Final Score
:Utah_State: 28, :New_Mexico: 21
Stats of the Game:
Utah State Offense - Williams largely took the backseat today, only going 9 for 13 for 96 yards, one touchdown and one interception. The start of the game was Silva, would who end up rushing for 306 yards on 65 carries, good for a 4.7 yard per carry average, and three rushing touchdowns. Receiving, five receivers caught a pass today, of those five, three ended up with double digit yards. Washington led all receivers in catches and yardage with three receptions for 42 yards. Miller had two receptions and 29 yards to go along with his receiving touchdown.
A special note, that monster 306 yard game by Silva, has made him the leading rusher in college football, with 1,315 yards for the season, leading #2 leading rusher Chris Walters of Georgia by 184 yards and has put Silva squarely in the middle of the Heisman race, the first Heisman candidate for Coach Ramius since Tulsa running back Kiel Fletcher back in 2015.
Utah State Defense/Special Teams – Until the middle of the third quarter, a fantastic showing today. The defense for the most part kept the Lobos running game bottled up and made their passing game essentially nonexistent. Cornerbacks Jesse Breedlove (returned for 24 yards) and Aaron Rush (no return) each had an interception, while three different defenders picked up sacks. However it was from the middle of the third quarter on that the defense started getting torched by the New Mexico offense, giving up multiple big yardage runs and a pair of touchdowns that turned this game from a near rout into a near blown loss.
Utah State Kicking – Today was not a perfect day for Thompson, as while he would go 4 for 4 in PATs, he missed a 28 yard field goal wide left back in the first quarter.
Scoring Summary
Team |
1st Quarter |
2nd Quarter |
3rd Quarter |
4th Quarter |
Final Score |
:Utah_State: |
0 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
:New_Mexico: |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Time |
Team |
Result |
Play |
Score |
First Quarter |
|
Second Quarter |
8:56 |
:Utah_State: |
Touchdown |
G. Miller, 13 yard pass from P. Williams (M. Thompson kick) |
:Utah_State: 7-0 |
4:37 |
:Utah_State: |
Touchdown |
B. Silva, 1 yard run, (M. Thompson kick) |
:Utah_State: 14-0 |
4:04 |
:New_Mexico: |
Touchdown |
A. Thomas, 22 yard run (K. Allen kick) |
:Utah_State: 14-7 |
0:06 |
:Utah_State: |
Touchdown |
B. Silva, 2 yard run (M. Thompson kick) |
:Utah_State: 21-7 |
|
Third Quarter |
1:31 |
:Utah_State: |
Touchdown |
B. Silva, 4 yard run (M. Thompson kick) |
:Utah_State: 28-7 |
1:14 |
:New_Mexico: |
Touchdown |
K. Sanders, 74 yard run (K. Allen kick) |
:Utah_State: 28-14 |
|
Fourth Quarter |
4:27 |
:New_Mexico: |
Touchdown |
K. Sanders, 8 yard run (K. Allen kick) |
:Utah_State: 28-21 |
Game Stats
Utah State |
Stat |
New Mexico |
28 |
Score |
21 |
26 |
First Downs |
10 |
396 |
Total Offense |
271 |
70 - 300 - 3 |
Rushes - Yards - TD |
19 - 259 - 3 |
9 - 13 - 1 |
Comp - Att - TD |
2 - 5 - 0 |
96 |
Passing Yards |
12 |
2 |
Times Sacked |
4 |
11 - 17 (64%) |
3rd Down Conversion |
0 - 4 (0%) |
3 - 3 (100%) |
4th Down Conversion |
0 - 0 (0%) |
0 - 0 (0%) |
2-Point Conv |
0 - 0 (0%) |
6 - 4 - 0 (66%) |
Red Zone - TD - FG |
1 - 1 - 0 (100%) |
1 |
Turnovers |
2 |
0 |
Fumbles Lost |
0 |
1 |
Intercepted |
2 |
7 |
Punt Return Yards |
0 |
113 |
Kick Return Yards |
118 |
516 |
Total Yards |
389 |
1 –42.0 |
Punts - Average |
2 - 43.0 |
0 - 0 |
Penalties |
1 - 15 |
27:57 |
Time of Possession |
12:03 |
Utah State Coach Goals
Goal |
XP Reward |
Completed |
Win a Game |
100 |
x1 |
Score a Touchdown |
25 |
x4 |
Force a Turnover |
25 |
x2 |
Rush for 100 Yards |
25 |
x1 |
3+ Sacks |
50 |
x1 |
Opponent Under 300 Pass Yards |
50 |
x1 |
Pass Completion Over 50% |
30 |
x1 |
Score 21 or More Points |
50 |
x1 |
350+ Offensive Yards |
50 |
x1 |
10+ First Downs |
50 |
x1 |
4+ 3rd Down Conversions |
25 |
x1 |
Utah State Contract Goals Update
Goal |
Expectations |
Progress |
Target Wins Per Season |
8 |
4 |
Job Security Status
100%