Game Twelve
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Game Story
--- The end had arrived. After making it through an entertaining 2022 season, we had reached the final game of the regular season. Naturally, this wasn’t going to be just any season finale contest. Our opponent would once more be hated rival Wyoming in Bridger’s Battle. Despite Wyoming entering the contest after a very rough season, coming in at 2-9 and still searching for their first conference win at 0-7, that would potentially play right into this game. What would bring Wyoming more joy than concluding their 2022 season with a conference victory by upsetting their rivals from Utah, an upset that would be guaranteed to knock us out of the Top 25 polls. Despite hammering Wyoming last season during our own down year, it was necessary to only go back to the 2020 season when Wyoming came into Romney Stadium and shocked an 8-win Utah State team in overtime after a missed PAT handed the Cowboys the one point victory. Wyoming would be looking for that same upset this time around.
Also as dangerous as ever, was Wyoming’s no-huddle offense, an offense that has led to many headaches for the Utah State coaching staff the previous two seasons. The keys to the game would be simple. Stop Wyoming’s offense, an offense that had a better national ranking and better stats than Utah State in all categories of total offense, rushing offense and passing offense. Defensively, the Aggies would have to find a way to move the ball on the ground against a Wyoming rush defense that entered with a #51 national ranking. With any chance of an appearance in the Mountain West title game ended after last week’s conference win by New Mexico, Utah State would be playing for nothing more than record, Top 25 ranking, and a good tier bowl game. Wyoming would be playing to taste victory over their rivals at the end of another long season full of defeats. The weather would potentially play into today’s game as well as it was a very cold, very windy and snowy day with a completely white field. We won the coin toss and elected to kick, kicking off into a stiff 15 MPH wind.
A 17 yard kickoff return by Jamie Morales gave Wyoming the ball at their 22 yard line to start the game. Handing the ball off on first down, Derrick Greenwood was only able to gain one yard on the carry, leaving second and 9. Despite blitzing on second down, Greenwood still was able to make our defense look foolish, breaking open for a 12 yard rush to move the chains to the 35 yard line. Wyoming tried to go into the air on first down, but Skip Abrams’ pass intended for Terence Hill was thrown behind the receiver and incomplete. Taking another crack through the air, Abrams hit Nathan Jenkins on a quick screen pass for a four yard gain, leaving the Cowboys with third and 6. Leave it to our defense to blow it on third down as Hill was left wide open over the middle. After breaking a pair of tackles during the play, he was finally wrestled down deep in our territory for a 45 yard reception, giving Wyoming a first down at our 16 yard line. Abrams would keep it himself on first down, using a designed QB keeper to rush up the middle for a 5 yard gain to leave second and 5. We got lucky on second down as Abrams heaved up a pass to the corner of the end zone, intended for Ryan Goddard. Thankfully the pass was overthrown and landed incomplete out of the back of the end zone. Hill would come through in the clutch for Wyoming on third down, hauling in a pass from Abrams for a 6 yard gain, giving Wyoming first and a goal from our 5 yard line. Greenwood would need just one play to punch it in, rushing for the corner as our defense got blocked and locked up inside for a 5 yard touchdown, giving Wyoming a 7-0 lead with 6:54 left in the first quarter.
A 29 yard kickoff return by Leonard Hart gave us the ball at our 26 yard line for our first drive. Matt Leierer would get our offense started, taking the first down handoff from Adam Powers for a 7 yard gain around the right tackle, followed by a four yard rush to get the first down at the 38 yard line. Leierer would keep pounding it away with a 5 yard carry on first down, followed by a four yard rush by Tyson Taylor would leave us with third and one. Unfortunately, Wyoming would be ready for us on third down, as Leierer was met at the line of scrimmage and brought down for no gain, forcing us to punt on fourth and one. A 5 yard return by Brandon Stover on the 35 yard punt gave Wyoming the ball at their 22 yard line.
Wyoming started their drive off on the ground, as Abrams faked a handoff and tried to take off around the right end, only to be met by defensive end Caleb McBride and tackled for a four yard loss, putting Wyoming in an early hole with second and 14. Abrams would again keep it on second down, taking off scrambling after no receivers could get open before the pocket collapsed. But with a linebacker spying on the play, Abrams was limited to just a two yard gain on the scramble, bringing up third and 12 for the Cowboys. In quite possibly one of the most unbelievable plays of the season, Abrams heaved up a pass deep downfield right before being leveled by McBride. The pass would somehow find its way into the hands of Goddard, despite him being tied up with two defenders, the pass complete for an impossible 50 yard gain, saving the drive and giving Wyoming a first down at our 30 yard line. Abrams handed the ball off to Greenwood on first down, but our defense was ready for the rush and stopped Greenwood for a loss of a yard on the play to leave second and 11. Abrams dropped back to pass but ended up trying to scramble on the second down play, getting hit from behind and sacked for a two yard loss to bring up third and 13. Abrams was forced to throw the ball away on third down as he was about to end up on his back, though he made a dangerous throw by chucking it downfield in the vicinity of one of our linebackers. Regardless, the play resulted in Wyoming facing fourth and 13 from the 33 yard line. Rather than try for a 50 yard field goal with the wind to their back, nor try to convert the first down, Wyoming elected to punt the ball, pooching it out of bounds at our 10 yard line for a 22 yard punt.
Lining up at our 10 yard line after the punt, we picked things back up with our ground game as Leierer took the handoff, but he was only able to pick up two yards on the play. Taking a chance through the air on second down, Powers found Eric McGuire open over the middle for a 16 yard gain, giving us a first down at the 28 yard line. Staying in the air on first down, Powers tried to throw a pass to a wide open Adam Washington down the middle of the field, only to have the pass end up in the hands of a different Washington, Wyoming cornerback Issac Washington, who intercepted the pass to give the Cowboys the ball at our 31 yard line.
Wyoming lined up after the interception, looking to add on to their 7 point lead. Greenwood tried to take a first down handoff around the right side, but ended up quickly on his back for a two yard loss. Dropping back to pass on second and 12, Abrams quickly found himself under pressure and tried to scramble, only to end up sacked for a four yard loss, leaving Wyoming with third and 16. The drive would end unceremoniously for the Cowboys as our defense would sack Abrams for the second straight play, this time for an 8 yard loss, forcing Wyoming to punt on fourth and 24 from our 45 yard line. The punt would end up sailing 45 yards into and out the back of the end zone for a touchback.
Our offense got lined up for the new drive at our 20 yard line following the touchback. We returned to the ground for the first down play, Leierer taking the handoff for a four yard gain to leave second and 6. That would be the final play of the first quarter, Wyoming leading 7-0.
Opening up the second quarter, Leierer tried to keep us moving, but could only manage a two yard carry, bringing up third and four. Going into the air on third down, with the wind now at our back, the pass from Powers intended for Max Rhodes was woefully overthrown, forcing yet another punt on fourth down. A fair catch by Stover on the sky high 41 yard punt gave Wyoming the ball at their 32 yard line.
Wyoming’s offense came out on first down following the punt with a handoff to Greenwood, who broke two tackles and rumbled his way to a 7 yard gain on the play. Despite bringing a heavy blitz, Greenwood would still find a way to pick up two yards on second down, leaving third and one. Going into the air on third and short, the Cowboys would catch our defense off guard with a 9 yard completion to Sean Austin, giving Wyoming a first down at the 50 yard line. Returning to the ground, Greenwood took a first down handoff for a four yard gain, followed by a two yard rush by Stover to bring up third and four. The defense would manage to hold on third down, putting pressure on Abrams and forcing him to throw the ball away yet again, leaving the Cowboys punting on fourth and four. It turned out Wyoming had other plans as they ran a fake punt pass, luckily our return team left no one open and the punter was forced to throw the ball over the middle into empty space, turning the ball over on downs at our 44 yard line.
Taking over after the failed fake punt, our offense tried to get the ball rolling through the air this time, as Powers connected with Dre Martin for a quick 5 yard completion. Lining up under center on second down, Powers dropped back and threw a quick pass to Walter Johnson, good for a 10 yard gain and a first down at the Wyoming 41 yard line. Changing it up with a run on first down, Leierer took the handoff for a 6 yard gain. Returning to the air on second down, Powers was able to connect with Rhodes this time, the pass complete for a 14 yard gain and a first down at the Wyoming 21 yard line. Going back to the ground on first down, Leierer got three HUGE blocks, allowing him to get outside the right tackle and up the field for a big 18 yard gain, dragged down from behind at the last moment as Wyoming saved the touchdown, instead leaving us with first and goal from the three yard line. Taylor took over on first down, only able to pick up one yard on the play, before finally getting it into the end zone on second and goal, scoring what appeared to be the game tying two yard touchdown. Instead the play would be reviewed and reversed, as it was ruled Taylor left knee was down before he broke the plane, leaving us with third and goal from inside the one yard line. Leierer would make sure there was no doubt on the third down carry, rushing into the end zone standing up for a one yard touchdown, this time officially tying the game up at 7-7 with 3:15 left in the second quarter.
A touchback on the booming kickoff, aided by the 15 MPH wind now at our back, gave Wyoming the ball at their 25 yard line. It didn’t take long for the Cowboys to exploit our defense, as Greenwood took the first down handoff from Abrams and found a gap toward the left side, slipping out of two tackles on his way to a 29 yard rush, moving the chains to our 46 yard line in one play. Wyoming tried to go into the air on first down, but Abrams was forced to throw the ball away to avoid the pressure, leaving second down. Stover took a handoff from Abrams on second down, taking advantage of our pass expecting defense and rushing for a 9 yard gain to bring up third and one. Despite forcing a rushed pass on the play, Abrams was able to find Hill near the right sideline for a two yard gain, injecting new life into the drive with a first down at our 36 yard line. Greenwood took the ball on first down and tried to get around the left end, but he was quickly met by a defender and dropped in the backfield for four yard loss to leave Wyoming facing second and 14. Abrams took off running on a delayed option keeper on second down. Despite spinning his way out of one tackle, we were able to limit the damage to just a three yard gain, setting up third and 11 after the play. A screen pass on third down would end up essentially a failure, despite the pass being completed to Greenwood, as the play ended up only gaining a single yard, leaving fourth and 10. Even better, Greenwood was forced out of bounds to stop the clock with 1:21 remaining. The punt would end up carrying into the end zone for a touchback.
Taking over at our 20 yard line following the touchback, we lined up with 1:15 left on the clock and all three timeouts in our pocket. There was no secret we’d be going into the air on first down, but we were still able to quickly move the ball as Powers found McGuire downfield for a 19 yard completion and a first down at the 39 yard line. Quickly going no huddle, Powers targeted McGuire for a second straight play, this time on a deep comeback route along the right sideline. Despite hitting McGuire in the hands, he was unable to hang onto the ball and dropped it to leave second down, 1:05 remaining. Staying in the shotgun on second down, Powers would connect with Rhodes along the left sideline, the pass good for a 14 yard gain and a first down at the Wyoming 48 yard line. Racing right back to the line, we go opposite side of the field this time, as Powers went right back to Rhodes for a gain of 11 yards, moving the chains to the 37. Another 11 yard completion, this time to Johnson, got us down to the Wyoming 26 yard line with 40 seconds to go. Instead of utilizing our timeouts, we tried to keep the defense reeling on their heels, only to royally screw up as Powers tried to loft a pass over the secondary to tight end Cedric McKinney, only to have the pass intercepted by outside linebacker Eric Gore, returned 18 yards to give Wyoming the ball at their 29 yard line with 34 seconds left in the half.
Lining up after the interception, Wyoming went with the run to start their drive as Greenwood received the handoff for a four yard gain, Wyoming calling their first timeout with 29 seconds left. Abrams initially dropped back from the shotgun on second down, before taking off on what appeared to be a designed QB keeper, breaking a tackle and picking up 6 yards on the dash, but coming up just short of the first down. Wyoming was left facing third and inches after the play, forced to call their second timeout with 24 seconds to play. Abrams would take off scrambling on third down, rushing his way to a 5 yard gain and a first down at the 44 yard line. The Cowboys elected to save their timeout and went no huddle on first down. Abrams dropped back to pass and tried to connect with Austin over the middle, but the pass was broken up to leave second down and the clock stopped with 12 seconds to play. Running a screen pass on second down, Greenwood was able to pick up 11 yards along the right sideline behind his blockers, pushed out of bounds at our 45 yard line to stop the clock with 6 seconds to go. The Hail Mary attempt on first down ended up deflected and incomplete with no time left, sending us into halftime deadlocked at 7-7.
Opening up the second half, a 34 yard kickoff return by McGuire gave us the ball at our 29 yard line to start the third quarter. Wyoming was more than ready for our running game on first down, as Leierer was almost instantly lit up for just a two yard gain. After an incomplete pass intended for Martin, we came back out in the shotgun on third and 8. Powers dropped back and was able to find Rhodes for a 9 yard gain, just getting us the first down at the 39 yard line. Tight end Jack Long would keep us moving with a reception up the middle for a quick gain of 17 yards, moving the ball to the Wyoming 44 yard line. Going back to the ground to try and keep the defense honest, Leierer took the first down handoff up the middle for a 6 yard gain, followed by a three yard rush by Taylor to leave third and one. Taking our chances on the ground, Taylor was able to fight his way to a three yard gain, picking up the first down at the 33 yard line. Changing it up again, we headed back into the air on first down, as Powers hit a wide open Martin on a slant route for a gain of 19 yards and a new set of downs at the Wyoming 14 yard line. We tried to go right back at the defense on first down, but Leierer was only able to gain two yards on the carry, leaving second and 8. Looking to put this drive to bed, Powers lined up in the shotgun, with Leierer out wide as a receiver. The defense wasn’t expecting Leierer to immediately cut out off the line of scrimmage on an out route, leaving his completely uncovered, allowing Powers to hit him near the 8 yard line and leaving him the space to take it all the way into the end zone for a 12 yard touchdown, giving us a 14-7 lead with 5:39 left in the third quarter.
A 22 yard kickoff return by Stover gave Wyoming the ball at their 27 yard line for their next drive. Abrams tried to keep the ball on first down with a QB keeper, but our meager four man rush was able to break through the offensive line and meet Abrams in the backfield for a four yard loss, putting Wyoming in an early hole with second and 14. The Cowboys would end up going even further in reverse, as Abrams was sacked from behind for a 5 yard loss during a well defended pass play, leaving third and 19. Despite a fairly successful screen pass to Greenwood, he was only able to pick up 9 yards on the play before being chased down, forcing Wyoming to punt the ball on fourth and 10. A 22 yard return by McGuire on the 46 yard punt gave us the ball at our 49 yard line.
Lining up after the punt, we tried once more to get our running game going again, as Leierer took the first down handoff from Powers for a 6 yard gain. Despite a heavy blitz, Leierer was able to find a small gap for a 5 yard gain, giving us an early first down at the Wyoming 41 yard line. Passing the ball on first down, the pass intended for McGuire was nearly intercepted, leaving us with second and long. Rhodes would come through for us on second down, just getting 11 yards on a pass from Powers, good enough to move the chains to the 30 yard line. Going back to the ground game, Leierer kept us moving forward on first down, picking up 8 yards on a huge carry, followed by a two yard rush by Taylor to get the first down at the 20 yard line. Heading back into the air on first down, Powers was able to find Martin down the left sideline on a comeback route, the pass complete for a gain of 13 yards, setting us up with first and goal at the Wyoming 7 yard line. Returning to the ground, Taylor would advance the ball on first down with a four yard rush, moving us up to the three yard line. Leierer would take a crack on second down, but he would end up stood up for no gain, leaving us with third and goal at the three yard line. That would end up being the last play of the third quarter, our lead standing at 14-7 in an extremely hard fought game.
Opening up the fourth quarter and final quarter, we lined up facing third and goal at the three yard line. After two unsuccessful runs, we tried our luck through the air on third down, but Powers would end up hit from behind as he tried to throw, the wounded duck ball spiraling into the ground at the feet of the right tackle for an incomplete pass, leaving fourth and goal. Despite the successful drive up to that point, we were forced to settle for a 21 yard field goal, increasing our lead to 17-7 with 8:55 left to go in the game.
A touchback on the wind-aided kickoff led to Wyoming starting their drive from their 25 yard line. Despite lining up in the Power I on first down, Abrams tried to quickly drop back to pass, only to end up finding himself under a pile of blue jerseys as the defense broke through the offensive line, causing chaos in the backfield and sacking Abrams for a 7 yard loss to leave Wyoming facing second and 17. Our defense was able to stop Abrams on a scramble on second down, presumably for a loss, but a facemask flag on defensive tackle Ernest Sims erased two plays of great work, instead giving Wyoming a first down at the 28 yard line. Abrams needed just one play to turn that penalty into a killer, as he took off running on a QB keeper, torching us up the middle for a 24 yard gain to give Wyoming a first down at our 48 yard line. In two plays Wyoming went from facing third and very long to having a first down in our territory. Handing the ball off to Greenwood on first down, he would end up failing to return to the line of scrimmage, quickly brought down by our defensive line for a one yard loss to bring up second and 11. Despite good pressure and air tight coverage, Abrams would still burn us on second down as he took off scrambling, hurdling one defensive player along the way of a huge 29 yard carry, giving Wyoming a first down at our 20 yard line, our defense essentially entering meltdown stage. A first down carry by Greenwood would go for a two yard gain, followed by a one yard rush to set up third and 7. The defense would finally find a backbone on third down, tackling Stover for a two yard loss to leave Wyoming’s drive halted on fourth and 9. Instead of attempting a 36 yard field goal into the wind that would cut the gap to just a one possession, the Cowboys elected to go for it on fourth down. Despite feeling the pressure from a four man rush, Abrams stood his ground in the pocket and tried to connect with Goddard near the first down marker along the right sideline. Unfortunately for Wyoming, Abrams put a little too much go-go juice on the pass and the ball ended up beating Goddard to the sideline, sailing out of bounds incomplete to turn the ball over on downs.
Our offense got lined up following the turnover on downs, starting our drive from our own 19 yard line with just 6:02 remaining in the game and holding onto a 10 point lead. Two results were needed from this drive to essentially seal the game. Either put more points on the board, preferably a touchdown which would make it a three possession game, or chew up time and take at least three minutes off the clock, leaving Wyoming with only two or three minutes in which to score at least 10 points. We came out on first down and kept it on the ground, as Leierer took the handoff from Powers for a big 8 yard gain. The second down effort by Leierer would end up picking up three yards, giving us a new set of downs at the 30 yard line and keeping the clock running. Taylor kept us moving on the ground as he rushed for 5 yards on his first down attempt, followed by a hard fought 6 yard carry by Leierer to reset the downs at the 41 yard line and keep the clock moving, now under four minutes to play. Taylor would keep the momentum up with another 5 yard carry, followed by a three yard rush by Leierer to leave us facing third and two. We’d leave the drive in the hands of Leierer, who would just barely get the third down conversion with a three yard carry to give us a first down at the Wyoming 48 yard line. The first down rush by Taylor would send up going backwards, as he was tackled for a one yard loss on the play, Wyoming calling their first timeout with 2:16 left on the clock. A second down carry by Leierer would end up gaining four yards, leaving us with third and 7, Wyoming calling their second timeout to stop the clock at 2:13. Despite needing 7 yards, which we would more likely get through the air, we decided to play the situation and called a running play on third down, figuring on one of two things happening. Either Wyoming would be forced to burn their final timeout to stop the clock with just over two minutes to play, or they would elect to save that timeout for their offensive drive, and we would be able to run the clock down before punting if we failed to convert. It would end up being the former as Leierer could only manage 5 yards on the carry, leaving us with fourth and two following the play. Wyoming would try to save as much time as possible and called their third and final timeout to stop the clock with 2:10 remaining. Punting the ball from the Wyoming 41 yard line with a very stiff 15 MPH wind behind us, true freshman Freddie Arnold would proceed to perfectly coffin corner the kick, sending it sailing out of bounds at Wyoming’s 8 yard line, leaving the Cowboys with 92 yards to cover just for their first of two necessary possessions, and only 2:05 left on the clock.
Lining up buried at their 8 yard line after the perfectly kick punt, Wyoming needed to find at least three points on this drive to get it back within a one possession game, and they only had just over two minutes to do it in, while having no timeouts to work with. Going four wide on first down, Wyoming saw any hopes and dreams they had of making a comeback shattered on the very first play, as Abrams’ pass over the middle intended for Jenkins was intercepted by Hart, giving us the ball at the Wyoming 14 yard line with just 2:01 left in the game.
Lining up following the interception, we intended for nothing more than to just kill off the final two minutes with one or two runs before kneeling out the remaining time. Instead our drive would turn into a one play touchdown as Leierer took the handoff from Powers, plowing over top of a defender, high-stepping through two more tackle attempts and breaking free into open space and into the end zone for a 14 yard touchdown, unintentionally increasing our lead to 24-7 with 1:55 left in the game.
A touchback on the kickoff would get Wyoming back on the field at their 25 yard line, the game essentially over as the Cowboys now found themselves trailing by 17 points after that unintended touchdown. Dropping back to pass on first down, Abrams would end up under pressure from our four man pass rush, only to be sacked for a two yard loss as he tried to step up in the collapsing pocket. The Cowboys rushed to the line and Abrams spiked the ball to stop the clock, leaving third and 12. Abrams tried to connect with Jenkins cutting across the middle of the field, but his pass was late and sailed past behind Jenkins back incomplete, forcing Wyoming to raise the white flag and punt the ball away on fourth down. Signaling our acceptance of Wyoming’s surrender, despite there being no Wyoming player within 20 yards of him, McGuire signaled for a fair catch on the 36 yard punt, rather than return it, giving us the ball at our 40 yard line with 1:33 left in the game.
Lining up after the touchback, we kept the ball on the ground for first down, looking to take around a minute off the clock before ultimately dropping to a knee. Leierer got things started with a four yard carry straight up the middle, followed by a 9 yard rush to pick up a first down at the Wyoming 48 yard line. That would be our final offensive play as we would line up in the victory formation with less than 30 seconds left. Snapping the ball with one second left on the play clock and only 21 seconds left in the game, Powers took the snap and quickly dropped to a knee, running out the remaining clock on our extremely hard fought 24-7 win over rival Wyoming, winning Bridger’s Battle for the 2022 season.
With the win, we wrap up the regular season at 10-2, 7-1 in Mountain West action. With the loss, Wyoming concludes their season at 2-10, 0-8 in Mountain West play. Up next, since New Mexico claimed the division title and a spot in the MWC title game over us, we wait to see where we’re going and who we’ll face in the bowls.
Final Score
24,
Stat(s) of the Game:
Utah State Offense - Powers ended up having a so-so day, going 14-21 for 180 yards and one touchdown, but he also threw two bad interceptions that could have cost us had Wyoming been able to capitalize. Rushing, Leierer led the way with 136 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. Taylor ended up with 28 yards on 10 rushes. Receiving, Rhodes was the top receiver with 58 yards on five receptions. Leierer had 12 yards and a touchdown on one lone reception. In all, six receivers caught at least one pass today, all six ended with double digit yards through the air.
Utah State Defense/Special Teams – Horrible first quarter, and some rough spots throughout the game as Wyoming drove right down our throats at times. Other than the drive when Wyoming scored their lone touchdown however, the defense was able to make a stand at some point during each drive and keep Wyoming from adding to their points total. Defensive end Shaun Peterson had a big day in the backfield as he recorded three sacks and five tackles for a loss. Cornerback Leonard Hart came through huge as his lone interception essentially ended any chance Wyoming had of a comeback with two minutes left.
Utah State Kicking – Another perfect day for Marcus, going 1-1 in field goal with an 18 yard kick, while also going 3-3 in PATs.
Scoring Summary
Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Final Score 7 0 0 0 7 0 7 7 10 24
Time Team Result Play Score First Quarter 6:54 Touchdown D. Greenwood, 5 yard run (J. Jones kick) Second Quarter 3:15 Touchdown M. Leierer, 1 yard run (D. Marcus kick) TIED 7-7 Third Quarter 5:39 Touchdown M. Leierer, 12 yard pass from A. Powers (D. Marcus kick) Fourth Quarter 8:55 Field Goal D. Marcus, 21 yard field goal 1:55 Touchdown M. Leierer, 14 yard run (D. Marcus kick)
Game Stats
Wyoming Stat Utah State 7 Score 24 12 First Downs 21 236 Total Offense 342 33 - 99 - 1 Rushes - Yards - TD 38 - 162 - 2 9 - 20 - 0 Comp - Att - TD 14 - 21 - 1 137 Passing Yards 180 7 Times Sacked 0 6 - 13 (46%) 3rd Down Conversion 4 - 8 (50%) 0 - 2 (0%) 4th Down Conversion 0 - 0 (0%) 0 - 0 (0%) 2-Point Conv 0 - 0 (0%) 2 - 1 - 0 (50%) Red Zone - TD - FG 4 - 3 - 1 (100%) 1 Turnovers 2 0 Fumbles Lost 0 1 Intercepted 2 4 Punt Return Yards 22 37 Kick Return Yards 62 277 Total Yards 426 5 – 37.4 Punts - Average 3 - 36.3 0 - 0 Penalties 1 - 15 14:52 Time of Possession 21:08
Utah State Coach Goals
Goal XP Reward Completed Win a Game 100 x1 Score a Touchdown 25 x4 Force a Turnover 25 x1 Rush for 100 Yards 25 x1 Kneel Last Minute Q4 While Ahead 10 x1 3+ Sacks 50 x1 Opponent Uner 10 Points 75 x1 Opponent Under 150 Rush Yards 50 x1 Beat a Rival School 50 x1 Opponent Under 300 Pass yards 50 x1 Pass Completion Over 50% 30 x1 100% Red Zone Efficiency 50 x1 Score 21 or More Points 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 7 10
Job Security Status
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