2019 Utah State Aggies football team

2019 Utah State Aggies football
Frisco Bowl, L 41–51 vs. Kent State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	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  →

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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]

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

Mountain Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

See also: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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

See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

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

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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

See also: 2019 Colorado State Rams football team

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

See also: 2019 LSU Tigers football team

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

See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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

See also: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team

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

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

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

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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

See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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

See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team

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

See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team

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)

See also: 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team and 2019 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

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football 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

See also: 2020 NFL draft

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

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