--- Returning home after the humiliating loss to Tulsa, it was time for Homecoming as we welcomed Old Dominion to town. There wasn’t too much to be said about the Monarchs, their only game of the season coming on a 37-10 thrashing from NC State. Due to that one game, all of their offensive and defensive rankings were in the 100s, with the exception of their passing offense, which ranked #79, putting up only 189 yards/game. So, for the third straight week, we would essentially be going into the unknown, not enough information about our opponent known due to lack of games played. Looking at the subjective team ratings, we held the advantage in overall rating (81 to 74), but it a bit of a false advantage. We both entered the game with matching 79 rated offenses. Our advantage came on defense, where we out-rated Old Dominion 82-70. We won the coin toss and elected to kick.
A 24 yard kickoff return by Harvey Lewis gave Old Dominion the ball to start the game at their 23 yard line. It took Old Dominion all of one play to burn the hell out of our defense, as Daniel Whitfield connected with Nate Clark on a screen pass up the left sideline for a huge 53 yard gain and a first down at our 24 yard line. It would take just one more play for the Monarchs to get on the scoreboard as Whitfield found Clark again, this time along the right sideline, who broke a tackle and took it into the end zone for a 24 yard touchdown, giving Old Dominion a 7-0 lead with 8:40 still left in the first quarter.
David Douglas almost answered right back for us, taking the kickoff return up the right sideline, avoiding a pair of tackles and juking his way past the kicker. He almost took it to the house, but got dragged down from behind and limited to an 82 yard kickoff return, giving our offense the ball to start at the Old Dominion 15 yard line. Starting our drive on the ground, Preston Roberson found barely any success on the handoff, quickly brought down for a two yard gain, followed by a rush by Brian Paris that was blown up for no gain, leaving third and 8, our potential to run the ball today suddenly in question. Lining up in the shotgun on third down, Jason Barnes tried to throw up a pass to Ryan Conley, but the ball got battled down by a defensive lineman, completely blowing the great opportunity and forced to miserably settle for a field goal. The 30 yard field goal by Doug Marcus just barely squeaked inside the right upright, giving Marcus his first successful field goal of his young collegiate career and cutting Old Dominion’s lead to 7-3 with 7:26 left in the first quarter.
Another 24 yard return by Lewis on the kickoff got Old Dominion back in action from their 22 yard line. Coming out passing, Whitfield found Brett Miller near the right hash, the play limited to only a two yard gain. Whitfield tried to connect with Miller again on the left side, but safety Charles Noble read the pass and made a play on the ball, cutting on the pass for what would have been a guaranteed pick six, if only Noble had actually caught the ball instead of batting it down, leaving the ball in Old Dominion’s hands on third and 8. We caught a huge break as Whitfield’s pass intended again for a wide open Miller was overthrown and incomplete, forcing the Monarchs to punt it away. Even the punt almost ended in disaster, as Roberson muffed the catch, safety Sam Vinson just barely picking up the ball at our 38 before an Old Dominion player could. We would then catch a break as Lewis was flagged for a facemask penalty on the tackle, the 15 free yards setting us up with a first down at the Monarchs 47 yard line.
Roberson started our drive on the ground, only able to pick up two yards as Old Dominion was more than prepared to shut down our run game today. Abandoning the run on second down, Barnes lined up under center for the play, dropping back and rifling a pass to tight end Maurice Martin for a 10 yard gain and a first down at the 35 yard line. Barnes tossed up a pass to Max Rhodes on first down, but the play was broken up by the outside linebacker, bringing up second down. Conley came through for us on second down, pulling in a pass from Barnes for an 11 yard gain, moving the chains down to the 23. Travis Munoz got in on the action on first down, hauling in a pass from Barnes for a pickup of 16 yards, setting us up with first and goal at the 7 yard line. Giving the ground game another chance, Roberson received the handoff on first down, driving his way to a two yard gain, leaving second and goal from the 5. Another rush by Roberson picked up 5 yards, but he was stood up just shy of the goal line, leaving us facing third and goal inside the one yard line. The third time would be the charm for Roberson, as he took the ball from Barnes and punched it in for the one yard touchdown, giving us a 10-7 lead with 3:39 left in the first quarter.
A 19 yard kickoff return by Lewis gave Old Dominion the ball at their 17 yard line for their next drive. Coming out passing, a screen pass to Clark picked up a quick 7 yards, before a reverse option keeper by Whitfield resulted in a 20 yard gain and a first down at the 44 yard line. Jermaine McDonald then proceeded to burn us on the ground, rushing up the middle for a 17 yard carry, moving the chains once more to our 39 yard line. Going back into the air on first down, Whitfield found Marcus White for a four yard gain, before an incomplete pass along the sideline intended for Clark gave our defense a break from Old Dominion’s no-huddle offense, the Monarchs left facing third and 6. Despite our best efforts on the blitz, Whitfield was able to avoid a sack and dump off a pass to Jamaal Johnson for a 6 yard gain to get the first down. Another screen pass to Miller on first down then went for more yardage, as he was able to break out of a tackle on his way to a 15 yard pickup and a new set of downs at our 14 yard line. The defense finally won a minor victory, tackling Sean Pugh in the backfield on the first down handoff for a two yard loss, followed by Whitfield being brought down in the backfield on the QB keeper for a four yard loss, leaving the Monarchs in a third and 16 hole. Bringing the blitz on third down, we were able to force Whitfield to rush his pass, intended for Clark, the ball well off the mark and landing incomplete to bring up fourth and 16. Despite facing fourth and very long from our 20 yard line, the Monarchs were not content to settle for the game-tying field goal, instead lining up to go for it on fourth down. Whitfield heaved up a pass into the back of the end zone, intended for Clark, but Vinson was able to get his body between Clark and the ball and break up the pass, forcing the turnover on downs and giving us the ball at our 20 yard line.
Taking over after the turnover, we gave our run game another chance to open things up, Roberson taking the first down handoff for a four yard gain, before being stuffed for no gain to leave us facing third and 6. Lining up in the shotgun, a quick pass to Conley on an out route would end up going for so much more than a first down, a misplay by the safety allowing Conley to get haul in the pass, put on the jets and get to the sideline, where a downfield block by Munoz took the cornerback out of the play, enabling Conley to sprint down the field all the way to the end zone for a 76 yard touchdown, giving us a 17-7 lead with 30 seconds left in the first quarter.
A 25 yard kickoff return by Josh Ryan got the Monarchs underway from their 24 yard line. McDonald tried to get the drive started on the ground, but penetration by our defense line blew the play up, resulting in a four yard loss to bring up second and 14. Clark was able to make up for the lost yards with an 8 yard reception from Whitfield, leaving third and 6. That would be the final play of the first quarter, the clock running out with our lead sitting at 17-7.
Opening up the second quarter, Old Dominion came out of their huddle with a third and 6 situation, Miller would keep the drive alive with a 14 yard reception and a first down at the 42 yard line. Keeping in the air, Whitfield connected with Ryan for an 8 yard gain, followed by a 5 yard rush by McDonald that moved the chains once more to our 45 yard line. McDonald tried to repeat his success on first down, but was stood up for a gain of only one yard. Bringing the blitz on second down, we were able to disrupt the pass play, Whitfield’s rushed pass intended for Clark nowhere near its intended target, bringing up third and 9. Our defense would fail on third down, giving up a 16 yard pass to Ryan and giving Old Dominion a new set of downs at our 28 yard line. Whitfield kept the air attack going on first down, trying to connect with Johnson over the middle, but he was unable to hold onto the ball, dropping it incomplete. Second down would end up with more burns for our defense, Whitfield getting the ball off before being flattened, the pass complete to Jason Thomas, who broke his way through three different tackles on his way to a 28 yard touchdown, cutting our lead to 17-14 with 7:47 left in the second quarter.
Douglas was unable to repeat his prior success, only managing a 24 yard kickoff return this time, to give us the ball at our 28 yard line. Starting our drive on the ground, Roberson fought his way to a four yard gain, before a blitz by the defense resulted in a two yard loss, leaving us facing third and 8. Lining up in the shotgun on third down, Conley kept our drive alive with a 16 yard reception from Barnes, moving the chains to the 45 yard line. Trying to connect with Walter Johnson, the first down pass from Barnes was intercepted by outside linebacker Jon Brown, returned two yards to give Old Dominion back possession at our 47 yard line.
Taking over after the interception, Whitfield went into the air on first down, trying to connect with Johnson, but we would catch a break as Noble came in from behind to break up the pass, leaving second down. The defense would start to build some momentum, as defensive tackle Ernest Sims broke in from the blind side, sacking Whitfield for a 7 yard loss to leave third and 17. Our defense would win this battle, as our zone coverage held out long enough to allow defensive tackle Adam Grant to shed his block and get to Whitfield, sacking him for an 8 yard loss before he could get rid of the ball. The back to back sacks left Old Dominion’s drive stopped in the mud and the Monarchs punting the ball away on fourth and 25. An 11 yard return by Roberson on the 36 yard punt got us back on the field starting from our 36 yard line.
Taking over on offense, we came out passing on first down, Barnes getting the pass into the hands of tight end Jack Long, but he was unable to hold onto the ball, the incomplete pass leaving second down. Rhodes would come through for us on second down, getting open over the middle for a big 23 yard gain and a first down at the Old Dominion 41 yard line. Barnes tried to hit Conley on an out route to the left side of the field, but it was nearly intercepted by the cornerback, bringing up second and 10. Going right back to Conley on second down, it would pay off with a 12 yard reception, moving the chains to the 29. Looking to change things up a little, Barnes handed the ball off to Roberson on first down, the carry going for a three yard pickup, followed by a big 8 yard rush to get the first down at the 18 yard line. Keeping the running game going, Roberson took the ball on first down, picking up 6 yards on the play, before Paris punched it up the middle for a three yard pickup, leaving us with third and one. Roberson would get the third down conversion and then some with a 5 yard rush, setting us up with first and goal from the four yard line. Roberson took the ball on first down, but was quickly brought down for no gain on the play. A second down carry by Roberson picked up two yards, leaving third and goal from the two yard line. Paris came in on third down, getting the job done as he found the tiniest of holes and drove his way into the end zone for a two yard touchdown, extending our lead to 24-14 with 1:05 left until halftime.
A 31 yard kickoff return by Ryan got Old Dominion back on offense from their 31 yard line, just 59 seconds to work with. It was a poor start to the drive for the Monarchs, as the pressure by our front four forced Whitfield to just throw the ball away, bringing up second down. Coming back on second down, Whitfield was able to connect with Clark for a four yard gain, but he went down in bounds, leaving the clock running. Instead of using one of their three timeouts, the Monarchs rushed to the line and quickly snapped the ball, Whitfield initially trying to find a target through the air before taking off running through a gap, breaking his way through three separate tackle attempts before finally being brought down for a 23 yard gain and a first down at our 43 yard line, Old Dominion calling their first timeout with 34 seconds left. Throwing over the middle on first down, Whitfield found Miller cutting across for an 8 yard gain, but Old Dominion was forced to use their second timeout with 30 seconds remaining. Lining up on second and two. Whitfield was forced to scramble almost immediately, but it wouldn’t help, as he was dragged down from behind by defensive end Caleb McBride, sacked for a two yard loss to bring up third and 5. Old Dominion rushed back to the line of scrimmage, holding onto their last timeout, despite the clock still ticking down, currently at 13 seconds. Unbelievably, Whitfield was seemingly sacked for what should have been a 7 yard loss, but he apparently fumbled the ball before hitting the ground. The ball ended up fumbled into an empty part of the field, center Peter Stuckey the closest player to the ball, recovering the fumble for Old Dominion and proceeding to rumble his way to a 14 yard fumble return, giving Old Dominion a first down at our 25 yard line, the Monarchs calling their final timeout with 5 seconds left on the clock. We tried to challenge the fumble, but (because NCAA ’14 is a piece of crap) we weren’t allowed to challenge the play. Despite only 5 seconds left and no timeouts remaining, Old Dominion chose not to go for the 42 yard field goal, instead lining up to go for the touchdown on first down. Whitfield threw up a prayer into the end zone, but cornerback Jesse Breedlove was there to intercept the pass, returning it 12 yards before being brought down at the 12 yard line with no time left on the clock, taking us into halftime with a 24-14 lead.
Opening up the second half, a 22 yard kickoff return by Douglas gave us the ball at our 24 yard line to start the third quarter. Starting the drive on the ground, Roberson took the first down handoff from Barnes for a 6 yard gain, followed by an 8 yard rush and a first down at the 38. Paris took over on first down with a 6 yard carry, before Roberson punched it up the middle for a pickup of four yards, moving the chains to the 48 yard line. Starting to find some steam on the ground, Paris kept us moving with a 6 yard gain, before rumbling his way to a gain of 9 yards and another first down at the Monarchs 37 yard line. Continuing to pound it away, Roberson got back in the action with a 9 yard rush, followed by a three yard carry to move the sticks once more to the 24. With the defense starting to key on the run, Roberson was only able to gain three yards on first down. Running a play action pass on second down, the defense bit hook, line and sinker, allowing Johnson to get open in the flats for a 17 yard reception, giving us first and goal at the four yard line. Handing the ball off on first down, Roberson was only able to pick up one yard on the run, before being brought down for a two yard loss, leaving us facing third and goal from the 5. Lining up under center on third down, Barnes tried to hit Munoz over the middle, but it was broken up, nearly intercepted, by the middle linebacker, leaving us kicking on fourth and goal. The 22 yard field goal by Marcus increased our lead to 27-14 with 4:13 left in the third quarter.
A 21 yard kickoff return by Lewis got Old Dominion started on their drive at their 21 yard line. Coming out passing on first down, a screen pass to Clark went for a 12 yard gain and a quick first down at the 33 yard line. After limiting a first down pass to Miller to just one yard, the Monarchs got a helping hand by our defense, Pugh initially brought down in the backfield for a loss, but a very late flag came out after the play, a facemask penalty on the tackle by outside linebacker Al Washington, giving Old Dominion 15 yards and a new set of downs at the 48 yard line. Going over the middle on first down, Whitfield found Ryan for an 8 yard completion, before throwing deep to Miller for a gain of 20 yards and a first down at our 25 yard line, our defense calling a timeout to try and put the brakes on the Monarchs no-huddle offense. Trying to limit the damage, the defense got to Whitfield on first down, forcing him to dump the pass into the ground to avoid a sack, bringing up second and 10. Feeling the pressure once more, Whitfield tried to scramble on second down, getting back near the line of scrimmage before being brought down by Grant. Though the play officially went for no gain, it was ruled a sack by Grant (his second of the game), leaving Old Dominion lining up on third and 10. Johnson would come through for the Monarchs with an 11 yard reception, getting the first down at our 14 yard line. Going with a hard snap count on first down, it would backfire on the offense, a false start penalty called on the left tackle pushing them back 5 yards, lining up on first and 15. They would keep going backwards and McDonald was brought down for a two yard loss on the carry, setting up second and 17. Keeping the ball on a QB read, Whitfield faked our defense out and picked up 13 yards on the ground to leave third and four. McDonald would try to get the job done on the ground, but was stood up for a gain of only one yard, forcing Old Dominion to settle for a 24 yard field goal by Tony McCarthy, cutting our lead to 27-17 with 1:42 left in the third quarter.
A 25 yard kickoff return by Douglas got us back in action from our 28 yard line, looking to put this game out of reach. Roberson got our drive started on the ground with a 5 yard rush, followed by a gain of two yards to bring up third and three. Taking a shot through the air on third down, the pass intended for Munoz was just broken up by the cornerback, forcing us to punt on fourth down. An 8 yard return by Lewis on the 34 yard punt gave Old Dominion the ball at their 38 yard line. Our defense would come through huge on first down, as middle linebacker Justin Dunn intercepted a pass from Whitfield, returning it 5 yards to give us back possession at the Monarchs 38 yard line.
Lining up after the turnover, Roberson pounded his way up the middle for a 9 yard gain. That would be the final play of the third quarter, our lead standing at 27-17.
Opening up the fourth quarter, we lined up on second and one, Roberson kept us moving with a two yard rush, getting the first down at the 27. A three yard rush by Roberson was followed with an 8 yard dash, moving the chains once more to the 16 yard line. Paris took over on first down, but could only manage a one yard gain, leaving us with second and 9. Running a play action pass on second down, the toss intended for Cedric McKinney was nearly intercepted, the incompletion making it third down. Lining up in the shotgun on third down, Barnes tried to hit Douglas over the middle, but it was again broken up, forcing us to settle for another field goal attempt on fourth down. The 32 yard field goal by Marcus was good, increasing our lead to 30-17 with 7:21 left in the game.
A 28 yard kickoff return by Lewis gave Old Dominion back the ball at their 27 yard line. The Monarchs wasted little time in moving this ball this drive, Whitfield launching a deep pass to Miller for a 22 yard gain and a quick first down at the 49 yard line. The defense wasn’t about to just roll over however, as Washington was able to break through unblocked on first down, getting the coverage sack on Whitfield for an 8 yard loss to bring up second down. Whitfield got the pass off on second down, but Butterfingers Johnson bobbled and ultimately dropped the pass, leaving Old Dominion facing third and 18. Whitfield dropped back for a screen pass on third down, but the throw intended for McDonald didn’t arrive, as Whitfield was hit from behind as he threw, the pass spiking into the ground incomplete and bringing out Old Dominion’s punt team on fourth and 18. A muffed catch by Douglas on the 41 yard punt sent the ball ricocheting backwards, Douglas diving on top of the loose ball for a 7 yard loss, leaving our offense stuck starting our drive at our 13 yard line.
Handing the ball off on first down, Paris was only able to pick up three yards on the first down carry, followed by a three yard rush by Johnson to leave third and four. Barnes tried to get a pass off to Martin, but he was hit as he went to throw, the ball landing a couple feet away incomplete and forcing us to punt the ball right back on fourth and four. A four yard return by Lewis on a shanked 30 yard punt gave Old Dominion great field position at our 45 yard line.
Old Dominion started their drive in the air, a quick screen pass to Ryan going for a 20 yard gain and a first down at our 25 yard line. Whitfield tried the same thing on the other side of the field, but Miller was unable to hold onto the pass, dropping it incomplete to bring up second down. A second down pass over the middle to Miller gained 11 yards and a first down at our 11 yard line, our defense calling a second timeout to stop the Monarchs going no-huddle and set up for the first down play. The Monarchs would end up getting back to the end zone on the next play regardless, as Whitfield hit Joe Williams along the sideline with another screen pass, this going taken to the house for an 11 yard touchdown, cutting our lead to 30-24 with 4:54 left in the game.
A 21 yard kickoff return by Douglas got us lined up at our 28 yard line for our next drive. Looking to kill off some clock, we came out running on first down, Paris picking up four yards on the play, followed by a second four yard gain to leave third and two. Paris would get the all-important first down with a two yard rush, moving the chains to the 38 yard line and keeping the clock running with three minutes and counting. Paris found nowhere to run on first down, stood up at the line of scrimmage for no gain. Handing the ball off on second down, Johnson was also stood up for no gain, leaving third and 10, Old Dominion calling their first timeout with 2:16 left in the game. Lining up in the shotgun on third down, the pass intended for Dante May was broken up, forcing us to punt on fourth down. An 11 yard return by Lewis on the 43 yard punt gave Old Dominion the ball at their 30 yard line, 2:03 left on the clock.
Our defense started out with an advantage, as the first down blitz forced Whitfield to throw the ball away to avoid a sack, leaving second down. A quick pass to Clark picked up 5 yards, before a deep pass intended for Ryan was broken up at the last minute by Vinson at our 20 yard line, bringing up the deciding fourth and 5 play with 1:39 left in the game. Our defense would choose its worse moment to screw up, a hard snap count causing Grant to jump the snap offside, the 5 free yards giving Old Dominion a free first down at the 40 yard line and ruining our chance to secure the victory. Despite the screw up, the defense refused to give up, the coverage forcing Whitfield to dance around in the pocket, giving McBride enough time to come in off the defense end slot and sack Whitfield for an 8 yard loss, leaving second and 18, the clock still ticking. Pat Nicholson would get the Monarchs moving forward with a 14 yard reception, before an incomplete pass intended again for Nicholson was thrown off the mark, bringing up another deciding fourth down and four, exactly one minute left in the game. Our defense would utterly blow it, as Clark was able to get open across the middle, hauling in a pass from Whitfield and taking off sprinting for the end zone, only finally tripped up inside the 10 yard line, the play going for a 46 yard gain and giving Old Dominion first and goal from our 8 yard line, the Monarchs calling their second timeout with 53 seconds left. A screen pass to Williams went for a two yard gain, but he was able to get out of bounds to stop the clock, leaving second and goal from the 6 with 47 seconds remaining. A four yard reception by Thomas picked up four yards to leave third and goal from the two. Rushing to the line, Old Dominion quickly snapped the ball, but our defense would make the biggest play of the game, sacking Whitfield for a 7 yard loss, creating fourth and goal at the 9 yard line, Old Dominion calling their final timeout with 22 seconds left on the clock. Lining up on the all-deciding fourth down, the Monarchs would strike a death blow, as Whitfield heaved up a pass to Nicholson, who came down with it in the back of the end zone for a 9 yard touchdown, giving Old Dominion a 31-30 lead with 19 seconds left in the game.
A 24 yard kickoff return by Conley gave our offense the ball at our 26 yard line, just 15 seconds to work with and only one timeout in the bag. Trying to take a shot deep, Barnes was never able to even get the ball off, the defense instantly in his face and sacking him for a 9 yard loss, leaving second and 19 and forcing us to use our only remaining timeout to stop the clock with 12 seconds left. Calling a Hail Mary on second down, Barnes heaved up a pass to Conley, but it was broken up by the defense to leave third and 19, just 6 seconds remaining. Another Hail Mary effort to Munoz was likewise broken up, and with no time left on the clock, that was all she wrote, as Old Dominion stunned us 31-30 and ruined our Homecoming weekend.
With the loss, we drop to 0-3, 0-0 in Mountain West action. With the win, Old Dominion improves to 1-1, 0-0 in C-USA play. Up next, we head back on the road for our final non-conference game of the year, a trip to BYU to play for the Old Wagon Wheel. The Cougars enter the game 1-2 on the year. BYU opened their season with a 55-38 win at Connecticut, before losing 30-3 at Central Florida and 27-24 to Virginia.
Final Score
31,
30
Stat(s) of the Game:
Utah State Offense - Another bad day by Barnes, ending 8-21 for 181 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Rushing, Roberson led the way with 103 yards and one touchdown on 29 carries. Paris ended with 46 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries. Receiving, Conley was the lead receiver with 115 yards and one touchdown on four catches. In all, we had only five receivers catch a pass today, all five ended in double digit yards, Conley was the only one to catch more than one pass and only one to end in triple digit yards.
Utah State Defense – The good? Two interceptions, 8 sacks, even a forced fumble. The bad? 31 points, 417 yards of total offense and 396 yards of passing given up, as well as giving up two fourth down conversions on the final drive of the game by Old Dominion.
Utah State Kicking – The only bright spot of the day, as Marcus was perfect in the game. He went 3-3 in field goals, with kicks from 30, 22 and 32 yards out, and went 3-3 in PATs.
Scoring Summary
Team |
1st Quarter |
2nd Quarter |
3rd Quarter |
4th Quarter |
Final Score |
|
7 |
7 |
3 |
14 |
31 |
|
17 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
30 |
Time |
Team |
Result |
Play |
Score |
First Quarter |
8:40 |
|
Touchdown |
N. Clark, 24 yard pass from D. Whitfield (T. McCarthy kick) |
7-0 |
7:26 |
|
Field Goal |
D. Marcus, 30 yard field goal |
7-3 |
3:39 |
|
Touchdown |
P. Roberson, 1 yard run (D. Marcus kick) |
10-7 |
0:30 |
|
Touchdown |
R. Conley, 76 yard pass from J. Barnes (D. Marcus kick) |
17-7 |
|
Second Quarter |
7:47 |
|
Touchdown |
J. Thomas, 28 yard pass from D. Whitfield (T. McCarthy kick) |
17-14 |
1:05 |
|
Touchdown |
B. Paris, 2 yard run (D. Marcus kick) |
24-14 |
|
Third Quarter |
4:13 |
|
Field Goal |
D. Marcus, 22 yard field goal |
27-14 |
1:30 |
|
Field Goal |
T. McCarthy, 24 yard field goal |
27-17 |
|
Fourth Quarter |
7:21 |
|
Field Goal |
D. Marcus, 32 yard field goal |
30-17 |
4:54 |
|
Touchdown |
J. Williams, 11 yard pass from D. Whitfield (T. McCarthy kick) |
30-24 |
0:19 |
|
Touchdown |
P. Nicholson, 9 yard pass from D. Whitfield (T. McCarthy kick) |
31-30 |
Game Stats
Old Dominion |
Stat |
Utah State |
31 |
Score |
30 |
18 |
First Downs |
16 |
417 |
Total Offense |
321 |
20 - 21 - 0 |
Rushes - Yards - TD |
44 - 140 - 2 |
29 - 47 - 4 |
Comp - Att - TD |
8 - 21 - 1 |
396 |
Passing Yards |
181 |
8 |
Times Sacked |
1 |
6 - 14 (42%) |
3rd Down Conversion |
6 - 13 (46%) |
2 - 3 (66%) |
4th Down Conversion |
0 - 0 (0%) |
0 - 0 (0%) |
2-Point Conv |
0 - 0 (0%) |
4 - 2 - 1 (75%) |
Red Zone - TD - FG |
5 - 2 - 3 (100%) |
2 |
Turnovers |
1 |
0 |
Fumbles Lost |
0 |
2 |
Intercepted |
1 |
23 |
Punt Return Yards |
10 |
169 |
Kick Return Yards |
195 |
609 |
Total Yards |
526 |
3 – 38.7 |
Punts - Average |
3 - 36.0 |
2 - 20 |
Penalties |
2 - 20 |
12:20 |
Time of Possession |
23:40 |
Utah State Coach Goals
Goal |
XP Reward |
Completed |
Score a Touchdown |
25 |
x3 |
Force a Tunrover |
25 |
x2 |
Rush for 100 Yards |
25 |
x1 |
3+ Sacks |
50 |
x1 |
Play in an ESPN Classic Game |
75 |
x1 |
Opponent Under 150 Rush Yards |
50 |
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 |
0 |
Job Security Status
100%
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