2012 Utah State Aggies football team

2012 Utah State Aggies football
WAC champion Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, W 41–15 vs. Toledo
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
Record	11–2 (6–0 WAC)
Head coach	Gary Andersen (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Wells (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dave Aranda (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Romney Stadium
Seasons ←  2011 2013  →

2012 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Utah State $		6	–	0					11	–	2
No. 21 San Jose State		5	–	1					11	–	2
Louisiana Tech		4	–	2					9	–	3
UTSA *		3	–	3					8	–	4
Texas State *		2	–	4					4	–	8
Idaho		1	–	5					1	–	11
New Mexico State		0	–	6					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion * Texas State and UTSA were not eligible for conference title or bowl games as part of their transition to the FBS. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Gary Andersen and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. This was the Aggies' final season as members of the Western Athletic Conference, winning the final WAC football title outright. They joined the Mountain West Conference on July 1, 2013 for the 2013 season. ^[1]

Before the season

2012 recruits

College recruiting information (2012)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tavarreon Dickerson RB	Arlington, Texas	Arlington HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 10, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:     (74)
Nick Vigil RB	Ogden, Utah	Fremont HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Oct 5, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:     (72)
Jake Simonich DT	Danville, California	San Ramon Valley HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jan 9, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:     (72)
Delroy Hamilton OLB	Hallandale, Florida	Hallandale HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 29, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     (71)
D. J. Nelson QB	Logan, Utah	Logan HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 28, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     (69)
Bruce Natson WR	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Boyd Anderson HS	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Jun 20, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:     (67)
Marquan Ellison WR	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Bradley Tech HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 21, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:     (NR)
Andrew Chen OG	Calabasas, California	Calabasas HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jan 8, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     (NR)
Logan Malohifo'ou OT	Salt Lake City, Utah	Copper Hills HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     (LQ)
Dwayne Lorick WR	Washington, D.C.	Anacostia HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     (NR)
Patrick Ward OT	Glendale, Arizona	Glendale CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jan 28, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:     (JC)
Bill Vavau OG	Sandy, Utah	Snow CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Nov 29, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:     (JC)
Jordan Jenkins WR	St. Louis, Missouri	Coffeyville CC	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jan 10, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:     (JC)
Devonta Glover-Wright CB	Thatcher, Arizona	Eastern Arizona CC	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 21, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:     (JC)
Alex Wheat WR	San Marcos, California	Palomar CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 21, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     (JC)
Overall recruit ranking:    Scout: 123    Rivals: 115
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Utah State 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 Utah State Football Commits". Scout. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 Player Commits". ESPN. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

Blue-White Spring Game presented by Orbit Irrigation Products

The Spring Game took place on April 28, 2012 featuring the squad divided into a blue team and a white team. It quickly became obvious that offense would rule the day. Despite injuries to running back Kerwynn Williams and receiver Matt Austin, the Aggies offense compiled 330 yards passing offense and 482 yards total offense over 75-plays. The Blue team would sneak away with a 58-57 win. However, the QB battle didn't become any clearer. Both Chuckie Keeton and Adam Kennedy would have outstanding days in the new Aggies spread offense. Keeton went 16-of-25 for 187 yards and two touchdowns. Kennedy responded by going 16-for-22 for 143 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. ^[2]

Departures

27 lettermen, 14 offensively and 13 defensively, didn't return to the Aggies for the 2012 football season. Among those are the following players that were drafted or signed contracts into the NFL.

Draft

Name	Number	Pos.	Class	Team	Round	Pick
Robert Turbin	6	RB	Junior	Seattle Seahawks	4	106
Bobby Wagner	9	LB	Senior	Seattle Seahawks	2	47
Michael Smith	20	RB	Senior	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	212

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Roster

2012 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 13 Michael Chislock Fr QB 19 Craig Harrison So QB 16 Chuckie Keeton So QB 17 Jeff Manning Fr QB 12 Daniel Wray So RB 31 Paul Clark So RB 28 Joey DeMartino Jr RB 29 Tavarreon Dickerson Fr RB 32 Joe Hill So RB 27 Robert Marshall Jr RB 87 Travis Swann So RB 30 Abou Toure Jr RB 25 Kerwynn Williams Sr WR 4 Matt Austin Sr WR 80 Lars Gunderson Jr WR 10 Chuck Jacobs Sr WR 82 Jordan Jenkins Jr WR 18 Shaan Johnson So WR 9 Dwayne Lorick Jr WR 83 Bruce Natson Fr WR 8 Travis Reynolds Jr WR 6 Rashard Stewart So WR 85 Brandon Swindall Fr WR 7 Travis Van Jr WR 84 Cameron Webb Sr WR 11 Alex Wheat So TE 22 Keegan Andersen So TE 81 Kellen Bartlett Sr TE 45 Quincy Mason Fr TE 86 Brad Theurer Jr TE 91 D.J. Tialavea Jr OL 65 Austin Albrecht Fr OT 69 Andrew Chen Fr OL 75 Taani Fisilau Fr OL 65 Chris Friesen Jr LS 97 Mark Hutchinson Fr OL 64 Josh Larmay So C 58 Tyler Larsen Jr OL 79 Logan Malohifo'ou Fr OL 54 Jamie Markosian Jr OL 78 Jorden Mattinson Fr OL 67 Oscar Molina-Sanchez Sr LS 89 Nate Needham So OL 66 Eric Schultz Jr OL 76 Jake Simonich Fr OL 60 Joe Summers So OL 61 Daquan Vandross Jr OL 68 Bill Vavau Jr OL 62 Bryce Walker So OL 74 Kevin Whimpey Jr OL 73 Kyle Whimpey Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 94 Eric Berntson Fr DL 98 Jake Gallegos Fr DL 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi So DL 92 Derek Keller Fr DL 90 Al Lapuaho Sr DL 99 B.J. Larsen So DL 57 Havea Lasike Sr DE 0 Tyrn Mesarch Fr DL 72 Jordan Nielsen Fr DL 56 AJ Pataialii Jr DL 48 Paul Piukala Jr DL 70 Travis Seefeldt Fr DL 95 Tevita Vaifoou So DE 40 Connor Williams Jr LB 59 Nick Ciancone So LB 33 Jefferson Court Fr LB 49 Forrest Dabb Sr LB 51 Jake Doughty Jr LB 52 Kyler Fackrell Fr LB 55 Bojay Filimoeatu Sr LB 39 Torrey Green Fr LB 50 Delroy Hamilton Fr LB 42 La'Bradford Harold Fr LB 31 Parker Hausknecht So LB 25 Gavin Jones Sr LB 32 Jason Luke Jr LB 43 Alex Marsaw Fr LB 16 Tavaris McMillian So LB 47 Travis Parrish Fr LB 0 Sharrieff Shah Fr LB 12 Terrell Thompson Sr LB 41 Nick Vigil Fr LB 53 Zach Vigil Jr CB 5 Terrence Alston Sr CB 36 McKade Brady Sr CB 3 Quinton Byrd Sr CB 37 Devin Centers Fr S 18 Clayton Christensen Jr CB 17 Will Davis Jr CB 30 Marquan Ellison Fr CB 20 Devonta Glover-Wright Jr CB 27 Dee Hamala So CB 13 Ladale Jackson Fr S 24 Isaiah Jones Sr CB 1 Nevin Lawson Jr S 23 Michael Okonkwo Fr CB 14 Jamaine Olson Sr S 20 Bridger Peck Fr CB 15 Jumanne Robertson Sr CB 2 Cameron Sanders Jr S 21 Brian Suite So SO 46 Frankie Sutera	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 88 Tyler Bennett Sr K 38 Jaron Bentrude So K 93 Nick Diaz Jr K 44 Jacob Haueter So K 19 Josh Thompson Jr K 63 Brock Warren Fr [4]	Head coach Gary Andersen (Utah) Coordinators/assistant coaches Dave Aranda (Cal Lutheran) Defensive coordinator Bill Busch (Nebraska Wesleyan) Assoc. head coach/special teams coordinator/defensive backs Matt Wells (Utah State) Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Jovon Bucknight (Wyoming) Wide receivers Kevin Clune (Cal State Fullerton) Linebackers Frank Maile (Utah State) Defensive line Mike Sanford (USC) Asst. head coach/running backs/tight ends Kendrick Shaver (Missouri State) Cornerbacks T. J. Woods (Azusa Pacific) Offensive line David Fiefia (Utah State) Offensive administrative assistant Vince Natali (New Mexico) Offensive graduate assistant Zach Nyborg (BYU) Defensive & recruiting administrative assistant Nick Schindler Administrative assistant Hunter Teafatiller (Nebraska) Offensive administrative assistant Spencer Toone (Utah) Defensive graduate assistant Mark Andersen (Westminster (UT)) Director of football operations/business management Steve Mathis (Snow College) Team coordinator Evan Simon (Frostburg State) Strength and conditioning coach [5] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Depth chart

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Defense FS McKade Brady Michael Okonkwo Cameron Sanders WLB ILB ILB SLB Terrell Thompson Tavaris McMillian Jake Doughty ⋅ Kyler Fackrell Parker Hausknecht Zach Vigil ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Brian Suite Frankie Sutera ⋅ CB Jumanne Robertson Quinton Byrd Ladale Jackson DE NT DE Connor Williams Elvis kamana Matagi Al Lapuaho Eric Berntson Travis Seedfelt Jordan Nielsen ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Nevin Lawson Isaiah Jones ⋅ Offense X-WR Matt Austin Brandon Swindall ⋅ Z-WR Travis Reynolds Shaan Johnson Jordan Jenkins LT LG C RG RT Kevin Whimpey Jamie Markosian Tyler Larsen Eric Shultz Oscar Molina-Sanchez Logan Molohifo'ou Kyle Whimpey Chris Friesen Bryce Walker Jorden Mattinson ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE D. J. Tialavea Brad Theurer ⋅ T-WR Chuck Jacobs Rashard Stewart Cameron Webb QB Chuckie Keeton Adam Kennedy ⋅ RB Kerwynn Williams Robert Marshall Joe Hill Special teams PK Josh Thompson PK Nick Diaz P Tyler Bennett P Jaron Bentrude KR Kerwynn Williams PR Chuck Jacobs LS Nate Needham

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Southern Utah *		Romney Stadium Logan, UT	KMYU/ESPN3	W 34–3	17,009
September 7	6:00 pm	Utah *		Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	ESPN2	W 27–20 OT	25,513
September 15	6:00 pm	at No. 22 Wisconsin *		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN [7]	L 14–16	79,332
September 22	5:00 pm	at Colorado State *		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	KMYU/KTVD	W 31–19	23,374
September 29	6:00 pm	UNLV *		Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN3	W 35–13	24,226
October 5	8:15 pm	at BYU *		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (The Old Wagon Wheel)	ESPN	L 3–6	63,086
October 13	2:00 pm	at San Jose State		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN+/ALT/ESPN3	W 49–27	15,168
October 20	1:00 pm	New Mexico State		Romney Stadium Logan, UT	KMYU/ESPN3	W 41–7	17,001
October 27	12:00 pm	at UTSA		Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	W 48–17	23,519
November 3	1:00 pm	Texas State		Romney Stadium Logan, UT	KMYU	W 38–7	17,222
November 17	5:00 pm	at No. 19 Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN3	W 48–41 OT	25,614
November 24	1:00 pm	Idaho	No. 25	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN+/ALT/ESPN3	W 45–9	19,350
December 15	2:30 pm	vs. Toledo *	No. 18	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	W 41–15	29,243
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Southern Utah

See also: 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Southern Utah at Utah State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Utah Thunderbirds	0	3	0	0	3
•Utah State Aggies	21	0	7	6	34

• Date: August 30
• Location: Romney Stadium
  Logan, UT
• Game start: 6:07 pm MST
• Elapsed time: 3:01
• Game attendance: 17,009
• Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C)
• Referee: Robert Cameron
• TV announcers (KMYU): Mychal Clanton, Kevin White, and Brooks Hansen

Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP So. Utah Utah St. 1 8:51 11 97 4:57 Utah State Chuck Jacobs 48-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Brock Warren kick good 0 7 1 6:15 3 45 1:14 Utah State Matt Austin 35-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Brock Warren kick good 0 14 1 1:01 9 98 3:44 Utah State Joe Hill 27-yard touchdown run, Brock Warren kick good 0 21 2 7:49 15 70 8:05 Southern Utah 22-yard field goal by Colton Cook 3 21 3 11:53 8 77 3:07 Utah State Joe Hill 19-yard touchdown run, Brock Warren kick good 3 28 4 14:51 2 49 0:20 Utah State Joe Hill 33-yard touchdown run, Jaron Bentrude kick No good 3 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 34

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Utah

See also: 2012 Utah Utes football team and Battle of the Brothers

Utah at Utah State

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Utah Utes	0	3	10	7	0	20
•Utah State Aggies	13	0	0	7	7	27

• Date: September 7
• Location: Romney Stadium
  Logan, UT
• Game start: 6:06 pm MST
• Elapsed time: 3:38
• Game attendance: 25,513
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Clear
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, and Jemele Hill

Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah Utah St. 1 7:59 Utah State Clayton Christensen recovery of blocked field goal in the end zone for a touchdown, Brock Warren kick good 0 7 1 0:03 6 72 2:13 Utah State Joe Hill 15-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Brock Warren kick no good 0 13 2 0:00 9 48 1:11 Utah 42-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson 3 13 3 11:34 4 53 1:29 Utah Kenneth Scott 28-yard touchdown reception from Travis Wilson, Coleman Peterson kick good 10 13 3 4:22 5 22 2:38 Utah 40-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson 13 13 4 9:10 3 66 0:44 Utah State Kellen Bartlett 4-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick good 13 20 4 3:18 5 67 2:00 Utah Kenneth Scott 24-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good 20 20 OT 5 25 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Thompson kick good 20 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 27

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@ Wisconsin

See also: 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Utah State at Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Utah State Aggies	7	7	0	0	14
•#22 Wisconsin Badgers	0	3	13	0	16

• Date: September 15
• Location: Camp Randall Stadium
  Madison, WI
• Game start: 6:01 pm MST
• Elapsed time: 3:10
• Game attendance: 79,332
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Clear, Winds WSW at 8mph
• Referee: Todd Geerlings
• TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, and Jay Wilson

Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah St. Wisconsin 1 9:17 3 52 0:51 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 39-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick good 7 0 2 14:16 10 62 5:23 Wisconsin 19-yard field goal by Kyle French 7 3 2 00:29 5 24 1:48 Utah State Matt Austin 11-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick good 14 3 3 7:06 Wisconsin Kenzel Doe 82-yard punt return for a touchdown, Kyle French kick good 14 10 3 3:06 6 42 3:03 Wisconsin Montee Ball 17-yard touchdown run, Kyle French kick blocked 14 16 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 16

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@ Colorado State

See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team

Utah State at Colorado State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Utah State Aggies	10	7	7	7	31
Colorado State Rams	0	0	6	13	19

• Date: September 22
• Location: Hughes Stadium
  Ft. Collins, CO
• Game start: 5:06 pm MST
• Elapsed time: 3:04
• Game attendance: 23,374
• Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Fair, Winds S at 6mph
• Referee: Clair Gausman
• TV announcers (KMYU): Bill Doleman, Reggie Rivers, and Natalie Vickers

Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah St. Colorado St. 1 9:52 8 77 2:26 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 26-yard touchdown run, Josh Thompson kick good 7 0 1 1:58 9 45 3:27 Utah State 20-yard field goal by Josh Thompson 10 0 2 7:14 19 85 7:46 Utah State Matt Austin 1-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick good 17 0 3 7:10 7 42 2:14 Colorado State 28-yard field goal by Jared Roberts 17 3 3 2:23 8 39 4:05 Colorado State 31-yard field goal by Jared Roberts 17 6 3 0:42 4 75 1:41 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 58-yard touchdown run, Josh Thompson kick good 24 6 4 10:40 15 75 5:02 Colorado State Dominique Vinson 4-yard touchdown reception from Garret Grayson, 2-point Garret Grayson pass failed 24 12 4 7:50 5 43 2:40 Utah State Joe Hill 15-yard touchdown run, Josh Thompson kick good 31 12 4 1:43 12 91 2:55 Colorado State Marquise Law 29-yard touchdown reception from Garret Grayson, Jared Roberts kick good 31 19 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 19

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UNLV

See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team

UNLV at Utah State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
UNLV Rebels	0	7	6	0	13
•Utah State Aggies	0	20	0	15	35

• Date: September 29
• Location: Romney Stadium
  Logan, UT
• Game start: 6:07 pm MST
• Elapsed time: 3:23
• Game attendance: 24,226
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Clear, Winds SW at 5mph
• Referee: Eddy Shelton
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and Jay Taylor

Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UNLV Utah St. 2 14:16 12 52 3:40 Utah State 32-yard field goal by Josh Thompson 0 3 2 10:45 6 78 3:25 UNLV Max Johnson 3-yard touchdown reception from Nick Sherry, Nolan Kohorst kick good 7 3 2 7:24 9 75 3:21 Utah State D. J. Tialavea 1-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick good 7 10 2 5:25 2 50 0:11 Utah State Chuck Jacobs 50-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick good 7 17 2 0:00 4 69 0:31 Utah State 31-yard field goal by Josh Thompson 7 20 3 12:44 5 15 2:07 UNLV 24-yard field goal by Nolan Kohorst 10 20 3 1:21 15 76 6:51 UNLV 26-yard field goal by Nolan Kohorst 13 20 4 14:44 3 75 1:37 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 74-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick good 13 27 4 10:47 6 82 2:22 Utah State Chuck Jacobs 17-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick failed 13 33 4 5:10 Utah State Team Safety 13 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 35

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@ BYU

See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team and The Old Wagon Wheel

Utah State at BYU

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Utah State Aggies	3	0	0	0	3
•BYU Cougars	0	6	0	0	6

• Date: October 5
• Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
  Provo, UT
• Game start: 8:26 pm MST
• Elapsed time: 3:09
• Game attendance: 63,086
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Clear, winds Calm
• Referee: Clair Gausman
• TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, and Shelley Smith (ESPN); Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv)

Sources: ^[9]

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah State BYU 1 0:34 12 50 5:59 Utah State 26-yard field goal by Josh Thompson 3 0 2 0:03 4 61 0:25 BYU JD Falslev 2-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Riley Stephenson kick no good 3 6 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 6

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@ San Jose State

See also: 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team

Utah State at San Jose State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Utah State Aggies	14	14	14	7	49
San Jose State Spartans	3	17	7	0	27

• Date: October 13
• Location: Spartan Stadium
  San Jose, CA
• Game start: 2:05 pm MST
• Elapsed time: 3:20
• Game attendance: 15,168
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Sunny, winds WSW 10mph
• Referee: Jim Farmer
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Trey Bender and Jay Taylor

Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah St. San Jose St. 1 10:07 12 67 4:53 San Jose State 25-yard field goal by Austin Lopez 0 3 1 5:57 13 86 4:10 Utah State Chuck Jacobs 17-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 7 3 1 1:37 4 53 0:57 Utah State Matt Austin 5-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 14 3 2 14:18 1 50 0:09 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 50-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 21 3 2 9:26 6 50 2:29 Utah State Travis Van Leeuwen 21-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 28 3 2 6:18 7 75 3:08 San Jose State Kyle Nunn 3-yard touchdown reception from David Fales, Austin Lopez kick good 28 10 2 3:13 5 54 1:54 San Jose State 26-yard field goal by Austin Lopez 28 13 2 0:24 9 85 0:54 San Jose State Noel Grigsby 20-yard touchdown reception from David Fales, Austin Lopez kick good 28 20 3 13:47 3 94 1:13 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 86-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 35 20 3 9:55 8 68 2:28 Utah State Chuckie Keeton 28-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 42 20 3 1:56 6 62 2:28 San Jose State Noel Grigsby 4-yard touchdown reception from David Fales, Austin Lopez kick good 42 27 4 2:44 2 27 0:49 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 12-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 49 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 49 27

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New Mexico State

See also: 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team

New Mexico State at Utah State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
New Mexico State Aggies	0	0	7	0	7
•Utah State Aggies	14	14	10	3	41

• Date: October 20
• Location: Romney Stadium
  Logan, UT
• Game start: 1:07 pm MST
• Elapsed time: 2:53
• Game attendance: 17,001
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Light Breeze
• Referee: Stacey Hardin
• TV announcers (KMYU): Mychal Clanton, Kevin White, and Brooks Hansen

Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP New Mexico St. Utah St. 1 14:38 1 76 0:22 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 76-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 0 7 1 6:26 7 80 2:18 Utah State Chuck Jacobs 49-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 0 14 2 14:37 1 76 0:12 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 76-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 0 21 2 0:39 10 69 3:33 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 3-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 0 28 3 8:15 7 8 3:06 Utah State 53-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 0 31 3 8:15 6 76 2:33 New Mexico State Austin Franklin 6-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Manley, Marcus Johnson kick good 7 31 3 1:01 8 52 3:38 Utah State Chuckie Keeton 9-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 7 38 4 12:13 6 18 2:35 Utah State 48-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 7 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 41

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@ UTSA

See also: 2012 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Utah State at UTSA

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Utah State Aggies	7	20	21	0	48
UTSA Roadrunners	3	0	7	7	17

• Date: October 27
• Location: Alamodome
  San Antonio, TX
• Game start: 12:05 pm MST
• Elapsed time: 3:07
• Game attendance: 23,519
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Indoors
• Referee: Clair Gausman
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Jonathan Yardley and Forest Conoly

Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah St. UTSA 1 12:11 2 5 0:41 Utah State Kelley Bartlett 2-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 7 0 1 3:00 10 68 5:26 UTSA 29-yard field goal by Kristian Stern 7 3 2 14:44 8 68 3:16 Utah State 22-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 10 3 2 9:34 10 71 3:21 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 17 3 2 6:44 5 50 1:35 Utah State Cameron Webb 29-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 24 3 2 1:26 9 42 2:43 Utah State 24-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 27 3 3 14:09 3 72 0:51 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 34 3 3 11:14 4 44 1:12 Utah State Joe Hill 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 41 3 3 8:55 6 75 2:19 UTSA Evans Okotcha 7-yard touchdown run, Kristian Stern kick good 41 10 3 0:46 10 65 3:48 Utah State Joe Hill 16-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 48 10 4 13:36 1 23 0:08 UTSA Cole Hicks 23-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Polite, Kristian Stern kick good 48 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 48 17

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Texas State

See also: 2012 Texas State Bobcats football team

Texas State at Utah State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas State Bobcats	0	0	7	0	7
•Utah State Aggies	14	21	3	0	38

• Date: November 3
• Location: Romney Stadium
  Logan, UT
• Game start: 1:07 pm MST
• Elapsed time: 2:43
• Game attendance: 17,222
• Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), Sparse Clouds, winds N 5 mph
• Referee: Jim Farmer
• TV announcers (KMYU): Mychal Clanton, Kevin White, and Brooks Hansen

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Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas St. Utah St. 1 12:46 6 51 2:14 Utah State Travis Reynolds 4-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 0 7 1 3:53 5 80 1:50 Utah State Kelley Bartlett 2-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 0 14 2 11:09 4 72 1:34 Utah State Chuckie Keeton 3-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 0 21 2 6:52 6 54 2:30 Utah State Bruce Natson 23-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 0 28 2 0:46 7 88 3:14 Utah State Matt Austin 4-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 0 35 3 10:44 2 6 0:39 Texas State Marcus Curry 3-yard touchdown run, Will Johnson kick good 7 35 3 6:04 10 51 4:34 Utah State 48-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 7 38 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 38

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@ Louisiana Tech

See also: 2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Utah State at Louisiana Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
•Utah State Aggies	14	3	24	0	7	48
#19 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	0	3	21	17	0	41

• Date: November 17
• Location: Joe Aillet Stadium
  Ruston, LA
• Game start: 2:04 pm MST
• Elapsed time: 3:42
• Game attendance: 25,614
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Clear, winds Calm
• Referee: Robert Cameron
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and John Bunting

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Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah St. La. Tech 1 13:57 1 86 0:15 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 86-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 7 0 1 0:58 16 86 6:00 Utah State Kelley Bartlett 3-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 14 0 2 12:19 11 54 3:39 Louisiana Tech 36-yard field goal by Matt Nelson 14 3 2 3:55 5 45 2:09 Utah State 38-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 17 3 3 13:24 5 78 1:36 Utah State Chuckie Keeton 13-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 24 3 3 11:34 4 0 1:50 Utah State 30-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 27 3 3 8:17 11 78 3:17 Louisiana Tech Kenneth Dixon 2-yard touchdown run, Matt Nelson kick good 27 10 3 5:20 7 66 2:57 Utah State Chuckie Keeton 25-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 34 10 3 4:04 4 75 1:16 Louisiana Tech Myles White 25-yard touchdown reception from Cameron Colby, Matt Nelson kick good 34 17 3 1:00 9 77 3:04 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 41 17 3 0:48 Louisiana Tech D. J. Banks 98-yard kickoff return for a Touchdown, Matt Nelson kick good 41 24 4 10:54 12 80 3:11 Louisiana Tech Kenneth Dixon 1-yard touchdown run, Matt Nelson kick good 41 31 4 1:54 8 86 1:24 Louisiana Tech Hunter Lee 7-yard touchdown run, Matt Nelson kick good 41 38 4 0:00 11 62 1:24 Louisiana Tech 32-yard field goal by Matt Nelson 41 41 OT 3 25 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 4-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 48 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 48 41

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Idaho

See also: 2012 Idaho Vandals football team

Idaho at Utah St.

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Idaho Vandals	0	6	3	0	9
•#25 Utah State Aggies	14	7	7	17	45

• Date: November 24
• Location: Romney Stadium
  Logan, UT
• Game start: 1:00 p.m. MST
• Game attendance: 19,350
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Trey Bender and Jay Taylor

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Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Idaho Utah St. 1 9:42 3 11 1:15 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 19-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good 0 7 1 5:06 8 23 2:24 Utah State Chuckie Keeton 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 0 14 2 13:03 0 0 0:00 Utah State Interception returned 59 yards for touchdown by Will Davis, Nick Diaz kick good 0 21 2 7:59 11 54 5:04 Idaho 38-yard field goal by Trey Farquhar 3 21 2 0:04 12 37 6:00 Idaho 46-yard field goal by Trey Farquhar 6 21 3 9:55 11 43 5:05 Idaho 52-yard field goal by Trey Farquhar 9 21 3 9:20 2 55 00:27 Utah State Kellen Bartlett 3-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Nick Diaz kick good/no good (blocked)/no good (miss right)/no good (miss left)/no good (miss short)/no good 9 28 4 11:31 4 45 1:42 Utah State 45-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 9 31 4 8:53 3 39 1:03 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 14-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 9 38 4 1:42 9 65 5:01 Utah State Joe Hill 7-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 9 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 9 45

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Toledo (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team and 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Toledo at Utah St.

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Toledo Rockets	3	3	0	9	15
•#18 Utah State Aggies	7	3	3	28	41

• Date: December 15
• Location: Bronco Stadium
  Boise, ID
• Game start: 2:37 pm MST
• Game attendance: 29,243
• Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), Overcast
• Referee: Eddie Shelton
• TV announcers (ESPN/ ESPN Radio): Tom Hart, Mike Bellotti, and Quint Kessenich (ESPN); Rich Cellini, Tom Ramsey, and Shelley Smith (ESPN Radio)

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Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Toledo Utah St. 1 13:06 5 49 1:54 Toledo 37-yard field goal by Jeremiah Detmer 3 0 1 3:07 6 85 2:29 Utah State Chuckie Keeton 65-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 3 7 2 9:57 9 50 4:54 Toledo 37-yard field goal by Jeremiah Detmer 6 7 2 0:00 7 86 1:39 Utah State 27-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 6 10 3 11:12 7 35 3:48 Utah State 44-yard field goal by Nick Diaz 6 13 4 7:28 7 35 1:42 Toledo 29-yard field goal by Jeremiah Detmer 9 13 4 6:57 2 70 0:31 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 63-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 9 20 4 6:57 3 62 1:23 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 5-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 9 27 4 3:41 2 39 0:40 Utah State Kerwynn Williams 25-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 9 34 4 3:29 Toledo Bernard Reedy 87-yard kickoff return for a Touchdown, 2-point conversion pass dropped 15 34 4 1:29 2 56 0:42 Utah State Joe Hill 24-yard touchdown run, Nick Diaz kick good 15 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 15 41

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