--- The start of another season had arrived, and with it, we jumped right into the fire in our first game with hatred renewed, as the Utes of Utah came to town for the Battle of the Brothers, with both teams looking to get a leg up in the tri-battle for the Beehive Boot with BYU. It was going to be a staunch test for our first game of the season, especially with Utah entering the game much more highly rated and touted by the national media. While our defense was being rated respectably this year, we were going to have to find a miracle on offense, with sophomore second-string QB Jason Barnes taking over under center this year, while Adam Powers would sit on the sideline under a senior year redshirt. Would the decision to keep Powers around for one more year pan out? Or would not using him here and now come back to bite us in the ass? Utah won the coin toss and elected to kick.
A 26 yard return by David Douglas got our 2021 season opened up at our 22 yard line. We got our first drive started on the ground, as Preston Roberson took the ball off-tackle for a three yard gain on the play. A second rush by Roberson picked up four yards, bringing up our first third down of the season, facing third and three. Dropping back from under center on third down, Jason Barnes threw his first pass of his career, finding fullback Walter Johnson coming out of the backfield to the right side for a 10 yard completion and a first down at our 39 yard line. Returning to the ground, Roberson picked up where he left off with a 7 yard carry, followed by a four yard gain to just get the first down at the 49. Continuing with the rushing game, Roberson pounded his way through the line for a 6 yard pickup, before Brian Paris took over with a 7 yard gain, moving the chains to the Utah 37 yard line. Continuing with what works, Roberson picked up 7 yards on the ground, followed by a three yard carry to pick up another first down at the 27. Following the mantra “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, Paris took the ball on first down for a gain of 5 yards, followed by a 6 yard rush by Roberson to get yet another first down at the 16 yard line. Roberson took the ball on first down, gaining 5 yards on the play, before Paris stumbled and bumbled his way to a 6 yard gain up the middle, giving us first and goal from the 5 yard line. Roberson punched the first down handoff straight up the middle, fighting his way to a four yard gain, leaving second and goal at the one yard line. Roberson received the handoff on second down, but a timely blitz by the middle linebacker brought him down for a one yard loss, leaving third and goal at the two yard line. Despite the failed attempt on the previous play, we would find the end zone on third down as Paris punched it in for a two yard touchdown to cap off a monstrous 16 play, 78 yard drive, nearly all on the ground, that took an entire 6 minutes off the clock, giving us a 7-0 lead with 2:55 left in the first quarter.
It would take Utah all of 12 seconds to respond, as Adam Jennings took the kickoff at the two yard line, and proceeded to weave his way through our kick team, taking the ball all the way back for a 98 yard kickoff return for a touchdown, tying the game back up at 7-7 with 2:43 left in the first quarter.
A 21 yard kickoff return by Roberson got us lined up at our 19 yard line for our next drive. Roberson got the drive started with a 5 yard carry around the right tackle, before punching it up the middle for a 6 yard gain and a first down at the 30 yard line. Paris took over on first down with a 5 yard rush, followed by a gain of one yard to leave us facing third and four. Lining up in the shotgun on third down, Barnes took the snap and tried to rifle a pass over the middle to Travis Munoz, but the pass was broken up by the middle linebacker, leaving us punting on fourth and four. A 16 yard return on the 40 yard punt gave Utah the ball at their 40 yard line.
The Utes offense came out for the first time of the entire game, with 1:04 left on the clock in the first quarter. Utah would waste absolutely no time in shredding our defense to pieces behind their no-huddle offense. Jason McNeil got the drive started with a 6 yard pass to Marty Gray, followed by an 18 yard rush by Michael Chavez around the left tackle, setting up a first down at our 36 yard line. Going back to the air, McNeil found Gray again for a three yard gain over the middle, followed by a high toss long the right sideline to Sam Hamby that went for a gain of 13 yards and a first down at our 20 yard line. McNeil would do the rest of the damage, taking off rushing around the right end for a 16 yard gain, pushed out of bounds at the four yard line to set up first and goal. McNeil then scrambled up the middle on first down for a gain of three yards, nearly driving his way into the end zone before being stuffed and brought down short of the goal line, leaving second and goal at the one yard line. That would be the final play of the first quarter as the clock ran out, the score still tied 7-7.
Opening up the second quarter, Utah lined up with second and goal from the one yard line. Derrick Johnson would have little trouble finding the end zone as he beat our blitz to the outside and waltzed his way into the end zone for a one yard touchdown, giving Utah a 14-7 lead with 8:58 left in the second quarter.
A 24 yard kickoff return by Roberson got us started at our 24 yard line for our next drive. Bouncing off of one defender in the backfield, Roberson took the first down handoff up the middle, managing to pick up 5 yards on the play, followed by a three yard rush by Paris to leave us with third and two. Taking our chances on the ground, Roberson took the ball on third down, picking up two yards on the play but stopped just short of the first down marker, leaving fourth and inches from the 34 yard line. With the offensive explosiveness that Utah showed on their first drive, it was going to matter little whether they just needed to cross 34 yards or 84 yards, and needing to keep up with that explosive offense every way and chance we could, we elected to make the extremely ballsy play, going for it on fourth and inches from our 34 yard line. Roberson received the huge handoff, and came through for our offense with a four yard carry, giving us new life at our 38 yard line. Paris took the ball on first down, picking up four yards on the play, before Roberson got stuffed for a gain of only two yards to leave third and four. Returning to the air on third down, we called a play action pass, the pass from Barnes to Cedric McKinney surprisingly good for a 12 yard completion and a first down at the Utah 44 yard line. Opening up the playbook a little, we came out in the shotgun on first down, Barnes finding Munoz along the right sideline for a 26 yard gain and a new set of downs at the 18 yard line. After shaking off the cornerback, Munoz had nothing but green field in front of him and easily could have taken it to the house, but he tried to put on the jets a little too soon while turning up field and started to lose his balance, never quite recovering it and ultimately falling forward at the 18 instead of finding the end zone. A quick pass from the shotgun to Ryan Conley on first down went for a big 15 yard gain, setting us up with first and goal from the three yard line. Returning to the ground on first down, Roberson tried to punch it up the middle, gaining one yard on the play to leave second and goal from the two. Paris came in on second down, but was likewise unsuccessful, gaining only one yard to bring up third and goal at the one yard line. Roberson received the ball yet again on third down, officially gaining one yard on the play, but still not finding the end zone, leaving us with fourth and goal just outside the goal line, and looking at another tough call to make on fourth down. After going for it on fourth and inches from our 34 yard line, it would be stupid to not go for it on fourth and goal inside the one yard line, essentially fourth and inches at the goal line, so we lined up in the power I and Roberson would finally get the job done on the fourth attempt, punching it in for a one yard touchdown and tying the game back up at 14-14 with 3:46 left in the second quarter.
Utah would kneel the kickoff down in the end zone for a touchback, taking the ball at their 25 yard line to start their next drive. Chavez got the drive started with a 13 yard rush and a first down at the 38 yard line. The defense would finally claim a victory on first down, as McNeil held onto the ball too long, ending up sacked by defensive tackle Adam Grant for a 5 yard loss, bringing up second and 15. Chavez recovered those lost yards with a 12 yard rush to leave third and three. McNeil dropped back again on third down, firing off a pass over the middle to a wide open Derrick Barrett, but he tried to turn up the field too soon and ended up dropping the pass, which was nearly intercepted off the ground by our secondary, leaving Utah’s punt team coming out on fourth and three. A huge 34 yard return by Roberson on the 41 yard punt got us set up from our 48 yard line, 2:39 left until halftime.
Starting the drive in the air, Barnes tried to find tight end Marcus Martin over the middle on first down, but the pass was broken up, leaving second and long. Dropping into the shotgun on second down, Barnes was able to connect with Munoz near the right hash, good for a 13 yard gain and a first down at the Utah 39 yard line. Conley came through for us on first down, pulling in the pass from Barnes for a pickup of 17 yards and a new set of downs at the 22. Continuing through the air on first down, Barnes found Munoz again, this time for a 15 yard gain to give us first and goal at the 7 yard line. Handing the ball off on first down, Roberson took the ball for a two yard gain, leaving second and goal at the 5 yard line. Another rush by Roberson gained another two yards, bringing up third and goal at the three. We would end up walking away from that great drive with absolutely no points to show for it, as the pass from Barnes over the middle, intended for Douglas, was intercepted by outside linebacker Gerald Irvin in the end zone, who dropped to a knee for the touchback, giving Utah the ball at their 25 yard line, 33 seconds left on the clock.
Taking over at the 25 yard line after the interception, McNeil lined up in the shotgun, finding Hamby over the middle for a quick 12 yard gain and a first down at the 32 yard line, Utah calling their first timeout with 29 seconds left. Firing off a quick dump pass, McNeil found Gray on first down, and it nearly turned into points, as Gray broke his way out of two tackles, turning a gain of maybe 8 yards into a 29 yard gain, a desperation dive at the ankles tackle bringing him down and keeping it from turning into 7 points. That would leave Utah with first and 10 from our 39 yard line, the Utes calling their second timeout with 21 seconds to go. We caught a break on first down, as a pass from McNeil, completed to Oliver Harris along the left sideline, was ultimately ruled incomplete as Harris had to go up in the air to pull it down, his feet coming down out of bounds to leave Utah with second and 10. We dropped everyone, including their grandmother, back into coverage on second down, and for the most part, were able to limit the damage as McNeil had to settle for a 10 yard completion to Chavez. It did still work out as the gain went for a first down at our 29 yard line, the Utes rushing to the line with the clock momentarily stopped. Snapping the ball with 11 seconds left and ticking, our prevention defense failed to prevent on first down, as McNeil lofted up a pass to a wide open Harris in the end zone for a 29 yard touchdown, giving Utah a 21-14 lead with 6 seconds left until halftime, the Utes covering 75 yards in just 27 seconds.
Roberson received the kickoff in the end zone, just dropping to a knee for the touchback to give us the ball at our 25 yard line, 6 ticks left on the clock. Taking a shot for the hell of it, Barnes dropped back from the shotgun, launching up a Hail Mary pass down the right sideline. Our prayers would be half answered, as Conley was able to somehow snag down the pass, but he was promptly tackled by two Utah defenders at the Utah 26 yard line for a 49 yard completion. That would be as there was no time left on the clock, taking us into halftime, Utah leading 21-14.
Opening up the second half, a 20 yard kickoff return by Harris got Utah lined up from their 20 yard line to start the third quarter. A screen pass to Chavez got things started with a 9 yard gain, followed by a 6 yard gain on the ground to pick up the first down at the 36 yard line. Chavez took the ball on first down for a pickup of four yards, before we caught a break as the second down pass from McNeil to Hamby near our 45 yard line was dropped by Hamby as he went out of bounds, the incomplete pass bringing up third and 6. Despite getting a chance to regroup for the third down play, our defense would still give up the play as McNeil found Barrett for a 9 yard completion along the left sideline, picking up the first down at the 49 yard line. Turning to the ground game, Johnson took over, but our defense was more than ready for him, limiting him to rushing gains of just two and three yards, leaving Utah facing third and 5 at our 45. The rush on second down would come at a cost as Johnson remained on the field after the play, suffering a strained back that would leave him out for at least a quarter, and put a dent into Utah’s running back corps. A good blitz forced McNeil to dump the pass off to Barrett, who was promptly tackled for a gain of only a single yard, but it would all be for naught, as a flag came out on the tackle, a facemask penalty called on safety Charles Noble, turning fourth and four into a first down for Utah at our 29 yard line. Chavez would take to the ground on the first down play, rushing up the middle for an 8 yard gain, followed by a two yard carry that was stopped just short, leaving Utah facing third and inches. Our defense would finally claim victory as McNeil tried to convert the third down himself, only to be brought down in the backfield for a two yard loss by middle linebacker Justin Dunn, bringing up a field goal attempt on fourth and three. The 38 yard field goal by John Bell was good, giving Utah a 24-14 lead with 6:08 left in the third quarter.
Roberson fielded the kickoff 6 yards deep in the end zone, simply dropping to a knee to take the touchback and get us underway from our 25 yard line. Starting our drive on the ground, Roberson took the first down handoff for a four yard rush, followed by a 5 yard gain that left us looking at third and one. Utah didn’t make it easy, but Roberson was able to fight his way to a three yard gain and pick up the first down at the 36 yard line. Paris came in on first down, only able to get two yards on the rush before being swarmed by defenders. Lining up under center, Barnes dropped back on second down, firing off a pass to tight end Jack Long for a gain of 12 yards and a first down at midfield. Roberson returned to the backfield on first down, fighting his way to a four yard gain, before driving for a pickup of 5 yards to bring up third and one. Trying to catch the defense sleeping, a play action pass on third down, intended for McKinney, was broken up by the outside linebacker, leaving us with fourth and one from the Utah 41 yard line. Unfortunately too far out of field goal range, we brought out the punt team on fourth down. Ed Allen would come through huge for us on the play, kicking a perfect corner coffin punt out of bounds at Utah’s four yard line to leave their offense buried.
Taking over at the four yard line after the punt, the Utes were going to have to get the ball moving to leave the shadow of their end zone. It would only get more dangerous for the red and white, as Dunn broke through on a play action pass, not falling for the fake and sacking McNeil for a three yard loss, McNeil just barely avoid the safety, but leaving Utah lining up on second and 13 from inside the one yard line. Chavez would recover two of those lost yards on the ground, leaving third and 11 from the three yard line, before turning on on third down and burning us around the right tackle, going for a 14 yard carry and getting the first down at the 17 yard line. After a one yard carry by Chavez, McNeil came out in the shotgun on second down, trying to connect with Hamby deep over the middle, who thankfully, for us, dropped the pass and put a fork in what would have been at least a 20 yard gain, leaving Utah facing third and 9. Forced to rush his pass to avoid a sack by the blitzing Dunn, McNeil’s hurried throw intended for Barrett sailed high and long, landing incomplete between a pair of defenders to leave the Utes punting the ball back on fourth down. There was no return by Roberson on the 45 yard punt as he muffed the catch, thankfully able to dive on top of it before the nearest Utah player, who was still 10 yards downfield, was able to make a play on the fumble. That failed punt return left us starting our next drive from our 37 yard line.
Lining up after the punt, Roberson was unable to find any gap or seam on the first down carry, meeting nothing but a wall of white and brought down for no gain on the play. Dropping back into the shotgun on second down, Barnes tried to connect with Douglas over the middle, but the ball was broken up by the middle linebacker, leaving third and 10. Trying through the air again, Barnes was able to find Conley cutting open across the right hash, but he was hit as he went to release the pass, the ball going straight up in the air and harmlessly landing on the ground just mere feet away, leaving us punting the ball right back on fourth down. A 15 yard return by Jennings on the 37 yard punt got Utah back in action from their 40 yard line.
Chavez tried to get things started on the ground for the Utes, but met the brick wall that is defensive end Caleb McBride, brought down in the backfield for a three yard loss to leave second and 13. An incomplete pass by McNeil intended for Harris would leave the Utes again facing a third and long as our defense started to make, and take, a stand. That stand would last for another play, as 6 rushers left McNeil scrambling to find someone open, only to end up sacked by defensive tackle Ernest Sims for a loss of 8 yards, bringing out the punt team on fourth and 21. That would be the last play of the third quarter however as the clock ran out without another snap, Utah holding onto a 24-14 lead.
Opening up the fourth quarter, Utah lined up to punt the ball away on fourth and 21, a 13 yard return by Roberson on the 37 yard punt giving us the ball at our 45 yard line to start. Roberson took the ball on first down for a four yard gain, before a play action pass on second down would end up biting us in the ass in supreme fashion, the pass intercepted near the left hash by Jennings, who proceeded to return it all the way to the end zone for a 58 yard interception return for a touchdown, increasing Utah’s lead to 31-14 with 8:14 left in the game. This was turning out to be quite the defensive and special teams game for Jennings, who already had a 98 yard kickoff return for a touchdown to go along with his now 58 yard interception return for a touchdown.
A 24 yard kickoff return by Leonard Hart gave us the ball at our 23 yard line for our next drive, looking for a miracle with only 8 minutes left and down by 17. Coming out passing on first down, Barnes was briefly able to connect with Douglas over the middle, but he dropped the pass after being hit by the safety, the ball landing incomplete to bring up second down. Taking a shot deep down the left side line for Munoz, he was unable to come down with the pass from Barnes, leaving us with third and 10. The third down pass to Max Rhodes would be the drive saver, going for a gain of 12 yards and a first down at the 35 yard line. Aaron Allen pulled in a 5 yard completion on first down, followed by a 12 yard pass to Martin to pick up the first down at the Utah 48 yard line. Dropping back in the shotgun on first down, Barnes tried to hit Dante May over the middle, only to end up throwing his third interception of the game, as outside linebacker Ben McKenzie picked off the pass and returned it four yards to the 46 yard line.
Taking over after the interception, McNeil came out passing on first down, connecting with Harris over the middle for 5 yards, before keeping the ball himself and rushing for a two yard gain to bring up third and three. Chavez would pick up the first down with a 13 yard carry, moving the chains to our 35 yard line. McNeil would then put Utah back on the board, faking the handoff to Chavez, which our defense bit hook, line and sinker, and with a couple blockers, took off for the right sideline and took it all the way in for a 35 yard touchdown, increasing Utah’s lead to 38-14 with 6:04 on the clock, Utah’s entire drive lasting a whole 42 seconds.
A 19 yard kickoff return by Douglas left us starting our next drive at our 16 yard line. While any hope for a comeback was essentially over, we were still going to try and save face, coming out throwing on first down, the pass over the middle to Douglas good for a 14 yard gain and a first down at the 30 yard line. Greg Miller pulled in a 5 yard pass on first down, followed by a 65 yard touchdown pass to Rhodes, in one of the oddest plays in this coach’s history. Rhodes was swarmed by defensive players after the catch, with no less than four Utah players at any one time, 6 defenders in total involved in a gang tackle. However, Rhodes would ride the wave of bodies, somehow managing to avoid having any part of his body hit the ground, and eventually managing to get back on his feet. While the mass of Utah defenders were still trying to untangle themselves, as well as the two or three offensive players who had gotten involved, Rhodes was able to get his feet under him and take off running for the end zone with nothing but green in front of him, outracing cornerback Erik Collins to the end zone, Collins not able to initiate a tackle attempt until Rhodes was already at the one yard line and going into the end zone. The PAT cut Utah’s lead to 38-21 with 5:15 left in the game and gave us maybe a glimmer of hope.
Still down by 17 with only 5 minutes left in the game, we just couldn’t trust our defense enough to get the job done, and then went for the onside kick. Unfortunately it was not meant to be as Clint Lee recovered the ball for the Utes, giving the possession at our 45 yard line. Coming out passing on first down, Dunn was able to somehow slip through the offensive line and get to McNeil, sacking him for a three yard loss on the play. Utah came out passing again on second down, as McNeil made up the lost yards with a three yard completion to Maurice Allen, before dumping off the ball on a third down screen pass to Chavez, who was quickly brought down for a gain of only three yards, leaving Utah punting on fourth and 7. The ball landed at the 5 yard line and bounced into the end zone for a touchback, getting our next drive underway at the 20 yard line.
Our drive got off to a rough start, as the pass from Barnes intended for Rhodes was nearly intercepted, ultimately falling incomplete to bring up second down. A 12 yard completion to Conley kept us moving forward with a first down at the 32 yard line. Rhodes would come through with a 16 yard grab along the right sideline, falling backwards out of bounds to stop the clock at the 47 yard line. Jennings almost had his second interception of the game, getting his hands on the pass intended for Conley, but unable to hold onto it, the incompletion bringing up second and 10. Barnes tried to connect with Douglas on second down, but his pass was overthrown and incomplete, leaving us with third and 10. Rhodes would come through for us with an 11 yard reception, getting the first down at the Utah 42 yard line. Rushing to the line of scrimmage, Barnes tried to go right back to Rhodes, but the cornerback made a good play on the ball and broke the pass up while simultaneously taking down Rhodes, leaving us with second down. Munoz was able to pick up the first down with a 14 yard completion, moving the chains to the Utah 28 yard line. Going deep down the left side line, the second attempt to Munoz was no good, broken up in the end zone by the safety to leave second and 10. Barnes would end up holding onto the ball too long on second down, sacked for an 8 yard loss to leave third and 18, forcing us to call our first timeout with 2:52 left in the game. Paris would come through huge for us on third down, slipping out of the backfield and beating the outside linebacker to a high pass, good for a 31 yard gain to set up first and goal from the 6 yard line. Martin would get us back into the end zone, getting open out of the tight end position and hauling in the quick pass from Barnes, cutting Utah’s lead to 38-28 with 2:34 left in the game.
Going once more for the onside kick, Utah would again recover as Gray came up with the football, the Utah offense starting their drive at our 40 yard line. The Utes were definitely trying to run out the remainder of the clock, which worked perfectly for our bring the entire house blitzing defense, as McNeil twice tried to keep the ball himself on the ground, instead ending up tackled for losses of four and three yards, leaving Utah facing a third and 17 situation, our second timeout finally called with 1:49 left on the clock. Bringing everything and the kitchen sink once more, Chavez would only manage a 6 yard gain, forcing Utah to punt the ball away on fourth and 11 from our 41 yard line, our third and final timeout taken with 1:45 left on the clock. The 41 yard punt would land just inside the end zone for a touchback, giving us the ball back at our 20 yard line, 1:40 left to work with.
Coming out passing on first down, Barnes took a shot deep down the left sideline, but the cornerback would break up the pass intended for Munoz, leaving second down. Conley would get us moving on second down with a 13 yard reception and a first down at the 33 yard line. Going no-huddle, Barnes tried to find Conley again, but a diving pass deflection by the safety broke the pass up and left second and 10 once more. A pass down the sideline intended for Douglas sailed long and out of bounds, leaving third down. Miller would come through with a 12 yard reception and a first down at our 45 yard line. Going back to the line without huddling, Barnes tried to find Munoz over the middle, but the play was broken up to bring about another second down. Rhodes would come through huge for us once more, finding a gap in the secondary up the right sideline, hauling in a pass from Barnes and sprinting for the end zone, eventually caught up to and dragged down from behind for a 51 yard gain, setting up first and goal at the four yard line, though it would come at a minor cost as Rhodes would end up sideline for brief remainder of the game with a bruised thigh. It would take us just one more play to punch it in the end zone, as Barnes connected with Long from the tight end position for a four yard touchdown, further cutting Utah’s lead to 38-35 with 54 seconds left in the game.
Hoping and praying that the third time would be the charm for us, we lined up for our third onside kick of the quarter, but it was not meant to be as Barrett recovered the kick, giving Utah the ball at our 42 yard line, the Utes needing only kneel the ball twice to run out the rest of the clock and hand us a 38-35 defeat to start the year.
With the loss, we open our 2021 season 0-1, 0-0 in Mountain West action and lose our shot at winning the Beehive Boot for another year. With the win, Utah opens their year 1-0, 0-0 in Pac-12 play, the Utes once again getting the inside track to the Beehive Boot. Up next, we hit the road for the first time of the season, with a trip to Oklahoma to take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes. This will be Tulsa's first game of their season, after opening week one with a bye week.
Final Score
38,
35
Stat(s) of the Game:
Utah State Offense - A good, yet horrible day for Barnes in his first career start. He did end up going 25-44 for 452 yards and three touchdown, however those three touchdowns came in the final 5 minutes of the game when we were airing it out just to try and make a comeback. He also ended up throwing three interceptions, one thrown in the end zone that ruined a drive clear down inside Utah's 10 yard line, and then also threw a pick six that put helped Utah start piling on points in the early fourth quarter. Rushing, Roberson led the way with 104 yards and one touchdown on 29 carries. Paris had 36 yards and one touchdown on 10 rushes.
Receiving, Rhodes led the way with 155 yards and one touchdown on five catches. Conley had 106 yards on five receptions. Martin ended with 18 yards and one touchdown on one receptions, Long with 16 yards and one touchdown on two catches. In total we had 11 different receivers catch at least one pass today (WR - Allen, Conley, Douglas, Miller, Munoz, Rhodes. TE - Long, Martin, McKinney. HB - Paris. FB - Johnson), 10 receivers ended with double digit yards, Rhodes and Conley the only two to reach triple digit yards.
Utah State Defense – They had some good moments, namely four sacks and eight tackles for a loss, as well as actually forcing Utah to punt a handful of times. But otherwise, some useless as Utah for a while there was stringing together drive after drive and refusing to either let us pull ahead or forcing us to play catch up.
Utah State Kicking – A very quiet day for freshman kicker Doug Marcus in his first career game. He never attempted a field goal, but did go a perfect 5-5 in PATs.
Scoring Summary
| Team |
1st Quarter |
2nd Quarter |
3rd Quarter |
4th Quarter |
Final Score |
|
7 |
14 |
3 |
14 |
38 |
|
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
35 |
| Time |
Team |
Result |
Play |
Score |
| First Quarter |
| 2:55 |
|
Touchdown |
B. Paris, 2 yard run (D. Marcus kick) |
7-0 |
| 2:43 |
|
Touchdown |
A. Jennings, returned kickoff 98 yards (J. Bell kick) |
TIED 7-7 |
|
| Second Quarter |
| 8:58 |
|
Touchdown |
D. Johnson, 1 yard run (J. Bell kick) |
14-7 |
| 3:46 |
|
Touchdown |
P. Roberson, 1 yard run (D. Marcus kick) |
TIED 14-14 |
| 0:06 |
|
Touchdown |
O. Harris, 29 yard pass from J. McNeil (J. Bell kick) |
21-14 |
|
| Third Quarter |
| 6:11 |
|
Field Goal |
J. Bell, 38 yard field goal |
24-14 |
|
| Fourth Quarter |
| 8:14 |
|
Touchdown |
A. Jennings, returned interception 58 yards (J. Bell kick) |
31-14 |
| 6:04 |
|
Touchdown |
J. McNeil, 35 yard run (J. Bell kick) |
38-14 |
| 5:15 |
|
Touchdown |
M. Rhodes, 65 yard pass from J. Barnes (D. Marcus kick) |
38-21 |
| 2:34 |
|
Touchdown |
M. Martin, 6 yard pass from J. Barnes (D. Marcus kick) |
38-28 |
| 0:54 |
|
Touchdown |
J. Long, 4 yard pass from J. Barnes (D. Marcus kick) |
38-35 |
| Utah |
Stat |
Utah State |
| 38 |
Score |
35 |
| 12 |
First Downs |
28 |
| 257 |
Total Offense |
584 |
| 29 - 124 - 2 |
Rushes - Yards - TD |
40 - 132 - 2 |
| 13 - 19 - 1 |
Comp - Att - TD |
25 - 44 - 3 |
| 133 |
Passing Yards |
452 |
| 4 |
Times Sacked |
1 |
| 4 - 10 (40%) |
3rd Down Conversion |
8 - 14 (57%) |
| 0 - 0 (0%) |
4th Down Conversion |
2 - 2 (100%) |
| 0 - 0 (0%) |
2-Point Conv |
0 - 0 (0%) |
| 2 - 1 - 1 (100%) |
Red Zone - TD - FG |
5 - 4 - 0 (80%) |
| 0 |
Turnovers |
3 |
| 0 |
Fumbles Lost |
0 |
| 0 |
Intercepted |
3 |
| 31 |
Punt Return Yards |
47 |
| 123 |
Kick Return Yards |
110 |
| 411 |
Total Yards |
741 |
| 5 – 41.8 |
Punts - Average |
3 - 38.0 |
| 0 - 0 |
Penalties |
1 - 15 |
| 11:21 |
Time of Possession |
24:39 |
| Goal |
XP Reward |
Completed |
| Score a Touchdown |
25 |
x5 |
| Pass for 250 Yards |
25 |
x1 |
| Rush for 100 Yards |
25 |
x1 |
| 3+ Sacks |
50 |
x1 |
| Opponent Under 150 Rush Yards |
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 |
| Goal |
Expectations |
Progress |
| Target Wins Per Season |
7 |
0 |
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Originally Posted by morsdraconis
Yeah, West Virginia did decent last year. Finished 8-5, won the Holiday Bowl over Oregon and ended the year ranked 20th.
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