Return: 30, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); TD: TERRELL THOMPSON Jr.-RS Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS) LB (Glendale CC) Southern Utah: Recorded his first-career pass breakup. CAREER HIGHS - PBU: 1, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). 14 QB 15 CB CRAIG HARRISON So.-JC Grantsville, Utah (Grantsville HS) (Snow College) Southern Utah: Played but did not record any stats. JUMANNE ROBERTSON Sr.-1L Chicago, Ill. (Deer Valley (Ariz.) HS) (Phoenix CC) Southern Utah: Had two tackles and one pass breakup. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 8, vs. Nevada (11/26/11); INT: 0; PBU: 3, at Hawai`i (11/5/11). 12 September 3, 2012

13 16 QB CHUCKIE KEETON So.-1L Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek HS) Southern Utah: Completed 22-of-25 passes for a career-high 304 yards to go along with two TDs and one interception... His 22 completions were also a career-high... Carried the ball seven times for three yards. CAREER PASSING HIGHS - Att: 32, at Fresno State (10/15/11); Comp: 22, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Yards: 304, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); TD: 5, vs. Wyoming (10/8/11); Long Pass: 53, vs. Wyoming (10/8/11). CAREER RUSHING HIGHS - Rushes: 13, vs. Colorado State (9/24/11); Yards: 54, at Hawai i (11/5/11); TD: 2, at Auburn (9/3/11); Long Rush: 38, vs. Hawai i (11/5/11). 16 LB 17 CB TAVARIS McMILLIAN So.-1L Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) Southern Utah: Recorded three tackles and had a tackle for loss. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 7, at New Mexico State (12/3/11); INT: 0. WILL DAVIS Sr.-1L Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS) (De Anza College) Southern Utah: Had one tackle and one pass breakup. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 10, at Idaho (11/19/11); INT: 0; PBU: 2, vs. Wyoming (10/8/11). 18 WR BRUCE NATSON Fr.-HS Oakland Park, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS) Southern Utah: Caught two passes for 19 yards in his first collegiate game. CAREER HIGHS - Catches: 2, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Yards: 19, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Long Catch: 10, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); TD: PK Southern Utah: Did not play. JOSH THOMPSON Jr.-1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) CAREER HIGHS - FG 2, vs. Weber State (9/10/11); Long: 43, vs. Louisiana Tech (10/22/11) UTAH STATE VETERAN BIOS 20 CB 21 S 22 TE 2012 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL KEEGAN ANDERSEN So.-1L Logan, Utah (Juan Diego HS) Southern Utah: Caught one pass for 16 yards, which was a career-high. CAREER HIGHS - Catches: 1, twice; Yards: 16, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Long Catch: 16, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); TD: RB DEVONTA GLOVER-WRIGHT Jr.-JC Mableton, Ga. (Campbell HS) (Eastern Arizona JC) Southern Utah: Recorded two tackles. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 2, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). BRIAN SUITE So.-RS Honolulu, Hawaii (CPunahou HS) Southern Utah: Recorded three tackles and one quarterback hurry. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 3, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). KERWYN WILLIAMS Sr.-3L Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) Southern Utah: Carried the ball 15 times for 63 yards... Also had two receptions for 15 yards. CAREER RUSHING HIGHS - Rushes: 19, at Boise State (12/4/10); Yards: 147, at Boise State (12/4/10); TD: 1, seven times; Long Rush: 43, at Auburn (9/3/11). CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS - Catches: 4, at Nevada (10/30/10); Yards: 63, at Nevada (10/30/10); Long Catch: 30, vs. Wyoming (10/8/11); TD: 0. CAREER KICKOFF RETURN HIGHS - Returns: 8, at San Diego State (9/25/10); Yards: 201, vs. New Mexico State (11/6/10); Long Return: 92, at Nevada (10/30/10); TD: 1, at Nevada (10/30/10). CAREER PUNT RETURN HIGHS - Returns: 3, vs. Idaho State (9/11/10); Yards: 53, vs. Weber State (9/10/11); Long Return: 42, vs. Weber State (9/10/11); TD: RB ROBERT MARSHALL Jr.-2L Dallas, Texas (A. Maceo Smith HS) Southern Utah: Had nine carries for 53 yards, with a career-long of 16 yards. CAREER RUSHING HIGHS - Rushes: 12, at San Jose State (11/13/10); Yards: 54, at San Jose State (11/13/10); TD: 1, twice; Long Rush: 16, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS - Catches: 1, three times; Yards: 12, at Nevada (10/30/10); Long Catch: 12, at Nevada (10/30/10); TD: JOEY DeMARTINO R-Jr.-1L San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS) RB (Grossmont JC) Southern Utah: Did not play. CAREER RUSHING HIGHS - Rushes: 9, at Boise State (12/4/10); Yards: 46, at Boise State (12/4/10); TD: 1, vs. Idaho State (9/11/10); Long Rush: 17, vs. Idaho State (9/11/10). CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS - Catches: 1, twice; Yards: 10, vs. BYU (10/1/10); Long Catch: 10, vs. BYU (10/1/10); TD: RB 32 RB KELVIN LEE Fr.-HS South Daytona, Fla. (Mainland HS) Southern Utah: Had six carries for 20 yards. CAREER RUSHING HIGHS - Rushes: 6, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Yards: 20, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); TD: 0; Long Rush: 7, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). JOE HILL So.-1L Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton HS) Southern Utah: Had his best game as an Aggie with 11 carries for 116 yards and 3 TDs, all of which are career-highs... Had TD runs of 27, 19 and 33 yards... Also had one reception for 17 yards. CAREER RUSHING HIGHS - Rushes: 11, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Yards: 116, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); TD: 3, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Long Rush: 33, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS - Catches: 1, twice; Yards: 23, at Hawai`i (11/5/11); Long Catch: 23, at Hawai`i (11/5/11); TD: 0. September 3,

14 34 RB 14 September 3, 2012 ABOU TOURE Jr.-JC Framingham, Mass. (Framingham HS) (Dean JC) Southern Utah: Had two carries for six yards. CAREER HIGHS - Rushes: 2, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Yards: 6, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); TD: 0; Long Rush: 9, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). 36 S 38 PK JARON BENTRUDE So.-1L Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) Southern Utah: Punted once for 39 yards... Also served as the holder on PATs. 40 DE CONNOR WILLIAMS Jr.-2L Kanaa, Ontario (Holy Trinity HS) Southern Utah: Had four tackles to go along with one sack and a quarterback hurry. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 5, at Hawai`i (11/5/11); Sacks: 1, three times. 44 PK McKADE BRADY Sr.-2L Cove, Utah (Sky View HS) (Brigham Young) Southern Utah: Tied for the team-high with five tackles. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 16, at Idaho (11/19/11); INT: 0; PBU: 3, vs. San Jose State (11/12/11). JACOB HAUETER So.-1L Ontario, Ore. (Ontario HS) (Boise State) Southern Utah: Had three kickoffs for 190 yards with one touchback. 45 LB Southern Utah: Had one tackle. CADE COWDIN Jr.-JC St. George, Utah (Dixie HS) (College of the Desert) 2012 UTAH STATE VETERAN BIOS 46 S FRANKIE SUTERA So.-1L Murray, Utah (Juan Diego HS) Southern Utah: Started but did not record any stats. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 2, twice; PBU: 1, vs. Wyoming (10/8/11). 48 DL 49 LB FORREST DABB Sr.-3L South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) (Utah) Southern Utah: Played but did not record any stats. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 2, vs. San Jose State (11/12/11). 51 LB JAKE DOUGHTY Jr.-2L Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) Southern Utah: Had three tackles. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 5, twice. 52 LB 53 LB PAUL PIUKALA Jr.-JC Oakland, Calif. (Castlemont HS) (Laney CC) Southern Utah: Had two tackles. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 2, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). Southern Utah: Had four tackles. KYLER FACKRELL Fr.-RS Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 4, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). ZACH VIGIL Jr.-1L Clearfield, Utah (Clearfield HS) Southern Utah: Tied for the team lead with a career-high five tackles. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 5, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). 54 OG 56 AJ PATAIALI I Jr.-JC West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS) LB (Snow College) Southern Utah: Had two tackles. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 2, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). 57 HAVEA LASIKE Sr.-1L San Jose, Calif. (Lincoln HS) DL (Foothill JC) Southern Utah: Had three tackles and a half of a tackle for loss. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 5, at Idaho (11/19/11); Sacks: 1, at Idaho (11/19/11). 58 C TYLER LARSEN Jr.-2L Salt Lake City, Utah (Jordan HS) Southern Utah: Graded out at 82 percent, including 97 percent in assignment... Had eight knockdowns. 63 PK JAMIE MARKOSIAN Jr.-2L Salt Lake City, Utah (Juan Diego HS) Southern Utah: Graded out at 81 percent, including 98 percent in assignment... Had nine knockdowns. 55 BOJAY FILIMOEATU Sr.-1L West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS) LB (Mt. San Antonio JC) Southern Utah: Had three tackles. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 7, at Idaho (11/19/11); Sacks: 1, three times. BROCK WARREN Fr.-HS Hyde Park, Utah (Sky View HS) Southern Utah: Was 4-of-4 on PATs... Also kicked off three times. 66 OG ERIC SCHULTZ Jr.-2L Connell, Wash. (Connell HS) Southern Utah: Graded out at 84 percent, including 99 percent in assignment... Had eight knockdowns.

15 67 OT OSCAR MOLINA- SANCHEZ Sr.-3L Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS) Southern Utah: Graded out at 84 percent, including 100 percent in assignment... Had six knockdowns. 70 DL 75 OL 77 DL 79 OL TRAVIS SEEFELDT Fr.-RS Sun City, Ariz. (Liberty HS) Southern Utah: Recorded one tackle. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 1, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). KYLE WHIMPEY Jr.-SQ Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS) OG (Idaho State Southern Utah: Graded out at 81 percent, including 100 percent in assignment. 74 OT KYLE WHIMPEY So.-RS Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS) (Idaho State Southern Utah: Executed the right assignment 94 percent of the time... Led the team with 15.5 knockdowns. TAANI FISILAU Fr.-RS Glendale, Utah (Cottonwood HS) Southern Utah: Saw action in his first game. SINI TAUAUVE A Jr.-JC West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS) (Snow College) Southern Utah: Played but did not record any stats. LOGAN MALOHIFO OU Fr.-HS West Jordan, Utah (Copper Hills HS) Southern Utah: Saw action in his first game UTAH STATE VETERAN BIOS 81 TE WR 86 TE 2012 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL BRAD THEURER Jr.-2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Southern Utah: Played but did not record any stats. 88 P TYLER BENNETT Sr.-1L Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon HS) (Phoenix CC) Southern Utah: Punted twice for 81 yards with a long of 42 yards. CAREER HIGHS - Punts: 8, vs. Louisiana Tech (10/22/11); Avg: 54.3, vs. Weber State (9/10/11); Long: 67, at BYU (9/30/11); I20: 3, vs. Weber State (9/10/11). 90 DL KELLEN BARTLETT R-Sr.-3L Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS) Southern Utah: Caught two passes for 21 yards. CAREER HIGHS - Catches: 5, at Nevada (10/30/10); Yards: 121, at Nevada (10/30/10); Long Catch: 63, at Nevada (10/30/10); TD: 0. CAMERON WEBB Sr.-1L Millville, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) WR (Snow College) Southern Utah: Caught two passes for seven yards. CAREER HIGHS - Catches: 2, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Yards: 7, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Long Catch: 7, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); TD: 0. BRANDON SWINDALL Fr.-RS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) Southern Utah: Played but did not record any stats. AL LAPUAHO Sr.-1L West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS) (Snow College) Southern Utah: Recorded two tackles, including one for loss. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 6, vs. Weber State (9/10/11); Sacks: 1, vs. Weber State (9/10/11). 91 TE D.J. TIALAVEA Jr.-2L West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) Southern Utah: Did not play due to injury. CAREER HIGHS - Catches: 2, vs. Wyoming (10/8/11); Yards: 27, vs. Wyoming (10/8/11); Long Catch: 20, at Fresno State (10/15/11); TD: 1, vs. Wyoming (10/8/11). 93 TE DEREK KELLER Fr.-RS Draper, Utah (Alta HS) Southern Utah: Recorded one tackle. 95 DL TEVITA VAIFO OU So.-1L Hauula, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) Southern Utah: Played but did not record any stats. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 2, twice. 96 DL 97 DL JORDAN NIELSEN Fr.-RS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) Southern Utah: Recorded one tackle. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 1, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). 99 DL SINI TAUAUVE A So.-1L Maui, Hawaii (King Kekaulike HS) Southern Utah: Played but did not record any stats. B.J. LARSEN Jr.-1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Southern Utah: Tied his career-high with two tackles. CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 2, three times. September 3,

16 Gary Andersen was named Utah State s 26th head coach on Dec. 4, 2008, and since that day Andersen and his staff have worked non-stop to create a culture of accountability and responsibility that would translate into success both on and off the field. And in 2011, Aggie fans saw that plan pay dividends as USU produced a 7-6 record (5-2 Western Athletic Conference) and participated in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the school s first bowl game since In his first three years at Utah State, Andersen has compiled a (.407) record including a (.435) WAC mark as those 15 wins are the most by an Aggie coach in his first three years since John L. Smith went (.471) from Furthermore, Andersen has coached 10 players who have earned first or second team all-wac honors and six players who are currently on NFL rosters, including Michael Smith, Robert Turbin and Bobby Wagner who were all selected in the 2012 NFL Draft. That trio of Aggies drafted in 2012 is the most selections in one year since five USU players were chosen in Wagner, who was drafted in the second round (47) by the Seattle Seahawks, becomes the highest drafted Aggie since Rulon Jones was the 42nd overall pick in the second round in 1980 by the Denver Broncos. Along with playing in its first bowl game in over a decade during the 2011 season, Utah State s seven overall wins and five league victories were its most since 1993, while its second-place conference finish was its best since the 2000 team ended the year second in the Big West. Furthermore, those five league wins in 2011 were tied with five other teams (1953, 1960, 1990, 1991, 1993) for the most in school history, while its seven overall wins are tied for the 10th most all-time at Utah State. Utah State also won its final five games of the regular season in 2011, which is tied for the eighth-longest winning streak in school history and the longest since the 1993 squad won its final six games of the year. USU s three-win turnaround from four wins in 2010 to seven wins in 2011 was among the top 15 in the Football Bowl Subdivision for the year. HEAD COACH GARY ANDERSEN Utah, 1986 Fourth Year at Utah State Fifth Year as a Collegiate Head Coach During the 2011 season, Andersen s highoctane spread offense was statistically one of the best in the country as it led the WAC and ranked sixth in the nation in rushing offense ( ypg). USU also ranked first in the WAC and 18th in the nation in passing efficiency (151.8), first in the WAC and 23rd in the nation in scoring offense (33.62 ppg), second in the WAC and 20th in the nation in total offense ( ypg), and second in the WAC and 33rd in the nation in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.38 pg). In 2011, Utah State also established school records for total offense (5,945 yards), rushing yards (3,675), total points (437) and total touchdowns (60). Highlighting Utah State s offense in 2011 was junior running back Robert Turbin who ended the season as the WAC s Offensive Player of the Year, USU s first in its six years in the league, and just its second such offensive award in school history. During the season, Turbin ranked first in the WAC and eighth in the nation in scoring (10.62 ppg), second in the WAC and 13th in the nation in rushing ( ypg), and sixth in the WAC and 40th in the nation in all-purpose yardage ( ypg). He ended the year setting single-season school records for rushing touchdowns (19), total touchdowns (23) and points scored (138), while his 1,517 rushing yards rank third all-time at USU for a singleseason. Turbin, who was drafted in the fourth round (106) of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks, ended his Aggie career ranking first in both total touchdowns (51) and points scored (308), while his 3,315 career rushing yards ranks fifth all-time in school history. Andersen s defense was also formidable during the 2011 season as it ended the year ranking first in the WAC and 50th in the nation in total defense (366.23), second in the WAC and 31st in the nation in rushing defense ( ypg), second in the WAC and 53rd nationally in tackles for loss (5.92 pg), third in the WAC and 48th in the nation in pass efficiency defense (125.58), and third in the WAC and 59th in the nation in sacks (1.92 pg). Utah State s top defensive player in 2011 was Wagner who earned first-team all-wac honors after ranking first in the league and eighth nationally with tackles per game. Wagner, who is one of just eight ANDERSEN YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD AT UTAH STATE Conf. Conf. Year Overall Home Away Neutral Rec. Finish T5th th T2nd Total ANDERSEN TIDBITS Andersen was named Utah State s head football coach on Dec. 4, 2008, becoming the 26th head coach in 115 years of Aggie football. Andersen has coached a total of 25 players on NFL rosters, including Bobby Wagner (2nd/47th), Robert Turbin (4th/106th) and Michael Smith (7th/212th) who were all selected in the 2012 Draft, while Curtis Marsh (3rd/90th) was drafted in Andersen has coached 18 first-team allconference players, including three-time first-team all-wac linebacker Bobby Wagner. Other USU notable players coached by Andersen include first-team all-wac running back Robert Turbin who was also named the WAC s Offensive Player of the Year in 2011, first-team all-wac offensive lineman Philip Gapelu and first-team all- WAC center Tyler Larsen. In 2011, Andersen led Utah State to its first bowl game, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, since the 1997 season. Furthermore, USU s seven overall wins and five league wins in 2011 were its most since 1993, while its second-place conference finish was its best since Utah State s five league wins in 2011 were tied with five other Aggie teams (1953, 1960, 1990, 1991, 1993) for the most in school history. Utah State won its final five games of the regular season in 2011, which is tied for the eighth-longest winning streak in school history and the longest since the 1993 squad won its final six games of the year. Utah State s three-win turnaround from four wins in 2010 to seven wins in 2011 was among the top 15 in the Football Bowl Subdivision for the year. Under Andersen, Utah State has had 66 players earn academic all-wac honors, including a league-leading 18 during the academic year. Under Andersen, Utah State has graduated 84 players, including 26 who graduated during the academic year. At Utah, Andersen coach two players who earned Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors three times in John Frank (1999) and Eric Weddle (2005, 2006). Weddle was also a consensus first-team All-America in 2006, while Morgan Scalley earned second-team All- American honors in Andersen was a part of two Utah teams that went 2-0 in BCS action, finishing No. 2 in the 2008 AP Poll and No. 4 in September 3, 2012

17 players in school history to be a three-time first-team allconference selection, ended his career with 446 career tackles to rank first all-time in WAC and tied for first all-time in school history. Along with all of his Utah State accolades, Wagner also received some national exposure after being named the Most Valuable Player of the 2012 Senior Bowl, leading the North to a win. Smith was also recognized for his performance in the Players Classic All-Star Game as he was named the North s Offensive MVP. Other Aggies to earn first-team all-wac honors under Andersen s tutelage include offensive linemen Philip Gapelu (2011) and Tyler Larsen (2011), while those who have been named to the league s second-team include defensive end Levi Koskan (2011), tight end Tarren Lloyd (2011), defensive back Curtis Marsh (2010) and Turbin (2009). Along with all of Utah State s success on the field under Andersen, there has been just as much success in the classroom as 66 Aggies have earned academic all-wac honors, while another 84 have graduated from the University. Furthermore, Utah State had 18 football players earn academic all-wac honorees this past year to rank first in the conference. Andersen came to Utah State after five seasons as the assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Utah, where he 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 against Alabama. In 2008, Andersen was named a finalist for the Broyles Award, honoring the top assistant coach in college football. He was also named a Rivals.com top 10 non-bcs recruiter in 2008 and tabbed as the No. 1 non-bcs recruiter by Rivals.com in Overall, Andersen spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach at Utah after coaching for the Utes from before becoming the head coach at Southern Utah in 2003 and then returning to Utah in During his tenure at Utah, Andersen was a part of seven winning bowl teams, including two BCS Bowls as Utah went 12-0 in 2004 and won the Fiesta Bowl, along with its perfect record and Sugar Bowl win in During his tenure at Utah, Andersen coached 14 firstteam all-conference players (three in 2008), including two Mountain West Conference Defensive Players of the Year in John Frank (1999) and Eric Weddle (2005 and 2006), as well as a consensus All-American in Weddle in Andersen also coached 10 Ute players drafted in the NFL in Richard Seals, John Frank, Lauvale Sape, Sione Pouha, Jonathan Fanene, Eric Weddle, Paul Soliai, Sean Smith, Brice McCain and Paul Kruger, in addition to several other players who made NFL rosters as free agents. Andersen s coaching career began in 1988 as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Southeastern Louisiana, where he coached for one season before going to Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho) from as the offensive line coach. His other coaching stints include Idaho State ( , defensive line), Park City HS ( , head coach) and Northern Arizona ( , assistant head coach/defensive line/special teams). A 1986 graduate of Utah, Andersen earned his bachelor s degree in political science. He played center for Utah from after garnering first-team junior college All-American honors in 1984 at Ricks College. Andersen is married to the former Stacey Lambert, and they have three sons: Keegan (21) and twins Chasen and Hagen (17). Keegan is currently a sophomore tight end on Utah State s football team, while Chasen and Hagen are both seniors at Logan High School. Andersen s brother, Mark, is USU s director of football operations. ANDERSEN S FILE Date Hired December 4, 2008 Coaching Experience Utah State -- Head Coach Utah -- Defensive Coordinator/Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line 2004 Utah -- Defensive Line 2003 Southern Utah -- Head Coach 2002 Utah -- Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line 2001 Utah -- Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Tackles/Strong Side Ends/Special Teams Coordinator Utah -- Defensive Tackles/Strong Side Ends Northern Arizona -- Assistant Head Coach/Def. Line/Special Teams Park City HS (Utah) -- Head Coach Idaho State -- Defensive Line Ricks College (BYU-Idaho) -- Offensive Line 1988 Southeastern Louisiana -- Assistant Head Coach Playing Experience Utah -- Center Ricks College -- Center Education 1986 Utah -- Political Science (B.S.) Personal Born Feb. 19, 1964 in Salt Lake City Married to the former Stacey Lambert Sons Keegan (21), Chasen (17), Hagen (17) ANDERSEN S BOWL EXPERIENCE (7-1) Las Vegas Bowl - Utah vs. Fresno State - W, Las Vegas Bowl - Utah vs. USC - W, (2005) - Fiesta Bowl - Utah vs. Pittsburgh - W, Emerald Bowl - Utah vs. Georgia Tech - W, Armed Forces Bowl - Utah vs. Tulsa - W, Poinsettia Bowl - Utah vs. Navy - W, (2009) - Sugar Bowl - Utah vs. No. 4 Alabama - W, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Utah State vs. Ohio - L, AGGIE HONORS UNDER ANDERSEN Name Position Honor Diondre Borel QB Manning Award Watch List James Brindley S NFL Free Agent Peter Caldwell P Ray Guy Award Semi-Finalist Philip Gapelu OG First Team All-WAC Levi Koskan DE Second Team All-WAC Tyler Larsen OC First Team All-WAC Two-time Rimington Award Watch List Tarren Lloyd Second Team All-WAC Curtis Marsh CB Second Team All-WAC NFL Combine Invitee NFL Draft Pick Eric Moats WR Wuerffel Trophy Candidate Michael Smith RB Famous Idaho Potato Bowl MVP Players All-Star Classic MVP NFL Draft Pick Robert Turbin RB WAC Offensive Player of the Year Two-Time All-WAC Honoree NFL Combine Invitee NFL Draft Pick Bobby Wagner LB Three-Time First Team All-WAC Butkus Award Watch List Senior Bowl MVP NFL Combine Invitee NFL Draft Pick Kerwynn Williams KR/RB NCAA Kick Return Record Holder Hornung Award Watch List Utah State Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Beehive Boot Old Wagon Wheel September 3,

18 2012 UTAH STATE OVERALL STATISTICS & RESULTS Utah State Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 31, 2012) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 30, 2012 SOUTHERN UTAH W Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Hill, Joe Williams, Kerwy Marshall, Rober Lee, Kelvin Toure, Abou Kennedy, Adam Keeton, Chuckie TEAM Total Opponents Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Keeton, Chuckie Kennedy, Adam Total Opponents Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Austin, Matt Jacobs, Chuck Reynolds, Travi Bartlett, Kelle Natson, Bruce Williams, Kerwy Webb, Cameron Hill, Joe Andersen, Keega Van Leeuwen, Tr Total Opponents Field Goals fg pct lg blk PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Hill, Joe Jacobs, Chuck Austin, Matt Warren, Brock Bentrude, Jaron 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 R u s h i n g 16 1 P a s s i n g P e n a l t y 1 5 RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 3 0 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 2 0 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 33:35 26:25 3RD-DOWN Conversions 8/12 3/15 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 0/1 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Harold, La'Brad Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i blk Bennett, Tyler Bentrude, Jaron Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Jacobs, Chuck Total Opponents Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Jacobs, Chuck Glover-Wright, Total Opponents All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Hill, Joe Jacobs, Chuck Austin, Matt Williams, Kerwy Marshall, Rober Total Opponents Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Keeton, Chuckie Hill, Joe Williams, Kerwy Marshall, Rober Lee, Kelvin Total Opponents September 3, 2012

19 2012 UTAH STATE OVERALL STATISTICS Utah State Overall Team Statistics (as of Aug 31, 2012) All games Team Statistics USU OPP SCORING 34 3 Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing 16 1 Passing 11 6 Penalty 1 5 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 3 0 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 2 0 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 KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 33:35 26:25 3RD-DOWN Conversions 8/12 3/15 3rd-Down Pct 67% 20% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 0/1 4th-Down Pct 0% 0% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 5 0 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (1-3) 33% (1-2) 50% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (1-3) 33% (0-2) 0% PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (0-0) 0% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 1/ /0 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Utah State Opponents UTAH STATE FOOTBALL September 3,

20 2012 UTAH STATE OVERALL STATISTICS Utah State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 31, 2012) All games Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Hill, Joe Williams, Kerwy Marshall, Rober Lee, Kelvin Toure, Abou Kennedy, Adam Keeton, Chuckie TEAM Total Opponents Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Keeton, Chuckie Kennedy, Adam Total Opponents Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Austin, Matt Jacobs, Chuck Reynolds, Travi Bartlett, Kelle Natson, Bruce Williams, Kerwy Webb, Cameron Hill, Joe Andersen, Keega Van Leeuwen, Tr Total Opponents Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Jacobs, Chuck Total Opponents Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Harold, La'Brad Total Opponents Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Jacobs, Chuck Glover-Wright, Total Opponents Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Total Opponents September 3, 2012 Utah State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Aug 31, 2012) All games 3rd-Down Conversions Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2012 SOUTHERN UTAH W Utah State Opponents th-Down Conversions Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2012 SOUTHERN UTAH W Utah State Opponents Time of Possession Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2012 SOUTHERN UTAH W :35 9:55 5:02 9:10 9:28 Utah State Total 33:35 9:55 5:02 9:10 9:28 0:00 Avg. 33:35 9:55 5:02 9:10 9:28 0:00 Opponents Total 26:25 5:05 9:58 5:50 5:32 0:00 Avg. 26:25 5:05 9:58 5:50 5:32 0:00

21 2012 UTAH STATE OVERALL STATISTICS 2012 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL Utah State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Aug 31, 2012) 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 5 Alston, Terrenc Brady, McKade Williams, Conno Vigil, Zach Lawson, Nevin Harold, La'Brad G McMillian, Tava Fackrell, Kyler Larsen, B.J Lapuaho, Al Lasike, Havea Doughty, Jake Glover-Wright, Suite, Brian Filimoeatu, Boj Davis, Will Robertson, Juma Warren, Brock Byrd, Quinton Pataiali'i, AJ Piukala, Paul Stewart, Rashar Seefeldt, Travi Nielsen, Jordan Cowdin, Cade Keller, Derek Marsaw, Alex C Sanders, Camero Thompson, Terre Total Opponents September 3,

22 2012 UTAH STATE OVERALL STATISTICS Utah State Team Game-by-Game (as of Aug 31, 2012) 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 Aug 30 SOUTHERN UTAH Utah State Opponents Games played: 1 Avg per rush: 5.1 Avg per catch: 13.2 Pass efficiency: Kick ret avg: 22.0 Punt ret avg: 20.0 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 Aug 30 SOUTHERN UTAH 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 Aug 30 SOUTHERN UTAH Utah State Opponents Utah State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Aug 31, 2012) 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 Aug 30 SOUTHERN UTAH Opponents Utah State Games played: 1 Avg per rush: 2.1 Avg per catch: 12.8 Pass efficiency: Kick ret avg: 19.5 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 Aug 30 SOUTHERN UTAH 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 Aug 30 SOUTHERN UTAH Opponents Utah State September 3, 2012

23 2012 UTAH STATE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE LT LG OC RG RT TE WR WR WR RB QB So. Utah Molina-Sanchez Markosian Larsen Ky. Whimpey Schultz Bartlett Austin Jacobs Reynolds Williams Keeton Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado St. ULNV at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech Idaho DEFENSE DE NG DE LB LB LB LB CB S S CB So. Utah Lapuaho Lasike Williams Filimoeatu Doughty Vigil Fackrell Davis Sutera Brady Lawson Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado St. ULNV at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech Idaho 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. So. Utah :35 34 Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado St. at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech Idaho DEFENSE (att-yds-td-lg) Rushing Passing (C-A-TD-YD-INT-LG) Total Off. FD TO Pen. Punts Time Pts. So. Utah :225 3 Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado St. at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech Idaho RUSHING (att-yds-td-lg) Hill Keeton Kennedy Lee Marshall Toure K. Williams So. Utah Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado St. at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech Idaho September 3,

24 24 September 3, UTAH STATE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS PASSING (c-a-i-yds-td-lg) Harrison Keeton Kennedy So. Utah Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado St. at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech Idaho RECEIVING (no-yds-td-lg) Andersen Austin Bartlett Hill Jacobs Natson Reynolds Tialavea Van Leeuwen Webb K. Williams So. Utah DNP Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado St. at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech Idaho FIELD GOALS (underlined are good) (made-att) Bentrude Diaz Thompson Warren So. Utah None None None None Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado St. at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech ^ = Blocked KICKOFF RETURNS (no-yds-td-lg) Glover-Wright Jacobs So. Utah Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado St. at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech PUNT RETURNS (no-yds-td-lg) Jacobs So. Utah Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado St. at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech

25 2012 UTAH STATE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS DEFENSIVE TACKLES (S-A-Total) Defensive Line Lapuaho Larsen Lasike Nielsen Pataiali`i Piukala Seefeldt C. Williams So. Utah Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado State at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech Linebackers Cowdin Doughty Fackrell Filimoeatu Harold Marsaw McMillian Thompson Z. Vigil So. Utah Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado State at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech Secondary Alston Brady Byrd Davis Glover-Wright Lawson Robertson Sanders Stewart Suite So. Utah Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado State at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech Others: Keller (Southern Utah, 0-1-1); Warren (Southern Utah, 1-0-1) DEFENSIVE SPECIAL PLAYS Opponent Sacks Int. FF FR PBU QBH So. Utah Alston, C. Williams Harold Davis, Doughty, Robertson, T. Thompson Filimoeatu, Lapuaho, Nielsen, Suite, C. Williams Utah at Wisconsin at Colorado State at BYU at SJSU at UTSA Texas St. at La. Tech * = Returned for TD September 3,

26 2012 CAPTAINS NO NAME YR POS 1 Nevin Lawson JR CB 2 Adam Kennedy SR QB 3 Quinton Byrd SR CB 4 Matt Austin SR WR 16 Chuckie Keeton SO QB 16 Tavaris McMillian SO LB 21 Brain Suite SO S 22 Keegan Andersen SO TE 23 Michael Okonkwo FR LB 32 Joe Hill SO RB 33 Jefferson Court SO LB 36 McKade Brady SR S 40 Connor Williams JR DE 42 La Bradford Harold FR LB 51 Jake Doughty JR LB 52 Kyler Fackrell FR LB 53 Zach Vigil JR LB 54 Jamie Markosian JR OL 55 Bojay Filimoeatu SR LB 66 Eric Schultz JR OL 85 Brandon Swindall FR WR 88 Tyler Bennett SR P 89 Nate Needham SO LS 90 Al Lapuaho SR DL 91 D.J. Tialavea JR TE WAC POW NOMINEES (offense-defense-special teams) (Winners In All Caps) Offense Defense Special SUU Keeton C. Williams Jacobs UU UW CSU BYU SJSU UTSA TSU LTU UI RED ZONE Utah State Opponent # TD FG # TD FG SUU UU UW CSU BYU SJSU UTSA TSU LTU UI Totals USU - 3 Poss., 1 Score (33.3%) Opp - 2 Poss., 1 Score (50.0%) 2012 UTAH STATE MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Utah State Opponent # TD FG # TD FG SUU UU UW CSU BYU SJSU UTSA TSU LTU UI Totals USU - 1 TO s, 0 Scores (0.0%) Opp. - 2 TO s, 0 Scores (0.0%) SCORE BY QUARTERS Utah State Opponent SUU = =3 UU UW CSU BYU SJSU UTSA TSU LTU UI Totals USU = 0 / 0.0 ppg Opp = 0 / 0.0 ppg EXPLOSIVES (20-Plus Yard Plays) Utah State Opponent Run Pass TD Run Pass TD SUU UU UW CSU BYU SJSU UTSA TSU LTU UI Totals INDIVIDUAL EXPLOSIVES (20-Plus Yard Plays) (Touchdowns Underlined) Rushing (3) Hill - 2 (27, 33) K. Williams - 1 (21) Receiving (4) Austin - 3 (35, 21, 39) Jacobs - 1 (48) 26 September 3, 2012

27 UTAH STATE SCORING DRIVES Opp. Qtr Pl-Yds Time Score SUU 1st :57 Jacobs 48 Pass SUU 1st :14 Austin 35 Pass SUU 1st :44 Hill 27 Run SUU 3rd :07 Hill 19 Run SUU 4th :20 Hill 33 Run Non Offensive Scores SUU None 2012 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 2012 UTAH STATE MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES Opp. Qtr Pl-Yds Time Score SUU 2nd :05 22 FG Non Offensive Scores SUU None AVERAGE FIELD POSITION Utah State Opponent SUU Own 27 Own 20 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 SUU UU UW CSU BYU SJSU UTSA TSU LT UI Totals 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 SUU UU UW CSU BYU SJSU UTSA TSU LT UI Totals DRIVE CHARTS Drives Scores TD FG Punt TO Downs Half Safety Scoring Pct. Utah State % Opponent % September 3,

28 LAST TIME IN UTAH STATE FOOTBALL UTAH STATE... OPPONENT... Offense Defense 200 Yards Rushing vs. SOUTHERN UTAH, Yards Rushing at BYU, Yards Rushing vs. Ohio, Yards Rushing at Nevada, Yards Rushing vs. Weber State, Yards Rushing at Oregon, Yards Passing vs. SOUTHERN UTAH, 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 vs. SOUTHERN UTAH, 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. OHIO, 2011 Safety Against USU - New Mexico State, 2010 UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL 100 Yards Rushing TDs, JOE HILL vs. SOUTHERN UTAH, 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 - Michael Smith ( TD) and Robert Turbin (20-101) vs. Ohio, Yards Passing (22-of-25), CHUCKIE KEETON vs. SOUTHERN UTAH, Yards Passing (31-52), Jose Fuentes at Middle Tennessee, 2002 Three or More TD Passes - 3, Adam Kennedy at New Mexico States, 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 , MATT AUSTIN vs. SOUTHERN UTAH, 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 Two Rushing TD In One Game - 3, JOE HILL vs. SOUTHERN UTAH, 2012 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 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 TD, LaVon Brazill (Ohio), Yards Receiving , Rihshard Matthews (Nevada), 2011 Two Players With 100 Yards Receiving - Maurice Shaw TD's and Max Komar TD's (Idaho), 2009 Three Players With 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), September 3, 2012

29 OFFENSE X-WR 4 Matt Austin (6-2, 202, Sr., 2L) 85 Brandon Swindall (6-4, 194, Fr., RS) T-WR 10 Chuck Jacobs (6-0, 178, Sr., 1L) 84 Cameron Webb (5-10, 187, Sr., 1L) LT -or- 74 Kevin Whimpey (6-5, 296, So., RS) 79 Logan Molohifo ou (6-6, 292, Fr., HS) LG 54 Jamie Markosian (6-2, 302, Jr., 2L) C 58 Tyler Larsen (6-4, 312, Jr., 2L) 75 Taani Fisilau (6-2, 296, Fr., RS) RG 66 Eric Schultz (6-4, 303, Jr., 2L) 73 Kyle Whimpey (6-6, 307, Jr., SQ) RT 67 Oscar Molina-Sanchez (6-5, 299, Sr., 3L) 78 Jorden Mattinson (6-4, 290, Fr., RS) Y-TE 91 D.J. Tialavea (6-4, 260, Jr., 2L) 86 Brad Theurer (6-3, 245, Jr., 2L) H-TE 81 Kellen Bartlett (6-2, 248, Sr., RS) 22 Keegan Andersen (6-2, 237, So., 1L) Z-WR 8 Travis Reynolds (5-11, 180, Jr., 2L) 7 Travis Van Leeuwen (6-3, 195, Jr., 2L) RB 25 Kerwynn Williams (5-8, 189, Sr., 3L) 32 Joe Hill (5-11, 185, So., 1L) QB 16 Chuckie Keeton (6-1, 200, So., 1L) -or- 2 Adam Kennedy (6-5, 219, Sr., 1L) SPECIALISTS P 88 Tyler Bennett (5-11, 218, Sr., 1L) -or- 38 Jaron Bentrude (6-1, 207, So., 1L) PK 93 Nick Diaz (5-7, 197, So., RS) -or- 19 Josh Thompson (5-9, 191, Jr., 1L) LS 89 Nate Needham (6-2, 227, So., 1L) 47 Mark Hutchinson (5-10, 205, Fr., RS) HLD 38 Jaron Bentrude (6-1, 207, So., 1L) PR 10 Chuck Jacobs (6-0, 178, Sr., 1L) 25 Kerwynn Williams (5-8, 189, Sr., 3L) 84 Cameron Webb (5-10, 187, Sr., 1L) 4 Matt Austin (6-2, 202, Sr., 2L) KOR 25 Kerwynn Williams (5-8, 189, Sr., 3L) 10 Chuck Jacobs (6-0, 178, Sr., 1L) 32 Joe Hill (5-11, 185, So., 1L) UTAH STATE DEPTH CHART - UTAH (WEEK 2) DEFENSE DE 90 Al Lapuaho (6-3, 284, Sr., 1L) 97 Jordan Nielsen (6-5, 253, Fr., RS) NG 70 Travis Seefeldt (6-2, 299, Fr., RS) -or- 57 Havea Lasike (6-1, 297, Sr., 1L) 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi (6-1, 288, So., 1L) DE 40 Connor Williams (6-3, 271, Jr., 2L) OLB 55 Bojay Filimoeatu (6-1, 258, Sr., 1L) 33 Jefferson Court (6-3, 238, So., SQ) ILB 51 Jake Doughty (6-0, 230, Jr., 2L) 53 Zach Vigil (6-2, 228, Jr., 1L) ILB 16 Tavaris McMillian (6-2, 230, So., 1L) OLB -or- 12 Terrell Thompson (6-1, 220, Jr., RS) 52 Kyler Fackrell (6-5, 236, Fr., RS) CB 15 Jumanne Robertson (5-11, 182, Sr., 1L) 13 Ladale Jackson (5-11, 178, Fr., RS) SS 21 Brian Suite (6-3, 205, So., RS) 46 Frankie Sutera (6-1, 201, So., 1L) FS 36 McKade Brady (5-11, 197, Sr., 2L) 2 Cameron Sanders (5-10, 185, Jr., 2L CB 1 Nevin Lawson (5-10, 183, Jr., 2L) 6 Rashard Stewart (5-10, 184, So., RS) NICK 5 Terrence Alston (5-9, 176, Sr., 1L) 3 Quinton Byrd (5-10, 180, Sr., 3L) DIME 17 Will Davis (6-0, 186, Sr., 1L) 14 Jamaine Olson (5-11, 184, Sr., 1L) 2012 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL PRONUNCIATIONS Players No. Name...Pronunciation 65 Austin Albrecht... All-breck 59 Nick Ciancone... Shan-coney 51 Jake Doughty... Doubt-ee 30 Marquan Ellison...Mar-kwon 52 Kyler Fackrell...Kie-ler Fack-rull 55 Bojay Filimoeatu... Fee-lee-moy-ah-too 75 Taani Fisilau... Ta-ha-knee Fee-see-lau 98 Jake Gallegos...Guy-eh-gose 20 Devonta Glover-Wright...Duh-von-tay 27 Dee Hamala...Huh-ma-la 44 Jacob Haueter...How-ter 83 Shaan Johnson... Shawn 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi... Kuh-ma-na Ma-ta-gee 90 Al Lapuaho... Lap-ooh-ah-ho 57 Havea Lasike...Huh-vey-uh Lay-see-kay 79 Logan Malohifo ou...mah-low-he-fah-oh 31 Sione Makoni... See-o-nee Ma-cone-e 54 Jamie Markosian...Mar-koz-ian 16 Tavaris McMillian...Tuh-Varis McMill-in 67 Oscar Molina-Sanchez.. Mo-lee-na-Sanchez 23 Michael Okonkwo...Oh-konk-wo 48 Paul Piukala...Pee-u-kah-la 15 Jumanne Robertson... Ju-mahnee 70 Travis Seefeldt...See-felt 29 Sharrieff Shah... Sha-reef Shaw 76 Jake Simonich... Sie-mon-ich 46 Frankie Sutera...Suh-tear-uh 85 Brandon Swindall... Swin-dull 77 Sini Tauauve a... See-knee Tao-ow-veh-ah 86 Brad Theurer...Tire 12 Terrell Thompson... Tuh-rell 91 D.J. Tialavea...Tee-al-uh-vah-uh 34 Abou Toure...Ah-boo Tore-ay 95 Tevita Vaifo ou.. Tuh-veeta Vie-uh-foo-o 7 Travis Van Leeuwen...Van Loo-win 61 Daquan Vandross...Day-kwon Coaches Name...Pronunciation Dave Aranda...A-ran-da Jovon Bouknight...Juh-vonn Bo-night Kevin Clune...Kloon Frank Maile...My-leh David Fiefia...Fee-eh-fee-uh Vince Natali... Na-TAW-lee Zach Nyborg... Nye-borg Hunter Teafatiller...Tee-fuh-tiller Kite Afeaki...Kee-tay Ah-fee-ah-kee September 3,

30 ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. 65 Albrecht, Austin OL 5 Alston, Terrence CB 22 Andersen, Keegan TE 4 Austin, Matt WR 81 Bartlett, Kellen TE 88 Bennett, Tyler P 38 Bentrude, Jaron PK 77 Bitters, Zac OL 36 Brady, McKade S 3 Byrd, Quinton CB 37 Centers, Devin CB 13 Chislock, Mike QB 26 Christensen, Clayton S 59 Ciancone, Nick LB 33 Court, Jefferson LB 45 Cowdin, Cade LB 49 Dabb, Forrest LB 17 Davis, Will CB 28 DeMartino, Joey RB 93 Diaz, Nick PK 51 Doughty, Jake LB 30 Ellison, Marquan CB 52 Fackrell, Kyler LB 55 Filimoeatu, Bojay LB 75 Fisilau, Taani OL 77 Gallegos, Jake DL 20 Glover-Wright, Devonta CB 39 Green, Torrey LB 80 Gunderson, Lars WR 27 Hamala, Dee CB 42 Harold, La Bradford LB 14 Harrison, Craig QB 89 Hasten, Jevon WR 44 Haueter, Jacob PK 32 Hill, Joe RB 34 Hoover, Dustin LB 47 Hutchinson, Mark LS 13 Jackson, Ladale RB 10 Jacobs, Chuck WR 82 Jenkins, Jordon WR 83 Johnson, Shaan WR 24 Jones, Isaiah S 96 Kamana-Matagi, Elvis DL 16 Keeton, Chuckie QB 92 Keller, Derek TE 2 Kennedy, Adam QB 90 Lapuaho, Al DL 64 Larmay, Josh OL 99 Larsen, B.J. DL 58 Larsen, Tyler OC 57 Lasike, Havea DL 1 Lawson, Nevin CB 29 Lee, Kelvin RB 9 Lorick, Dwayne WR 31 Makoni, Sione RB 79 Malohifo ou, Logan OL 17 Manning, Jeff QB 54 Markosian, Jamie OL 43 Marsaw, Alex LB 27 Marshall, Robert RB 45 Mason, Quincy TE 78 Mattinson, Jorden OL 16 McMillian, Tavaris LB 67 Molina-Sanchez, Oscar OL 18 Natson, Bruce WR 89 Needham, Nate LS 97 Nielsen, Jordan DL 23 Okonkwo, Michael LB 14 Olson, Jamaine CB 47 Parrish, Travis LB 30 September 3, ALPHABETICAL/NUMERICAL ROSTERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Nevin Lawson CB Jr. 2L Lauderhill, Fla. (Piper HS) 2 Cameron Sanders S Jr. 2L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) 2 Adam Kennedy QB Sr. 1L Elk Grove, Calif. (Franklin HS/San Joaquin Delta College) 3 Quinton Byrd CB Sr. 3L Miami, Fla. (Miramar HS) 4 Matt Austin WR Sr. 2L Monrovia, Calif. (Charter Oak HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) 5 Terrence Alston CB Sr. 1L Richmond, Calif. (Vanden HS/Solano CC) 6 Rashard Stewart CB So. RS Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) 7 Travis Van Leeuwen WR Jr. 2L Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) 8 Travis Reynolds WR Jr. 2L Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS) 9 Dwayne Lorick WR Jr. JC Washington, D.C. (Anacostia HS/West Hills College) 10 Chuck Jacobs WR Sr. 1L Richmond, Calif. (Kennedy HS/Laney JC) 11 Alex Wheat, Jr. WR So. JC Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta HS/Palomar JC) 12 Terrell Thompson LB Jr. RS Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS/Glendale CC) 13 Mike Chislock QB Fr. HS Huntington Beach, Calif. (Hungtington Beach HS) 13 Ladale Jackson RB Fr. RS Las Vegas, Nev. (Silverado HS) 14 Craig Harrison QB So. JC Grantsville, Utah (Grantsville HS/Snow College) 14 Jamaine Olson CB Sr. 1L Beaverton, Ore. (Jesuit HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 15 Jumanne Robertson CB Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Deer Valley (Ariz.) HS/Phoenix CC) 16 Chuckie Keeton QB So. 1L Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek HS) 16 Tavaris McMillian LB So. 1L Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) 17 Will Davis CB Sr. 1L Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS/De Anza College) 17 Jeff Manning QB Fr. HS Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 18 Bruce Natson WR Fr. HS Oakland Park, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS) 19 Josh Thompson PK Jr. 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 20 Devonta Glover-Wright CB Jr. JC Mableton, Ga. (Campbell HS/Eastern Arizona CC) 21 Brian Suite S So. RS Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou HS) 22 Keegan Andersen TE So. 1L Logan, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 22 Dredan Snowden CB Fr. HS American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS) 23 Michael Okonkwo LB Fr. RS Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS) 24 Isaiah Jones S Sr. SQ Macon, Ga. (Mount De Sales Academy) 25 Kerwynn Williams RB/KR Sr. 3L Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) 26 Clayton Christensen S Jr. JC Sterling, Utah (Manti HS/Snow College) 27 Dee Hamala CB So. SQ Murray, Utah (Murray HS) 27 Robert Marshall RB Jr. 2L Dallas, Texas (A. Maceo Smith HS) 28 Joey DeMartino RB Jr. RS San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Grossmont JC) 29 Kelvin Lee RB Fr. HS South Daytona, Fla. (Mainland HS) 29 Sharrieff Shah RB Fr. HS Sandy, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 30 Marquan Ellison CB Fr. HS Milwaukee, Wis. (Bradley Tech HS) 31 Sione Makoni RB Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS) 32 Joe Hill RB So. 1L Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton HS) 33 Jefferson Court LB So. SQ Alta, Utah (Alta HS/BYU) 34 Dustin Hoover LB Fr. HS Waimea, Hawaii (Hawaii Prep Academy) 34 Abou Toure RB Jr. JC Framingham, Mass. (Framingham HS/Dean JC) 36 McKade Brady S Sr. 2L Cove, Utah (Sky View HS/BYU) 37 Devin Centers CB Fr. HS Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS) 38 Jaron Bentrude PK So. 1L Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 39 Torrey Green LB Fr. HS Riverside, Calif. (Rubidoux HS) 40 Connor Williams DE Jr. 2L Kanata, Ontario, Canada (Holy Trinity HS) 41 Nick Vigil LB Fr. HS Plain City, Utah (Fremont HS) 42 La Bradford Harold LB Fr. RS Crowley, Texas (Crowley HS) 43 Alex Marsaw LB Fr. HS Torrance, Calif. (West HS) 44 Jacob Haueter PK So. 1L Ontario, Ore. (Ontario HS/Boise State) 45 Cade Cowdin LB Jr. JC St. George, Utah (Dixie HS/College of the Desert) 45 Quincy Mason TE Fr. HS Layton, Utah (Layton Christian Academy) 46 Frankie Sutera S So. 1L Murray, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 47 Mark Hutchinson LS Fr. RS Corona, Calif. (Corona Santiago HS) 47 Travis Parrish LB Fr. HS West Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) 48 Paul Piukala DL Jr. JC Oakland, Calif. (Castlemont HS/Laney CC) 49 Forrest Dabb LB Sr. 3L South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Utah) 50 Bridger Peck LB Fr. HS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) 51 Jake Doughty LB Jr. 2L Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 52 Kyler Fackrell LB Fr. RS Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) 53 Zach Vigil LB Jr. 1L Clearfield, Utah (Clearfield HS) 54 Jamie Markosian OL Jr. 2L Salt Lake City, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 55 Bojay Filimoeatu LB Sr. 1L West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) 56 AJ Pataiali i DL Jr. JC West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS/Snow College) 57 Havea Lasike DL Sr. 1L San Jose, Calif. (Lincoln HS/Foothill JC) 58 Tyler Larsen OC Jr. 2L Salt Lake City, Utah (Jordan HS) 59 Nick Ciancone LB So. RS Layton, Utah (Layton HS) 60 Joe Summers OL So. JC Tremonton, Utah (Bear River HS/Snow College)

31 2012 ALPHABETICAL/NUMERICAL ROSTERS 2012 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 61 Daquan Vandross OL Jr. JC Bronx, N.Y. (South Bronx Campus HS/College of the Canyons) 62 Bryce Walker OL So. RS Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS) 63 Brock Warren PK Fr. HS Hyde Park, Utah (Sky View HS) 64 Josh Larmay OL So. RS De Pere, Wis. (West De Pere HS/Minnesota St. Moorhead) 65 Austin Albrecht OL Fr. HS Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) 66 Eric Schultz OL Jr. 2L Connell, Wash. (Connell HS) 67 Oscar Molina-Sanchez OL Sr. 3L Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS) 69 Josh Ramage OL So. JC Lindon, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS/Dixie State) 70 Travis Seefeldt DL Fr. RS Sun City, Ariz. (Liberty HS) 73 Kyle Whimpey OL Jr. SQ Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS/Idaho State) 74 Kevin Whimpey OL So. RS Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS/Idaho State) 75 Taani Fisilau OL Fr. RS Glendale, Utah (Cottonwood HS) 76 Jake Simonich OL Fr. HS Danville, Calif. (San Roman Valley HS) 77 Zac Bitters OL Fr. HS Hyrum, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) 77 Jake Gallegos DL Fr. HS Hooper, Utah (Fremont HS) 77 Sini Tauauve a DL Jr. JC West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS/Snow College) 78 Jorden Mattinson OL Fr. RS Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) 79 Logan Malohifo ou OL Fr. HS West Jordan, Utah (Copper Hills HS) 80 Lars Gunderson WR Jr. SQ Sandy, Utah (Juan Diego HS/Phoenix CC) 81 Kellen Bartlett TE Sr. RS Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) 82 Jordon Jenkins WR So. JC St. Louis, Mo. (Vashon HS/Coffeyville CC) 83 Shaan Johnson WR So. SQ Cerritos, Calif. (Gahr HS) 84 Cameron Webb WR Sr. 1L Millville, Utah (Mountain Crest HS/Snow College) 85 Brandon Swindall WR Fr. RS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) 86 Brad Theurer TE Jr. 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 88 Tyler Bennett P Sr. 1L Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon HS/Phoenix CC) 89 Jevon Hasten WR Fr. HS El Cajon, Calif. (Valhalla HS) 89 Nate Needham LS So. 1L St. George, Utah (Pine View HS) 90 Al Lapuaho DL Sr. 1L West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS/Snow College) 91 D.J. Tialavea TE Jr. 2L West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) 92 Derek Keller TE Fr. RS Draper, Utah (Alta HS) 93 Nick Diaz PK So. RS Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS) 95 Tevita Vaifo ou DL Jr. 1L Hauula, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi DL So. 1L Maui, Hawaii (King Kekaulike HS) 97 Jordan Nielsen DL Fr. RS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 99 B.J. Larsen DL Jr. 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. 56 Pataiali i, AJ DL 50 Peck, Bridger LB 48 Piukala, Paul DL 69 Ramage, Josh OL 8 Reynolds, Travis WR 15 Robertson, Jumanne CB 2 Sanders, Cameron S 66 Schultz, Eric OL 70 Seefeldt, Travis DL 29 Shah, Sharrieff RB 76 Simonich, Jake OL 22 Snowden, Dredan CB 6 Stewart, Rashard CB 21 Suite, Brian S 60 Summers, Joe OL 46 Sutera, Frankie S 85 Swindall, Brandon WR 77 Tauauve a, Sini DL 86 Theurer, Brad TE 19 Thomspon, Josh PK 12 Thompson, Terrell LB 91 Tialavea, D.J. TE 34 Toure, Abou RB 95 Vaifo ou, Tevita DL 61 Vandross, Daquan OL 7 Van Leeuwen, Travis WR 41 Vigil, Nick LB 53 Vigil, Zach LB 62 Walker, Bryce OL 63 Warren, Brock K 84 Webb, Cameron WR 11 Wheat, Jr., Alex WR 74 Whimpey, Kevin OL 73 Whimpey, Kyle OL 40 Williams, Connor DE 25 Williams, Kerwynn RB/KR COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Gary Andersen (Utah, 1986), Fourth Season; Defensive Coordinator (Defensive Line): Dave Aranda (California Lutheran, 1999), First Season; Associate Head Coach (Special Teams Coord./DBs): Bill Busch (Nebraska Wesleyan, 1988), Fourth Season; Assistant Head Coach (Running Backs/Tight Ends): Mike Sanford (USC, 1978), First Season ; Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks): Matt Wells (Utah State, 1996), Second Season; Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers): Jovon Bouknight (Wyoming, 2006), Fourth Season; Assistant Coach (Linebackers): Kevin Clune (Cal State Fullerton, 2000), Fourth Season; Assistant Coach (Defensive Line): Frank Maile (Utah State, 2007), Fifth Season; Assistant Coach (Cornerbacks): Kendrick Shaver (Missouri State, 2002), Second Season; Assistant Coach (Offensive Line): T.J. Woods (Azuza Pacific, 2002), Fourth Season; Offensive Graduate Assistant: Vince Natali (New Mexico, 2008), First Season; Defensive Graduate Assistant: Spencer Toone (Utah, 2005), Second Season; Offensive Graduate Assistant: Zach Nyborg (BYU, 2011), Third Season; Offensive Graduate Assistant: David Fiefia (Utah State, 2003), First Season; Offensive Administrative Assistant: Hunter Teafatiller (Nebraska, 2009), Third Season; Defensive Administrative Assistant: Kite Afeaki (Utah, 2006), First Season; Special Teams Administrative Assistant: Nick Schindler, Second Season; Strength & Conditioning: Evan Simon (Frostburg State, 2002), Fourth Season; Director of Operations/Team Coordinator: Steve Mathis (Snow College, 1980), Fourth Season; Director of Operations: Mark Andersen (Westminster College, 1993), Third Season; Video Coordinator: Bill Garren (Idaho State, 2002), Seventh Season; Equipment Coordinator: Mike Bair (Utah State, 1995), 15th Season GARY ANDERSEN Head Coach DAVE ARANDA Def. Coord./DL MIKE SANFORD Asst. HC/RB/TE JOVON BOUKNIGHT Wide Receivers KEVIN CLUNE Linebackers IN THE PRESS BOX IN THE PRESS BOX KENDRICK SHAVER Cornerbacks T.J. WOODS Offensive Line BILL BUSCH Assoc. HC/ST/S MATT WELLS Off. Coord./QB FRANK MAILE Defensive Line September 3,