2019 Utah State Aggies football team

2019 Utah State Aggies football
2019 Utah State Aggies football
Frisco Bowl, L 41–51 vs. Kent State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
Record	7–6 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Gary Andersen (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford Jr. (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Justin Ena (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Maverik Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by head coach Gary Andersen in his fifth overall season, although first season after taking over as the program's head coach for the second time. The team played their home games at Maverik Stadium, and competed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.^[1]

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 22 Air Force	7	–	1	11	–	2
Utah State	6	–	2	7	–	6
Wyoming	4	–	4	8	–	5
Colorado State	3	–	5	4	–	8
New Mexico	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
Hawaii xy	5	–	3	10	–	5
San Diego State x	5	–	3	10	–	3
Nevada	4	–	4	7	–	6
San Jose State	2	–	6	5	–	7
UNLV	2	–	6	4	–	8
Fresno State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Award watch lists

Utah State had five players placed on eleven different award watch lists heading into the 2019 season.

Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award^[2]	Jordan Love	QB	JR
Walter Camp Award^[3]	Jordan Love	QB	JR
Davey O'Brien Award^[4]	Jordan Love	QB	JR
Lou Groza Award^[5]	Dominik Eberle	PK	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[6]	Dominik Eberle	PK	SR
Bednarik Award^[7]	Tipa Galeai	DL	SR
Bednarik Award^[7]	David Woodward	LB	JR
Butkus Award^[8]	David Woodward	LB	JR
Nagurski Award^[9]	David Woodward	LB	JR
Lott Trophy^[10]	David Woodward	LB	JR
Thorpe Award^[11]	DJ Williams	CB	SR

Preseason All-Americans

Utah State had three players named as preseason All-Americans by various publications.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Player	Position	Year	Publication(s)
Savon Scarver	KR	JR	Sporting News, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele
David Woodward	LB	JR	Athlon Sports, Phil Steele
Dominik Eberle	PK	SR	Athlon Sports

Mountain West media days

Mountain West Media Days were held on July 23–24 at the Green Valley Ranch resort in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nevada.

In the preseason media poll, the Aggies were predicted to finish second in the Mountain Division.^[15]

Media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Mountain Division
1	Boise State	120 (15)
2	Utah State	108 (6)
3	Air Force	73
4	Wyoming	66
5	Colorado State	52
6	New Mexico	22

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

Jordan Love was selected as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year at MWC Media Days. Utah State had four additional players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.^[16]

Player	Position	Year
Jordan Love	QB	JR
Tipa Galeai	DL	SR
David Woodward	LB	JR
DJ Williams	CB	SR
Savon Scarver	KR	JR

Personnel

Coaching staff

The 2019 Aggie coaching staff included ten new coaches as a result of Matt Wells' departure and the subsequent rehiring of Gary Andersen. Only Frank Maile and Stacy Collins remained from the previous staff. Of the ten new coaches, two had previous experience at Utah State (Gary Andersen and TJ Woods), and two were former Aggie football players (Keegan Andersen and Bojay Filimoeatu).

Name	Position	Alma mater	Joined staff
Gary Andersen	Head coach	Utah (1986)	2019 (previously 2009–2012)
Frank Maile	Assistant head coach / tight ends	Utah State (2007)	2016 (previously 2009–2013)
Mike Sanford	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	Boise State (2004)	2019
Justin Ena	Defensive coordinator / Inside Linebackers	BYU (2001)	2019
TJ Woods	Offensive line	Azusa Pacific (2002)	2019 (previously 2009–2012)
Stacy Collins	Special teams coordinator / running backs	Western Oregon (1998)	2016
Jason Phillips	Pass game coordinator / wide receivers	Houston (2001)	2019
Bojay Filimoeatu	Defensive ends	Utah State (2012)	2019
Mike Caputo	Safeties	Wisconsin (2015)	2019
Mark Orphey	Cornerbacks	Texas Southern (2010)	2019
Jordan Hicks	Strength and Conditioning	Georgetown (KY) (2005)	2019
Keegan Andersen	Director of player personnel	Utah State (2013)	2019

Source: ^[17]

Roster

Source: ^[18] 2019 Fall Camp Football Roster

2019 Utah State Aggies football

Quarterback

3 Henry Colombi – sophomore (6'2, 200)
5 Cooper Legas – freshman (6'2, 210)
6 Andrew Peasley – freshman (6'2, 200)
7 Josh Calvin – freshman (6'3, 190)
10 Jordan Love (S) – junior (6'4, 220)

Running back

1 Gerold Bright – senior (5'10, 190)
20 Jaylen Warren – junior (5'7, 200)
26 Chase Nelson – junior (5'10, 200)
27 Enoch Nawahine – freshman (5'11, 185)
29 Pallate Makakona – sophomore (5'10, 200)
32 Sione Fehoko – sophomore (5'7, 195)
34 Riley Burt – senior (6'1, 210)

Wide receiver

11 Savon Scarver – junior (5'11, 190)
12 Ajani Carter – freshman (6'1, 185)
13 Deven Thompkins – sophomore (5'7, 160)
14 Sean Carter – junior (6'4, 195)
16 Jordan Nathan (S) – junior (5'8, 180)
17 Taylor Compton – junior (5'8, 175)
18 Cam Lampkin – freshman (5'11, 165)
19 Kyle Van Leeuwen – freshman (5'9, 175)
80 Siaosi Mariner – senior (6'2, 190)
81 Tim Patrick Jr. – freshman (6'0, 190)
82 Sawyer Merrill – freshman (6'1, 170)
83 Derek Wright – junior (6'1, 195)
Kanen Eaton – freshman (6'4, 180)

Tight end

43 Jack Drews – freshman (6'3, 230)
47 Logan Lee – junior (6'4, 250)
85 Mosese Manu – junior (6'3, 260)
86 Bryce Mortenson – freshman (6'6, 245)
87 Caleb Repp – senior (6'5, 230)
88 Carson Terrell – junior (6'5, 245)
89 Travis Boman – junior (6'4, 245)

Kicker/Punter

49 Pierce Callister – P – freshman (6'0, 170)
59 Connor Coles – K – sophomore (6'0, 190)
62 Dominik Eberle – K (S) – senior (6'2, 195)
89 Aaron Dalton – P – senior (6'4, 210)
98 Christopher Bartolic – P – freshman (6'0, 190)

Offensive line

58 Demytrick Ali'ifua – junior (6'3, 315)
59 Aric Davison – freshman (6'3, 295)
60 Wyatt Bowles – freshman (6'5, 300)
63 Ashton Adams – freshman (6'4, 300)
64 Heneli Avendano – freshman (6'3, 300)
65 Karter Shaw – freshman (6'4, 300)
66 Mohelia Uasike – junior (6'1, 305)
67 Sione Lasike – freshman (6'1, 285)
68 Logan Wood – freshman (6'1, 280)
70 Hunter Hill – freshman (6'5, 285)
72 Alfred Edwards (S) – sophomore (6'7, 310)
75 Kyler Hack – sophomore (6'4, 300)
74 Chandler Dolphin – sophomore (6'3, 300)
75 Ty Shaw – junior (6'4, 300)
76 Jackson Owens – freshman (6'5, 290)
77 Andy Koch – freshman (6'6, 275)
78 Jacob South – freshman (6'6, 295)
79 Wade Meacham – freshman (6'6, 305)

Defensive end

10 Tipa Galeai (S) – senior (6'5, 230)
24 Dalton Baker – senior (6'5, 260)
41 Elijah Shelton – freshman (6'1, 230)
44 Fua Leilua (S) – senior (6'3, 305)
45 Jaylon Bannerman – junior (6'5, 240)
46 Addison Trupp – freshman (6'3, 215)
47 Kaleo Neves – freshman (6'2, 215)
51 Justus Te'i – junior (6'3, 240)
53 Braden Harris – senior (6'2, 230)
61 Aaron Bredsguard – freshman (6'3, 225)
91 Devon Anderson (S) – senior (6'2, 290)
92 Hale Motu'apuaka – freshman (6'2, 295)
93 Jacoby Wildman – senior (6'2, 265)
94 Caden Andersen – junior (6'2, 285)
97 Jake Pitcher – junior (6'3, 260)
98 AJ Vongphachanh – freshman (6'3, 230)

Defensive tackle

54 Dean Rice – freshman (6'4, 280)
55 Christian Lavalle – freshman (5'11, 225)
90 Ritisoni Fata – junior (6'1, 295)
96 Christopher 'Unga (S) – senior (6'0, 300)
98 Diamond Faamafoe – freshman (6'0, 295)
99 Josh Bowcut – freshman (6'5, 280)

Linebacker

9 David Woodward (S) – Junior (6'2, 230)
15 Simon Thompson – freshman (6'3, 210)
33 Kevin Meitzenheimer – junior (6'0, 230)
34 Daniel Langi – sophomore (6'0, 230)
38 Eric Munoz – junior (6'0, 230)
39 Maika Magalei – sophomore (6'1, 230)
40 Dustin Matthews – freshman (6'1, 225)
42 Jaymason Willingham – freshman (6'3, 215)
52 Ethan Vowles – sophomore (6'2, 190)
54 Noah Young – sophomore (6'3, 225)

Cornerback

6 Cameron Haney – senior (5'10, 185)
7 DJ Williams (S) – senior (5'9, 180)
14 Zahodri Jackson – sophomore (5'10, 185)
21 Andre Grayson – sophomore (5'8, 165)
22 Michael Anyanwu – freshman (5'9, 180)
23 Dominic Tatum – freshman (6'2, 180)
25 Jarrod Green – sophomore (5'11, 180)
36 Jared Reed – sophomore (6'0, 180)

Safety

3 Troy Lefeged Jr. – junior (5'11, 190)
4 Shaq Bond (S) – junior (5'10, 190)
5 Cash Gilliam – junior (5'11, 195)
8 Braxton Gunther – junior (5'10, 185)
20 Keith Harris – freshman (5'11, 170)
28 Oakley Hussey – freshman (6'3, 200)
30 Patrick Maddox – sophomore (5'10, 205)
32 Matthew Sterzer – freshman (6'2, 225)
37 Sam Lockett – freshman (6'0, 195)

Deep Snapper

50 Jesse Vasquez – freshman (6'1, 225)
57 Brandon Pada (S) – junior (5'10, 210)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) 2018 Starter
Injured
Redshirt

Depth chart

Defense

^[19]

NKL
DJ Williams
Andre Grayson

FS
Shaq Bond
Braxton Gunther

ILB	ILB
Kevin Meitzenheimer	David Woodward
Eric Munoz	Maika Magalei

SS
Troy Lefeged
Cash Gilliam

CB
Zahodri Jackson
Dominic Tatum

DE	DT	DT	DE
Justus Te'i	Fua Leilua	Devon Anderson	Tipa Galeai
Dalton Baker	Chris Unga	Jacoby Wildman	Elijah Shelton

CB
Cameron Haney
Jarrod Green

Offense

^[20]

Z-WR
Savon Scarver
Derek Wright

H-WR
Taylor Compton
Deven Thompkins

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Alfred Edwards	Ty Shaw	Demytrick Ali'ifua	Karter Shaw	Andy Koch
Andy Koch	Wyatt Bowles	Heneli Avendano	Kyler Hack	Jacob South

TE
Carson Terrell
Travis Boman

X-WR
Jordan Nathan
Deven Thompkins

QB
Jordan Love
Henry Colombi

Special teams
PK Dominik Eberle
PK Connor Coles
P Aaron Dalton
P Christopher Bartolic
KR Savon Scarver
PR Jordan Nathan
LS Brandon Pada
H Aaron Dalton

RB
Gerold Bright
Enoch Nawahine

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest*	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 35–38	29,027
September 7	5:30 p.m.	Stony Brook*	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	Stadium on Facebook	W 62–7	22,247
September 21	8:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 23–17	27,367
September 28	5:30 p.m.	Colorado State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	W 34–24	20,017
October 5	10:00 a.m.	at No. 5 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	L 6–42	100,266
October 19	8:15 p.m.	Nevada	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPNU	W 36–10	15,240
October 26	8:15 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	L 7–31	19,248
November 2	8:00 p.m.	BYU*	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN2	L 14–42	25,472
November 9	5:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	W 37–35	32,037
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPNU	W 26–21	16,304
November 23	8:30 p.m.	No. 20 Boise State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 21–56	18,315
November 30	2:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Stadium on Facebook	W 38–25	11,611
December 20	5:30 p.m.	vs. Kent State*	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (Frisco Bowl)	ESPN2	L 41–51	12,120
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

At Wake Forest

Utah State Aggies at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	14	7	7	35
Demon Deacons	10	7	14	7	38

at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, NC

Date: August 30, 2019
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Temperature: 83 • Wind: 1 mph ESE • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 29,027
TV announcers (ACC Network): Kevin Brown, Andre Ware, and Jerry Punch
USU Game Notes

Game information

First Quarter

(11:54) Wake – Sage Surratt 22 yard pass from Jamie Newman, Sciba kick
Wake 7–0; 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:06
(9:23) USU – Gerold Bright 7 yard run, Dominik Eberle kick
TIE 7–7; 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:31
(0:23) Wake – Nick Sciba 21 Yard field goal
Wake 10–7; 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:10

Second Quarter

(14:11) USU – Jordan Nathan 27 yard pass from Jordan Love, Eberle kick
USU 14–10; 5 plays, 90 yards, 1:16
(6:27) Wake – Scotty Washington 9 yard pass from Jamie Newman, Sciba kick
Wake 17–14; 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:13
(0:25) USU – Siaosi Mariner 17 yard pass from Jordan Love, Eberle kick
USU 21–17; 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:42

Third Quarter

(9:08) Wake – Jamie Newman 1 yard run, Sciba kick
Wake 24–21; 14 plays, 65 yards, 4:26
(5:42) USU – Deven Thompkins 56 yard pass from Jordan Love, Eberle kick
USU 28–24; 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:33
(0:49) Wake – Christian Beal-Smith 12 yard run, Sciba kick
Wake 31–28; 1 play, 12 yards, 0:06

Fourth Quarter

(13:51) USU – Jaylen Warren 4 yard run, Eberle kick
USU 35–31; 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:58
(1:08) Wake – Kendall Hinton 2 yard pass from Jamie Newman, Sciba kick
Wake 38–35; 6 plays, 89 yards, 1:11

Passing Leaders

USU – Jordan Love – 33/48, 416 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT
WF – Jamie Newman – 34/47, 401 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT

Rushing Leaders

USU – Jaylen Warren – 19 ATT, 141 YDS, 1 TD
WF – Cade Carney – 25 ATT, 105 YDS, 0 TD

Receiving Leaders

USU – Siaosi Mariner – 8 REC, 118 YDS, 1 TD
WF – Sage Surratt – 7 REC, 158 YDS, 1 TD

Stony Brook

Stony Brook Seawolves at Utah State Aggies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	0	0	7	0	7
Aggies	17	17	14	14	62

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT

Date: September 7, 2019
Game time: 5:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 79 • Wind: 5 mph W • Weather: Overcast
Game attendance: 22,247
Referee: Cal McNeill
TV announcers (Facebook Stadium): Ari Wolfe, Eddie Royal, and Dani Klupenger
USU Game Notes

Game information

First Quarter

(12:06) USU – Dominik Eberle 35 yard field goal
USU 3–0; 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:04
(7:26) USU – Deven Thompkins 45 yard punt return, Eberle kick
USU 10–0
(3:27) USU – Siaosi Mariner 29 yard pass from Jordan Love, Eberle kick
USU 17–0; 10 plays, 76 yards, 2:44

Second Quarter

(14:09) USU – Dominik Eberle 37 yard field goal
USU 20–0; 11 plays, 59 yards, 2:45
(6:29) USU – Jaylen Warren 28 yard run, Eberle kick
USU 27–0; 9 plays, 98 yards, 2:50
(2:08) USU – Gerold Bright 2 yard run, Eberle kick
USU 34–0; 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:36

Third Quarter

(14:26) USU – Jaylen Warren 54 yard run, Eberle kick
USU 41–0; 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:28
(8:17) SB – Isaiah White 3 yard pass from Jack Cassidy, Courtney kick
USU 41–7; 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:09
(0:13) USU – Derek Wright 30 yard pass from Henry Colombi, Eberle kick
USU 48–7; 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:30

Fourth Quarter

(13:45) USU – Andrew Peasley 59 yard run, Eberle kick
USU 55–7; 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:31
(10:17) USU – Deven Thompkins 10 yard pass from Henry Colombi, Eberle kick
USU 62–7; 7 plays, 63 yards, 1:58

Passing Leaders

SBU – Jack Cassidy – 14/28, 129 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
USU – Jordan Love – 25/34, 294 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT

Rushing Leaders

SBU – Seba Nekhet – 14 ATT, 46 YDS, 0 TD
USU – Jaylen Warren – 9 ATT, 105 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving Leaders

SBU – Nick Anderson – 6 REC, 44 YDS, 0 TD
USU – Deven Thompkins – 5 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD

At San Diego State

Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	13	3	0	23
Aztecs	3	0	0	14	17

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA

Date: September 21, 2019
Game time: 8:30 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Temperature: 70 • Wind: 0 mph • Weather: Clear, mild skies
Game attendance: 27,376
Referee: Stephen Baron
TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, and Jenny Dell
USU Game Notes

Game information

First Quarter

(7:49) SDSU – Matt Araiza 22 yard field goal
SDSU 3–0; 16 plays, 70 yards, 7:11
(6:00) USU – Shaq Bond 48-yard interception returned for touchdown, Eberle kick
USU 7–3; 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:55

Second Quarter

(13:08) USU – Dominik Eberle 30 yard field goal
USU 10–3; 15 plays, 74 yards, 4:24
(3:27) USU – Dominik Eberle 29 yard field goal
USU 13–3; 8 plays, 38 yards, 2:07
(0:36) USU – Jaylen Warren 11 yard run, Eberle kick
USU 20–3; 7 plays, 80 yards, 0:44

Third Quarter

(10:53) USU – Dominik Eberle 32 yard field goal
USU 23–3; 13 plays, 57 yards, 4:06

Fourth Quarter

(10:03) SDSU – Kobe Smith 25 yard pass from Ryan Agnew, Araiza kick
USU 23–10; 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:11
(5:19) SDSU – Isaiah Richardson 48 yard pass from Ryan Agnew, Araiza kick
USU 23–17; 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:08

Passing Leaders

USU – Jordan Love – 30/47, 293 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT
SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 20/37, 281 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Leaders

USU – Jaylen Warren – 17 ATT, 74 YDS, 1 TD
SDSU – Chance Bell – 18 ATT, 63 YDS, 0 TD

Receiving Leaders

USU – Savon Scarver – 5 REC, 90 YDS, 0 TD
SDSU – Kobe Smith – 7 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD

Colorado State

Colorado State Rams at Utah State Aggies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	14	3	0	24
Aggies	7	17	3	7	34

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT

Date: September 28, 2019
Game time: 5:30 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Temperature: 48 • Wind: 7 mph • Weather: Rain showers
Game attendance: 20,017
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, and Jenny Dell
USU Game Notes

Game information

First Quarter

(7:14) CSU – Jaylen Thomas 2 yard run, Camper kick
CSU 7–0; 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:03
(7:01) USU – Savon Scarver 100 yard kickoff return, Eberle kick
TIED 7–7

Second Quarter

(14:24) CSU – Marvin Kinsey Jr. 1 yard run, Camper kick
CSU 14–7; 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:16
(13:00) USU – Deven Thompkins 37 yard pass from Jordan Love, Eberle kick
TIED 14–14; 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:24
(10:03) CSU – Andre Neal 44 yard interception, Camper kick
CSU 21–14
(6:41) USU – Dominik Eberle 42 yard field goal
CSU 21–17; 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:22
(1:08) USU – Caleb Repp 40 yard pass from Jordan Love, Eberle kick
USU 24–21; 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:26

Third Quarter

(13:43) CSU – Cayden Camper 45 yard field goal
TIED 24–24; 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:01
(2:57) USU – Dominik Eberle 48 yard field goal
USU 27–24; 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:59

Fourth Quarter

(9:32) USU – David Woodward 8 yard fumble recovery, Eberle kick
USU 34–24

Passing Leaders

CSU – Patrick O'Brien – 14/30, 217 YDS, O TD, O INT
USU – Jordan Love – 17/33, 204 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT

Rushing Leaders

CSU – Marvin Kinsey Jr. – 22 ATT, 70 YDS, 1 TD
USU – Gerold Bright – 36 ATT, 179 YDS, 0 TD

Receiving Leaders

CSU – Nate Craig-Myers – 3 REC, 97 YDS, 0 TD
USU – Caleb Repp – 3 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD

At LSU

Utah State Aggies at LSU Tigers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	6	0	0	0	6
No. 5 Tigers	7	14	14	7	42

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

Date: October 5, 2019
Game time: 10:00 a.m. MDT
Game weather: Temperature: 84 • Wind: 4 mph E • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 100,266
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal, D.J. Shockley, and Dawn Davenport
USU Game Notes

Game information

First Quarter

(10:41) LSU – Derrick Dillon 7 yard pass from Joe Burrow, Cade York kick
LSU 7–0; 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:19
(6:25) USU – Dominik Eberle 30 yard field goal
LSU 7–3; 4 plays, -6 yards, 0:58
(1:45) USU – Dominik Eberle 47 yard field goal
LSU 7–6; 5 plays, 35 yards, 0:52

Second Quarter

(14:03) LSU – Joe Burrow 1 yard run, York kick
LSU 14–6; 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:42
(4:55) LSU – Ja'Marr Chase 25 yard pass from Joe Burrow, York kick
LSU 21–6; 13 plays, 99 yards, 6:42

Third Quarter

(9:55) LSU – Justin Jefferson 4 yard pass from Joe Burrow, York kick
LSU 28–6; 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:15
(2:54) LSU – Justin Jefferson 39 yard pass from Joe Burrow, York kick
LSU 35–6; 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:29

Fourth Quarter

(2:54) LSU – Thaddeus Moss 8 yard pass from Joe Burrow, York kick
LSU 42–6; 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:40

Passing Leaders

USU – Jordan Love – 15/30, 130 YDS, 0 TD, 3 INT
LSU – Joe Burrow – 27/38, 344 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Leaders

USU – Gerold Bright – 8 ATT, 18 YDS, 0 TD
LSU – Clyde Edwards-Helaire – 14 ATT, 72 YDS, 0 TD

Receiving Leaders

USU – Jordan Nathan – 4 REC, 51 YDS, 0 TD
LSU – Justin Jefferson – 9 REC, 155 YDS, 2 TD

Nevada

Nevada Wolf Pack at Utah State Aggies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	3	0	0	7	10
Aggies	9	13	0	14	36

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT

Date: October 19, 2019
Game time: 8:15 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Temperature: 35 • Wind: 12 mph SSE • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 15,240
Referee: Michael Vandervelde
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens and Kirk Morrison
USU Game Notes

Game information

First Quarter

(9:45) NEV – Brandon Talton 23 yard field goal
NEV 3-0; 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:10
(9:33) USU – Savon Scarver 100 yard kickoff return, Eberle kick
USU 7–3
(0:08) USU – Justus Te'i 1 yard safety
USU 9–3

Second Quarter

(10:58) USU – Dominik Eberle 29 yard field goal
USU 12-3; 6 plays, 23 yards, 1:43
(5:33) USU – Caleb Repp 13 yard pass from Jordan Love, Eberle kick
USU 19-3; 7 plays, 39 yards, 1:50
(2:07) USU – Dominik Eberle 32 yard field goal
USU 22-3; 8 plays, 57 yards, 1:39

Third Quarter

NO SCORING PLAYS

Fourth Quarter

(11:27) USU – Gerold Bright 67 yard run, Eberle kick
USU 29-3; 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:38
(10:03) USU – Gerold Bright 9 yard run, Eberle kick
USU 36-3; 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:23
(4:48) NEV – Toa Taua 20 yard run, Talton kick
USU 36-10; 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:15

Passing Leaders

NEV – Malik Henry – 17/38, 213 YDS, 0 TD, 2 INT
USU – Jordan Love – 13/31, 169 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Leaders

NEV – Toa Taua – 20 ATT, 84 YDS, 1 TD
USU – Gerold Bright – 15 ATT, 126 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving Leaders

NEV – Romeo Doubs – 4 REC, 80 YDS, 0 TD
USU – Siaosi Mariner – 2 REC, 53 YDS, 0 TD

At Air Force

Utah State Aggies at Air Force Falcons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	7	0	7
Falcons	0	17	7	7	31

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: October 26, 2019
Game time: 8:15 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Temperature: 52 • Wind: Windy • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 19,248
Referee: Scott Campbell
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison, and Taylor McGregor
USU Game Notes

Game information

First Quarter

NO SCORING PLAYS

Second Quarter

(11:55) AFA – Timothy Jackson 1 yard run, Koehnke kick
AFA 7–0; 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:03
(6:36) AFA – Kadin Remsberg 1 yard run, Koehnke kick
AFA 14–0; 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:00
(0:00) AFA – Jake Koehnke 57 yard field goal
AFA 17–0; 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:01

Third Quarter

(11:49) USU – Siaosi Mariner 27 yard pass from Jordan Love, Eberle kick
AFA 17–7; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:11
(3:17) AFA – Kadin Remsberg 9 yard run, Koehnke kick
AFA 24–7; 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:53

Fourth Quarter

(10:06) AFA – Taven Birdow 1 yard run, Koehnke kick
AFA 31-7; 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:21

Passing

USU – Jordan Love – 14/23, 114 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT
AFA – DJ Hammond III – 1/5, 16 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT

Rushing

USU – Gerold Bright – 6 ATT, 24 YDS, 0 TD
AFA – Timothy Jackson – 25 ATT, 148 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

USU – Siaosi Mariner – 3 REC, 38 YDS, 1 TD
AFA – Ben Waters – 2 REC, 24 YDS, 0 TD

BYU

BYU Cougars at Utah State Aggies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	14	14	7	42
Aggies	7	7	0	0	14

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT

Date: November 2, 2019
Game time: 8:05 p.m.
Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), Winds N 2 mph; Mostly Clear
Game attendance: 25,472
Referee: Michael VanderVelde
TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich

Game information

First Quarter

(9:22) BYU – Aleva Hifo 6-yard run, Jake Oldroyd kick
BYU 7–0; 11 plays, 93 yards, 4:36
(0:18) USU – Siaosi Mariner 26-yard pass from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick
TIED 7–7; 7 plays, 86 yards, 2:17

Second Quarter

(11:53) BYU – Jaren Hall 16-yard run, Jake Oldroyd kick
BYU 14–7; 1 plays, 16 yards, 0:06
(2:33) BYU – Jaren Hall 7-yard run, Jake Oldroyd kick
BYU 21–7; 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:30
(0:34) USU – Gerold Bright 1-yard run, Dominik Eberle kick
BYU 21–14; 11 plays, 86 yards, 1:52

Third Quarter

(11:47) BYU – Micah Simon 11-yard pass from Baylor Romney, Jake Oldroyd kick
BYU 28–14; 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13
(7:12) BYU – Gunner Romney 1-yard pass from Baylor Romney, Jake Oldroyd kick
BYU 35–14; 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:53

Fourth Quarter

(9:31) BYU – Lopini Katoa 6-yard run, Jake Oldroyd kick
BYU 42–14; 10 plays, 99 yards, 5:00

Passing

BYU – Jaren Hall – 12/16, 214 yards
USU – Jordan Love – 29/49, 394 yards, TD, 3 INT

Rushing

BYU – Sione Finau – 15 carries, 72 yards
USU – Gerold Bright – 12 carries, 66 yards, TD

Receiving

BYU – Lopini Katoa – 4 receptions, 129 yards
USU – Jordan Nathan – 7 receptions, 133 yards

At Fresno State

Utah State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	14	10	6	37
Bulldogs	7	7	14	7	35

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA

Date: November 9, 2019
Game time: 5:00 p.m.

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

USU –
FSU –

Rushing

USU –
FSU –

Receiving

USU –
FSU –

Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys at Utah State Aggies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	14	0	7	21
Aggies	0	20	3	2	25

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT

Date: November 16, 2019
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 16,364
TV: ESPNU

Game information

First Quarter

No scoring plays

Second Quarter

(14:54) WYO – Logan Wilson 10-yard interception return, Cooper Rothe kick
WYO 7–0; 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:48
(11:35) USU – Siaosi Mariner 80-yard pass from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick
TIED 7–7; 2 plays, 84 yards, 0:29
(7:32) USU – Gerold Bright 35-yard pass from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick
USU 14–7; 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:28
(5:34) WYO – Tyler Vander Waal 11-yard run, Cooper Rothe kick
TIED 14–14; 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:51
(2:04) USU – Dominik Eberle 47-yard field goal
USU 17–14; 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:28
(0:09) USU – Dominik Eberle 44-yard field goal
USU 20–14; 7 plays, 30 yards, 1:06

Third Quarter

(4:44) USU – Dominik Eberle 26-yard field goal
USU 23–14; 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:54

Fourth Quarter

(11:11) USU – Dominik Eberle 23-yard field goal
USU 26–14; 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:37
(6:52) WYO – Tyler Vander Waal 5-yard run, Cooper Rothe kick
USU 26–21; 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:19

Passing

WYO – Tyler Vander Waal – 20/36, 185 yards, 3 INT
USU – Jordan Love – 18/29, 282 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

WYO – Xazavian Valladay – 25 carries, 114 yards
USU – Gerold Bright – 17 carries, 56 yards

Receiving

WYO – Josh Harshman – 6 receptions, 76 yards
USU – Siaosi Mariner – 4 receptions, 123 yards, TD

Boise State

Boise State Broncos at Utah State Aggies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Broncos	21	21	14	0	56
Aggies	7	0	7	7	21

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT

Date: November 23, 2019
Game time: 8:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 33 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 2 MPH S
Game attendance: 18,315
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor

Game information

First Quarter

(13:21) BSU – John Hightower 30-yard pass from Jaylon Henderson, Eric Sachse kick
BSU 7–0; 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:39
(7:28) USU – Caleb Repp 7-yard pass from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick
TIE 7–7; 11 plays, 86 yards, 3:10
(5:14) BSU – Jalen Walker 15-yard interception return, Eric Sachse kick
BSU 14–7; 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:08
(1:20) BSU – George Holani 5-yard run, Eric Sachse kick
BSU 21–7; 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:28

Second Quarter

(11:50) BSU – George Holani 1-yard run, Eric Sachse kick
BSU 28–7; 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:10
(6:11) BSU – Robert Mahone 1-yard run, Eric Sachse kick
BSU 35–7; 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:06
(0:19) BSU – Khalil Shakir 14-yard pass from Jaylon Henderson, Eric Sachse kick
BSU 42–7; 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:02

Third Quarter

(12:28) BSU – Avery Williams 74-yard punt return, Eric Sachse kick
BSU 49–7; 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:32
(4:32) BSU – CT Thomas 15-yard pass from Jaylon Henderson, Eric Sachse kick
BSU 56–7; 12 plays, 83 yards, 6:17
(0:26) USU – Gerold Bright 6-yard run, Dominik Eberle kick
BSU 56–14; 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:06

Fourth Quarter

(1:40) USU – Henry Colombi 2-yard run, Dominik Eberle kick
BSU 56–21; 13 plays, 84 yards, 4:58

Passing

BSU – Jaylon Henderson – 16/28, 187 yards, 3 TD
USU – Jordan Love – 21/36, 229 yards, TD, INT

Rushing

BSU – George Holani – 16 carries, 178 yards, 2 TD
USU – Gerold Bright – 10 carries, 44 yards, TD

Receiving

BSU – John Hightower – 3 receptions, 56 yards, TD
USU – Siaosi Mariner – 4 receptions, 66 yards

At New Mexico

Utah State Aggies at New Mexico Lobos

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	24	7	0	38
Lobos	0	6	12	7	25

at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

Date: November 30, 2019
Game time: 2:00 p.m.

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

USU –
UNM –

Rushing

USU –
UNM –

Receiving

USU –
UNM –

vs Kent State (Frisco Bowl)

Utah State Aggies vs. Kent State Golden Flashes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	7	10	14	41
Golden Flashes	17	6	3	25	51

at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX

Date: December 20, 2019
Game time: 5:30 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: SE 8 mph
Game attendance: 12,120
Referee: Ken Antee
TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), John Congemi (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
ESPN game summary

Game information

First Quarter

(12:02) USU – Gerold Bright 4 yard rush, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:58; Utah State 7–0)
(11:10) KENT – Dustin Crum 78 yard pass to Isaiah McCoy, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:43; Tied 7–7)
(5:37) KENT – Xavier Williams 2 yard rush, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 4:23; Kent State 14–7)
(2:50) KENT – Matthew Trickett 40 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:08; Kent State 17–7)
(0:03) USU – Dominik Eberle 41 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:40; Kent State 17–10)

Second Quarter

(8:24) USU – Jordan Love 25 yard pass to Siaosi Mariner, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:36; Tied 17–17)
(5:07) KENT – Matthew Trickett 22 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:33; Kent State 20–17)
(0:00) KENT – Matthew Trickett 36 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 0:58; Kent State 23–17)

Third Quarter

(11:41) KENT – Matthew Trickett 29 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:11; Kent State 26–17)
(7:52) USU – Jordan Love 17 yard pass to Deven Thompkins, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; Kent State 26–24)
(2:27) USU – Dominik Eberle 45 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:31; Utah State 27–26)

Fourth Quarter

(13:31) KENT – Will Matthews 4 yard rush, 2-point rush good (Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:26; Kent State 34–27)
(12:48) USU – Deven Thompkins 57 yard rush, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:40; Tied 34–34)
(9:36) KENT – Dustin Crum 1 yard pass to Antwan Dixon, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:09; Kent State 41–34)
(4:56) KENT – Matthew Trickett 37 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 3:50; Kent State 44–34)
(3:06) USU – Jordan Love 11 yard pass to Siaosi Mariner, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:50; Kent State 44–41)
(1:56) KENT – Dustin Crum 4 yard rush, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:01; Kent State 51–41)

Passing

USU – Jordan Love – 30/39, 317 yards, 3 TD, INT
KSU – Dustin Crum – 21/26, 289 yards, 2 TD

Rushing

USU – Gerold Bright – 21 carries, 94 yards, TD
KSU – Dustin Crum – 23 carries, 147 yards, TD

Receiving

USU – Siaosi Mariner – 7 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
KSU – Isaiah McKoy – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	26	Jordan Love	QB	Green Bay Packers

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