2011 Utah State Football

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1 1 August 29, 2011 UTAH STATE at #23/19 AUBURN Saturday, Sept a.m. (MT) ESPN2 Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Auburn, Ala. Utah State Opens 2011 Season At Defending National Champions No. 23 Auburn Aggies Tangle With Tigers For First Time QUICKLY -- Utah State (0-0, 0-0 WAC) will kick off the 2011 season at the defending BCS National Champions Auburn (0-0, 0-0 SEC), who is ranked No. 23 in the Preseason AP Poll and No. 19 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Preseason Poll, on Saturday, Sept Kickoff from Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) in Auburn, Ala., is slated for 10 a.m. (MT)... Saturday's season-opener and first-ever meeting between the Aggies and Tigers will be aired on ESPN2... Beth Mowins will handle play-by-play duties while former Oregon head coach Mike Belotti will provide analysis. SATURDAY'S STORYLINES -- Things to watch for in Saturday's match-up between the Aggies and Tigers: * Saturday is USU's first meeting with Auburn in football. * USU is opening action on the road for the fourth-straight season and eighth time in last 10 years. * The Aggies are facing a ranked team in their season opener for the third-straight season. * Both USU and Auburn will be starting a QB who will be making his first career FBS start... USU and Auburn are two of at least 26 other FBS teams in the country whose quarterback will be making their first FBS start in their season-opener. * USU will have seven players in action who missed all of part of the 2010 season, including 2009 leading rusher Robert Turbin, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, and 2009 leading receiver Stanley Morrison, who returns after also not playing in 2010 with a foot injury. * Saturday is the first of two national TV appearances for USU, as the Aggies' game at BYU on Sept. 30 will be on ESPN. * Saturday marks not only the first-ever meeting between the two teams, but it is also USU's first trip to the state of Alabama since 2005, when the Aggies played the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama. * It is the second time in the last three seasons that USU is opening the season on Sept. 3, also opening the Gary Andersen era at USU in * USU junior RB Robert Turbin needs: rushing yards to reach crack the top 10 of USU's Career Rushing list. -- One rushing TD to take over sole possession of No. 6 on USU's Career Rushing TD list, as he currently is tied with Louie Giammona ( ) with 21. * Athletic Media Relations Doug Hoffman, Director (435) Zach Fisher, Associate Director (435) Kara Fisher, Assistant Director (435) Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, UT Fax: (435) Game #1 at #23/19 Auburn Saturday, Sept a.m. (MT) ESPN2 Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Series: Auburn, Ala. Overall - First Meeting Streak - N/A at Auburn - N/A Streak - N/A ABOUT THE COACHES USU: Gary Andersen (Utah, 1986) Overall/Years 8-16 / 3rd AU: Gene Chizik (Florida, 1985) Overall/Years 22-5 / 3rd at Auburn / 5th Overall FOLLOWING THE GAME Radio: 610 AM / 95.9 FM (Logan) 1280 AM / 97.5 FM (SLC) / FM (Montpelier, ID) Al Lewis - Play-by-Play Craig Hislop - Analysis TV: ESPN2 (Comcast Ch. 36/669 HD in Cache Valley) Beth Mowins - Play-by-Play Mike Belotti - Analysis Internet: ESPN3 "Watch Live" link at Live GameTracker Stats: Tickets: U-STATE-1 or (435) or USU FB SID: Zach Fisher (435) zach.fisher@usu.edu AU SID: Kirk Sampson (334) sampska@auburn.edu 2011 #23/19 AUBURN (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 3 UTAH STATE 10 a.m. Sept. 10 Mississippi State* 10 a.m. Sept. 17 at Clemson 10 a.m. Sept. 24 Florida Atlantic TBA Oct. 1 at South Carolina* TBA Oct. 8 at Arkansas* TBA Oct. 15 Florida* TBA Oct. 22 at LSU* TBA Oct. 29 Ole Miss* TBA Nov. 12 at Georgia* TBA Nov. 19 Samford TBA Nov. 26 Alabama* TBA All times Mountain / * = SEC game Aggie senior LB Bobby Wagner needs: -- One tackle to reach 300 for his career, becoming 14th USU player to reach milestone tackles to crack USU's top 10 career tackles list UTAH STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Notes Sept. 3 at #23/19 Auburn 10 a.m. Aggies face Tigers for first time ever Sept. 10 WEBER STATE 6 p.m. Andersen faces old coach, mentor McBride Sept. 24 COLORADO STATE 6 p.m. CSU is Homecoming foe for 13th time Sept. 30 at BYU 6 p.m. Battle For Old Wagon Wheel On ESPN Oct. 8 WYOMING 6 p.m. Cowboys Visit Logan For First Time Since '03 Oct. 15 at Fresno State* 8 p.m. WAC Opener in FS's last season in league Oct. 22 LOUISIANA TECH* 1 p.m. USU going for two home W's in a row vs. LTU Nov. 5 at Hawai i* 10 p.m. USU's final trip to islands as WAC foes Nov. 12 SAN JOSE STATE* 1 p.m. USU going for three W's in a row vs. SJSU Nov. 19 at Idaho* 3 p.m. Aggies return to site of ' shootout W Nov. 26 NEVADA* 1 p.m. Thanksgiving weekend, Senior Day Dec. 3 at New Mexico State* 6 p.m. All Aggie clash to close regular season All times Mountain / * = WAC game

2 2 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS Location: Logan, Utah Founded: 1888 Enrollment: 25,767 President: Stan Albrecht (Brigham Young, 1966) Director of Athletics: Scott Barnes (Fresno State, 1986) Conference: Western Athletic Conference (Fifth Year) Nickname: Aggies Colors: Navy Blue and White Stadium: Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium (25,513) Playing Surface: Artificial (Sprinturf, installed 2004) Head Coach: Gary Andersen (Utah, 1986) Record at USU: 8-16 (3rd season) Overall Division I Record: 8-16 (3rd season) Assistant Coaches: Off. Coordinator/TE s:... Dave Baldwin Assoc.Head Coach/Special Teams Coord/ Safeties:... Bill Busch Wide Receivers:... Jovon Bouknight Linebackers:... Kevin Clune Quarterback:... Matt Wells Offensive Line:... T.J. Woods Defensive Line:... Frank Maile Cornerbacks:... Kendrick Shaver Running Backs:... Ilaisa Tuiaki Offensive Grad. Asst.:... Robert Conley Defensive Grad. Asst.:... Spencer Toone Defensive Admin. Asst.:... Hunter Teafatiller Recruiting & Defensive Admin. Asst.:...Zach Nyborg Strength & Conditioning:... Evan Simon Team Coordinator:... Steve Mathis Dir. of Football Operations:... Mark Andersen Video Coordinator... Bill Garren Equipment Coordinator... Mike Bair USU Athletic Media Relations Director: Doug Hoffman W: (435) C: (435) doug.hoffman@usu.edu Assoc. / Zach Fisher FB W: (435) Contact C: (435) zach.fisher@usu.edu Assist. Fax: (435) Kara Fisher W: (435) C: (435) kara.irving@usu.edu USU On The Web Twitter: USUAthletics / USUFootball Facebook: Utah State University Athletics Utah State Football Blog: usufootball.wordpress.com FOLLOWING THE GAME AND THE AGGIES ON TV -- Saturday's season-opener and first-ever meeting between the Aggies and Tigers will be aired on ESPN2 (Comcast in Cache Valley Ch. 36/669 HD, DirectTV Ch. 209 and Dish Network Ch. 142)... Beth Mowins will handle play-by-play duties while former Oregon head coach Mike Belotti will provide analysis. ON THE AIR -- All Utah State football games are carried live on KVNU 610 AM, KVNU FM (Cache Valley) and KLZX 95.9 FM in Logan; KZNS (97.5 FM and 1280 AM) in Salt Lake City; on KLZX FM in Montpelier, Idaho... All Aggie football games are also on the Internet at by clicking on "Listen Live"... Legendary radio voice Al Lewis will handle the play-by-play duties, while former Aggie SID Craig Hislop provides analysis. ON THE INTERNET -- USU home football games are also streamed on the Internet through "Aggies All Access," by clicking on the "Live Aggies Video" link on the home page of Fans can register and purchase single-game or season packages to watch... Saturday's season-opener at Auburn is also available through ESPN3. GAMETRACKER -- Fans can follow all USU Aggie home games through the USU web site at via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play-by-play and statistics throughout the game... Saturday's season-opener at Auburn is also available through GameTracker. COACHES SHOW ON THE ROAD -- The Gary Andersen radio show will rotate between The Copper Mill and Elements Restaurant on Thursday nights (6:05-7 p.m. on 610 AM KVNU) when the Aggies play on Saturday, with some exceptions, including this week when it is on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at The Copper Mill... The show gives USU fans an opportunity to ask questions and interact with Coach Andersen and players. Upcoming Coaches Shows: Sept. 8 at Elements / Sept. 22 at Copper Mill UP NEXT -- Utah State hosts Weber State in the Aggies' 2011 season-opener on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium... It marks the first time that USU and WSU have squared off since 2001, and Utah State leads the all-time series, The Aggie-Wildcat match-up will have special meaning for USU head coach Gary Andersen, who will be facing his mentor, Weber State head coach Ron McBride... Andersen played for McBride at Utah in UTAH STATE NOTE-ABLES RETURNING FROM INJURY -- Seven players return to action after missing most or all of the 2010 season with injury: junior WR Matt Austin, senior TE Kellen Bartlett, senior OL Robert Hill, senior WR Stanley Morrison, junior CB Jamaine Olson, senior RB Michael Smith, junior RB Robert Turbin and senior LB Reuben Willis. SIGNAL CALLER SEARCH -- USU will be looking for a starting quarterback, replacing four-year letterwinner and three-year starter Diondre Borel... Junior college transfer Adam Kennedy and true freshman Chuckie Keeton will not only be making their first career FBS appearance but also first career FBS start when one of them takes the opening snap Saturday. REPLACING 3/4ths OF STARTING DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD -- The Aggies will also be looking for replacements in their defensive backfield, as starters four-year lettermen CB s Curtis Marsh and Chris Randle and two-year letterman S Rajric Coleman graduated... USU will look toward seniors Alfred Bowden and Walter McClenton, juniors McKade Brady and Quinton Byrd, as well as sophomores Nevin Lawson and Cameron Sanders to replace them. RUNNING MEN -- While the Aggies lost leading rusher and two of their top three rushers to graduation, (RB Derrvin Speight, 779 yards, 8TDs/ QB Diondre Borel 298 yards, 7 TDs), they get 2009 leading rusher RB Robert Turbin (2009-1,296 yards, 13TDs) and RB Michael Smith ( yards, 4 TDs; yards, 2TDs) back from injury... Turbin missed all of the 2010 season with an injury while Smith missed nine games also with injury... Turbin was a second-team all-wac honoree in Also in the mix are juniors Kerwynn Williams (451 yards, 4 TDs) and Joey DeMartino (157 yards, 1 TD) along with sophomore Robert Marshall (146 yards, 1 TD).

3 3 Media Information Weekly Press Conference Mondays - 11:30 a.m. at Laub Complex Contact Zach Fisher for schedule. WAC Teleconference Call Mondays - 10:30-11:42 a.m. (MT) Gary Andersen - 11:00 (MT) (877) Archived at wacsports.com Interviews All USU player and coach interview requests should be made through Zach Fisher at least one day in advance. Player interviews will be completed by Wednesday when game-day is Saturday, Monday for a Thursday game and Tuesday for a Friday game. Contact Zach Fisher for Coach Andersen interviews. USU On The Air Game Broadcasts Play-by-Play - Al Lewis Analyst - Craig Hislop 610 AM KVNU / 95.9 FM KLZX (Logan) 1280 AM KZNS / 97.5 FM (SLC) FM (Montpelier, ID) Coach Andersen Radio Show Thursdays, 6 p.m. (610 AM KVNU) ** NOTE: Tues 8/30 this week ** The official Web site of Utah State Athletics is home to all the football knowledge you need. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, stats, general releases and game notes can be found here and are always up to date. Weekly Press Release USU's weekly press release will be posted on USU's website each Monday. WAC Media Relations Staff Dave "Lord Of Excel" Chaffin (football) (303) (ext. 212) dchaffin@wac.org Jason "Poppa In A Sweatervest" Erickson, Assistant (ext. 206) Hope "New Mommy" Shuler, Assistant (ext. 213) Updated standings, results, schedules, stats and notes are on the site each week during the season. collegepressbox.com is the official media website for WAC football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and ore for the conference and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an to password@collegepressbox.com. NEW D SCHEME -- Utah State s defense is changing from a 4-3 alignment to a 3-4 alignment. WHISTLE SHUFFLE -- USU head coach Gary Andersen shuffled his coaching staff around and had some changes on his staff... Andersen will handle defensive coordinator duties, while Bill Busch will be the associate head coach/special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach... Offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin will shift to tight ends this season after coaching quarterbacks last year... Former Aggie player Matt Wells joined the USU staff in January and will be the quarterbacks coach... T.J. Woods is shifting from tight ends coach to offensive line coach, replacing Alex Gerke, who left the staff... Former Aggie player Frank Maile will be the defensive line coach, moving up from defensive graduate assistant to replace Chad Kauha'aha'a, who joined the Utah staff... Kendrick Shaver joined the USU staff in February and will be the Aggies' cornerbacks coach, replacing Corey Raymond who left for Indiana and later Nebraska... A pair of former University of Utah players Robert Conley and Spencer Toone were added to the staff as graduate assistants... Conley, a four-year starting offensive lineman, will be the offensive graduate assistant while Toone, a two-time all-mountain West Conference selection and a two-year NFL player, will be the defensive graduate assistant. HANDS, HANDS, EVERYWHERE THERE S HANDS -- Nine of the USU s top 10 receivers from last year, including team-leader junior WR Dontel Watkins (42 catches, 492 yards)... The Aggies also welcome back 2009 s leading receiver, junior WR Stanley Morrison, back after missing the 2010 season with an injury... Morrison had 616 yards on 33 catches (18.7 ypc) with three TDs in The USU receiving corps also welcomes back Matt Austin, who missed the 2009 season with an injury and played in one game in 2010 before suffering a season-ending injury, making one catch for 59 yards in the Oklahoma game. MORE TACKLE BOXES THAN A FISHING STORE -- The Aggie defense welcomes back its top three tacklers in senior LB Bobby Wagner 133 tackles, senior LB Kyle Gallagher with 91 tackles and senior SS Walter McClenton with 62 stops, as part of seven of the top 10 tacklers from last season... USU also returns its top four leaders for tackles for loss in senior DE Levi Koskan (8.5-47), Wagner (8.0-15), DE Quinn Garner (5.0-11) and Gallagher (4.0-10), as well as its top two sack leaders (Koskan ) and Garner (2.5-7). PICK PACK -- While the USU defense lost players that accounted for eight of its 13 interceptions, co-team leader junior CB Quinton Byrd (3-0) returns, while Garner and sophomore CB Nevin Lawson each had one oskie last season... Lawson s INT was a game-saving pick in the endzone to preserve USU s win at San Jose State... The Aggie defensive backfield lost its top to pass break-up leaders, but return Wagner (four PBU s), Gallagher (three PBU s) and sophomore CB Cameron Sanders (three PBU s). NEW BEEF -- Utah State s defense also need to replace departed starting defensive linemen Casey Davis, Sean Enesi, Devin Johnson and Nathan Royster... USU will look to junior Evan Huahulu (sat out last season after transferring from SMU), along with junior transfers Al Lapuaho and Havea Lasike, along with Bojay Filimoeatu (JC All-American) who will see action as both a D-lineman and a linebacker, as well as former Idaho State player Kevin Whimpey... Adding to the mix are redshirt-freshmen B.J. Larsen and Tevita Vaifoou... The Aggie offensive line lost multi-year starters Spencer Johnson, Tariq Polley and Ty Rogers, but will replace them with newcomers Taani Fisilau, Stetson Tenney and Kyle Whimpey. O-LINE EXPERIENCE -- USU's offensive linemen combine for 90 career starts, led by senior Philip Gapelu with 28 career starts, and he enters his senior season with a streak of 23-consecutive starts, both ranking second on the team behind senior linebacker Bobby Wagner's 32 career starts and 27-straight... Fellow senior Funaki Asisi has 18 career starts, while classmate Robert Hill has 16 and sophomore Tyler Larsen has Both Asisi and Larsen have current streaks of 12 in a row. FOOT REPLACEMENT -- Utah State s special teams will also be looking to replace Ray Guy Award semi-finalist Peter Caldwell, who handled USU s punting and placekicking duties... Sophomores Josh Thompson and Nick Diaz, and freshman transfer Jacob Haueter will handle placekicking duties depending on the distance and situation... Junior transfer Tyler Bennett will handle the punting duties.

4 4 Team 2010 WAC Standings Conf. Overall Nevada Boise State Hawai'i Fresno State Louisiana Tech Idaho UTAH STATE New Mexico State San Jose State WAC RESULTS Friday, December 3 at Fresno State 25, Illinois 23 Saturday, December 4 *(15/17) Nevada 35, Louisiana Tech 17 (WAC Sports Network/ESPN GamePlan) * at (9/10) Boise State 50, Utah State 14 (WAC Sports Network/ESPN GamePlan) * at Idaho 26, San Jose State 23 (OT) at (25/RV) Hawai i 59, UNLV 21 (Oceanic PPV) END OF WAC REGULAR SEASON WAC BOWL RESULTS udrove Humanitarian Bowl Boise, Idaho Saturday, December 18 Northern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. Wednesday, December 22 (10/10) Boise State 26, (20/19) Utah 3 Sheraton Hawai i Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii Friday, December 24 Tulsa 62, at (24/25) Hawai i 35 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl San Francisco, Calif. Sunday, January 9 (13/15) Nevada 20, Boston College 13 * = WAC game / all times local 2011 Preseason WAC Poll Teams Coaches Media Hawai`i 1 1 Fresno State 2 2 Nevada 3 3 Louisiana Tech 4 4 UTAH STATE 5 5 Idaho 6 6 San Jose State 7 7 New Mexico State WAC Standings Team Conf. Overall Nevada Boise State Hawai'i Fresno State Louisiana Tech Idaho UTAH STATE New Mexico State San Jose State USU VS. THE TOP USU will be playing its 56th game all-time against a ranked team on Saturday, as Auburn is No. 23 in the AP Poll and No. 19 in the ESPN/ USA Today Coaches Poll, and the Aggies are just 1-54 against teams in the AP or BCS poll... The Aggies are 0-43 on the road vs. a top 25 team... Saturday also marks USU's third-straight season to open at a ranked opponent (2009 at No. 19 Utah, 2010 at No. 7 Oklahoma)... The Aggies' lone win against a ranked team was a upset of 25th-ranked Fresno State in Since then, USU has lost 29-straight games against ranked teams... Saturday marks the 24th time during the 2000's decade that USU has faced a ranked team - here is a look at those games: Sept. 8, L at #13 LSU Sept. 29, L vs #6 Oregon Oct. 5, L at #18 BYU Dec. 1, L at #21 Fresno State Sept. 7, L at #9 Nebraska Sept. 6, L 7-31 at #23 Nebraska Sept. 13, L at #16 Arizona State Sept. 18, L 6-48 #15 Utah Oct. 29, L 3-35 at #5 Alabama Nov. 18, L at #18 Boise State Sept. 15, L 3-54 at #3 Oklahoma Oct. 6, L at #16 Hawai'i AGGIES VS. NO No, the Aggies are playing Michael Jordan, perhaps the most famous No. 23 adorned athlete, but the Aggies will be playing a No. 23 ranked team for only the second time ever, as the only other time was on Sept. 6, 2003 when USU played at No. 23 Nebraska, losing, SEASON-OPENERS -- Saturday's season-opener marks the second time in the last three years and third time in the last seven years that USU is scheduled to begin the season on Sept However, this will be the second time during that span, joining 2009 at Utah, that USU has played on Sept. 3 as the first occasion, Sept. 3, 2005, the USU game vs. Nicholls State was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina... USU has begun the season on Sept. 3 five times, but has played only four, going Overall, Utah State is 3-20 in its last 23 season-openers, winning in 1993, 1996 and In those three years of the Aggies winning their season-opener, USU has had a winning season, been to a bowl game or in some cases shared or won the conference title (USU was 7-5 in 1993, winning the Las Vegas Bowl and tying for the Big West Conference championship; 6-5 in 1996; 6-6 in 1997 after losing in the Humanitarian Bowl and again tying for the Big West championship)... Overall, the Aggies' first game of the season has had a September date 10 times in the last 14 years and a total of 42 times in USU's 113 seasons of football. Sept. 3 Season-Openers W 10-0 vs Idaho Osaka, Japan vs Nicholls State - Cancelled L at #2 Nebraska L at#19 Utah L vs. Utah OPENING ON ROAD -- The Aggies are opening the season on the road for the fourth-straight season and 10th time in last 12 years, only starting at home in 2002 and The 2005 season was supposed to start at home, but USU's season and home-opener against Nichols State was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina. OPENING AGAINST A RANKED OPPOSITION -- USU is opening the season against a ranked opponent for the third-straight year and the eighth time in history. Sept. 12, L 0-37 at #14 Kansas State Sept. 6, L 0-52 at #18 BYU Sept. 5, L at #2 Nebraska Sept. 3, L at #2 Nebraska Sept. 4, L 7-38 at #12 Georgia Sept. 3, L at #19 Utah Sept. 4, L at #7 Oklahoma Nov. 10, L 0-52 vs #19 Boise State Sept. 6, L at #18 Oregon Sept. 13, L vs #22 Utah Oct. 3, L vs #8 BYU Nov. 8, L at #9 Boise State Sept. 3, L at #19 Utah Oct. 2, L at #20 BYU Nov. 20, L vs #6 Boise State Sept. 4, L at #7 Oklahoma Oct. 30, L at #24 Nevada (BCS Poll) Dec. 4, L at #9 Boise State Sept. 3, at #23 Auburn

5 5 WAC BITS AND PIECES CHANGES COMING The WAC will have a new look over the next couple of years. This upcoming season, the conference will be an eight-team league as Boise State withdraws after 10 years in the WAC. In 2012 (following the departures of Fresno State, Hawai i and Nevada), the WAC welcomes Denver, Seattle, UT Arlington, Texas State and UTSA with the latter two competing in football BOWL LINEUP The WAC is affiliated with three bowl games this season. WAC teams will play in the Sheraton Hawai i Bowl in Honolulu against a Conference USA opponent, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho versus a MAC team and the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego versus a team from the Mountain West. TOP STAT LEADERS Following are the returning stat leaders in the WAC from Fresno State s Robbie Rouse returns for his junior season after rushing for yards per game last year, 17th nationally and second in the WAC. Hawai i s Royce Pollard returns for his final year and was sixth in the WAC in receptions per game with Fresno State s Jamel Hamler also returns for his final year and was fifth in the WAC in receiving yards per game with Hawai i senior quarterback Bryant Moniz was first in the nation in total offense with yards per game and was second in the WAC and eighth nationally in passing efficiency with a rating of last season. On the defensive side, Utah State linebacker Bobby Wagner is the leading returning tackler for the second straight season after averaging a WAC-best 11.1 tackles per game last season as a junior. Fresno State senior Logan Harrell is the top returning sack leader with 10.5 last year, the second most in the WAC. WAC SPORTS NETWORK The WAC and Learfield Sports announced the creation of the WAC Sports Network (WSN) prior to the start of last season. WSN allows for WAC football and basketball games to be produced and distributed to media outlets in the respective school markets. A total of 24 affiliates in 16 markets are included. UTAH STATE vs. AUBURN -- Saturday marks the first time ever that USU and Auburn are meeting on the gridiron, but the Aggies and Tigers have faced each other in two other sports, with USU posting an even 3-3 record... The Aggies have tangled with the Tigers five times in gymnastics with Auburn holding a 3-2 series lead, and once in volleyball with the Aggies winning the lone meeting in Sport Series History Last Meeting Last USU Win Football 0-0 Never Never M. Basketball 0-0 Never Never W. Basketball 0-0 Never Never Gymnastics Softball 0-0 Never Never M. Tennis 0-0 Never Never W. Tennis 0-0 Never Never Volleyball YELLOWHAMMER STATE TIME -- Saturday marks not only the first-ever meeting between the two teams, but it is also USU's first trip to the state of Alabama since 2005, when the Aggies played the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama... Utah State made two trips to the Yellowhammer State in 2004, opening against the Crimson Tide, and then four weeks later returned to the state to take on the Trojans of Troy University, who were fellow Big West Conference opponents in 2003 and Overall, USU is 1-3 on Alabama soil, going 0-2 at Alabama and 1-1 at Troy. Alabama Sept. 9, L Away Oct. 29, L 3-35 Away Troy overall / 1-1 on road Nov. 16, W, (OT) Away Nov. 15, L Home Oct. 2, L, Away AN SEC STARTER -- Utah State's season-opener at Auburn is the first time since 2004 that the Aggies have faced an SEC team in their season-opener, and both have been in the Yellowhammer State, as USU played at Alabama to open the 2004 season... Overall, Saturday makrs the fourth time in USU's history that the Aggies have taken on a current SEC team to open the season: Sept. 6, L at Kentucky Sept. 4, L 7-38 at #12 Georgia Sept. 9, L at Alabama Sept. 3, at #23 Auburn UTAH STATE vs. SEC HISTORY -- Saturday also marks the first time since 2006 that the Aggies play an SEC team after playing at Arkansas on Sept. 9, Overall, Utah State is 1-10 all-time against teams in the current SEC, winning its first match-up, but has lost the last 10 in a row... USU's last win vs. an SEC team was a 35-6 win at Kentucky on Oct. 10, Saturday is the fifth meeting between the Aggies and a ranked SEC team... Here is a look at the last 10 meetings against the league: Oct. 10, W 35-6 at Kentucky Oct. 25, L 0-31 at Arkansas Sept. 11, L at #13 Arkansas Sept. 6, L at Kentucky Sept. 12, L 0-41 at Kentucky Oct. 2, L at LSU Sept. 4, L 7-38 at #12 Georgia Sept. 8, L at #13 LSU Sept. 4, L at Alabama Oct. 29, L, 3-35 at #5 Alabama Sept. 9, L, 0-20 at Arkansas CENTRAL TIME ZONE -- The Aggies' game at Auburn is USU's lone game in the Central Time Zone, and is one of four different time zones that Utah State will play in this season, with eight games in the Mountain Time Zone (all six home games, at BYU, at New Mexico State), two in the Pacific Time Zone (at Fresno State, at Idaho) and one in the Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone (at Hawai'i).

6 WAC/NCAA Stat Rankings (as of 1/10/11) Team Avg. WAC NCAA Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Efficiency Total Offense Scoring Offense Sacks Allowed Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Def Total Defense Scoring Defense Sacks Tackles For Loss Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns TO Margin T-83 Aggies Individuals in WAC/ NCAA Stat Rankings (as of 1/10/11) Individual Avg. WAC NCAA DIONDRE BOREL - QB Passing Effic Rushing Total Offense Scoring DERRVIN SPEIGHT - RB Rushing All Purpose Total Offense Scoring KERWYNN WILLIAMS - RB/KR KO Returns All-Purpose Rushing Total Offense DONTEL WATKINS - WR Receiving Yds pg Receptions pg 3.50 T-15 - PETER CALDWELL - P/K Punting Field Goals T-67 Scoring BOBBY WAGNER - LB Tackles T-7 Tackels For Loss Kyle Gallager - LB Tackles T-100 QUINTON BYRD - CB Interceptions.25 6 T-87 RAJRIC COLEMAN - S Interceptions.27 5 T-81 LEVI KOSKAN - DE Sacks Tackles For Loss USU's Returning Starters (17) Offense - 10 LG Funaki Asisi OC Tyler Larsen RG Philip Gapelu RT Eric Schultz TE Kellen Bartlett WR Matt Austin WR Stanley Morrison WR Dontel Watkins WR/RB Kerwynn Williams RB Robert Turbin Defense - 6 DE Quinn Garner DE Levi Koskan LB Bobby Wagner LB Kyle Gallagher LB Jake Doughty SS Walter McClenton Special Teams - 1 PK Nick Diaz Aggies Returning Statistical Leaders Category Top Returnees Key Losses Rushing RB Robert Turbin ( , 13TD)& RB Derrvin Speight ( , 8TD) RB/WR Kerwynn Williams (81-451, 4TD) QB Diondre Borel ( , 7TD) RB Michael Smith (24, 153 2TD)^ Passing QB Diondre Borel ( , 2,108 yds., 8 TD, 13 INTs) Receiving WR Dontel Watkins (42-492, 4TD)# RB Derrvin Speight (12-135) WR Stanley Morrison (33-616, 3TD)& TE Kellen Bartlett (15-222)^% RB Robert Turbin (30-418, 5TD)& WR Eric Moats (20-218, TD) WR Travis Van Leeuwen (16-171) WR Xavier Martin (12-253, 2TD) RB/WR Kerwynn Williams (12-110) Scoring RB Robert Turbin (18 total TD s pts.)& PK Peter Caldwell (28 PAT, 10 FG - 58 pts.) RB/WR Kerwynn Williams (5 TDs - 30 pts.) WR Dontel Watkins (4TDs - 24 pts.) WR Eric Moats (2TDs - 12 pts.) RB Michael Smith (2 TDs - 12 pts.)^ WR Xavier Martin (2 TDs - 12 pts.) Tackles LB Bobby Wagner (133, 8.0 TFL) S Rajric Coleman (55) RB Derrvin Speight (8 TDs - 48 pts.) QB Diondre Borel (7 TDs - 42 pts.) LB Kyle Gallagher (91, 4.0 TFL) S Walter McClenton (62, 2.5 TFL) DE Quinn Garner (43, 5.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks) DE/LB Levi Koskan (41, 8.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks) Interceptions CB Quinton Byrd (3) S Rajric Coleman (3) DE Quinn Garner (1) CB Chris Randle (2) CB Nevin Lawson (1) CB Curtis Marsh (2) CB Chris Randle (46, 3.0 TFL, 0.5 sack) CB Curtis Marsh (45, 1.0 TFL) Punting P/PK Peter Caldwell (41.7 avg., yds) Field Goals -- P/PK Peter Caldwell (10-15, long of 50) PAT's -- P/PK Peter Caldwell (28-28) & = 2009 stats - missed 2010 w/ injury ^ = partial 2010 stats due to injury / % = out for 2011 with injury AGGIE'S 2011 SCHEDULE FEATURES FOUR TEAMS IN PRESEASON POLLS -- Utah State will face four teams in the Associated Press (AP) Preseason Poll... Just like the USA Today Coaches' Preseason Poll, only one of them is in the Top 25, as USU's season-opening opponent Auburn is at No. 23 in the AP Preseason Poll, compared to No. 19 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll... The Aggies will also take on BYU (Sept. 30), Hawai'i (Nov. 5) and Nevada (Nov. 26), who are all among others receiving votes in the AP Poll, as well as the USA Today Coaches' Poll. UTAH STATE'S 2011 SCHEDULE FEATURES FIVE 2010 BOWL TEAMS -- A total of five teams on USU s 2011 schedule went to a bowl game in 2010, opening at defending national champion Auburn (Tostitos BCS National Title Game, W over Oregon)... The Aggies will also face bowl teams BYU (New Mexico Bowl, W over UTEP), Nevada (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, W vs. Boston College), Hawai i (Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, L to Tulsa) and Fresno State (udrove Humanitarian Bowl, L to Northern Illinois).

7 7 AGGIE TO WATCH #6 Robert Turbin Junior - Running Back 5-10 * 216 Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS) Turbin Career Game-by-Game RUSHING 2007 (RS) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #3 at Oklahoma (RS-Fr.) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #1 at UNLV #2 at Oregon #3 Utah #4 Idaho #5 BYU #6 at San Jose St #7 at Nevada #8 FRESNO ST #9 HAWAI I #10 at Boise State #11 at La Tech #12 NMSU TOTAL (So.) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #1 at Utah #2 at Texas A&M #3 SOUTHERN UTAH #4 at BYU #5 at New Mexico St #6 NEVADA #7 LA TECH #8 at Fresno St #9 at Hawai'i #10 SAN JOSE ST #11 BOISE STATE #12 at Idaho TOTAL 207 1, *** MISSED 2010 SEASON DUE TO INJURY CAREER TOTAL 316 1,798 (5.7 ypc) RECEIVING 2008 (Fr.) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #1 at UNLV #2 at Oregon #3 Utah #4 Idaho #5 BYU #6 at San Jose St #7 at Nevada #8 FRESNO ST #9 HAWAI I #10 at Boise State #11 at La Tech #12 NMSU TOTAL (So.) G# Opponent No. Yds TD Lg #1 at Utah #2 at Texas A&M #3 SOUTHERN UTAH #4 at BYU #5 at New Mexico St #6 NEVADA #7 LA TECH #8 at Fresno St #9 at Hawai'i #10 SAN JOSE ST #11 BOISE STATE #12 at Idaho TOTAL *** MISSED 2010 SEASON DUE TO INJURY CAREER TOTAL (13.5 ypc) 7 77 TURBIN IS 20th AGGIE TO 1,000 FOR CAREER -- Junior RB Robert Turbin became the 20th player in Utah State history to reach the 1,000 career rushing yards milestone in 2009 and the first since David Fiefia ( ), who finished with 1, Turbin is currently No. 11 on USU s all-time rushing list with 1,798 yards, needing 22 more to crack the top 10, as Jack Hill (1952, 55-56), currently holds the No. 10 spot with 1,820 yards. Career Rushing No. Name Years Yds. 1. Demario Brown , Abu Wilson 1992, , Rick Parros , Louie Giammona , Emmett White , Roger Grant , Tom Larscheid , Altie Taylor , Jay Van Noy , Jack Hill 1952, , Robert Turbin 2008-pres. 1,798 TOUCHDOWN TIME FOR TURBIN -- Turbin is also climbing USU's career rushing TD list, currently tied for the No. 6 spot with 21 career TD's, including 13 in 2009, tied with Louie Giammona with 21 ( )... A closer look at Turbin's climb: Career Rushing TD's No.Name Years TD 1. Abu Wilson 1992, Demario Brown Tom Larscheid Emmett White Rick Parros Louie Giammona Robert Turbin 2008-pres Roy Shivers Diondre Borel Jack Hill Jerry Cox Jerry Hughes Altie Taylor TURBIN IN TOP 10 CAREER SCORING LIST -- Turbin moved up to tie for No. 10 on USU's career scoring list, entering the 2010 season with 170 career points, tied with Rick Parros ( ), needing 114 points to reach record-holder Brad Bohn ( ) with 284 career points. Career Points Scored Years Pts. 1. Brad Bohn Tom Larscheid Abu Wilson 1992, Demario Brown Steve Steinke Micah Knorr Emmett White Kevin Robinson Willie Beecher Rick Parros Robert Turbin 2008-pres 170

8 8 AGGIE TO WATCH #9 Bobby Wagner Senior - Linebacker 6-1 * 232 Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) Wagner Career Game-by-Game 2008 (Fr.) G# Opponent U-A-Tot TFL-Yds FF/FR #1 at UNLV DNP #2 at Oregon 2-1= /0 #3 Utah 2-2= /0 #4 Idaho 3-1= /0 #5 BYU 2-3= /0 #6 at San Jose St. 1-3= /0 #7 at Nevada 4-3= /0 #8 FRESNO ST. 2-3= /0 #9 HAWAI I 0-2= /0 #10 at Boise St. 2-4= /0 #11 at LA Tech 2-8= /0 #12 NMSU 0-1= /0 TOTAL 20-31= / (So.) G# Opponent U-A-Tot TFL-Yds FF/FR #1 at Utah 5-7= /1 #2 at Texas A&M 2-11= /0 #3 SOUTHERN UTAH 5-2= /0 #4 at BYU 6-6= /0 #5 at NMSU 2-9= /0 #6 NEVADA 4-4= /0 #7 LA TECH 2-5= /0 #8 at Fresno State 4-0= /0 #9 at Hawai i 7-2= /0 #10 SAN JOSE ST. 3-7= /0 #11 BOISE ST. 5-8= /0 #12 at Idaho 8-1= /0 TOTAL 53-62= / (Jr.) G# Opponent U-A-Tot TFL-Yds FF/FR #1 at Oklahoma 5-3= /0 #2 IDAHO ST. 1-9= /0 #3 FRESNO ST. 9-8= /1 #4 at San Diego St. 11-1= /0 #5 BYU 2-9= /0 #6 at Louisiana Tech 7-8= /0 #7 HAWAI I 2-4= /0 #8 at Nevada 5-4= /0 #9 NEW MEXICO ST. 6-11= /0 #10 at San Jose St. 4-2= /0 #11 IDAHO 4-12= /0 #12 at Boise St. 5-1= /0 TOTAL 61-72= /1 CAREER = /2 Wagner Nearing USU and WAC Career Tackles Lists (Number in parenthesis = 10 stats) USU Career Tackles Years No. (Since 1979) 1. Del Lyles David Gill Jake Hutton Al Smith BOBBY WAGNER 2008-pres. (133) 299 WAC Career Tackles Years No. (Since 1979) 1. Robert Rodriguez, UTEP Solomon Elimimian, UH Jake Hutton, USU David Towns, NEV Derrick Richardson, NMSU BOBBY WAGNER 2008-pres. (133) 299 WAGNER WAC PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR, MULTI-PRE- SEASON WATCH LIST MEMBER -- The media of the Western Athletic Conference voted on preseason players of the year, selecting USU senior linebacker Bobby Wagner as the Defensive Player of the Year, while Hawai`i senior quarterback Bryant Moniz was voted the Offensive Player of the Year. Wagner is the first USU player to earn a preseason WAC honor since the Aggies joined the league in It is Utah State's first conference preseason honor since 2004 when Ronald Tupea and Robert Watts were named to the Sun Belt preseason first-team all-conference team. The WAC does not have a preseason all-conference team. Wagner is also on several preseason all-wac teams as well as several award watch lists, including: Butkus Award - nation's top linebacker Rotary Lombardi Award - nation's top college lineman Bronko Nagurski Award - nation's best defensive player Wagner, a native of Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) is a two-time first-team all-wac honoree... Last season, he led the WAC and ranked tied for seventh in FBS with 11.1 tackles per game, ranking second in the WAC with 133 total tackles in 2010 season. Wagner enters his senior season nearing USU's and WAC's career tackles list, as he currently has 299 career stops, needing 28 tackles to break into the Aggies' top 10 list and 18 stops to crack the WAC's top In 2010, Wagner tallied a WAC-best four 15+ tackle outings, including two 17-stop games, a 16-tackle game and a 15-tackle outing... On the season, he logged a total of seven double-digit tackle games, and had at least six stops in all 12 games... Additionally, Wagner added eight tackles for loss with half a sack, as well as four pass breakups and one forced fumble. WAGNER WRANGLING WAY UP USU AND WAC TACKLE LIST -- Senior LB Bobby Wagner has 299 career tackles, needing one to become the 14th player in USU history with 300 stops and the first since former teammate Jake Hutton (328 career tackles, )... Wagner also needs 28 more tackles to crack USU's top 10 Career Tackles List... He also needs 18 stops to break into the WAC's top 10. USU Career Tackles Tackles Years No. (Since 1979) 1. Del Lyles David Gill Jesse Busta Brent Passey Kevin Bouwmann Pat McKenna Johndale Carty Jermaine Younger Jake Hutton Al Smith Toby Tyler Blake Eagal James Jenkins Bobby Wagner 2008-pres. 299 WAC Career Tackles Tackles Years No. (Since 1979) 1. Robert Rodriguez, UTEP Solomon Elimimian, UH Matt Castelo, SJSU Korey Hall, BSU Andy Avalos, BSU Antonio Baker, LTU Jake Hutton, USU David Vobora, UI Daryl Towns, NEV Derrick Richardson, NMSU BOBBY WAGNER 2008-pres. (133) 299 (Number in parenthesis = 10 stats)

9 9 AGGIE TO WATCH #25 Kerwynn Williams JR - KR/RB 5-9 * 184 Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) Williams Career Kick Return Game-by-Game 2009 (Fr.) G# Opponent KR Yds TD Lg #1 at Utah DNP #2 at Texas A&M #3 Southern Utah #4 at BYU #5 at New Mexico St #6 NEVADA #7 LA TECH #8 at Fresno St #9 at Hawai'i #10 SAN JOSE ST #11 BOISE STATE #12 at Idaho TOTAL 45 1, (So.) G# Opponent KR Yds TD Lg #1 at Oklahoma #2 IDAHO ST #3 FRESNO ST #4 at San Diego St #5 BYU #6 at Louisiana Tech #7 HAWAI'I #8 at Nevada #9 NEW MEXICO ST #10 at San Jose St #11 IDAHO #12 at Boise St TOTAL 53 1, CAREER TOTALS 98 2, Williams Career All-Purpose Game-by-Game 2009 (Fr.) G# Opponent Rush Rec KR PR ALLP #1 at Utah DNP #2 at Texas A&M #3 Southern Utah #4 at BYU #5 at New Mexico St #6 NEVADA #7 LA TECH #8 at Fresno St #9 at Hawai'i #10 SAN JOSE ST #11 BOISE STATE #12 at Idaho TOTAL , , (So.) G# Opponent Rush Rec KR PR ALLP #1 at Oklahoma #2 IDAHO ST #3 FRESNO ST #4 at San Diego St #5 BYU #6 at Louisiana Tech #7 HAWAI'I #8 at Nevada #9 NEW MEXICO ST #10 at San Jose St #11 IDAHO #12 at Boise St TOTAL , ,042 CAREER TOTAL , ,183 WILLIAMS NEW USU AND WAC KICK RETURN RECORD HOLDER -- Kick returner/running back Kerwynn Williams became the USU and WAC singleseason kick return total yardage record holder, finishing the 2010 season with 1,444 yards, breaking the week-old WAC record of 1,410 by New Mexico State's Taveon Rogers... The previous record was 1,214 yards by Deonce Whitaker of San Jose State in 1998 before both Rogers and Williams broke it. Williams had 53 kick returns last season, also breaking the WAC and NCAA (FBS) records also set by Rogers last season of 51. Now with 2,575 career kick return yards, Williams is closing in on the conference record in career kick return yards of Cedric Johnson of UTEP's record of 2,782 yards from Williams is currently USU's career record holder for kick return average, as well as moving up on USU's single-game kick return average list and the career all-purpose yardage list... Williams joined Kevin Robinson as the only Aggie kick returners to surpass the 1,000-kick return yardage milestone and Williams has now topped the 1k mark twice. USU Single Season Kick Return Yards Year No. Yds. 1. Kerwynn Williams, So , Kevin Robinson, Sr , Kerwynn Williams, Fr ,131 USU Single Season Kick Return Average Name Year Ret. 1. Overton Curtis, Jr Kevin Robinson, Sr Tony Pennyman, Jr Jerome Dennis, So Kerwynn Williams, So Floyd Foreman, Sr Brett Payne, So Louie Giammona, So Dexter Pointer, Jr Tony Walker, Fr Kerwynn Williams, Fr Kevin Robinson, Fr WILLIAMS NINTH-BEST SINGLE-SEASON ALL-PURPOSE MARK IN WAC -- With 2,042 all-purpose yards last season (1,444 kick return, 451 rush, 110 receiving, 37 punt return), Kerwynn Williams holds the No. 9 spot on the WAC's Single-Season All-Purpose list, the most in the WAC since USU's Kevin Robinson amassed 2,317 allpurpose yards in WAC Single-Season All-Purpose No. Yards Name, School, Years 1. 16,916 Timmy Chang, UH, ,591 Bernard Berrian, FS, ,317 Kevin Robinson, USU, ,198 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, ,174 Marshall Faulk, SDSU, ,146 Howard Jackson, UTEP, ,138 Terance Mathis, UNM, ,127 Brock Forsey, BSU, ,086 Charles Pauley, SJSU, ,042 Kerwynn Williams, USU, ,036 Carl Monroe, UU, 1982 USU Career Kick Return Average Years Avg. 1. Kerwynn Williams 2009-pres Dexter Pointer Kevin Robinson Jerome Dennis Floyd Foreman Emmett White Louie Giammona Brett Payne Tony Walker Roger Fernandez USU Career All-Purpose Yardage All-Purpose Yards Years Yds. 1. Kevin Robinson , Emmett White , Kendal Smith , Kerwynn Williams 2009-pres. 3,183 WAC Single Season Kick Return Yards Name, School Year Ret. 1. Kerwynn Williams, USU , Taveon Rogers, NMSU , Deonce Whitaker, SJSU ,214 WAC Career Kick Return Yards Name, School Year Ret. 1. Cedric Johnson, UTEP , Kerwynn Williams, USU 2009-pres. 2,575 NCAA (FBS) Single Season Kick Return Yards Name, School Year Ret. 1. Kerwynn Williams, USU , Taveon Rogers, NMSU , Damaris Johnson, Tulsa ,382

10 10 USU'S 2010 Top Individual Performances Rushing 1. Kerwynn Williams 147 at Boise State 2. Derrvin Speight 125 at San Jose St. 3. Derrvin Speight 114 vs. NMSU 4. Derrvin Speight 91 vs. BYU 5. Micheal Smith 86 vs. Idaho State Passing 1. Diondre Borel 399 at Nevada 2. Diondre Borel 341 at Oklahoma 3. Diondre Borel 259 at San Jose St. 4. Diondre Borel 255 vs. Idaho State 5. Diondre Borel 192 vs. BYU Receiving 1. Kellen Bartlett 121 at Nevada 2. Dontel Watkins 91 at Oklahoma 3. Dontel Watkins 82 at Nevada 4. Xavier Martin 79 vs. BYU 5. Eric Moats 65 vs. Idaho State Tackles 1. Bobby Wagner 17 vs. Fresno State* 1. Bobby Wagner 17 vs. NMSU* 3. Bobby Wagner 16 vs. Idaho 4. Bobby Wagner 15 at LA Tech* 5. Bobby Wagner 12 vs. San Diego St. 5. Rajric Coleman 12 vs. NMSU * = Career High / () = # of times, last time USU'S 2010 Top Team Performances Offense Rushing vs. Idaho State at San Jose State at Boise State Passing at Nevada at Oklahoma vs. Idaho State Total Offense vs. Idaho State at San Jose State at Nevada Defense Rushing vs. Idaho State vs. BYU vs. Idaho Passing vs. Fresno State at Louisiana Tech vs. New Mexico State Total Defense vs. Idaho State vs. BYU vs. New Mexico State Turnovers times - last at San Jose State (FUM, INT) FRESH FISH AT QB -- USU's match-up at Auburn on Saturday is one of two contests in the opening week where both teams' quarterbacks will be making their first career start, as Barrett Trotter will be Auburn's signal-caller and making his first start, while USU's starting quarterback either junior Adam Kennedy or freshman Chuckie Keeton will not only also be starting for the first time, but also playing in their first Football Bowl Subdivision game... When Ohio State takes on Akron on the same day, both of those teams' QB's will also be making their respective first career starts... USU and Auburn are two of at least 26 other FBS teams in the country whose quarterback will be making their first FBS start in their season-opener. QB MAKING FIRST FBS START Akron * ^2 Alabama * Arkansas * Auburn ^1 Clemson Florida Atlantic Iowa State Louisiana Tech * Marshall * Memphis Minnesota Ole Miss * Nevada NC State Ohio Ohio State ^2 San Jose State * TCU * UCONN * UNLV Utah State *^1 UTEP Virgina * Virginia Tech Wyoming * = No starter named yet, at least one of possibilities hasn t made an FBS start ^ = Facing each other in season opener NO FBS EXPERIENCE FOR YOU -- USU's QB corps does not have any Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) experience... The Aggies are one of four teams in the country who enters the season-opener without any FBS experience among its signal-callers and one of seven schools with less that five total FBS games played. School - Total FBS Games/No. of QB s On Roster Iowa State - 0/6 Utah State - 0/4 Wyoming - 0/3 Florida Atlantic - 0/2 North Texas - 1/4 Memphis - 3/5 Ole Miss - 4/5

11 11 AP TOP 25 RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1 Oklahoma (36) Alabama (17) Oregon (4) LSU (1) Boise State (2) Florida State Stanford Texas A&M Oklahoma State Nebraska Wisconsin South Carolina Virginia Tech TCU Arkansas Notre Dame Michigan State Ohio State Georgia Mississippi State Missouri Florida Auburn West Virginia USC Others receiving votes: Texas 114, Penn State 75, Arizona State 67, Miami (FL) 32, Utah 25, Southern Miss 20, Iowa 19, Brigham Young 15, North Carolina State 15, Air Force 14, Houston 13, Pittsburgh 9, Michigan 7, Tennessee 5, UCF 5, NORIL 4, Hawai'i 4, Tulsa 3, Arizona 2, Maryland 2, Nevada 1, Northwestern 1, Washington 1 USA Today TOP 25 RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1 Oklahoma (42) Alabama (13) Oregon (2) LSU (2) Florida State Stanford Boise State Oklahoma State Texas A&M Wisconsin Nebraska South Carolina Virginia Tech Arkansas TCU Ohio State Michigan State Notre Dame Auburn Mississippi State Missouri Georgia Florida Texas Penn State Others receiving votes: Arizona State 158, West Virginia 149, Utah 50, Miami (FL) 49, Iowa 41, Northwestern 30, Arizona 28, UCF 22, Michigan 19, Air Force 15, North Carolina 14, Houston 13, South Florida 9, Hawai'i 8, Clemson 7, Tennessee 7, Southern Miss 6, Brigham Young 5, North Carolina State 4, NORTHERNIL 4, Oregon State 4, Pittsburgh 3, Washington 3, Nevada 1, Georgia Tech 1. Bold Italics = USU 2010 Opponent Underlined = This Week's Opponent TOGETHER IN THE TRENCHES -- Utah State's offensive linemen have made a combined 90 starts, ranking in the 20 in the country: OFFENSIVE LINE COMBINED STARTS 158 SMU 137 Northwestern 118 UAB 116 Clemson 114 Tulsa 106 BYU 105 Florida State 104 Middle Tennessee 99 Ohio 98 Virginia Tech 94 Louisiana-Monroe 92 Boise State 91 Oregon State 91 San Jose State 90 Utah State 86 UCF 85 Georgia 85 Kent State BIG evan -- Junior DT Evan Huahulu weighs in at 351 pounds and wears jersey No He is tied with Georgia nose guard Jon Jenkins, who also weighs 351 pounds and wears jersey No. 6 HEAVIEST SINGLE DIGIT WEIGHT NO NAME POS SCHOOL Evan Huahulu DT Utah State Jon Jenkins NG Georgia Louis Nix III NG Notre Dame Jaye Howard DT Florida Timmy Jernigan DT Florida State Stephon Tuitt DE Notre Dame Greg Scruggs DT Louisville Cassius Marsh DT UCLA Zach Masch DL Hawai i Dana Brown DT Kent State William Gholston DE Michigan State Melvin Ingram DT South Carolina Twyon Martin DT UConn Jeoffrey Pagan DL Alabama Tavaris Barnes DT Clemson Andrew Power TD North Texas Ishaq Williams LB Notre Dame Manti Te o LB Notre Dame Brenden Daley LB Hawai i Logan Thomas QB Virginia Tech Nick Perry DE USC Tavita Woodard DL Hawai i Juda Parker DE Colorado C.J. James DE Colorado State Brandon Beal LB Minnesota

12 USU SENIORS Of the 22 Utah State seniors, 17 are at least two-year letterwinners, including 10 who are three-year lettermen, in LB Bobby Wagner, S Chris Harris, WR Austin Alder, DE Quinn Garner, LB Kyle Gallagher, DE/LB Levi Koskan, OL Philip Gapelu, OL Funaki Asisi, OL Robert Hill and TE Kellen Bartlett Aggie Seniors No. Name POS 1 Xavier Martin WR Baltimore, Md. (Joppatowne HS/ Grossmont JC) 4 Walter McClenton S Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 4 Matt Austin WR Monrovia, Calif. (Charter Oak HS/ Mt. San Antonio JC) 9 Bobby Wagner LB Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) 10 Chris Harris S Pasadena, Calif. (Duarte HS) 11 Stanley Morrison WR Denison, Texas (Denison HS) 15 Reuben Willis LB Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair HS/ El Camino JC) 20 Michael Smith RB Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS/ Eastern Arizona JC) 24 Austin Alder WR Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 29 Alfred Bowden S Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley HS/ Phoenix CC) 30 Nick Vought S Park City, Utah (Park City HS/ Santa Barbara CC) 33 Josh Flores RB Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 37 Quinn Garner DE Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz HS) 43 Kyle Gallagher LB Woodland, Calif. (Woodland HS) 47 Levi Koskan DE Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 68 Philip Gapelu OG Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) 76 Funaki Asisi OG Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 79 Robert Hill OC Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 81 Kellen Bartlett * TE Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) 82 Eric Moats WR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS/Air Force Academy) 83 Josh Johansen WR Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) 88 Tarren Lloyd TE Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) CURRENT AGGIE COACHES VS. AUBURN -- Utah State has three members of its coaching staff that have faced Auburn as a coach with another team or a player... USU assoc. head coach/special teams coordinator Bill Busch and offensive administrative assistant Hunter Teafatiller faced Auburn in the Cotton Bowl to conclude the 2005 season, when Busch was the Cornhuskers' special teams coordinator and Teafatiller was playing tight end for Nebraska... USU strength & conditioning coach was at Kentucky in 2004 when the Wildcats played Auburn... Overall, those three members are a combined 0-3 vs. Auburn in their other positions. Name Utah State Position Other Position Years-Results Bill Busch Assoc. Head Coach / Nebraska Spec. Teams Coord L (0-1 vs. AU) Special Teams Coord./S s Hunter Teafatiller Off. Admin. Asst. Nebraska TE L (0-1 vs. AU) Evan Simon Strength & Conditioning Kentucky Asst. S&C Coach L RED LEADER, RED LEADER -- That title not only is fitting for the Star Wars call sign of the Commander of Red Squadron, but also for the Utah State offense, which led the WAC and ranked tied for ninth in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 89.0 percent of its trips there (34-of-38). RED ZONE OFFENSE Rank Name Gm Drives Scores Pts. Rush Pass FG Pct TD TD 1 Oklahoma St Memphis Illinois Wisconsin East Carolina Virginia Tech Arkansas North Carolina Stanford Georgia Kansas St Michigan St UTAH STATE California ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH -- There are nine Division I schools that are located in cities with an elevation of at least 4,000 feet about sea level... Utah State s home of Logan ranks seventh on the list with an elevation of 4,710 feet... USU is the highest non-mountain West Conference school, as the top six are all MWC teams... This season the Aggies will play at only one other location on the list, giving USU seven games this season at 4,000 feet above sea level after playing eight in 2006, seven both 2007 and 2008, eight in 2009 and seven last year... USU will play at #7 on the list, BYU (Sept. 30), but will host both No. 1 on the list, Wyoming (Sept. 8), and #4 Colorado State (Sept. 24). School City, State Elevation 1. Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. 7, Air Force 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, Brigham Young Provo, Utah 4, Nevada Reno, Nev. 4, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 4,357 * = Injured

13 13 Andersen's Coaching File 2009-Pres - Utah State 2009-Pres - Head Coach Utah Defensive Coordinator / Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line Defensive Line Southern Utah Head Coach Utah Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line / Special Teams Coordinator Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Tackles / Strong Side Ends / Special Teams Coordinator Defensive Tackles / Strong Side Ends Northern Arizona Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line / Special Teams Park City HS (Utah) Head Coach Idaho State Defensive Line Ricks College Offensive Line Southeastern Louisiana Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator Bowl Experience Las Vegas Bowl - W, vs. Fresno State Las Vegas Bowl - W, 10-6 vs. USC 2004 (2005) - Fiesta Bowl - W, 35-7 vs. Pittsburgh Emerald Bowl - W, vs. Georgia Tech Armed Forces Bowl - W, vs. Tulsa Poinsettia Bowl - W, vs. Navy 2008 (2009) - Sugar Bowl - W, vs. No. 4 Alabama Andersen Tidbits -- He was 9-1 vs. Utah State while an assistant coach at Utah. -- Andersen becomes the second Aggie head coach that is a Utah alum, joining USU legendary head coach E. Lowell Romney ( ), who graduated from Utah in While at Utah, Andersen was a part of a Utes coaching staff that posted a 13-2 (.867) record against current WAC schools, going 2-1 vs. Fresno State, 1-0 vs. Hawai'i, 1-0 vs. San Jose State and 9-1 vs. Utah State. -- At Utah, Andersen was a part of two Ute teams that went 2-0 in BCS action, finishing No. 2 in the 2008 AP Poll and No. 4 in As an assistant coach at Northern Arizona ( ), Andersen was 1-1 against current WAC schools, beating Boise State and losing to Idaho, both in Utah State Head Coach Gary Andersen Gary Andersen was named Utah State head football coach on Dec. 4, 2008 by USU Athletics Director Scott Barnes. Andersen became the 26th head coach in 115 years of Aggie football. Utah State finished Andersen's first year at the helm of the USU program with a 4-8 mark, USU's most wins since The Aggies finished 3-5 in WAC action, matching the 2008 season for USU's top conference record in its five seasons in the league. Andersen came to Utah State after five seasons as the assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Utah, where he has helped guide the Utes to a 13-0 record in Utah finished the season ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press poll after winning the BCS Sugar Bowl with a dominating victory over Alabama. Andersen reached a rare plateau in USU s season-opener on Sept. 3, 2009, when he led the Aggies into action against his former team Utah... Since 1982, only two other head coaches in college football have began the season against their former team from the season before. Andersen is the second coach in USU history to open their coaching career against Utah, as Dave Arslanian began his Aggie tenure against the Utes on Sept. 5, Andersen also faced another former team when he and the Aggies made their home debut against Southern Utah on Sept. 26, 2009, with USU winning Andersen was head coach at Southern Utah in Andersen became the third-straight Aggie football coach to win his home-opener, in USU s 2009 home-opening victory over Southern Utah. With four wins in his first season, Andersen is tied for the fourth-most victories in his opening season in school history... Andersen joins John L. Smith in 1995 and Ev Faunce in 1955 as the only three USU head coaches to win four games in their first season at the helm of the Aggie program. Andersen is the second Aggie head coach that is a Utah alum, joining USU legendary head coach E. Lowell Romney ( ), who graduated from Utah in 1917 and is USU s football stadium namesake. While at Utah, Andersen was a part of a Utes coaching staff that posted a 13-5 (.722) record against current WAC schools, going 0-3 vs. Boise State, 2-1 vs. Fresno State, 1-0 vs. Hawai i, 1-0 vs. San Jose State and 9-1 vs. Utah State. At Utah, Andersen was a part of two Ute teams that went 2-0 in BCS action, finishing No. 2 in the 2008 AP Poll and No. 4 in Andersen was a part of seven bowl teams as Utah had an 8-0 bowl record since 1999 during Andersen s tenure there, helping the Utes to the nation s longest bowl winning streak. Andersen has coached a total of 25 players on NFL rosters, including USU s Curtis Marsh, who was a third-round draft selection in 2011, along with James Brindley, as well as three draft selections in 2008 in second-round picks Paul Kruger and Sean Smith, along with sixth-round selection Bryce McCain, 17 first-team all-conference players, including two-time first-team all-wac linebacker Bobby Wagner and all-wac cornerback Marsh, along with two Mountain West Conference defensive players of the year in John Frank (1999) and Eric Weddle (2005 and 2006), as well as a consensus first-team All-American in Weddle in 2006, as well as second-team All-American Morgan Scalley in 2004.

14 14 Utah State Football Numerical Roster (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Nevin Lawson CB SO 1L Lauderhill, Fla. (Piper HS) 1 Xavier Martin WR SR 1L Baltimore, Md. (Joppatowne HS/Grossmont JC) 2 Cameron Sanders CB SO 1L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) 2 Adam Kennedy QB JR TR Elk Grove, Calif. (Franklin HS/San Joaquin Delta College) 3 Quinton Byrd CB JR 2L Miami, Fla. (Miramar HS) 4 Walter McClenton S SR 2L Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 4 Matt Austin WR JR 1L Monrovia, Calif. (Charter Oak HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) 5 Rashard Stewart WR SO 1L Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) 5 Evan Huahulu DL JR TR Santa Ana, Calif. (Servite HS/SMU) 6 Robert Turbin RB JR RS/2L Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS) 7 Travis Van Leeuwen WR SO 1L Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) 8 Travis Reynolds WR SO 1L Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS) 9 Bobby Wagner LB SR 3L Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) 10 Chris Harris S SR 3L Pasadena, Calif. (Duarte HS) 10 Ladale Jackson CB FR HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Silverado HS) 11 Stanley Morrison WR SR RS/2L Denison, Texas (Denison HS) 12 Dontel Watkins WR JR 1L Nashville, Tenn. (Antioch HS/Butler CC) 13 Tanner Curtis QB FR HS Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS) 13 Jumanne Robertson CB JR TR Phoenix Ariz. (Deer Valley HS/Phoenix CC) 14 Jamaine Olson CB JR RS Beaverton, Ore. (Jesuit HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 14 Taylor Hughes QB SR TR Corona Del Mar, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS/Orange Coast CC) 15 Reuben Willis LB SR 2L Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair HS/El Camino JC) 16 Chuckie Keeton QB FR HS Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek HS) 16 Tavaris McMillian LB FR RS Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) 17 Will Davis CB JR TR Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS/De Anza College) 17 Lars Gunderson WR SO TR Sandy, Utah (Juan Diego HS/Phoenix CC) 18 Shaan Johnson WR FR RS Cerritos, Calif. (Gahr HS) 19 Josh Thompson PK SO SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 20 Michael Smith RB SR 2L/RS Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 21 Terrence Alston CB JR TR Richmond, Calif. (Vanden HS/Solano CC) 21 Brian Suite S FR RS Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou HS) 22 Keegan Andersen TE FR RS Logan, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 23 JD Ogilvie CB SO RS Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach HS/Valparaiso) 24 Austin Alder WR SR 3L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 24 Isaiah Jones CB JR SQ Macon, Ga. (Mount De Sales Academy) 25 Cedric Provost S FR RS Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS/South Dakota State) 25 Kerwynn Williams RB/KR JR 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) 26 Gavin Jones LB SR 1L Orem, Utah (Orem HS/Snow JC) 26 Michael Okonkwo S FR HS Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS) 27 Robert Marshall RB SO 1L Dallas, Texas (A. Maceo Smith HS) 27 Dee Hamala CB FR RS Murray, Utah (Murray HS) 28 Joey DeMartino RB JR 1L San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Grossmont JC) 29 Alfred Bowden S SR 1L Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley HS/Phoenix CC) 30 Nick Vought S SR 1L Park City, Utah (Park City HS/Santa Barbara CC) 31 Paul Clark RB FR RS Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial HS) 31 Parker Hausknecht LB FR HS Draper, Utah (Alta HS) 32 Joe Hill RB FR RS Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton HS) 33 Josh Flores RB SR 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 34 Terrell Thompson CB JR TR Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS/Glendale CC) 36 McKade Brady CB/S JR 1L Cove, Utah (Sky View HS/BYU) 37 Quinn Garner DE SR 3L Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz HS) 38 Jaron Bentrude PK FR RS Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 40 Connor Williams DE SO SQ Kanata, Ontario, Canada (Holy Trinity HS) 41 Tyler Bennett P JR TR Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon HS/Phoenix CC) 42 La Bradford Harold S FR HS Crowley, Texas (Crowley HS) 42 Riley Harper PK FR HS Holladay, Utah (Cottonwood HS) 43 Kyle Gallagher LB SR 3L Woodland, Calif. (Woodland HS) 44 Jacob Haueter PK FR TR Ontario, Oregon (Ontario HS/Boise State) 45 Maurice Alexander LB JR TR Saint Louis, Mo. (Eureka HS/Arizona Western College) 46 Frankie Sutera S FR RS Murray, Utah (Juan Diego HS)

15 15 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 47 Levi Koskan DE SR 3L Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 48 Chris Fox LB FR RS Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) 49 Forrest Dabb LB JR 2L South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Utah) 50 Jefferson Court LB FR RS Alta, Utah (Alta HS/BYU) 51 Jake Doughty LB SO 1L Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 52 Kyler Fackrell LB FR HS Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) 53 Zach Vigil LB SO SQ Clearfield, Utah (Clearfield HS) 54 Jamie Markosian OL SO 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 55 Bojay Filimoeatu LB JR TR West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) 56 Don Corbell OL FR HS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 57 Havea Lasike DL JR TR Sunnyvale, Calif. (Lincoln HS/Foothill JC) 58 Tyler Larsen OC SO 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (Jordan HS) 58 Travis Swann LB FR RS Spring, Texas (Spring HS/Austin CC) 62 Bryce Walker OL FR RS Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS) 63 Tanner Richins OT JR 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 64 Josh Larmay OL SO TR De Pere, Wisc. (West De Pere HS/Minnesota St. Moorhead) 65 Chris Friesen OL SO SQ Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS) 66 Eric Schultz OL SO 1L Connell, Wash. (Connell HS) 67 Oscar Molina-Sanchez OL JR 2L Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS) 68 Philip Gapelu OG SR 3L Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) 69 Stetson Tenney OL JR TR Show Low, Ariz. (Show Low HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 72 Jordan Nielsen DL FR HS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 74 Kyle Whimpey OL SO TR Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS/Idaho State) 75 Taani Fisilau OL FR HS Glendale, Utah (Cottonwood HS) 76 Funaki Asisi OG SR 3L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 77 Al Lapuaho DL JR TR West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS/Snow JC) 78 Jorden Mattinson TE FR HS Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) 79 Robert Hill OC SR 3L Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 80 Chuck Jacobs WR JR TR Richmond, Calif. (Kennedy HS/Laney JC) 81 Kellen Bartlett TE SR 3L Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) 82 Eric Moats WR SR 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS/Air Force Academy) 83 Josh Johansen WR SR SQ Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) 84 Cameron Webb WR JR TR Millville, Utah (Mountain Crest HS/Snow JC) 85 Brandon Swindall WR FR HS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) 86 Brad Theurer TE SO 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 88 Tarren Lloyd TE SR 2L Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) 89 Nate Needham LS FR RS St. George, Utah (Pine View HS) 89 Jordan Storrs WR FR HS Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 90 Kevin Whimpey DE SO TR Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS/Idaho State) 91 D.J. Tialavea TE SO 1L West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) 92 Derek Keller TE FR HS Draper, Utah (Alta HS) 93 Nick Diaz PK SO 1L Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS) 94 Travis Seefeldt DL FR HS Sun City, Ariz. (Liberty HS) 95 Tevita Vaifoou DL FR RS Hauula, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi DL FR RS Maui, Hawaii (King Kekaulike HS) 97 Mark Hutchinson LS FR HS Corona, Calif. (Corona Santiago HS) 99 B.J. Larsen DL FR RS Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Pronunciation Guide = Pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn Gahyd 5 Evan Huahulu = Who-uh-hulu 7 Travis Van Leeuwen = Van Loo-win 13 Jumanne Robertson = Ju-mahnee 16 Tavaris McMillian = Tuh-varis McMill-in 30 Nick Vought = Vowt 31 Parker Hausknecht = House-connect 47 Levi Koskan - Koss-can 51 Jake Doughty = Dow-dee 54 Jamie Markosian = Mar-koozian 55 Bojay Filimoeatu = Fee-lee-moy-ah-too 57 Havea Lasike = Hah-vey-uh Lay-see-kay 65 Chris Friesen = Freeze-n 68 Philip Gapelu = Nap-uh-loo 75 Taani Fisilau = Ta-ha-knee Fees-ee-lau 76 Funaki Asisi = Foo-knock-ee Ah-see-see 77 Al Lapuaho = Lap-ooh-ah-ho 86 Brad Theurer = Tire 91 D.J. Tialavea = Tee-al-uh-vah-uh 95 Tevita Vaifoou = Tuh-veeta Vie-uh-foo 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi = Kuh-ma-na Ma-ta-gee

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

17 17 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 88 Tarren Lloyd TE SR 2L Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) 54 Jamie Markosian OL SO 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 27 Robert Marshall RB SO 1L Dallas, Texas (A. Maceo Smith HS) 1 Xavier Martin WR SR 1L Baltimore, Md. (Joppatowne HS/Grossmont JC) 78 Jorden Mattinson OL FR HS Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) 4 Walter McClenton S SR 2L Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 16 Tavaris McMillian LB FR RS Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) 82 Eric Moats WR SR 2L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS/Air Force Academy) 67 Oscar Molina-Sanchez OL JR 2L Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS) 11 Stanley Morrison WR SR RS/2L Denison, Texas (Denison HS) 89 Nate Needham LS FR RS St. George, Utah (Pine View HS) 72 Jordan Nielsen DL FR HS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 23 JD Ogilvie CB SO RS Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach HS/Valparaiso) 26 Michael Okonkwo S FR HS Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS) 14 Jamaine Olson CB JR RS Beaverton, Ore. (Jesuit HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 25 Cedric Provost S FR RS Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS/South Dakota State) 8 Travis Reynolds WR SO 1L Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS) 63 Tanner Richins OT JR 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 13 Jumanne Robertson CB JR TR Phoenix Ariz. (Deer Valley HS/Phoenix CC) 2 Cameron Sanders CB SO 1L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) 66 Eric Schultz OL SO 1L Connell, Wash. (Connell HS) 94 Travis Seefeldt DL FR HS Sun City, Ariz. (Liberty HS) 20 Michael Smith RB SR 2L/RS Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 5 Rashard Stewart WR SO 1L Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) 89 Jordan Storrs WR FR HS Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 21 Brian Suite S FR RS Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou HS) 46 Frankie Sutera S FR RS Murray, Utah (Juan Diego HS) 58 Travis Swann LB FR RS Spring, Texas (Spring HS/Austin CC) 85 Brandon Swindall WR FR HS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) 69 Stetson Tenney OL JR TR Show Low, Ariz. (Show Low HS/Eastern Arizona JC) 86 Brad Theurer TE SO 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 19 Josh Thompson PK SO SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 34 Terrell Thompson CB JR TR Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS/Glendale CC) 91 D.J. Tialavea TE SO 1L West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) 6 Robert Turbin RB JR RS/2L Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS) 95 Tevita Vaifoou DL FR RS Hauula, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) 7 Travis Van Leeuwen WR SO 1L Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) 53 Zach Vigil LB SO SQ Clearfield, Utah (Clearfield HS) 30 Nick Vought S SR 1L Park City, Utah (Park City HS/Santa Barbara CC) 9 Bobby Wagner LB SR 3L Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) 62 Bryce Walker OL FR RS Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS) 12 Dontel Watkins WR JR 1L Nashville, Tenn. (Antioch HS/Butler CC) 84 Cameron Webb WR JR TR Millville, Utah (Mountain Crest HS/Snow JC) 90 Kevin Whimpey DE SO TR Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS/Idaho State) 74 Kyle Whimpey OL SO TR Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS/Idaho State) 40 Connor Williams DE SO SQ Kanata, Ontario, Canada (Holy Trinity HS) 25 Kerwynn Williams RB/KR JR 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) 15 Reuben Willis LB SR 2L Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair HS/El Camino JC) Pronunciation Guide = Pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn Gahyd57 Havea Lasike = Hah-vey-uh Lay-see-kay 76 Funaki Asisi = Foo-knock-ee Ah-see-see 54 Jamie Markosian = Mar-koozian 51 Jake Doughty = Dow-dee 16 Tavaris McMillian = Tuh-varis McMill-in 55 Bojay Filimoeatu = Fee-lee-moy-ah-too 13 Jumanne Robertson = Ju-mahnee 75 Taani Fisilau = Ta-ha-knee Fees-ee-lau 86 Brad Theurer = Tire 65 Chris Friesen = Freeze-n 91 D.J. Tialavea = Tee-al-uh-vah-uh 68 Philip Gapelu = Nap-uh-loo 95 Tevita Vaifoou = Tuh-veeta Vie-uh-foo 31 Parker Hausknecht = House-connect 7 Travis Van Leeuwen = Van Loo-win 5 Evan Huahulu = Who-uh-hulu 30 Nick Vought = Vowt 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi = Kuh-ma-na Ma-ta-gee 47 Levi Koskan - Koss-can 77 Al Lapuaho = Lap-ooh-ah-ho

18 18 OFFENSE POS NO PLAYER HT WT YR EXP LT 67 Oscar Molina-Sanchez JR 2L 63 Tanner Richins JR 2L LG 76 Funaki Asisi SR 3L 65 Chris Friesen SO SQ OC 58 Tyler Larsen SO 1L 54 Jamie Markosion SO 1L RG 68 Philip Gapelu SR 3L 79 Robert Hill SR 3L RT 66 Eric Schultz SO 1L 69 Stetson Tenney JR TR TE 88 Tarren Lloyd SR 2L 91 D.J. Tialavea SO 1L Z-WR 80 Chuck Jacobs JR TR 7 Travis Van Leeuwen SO 1L X-WR 4 Matt Austin JR 1L 1 Xavier Martin SR 1L Depth Chart DEFENSE POS NO PLAYER HT WT YR EXP DE 55 Bojay Filimoeatu JR TR 99 B.J. Larsen FR RS OR 40 Connor Williams SO SQ NG 77 Al Lapuaho JR TR 57 Havea Lasike JR TR OR 5 Evan Huahulu JR TR DE 37 Quinn Garner SR 3L 95 Tevita Vaifoou FR RS OLB 47 Levi Koskan SR 3L OR 45 Maurice Alexander JR TR ILB 43 Kyle Gallagher SR 3L 53 Zach Vigil SO SQ ILB 9 Bobby Wagner SR 3L 51 Jake Doughty SO 1L OLB 16 Tavaris McMillian FR RS 52 Kyler Fackrell FR HS OR 15 Reuben Willis SR 2L T-WR 11 Stanley Morrison SR RS/2L 84 Cameron Webb JR TR Y-WR 82 Eric Moats SR 2L 24 Austin Alder SR 3L RB 6 Robert Turbin JR RS/2L 20 Michael Smith SR RS/2L QB 2 Adam Kennedy JR TR OR 16 Chuckie Keeton FR HS CB 13 Jumanne Robertson JR TR 2 Cameron Sanders SO 1L NICK 3 Quinton Byrd JR 2L 21 Terrence Alston JR TR FS 36 McKade Brady JR 1L 34 Terrell Thompson JR TR FS 4 Walter McClenton SR 2L OR 29 Alfred Bowden SR 1L 10 Chris Harris SR 3L CB 6 Nevin Lawson SO 1L 14 Jamaine Olson JR RS KO 44 Jacob Haueter FR TR 93 Nick Diaz SO 1L SPECIAL TEAMS PR 82 Eric Moats SR 2L 25 Kerwynn Williams JR 2L PK 19 Josh Thompson SO SQ 93 Nick Diaz SO 1L P 41 Tyler Bennett JR TR 44 Jacob Haueter FR TR KOR 25 Kerwynn Williams JR 2L 10 Chris Harris SR 3L *** as of 12:15 p.m. MT 8/29/11 H 82 Eric Moats SR 2L 11 Stanley Morrison SR RS/2L LS 89 Nate Needham FR RS 97 Mark Hutchinson FR HS