2023 Utah State Aggies football team

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2023 Utah State Aggies football
Utah State Aggies logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record6–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKyle Cefalo (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Maverik Stadium
Uniform
Utah aggies football unif.png
Seasons
←  2022
2024  →
2023 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
UNLV y  6 –2   9 –5  
Boise State y$  6 –2   8 –6  
San Jose State  6 –2   7 –6  
Air Force  5 –3   9 –4  
Wyoming  5 –3   9 –4  
Fresno State  4 –4   9 –4  
Utah State  4 –4   6 –7  
Hawaii  3 –5   5 –8  
Colorado State  3 –5   5 –7  
Nevada  2 –6   2 –10  
New Mexico  2 –6   4 –8  
San Diego State  2 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University as a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Blake Anderson and played their home games at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah. The Aggies drew an average home attendance of 19,282 in 2023.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 210:00 a.m.at No. 25 Iowa *
 FS1 L 14–2469,250
September 96:00 p.m. Idaho State *
 KJZZ W 78–2820,034
September 156:00 p.m.at Air Force
CBSSN L 21–3946,692
September 236:00 p.m. James Madison *
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
KJZZL 38–4519,994
September 3010:00 a.m.at UConn *
CBSSNW 34–3321,227
October 76:00 p.m. Colorado State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
KJZZW 44–2422,864
October 136:00 p.m. Fresno State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSNL 32–3717,220
October 215:00 p.m.at San Jose State
CBSSNL 21–4215,028
November 45:00 p.m.at San Diego State
FS1W 32–24 2OT23,096
November 111:00 p.m. Nevada
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
KJZZW 41–2417,760
November 185:00 p.m. Boise State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSNL 10–4517,821
November 241:30 p.m.at New Mexico
CBSSNW 44–41 2OT12,094
December 231:30 p.m.vs. Georgia State
ESPN L 22–45 12,168

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Game summaries

at No. 25 Iowa

Utah State Aggies (0-0) at No. 25 Iowa Hawkeyes - Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Aggies033814
Hawkeyes3140724

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

  • Date: September 2
  • Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny, Wind SE 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsUSUIOWA
First downs1917
Total yards329284
Rushing yards11688
Passing yards213196
Turnovers10
Time of possession27:4832:12
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Utah StatePassing Cooper Legas 32/48, 213 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Rahsul Faison 7 carries, 59 yards
ReceivingTerrell Vaughn12 receptions, 93 yards, TD
IowaPassing Cade McNamara 17/30, 191 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kaleb Johnson 19 carries, 63 yards, TD
Receiving Luke Lachey 7 receptions, 73 yards

Idaho State

Idaho State Bengals (0–1) at Utah State Aggies (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bengals777728
Aggies744141378

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,034
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (MW Network): Dave Fox (play-by-play), Alema Harrington (analyst), Frank Dolce (sideline)
  • Spread: Utah State –24.0 • Odds to win: Utah State 90.4% •
Game information
First quarter
  • 14:33 USU – Robert Briggs Jr. 58-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 7–0, Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:27
  • 10:59 ISU – Christian Fredericksen 9-yard pass from Jordan Cooke (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Tied 7–7, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:34
Second quarter
  • 14:51 USU – Davon Booth 8-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 14–7, Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:40
  • 12:09 USU – Davon Booth 40-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 21–7, Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:25
  • 6:35 USU – Terrell Vaughn 4-yard pass from Cooper Legas (William Testa kick) – Utah State 28–7, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:02
  • 5:44 USU – Ike Larsen 47-yard interception return (two–point run conversion failed) – Utah State 34–7, Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:51
  • 5:24 USU – Jalen Royals 20-yard pass from Cooper Legas (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 41–7, Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:07
  • 4:08 USU – Rahsul Faison 60-yard run (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 48–7, Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:19
  • 0:16 ISU – Christian Fredericksen 15–yard pass from Hunter Hays (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 48–14, Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:52
  • 0:01 USU – Elliott Nimrod 37-yard field goal – Utah State 51–14, Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:05
Third quarter
  • 8:58 USU – Terrell Vaughn 5-yard pass from Levi Williams (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 58–14, Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:48
  • 3:58 USU – Micah Davis 47-yard pass from Levi Williams (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 65–14, Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:32
  • 0:00 ISU – Michael Shulikov 12-yard pass from Hunter Hays (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 65–21, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:58
Fourth quarter
  • 9:15 ISU – Raiden Hunter 1-yard run (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 65–28, Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:34
  • 4:25 USU – Cooper Jones 1-yard run (Elliott Nimrod PAT failed) – Utah State 71–28, Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:44
  • 0:54 USU – Jaiden Francois 75-yard interception return (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 78–28, Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:23
StatisticsIdaho StateUtah State
First downs2823
Plays–yards83–42469–591
Rushes–yards30–10141–380
Passing yards323211
Passing: comp–att–int34–53–222–28–0
Turnovers30
Time of possession33:2726:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Idaho StatePassingJordan Cooke20/30, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingSoujah Gasu6 carries, 30 yards
ReceivingChristian Fredericksen8 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
Utah StatePassing Cooper Legas 14/16, 125 yards, 2 TD
RushingRobert Briggs Jr.9 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingTerrell Vaughn11 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD

at Air Force

Utah State Aggies (1–1) vs Air Force Falcons (2–0)
Quarter1234Total
Aggies077721
Falcons22107039

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Game information
StatisticsUSUAF
First downs2024
3rd down efficiency3–119–13
4th down efficiency2–31–1
Plays–yards61–30268–428
Rushes–yards26–5464–344
Passing yards24884
Passing: Comp–Att–Int20–35–13–4–0
Penalties–yards4–176–60
Turnovers20
Time of possession21:2038:40

James Madison

at UConn

Utah State Aggies at UConn Huskies – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Aggies07171034
Huskies71001633

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 12:03 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, Wind N 8MPH, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 21,227
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color analyst), Keiana Martin (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 1:14. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 07:49

Second Quarter

  • UCONN – Harris, Nick 4 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:12. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, TOP 01:38
  • UCONN – McFadden, Joe 36 yd field goal, 0:37. Huskies 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, TOP 05:27
  • USU – Bowman, Colby 63 yd pass from Hillstead, McCae (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 0:14. Huskies 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:23

Third Quarter

  • USU – Royals, Jalen 15 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 12:21. Huskies 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 02:39
  • USU – Nimrod, Elliott 37 yd field goal, 6:56. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 03:47
  • USU – Royals, Jalen 71 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 3:52. Aggies 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, TOP 00:56

Fourth Quarter

  • UCONN – Porter, Geordon 28 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:17. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 04:30
  • USU – Royals, Jalen 52 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 12:36. Aggies 31–24. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:41
  • UCONN - McFadden, Joe 38 yd field goal, 10:29. Aggies 31–27. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:07
  • USU – Nimrod, Elliott 24 yd field goal, 5:20. Aggies 34–27. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, TOP 05:04
  • UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (kick blocked), 0:40. Aggies 34–33. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, TOP 02:01

Statistics

StatisticsUSUCONN
First downs2126
Total yards416473
Rushing yards101218
Passing yards315255
Turnovers21
Time of possession21:3138:29
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Utah StatePassingCooper Legas11/13, 204 yds, 3 TDs
RushingCooper Legas6 att, 26 yds
Receiving Jalen Royals 7 rec, 185 yds, 3 TDs
DefenseMJ Tafisi13 tackles
UConnPassing Ta'Quan Roberson 23/32, 255 yds, 2 TDs
RushingVictor Rosa15 att, 92 yds
ReceivingCameron Ross7 rec, 70 yds
Defense Jackson Mitchell 15 tackles, 1 int

Colorado State

Colorado State Rams (2–2) at Utah State Aggies (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Rams1700724
Aggies314141344

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah

  • Date: October 7th
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST/5:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,864
  • Referee: Michael Cuttone
  • TV announcers (MW Network): TBD
Game information
First quarter
    Second quarter
      Third quarter
        Fourth quarter
    StatisticsColorado StateUtah State
    First downs2028
    Plays–yards83–32084–639
    Rushes–yards26–9555–252
    Passing yards225387
    Passing: comp–att–int26–57–319–29–2
    Time of possession27:1032:50
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Colorado StatePassing Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 26/57, 225 yards, 3 INT
    RushingKobe Johnson17 carries, 56 yards, TD
    ReceivingLouis Brown IV6 receptions, 54 yards
    Utah StatePassingCooper Legas19/29, 387 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
    RushingDavon Booth14 carries, 141 yards, 2 TD
    ReceivingTerrell Vaughn8 receptions, 143 yards, TD

    Fresno State

    Game Seven – Fresno State Bulldogs (5–1) at Utah State Aggies (3–3)
    Quarter1234Total
    Bulldogs7714937
    Aggies7731532

    at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah

    • Date: Saturday, October 13, 2023
    • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
    • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind:
    • Game attendance: 17,220
    • Referee: Christian Watson
    • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) & Donte Whitner (analyst)
    • Pregame line: Fresno State −6.0
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (6:19) FRES – Malik Sherrod 5-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 14 plays, 98 yards, 5:19; Fresno State 7–0)
    • (3:42) USU – Jalen Royals 29-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Tied 7–7)
    Second quarter
    • (2:45) FRES – Tre Watson 7-yard pass from Logan Fife, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 3:57; Fresno State 14–7)
    • (1:00) USU – Jalen Royals 52-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; Tied 14–14)
    Third quarter
    • (11:37) USU – Elliott Nimrod 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:23; Utah State 17–14)
    • (9:51) FRES – Malik Sherrod 46-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:45; Fresno State 21–17)
    • (4:51) FRES – Tre Watson 7-yard pass from Jaelen Gill, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:13; Fresno State 28–17)
    Fourth quarter
    • (14:29) USU – Terrell Vaughn 43-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Jalen Royals two–point run (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:16; Fresno State 28–25)
    • (9:50) FRES – Dylan Lynch 26-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:33; Fresno State 31–25)
    • (4:42) USU – Rahsul Faison 24-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:00; Utah State 32–31)
    • (2:19) FRES – Malik Sherrod 11-yard run, two–point conversion failed (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:16; Fresno State 37–32)
    StatisticsFRESUSU
    First downs2730
    Plays–yards80–46182–568
    Rushes–yards40–15142–205
    Passing yards310363
    Passing: comp–att–int23–40–023–40–2
    Time of possession33:0926:51
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Fresno StatePassingLogan Fife22/39, 291 yards, TD
    RushingMalik Sherrod24 carries, 131 yards, 3 TD
    ReceivingTre Watson5 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD
    Utah StatePassingCooper Legas23/40, 363 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
    RushingRahsul Faison12 carries, 75 yards, TD
    Receiving Jalen Royals 7 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD

    at San Jose State

    Utah State Aggies (3–4) at San Jose State Spartans (2–5)
    Quarter1234Total
    Aggies00000
    Spartans00000

    at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

    • Date: October 21, 2023
    • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
    • TV: CBSSN
    Game information
    StatisticsUSUSJSU
    First downs
    Total yards
    Rushing yards
    Passing yards
    Turnovers
    Time of possession
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Utah StatePassing
    Rushing
    Receiving
    SJSUPassing
    Rushing
    Receiving

    at San Diego State

    Utah State Aggies (3–5) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (3–5)
    Quarter1234OT2OTTotal
    Aggies03777832
    Aztecs070107024

    at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

    • Date: November 4
    • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
    • Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C), Wind: N 9 mph
    • Game attendance: 23,096
    • Referee: Cal McNeill
    • TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
    Game information
    First Quarter

    None

    Second Quarter
    • (14:10) SDSU - Mark Redman 9 yard pass from Jalen Mayden (Jack Browning kick); 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:18 (San Diego State 7-0)
    • (10:14) USU - William Testa 24 yard field goal; 14 yards, 68 yards, 3:56 (San Diego State 7-3)
    Third Quarter
    • (8:43) USU - Jalen Royals 50 yard pass from Cooper Legas (William Testa kick); 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:43 (Utah State 10-7)
    Fourth Quarter
    • (13:40) USU - Davon Booth 19 yard run (William Testa kick); 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:25 (Utah State 17-7)
    • (7:10) SDSU - Kenan Christon 10 yard pass from Jalen Mayden (Jack Browning kick); 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:08 (Utah State 17-14)
    • (0:33) SDSU - Jack Browning 23 yard field goal; 9 plays, 49 yards, 1:54 (Tied 17-17)
    First Overtime
    • SDSU - Brionne Penny 27 yard pass from Jalen Mayden (Jack Browning kick); 2 plays, 25 yards (San Diego State 24-17)
    • USU - Terrell Vaughn 18 yard pass from Cooper Legas (William Testa kick); 3 plays, 25 yards (Tied 24-24)
    Second Overtime
    • USU - Robert Briggs Jr. 20 yard run (Terrell Vaughn pass to Broc Lane for two-point conversion); 2 plays, 25 yards (Utah State 32-24)
    StatisticsUtah StateSan Diego State
    First downs2017
    Plays–yards76–40071–384
    Rushes–yards44–17131–121
    Passing yards229263
    Passing: comp–att–int23–32–026–40–1
    Time of possession28:3031:30
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Utah StatePassingCooper Legas11–15, 167 yards, 2 TD
    RushingDavon Booth13 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD
    ReceivingTerrell Vaughn8 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD
    San Diego StatePassing Jalen Mayden 25–39, 265 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
    RushingLucky Sutton11 carries, 86 yards
    ReceivingKenan Christon8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

    Nevada

    Boise State

    at New Mexico

    vs. Georgia State (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

    Game Thirteen – Georgia State Panthers (6–6) vs Utah State Aggies (6–6) (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
    Quarter1234Total
    Panthers21107745
    Aggies1400822

    at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho

    • Date: December 23, 2023
    • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
    • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h) NW
    • Game attendance: 12,168
    • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline)
    • Box score
    Game information
    StatisticsGSUUSU
    First downs2418
    Total yards643347
    Rushing yards386159
    Passing yards257188
    Turnovers11
    Time of possession36:1223:48
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Georgia StatePassing Darren Grainger 19/22, 257 yards, 3 TD
    RushingFreddie Brock24 carries, 276 yards, TD
    ReceivingCadarrius Thompson5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
    Utah StatePassing Levi Williams 12/21, 131 yards, TD, INT
    RushingDavon Booth4 carries, 71 yards, TD
    ReceivingTerrell Vaughn8 receptions, 86 yards, TD

    References

    1. ↑ "2023 Utah State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
    2. ↑ "https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401532581". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
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