2024 Utah State Aggies football team

2024 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	4–8 (3–4 MW)
Head coach	Nate Dreiling (interim; 1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Kyle Cefalo (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Cooper Bassett (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Co-defensive coordinator	Bobby McMillen (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Maverik Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Boise State y$^		7	–	0					12	–	2
No. 23 UNLV y		6	–	1					11	–	3
Colorado State		6	–	1					8	–	5
Fresno State		4	–	3					6	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	4					7	–	6
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 Rankings from AP Poll

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. ^{[1] [2]} 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. ^[3] Defensive coordinator Nate Dreiling was named the Aggies' interim head coach. ^[4]

Preseason

Mountain West media poll

The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024. Utah State was predicted to finish in seventh place in the conference. ^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Robert Morris *	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	KMYU	W 36–14	17,037
September 7	9:00 p.m.	at No. 13 USC *	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	BTN	L 0–48	68,110
September 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 12 Utah *	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	CBSSN	L 21–38	24,107
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at Temple *	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 29–45	11,384
October 5	5:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS2	L 30–62	37,210
October 11	7:00 p.m.	UNLV	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 34–50	20,295
October 19	2:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	TruTV	L 45–50	14,584
October 26	5:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 27–25	17,724
November 9	8:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Washington State *	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	The CW	L 28–49	20,011
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	SPEC PPV	W 55–10	13,348
November 23	1:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	W 41–20	12,583
November 29	1:30 p.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	FS1	L 37–42	24,772
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

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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 Nate Dreiling – Interim head coach/defensive coordinator 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 Wiemers – 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 Redshirt Roster Last update: 09/2/24

Game summaries

Robert Morris

See also: 2024 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Game One – Robert Morris Colonials (FCS) at Utah State Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials (FCS)	0	14	0	0	14
Aggies	7	3	10	16	36

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 17,037
• Referee: Michael Cuttone
• TV announcers (KMYU/Mountain West Network): Dave Fox, Alema Harrington, and 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
Turnovers	1	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 at No. 13 USC Trojans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
No. 13 Trojans	10	17	7	14	48

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. PDT
• 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
Turnovers	1	1
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

Utah

See also: 2024 Utah Utes football team, Battle of the Brothers, and Beehive Boot

Game Three – No. 12 Utah Utes at Utah State Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Utes	3	14	11	10	38
Aggies	7	7	7	0	21

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. 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
Turnovers	1	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 at Temple Owls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	21	0	8	29
Owls	0	17	7	21	45

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. MDT/2:00 p.m. EDT
• 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
Turnovers	1	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	Rahsul 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 at No. 21 Boise State Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	14	7	6	30
No. 21 Broncos	14	35	6	7	62

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

• Date: October 5
• 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 (13:01) BSU - Ashton Jeanty 63-yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:11; Boise State 7-0) (7:07) USU - Tanner Cragun 36-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:41; Boise State 7-3) (4:08) BSU - Cam Camper 6-yard pass from Maddux Madsen, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Boise State 14-3) Second quarter (14:30) USU - Jalen Royals 59-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:00; Boise State 14-10) (14:18) BSU - Ashton Jeanty 75-yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Boise State 21-10) (9:34) BSU - Austin Bolt 3-yard pass from Maddux Madsen, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:27; Boise State 28-10) (6:04) BSU - Ashton Jeanty 6-yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:29; Boise State 35-10) (5:29) USU - Jalen Royals 75-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35; Boise State 35-17) (5:17) BSU - Dylan Riley 96-yard kickoff return, Jonah Dalmas kick (Boise State 42-17) (0:29) BSU - Austin Bolt 4-yard pass from Maddux Madsen, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 1:33; Boise State 49-17) Third quarter (9:58) BSU - Jonah Dalmas 48-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 5:02; Boise State 52-17) (5:45) BSU - Jonah Dalmas 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:04; Boise State 55-17) (2:09) USU - Otto Tia 6-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:29; Boise State 55-24) Fourth quarter (14:06) USU - Rahsul Faison 8-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:33; Boise State 55-30) (11:08) BSU - Jambres Dubar 2-yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:53; Boise State 62-30)

Statistics	USU	BSU
First downs	21	27
Total yards	507	599
Rushing yards	135	296
Passing yards	372	303
Turnovers	1	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, 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

UNLV

See also: 2024 UNLV Rebels football team

UNLV Rebels at Utah State Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	14	27	6	3	50
Aggies	7	0	14	13	34

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
• 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
Turnovers	0	4
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

New Mexico

See also: 2024 New Mexico Lobos football team

Game Seven – New Mexico Lobos at Utah State Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	15	14	21	50
Aggies	14	10	14	7	45

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

• Date: October 19
• 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 USU – Spencer Petras 2-yard run (Tanner Cragun kick), 8:18. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 5:26. USU – Rahsul Faison 6-yard run (Tanner Cragun kick), 3:02. Aggies 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:04. Second quarter USU – Tanner Cragun 38-yard field goal, 14:55. Aggies 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 1:45. UNM – Javen Jacobs 21-yard pass from Devon Dampier (Trace Bruckler run), 12:16. Aggies 17–8. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:44. UNM – Ryan Davis 14-yard pass from Devon Dampier (Luke Drzewiecki kick), 5:12. Aggies 17–15. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:18. USU – Otto Tia 4-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Tanner Cragun kick), 0:32. Aggies 24–15. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 4:33. Third quarter USU – Rahsul Faison 9-yard run (Tanner Cragun kick), 14:04. Aggies 31–15. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56. UNM – Devon Dampier 33-yard run (Trace Bruckler run), 11:57. Aggies 31–23. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:08. USU – Jalen Royals 13-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Tanner Cragun kick), 10:20. Aggies 38–23. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:26. UNM – Javen Jacobs 15-yard run (run failed), 7:03. Aggies 38–29. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:12. Fourth quarter UNM – Eli Sanders 20-yard run (Luke Drzewiecki kick), 10:18. Aggies 38–36. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:14. USU – Herschel Turner 43-yard run (Tanner Cragun kick), 7:43. Aggies 45–36. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35. UNM – Devon Dampier 5-yard run (Luke Drzewiecki kick), 3:53. Aggies 45–43. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:50. UNM – Eli Sanders 12-yard run (Luke Drzewiecki kick), 1:13. Lobos 50–45. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:07.

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	Devon Dampier	17/27, 272 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Devon Dampier	15 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Luke Wysong	10 receptions, 156 yards
Utah State	Passing	Spencer Petras	32/47, 360 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Rahsul Faison	24 rushes, 79 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jalen Royals	11 receptions, 188 yards, TD

at Wyoming

See also: 2024 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry

Utah State Aggies at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	0	10	27
Cowboys	3	7	6	9	25

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

• Date: October 26
• 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
Turnovers	0	2
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 at No. 21 Washington State Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	7	14	28
No. 21 Cougars	7	14	14	14	49

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

• Date: November 9
• 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
Turnovers	2	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

Hawaii

See also: 2024 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Game Ten – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Utah State Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	3	0	7	10
Aggies	17	7	21	10	55

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST
• 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
Turnovers	5	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

San Diego State

See also: 2024 San Diego State Aztecs football team

San Diego State Aztecs at Utah State Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	3	10	0	7	20
Aggies	0	14	7	20	41

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 12,583
• Referee: Patrick Foy
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

Game information

First quarter SDSU – Gabriel Plascencia 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Aztecs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:22. Second quarter SDSU – Marquez Cooper 14-yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick), 7:49. Aztecs 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:26. SDSU – Gabriel Plascencia 30-yard field goal, 3:16. Aztecs 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:16. USU – Bryson Barnes 19-yard run (Tanner Cragun kick), 1:53. Aztecs 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:23. USU – Grant Page 9-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Cragun kick), 0:16. Aggies 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:17. Third quarter USU – Josh Sterzer 10-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Cragun kick), 10:58. Aggies 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:02. Fourth quarter USU – Grant Page 6-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (kick failed), 12:26. Aggies 27–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:50. USU – Kyrese White 5-yard run (Tanner Cragun kick), 8:07. Aggies 34–13. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:25. USU – Herschel Turner 1-yard run (Tanner Cragun kick), 3:08. Aggies 41–13. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 3:10. SDSU – Mekhi Shaw 12-yard pass from Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson (Gabriel Plascencia kick), 0:32. Aggies 41–20. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:36.

Statistics	SDSU	USU
First downs	23	25
Total yards	412	488
Rushing yards	188	322
Passing yards	224	166
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	30:28	29:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Danny O'Neil	23/31, 199 yards
	Rushing	Marquez Cooper	23 rushes, 118 yards, TD
	Receiving	Louis Brown IV	7 receptions, 114 yards
Utah State	Passing	Bryson Barnes	13/15, 139 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Bryson Barnes	15 rushes, 193 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kyrese White	6 receptions, 67 yards

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	3	4	Total
Aggies	13	3	14	7	37
Rams	0	13	0	29	42

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado

• Date: November 29
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 42 °F (6 °C)
• Game attendance: 24,772
• Referee: Christian Watson
• TV announcers (FS1): Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Sherdrick Bonner (analyst)

Game information

First quarter USU – Bryson Barnes 1-yard run (pass failed), 6:17. Aggies 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:02. USU – Otto Tia 2-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Cragun kick), 2:09. Aggies 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:13. Second quarter CSU – Jordan Noyes 33-yard field goal, 10:28. Aggies 13–3. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 6:41. USU – Tanner Cragun 26-yard field goal, 7:55. Aggies 16–3. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:33. CSU – Jordan Noyes 40-yard field goal, 1:44. Aggies 16–6. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:06. CSU – Dane Olson 28-yard pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (Jordan Noyes kick), 0:19. Aggies 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 0:46. Third quarter USU – Otto Tia 14-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Cragun kick), 1:07. Aggies 23–13. Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 5:59. USU – Jaiden Francois 40-yard interception return (Tanner Cragun kick), 0:49. Aggies 30–13. Fourth quarter CSU – Vince Brown II 12-yard pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass to Jamari Person), 13:30. Aggies 30–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:19. CSU – Jordan Ross 22-yard pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (Jordan Noyes kick), 6:03. Aggies 30–28. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 1:56. CSU – Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 3-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 2:32. Rams 35–30. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:25. CSU – Vince Brown II 26-yard pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (Jordan Noyes kick), 1:37. Rams 42–30. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 0:19. USU – Otto Tia 2-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Cragun kick), 0:14. Ram 42–37. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:23.

Statistics	USU	CSU
First downs	24	22
Total yards	485	454
Rushing yards	296	84
Passing yards	189	370
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	28:17	31:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Bryson Barnes	17/29, 189 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Bryson Barnes	24 rushes, 185 yards, TD
	Receiving	Otto Tia	6 receptions, 81 yards, 3 TD
Colorado State	Passing	Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi	31/46, 370 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Avery Marrow	21 rushes, 80 yards
	Receiving	Dane Olson	5 receptions, 140 yards, TD

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