2023 Utah State Aggies football team
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2023 Utah State Aggies football | |
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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 22–45 vs. Georgia State | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 6–7 (4–4 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Kyle Cefalo (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Joe Cauthen (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Maverik Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV y | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State y$ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University as a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Blake Anderson and played their home games at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 10:00 a.m. | at No. 25 Iowa* | FS1 | L 14–24 | 69,250 | |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Idaho State* | KJZZ | W 78–28 | 20,034 | |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Air Force | CBSSN | L 21–39 | 46,692 | |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | James Madison* |
| KJZZ | L 38–45 | 19,994 |
September 30 | 10:00 a.m. | at UConn* | CBSSN | W 34–33 | 21,227 | |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State![]() |
| KJZZ | W 44–24 | 22,864 |
October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Fresno State |
| CBSSN | L 32–37 | 17,220 |
October 21 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Jose State | CBSSN | L 21–42 | 15,028 | |
November 4 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | FS1 | W 32–24 2OT | 23,096 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Nevada |
| KJZZ | W 41–24 | 17,760 |
November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | Boise State |
| CBSSN | L 10–45 | 17,821 |
November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at New Mexico | CBSSN | W 44–41 2OT | 12,094 | |
December 23 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Georgia State | ESPN | L 22–45 | 12,168 | |
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Game summaries
[edit]at No. 25 Iowa
[edit]Utah State Aggies (0-0) at No. 25 Iowa Hawkeyes - Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
Hawkeyes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
- Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 69,250
- Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
Idaho State
[edit]Idaho State Bengals (0–1) at Utah State Aggies (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Aggies | 7 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 78 |
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Statistics | Idaho State | Utah State |
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First downs | 28 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 83–424 | 69–591 |
Rushes–yards | 30–101 | 41–380 |
Passing yards | 323 | 211 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 34–53–2 | 22–28–0 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 33:27 | 26:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Idaho State | Passing | Jordan Cooke | 20/30, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Soujah Gasu | 6 carries, 30 yards | |
Receiving | Christian Fredericksen | 8 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD | |
Utah State | Passing | Cooper Legas | 14/16, 125 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Robert Briggs Jr. | 9 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Terrell Vaughn | 11 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD |
at Air Force
[edit]Utah State Aggies (1–1) vs Air Force Falcons (2–0)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Falcons | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 39 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
- Date: September 15, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 18,400
- Referee: Patrick Foy
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Alex Del Barrio (Play-by-play), Robert Turbin (Analyst), & Emily Proud (Color)
- ESPN – Michel runs for three TDs, leads Air Force over Utah State 39-21[2]
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Statistics | USU | AF |
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First downs | 20 | 24 |
3rd down efficiency | 3–11 | 9–13 |
4th down efficiency | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Plays–yards | 61–302 | 68–428 |
Rushes–yards | 26–54 | 64–344 |
Passing yards | 248 | 84 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–35–1 | 3–4–0 |
Penalties–yards | 4–17 | 6–60 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 21:20 | 38:40 |
James Madison
[edit]at UConn
[edit]Utah State Aggies at UConn Huskies – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies | 0 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 34 |
Huskies | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 12:03 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, Wind N 8MPH, 60 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 21,227
- Referee: Marcus Woods
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color analyst), Keiana Martin (sideline)
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Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | USU | CONN |
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First downs | 21 | 26 |
Total yards | 416 | 473 |
Rushing yards | 101 | 218 |
Passing yards | 315 | 255 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 21:31 | 38:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Utah State | Passing | Cooper Legas | 11/13, 204 yds, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Cooper Legas | 6 att, 26 yds | |
Receiving | Jalen Royals | 7 rec, 185 yds, 3 TDs | |
Defense | MJ Tafisi | 13 tackles | |
UConn | Passing | Ta'Quan Roberson | 23/32, 255 yds, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Victor Rosa | 15 att, 92 yds | |
Receiving | Cameron Ross | 7 rec, 70 yds | |
Defense | Jackson Mitchell | 15 tackles, 1 int |
Colorado State
[edit]Colorado State Rams (2–2) at Utah State Aggies (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Aggies | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
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Statistics | Colorado State | Utah State |
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First downs | 20 | 28 |
Plays–yards | 83–320 | 84–639 |
Rushes–yards | 26–95 | 55–252 |
Passing yards | 225 | 387 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 26–57–3 | 19–29–2 |
Time of possession | 27:10 | 32:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 26/57, 225 yards, 3 INT |
Rushing | Kobe Johnson | 17 carries, 56 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Louis Brown IV | 6 receptions, 54 yards | |
Utah State | Passing | Cooper Legas | 19/29, 387 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Davon Booth | 14 carries, 141 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Terrell Vaughn | 8 receptions, 143 yards, TD |
Fresno State
[edit]Game Seven – Fresno State Bulldogs (5–1) at Utah State Aggies (3–3)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 37 |
Aggies | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 32 |
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah
- Date: Saturday, October 13, 2023
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind:
- Game attendance: 17,220
- Referee: Christian Watson
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) & Donte Whitner (analyst)
- Pregame line: Fresno State −6.0
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Statistics | FRES | USU |
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First downs | 27 | 30 |
Plays–yards | 80–461 | 82–568 |
Rushes–yards | 40–151 | 42–205 |
Passing yards | 310 | 363 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 23–40–0 | 23–40–2 |
Time of possession | 33:09 | 26:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Fresno State | Passing | Logan Fife | 22/39, 291 yards, TD |
Rushing | Malik Sherrod | 24 carries, 131 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Tre Watson | 5 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD | |
Utah State | Passing | Cooper Legas | 23/40, 363 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rahsul Faison | 12 carries, 75 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jalen Royals | 7 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD |
at San Jose State
[edit]Utah State Aggies (3–4) at San Jose State Spartans (2–5)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
- Date: October 21, 2023
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
- TV: CBSSN
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at San Diego State
[edit]Utah State Aggies (3–5) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (3–5)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Aggies | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C), Wind: N 9 mph
- Game attendance: 23,096
- Referee: Cal McNeill
- TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
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Statistics | Utah State | San Diego State |
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First downs | 20 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 76–400 | 71–384 |
Rushes–yards | 44–171 | 31–121 |
Passing yards | 229 | 263 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 23–32–0 | 26–40–1 |
Time of possession | 28:30 | 31:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Utah State | Passing | Cooper Legas | 11–15, 167 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Davon Booth | 13 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Terrell Vaughn | 8 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD | |
San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 25–39, 265 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Lucky Sutton | 11 carries, 86 yards | |
Receiving | Kenan Christon | 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD |
Nevada
[edit]Boise State
[edit]at New Mexico
[edit]vs. Georgia State (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
[edit]Game Thirteen – Georgia State Panthers (6–6) vs Utah State Aggies (6–6) (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
Aggies | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho
- Date: December 23, 2023
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h) NW
- Game attendance: 12,168
- Referee: Jeremy Valentine
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics | GSU | USU |
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First downs | 24 | 18 |
Total yards | 643 | 347 |
Rushing yards | 386 | 159 |
Passing yards | 257 | 188 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 36:12 | 23:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia State | Passing | Darren Grainger | 19/22, 257 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Freddie Brock | 24 carries, 276 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Cadarrius Thompson | 5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD | |
Utah State | Passing | Levi Williams | 12/21, 131 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Davon Booth | 4 carries, 71 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Terrell Vaughn | 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD |
References
[edit]- ^ "2023 Utah State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401532581". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.