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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 12 Conference Championships • 11 Bowl Games • 11 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 48 All-Mountain West Selections (2013-16)

/// 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS /// DATE OPPONENT S 1 at #9 Wisconsin S 7 IDAHO STATE S 16 at Wake Forest S 23 at San José State* S 29 BYU O 7 COLORADO STATE* O 14 WYOMING* O 21 at UNLV* O 28 BOISE STATE* N 4 at New Mexico* N 18 HAWAI’I* N 25 at Air Force*

AGGIES HOST MOUNTAIN WEST FOE WYOMING IN HOMECOMING GAME SATURDAY Game is third of three Utah State contests aired exclusively on Facebook.

TV TIME/RESULT ESPN L, 10-59 Facebook W, 51-13 ACC Net. L, 10-46 Facebook W, 61-10 CBSSN W, 40-24 AT&T Sports L, 14-27 Facebook 2:30 pm AT&T Sports 4 pm CBSSN 8 pm Utah State and Wyoming will be meeting for the 68th time this weekend in what is the fourth-most played rivalry in USU history. The Aggies are 38-25-4 all-time against the Cowboys, including a 25-10-1 home record, and their 38 wins AT&T Sports 3:30 pm against UW are the most against any opponent. Overall, USU has won four of the last five games played in the series.

Spectrum 1 pm /// THE MATCHUP /// ESPN Net. TBA

* Mountain West Game All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. /// GAME 7 INFORMATION /// STREAMING: Facebook (Stadium) • Play-by-Play ................................. Chris Hassel • Analyst ............................................... AJ Hawk • Reporter ...................................... Shae Peppler • Sidelines (Social) ..................... Paige Zamora • Internet ... Facebook.com/StadiumCollegeFootball RADIO: Aggie Sports Network • Play-by-Play ............................. Scott Garrard • Analyst ................................... Kevin Whimpey • Online ......... 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com SOCIAL MEDIA: #AggiesAllTheWay • Twitter/Instagram ..................... @USUFootball • Facebook .................................... USUFootball • YouTube ............................. UtahStateFootball • Live Stats ...... UtahState.Statbroadcast.com /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORKS /// • Every Utah State football game can be heard live on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard serves as the play-by-play announcer, while former USU all-conference offensive lineman Kevin Whimpey (2012-14) will provide color analysis.

Games can also be heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAggies.com) by clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ link, as well as on the TuneIn App. • Salt Lake City KZNS (1280 AM/97.5 FM) • Logan KBLU-LP (92.3 FM) • Cache Valley KACH (1340 AM/105.5 FM) • Price KRPX (95.3 FM) • Green River KRPX (102.7 FM) • Moab KRPX (100.3 FM) • Orangeville KRPX (95.9 FM)

WYOMING (3-2, 1-0 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (3-3, 1-1 MW)

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 • 2:30 p.m. (MT) • Logan, Utah • Maverik Stadium (25,100)

WYOMING COWBOYS

UTAH STATE AGGIES

2017 Record: 3-2, 1-0 Mountain West Last Game: Sept. 30, 2017 • W, 45-10 vs. Texas State

2017 Record: 3-3, 1-1 Mountain West Last Game: Oct. 7, 2017 • L, 27-14 vs. Colorado State

Head Coach: Craig Bohl • School Record: 17-26 (4th year) • Career Record: 121-58 (15th year) • Mountain West Record: 11-14 (4th year) • vs. Utah State: 1-2

Head Coach: Matt Wells • School Record: 31-28 (5th year) • Career Record: 31-28 (5th year) • Mountain West Record: 20-14 (5th year) • vs. Wyoming: 3-1

Statistical Leaders • Rush: Trey Woods (49-245, 1 TD) • Pass: Josh Allen (77-139, 877, 6 TD, 3 INT) • Rec.: Austin Conway (27-235, 2 TD) • Def.: Logan Wilson (49 TKL, 5.0 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR)

Statistical Leaders • Rush: Eltoro Allen (62-237, 1 TD) • Pass: Kent Myers (109-170, 1,105, 7 TD, 7 INT) • Rec.: Ron’quavion Tarver (27-244, 3 TD) • Def.: Suli Tamaivena (54 TKL, 2.0 TFL, 2 FR)

/// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Utah State continues Mountain West play this weekend by hosting Wyoming in its annual Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 2:30 p.m. USU is 38-25-4 all-time against the Cowboys, including a 25-10-1 home record, and has won four of the last five games in the series.

• Utah State is 53-31-2 (.628) all-time in Homecoming games, which includes a 1-2 record against Wyoming.

• Utah State is 15-10 under head coach Matt Wells following a loss, including a 2-0 record this season, and has lost back-to-back games just six times in five seasons under Wells.

• Utah State is playing an afternoon home game for the second time in as many weeks, but for just the ninth time in the past five seasons under Wells, going 6-2 in its previous eight games. Prior to this season, USU’s last afternoon home game was on Nov. 28, 2015, vs. BYU. • Utah State is 20-14 (.588) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 12-5 (.706) home record, and has won 31 of its last 45 (.689) league games dating back to 2011.

• Utah State has won 28 of its last 35 home games (.800), including 17 of its last 22 conference home games (.773). Under Wells, USU is 20-7 (.741) at home, including a 12-5 (.706) Mountain West record. All-time, USU is 140-103 (.576) at Maverik Stadium, which includes a 2-1 record this season.

• Utah State is leading the nation with four blocked kicks this year as it has blocked punts against Idaho State, Wake Forest, San José State and Colorado State, returning the one against CSU for a touchdown. No other team at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level has more than two blocked kicks this season. The school record for blocked kicks is six set in 2012, as that team blocked three field goals, two punts and one extra point.

• Utah State has won 14 of its last 26 (.538) games played during the month of October, including six of its last eight at home, and is 4-6 all-time in known games played on Oct. 14.

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GAME NOTES /// MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS /// MOUNTAIN MW Overall Colorado State 2-0 4-2 Boise State 1-0 3-2 Wyoming 1-0 3-2 New Mexico 1-1 3-2 Utah State 1-1 3-3 Air Force 0-2 1-4 WEST MW Overall #19 San Diego State 2-0 6-0 Fresno State 2-0 3-2 UNLV 1-1 2-3 Nevada 1-1 1-5 Hawai’i 0-3 2-4 San José State 0-3 1-6 (ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN) THIS WEEK’S GAMES Saturday, Oct. 14 • UNLV at Air Force* (AT&T) 12 pm • Wyoming at Utah St.* (Facebook) 2:30 pm • New Mexico at Fresno St.* (AT&T) 8 pm • Nevada at Colorado St.* (ESPN2) 8:15 pm • Boise St. at San Diego St.* (CBSSN) 8:30 pm • San José St. at Hawai’i* (Spectrum) 10 pm

/// COACHING STAFF /// HEAD COACH MATT WELLS • Years Coached: Fifth Season • Alma Mater: Utah State, 1996 • Career Record: 31-28 (.525) • Record at Utah State: 31-28 (.525) • Mountain West Record: 20-14 (.588) • Bowl Record: 2-1 (.667) ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF • Frank Maile (Assistant Head Coach/Co-DC/DL) • Kendrick Shaver (Co-Defensive Coordinator/OLB) • David Yost (Offensive Coordinator/QB) • Mark Tommerdahl (Special Teams Coordinator/RB) • Jovon Bouknight (Outside Receivers) • Julius Brown (Defensive Backs) • Stacy Collins (Inside Linebackers) • Steve Farmer (Offensive Line) • Luke Wells (Tight Ends/Inside Receivers) • Waqa Damuni (Asst. AD for Football Operations ) • Jared Russell (Director of Player Personnel) • Dave Kragthorpe (Special Asst. to Head Coach) • Brad Kragthorpe (Offensive Graduate Assistant) • John Cannova (Offensive Administrative Assistant) • Nahfahu Tahi (Offensive Administrative Assistant) • Aman Anand (Defensive Graduate Assistant) • Gustavo Manzanares (Def. Graduate Assistant) • Uani ‘Unga (Defensive Administrative Assistant) • Dave Scholz (Strength & Conditioning) • Mike Williams (Athletics Trainer)

UTAH STATE HOSTS WYOMING IN MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY SATURDAY • Utah State (3-3, 1-1 MW) continues Mountain West play this weekend as it hosts Wyoming (3-2, 1-0 MW) in its annual Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 2:30 p.m. The game will be aired exclusively on Facebook with Chris Hassel (play-by-play), AJ Hawk (analyst), Shae Peppler (reporter) and Paige Zamora (sidelines-social media) on the call. Live audio of the game is available at www.UtahStateAggies.com.

A LOOK AT UTAH STATE • Utah State is 3-3 on the season and 1-1 in conference play following its 27-14 Mountain West home loss to Colorado State last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by senior QB Kent Myers, who is 109-of-170 (.641) passing for 1,105 yards (184.2 ypg) with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. Junior RB Eltoro Allen leads the team in rushing with 237 yards on 62 carries (3.8 ypc/39.5 ypg) with one touchdown, and junior WR Ron’quavion Tarver has a team-best 27 receptions for 244 yards (9.0 ypr/40.7 ypg) with three touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB Suli Tamaivena leads the team with 54 tackles, which includes 2.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two fumble recoveries, while junior BS Gaje Ferguson has 45 tackles, which includes 0.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Utah State is averaging 31.0 points and 376.0 yards of total offense (230.2 passing, 145.8 rushing), and allowing 29.8 points and 406.0 yards of total offense (210.7 passing, 195.3 rushing).

NELSON NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK • Utah State junior QB DJ Nelson was named the Mountain West’s Special Teams Player of the Week as he scored his first career touchdown last weekend as he returned his own blocked punt 20 yards for a score in the second quarter against Colorado State. Nelson, who is playing on special teams for the first time this season, also blocked a punt at Wake Forest. Overall, Nelson leads the nation with his two blocked punts, along with junior LB and teammate Louy Compton.

• Overall, Utah State has now blocked four punts this season against Idaho State, Wake Forest, San José State and Colorado State, and no other team in the nation has more than two blocked kicks. The school record for blocked kicks is six set in 2012, as that team blocked three field goals, two punts and one extra point.

CACHE VALLEY NATIVES MAKING AN IMPACT FOR UTAH STATE • Utah State has 11 players on its current roster from Cache Valley in senior LB Alex Huerta (Mountain Crest HS), junior LB Chasen Andersen (Logan HS), junior BS Gaje Ferguson (Mountain Crest HS), junior LB Derek Larsen (Logan HS), junior QB DJ Nelson (Logan HS), sophomore WR Chad Artist (Logan HS), sophomore DE Jacoby Wildman (Logan HS), redshirt freshman DE Caden Andersen (Logan HS), redshirt freshman WR Taylor Compton (Logan HS), redshirt freshman DE Jake Pitcher (Sky View HS) and freshman S Chase Nelson (Logan HS). Of those 11 players from Cache Valley on Utah State’s roster, seven of those players have made significant contributions.

• Huerta has played in 28 games during his Aggie career with seven starts, recording 61 tackles, which includes 2.0 tackles for loss, while adding one pass breakup.

• Chasen Andersen, who has missed the last two seasons due to injuries, has played in 13 games overall, mostly on special teams, and has 13 tackles.

• Ferguson has played in 14 games with nine starts during his first two seasons at Utah State, and has recorded 72 tackles, which includes 2.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one pass breakup. This season, Ferguson is USU’s second leading tackler with 45 stops.

• Larsen has played in 24 games and made eight starts at Utah State, and has recorded 52 tackles, which includes 1.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss, while adding one fumble recovery.

• DJ Nelson has played in 30 games during his Aggie career, mainly on special teams as the holder on field goals and extra points, along with his expanded role on cover units this season.

Nelson has three special teams tackles this season to go along with his two blocked punts and one touchdown, returning his blocked punt against Colorado State 20 yards for the score.

• Artist has played in 11 games in his first two seasons at Utah State, and has two receptions.

• Wildman has played in 16 games with two starts during his first two seasons at Utah State, and has recorded 18 tackles, which includes 1.0 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one forced fumble.

• Compton and Pitcher both played in their first career games against Idaho State earlier this season, while Caden Andersen and Chase Nelson have not appeared in any games.

TAMAIVENA AND FERGUSON BOTH RECORD CAREER-HIGH TACKLES • Utah State junior LB Suli Tamaivena and junior BS Gaje Ferguson both recorded career highs in tackles last weekend against Colorado State with 14 and 13, respectively. For Tamaivena, it is his second-straight double-digit tackle outing as he had 13 stops against BYU last weekend. For Ferguson, it is his second double-digit tackle outing of the season and the fourth of his career.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY • Utah State junior LB Chase Christiansen will celebrate his birthday on Saturday, Oct. 14.

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GAME NOTES SCOUTING WYOMING • Wyoming is 3-2 on the season following its 45-10 home win against Texas State two weeks ago. The Cowboys, who are 1-0 in Mountain West play with a 28-21 home win against Hawai’i, are led by junior QB Josh Allen, who is 77-of-139 (.554) passing for 877 yards (175.4 ypg) with six touchdowns and three interceptions. Freshman RB Trey Woods leads the team in rushing with 245 yards on 49 carries (5.0 ypc/61.2 ypg) with one touchdown, and sophomore WR Austin Conway has caught 27 passes for 235 yards (8.7 ypr/47.0 ypg) with two touchdowns. Defensively, sophomore LB Logan Wilson has a team-best 49 tackles, which includes 5.0 tackles for loss, while junior FS Andrew Wingard has 42 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Wyoming is averaging 23.2 points and 282.2 yards of total offense per game (181.8 rushing, 100.4 passing) and allowing 20.8 points and 345.6 yards of total offense (161.0 passing, 184.6 rushing). Wyoming returns 14 starters (O-6, D-8) and 47 lettermen (O-23, D-23, S-1) from last year’s team that went 8-6 overall and won the Mountain Division with a 6-2 record. UW lost to San Diego State in the MW Championship game, 27-24, and then lost to BYU, 24-21, in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Craig Bohl is 121-58 in his 15th season as a collegiate head coach, including a 17-26 record in his fourth season at Wyoming.

AGGIES AND COWBOYS SERIES HISTORY • Utah State is 38-25-4 all-time against Wyoming, including a 25-10-1 home record, as USU won 20 of the first 23 meetings. USU has also won four of the last five meetings, including a 58-27 home win on Oct. 30, 2015. UW won last year’s meeting in Laramie, 52-28. The firstever game played in the series was in 1903 with USU winning in Logan, 46-0, and the two teams played one another 58 times through the 1978 season. The series resumed in 2001 and the two teams have played one another nine times since then. USU’s 38 wins against Wyoming are its most against any opponent in school history.

UTAH STATE VS. WYOMING SERIES FOURTH-MOST PLAYED IN SCHOOL HISTORY • Utah State and Wyoming will be meeting for the 68th time in series history this weekend in what is the fourth-most played rivalry in school history. USU’s most played rivalry is Utah (112), followed by Brigham Young (86), Colorado State (74) and Wyoming (67).

AGGIES AND COWBOYS HAVE STORIED HISTORY • Utah State and Wyoming have a storied history dating back to the early 1900s as both schools were members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 191637 and later members of the Mountain States/Skyline Conference from 1938-61, along with its current membership in the Mountain West, for a total of 52 years as league foes.

As members of the RMAC, USU won league championships in 1921 and 1936, and later won league titles in the Mountain States/Skyline Conference in 1946, 1960 and 1961. UW won conference championships in the Mountain States/Skyline Conference in 1949, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961.

MATT WELLS VERSUS WYOMING • Matt Wells is 3-1 all-time against Wyoming as a head coach and will be facing the Cowboys for the ninth time overall as he faced UW once as an assistant coach at USU in 2011, and three times as an assistant at New Mexico (2007-08, 2010).

UTAH STATE AND WYOMING SERIES REFERRED TO AS “BRIDGER’S BATTLE” • Utah State University and the University of Wyoming announced on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, that both schools have adopted a rivalry series in football that will be referred to as “Bridger’s Battle” in reference to celebrated Wyoming/Utah mountain man Jim Bridger. USU won the first “Bridger’s Battle” in 2013 in Logan, 35-7, posted a 20-3 road win in 2014, and a 58-27 home win in 2015. Wyoming won last year’s meeting in Laramie, 52-28. The winner of the annual contest will take home the traveling “Bridger Rifle,” a .50 caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle that was popular among mountain men and widely considered to be what Bridger carried.

DID YOU KNOW? • Utah State has 38 players in its program from the state of Utah, while Wyoming has 16 players on its roster from the Cowboy State.

/// AGGIE TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON /// #87 | DAX RAYMOND | TE | 6-5 | 245 | R-SO | Provo, Utah | Timpview HS • Had a career-high six receptions for 45 yards last weekend against Colorado State and has caught at least three passes in four of his last five games. In his last three games, he is averaging four catches for 49.7 yards per game.

• Scored his first-career touchdown two weeks ago against BYU on a career-long 32yard reception. Finished the BYU game with a career-best 57 receiving yards.

• On the season, Raymond leads the team with four explosive plays (22, 23, 20, 32).

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/// SERIES HISTORY /// Overall ............................................... USU leads 38-25-4 In Logan............................................. USU leads 25-10-1 In Laramie ........................................... USU trails 13-15-3 Neutral Site ............................................ USU leads 1-0-0 Longest USU Win Streak .............................. 10, 1927-37 Longest UW Win Streak ................................. 8, 1949-56 Largest USU Margin of Victory ........... (57) 57-0 -- 1917 Largest UW Margin of Victory ............ (45) 48-3 -- 1968 /// GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS /// 11-21-03 11-02-12 11-07-14 10-27-15 10-21-16 10-24-17 11-20-19 10-11-21 11-11-22 11-16-23 11-19-24 11-05-25 10-23-26 10-22-27 10-19-28 10-26-29 10-25-30 10-24-31 11-04-33 10-20-34 11-09-35 10-10-36 10-23-37 11-12-38 11-18-39 11-23-40 11-15-41 11-21-42 11-16-46 10-18-47 10-30-48 10-15-49 10-14-50 10-06-51 10-04-52

W 46-0 H W 53-0 H W 24-3 H L 7-13 A L 10-23 H W 57-0 H W 6-0 A W 14-3 H W 26-0 H W 20-6 A W 25-2 H W 26-13 H T 6-6 A W 42-0 H W 24-6 N W 12-7 A W 13-8 H W 12-0 A W 27-0 H W 19-0 A W 18-0 H W 25-0 A W 34-7 H L 12-27 H W 20-13 A W 16-0 H L 6-12 A W 14-6 H W 21-7 H L 19-33 A W 45-34 H L 0-27 A L 7-40 H L 0-37 A L 0-14 H

10-03-53 11-06-54 10-01-55 11-03-56 10-05-57 11-08-58 10-03-59 11-05-60 10-07-61 11-10-62 09-28-63 11-07-64 10-22-66 09-21-68 09-26-70 11-06-71 10-28-72 11-03-73 09-14-74 11-01-75 09-25-76 11-12-77 09-30-78 09-22-01 10-11-03 09-02-06 09-08-07 10-08-11 11-30-13 11-07-14 10-30-15 11-05-16

L 13-20 A L 12-21 H L 13-21 A L 0-21 H T 19-19 A L 13-41 H L 2-27 A W 17-13 H T 6-6 A W 20-6 H L 14-21 A T 20-20 H L 10-35 A L 3-48 A W 42-29 A L 29-31 H W 35-23 A W 31-20 H W 17-7 A W 27-21 H L 3-20 A W 32-31 H W 20-13 A L 42-43 H L 21-48 H L 7-38 A L 18-32 A W 63-19 H W 35-7 H W 20-3 A W 58-27 H L 28-52 A

/// TOP AGGIES vs. WYOMING /// Rushing ............................. Emmett White (2001) .......................................... 274 yards on 32 carries Passing ................................ Tony Adams (1971) ............................... 389 yards on 28-of-47 passing Receiving ............................ Mike O’Shea (1968) ................................... 155 yards on 10 receptions Tackles ....................... Antonio Taylor, 15 (2007)

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CORNERBACK JALEN DAVIS GIVING EVERYTHING HE HAS FOR TEAM THAT TOOK A CHANCE ON HIM

by Ashley Springer, USU Athletic Media Relations

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DAVIS Utah State senior cornerback Jalen Davis did not get many offers coming out of high school to play college football.

“Utah State was a team who took a chance on me,” Davis said. “I just want to do it all for them, and give it my all.”

USU stood out to Davis because of the family atmosphere and unity of the team.

“Everybody loving one another, everybody having each other’s backs, it was just the place for me,” Davis said.

Davis, who is from La Mesa, Calif., has started every game he’s played in at Utah State, and his biggest accomplishment was becoming a captain of the team.

“That’s a big deal for me,” Davis said. “Just having people who would follow me into battle, that’s good.”

Davis’ leadership has stood out to defensive backs coach Julius Brown.

“He’s a leader in our room. He’s been playing since his freshman year, so he carries a lot of weight,” Brown said. “When he talks, the guys listen. He’s one of the leaders on this team that guys just look to, to make big plays in the brightest moments, and he’s done that.”

Brown has seen Davis grow in terms of being a more vocal leader.

“He’s always been a quiet guy who just got himself ready to play and always perform at a high level,” Brown said. “This year, I’ve seen him grow in terms of helping the younger guys and leaving his mark on this program.”

Davis was born in Hawaii, but left after two weeks for California, where he lived until moving to Logan for school. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound Davis began playing flag football when he was 6 years old in San Diego, Calif.

“I was killing it playing quarterback, playing running back and scoring all type of touchdowns,” Davis said. “It was a fun time.”

Davis has scored four touchdowns in his collegiate career. The senior had a career-high three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns from 30 and 50 yards, respectively, against BYU on Sept. 29 at Maverik Stadium.

“It feels good, but then again, I just want to help my team win,” Davis said in the postgame press conference. “That’s all I want to do, go out there and help my team win, so that’s what we did.”

Against the Cougars, Davis had five tackles, including two of the solo variety, and a pass breakup. As a team, Utah State forced seven turnovers against BYU. “The defense played great tonight,” Davis said. “I’m proud of the whole defense – the defensive line, the linebackers and the secondary. We pride ourselves on forcing turnovers. That’s all we wanted to do this week was force turnovers and that’s what we did.

We played a heck of a game.”

In Utah State’s season opener against Idaho State on Sept. 7, Davis had two interceptions, including returning one for 25 yards for a touchdown. As a true freshman in 2014, he had his first pick-six against the Bengals, returning it 44 yards for a score.

Davis first got into sports because he loved them and his parents put him in them.

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“As a young kid, I loved running with the football, playing with the basketball and playing catch with the baseball,” Davis said.

Baseball was actually Davis’ favorite sport growing up.

“But, I was really good at football, so I stuck with football,” he said.

Davis is one of 15 returning starters for the USU team, including one of eight on defense.

Davis started all 13 games he played in as a freshman, when he tied for sixth on the team with 61 tackles, including 44 solo. He also tied for second on the team in interceptions with two, was fourth in pass breakups with seven and had 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry.

As a sophomore, Davis started in all 13 games and led the team with eight pass breakups, ranking ninth in the Mountain West. He tied for first on the team with three interceptions, tying for 10th in the conference, and tied for third on the team with two quarterback hurries and was sixth in tackles with 51. Davis also had 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks and a forced fumble during the season.

During his junior campaign in 2016, Davis started all 10 games he played in, missing two due to injury. He finished the season with 37 tackles and tied for third on the team with 2.0 sacks and fifth with 5.0 tackles for loss. Davis had one tackle in nine of the 10 games he played in. He led the team with seven pass breakups and tied for the team lead with one forced fumble, and he also had one interception.

Before the 2017 season began, Davis garnered Athlon Sports second-team all-Mountain West preseason honors, third-team all-league honors from Phil Steele and College Sports Madness second-team all-conference accolades.

Heading into today’s game against Wyoming, Davis has started all six games of the season and has 17 tackles, including 2.0 sacks for loss. He has five interceptions which have been returned for a total of 120 yards, to go along with six pass breakups and one forced fumble.

“He’s competitive in everything he does, and loves to play the game of football,” Brown said. “He’s an ultra-competitor, one of the best I’ve been around.”

Davis is currently tied for first in the nation with his five interceptions this season, while

his 11 passes defended (6 pass breakups, 5 interceptions) ranks third in the nation, as he is averaging 1.8 passes defended per game.

Davis also ranks first nationally with his three defensive touchdowns.

Davis’ performance against BYU earned him CBSSports.com National Player of the Week, Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week, one recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award Player of the Week, FBS College Football HERO of the Week and America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week accolades.

Davis’ three interceptions against BYU is the second-most in a single-game in school history and tied for the most in a single-game in Mountain West history. Davis now has 11 interceptions in his career, which is tied for fourth in school history.

The two pick-sixes are a single-game school record. The senior also recorded his 28th pass breakup of his career against Colorado State for the most in school history, and Davis’ 227 career interception returning yards is second all-time in USU history.

Davis has had numerous honors outside of those from the BYU game.

In 2015, Davis garnered honorable mention all-Mountain West and Phil Steele third-team all-Mountain West. As a freshman, Davis was a 247Sports True Freshman All-American and College Football Performance Awards honorable mention National Defensive Back of the Week.

Davis also holds Utah State true freshman records in being the first true freshman to start a season opener at cornerback and his two interceptions against Idaho State were the most by a true freshman in a single game.

“It has been fun, and I feel good,” Davis said. “But, I just try to push that stuff in the past and work on a new week.”

Davis said he wants to win the Mountain West championship his senior season.

“That’s what I expect to accomplish,” Davis said.

Though he didn’t play due to injury, Davis’ favorite memory from his time at Utah State was the 2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl in his freshman season because he was there with family and friends, and the team won 21-6 against UTEP. When he’s not playing football, Davis likes to play 2K and said he’s the best on the team.

“Nobody can beat me in 2K,” Davis said.

“Anybody who wants to play 2K, let me know, and I will probably beat you.”

Brown pointed out that Davis’ favorite restaurant is Buffalo Wild Wings, and that he eats it way too much.

After graduating in May with a degree in sociology, the son of Verdis and Dana Davis hopes to enter the NFL draft.

Davis will be missed.

“We have a really good time in the meeting room as a group,” Brown said. “He’s always laughing and smiling. I’ll miss him in terms of his on-the-field play, but also off the field and the type of kid he is. There is never a dull moment with him or those guys in that room, so that part is always good for me.”

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WEST STADIUM CENTER

Completed in August, 2016, and located inside Maverik Stadium, Utah State’s new $36 million, 85,000 square-foot West Stadium Center is a five-story premium seating and press box structure. It includes a state-ofthe-art media and game operations area, 24 luxury suites, 20 loge boxes, over 700 covered club seats and a premium club area that will also be used to host a studentathlete training table. In addition to the new structure, major concourse work included significantly increased restrooms, upgraded concessions and an enlarged concourse for better pedestrian traffic flow. Renovations also included new video boards on both the north and south ends of the stadium, along with a new public address system.

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AGGIE FIGHT SONGS HAIL THE UTAH AGGIES Hail the Utah Aggies, we’ll play the game with all our might See the colors flying, the Aggie blue and fighting white How they stir us onward; we’ll win the victory alright Hail the Utah Aggies; we’re out to win, so fight, fight, fight!

Utah State, Hey! Aggies all the way!

Go Aggies! Go Aggies! Hey! Hey! Hey!

THE SCOTSMAN Show me the Scotsman who doesn’t love the thistle Show me the Englishman who doesn’t love the rose Show me the true-blooded Aggie from Utah Who doesn’t love the spot (stomp, stomp) where the sagebrush grows.

ALMA MATER HYMN Across the Quad at eventide, as shadows softly fall, The tower of Old Main appears and peace rests over all.

The lighted “A” upon the hill stands out against the blue; Oh, Alma Mater, Utah State, my heart sings out to you.

And through the years as time rolls on, and student friendships grow, We’ll ne’er forget the joys we had, those days we used to know.

Thy mem’ries ever will be new, thy friends be ever true; Oh, Alma Mater, Utah State, my heart sings out to you.

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UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Founded: March 8, 1888

President (16th): Noelle E. Cockett (Jan. 1, 2017-present)

Type: Land-grant, public research university

Mission Statement: The mission of Utah State University is to be one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities by fostering the principle that academics come first, by cultivating diversity of thought and culture and by serving the public through learning, discovery and engagement.

Location/Profile: Logan, Utah Population: Logan - 48,565 Cache County - 114,181 Elevation: 4,778 feet (Logan Campus) Average summer highs: 85 degrees Average winter highs: 34 degrees Free public transportation for Logan campus, Logan City, Cache Valley 81 miles northeast of Salt Lake City 5 hours south of Yellowstone National Park 1-hour drive to four ski resorts 2-minute drive to Logan Canyon Number of steps to the top of Old Main Hill: 124

Enrollment :

Campus Size:

Average undergraduate age: 22.3 Average graduate age: 33.8

Main campus: 400 acres Statewide: 7,000 (does not include USU Eastern)

Regional Campuses, Distance Education and Extension: Regional Campuses: 3 (Brigham City, Tooele, Uintah Basin) Comprehensive Community College: 1 (USU Eastern with campuses in Price and Blanding) Extension Offices: In 28 of 29 Utah counties and at the Ogden Botanical Center, Thanksgiving Point, and Utah Botanical Center

Workforce: Faculty members:788 Full-time support staff: 1,569

Total Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2016): 28,118* *Includes USU Regional Campuses and Distance Education: 14,187 and USU Eastern: 1,968

Gender: Male: 13,086 Female: 15,032

Student Representation: All 29 counties in Utah All 50 states 83 countries

Ages:

Academics: Undergraduate degrees: 159 Undergraduate minors: 105 Graduate degrees: 155 Student/faculty ratio: 22.1 to 1 Average undergraduate class size: 20-29 students Faculty who teach undergraduates: 49.7% Faculty holding doctorate or terminal degrees: 76% Faculty who worked with undergraduates on a research project in the past two years: 63.5% Study abroad opportunities: 150 in 40 countries Students who study abroad each year: 76%

Colleges: College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Caine College of the Arts Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services College of Engineering College of Humanities and Social Sciences S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources College of Science

Most Popular Declared Majors: Economics; Psychology; Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education; Mechanical Engineering; Elementary Education; Human Movement Science; Biology; Business Administration

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HEAD COACH MATT WELLS

MATT WELLS HEAD COACH UTAH STATE, 1996

2013 MOUNTAIN WEST COACH OF THE YEAR

FIFTH SEASON AS UTAH STATE HEAD COACH (28-25 OVERALL,19-13 MOUNTAIN WEST) SEVENTH SEASON OVERALL AT UTAH STATE Entering his fifth season as Utah State’s head coach, Matt Wells is determined to lead the Aggies back into a bowl game and into the upper echelon of the Mountain West after a disappointing 2016 season.

Wells, who is the sixth-longest tenured coach in 120 seasons of Aggie football, holds a 28-25 record in his first four seasons at USU, including a 19-13 Mountain West record. Those 28 wins are the second-most by a USU coach in his first four seasons and the fifth-most in school history, while his 52.8 winning percentage ranks seventh alltime.

Utah State has also recorded three wins against top-25 opponents during Wells’ first four years as head coach, one more than the program won in its previous 115 seasons.

During his six years at Utah State, which includes two years as an assistant, Wells has been part of a program that played in a schoolrecord five-straight bowl games. In fact, Wells is the first head coach in program history to lead the Aggies to three bowl games and the only head coach with multiple bowl wins.

During the 2016 season, Utah State had six players earn various all-Mountain West honors as it lost five conference games by a combined 29 points (5.8 ppg). USU also had two players invited to postseason All-Star games, while one player was selected in the 2017 NFL Draft in Devante Mays. Furthermore, USU had eight other Aggies who signed free agent contracts.

In 2015, Wells led Utah State to six wins and

its fifth-straight bowl game as the Aggies had 12 players earn various all-Mountain West honors, which were the third-most in the conference.

Furthermore, senior linebacker Kyler Fackrell was named a fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele’s Magazine.

Utah State also had five players invited to postseason All-Star games/camps, while three Aggies participated in the NFL Combine in Fackrell, Hunter Sharp and Nick Vigil.

Furthermore, USU had two players selected in the 2016 NFL Draft in Vigil and Fackrell, both in the third round, while six other Aggies signed free agent contracts and two more were invited to rookie mini-camps.

During the 2014 season, Wells led Utah State to 10 wins to rank as the second-most in school history behind the 2012 team that finished with an 11-2 record. USU also played in its fourthstraight bowl game in 2014 and won its thirdstraight bowl.

In his second year as Utah State’s head coach, Wells mentored 15 players who earned 16 all-Mountain West honors, which were the most in the league and tied for the third-most in school history. Wells also mentored two AllAmericans in 2014 in Zach Vigil and Jalen Davis.

Vigil was named an All-American by four different publications, including being named a USA Today Sports second-team All-American, while Davis was named a true freshman All-American by 247Sports. Vigil was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year.

In his first season as head coach, Wells led Utah State to the inaugural Mountain West Championship game after winning the Mountain Division of the conference with a 7-1 record in 2013. Wells also led Utah State to just its third-ever bowl victory as it posted a 21-14 win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.

For his efforts, Wells was named the 2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year as he set the school record for wins by a first-year head coach. USU finished the season with a 9-5 record, tying the 1960 and 1961 teams for the second-most wins in school history at the time.

Overall, Wells is the fifth USU coach in school history to garner conference coach of the year honors along with Bruce Snyder (1978), Chuck Shelton (1991), John L. Smith (1997) and Gary Andersen (2012). Wells is also the fourth individual to earn MW Coach of the Year honors in his first season along with BYU’s Gary Crowton (2001), Utah’s Urban Meyer (2003) and Air Force’s Troy Calhoun (2007).

During his first year as Utah State’s head coach, Wells mentored 14 Aggies who earned various all-Mountain West honors, including three All-Americans as Tyler Larsen was named a second-team All-American by USA Today Sports, Nevin Lawson was named a third-team All-American by College Sports Madness, and Fackrell was named an honorable mention Sophomore All-American by College Football News.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MATT WELLS...

Zach Vigil, Linebacker, Washington Redskins: “Coach Wells is a true family man. You can see that in the way he treats his immediate family, coaches and his players.”

Ken Niumatalolo, Navy Head Football Coach: “It doesn’t surprise me at all how well Matt is doing as a head coach. I knew Matt when he first started coaching almost 20 years ago, and I knew then that he had a very bright future in this profession. Sustained success in any profession or business is hard, especially in the ultra competitive world of DI college football. Not only has Utah State continued their success under Matt’s leadership, they have gotten better and are a legit MWC title contender every year now under Matt.”

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Wells also coached a school-record four players who were invited and participated in the 2014 NFL Combine in Larsen, Lawson, Maurice Alexander and D.J. Tialavea, while a total of 16 players from the 2013 and 2014 rosters were invited to NFL/CFL camps, including Alexander (St. Louis Rams) and Lawson (Detroit Lions), who were both selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Wells, who is one of 18 coaches to lead his alma mater, is just the second Utah State graduate to be appointed its head football coach joining Chris Pella, who graduated from USU in 1965 and coached the Aggies from 1983-85.

Prior to being named the head coach at his alma mater, Wells spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Utah State, including serving as the team’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2012 and quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator in 2011.

As offensive coordinator in 2012, Utah State concluded its most successful season in school history as it went 11-2 and set school records for wins (11) and home wins (6), while being nationally ranked in The Associated Press poll for three-straight weeks for the first time in school history. USU also won its first outright conference championship since 1936 and just its third in school history joining the 1921 and 1936 teams that both won Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles. All-time, Utah State has won or shared 11 league championships.

As offensive coordinator in 2012, Wells directed an Aggie offense that set single-season school records for total points (454), total offense (6,108 yards), completions (285) and total yards per game (469.8), while ranking second in points per game (34.9) and total passing yards (3,445).

Nationally, Utah State’s 2012 offense ranked second in the Western Athletic Conference and 23rd in the country in total offense (469.8 ypg), second in the WAC and 18th in the nation in passing efficiency (153.21), second in the WAC and 25th in the nation in rushing offense (204.8 ypg), third in the WAC and 31st in the nation in sacks allowed (1.38 pg), third in the WAC and 33rd in the nation in scoring offense (34.9 ppg), and third in the WAC and 39th in the nation in passing offense (265.0 ypg).

Under Wells, Utah State finished the 2012 season scoring 38 or more points in its final seven games, which is a school record.

In 2012, Wells coached former Aggie Chuckie Keeton, who earned first-team all-WAC honors after setting single-season school records for touchdown passes (27), passing yards (3,373), completion percentage (.676), completions (275) and total offense (3,992 yards). Keeton also earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors four times in 2012, which is a single-season school record.

Under Wells’ tutelage, Keeton ranks first all-time in school history in career touchdown passes (62), first in career total offense (8,808 yards), second in career completions (672), second in career passing yardage (8,695), second in career passing attempts (1,068), tied for second in career completion percentage (.629) and 14th in career rushing yards (1,415).

As the quarterbacks coach in 2011, Wells helped Utah State’s offense establish then-school records for total offense (5,945 yards), rushing yards (3,675), total points (437) and total touchdowns (60).

Wells, a former Aggie quarterback and three-year letterwinner from 1994-96, was a member of two conference championship teams as a student-athlete as he was a redshirt freshman in 1993 when Utah State tied for first in the Big West Conference and defeated Ball State, 42-33, in the Las Vegas Bowl II for its first-ever bowl win. As a senior in 1996, Wells helped USU to another share of the Big West Conference title.

Wells, who has been a part of nine bowl teams and two conference championships during his coaching career, came to Utah State after two coaching stints at New Mexico, serving as the Lobos’ wide receivers and kickoff return unit coach in 2010 and wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator from 2007 to 2008. In 2009, Wells served as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Louisville.

Prior to his first stint at New Mexico, Wells spent five years (2002-06) as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa and five years at the U.S. Naval Academy (1997-2001) as its quarterbacks coach, fullbacks coach and wide receivers coach, while also serving as the junior varsity head coach and offensive coordinator for three years.

Wells, a native of Sallisaw, Okla., earned his bachelor’s degree in business marketing from Utah State in 1996, graduating cum laude. He and his wife Jen have two daughters, Jadyn (14) and Ella (11), and one son, Wyatt (8). His brother, Luke, is USU’s tight ends and inside receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.

MATT WELLS’ FILE |­ Hired December 20, 2012 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2013-Pres.

2012 2011 2010 2009 2007-08 2002-06 1997-01

Utah State - Head Coach Utah State - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Utah State - Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator New Mexico - Wide Receivers Louisville - Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator New Mexico - Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Tulsa - Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Navy - Quarterbacks/Fullbacks/Wide Receivers/J.V. Head Coach

BOWL GAMES AS A COACH (9) Utah State - Famous Idaho Potato, 2015; New Mexico, 2014; Poinsettia, 2013; Famous Idaho Potato, 2012; Famous Idaho Potato, 2011 New Mexico - New Mexico, 2007 Tulsa - Armed Forces, 2006; Liberty, 2005; Humanitarian, 2003

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2) Utah State - WAC: 2012 Tulsa - Conference USA: 2005

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1993-96

Utah State - Quarterback

BOWL GAMES AS A PLAYER (1) 1993

Las Vegas

EDUCATION 1996

Utah State - Business Marketing (Cum Laude)

PERSONAL Married to the former Jen Dirks Daughters - Jadyn (14), Ella (11); Son - Wyatt (8)

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USU COACHING STAFF MATT WELLS

HEAD COACH

Utah State, 1996 Fifth Season

MARK TOMMERDAHL

FRANK MAILE

KENDRICK SHAVER

DAVID YOST

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR DEFENSIVE LINE

CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR QUARTERBACKS

Utah State, 2007 Seventh Season

Missouri State, 2002 Seventh Season

JOVON BOUKNIGHT

JULIUS BROWN

Kent State, 1992 First Season

STACY COLLINS

SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR RUNNING BACKS

ASSISTANT COACH OUTSIDE RECEIVERS

ASSISTANT COACH DEFENSIVE BACKS

ASSISTANT COACH INSIDE LINEBACKERS

Concordia, 1982 First Season

Wyoming, 2006 Ninth Season

Boise State, 2006 Second Season

Western Oregon, 1998 Second Season

STEVE FARMER

ASSISTANT COACH OFFENSIVE LINE

Illinois State, 1999 Second Season

LUKE WELLS

ASSISTANT COACH TIGHT ENDS/INSIDE RECEIVERS RECRUITING COORDINATOR

Oklahoma, 2002 Fifth Season

WAQA DAMUNI

DAVE KRAGTHORPE

ASSISTANT ATHETICS DIRECTOR FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD COACH

Utah State, 1998 Fifth Season

Utah State, 1954 Fifth Season

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USU COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF JARED RUSSELL

BRAD KRAGTHORPE

NAUFAHU TAHI

JOHN CANNOVA

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL

OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT

OFFENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT

Arizona State, 2013 Second Season

LSU, 2015 Second Season

Utah State, 2015 Fourth Season

North Central College, 2014 First Season

AMAN ANAND

GUSTAVO MANZANARES

UANI ‘UNGA

DAVE SCHOLZ

DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT

DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT

DEFENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 2015 First Season

San José State, 2009 First Season

BYU, 2015 First Season

Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2004 Fifth Season

BILL GARREN

MIKE BAIR

MIKE WILLIAMS

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ASSISTANT AD/VIDEO COORDINATOR

ASSISTANT AD/EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR

ASSOCIATE AD/HEAD ATHLETICS TRAINER

Idaho State, 2002 12th Season

Utah State, 1995 21st Season

Utah State, 1996 19th Season

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AGGIE TEAM QUARTERBACKS

RUNNING BACKS

(L-R): Jamison Jones (offensive volunteer coach), DJ Nelson, Kent Myers, Henry Colombi, Jordan Love, Zach Larson, David Yost (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks).

Front Row (L-R): LaJuan Hunt, Tonny Lindsey Jr., Tywayne Adams.

Back Row (L-R): Mark Tommerdahl (special teams coordinator/running backs), Eltoro Allen, Justen Hervey, Tre Miller, Naufahu Tahi (offensive administrative assistant).

INSIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS

OUTSIDE RECEIVERS

Front Row (L-R): Aaren Vaughns, Taylor Compton, Gerold Bright, Preston Curtis, Jordan Nathan.

Back Row (L-R): Luke Wells (tight ends/inside receivers/recruiting coordinator), Tyler Thornock, Dax Raymond, Carson Terrell, Travis Boman, Emerson Woods, Damion Hobbs, Brad Kragthorpe (offensive graduate assistant).

Front Row (L-R): Ron’quavion Tarver, Zach Van Leeuwen, Connor McGuire, Jared Schmidt, Savon Scarver.

Back Row (L-R): Alex Byers, Dylan Spradling, Jovon Bouknight (outside receivers), Jaren Colston-Green, Chad Artist, Braelon Roberts.

SPECIALISTS

COACHING STAFF

Front Row (L-R): Zach Lee, Brandon Pada, Connor Coles, Michael Smith.

Back Row (L-R): Mark Tommerdahl (special teams coordinator/running backs), Dominik Eberle, Emmett Odegard, Aaron Dalton, Derek Epperson (special teams volunteer assistant).

Front Row (L-R): Uani ‘Unga (defensive administrative assistant), Brandon Howard (assistant strength and conditioning coach), Gustavo Manzanares (defensive graduate assistant), Aman Anand (defensive graduate assistant), Kendrick Shaver (co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers), Derek Epperson (special teams volunteer assistant), Joey Bergles (assistant strength and conditioning coach), Naufahu Tahi (offensive administrative assistant), Jamison Jones (offensive volunteer coach), Brad Kragthorpe (offensive graduate assistant), John Cannova (offensive graduate assistant), Stacy Collins (inside linebackers).

Back Row (L-R): James Blackburn (strength and conditioning graduate assistant), Dave Scholz (head strength coach), Luke Wells (tight ends/inside receivers/recruiting coordinator), Julius Brown (defensive backs), Mark Tommerdahl (special teams coordinator/running backs), Jovon Bouknight (outside recievers), Matt Wells (head coach), David Yost (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Waqa Damuni (assistant AD for football operations), Jared Russell (director of player personnel), Frank Maile (assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line), Steve Farmer (offensive line), Derek Owings (strength and conditioning graduate assistant).

AGGIE TEAM INSIDE LINEBACKERS

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

Front Row (L-R): Patrick Lee Miranda, Chasen Andersen, Mason Gajkowski, Alex Huerta, Ofa Latu.

Back Row (L-R): Uani ‘Unga (defensive administrative assistant), Kevin Meitzenheimer, Chase Christiansen, Mason Tobeck, Sialao Mobley, Suli Tamaivena, Stacy Collins (inside linebackers).

(L-R): Justus Te’i, David Woodward, Dalton Baker, Derek Larsen, Kendrick Shaver (codefensive coordinator/outside linebackers), Braden Harris, Louy Compton, Jamaal Evans, Maika Magalei.

DEFENSIVE LINE

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Front Row (L-R): Jake Pitcher, Jacoby Wildman, Ritisoni Fata, Mohelika Uasike, Nami Tuitu’u, Ian Togiai, Gasetoto Schuster.

Back Row (L-R): Frank Maile (assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line), Devon Anderson, Caden Andersen, Logan Lee, Connor Meyers, Jake Templeton, Adewale Adeoye, Christopher ‘Unga, Aman Anand (defensive graduate assistant).

Front Row (L-R): Cameron Haney, Chase Nelson, Deante Fortenberry, Jarrod Green, Braxton Gunther, Gaje Ferguson, Dallin Leavitt, Andre Grayson, Stegan Garner, Zahodri Jackson.

Back Row (L-R): Gustavo Manzanares (defensive graduate assistant), Baron Gajkowski, Chance Parker, Ja’Marcus Ingram, Wesley Bailey, Aaron Wade, Jontrell Rocquemore, Jalen Davis, Julius Brown (defensive backs).

OFFENSIVE LINE

CAPTAINS

Front Row (L-R): Quin Ficklin, Demytrick Ali’ifua, Moroni Iniguez, Rob Castaneda, Wyatt O’Banion, McCord Meyers, Chandler Dolphin, Cody Boyer.

Back Row (L-R): Steve Farmer (offensive line), Andrew Chen, Preston Brooksby, KJ Uluave, Jarom Ioane, Alfred Edwards, Sean Taylor, Roman Andrus, Ty Shaw, Viliamu McMoore, John Cannova (offensive graduate assistant).

Front Row (L-R): Gasetoto Schuster, Baron Gajkowski, Jacoby Wildman, DJ Nelson, Dallin Leavitt, Jalen Davis, Tonny Lindsey Jr., LaJuan Hunt, Gaje Ferguson, Christopher ‘Unga.

Back Row (L-R): Chase Christiansen, Justus Te’i, Dax Raymond, Derek Larsen, Matt Wells (head coach), Quin Ficklin, Kent Myers, Jontrell Rocquemore, Damion Hobbs, Demytrick Ali’ifua.

Not Pictured: Ian Togiai

USU SUPPORT STAFF SPORTS MEDICINE

EQUIPMENT MANAGERS

Front Row (L-R): Leah Dunagan, Becka Owens, Sonia DelBusso, Emily Teson, Megan Bigler, Carley Bishop, Laura McLane.

Back Row (L-R): Caleigh Goode, Stephan Lowry, Alex Kearn, Mike Williams, Dr. Tye Harrison, Garrison Chan, Brandon Wells.

Front Row (L-R): Nick Chronister, Brandon Burger, Ryan Corbett, Payton Price, Brady Mikkelsen.

Back Row (L-R): Mike Bair, LA Norton, Adam Woodmansee, Spencer Hohman, Hayley Sharkey, Steve Wiley.

Not Pictured: James Bell.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

(L-R): Derek Owings, Joey Bergles, Dave Scholz, Brandon Howard, James Blackburn.

VIDEO

Front Row (L-R): Tanner Droubay, Jordan Campbell, Jacob Boxx, Sadie Andreasen, Kylee Horsley, Zeb Burdick, Trevor Naumann.

Back Row(L-R): Dillon Hutchins, Ben Steele, Landon Droubay, Bill Garren, Taylor Ford, Adam Moore, Daniel Magalogo.

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ADMINISTRATION NOELLE E. COCKETT

JOHN HARTWELL

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT/ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

Noelle E. Cockett was appointed as Utah State University’s 16th President in October 2016, beginning her official tenure in January 2017.

She is USU’s first female president and the only female president with Utah’s higher education system.

Since becoming president, Cockett has worked to improve the mission and vision of the university.

The dedicated and award-winning faculty at USU are scholar-educators who have shared a commitment to teaching excellence and rigorous research to help students succeed.

In March 2017, Jake Christensen and Thomas Hill were named 2017 Goldwater Scholars, and fellow undergraduate A. J. Walters, received an honorable mention, in the prestigious national competition that recognizes outstanding achievements in science and mathematics. Cockett has also been working to improve the facilities students enjoy as part of their education. In April, she was proud to be a part of the ground-breaking for the new Life Sciences building on the Logan campus that will benefit students in more than 30 majors taking foundational biology classroom and lab courses housed in the new facility.

As always, friends, alumni and donors of the university contribute to the livelihood of USU. In early May 2017, the university announced a major expansion of the highly selective Huntsman Scholar Program and the launch of the Center of Growth and Opportunity thanks to a joint $50 million gift to the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business from the Huntsman Foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation. The joint gift is the largest in the school’s history and enables the university to continue fostering innovative research and teaching to improve lives and communities.

Prior to being named Utah State’s President, Cockett was serving as Executive Vice President and Provost at USU and has held that position since 2013. Prior to that, she served USU as Vice President for Extension from 2006 to 2013; Dean of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences from 2002 to 2013; and Director of the Utah Agriculture Experiment Station from 2009 to 2013.

Cockett has built a distinguished career in sheep genomics research, maintaining an active research program even while serving in various leadership positions at Utah State University. Her research program has centered on the identification of genetic markers associated with economically important traits in sheep, as well as the development of resources that advance research on the sheep genome. Cockett and her colleagues published an article describing the sheep genome sequence in Science in 2014. Her current project focuses on the identification of genetic regions associated with entropion in newborn lambs. Cockett has served as the United States coordinator for sheep genome mapping since 1993 and is an active member of the International Sheep Genomics Consortium.

As an active researcher, Cockett has received many awards and accolades throughout her career including a Young Scientist Award from the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology (2004 and 2015) and one of USU’s top honors, the D. Wynne Thorne Research Award.

After receiving her master’s and doctorate in animal breeding and genetics from Oregon State University in 1983 and 1985, respectively, Cockett spent five years as a research geneticist at the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. She joined Utah State University in 1990 as a researcher and assistant professor in the Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences.

Cockett, who earned her bachelor’s degree from Montana State in animal science in 1980, grew up on a beef cattle ranch in eastern Montana and is married to John Cockett, Director of Technology in USU’s Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. Noelle and John have two children, Dylan and Chantelle.

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Since being named Vice President and Director of Athletics at Utah State on June 2, 2015, John Hartwell has cast his vision for Aggie Athletics, which embodies maximum effort academically, athletically and socially to ensure success in both the classroom and on the fields of competition.

Hartwell has also focused on maximizing and increasing the department’s revenue streams, along with planning for future facility renovations, which includes Maverik Stadium and the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

In his brief time at Utah State, Hartwell has already rebranded the fundraising arm of Utah State Athletics with the creation of Aggies Unlimited, which puts all giving under one umbrella.

Utah State also entered into a new partnership with the Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment Group to be its flagship radio station for Aggie Athletics, which gives USU additional advertising opportunities throughout Cache Valley and the Wasatch Front, in addition to more control over each broadcast.

Additionally, Hartwell has overseen the completion of the $36 million, 85,000-square foot West Stadium Center on the west side of Maverik Stadium, which includes 24 luxury suites, 20 loge boxes, over 700 covered club seats and a premium club area that is also used to host a studentathlete training table. Renovations also included new video boards on both the north and south ends of the stadium, along with a new public address system, while major concourse work significantly increased restrooms and upgraded concessions.

Under Hartwell’s leadership, Utah State has seen unparalleled athletic success during the past two academic years, highlighted by its men’s tennis program winning the school’s first Mountain West regular season and tournament championships since joining the Conference in 2013. In fact, men’s tennis has won back-to-back regular season championships the past two years, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a team in 2017 for the first time in program history as it finished the season with a school-record 23 wins and a final national ranking of No. 45.

Aggie softball has also seen increased success over the past two seasons as they finished the 2017 campaign with a 33-18 record, including a 14-9 Mountain West mark, and advanced to the National Softball Invitational, marking the program’s first postseason appearance since 1993. In fact, those 33 overall wins and 14 league victories are its most since 1996, as USU finished the 2017 season tied for third place in the league.

Other Utah State sports that have excelled the past two seasons in the Mountain West include its men’s track & field programs, as they finished second at both the indoor and outdoor conference championships in 2016, and third at both championships during the 2017 academic year.

Additionally, USU’s football program played in a school-record fifth-straight bowl game in 2016.

Even more impressive is Utah State’s continued successes by its studentathletes in the classroom as they have an 89 percent graduation success rate, which is the highest in the Mountain West, and a cumulative 3.196 grade-point average. During the 2016-17 academic year, USU had 148 student-athletes earn academic all-Mountain West honors, while 105 were named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes. Additionally, USU recognized 195 student-athletes at its annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Luncheon for earning a 3.2 or better GPA. Hartwell came to Utah State after spending three years as the Athletics Director at Troy and nine years as the Senior Executive Associate Athletics Director at the University of Mississippi, along with athletic administration stints at Georgia State and at his alma mater, The Citadel.

Hartwell, a 1987 graduate of The Citadel, is married to Dr. Heather Seale Hartwell, and they have two daughters, Lauren (8) and Madison (5).

Hartwell also has a 25-year old son, Hunter, a Vanderbilt graduate who works for Deloitte Consulting.

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83 Aaren Vaughns 5-8 185 Jr. JC LT 76 Roman Andrus 6-4 300 Jr. JC

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69 Jake Templeton 6-2 280 Jr. SQ RG 70 Rob Castaneda 6-4 300 Jr. JC

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73 Preston Brooksby 6-5 290 Sr. 1L Y-TE 87 Dax Raymond 6-5 245 R-So.1L

11 Damion Hobbs 6-2 245 Sr. 2L 86 Carson Terrell 6-4 235 Fr. HS Z-WR 5 Jaren Colston-Green 6-1 185 Sr. 2L

7 Alex Byers 6-2 185 Sr. 1L -or- 81 Savon Scarver 6-0 190 Fr. HS -or- 14 Chad Artist 6-2 190 So. 1L RB 21 LaJuan Hunt 5-8 195 Sr. 3L

34 Justen Hervey 5-10 215 Jr. 2L

22 Eltoro Allen 5-9 180 Jr. JC QB 2 Kent Myers 6-0 205 Sr. 3L

10 Jordan Love 6-3 215 R-Fr. RS

18 DJ Nelson 5-9 200 Jr. 2L

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24 Dalton Baker 6-4 255 So. 1L

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60 Michael Smith 5-10 190 So. HS

59 Connor Coles 6-1 185 Fr. HS LS 50 Emmett Odegard 6-1 220 Sr. 1L

57 Brandon Pada 5-10 205 R-Fr. RS HLD 18 DJ Nelson 5-9 200 Jr. 2L

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35 Jaylon Watson 6-0 250 WR 80 James Price 6-2 212

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98 Ravontae Holt 6-4 249 Fr. DE 53 Josiah Hall 6-1 248 So.

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

UTAH STATE FOOTBALL No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp.

Hometown (High School/Last School)

1 Ron’quavion Tarver

WR 6-3 215 Jr. 1L

Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central HS/Fort Scott CC)

2 Dallin Leavitt

BS 5-10 205 Sr. 1L

Portland Ore. (Central Catholic HS/BYU)

2 Kent Myers

QB 6-0 205 Sr. 3L

Rowlett, Texas (Sachse HS)

3 Henry Colombi

QB 6-2 195 Fr. HS

Hollywood, Fla. (Chamindae Madonna College Prep)

3 Jontrell Rocquemore

FS 6-1 210 Jr. 2L

McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS)

4 Tonny Lindsey Jr.

RB 5-9 195 Sr. 2L

Long Beach, Calif. (Woodrow Wilson HS/Cerritos JC)

5 Jaren Colston-Green WR 6-1 185 Sr. 2L

Tallahassee, Fla. (Leon HS/Arizona Western JC)

6 Cameron Haney

CB 5-11 180 So. 1L

Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral HS)

7 Alex Byers

WR 6-2 185 Sr. 1L

Riverview, Fla. (Spoto HS/Antelope Valley JC)

8 Wesley Bailey

CB 6-1 200 Sr. 1L

Huntsville, Ala. (J.O. Johnson HS/Eastern Arizona CC)

9 David Woodward

LB 6-2 220 Fr. RS

Olympia, Wash. (Olympia HS)

10 Chasen Andersen

LB 5-11 225 Jr. 1L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS/Wisconsin)

10 Jordan Love

QB 6-3 215 Fr. RS

Bakersfield, Calif. (Liberty HS) Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS/Oregon) Wellsville, Utah (Mountain Crest HS)

No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp.

Hometown (High School/Last School)

46 Mason Tobeck

LB 6-2 225 So. 1L

Puyallup, Wash. (Cascade Christian HS)

47 Logan Lee

DE 6-3 260 Fr. RS

Rexburg, Idaho (Madison HS)

48 Chase Christiansen

LB 6-1 230 Jr. 1L

Stansbury, Utah (Stansbury HS)

49 Derek Larsen

LB 6-3 240 Jr. 2L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

50 Emmett Odegard

LS 6-1 220 Sr. 1L

Greenwich, Conn. (Greenwich HS/Nassau CC)

51 Quin Ficklin

OL 6-2 290 Jr. TR

Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain HS/BYU)

51 Justus Te’i

LB 6-3 240 So. 1L

Oceanside, Calif. (Mission Hills HS)

52 Sean Taylor

OL 6-5 305 Jr. RS

Vallejo, Calif. (Valley HS/Laney College)

53 Braden Harris

LB 6-3 235 So. SQ

Gunnison, Utah (Gunnison Valley HS)

54 Nami Tuitu’u

DL 6-2 290 Fr. HS

Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS)

55 Adewale Adeoye

DE 6-3 270 Jr. 1L

St. Louis, Mo. (Ritenour HS)

55 Andrew Chen

OL 6-4 290 Sr. SQ

Calabasas, Calif. (Chaminade College Prep)

56 Gasetoto Schuster

NG 6-0 295 Jr. 2L

Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS)

57 Brandon Pada

LS 5-10 205 Fr. RS

Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS

58 Demytrick Ali’ifua

OL 6-3 310 Fr. RS

San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro HS) Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS)

11 Damion Hobbs 12 Alex Huerta

TE 6-2 245 Sr. 2L LB 6-3 235 Sr. 2L

12 DJ Nelson

QB 5-9 200 Jr. 2L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

59 Connor Coles

PK 6-1 185 Fr. HS

13 Jalen Davis

CB 5-10 185 Sr. 3L

La Mesa, Calif. (Helix HS)

60 Michael Smith

PK 5-10 190 So. HS

Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS)

14 Chad Artist

WR 6-2 190 So. 1L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

61 Wyatt O’Banion

OL 6-1 275 Fr. HS

Dos Palos, Calif. (Dos Palos HS)

62 Dominik Eberle

PK 6-2 180 So. SQ

Nuremberg, Germany (Redondo Union (CA) HS)

64 Jarom Ioane

OL 6-6 360 Sr. 1L

Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS)

66 KJ Uluave

OL 6-4 305 Jr. 1L

Laie, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS/Snow JC)

15 Baron Gajkowski

S 6-1 205 Fr. RS

Alpine, Utah (Lone Peak HS)

15 Zach Larson

QB 5-9 185 So. JC

Orem, Utah (Timpanogas HS/Snow JC)

16 Jordan Nathan

WR 5-9 175 Fr. RS

Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia HS)

17 Zach Van Leeuwen

WR 6-0 185 Jr. 2L

Provo, Utah (Timpview HS)

68 Moroni Iniguez

OL 6-2 330 So. JC

18 Jamaal Evans

LB 6-3 225 Fr. HS

Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS)

69 Jake Templeton

OL 6-2 280 Jr. SQ

Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS/Boise State)

19 Ian Togiai

DE 6-2 280 Sr. 3L

West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS)

70 Rob Castaneda

OL 6-4 300 Jr. JC

Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock HS/Ellsworth CC)

20 Tre Miller

RB 6-1 215 Fr. HS

St. George, Utah (Dixie HS)

72 Alfred Edwards

OL 6-7 310 Fr. HS

Redlands, Calif. (Redlands Senior HS

20 Patrick Lee Miranda 21 LaJuan Hunt

LB 5-10 220 Sr. 1L RB 5-8 195 Sr. 3L

Pawtucket, R.I. (St. Raphael Academy/Chabot JC) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (University HS)

73 Preston Brooksby 74 Chandler Dolphin

OL 6-5 290 Sr. 1L OL 6-3 295 Fr. HS

Peoria, Ariz. (Sunrise Mountain HS/Glendale CC) Sandy, Utah (Alta HS)

75 Ty Shaw

OL 6-4 300 Fr. RS

South Jordan, Utah (Herriman HS)

76 Roman Andrus

OL 6-4 300 Jr. JC

El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oakridge HS/Snow College)

77 Viliamu McMoore

OL 6-5 305 Fr. RS

Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei HS)

78 Cody Boyer

OL 6-5 285 Jr. 1L

St. George, Utah (Pineview HS)

22 Eltoro Allen

RB 5-9 180 Jr. JC

Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove HS/Riverside CC)

23 Gaje Ferguson

BS 6-0 210 Jr. 1L

Mendon, Utah (Mountain Crest HS/Snow College)

24 Dalton Baker

LB 6-4 255 So. 1L

Payson, Utah (Payson HS)

25 Gerold Bright

WR 5-9 190 So. 1L

Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia HS)

26 Chase Nelson

S 5-9 195 Fr. HS

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

79 McCord Meyers

OL 6-4 300 Fr. HS

McLean, Va. (McLean HS)

27 Deante Fortenberry

CB 5-11 195 Jr. JC

Oakland, Calif. (Pittsburg HS/CC of San Francisco)

80 Dylan Spradling

WR 5-11 185 So. JC

Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa HS/Grossmont JC)

28 Aaron Wade

BS 6-1 210 Jr. 2L

Lithia, Fla. (Newsome HS)

81 Savon Scarver

WR 6-0 190 Fr. HS

Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS)

29 Zach Swenson

BS 5-11 190 Fr. RS

Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS)

82 Preston Curtis

WR 5-10 180 Fr. HS

Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS)

29 Morian Walker Jr.

RB 6-1 205 Fr. RS

San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian HS)

83 Aaren Vaughns

WR 5-8 185 Jr. JC

Altadena, Calif. (Charter Oak HS/Mt. San Antonio JC)

30 Andre Grayson

CB 5-8 150 Fr. HS

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS)

84 Taylor Compton

WR 5-8 175 Fr. RS

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

31 Zahodri Jackson

CB 5-10 165 Fr. HS

Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS)

85 Emerson Woods

TE 6-5 255 Jr. JC

Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS/Snow College)

32 Tywayne Adams

RB 5-8 180 Jr. JC

Patterson, Calif. (Patterson HS/San Joaquin Delta JC)

86 Carson Terrell

TE 6-4 235 Fr. HS

Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS)

32 Braxton Gunther S 5-10 185 Fr. RS 33 Kevin Meitzenheimer LB 5-11 225 Fr. RS

Woods Cross, Utah (Woods Cross HS) Moreno Valley, Calif. (Moreno Valley HS)

87 Dax Raymond

TE 6-5 245 R-So.1L

Provo, Utah (Timpview HS)

88 Braelon Roberts

WR 6-3 200 Sr. 3L

Dallas, Texas (Bishop Dunne HS)

34 Justen Hervey

RB 5-10 215 Jr. 2L

Beaumont, Texas (Westbrook HS)

89 Travis Boman

TE 6-4 240 Fr. RS

Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS)

34 Chance Parker

S 6-1 200 So. SQ

Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS)

89 Aaron Dalton

P 6-4 225 Jr. 2L

Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS)

36 Ja’Marcus Ingram

CB 6-1 185 Fr. RS

Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff HS)

37 Jarrod Green

CB 5-11 175 Fr. HS

Elk Grove, Calif. (Cosumnes Oaks HS)

90 Ritisoni Fata 91 Devon Anderson

NG 6-1 280 Fr. RS DE 6-1 285 So. JC

Redlands, Calif. (East Valley HS) Baltimore, Md. (Overlea HS/Dodge City CC)

38 Mason Gajkowski

LB 6-1 225 So. SQ

Sandy, Utah (Jordan HS)

93 Jacoby Wildman

DE 6-2 265 So. 1L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

39 Maika Magalei

LB 6-2 220 Fr. HS

Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS)

39 Connor McGuire 40 Ofa Latu

WR 5-11 185 Sr. SQ LB 6-1 220 Jr. JC

Roy, Utah (Roy HS/Snow College) Provo, Utah (Timpview HS/Snow College)

94 Caden Andersen 95 Tyler Thornock

DE 6-2 280 Fr. RS TE 6-6 245 So. RS

Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS)

96 Christopher ‘Unga

NG 6-0 300 So. 1L

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS)

41 Stegan Garner

CB 5-11 190 So. HS

Declo, Idaho (Declo HS)

97 Jake Pitcher

DE 6-3 250 Fr. RS

Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS)

42 Suli Tamaivena

LB 6-0 230 Jr. JC

Kirkland, Wash. (Juanita HS/Mt. San Antonio JC)

98 Zach Lee

P 5-11 195 So. SQ

Cleveland, Tenn. (Cleveland HS)

43 Sialao Mobley

LB 6-2 220 So. TR

Herriman, Utah (Herriman HS/BYU)

98 Connor Meyers

DL 6-5 260 R-Fr. TR

McLean, Va. (McLean HS/Southern Utah)

44 Louy Compton

LB 6-3 230 Jr. JC

Waterford, Mich. (Waterford Mott HS/Ellsworth CC)

99 Mohelika Uasike

NG 6-1 300 So. 1L

Euless, Texas (L.D. Bell HS)

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name

No. Name

Pos. Ht.

CB

5-9 180 Sr. 3L

Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)

57 Patrick Arnold

C

6-3 296 Fr. HS

Omaha, Neb. (Gretna)

2D Jared Scott

WR

6-6 230 Fr. HS

Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest)

58 Nela Lolohea

DE

6-1 253 Sr. 1L

Hawthorne, Calif. (El Camino CC, Calif.)

3

59 Ryan Cummings

OT

6-6 320 Sr. 3L

Littleton, Colo. (Valor Christian)

61 Kaden Jackson

OG

6-2 295 Jr. 2L

Kingfisher, Okla. (Kingfisher)

OG

6-6 290 Fr. HS

Kearney, Neb. (Kearney)

C/OG 6-4 293 Jr. 1L

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier)

2

Robert Priester Milo Hall

Pos. Ht.

Wt. Cl. Exp.

WYOMING FOOTBALL

Hometown (High School/LastSchool)

RB

5-8 190 So. 1L

Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek)

3D Alijah Halliburton

FS

6-2 190 So. 1L

Aurora, Colo. (Overland)

4

CB 5-10 200 Jr. 2L

Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Bar)

62 Rudy Stofer 67 Cole Turner

Antonio Hull

Wt. Cl. Exp.

Hometown (High School/LastSchool)

4D Xazavian Valladay

RB

6-0 185 Fr. HS

Matteson, Ill. (Brother Rice)

5

Rico Gafford

CB 5-11 185 Sr. 1L

West Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Western CC, Iowa)

68 Dalton Fields

OG

6-3 288 Sr. 3L

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek)

6

Marcus Epps

FS

6-0 206 Jr. 2L

Los Angeles, Calif. (Edison)

69 Eric Abojei

OT

6-5 320 Fr. HS

New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper)

RB

71 Jace Webb

OG

6-4 309 RFr. RS

Hollis, Okla. (Hollis)

72 Zach Wallace

OT

6-7 310 Jr. 2L

Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich)

OG

6-4 273 Fr. HS

Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge)

OT/OG 6-5 295 Jr. 2L

Liberty, Mo. (Liberty North)

6D Trey Woods

6-3 210 Fr. HS

North Bend, Ore. (North Bend)

7

Chavez Pownell Jr.

LB/N 5-11 205 Jr. 2L

Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson)

8

Jalen Ortiz

LB/N 5-10 200 Sr. 1L

Peoria, Ariz. (UCLA)

9

Tyler Hall

CB 5-10 190 So. 1L

Hawthorne, Calif. (Junipero Serra)

74 Brinkley Jolly

QB/P 6-3 205 So. 1L

Fresno, Calif. (Central)

75 Dustin Weeks

OT

6-8 295 RFr. RS

Deering, N.D. (Glenburn)

Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan)

76 Justis Borton

NT

6-2 253 RFr. RS

Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland)

77 Pahl Schwab

OT

6-5 302 So. SQ

Afton, Wyo. (Star Valley)

78 Alonzo Velazquez

OT

6-6 288 Fr. HS

Janesville, Wis. (Parker) Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington)

11 Nick Szpor

73 Keegan Cryder

12 Dontae Crow

WR

5-9 178 RFr. RS

13 John Okwoli

WR

6-2 207 So. 1L

Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon)

14 C.J. Johnson

WR

6-2 204 So. 1L

Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West)

15 Nick Smith

QB

6-4 231 Jr. 2L

Merritt Island, Fla. (Merritt Island)

79 Logan Harris

C

6-3 308 Fr. HS

16 Trey Dorfner

RB

6-0 175 Fr. HS

Fircrest, Wash. (River Ridge)

80 James Price

WR

6-2 212 Jr. 2L

Camas, Wash. (Camas)

17 Josh Allen

QB

6-5 240 Jr. 1L

Firebaugh, Calif. (Reedley College CC, Calif.)

81 Austin Fort

TE

6-4 244 Jr. 1L

Gillette, Wyo. (Chabot CC, Calif.)

18 Tyler Vander Waal

QB

6-4 210 Fr. HS

Elk Grove, Calif. (Christian Brothers)

84 Nate Weinman

TE

6-7 260 Fr. HS

Creston, Ohio (Norwayne)

18D Keyon Blankenbaker CB 5-10 173 Fr. HS

Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest)

85 Tyree Mayfield

TE

6-3 241 Jr. 2L

St. Joseph, Mo. (Central)

86 Javaree Jackson

DT

6-5 273 Fr. HS

Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa West)

19 Ayden Eberhardt

WR

6-2 190 RFr. RS

20 Esaias Gandy

S

6-1 183 Fr. HS

Aurora, Colo. (Denver South)

21 C.J. Coldon

CB

6-1 175 Fr. HS

Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic)

21D Erik Spurlin-Renfroe WR

6-1 190 Fr. HS

Cerritos, Calif. (Gahr)

22 Nico Evans

RB

5-9 211 Jr. 2L

Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola)

22D Sidney Washington Jr. CB

5-9 170 RFr. RS

Fresno, Calif. (Bullard)

23 Tim Kamana

FS 5-11 213 Sr. 3L

Honolulu, Hawai’i (West Point Prep)

23D Mike Green II

RB 5-11 205 RFr. RS

Sacramento, Calif. (Grant)

24 Braden Smith

S

Loveland, Colo. (Loveland)

87 Conner Cain

NT/DT 6-4 288 Jr. 2L TE

6-3 235 RFr. RS

Beavercreek, Ore. (Oregon City)

88 Garrett Crall

DE

6-5 242 RFr. RS

Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville)

90 Gavin Dunayski

DT

6-6 237 Fr. HS

Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup)

91 Carl Granderson

DE

6-5 255 Jr. 2L

Sacramento, Calif. (Grant)

92 Shiloh Windsor

DE

6-3 234 So. 1L

Ada, Okla. (Ada)

93 Youhanna Ghaifan

DT

6-4 290 So. 1L

Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic)

6-3 310 Jr. 2L

Seoul, South Korea (Buena H.S., Ariz.)

5-10 195 RFr. RS

Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood)

96 Sidney Malauulu

NT

25 Austin Conway

WR 5-10 183 So. 1L

Aurora, Colo. (Overland)

97 Caleb Cantrell

LS 5-11 220 Fr. HS

26 Avante’ Cox

WR 5-11 158 Fr. HS

Rochester, Ill. (Rochester)

98 Ravontae Holt

DT

27 Tim Zaleski

P

6-5 230 Fr. HS

Oak Lawn, Ill. (St. Rita)

28 Andrew Wingard

SS

6-0 210 Jr. 2L

Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley)

28D Garrett Gardner

RB

6-0 212 So. SQ

St. Paul, Minn. (Central)

29 Kellen Overstreet

RB 5-11 220 RSo. 1L

30 Logan Wilson

LB

6-2 240 So. 1L

33 Josh Harshman

TE

6-3 235 Jr. 2L

Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County)

35 Jaylon Watson

FB

6-0 250 So. 1L

Broken Bow, Okla. (Broken Bow)

36 Drew Van Maanen

FB

6-1 245 Sr. 3L

Parker, Colo. (Chaparral)

40 Cooper Rothe

K

5-11 174 So. 1L

Longmont, Colo. (Longmont)

41 Davon Wells-Ross

LB

6-5 196 Fr. HS

Omaha, Neb. (Omaha North)

41D Ryan Galovich

K

6-0 192 Jr. TR

Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley)

42 Kevin Prosser

DE

6-2 227 Jr. 2L

Aurora, Colo. (Overland)

43 Ben Wisdorf

LB

6-1 230 So. 1L

Cheyenne, Wyo. (East)

44 Victor Jones

DE

6-4 250 Fr. HS

Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum)

45 Adam Pilapil

LB

6-1 220 Jr. 2L

Torrance, Calif. (Loyola)

46 Cassh Maluia

LB

6-0 230 So. 1L

Compton, Calif. (Paramount)

47 Matt List

FB 5-11 245 Jr. 2L

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek)

6-4 249 Fr. HS

Hurst, Texas (Birdville) Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon)

Hamilton, Mo. (Penney) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County)

50 Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula LB

6-1 216 Fr. HS

Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum)

52 Jahmari Moore

LB

6-2 232 RFr. RS

Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest)

53 Josiah Hall

DE

6-1 248 So. 1L

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Falcon)

54 Austin Lopez

DE

6-3 230 So. SQ

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer)

C/OG 6-3 298 So. 1L

Phillips, Neb. (Aurora)

55 Gavin Rush

Littleton, Colo. (Heritage)

87D Sam Maughan

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AFTER COMMITTING TO UTAH STATE, THEN DECOMMITTING, DAMION HOBBS GLAD TO BE FINISHING CAREER WITH AGGIES

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

DAMION

HOBBS It happened during the second week of spring camp.

Utah State senior Damion Hobbs went from one of the Aggies’ quarterbacks to one of the team’s tight ends. It was a move that meant Hobbs would likely be able to see the field more with fellow senior Kent Myers and redshirt freshman Jordan Love occupying the top two quarterback spots of the depth chart.

“Damion has been a team guy,” said USU inside receivers/tight ends coach Luke Wells. “We went into last spring and he wasn’t winning the quarterback job, so coach (David) Yost pulls him in and asks him if he wanted to help the team, and he could at tight end. At the time, Dax (Raymond) wasn’t cleared and practicing, and we were really thin on bodies.

So, here’s a guy that had never played another position – he’s always been a quarterback.

“He bought into it and worked really hard this spring and summer. Naturally, when he moves over you’ve already got a guy who pays great attention to detail. He’s a guy that takes notes in the meeting room like nobody else. He learned the position really quick.”

Hobbs didn’t seem to mind switching positions.

“It was an opportunity to help the team, honestly,” Hobbs said. “That’s all I wanted to do, was help the team and get on the field, and make plays.”

Hobbs spent his first three seasons in the program playing quarterback. He missed the 2014 campaign after transferring from Oregon, then played in a total of 17 games as a sophomore and junior, completing 12-of-24 passes for 141 yards and one touchdown, to go along with an interception. The 6-foot-2, 245-pound native of Cedar Hill, Texas, also had 221 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on 44 carries.

“I want to be on the field a lot and help this team win,” Hobbs said. “As a tight end group, we are trying to get better every practice, be physical and finish every play.”

Hobbs tied the modern era school record for touchdown runs in a game by a quarterback with three, a feat he accomplished at Wyoming on Nov. 5, 2016. The record was previously set by Myers in 2014.

“It’s pretty special and a nice accomplishment,” Hobbs said. “It’s a great accomplishment for Kent, as well. That’s pretty special.”

Hobbs has played in all six games for the Aggies this season, recording four catches for 23 yards, including a long of 17 yards.

“Damion is a great kid and he’s a lot of fun to be around,” Wells said. “He has a high care factor as far as wanting to be good and wanting to learn. He really loves the game and he’s been awesome.”

Hobbs has also played a big part of the Aggies’ success on special teams this year.

“He’s helped us on special teams and played a role on kickoff return, had a role on the punt team and he’s been on the field goal unit,” Wells pointed out. “He has really been unselfish his senior year and said, ‘I can find a way to help this team.’

There is only one quarterback that can play at a time and Damion really wanted to help us. He’s been great.”

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Hobbs’ journey to Utah State was an interesting one.

The son of Angelica Jackson had originally committed Arkansas State, but when Gus Malzahn left for Auburn, Hobbs committed to Utah State. However, that lasted less than two weeks after Oregon made a last-minute offer.

“Obviously, you never know where you’re going to be in life,” Hobbs said. “I’m glad I’m here and it’s been pretty fun. I just take every day as a day to get better and have fun with it. “I was set on going to Arkansas State, but when coach Malzahn left, I decommitted. I was torn between two worlds with Oregon and Utah State, and chose Oregon. Things just kind of happened and I don’t really know how to explain it. Everything just kind of happened fast, honestly.”

Following his redshirt season with the Ducks, Hobbs decided Oregon was not the right fit for him. Joey McGuire, his coach at Cedar Hill (Texas) High School, broke the news with a tweet that his former star would be heading back to Utah State.

Besides Arkansas State, Oregon and Utah State, Hobbs had plenty of other scholarship offers coming out of high school, including from places like Iowa State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon State, Purdue, UTEP and Wake Forest.

Utah State always held his heart, though.

“I fell in love with the place when I initially committed here,” Hobbs said. “I liked it and I liked the program, so when I left Oregon, it was one of the first places on my mind. I really didn’t want to go anywhere else.”

Hobbs officially visited USU on Jan. 11-12, 2013.

He was one of six recruits brought in that weekend.

“It’s a great environment as far as players go, and everything from the facilities and academics,” Hobbs said at the time of his visit. “They graduate a lot of their seniors and that’s really good. Not only will you get a chance to play football, but you get to graduate with a degree. The facilities really surprised me with the new weight room coming up and then the fan base. The fan base is crazy, I love it.”

There is a reason Hobbs drew so much attention coming out of high school. As a senior, he passed for 2,769 yards and 29 touchdowns, and rushed for 808 yards and 12 scores while leading the Longhorns to the 5A Division II state title game.

“We recruited Damion for a long time,” said Wells, who is also the Aggies’ recruiting coordinator. “I actually started recruiting him when I was at Iowa State, and then Matt (Wells) was recruiting him when he was an assistant here.

Matt eventually got the head job here and I came over, and I kept recruiting him. They had the coaching change at Arkansas State and Damion came in and took a visit and liked it. He was all set and ready to roll and committed, then the last week before signing day Matt and I were in his home and he said, ‘Coach, I’m going to take a visit to Oregon this weekend.’

“I said, ‘Did they offer you?’ He said, ‘Yeah.’

Matt handled it well and said, ‘Go see if you like it and let us know if things change.’ He liked it.

When it was time for him to leave, his high school coach called us and said there is only one place he wants to go.”

Since transferring back to Utah State, Hobbs has relished living in Cache Valley with the surrounding mountains.

“Honestly, it’s just different,” he said. “I’m not used to all the mountains being from Dallas and the big city, so that gets me every day, being able to see it. It’s just beautiful and I love that.”

While he does share the modern era school record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a single game, one of Hobbs’ most memorable moments during his time at Utah State was scoring a touchdown against BYU as a junior in 2016.

“Obviously, nobody likes them, and I scored a touchdown, which was pretty fun,” he said. “It was after a fumble recovery, but it was still pretty fun to score against them.”

Off the field, Hobbs enjoys playing video games and going to movies. One of his all-time favorite movies is “Remember the Titans.”

Hobbs, who is majoring in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in exercise science, is on track to graduate from Utah State in December of 2017.

“His grades have gone up every semester he’s been here and he handles his business,” Wells said.

What does the future hold in store?

“See where life takes me and where opportunities present themselves,” Hobbs said. “I want to go through Pro Day and see how that goes, and see where life takes me.”

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WIDE RECEIVER JAREN COLSTON-GREEN LIVING THE DREAM

BY FOLLOWING IN HIS FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

JAREN

COLSTON-GREEN Jaren Colston-Green would love nothing more than to follow in his father’s footsteps.

Why wouldn’t he? After all, those footsteps belonging to Willie Green spent eight seasons in the NFL, winning two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos in 1997 and 1998.

“It was great going to the games and meeting all the players,” Colston-Green said. “I wanted to be just like him when I grew up and play wide receiver.”

Colston-Green is doing just that. The 6-foot1, 185-pound native of Tallahassee, Fla., is in his senior season at Utah State and gives the Aggies great athleticism and versatility on the outside.

“He’s one of those guys that is extremely athletic for us and has the capability of being a big-time wideout,” said USU outside receivers coach Jovon Bouknight. “His speed and the way he gets in and out of his routes, he is so athletic, and has been able to contribute in different ways for us that some guys just don’t have.”

Through the first six games of his senior season, Colston-Green has caught six passes for 100 yards (16.7 yards per catch), including a long of 40.

“Coming out of the spring and the fall, Jaren was the guy that we were saying that this offense and the way it works, kind of suits and favors him a little bit better,” Bouknight said. “We thought he would have a little bit more production right now, but hopefully it picks up when teams start keying in on Ron’quavion (Tarver).”

Colston-Green would love nothing more than for that to happen.

“I want to make more big plays when the opportunity is given,” he said.

Heading into this afternoon’s game against Wyoming, Colston-Green has played in 26 career games with the Aggies since his

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sophomore season in 2015. He has recorded 14 catches for 330 yards and two touchdowns.

As a junior in 2016, Colston-Green averaged a team-best 29.3 yards per reception and had a 23yard touchdown catch against San Diego State.

“His top-end speed is his greatest strength, and then the way he gets in and out of his routes,” Bouknight said.

Colston-Green began his collegiate career at Oklahoma State, where he redshirted in 2013. Following that season, he transferred to Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz., and had 11 catches for 165 yards and three touchdowns as a freshman in 2014.

“I walked on at Oklahoma State my freshman year,” Colston-Green said. “I redshirted and then I transferred to a junior college. Oklahoma State couldn’t offer me a scholarship until my junior year because I hadn’t been in the program long enough, and I couldn’t afford it.”

The decision to transfer to Arizona Western paid off as he helped the Matadors end the season as the fifth-ranked team in the NJCAA after defeating Central Lakes College-Brainerd in the El Toro Bowl. Arizona Western tied the school record for wins that year with 11.

Furthermore, Colston-Green was on the Dean’s List for the spring semester.

His next stop: Utah State.

“When I came on my visit, I really liked the city of Logan,” Colston-Green said.

Several former Aggie teammates who were also from Florida also played a factor in Colston-Green’s decision to bring his talents to Cache Valley.

“They really helped me understand about being far from home, which helped a lot,” ColstonGreen said. “The coaching staff also helped me feel at home when I first got here on my visit.”

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Besides Utah State, Colston-Green also held offers from South Alabama and Alabama State.

Two of his most memorable moments at Utah State include beating No. 21 Boise State in 2015 and knocking off in-state rival BYU just a few weeks ago.

“Understanding the rivalry, it meant a lot to me,” he said.

Colston-Green doesn’t recall when he first started playing the game he loves. What he does recall, though, is always having a ball in his hands.

“I just always had a football or basketball in my hand,” he said. “My mom wanted me to play basketball at first, but there was just something about football that I loved, so I just stuck with it.”

Perhaps it was tagging along with his dad at NFL games, meeting legends like John Elway when his dad was a member of the Broncos for those back-to-back Super Bowl title runs.

“I’ll never forget that,” Colston-Green said of meeting Elway. “It was awesome. I was young, but I knew who he was, so it was just awesome to meet him. He is a real nice guy.”

Like his father before him, Colston-Green wants to play in the NFL. “That would be awesome,” he said. “Not too many former NFL players’ sons make it to the NFL, so that would be a real big thing for me. That’s what I’m trying to do.”

While Colston-Green wants to continue to follow in his father’s footsteps, it is his mother, Karen Colston, who has arguably helped him the most in getting him to where he is today.

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Willie & Patty HALAUFIA /// ALUMNI OF THE YEAR ///

Art & Mary HEES /// YOUNG ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR ///

Adam NIELSEN

UTAH STATE HOMECOMING RESULTS Date Opponent Attn. W/L Score 11/2/29 Colorado College 8,000 W 10-0 10/11/30 Colorado 5,000 T 0-0 10/17/31 Denver 8,000 W 12-6 11/11/32 Colorado State 5,000 W 13-12 11/18/33 Brigham Young 7,000 W 14-0 11/10/34 Colorado State 10,000 T 21-21 11/2/35 Colorado State 7,000 W 13-0 10/24/36 Utah 14,000 W 12-0 10/31/37 Colorado State 6,000 W 7-0 10/22/38 Utah 9,500 L 0-33 10/28/39 Colorado State 7,000 L 0-9 10/12/40 Colorado 8,000 L 0-26 10/25/41 Colorado State 5,000 L 6-7 10/17/42 Utah 4,000 L 7-34 11/11/44 Idaho State 1,000 W 8-7 10/20/45 Colorado State 3,000 W 13-0 10/19/46 Colorado State 8,000 W 48-0 11/8/47 Colorado 8,000 W 35-12 10/23/48 Brigham Young 12,000 W 20-7 10/1/49 Montana 10,000 L 13-16 10/14/50 Wyoming 10,000 L 7-40 11/3/51 Utah 11,000 L 20-28 10/25/52 Colorado State 9,400 L 7-21 10/31/53 Montana 9,500 W 33-14 10/30/54 Brigham Young 11,000 W 45-13 10/15/55 Montana 10,000 W 32-6 10/27/56 Brigham Young 8,000 W 33-7 10/19/57 Montana 7,100 L 25-35 10/25/58 Colorado State 8,495 W 15-0 10/24/59 Montana State 7,729 W 22-13 10/29/60 Brigham Young 10,183 W 34-0 10/28/61 Idaho 6,934 W 69-0 10/27/62 Brigham Young 13,372 W 27-21 10/26/63 Pacific 11,453 W 40-14 10/24/64 Colorado State 12,565 W 42-13 10/16/65 Montana 11,853 W 54-21 10/15/66 Colorado State 12,678 L 7-10 10/14/67 Pacific 14,662 W 7-6 10/26/68 West Texas State 14,367 W 20-10 10/25/69 Memphis State 14,505 L 0-40 11/14/70 Idaho 9,285 L 14-42 10/16/71 Memphis State 5,041 W 7-6 11/11/72 Utah 19,434 W 44-16 11/3/73 Wyoming 11,792 W 31-20 10/26/74 West Texas State 12,355 W 21-16 11/8/75 Brigham Young 21,594 L 7-24 10/16/76 Utah 18,322 W 28-17 10/29/77 Boise State 6,216 L 16-23 10/28/78 San Jose State 18,226 W 31-21 11/3/79 CS Fullerton 16,600 W 35-7 11/1/80 Pacific 15,128 W 21-7 10/24/81 San Jose State 16,071 L 24-27 10/30/82 BYU 25,688 W 20-17 10/15/83 Boise State 16,476 W 10-7 10/27/84 Pacific 8,597 W 41-14 10/26/85 Fresno State 10,702 L 19-38 10/25/86 UNLV 11,270 W 7-6 10/31/87 San Jose State 15,117 L 14-24 10/29/88 Pacific 13,147 W 23-20 10/14/89 Fresno State 13,137 L 7-34 10/27/90 UNLV 15,273 W 31-6 11/2/91 Fresno State 9,814 W 20-19 10/24/92 San Jose State 18,185 L 25-27 10/16/93 Nevada 20,263 L 44-48 10/22/94 La.-Lafayette 20,016 L 25-27 10/15/95 Northern Illinois 17,188 W 42-7 10/26/96 Idaho 13,712 W 35-28 10/18/97 New Mexico State 17,251 W 38-7 10/17/98 Idaho 14,206 L 14-26 10/9/99 Arkansas State 18,147 W 20-14 9/30/00 Utah 29,814 L 14-35 10/20/01 Idaho State 20,875 W 28-27 10/19/02 New Mexico (ot) 15,942 W 45-44 10/11/03 Wyoming 26,594 L 21-48 10/9/04 North Texas 17,895 L 23-31 10/08/05 San Jose State 12,542 W 24-17 10/07/06 Fresno State 10,701 W 13-12 9/22/07 San Jose State 13,685 L 20-23 10/25/08 Fresno State 14,071 L 28-30 9/26/09 Southern Utah 18,472 W 53-34 10/23/10 Hawai’i 17,111 L 7-45 9/24/11 Colorado State 22,559 L 34-35 9/29/12 UNLV 24,226 W 35-13 9/14/13 Weber State 25,513 W 70-6 10/11/14 Air Force 24,037 W 34-16 10/3/15 Colorado State 22,509 W 33-18 9/24/16 Air Force 23,104 L 20-27 All-Time Homecoming Record: 53-31-2 (.616)

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