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American college football season

2024 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record4–8 (3–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKyle Cefalo (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorCooper Bassett (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Co-defensive coordinatorBobby McMillen (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumMaverik Stadium
Seasons← 20232025 →
2024 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Boise State y$^   7 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 24 UNLV y   6 – 1     11 – 3  
Colorado State   6 – 1     8 – 4  
Fresno State   4 – 3     6 – 6  
San Jose State   3 – 4     7 – 5  
Air Force   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Hawaii   3 – 4     5 – 7  
New Mexico   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Utah State   3 – 4     4 – 8  
San Diego State   2 – 5     3 – 9  
Wyoming   2 – 5     3 – 9  
Nevada   0 – 7     3 – 10  
Championship: Boise State 21, UNLV 7
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 19, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 Utah State Aggies football team represented the Utah State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by interim head coach Nate Dreiling in his first year with the program. The Aggies played their home games at Maverik Stadium, located in Logan, Utah.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On July 2, 2024, Utah State announced that it intended to fire head coach Blake Anderson following an internal investigation; Anderson was formally fired on July 18. Anderson was dismissed due to allegedly being non-compliant with the university's Title IX policies stemming from an incident that occurred in spring 2023. Defensive coordinator Nate Dreiling was named the Aggies' interim head coach.

Preseason

Mountain West media poll

The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024.

Mountain West media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 543 (38)
2 UNLV 471 (4)
3 Fresno State 460 (4)
4 Air Force 384
5 Colorado State 337
6 Wyoming 296
7 Utah State 285
8 San Diego State 251
9 Hawaii 214
10 San Jose State 185
11 New Mexico 85
12 Nevada 77

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Robert Morris*KMYUW 36–1417,037
September 79:00 p.m.at No. 13 USC*BTNL 0–4868,110
September 142:30 p.m.No. 12 Utah*CBSSNL 21–3824,107
September 2112:00 p.m.at Temple*ESPN+L 29–4511,384
October 55:00 p.m.at No. 21 Boise StateFS2L 30–6237,210
October 117:00 p.m.UNLV
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSNL 34–5020,295
October 192:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
TruTVL 45–5014,584
October 265:00 p.m.at WyomingCBSSNW 27–2517,724
November 98:30 p.m.at No. 21 Washington State*The CWL 28–4920,011
November 161:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
SPEC PPVW 55–1013,348
November 231:30 p.m.San Diego State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSNW 41–2012,583
November 291:30 p.m.at Colorado StateFS1L 37–4224,772

Personnel

2024 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Robert Freeman IV Jr
WR 1 Jalen Royals Sr
WR 2 Robert Briggs Jr. Jr
RB 3 Rahsul Faison Sr
WR 5 Otto Tia Jr
QB 7 Spencer Petras Sr
WR 8 Grant Page So
WR 9 Colby Bowman GS
QB 10 C. J. Tiller  Fr
WR 11 Kahanu Davis  Jr
TE 12 Chase Tuatagaloa So
WR 14 Jack Hestera Jr
QB 15 Jacob Conover Jr
QB 16 Bryson Barnes Jr
QB 17 Braden Siri Jr
WR 18 Jackson Olsen  Fr
QB 19 Levi Manning So
WR 20 Tate Kjar Fr
RB 21 Herschel Turner Fr
RB 22 Derrick Jameson So
WR 23 Kyrese White GS
RB 24 Nick Floyd Jr
RB 28 Tre Kofe Fr
RB 29 Corbin Cottle  Fr
RB 30 Jonathan Baird So
TE 33 Grayson Brousseau Fr
OL 51 Jared Pele Jr
OL 54 Teague Andersen So
OL 55 Falepule Alo Sr
OL 56 Cole Motes Sr
OL 57 Trey Andersen Jr
OL 60 Wyatt Bowles GS
OL 61 K'leyone Iosua  Fr
OL 62 Aloali'i Maui Jr
OL 64 Caysen Whittaker Fr
OL 65 Tavo Motu'apuaka So
OL 67 Adam Pond So
OL 70 Jr Sia  Fr
OL 72 George Maile So
OL 73 Elia Migao Jr
OL 74 Jarvis Griffiths  Fr
OL 75 Bryce Radford  So
OL 76 Camden Jury Fr
OL 78 Cole Keele  Fr
WR 81 Quentin Riley So
WR 82 Cole Christensen  Fr
TE 83 Josh Sterzer GS
TE 85 Noah Wright Fr
TE 86 Will Monney So
TE 87 Broc Lane GS
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
ILB 1 Jon Ross Maye GS
CB 2 Jaiden Francois GS
CB 3 J. D. Drew So
CB 4 D. J. Graham II Jr
DE 5 Marlin Dean Jr
S 6 Ike Larsen Jr
S 7 Omari Okeke GS
DT 8 Taz Williams Sr
DE 9 Blaine Spires GS
DT 10 Gabriel Iniguez Jr. Jr
DE 11 Gabe Peterson Jr
S 12 Simeon Harris Jr
CB 13 E. J. Fisk Jr
ILB 14 Bronson Olevao Jr. So
S 15 Torren Union Sr
S 16 Terrell Taylor Jr
CB 17 Avante Dickerson Jr
S 19 Chase Davis  Fr
ILB 20 Cole Joyce Jr
S 21 Malik McConico So
CB 22 Mason Edwards Jr
CB 23 Courage Ugo Jr
S 24 Jordan Vincent Sr
CB 25 Noah Flores  Fr
ILB 26 John Miller  Jr
ILB 27 Logan Pili So
S 28 Gio Kafentzis Fr
ILB 29 Nathan Wright Fr
S 31 Kadiyon Sweat  Fr
ILB 32 Tanner Williams Fr
ILB 33 Max Alford  So
S 34 Teeg Slone  So
ILB 39 Jadon Pearson GS
DE 40 Zion Andreasen  Fr
DE 41 Carl Nesmith Jr
ILB 42 Clyde Washington GS
DT 44 Bo Maile Jr
DE 45 Enoka Migao Jr
DT 48 Seni Tuiaki Jr
DE 50 Lawrence Falatea Jr
DE 56 Ioholani Raass Jr
DE 59 William Holmes Fr
DT 90 Isaiah Bruce So
DT 91 Braydon Bailey Jr
DT 93 Bryan Vogl  Fr
DT 94 Siolaa Lolohea  Fr
DT 95 Miguel Jackson Sr
DT 96 Manase Tupou Fr
DE 98 Cian Slone Sr
DT 99 Collin Vaughn GS
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 47 Ryan Marks So
LS 49 Jacob Garcia GS
LS 52 Alexander McDougall  Fr
P 63 Stephen Kotsanlee GS
K 88 Tanner Cragun  Fr
K 89 Elliott Nimrod GS


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Troy Morrell – Associate head coach/senior offensive analyst
  • Kyle Cefalo – Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
  • Cooper Bassett – Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Bobby McMillen – Co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
  • Nick Paremski – Special teams coordinator
  • Ced Douglas – Defensive run game coordinator/defensive line
  • D. J. Tialavea – Tight ends
  • Jimmy Beal – Running backs
  • Kwame Agyeman – Safeties
  • Jalen Ortiz – Cornerbacks
  • Hayden Kingston – Quarterbacks
  • Paul Jackson – Director of athletic development
  • Andy Koch – Assistant strength coach
  • Steve Reyna – Assistant strength coach
  • Aaron Bredsguard – Assistant strength coach
  • Dave Weimers – Senior defensive analyst
  • Tim Burmeister – Senior defensive analyst
  • Bobby Dodd – Senior special teams analyst
  • Brandon Bowling – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Cob Summers – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Derrick Nsubuga – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Bo Meisenheimer – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Quinn Thomas – Defensive quality control
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 09/2/24

Game summaries

vs. Robert Morris (FCS)

See also: 2024 Robert Morris Colonials football team Game One – Robert Morris Colonials (FCS) (0–0) vs Utah State Aggies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colonials (FCS) 0 14 0014
Aggies 7 3 101636

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT

  • Date: August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 PM MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 17,037
  • Referee: Michael Cuttone
  • TV announcers (KMYU/Mountain West Network): Play-by-Play: Dave Fox, Analyst: Alema Harrington, Reporter: Frank Dolce
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:00) USU – Kyrese White 57-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:09; Utah State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:33) RMU – Cole Mitchell 40-yard pass from Anthony Chiccitt, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Tied 7–7)
  • (9:30) USU – Elliott Nimrod 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:03; Utah State 10–7)
  • (0:41) RMU – Delvecchio Powell II 31-yard run, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:04; Robert Morris 14–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:33) USU – Kyrese White 53-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:45; Utah State 17–14)
  • (2:38) USU – Elliott Nimrod 50-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:47; Utah State 20–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:31) USU – Bryson Barnes 63-yard run (Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:37; Utah State 26–14)
  • (10:57) USU – Jalen Royals 21-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:26; Utah State 33–14)
  • (1:49) USU – Elliott Nimrod 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:21; Utah State 36–14)
Statistics RMU USU
First downs 18 23
Total yards 362 646
Rushing yards 137 303
Passing yards 225 343
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29-40-1 21-36-3
Time of possession 34:22 25:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Robert Morris Passing Anthony Chiccitt 22/30, 171 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tyvon Edmonds Jr. 19 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Cole Mitchell 4 receptions, 60 yards, TD
Utah State Passing Bryson Barnes 11/21, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Robert Briggs Jr. 9 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Kyrese White 3 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD

at No. 13 USC

See also: 2024 USC Trojans football team Game Two – Utah State Aggies (1–0) at No. 13 USC Trojans (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 0 000
No. 13 Trojans 10 17 71448

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 9:00 PM MDT
  • Game weather: Clear and Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,110
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey
  • TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:13) USC - Michael Lantz 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:43; USC 3-0)
  • (4:22) USC - Quinten Joyner 9-yard rush (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:05; USC 10-0)
Second quarter
  • (13:06) USC - Woody Marks 2-yard rush (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:36; USC 17-0)
  • (1:41) USC - Michael Lantz 24-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:49; USC 20-0)
  • (0:04) USC - Makai Lemon 6-yard pass from Miller Moss (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 1:10; USC 27-0)
Third quarter
  • (5:31) USC - Quinten Joyner 2-yard rush (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:40; USC 34-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:15) USC - Jayden Maiava 7-yard rush (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive; 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:08; USC 41-0)
  • (6:32) USC - A'Mario Peterson 9-yard rush (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:40; USC 48-0)
Statistics USU USC
First downs 10 28
Total yards 190 548
Rushing yards 87 253
Passing yards 103 295
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-27-1 29-41
Time of possession 27:07 32:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Bryson Barnes 18/27, 103 yards, INT
Rushing Rahsul Faison 9 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Jalen Royals 6 receptions, 47 yards
USC Passing Miller Moss 21/30, 229 yards, TD
Rushing Woody Marks 13 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving Lake McRee 4 receptions, 81 yards

vs No. 12 Utah (Battle of the Brothers)

See also: 2024 Utah Utes football team, Battle of the Brothers, and Beehive Boot Game Three – No. 12 Utah Utes (2–0) vs Utah State Aggies (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Utes 3 14 111038
Aggies 7 7 7021

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT

  • Date: September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 PM MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,513
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Tina Cervasio (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTAH USU
First downs 23 14
Total yards 460 385
Rushing yards 221 140
Passing yards 239 245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–33–1 18–35–2
Time of possession 37:18 22:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Isaac Wilson 20/33, 239 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Micah Bernard 17 carries, 123 yards, TD
Receiving Brant Kuithe 3 receptions, 68 yards
Utah State Passing Bryson Barnes 16/31, 223 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rahsul Faison 19 carries, 115 yards
Receiving Otto Tia 5 receptions, 78 yards

at Temple

See also: 2024 Temple Owls football team Utah State Aggies (1–2) at Temple Owls (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 21 0829
Owls 0 17 72145

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA

  • Date: September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,384
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter
  • (14:30) USU – Herschel Turner 4-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:11; Utah State 7–0.)
  • (11:19) USU – Jalen Royals 26-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:11; Utah State 14–0.)
  • (7:50) TEM – Antonio Jones 32-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:24; Utah State 14–7.)
  • (1:10) TEM – Antwain Littleton II 17-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:17; Tied 14–14.)
  • (0:17) USU – Rahsul Faison 20-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:53; Utah State 21–14.)
  • (0:00) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 64-yard field goal (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:10; Utah State 21–17.)
Third quarter
  • (4:10) TEM – Dante Wright 91-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 94 yards, 0:59; Temple 24–21.)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:57) TEM – Daniel Evert 16-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:01; Temple 31–21.)
  • (6:02) TEM – Peter Clarke 2-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 4:10; Temple 38–21.)
  • (3:55) USU – Jack Hestera 28-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Kyrese White pass (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:07; Temple 35–29.)
  • (3:22) TEM – Evan Simon 1-yard run, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 0:26; Temple 45–29.)
Statistics USU TEM
First downs 26 20
Total yards 479 451
Rushing yards 186 180
Passing yards 293 271
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–44–1 17–27–0
Time of possession 29:02 30:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Spencer Petras 26/44, 293 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Rashul Faison 27 carries, 148 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Royals 10 receptions, 112 yards, TD
Temple Passing Evan Simon 17/27, 271 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Evan Simon 11 carries, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Dante Wright 3 receptions, 116 yards, TD

at No. 21 Boise State

See also: 2024 Boise State Broncos football team Utah State Aggies (1–3) at No. 21 Boise State Broncos (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 3 14 7630
No. 21 Broncos 14 35 6762

at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID

  • Date: October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 37,210
  • Referee: Michael Cuttone
  • TV announcers (FS2): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics USU BSU
First downs 21 27
Total yards 507 599
Rushing yards 135 296
Passing yards 372 303
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27-41 26-32-1
Time of possession 25:34 34:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Spencer Petras 27/41, 372 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Rahsul Faison 26 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jalen Royals 9 receptions, 211 yards, 2 TD
Boise State Passing Maddux Madsen 21/25, 256 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ashton Jeanty 13 carries, 186 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Chase Penry 4 receptions, 74 yards

vs UNLV

See also: 2024 UNLV Rebels football team UNLV Rebels (4–1) vs Utah State Aggies (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rebels 14 27 6350
Aggies 7 0 141334

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT

  • Date: October 11, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,295
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:50) UNLV – Kylin James 5-yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:10; UNLV 7–0)
  • (5:40) UNLV – Ricky White III 18-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:19; UNLV 14–0)
  • (1:11) USU – Rahsul Faison 20-yard run, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:22; UNLV 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:35) UNLV – Caden Chittenden 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:37; UNLV 17–7)
  • (11:56) UNLV – Casey Cain 18-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:33; UNLV 24–7)
  • (9:24) UNLV – Kylin James 22-yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:25; UNLV 31–7)
  • (3:37) UNLV – Caden Chittenden 46-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:42; UNLV 34–7)
  • (1:53) UNLV – Ricky White III 31-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:04; UNLV 41–7)
Third quarter
  • (12:09) USU – Jack Hestera 24-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:44; UNLV 41–14)
  • (10:26) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 29-yard run (Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:37; UNLV 47–14)
  • (7:10) USU – Jalen Royals 13-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:17; UNLV 47–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:36) USU – Broc Lane 6-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:56; UNLV 47–28)
  • (3:31) UNLV – Andre Meono 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:23; UNLV 50–28)
  • (1:18) USU – Herschel Turner 3-yard run (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; UNLV 50–34)
Statistics UNLV USU
First downs 25 32
Total yards 546 584
Rushing yards 313 123
Passing yards 233 461
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–20–0 41–59–3
Time of possession 31:02 28:58
Team Category Player Statistics
UNLV Passing Hajj-Malik Williams 13/20, 233 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jai’den Thomas 17 carries, 139 yards, TD
Receiving Ricky White III 7 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD
Utah State Passing Spencer Petras 41/59, 461 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Rahsul Faison 15 carries, 83 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Royals 10 receptions, 155 yards, TD

vs. New Mexico

See also: 2024 New Mexico Lobos football team Game Seven – New Mexico Lobos (2–4) at Utah State Aggies (1–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lobos 0 15 142150
Aggies 14 10 14745

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 14,584
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (TruTV): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNM USU
First downs 28 23
Total yards 552 503
Rushing yards 280 143
Passing yards 272 360
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 31:06 28:54
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Wyoming (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry Utah State Aggies (1–6) at Wyoming Cowboys (1–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 7 10 01027
Cowboys 3 7 6925

at War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY

  • Date: October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 17,724
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play) and Luke Kuechly (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • USU (12:27) – Otto Tia 36 yard pass from Spencer Petras (Tanner Cragun kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:33 (USU 7–0)
  • WYO (5:19) – John Hoyland 43 yard field goal; 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:25 (USU 7–3)
Second quarter
  • WYO (11:19) – Sam Scott 11 yard run (John Hoyland kick); 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:05 (WYO 10–7)
  • USU (1:19) – Tanner Cragun 39 yard field goal; 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:30 (Tied 10–10)
  • USU (0:19) – Rahsul Faison 8 yard run (Tanner Cragun kick); 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:16 (USU 17–10)
Third quarter
  • WYO (9:30) – John Hoyland 27 yard field goal; 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:30 (USU 17–13)
  • WYO (3:08) – John Hoyland 23 yard field goal; 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:06 (USU 17–16)
Fourth quarter
  • WYO (13:36) – Tyler King 54 yard run (2-point conversion failed); 1 play, 54 yards, 0:09 (WYO 22–17)
  • USU (11:58) – Josh Sterzer 10 yard pass from Spencer Petras (Tanner Cragun kick); 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:38 (USU 24–22)
  • WYO (1:57) – John Hoyland 31 yard field goal; 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:21 (WYO 25–24)
  • USU (0:00) – Tanner Cragun 40 yard field goal; 12 plays, 53 yards, 1:57 (USU 27–25)
Statistics USU WYO
First downs 23 26
Total yards 378 470
Rushing yards 148 276
Passing yards 230 194
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–41–0 17–31–1
Time of possession 25:10 34:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Spencer Petras 25/39, 194 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Rahsul Faison 23 carries, 131 yards, TD
Receiving Otto Tia 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Wyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 15/24, 182 yards
Rushing Sam Scott 11 carries, 115 yards, TD
Receiving Chris Durr 9 receptions, 83 yards

at No. 21 Washington State

See also: 2024 Washington State Cougars football team Utah State Aggies (2–6) at No. 21 Washington State Cougars (7–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 7 0 71428
No. 21 Cougars 7 14 141449

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,011
  • Referee: John Love
  • TV announcers (The CW): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and Nigel Burton (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:24) WSU – Kyle Williams 17-yard pass from John Mateer, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:13; Washington State 7–0)
  • (5:01) USU – Jack Hestera 3-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:57) WSU – Wayshawn Parker 1-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 4:59; Washington State 14–7)
  • (7:17) WSU – Kyle Williams 14-yard pass from John Mateer, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:26; Washington State 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (14:48) WSU – Wayshawn Parker 75-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Washington State 28–7)
  • (5:52) WSU – John Mateer 1-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:34; Washington State 35–7)
  • (2:02) USU – Bryson Barnes 2-yard run, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:50; Washington State 35–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:49) WSU – Kyle Williams 5-yard pass from John Mateer, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:07; Washington State 42–14)
  • (8:39) USU – Kyrese White 12-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:01; Washington State 42–21)
  • (1:05) WSU – Cooper Mathers 3-yard pass from John Mateer, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 7:31; Washington State 49–21)
  • (0:41) USU – Derrick Jameson 72-yard run, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:24; Washington State 49–28)
Statistics USU WSU
First downs 21 28
Total yards 395 482
Rushing yards 187 303
Passing yards 208 179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–45–1 18–24–0
Time of possession 27:15 32:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Spencer Petras 28/45, 208 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Herschel Turner 16 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Grant Page 7 receptions, 54 yards
Washington State Passing John Mateer 18/24, 179 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Wayshawn Parker 11 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kyle Williams 5 receptions, 55 yards, 3 TD

vs. Hawaii

See also: 2024 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team Game Ten – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (4–6) at Utah State Aggies (2–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 3 0710
Aggies 17 7 211055

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 PM MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 13,348
  • Referee: Kenneth Ray
  • TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Rich Miano (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:27) USU – Otto Tia 41-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:26; Utah State 7–0)
  • (5:28) USU – Tanner Cragun 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:41; Utah State 10–0)
  • (1:06) USU – Will Monney 16-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:20; Utah State 17–0)
Second quarter
  • (8:54) USU – Josh Sterzer 2-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 14 plays, 95 yards, 5:21; Utah State 24–0)
  • (3:35) HAW – Kansei Matsuzawa 40-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:19; Utah State 24–3)
Third quarter
  • (9:38) USU – Rahsul Faison 37-yard run, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:09; Utah State 31–3)
  • (6:18) USU – Rahsul Faison 37-yard run, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:13; Utah State 38–3)
  • (0:57) USU – Josh Sterzer 2-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:32; Utah State 45–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:35) USU – Derrick Jameson 21-yard run, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 2:32; Utah State 52–3)
  • (5:42) HAW – Dekel Crowdus 44-yard pass from Micah Alejado, Kansei Matsuzawa kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:53; Utah State 52–10)
  • (1:13) USU – Tanner Cragun 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:29; Utah State 55–10)
Statistics HAW USU
First downs 15 27
Total yards 309 580
Rushing yards 47 321
Passing yards 262 259
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–36–5 22–32–2
Time of possession 30:18 29:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Hawaii Passing Brayden Schager 11/19, 124 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Landon Sims 6 carries, 28 yards
Receiving Nick Cenacle 6 receptions, 72 yards
Utah State Passing Spencer Petras 20/30, 255 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rahsul Faison 20 carries, 191 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Otto Tia 6 receptions, 68 yards, TD

vs San Diego State

See also: 2024 San Diego State Aztecs football team San Diego State Aztecs (3–7) vs Utah State Aggies (3–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aztecs 0 0 000
Aggies 0 0 000

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT

  • Date: November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SDSU USU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
San Diego State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Colorado State

See also: 2024 Colorado State Rams football team Utah State Aggies (4–7) at Colorado State Rams (7–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 13 3 14737
Rams 0 13 02942

at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO

  • Date: November 29, 2024
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (FS1): Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Sherdrick Bonner (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics USU CSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colorado State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. Vannini, Chris. "Utah State intends to terminate football coach Blake Anderson". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  2. Wood, Trent (July 19, 2024). "Blake Anderson is officially out". Deseret News. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  3. "Sources: Utah St. football coach unlikely to return". ESPN.com. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  4. "USU Makes Significant Changes in Football Program". Utah State Today. July 2, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  5. "Boise State Picked to 2024 Mountain West Football Title". July 10, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  6. "2024 Utah State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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