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American college football season
The 2024 Utah State Aggies football team will represent the Utah State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Aggies are led by interim head coach Nate Dreiling in his first year with the program. The Aggies will play their home games at Maverik Stadium , located in Logan, Utah .
On July 2, 2024, Utah State announced that it intended to fire head coach Blake Anderson following an internal investigation; Anderson was formally fired on July 18.[ 1] [ 2] Title IX policies stemming from an incident that occured in spring 2023.[ 3] Nate Dreiling was named the Aggies' interim head coach.[ 4]
The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024.[ 5]
Mountain West media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Boise State
543 (38)
2
UNLV
471 (4)
3
Fresno State
460 (4)
4
Air Force
384
5
Colorado State
337
6
Wyoming
296
7
Utah State 285
8
San Diego State
251
9
Hawaii
214
10
San Jose State
185
11
New Mexico
85
12
Nevada
77
[ 6]
[ edit ]
Game One – Robert Morris Colonials (FCS) (0–0) vs Utah State Aggies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Robert Morris (FCS)
0
14
0 0 14
Utah State 7
3
10 16 36
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT
Date : August 31, 2024Game time : 6:00 PM MDTGame weather : Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)Game attendance : 17,037Referee : Michael CuttoneTV announcers (KMYU /Mountain West Network) : Play-by-Play: Dave Fox, Analyst: Alema Harrington, Reporter: Frank Dolce
Game information
First quarter (2:00) USU – Kyrese White 57-yard pass from Spencer Petras , Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:09; Utah State 7–0 ) Second quarter (13:33) RMU – Cole Mitchell 40-yard pass from Anthony Chiccitt, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Tied 7–7 )
(9:30) USU – Elliott Nimrod 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:03; Utah State 10–7 )
(0:41) RMU – Delvecchio Powell II 31-yard run, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:04; Robert Morris 14–10 ) Third quarter (10:33) USU – Kyrese White 53-yard pass from Bryson Barnes , Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:45; Utah State 17–14 )
(2:38) USU – Elliott Nimrod 50-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:47; Utah State 20–14 ) Fourth quarter (13:31) USU – Bryson Barnes 63-yard run (Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:37; Utah State 26–14 )
(10:57) USU – Jalen Royals 21-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:26; Utah State 33–14 )
(1:49) USU – Elliott Nimrod 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:21; Utah State 36–14 )
Statistics
RMU
USU
First downs
18
23
Total yards
362
646
Rushing yards
137
303
Passing yards
225
343
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
29-40-1
21-36-3
Time of possession
34:22
25:38
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Robert Morris Passing
Anthony Chiccitt
22/30, 171 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Tyvon Edmonds Jr.
19 carries, 86 yards
Receiving
Cole Mitchell
4 receptions, 60 yards, TD
Utah State Passing
Bryson Barnes 11/21, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Robert Briggs Jr.
9 carries, 88 yards
Receiving
Kyrese White
3 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD
Game Two – Utah State Aggies (1–0) at No. 13 USC Trojans (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Aggies
0
0
0 0 0
No. 13 Trojans 10
17
7 14 48
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
Date : September 7, 2024Game time : 9:00 PM MDTGame weather : Clear and Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 68,110Referee : Tim O'DeyTV announcers (BTN ) : Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter (11:13) USC - Michael Lantz 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:43; USC 3-0 )
(4:22) USC - Quinten Joyner 9-yard rush (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:05; USC 10-0 ) Second quarter (13:06) USC - Woody Marks 2-yard rush (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:36; USC 17-0 )
(1:41) USC - Michael Lantz 24-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:49; USC 20-0 )
(0:04) USC - Makai Lemon 6-yard pass from Miller Moss (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 1:10; USC 27-0 ) Third quarter (5:31) USC - Quinten Joyner 2-yard rush (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:40; USC 34-0 ) Fourth quarter (14:15) USC - Jayden Maiava 7-yard rush (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive; 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:08; USC 41-0 )
(6:32) USC - A'Mario Peterson 9-yard rush (Michael Lantz kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:40; USC 48-0 )
Statistics
USU
USC
First downs
10
28
Total yards
190
548
Rushing yards
87
253
Passing yards
103
295
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
18-27-1
29-41
Time of possession
27:07
32:53
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah State Passing
Bryson Barnes
18/27, 103 yards, INT
Rushing
Rahsul Faison
9 carries, 54 yards
Receiving
Jalen Royals
6 receptions, 47 yards
USC Passing
Miller Moss 21/30, 229 yards, TD
Rushing
Woody Marks 13 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving
Lake McRee
4 receptions, 81 yards
Game Three – No. 12 Utah Utes (2–0) vs Utah State Aggies (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 12 Utes 3
14
11 10 38
Aggies
7
7
7 0 21
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT
Date : September 14, 2024Game time : 2:30 PM MDTGame weather : Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 25,513Referee : Cravonne BarrettTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Tina Cervasio (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
UTAH
USU
First downs
23
14
Total yards
460
385
Rushing yards
221
140
Passing yards
239
245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
20–33–1
18–35–2
Time of possession
37:18
22:42
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah Passing
Isaac Wilson 20/33, 239 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Micah Bernard 17 carries, 123 yards, TD
Receiving
Brant Kuithe 3 receptions, 68 yards
Utah State Passing
Bryson Barnes
16/31, 223 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Rahsul Faison
19 carries, 115 yards
Receiving
Otto Tia
5 receptions, 78 yards
Utah State Aggies (1–2) at Temple Owls (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Aggies
0
21
0 8 29
Owls 0
17
7 21 45
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
Date : September 21, 2024Game time : 12:00 p.m. MDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind : NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)Game attendance : 11,384Referee : Edwin LeeTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
Game information
First quarter No scoring plays.
Second quarter (14:30) USU – Herschel Turner 4-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:11; Utah State 7–0. )
(11:19) USU – Jalen Royals 26-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:11; Utah State 14–0. )
(7:50) TEM – Antonio Jones 32-yard pass from Evan Simon , Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:24; Utah State 14–7. )
(1:10) TEM – Antwain Littleton II 17-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:17; Tied 14–14. )
(0:17) USU – Rahsul Faison 20-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:53; Utah State 21–14. )
(0:00) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 64-yard field goal (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:10; Utah State 21–17. ) Third quarter (4:10) TEM – Dante Wright 91-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 94 yards, 0:59; Temple 24–21. ) Fourth quarter (11:57) TEM – Daniel Evert 16-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:01; Temple 31–21. )
(6:02) TEM – Peter Clarke 2-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 4:10; Temple 38–21. )
(3:55) USU – Jack Hestera 28-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Kyrese White pass (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:07; Temple 35–29. )
(3:22) TEM – Evan Simon 1-yard run, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 0:26; Temple 45–29. )
Statistics
USU
TEM
First downs
26
20
Total yards
479
451
Rushing yards
186
180
Passing yards
293
271
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
26–44–1
17–27–0
Time of possession
29:02
30:58
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah State Passing
Spencer Petras
26/44, 293 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Rashul Faison
27 carries, 148 yards, TD
Receiving
Jalen Royals
10 receptions, 112 yards, TD
Temple Passing
Evan Simon 17/27, 271 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
Evan Simon
11 carries, 49 yards, TD
Receiving
Dante Wright
3 receptions, 116 yards, TD
at No. 21 Boise State [ edit ]
Utah State Aggies (1–3) at No. 21 Boise State Broncos (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Aggies
3
14
7 6 30
No. 21 Broncos 14
35
6 7 62
at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
Date : October 5, 2024Game time : 6:00 p.m. MDTGame weather : Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 37,210Referee : Michael CuttoneTV announcers (FS2 ) : Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
USU
BSU
First downs
21
27
Total yards
507
599
Rushing yards
135
296
Passing yards
372
303
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
27-41
26-32-1
Time of possession
25:34
34:26
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah State Passing
Spencer Petras
27/41, 372 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Rahsul Faison
26 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jalen Royals
9 receptions, 211 yards, 2 TD
Boise State Passing
Maddux Madsen
21/25, 256 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Ashton Jeanty
13 carries, 186 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Chase Penry
4 receptions, 74 yards
UNLV Rebels (4–1) vs Utah State Aggies (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Rebels 14
27
6 3 50
Aggies
7
0
14 13 34
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT
Date : Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 20,295Referee : Cal McNeillTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
Game information
First quarter (13:50) UNLV – Kylin James 5-yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:10; UNLV 7–0 )
(5:40) UNLV – Ricky White III 18-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams , Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:19; UNLV 14–0 )
(1:11) USU – Rahsul Faison 20-yard run, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:22; UNLV 14–7 ) Second quarter (13:35) UNLV – Caden Chittenden 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:37; UNLV 17–7 )
(11:56) UNLV – Casey Cain 18-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:33; UNLV 24–7 )
(9:24) UNLV – Kylin James 22-yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:25; UNLV 31–7 )
(3:37) UNLV – Caden Chittenden 46-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:42; UNLV 34–7 )
(1:53) UNLV – Ricky White III 31-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:04; UNLV 41–7 ) Third quarter (12:09) USU – Jack Hestera 24-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:44; UNLV 41–14 )
(10:26) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 29-yard run (Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:37; UNLV 47–14 )
(7:10) USU – Jalen Royals 13-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:17; UNLV 47–21 ) Fourth quarter (11:36) USU – Broc Lane 6-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Tanner Cragun kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:56; UNLV 47–28 )
(3:31) UNLV – Andre Meono 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:23; UNLV 50–28 )
(1:18) USU – Herschel Turner 3-yard run (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; UNLV 50–34 )
Statistics
UNLV
USU
First downs
25
32
Total yards
546
584
Rushing yards
313
123
Passing yards
233
461
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
13–20–0
41–59–3
Time of possession
31:02
28:58
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UNLV Passing
Hajj-Malik Williams 13/20, 233 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Jai’den Thomas
17 carries, 139 yards, TD
Receiving
Ricky White III 7 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD
Utah State Passing
Spencer Petras
41/59, 461 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Rahsul Faison
15 carries, 83 yards, TD
Receiving
Jalen Royals
10 receptions, 155 yards, TD
Game Seven – New Mexico Lobos (2–4) at Utah State Aggies (1–5) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
New Mexico 0
15
14 21 50
Utah State
14
10
14 7 45
at Maverik Stadium , Logan, Utah
Date : Saturday October 19, 2024Game time : 2:00 p.m. MDTGame weather : Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 14,584Referee : Nolan DumasTV announcers (TruTV) : Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
UNM
USU
First downs
28
23
Total yards
552
503
Rushing yards
280
143
Passing yards
272
360
Turnovers
4
2
Time of possession
31:06
28:54
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah State Aggies (1–6) at Wyoming Cowboys (1–6) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Aggies 7
10
0 10 27
Cowboys
3
7
6 9 25
at War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
Date : October 26, 2024Game time : 5:00 p.m. MDTGame weather : Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 17,724Referee : Cal McNeillTV announcers (CBSSN ) : John Sadak (play-by-play) and Luke Kuechly (analyst)
Game information
First quarter USU (12:27) – Otto Tia 36 yard pass from Spencer Petras (Tanner Cragun kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:33 (USU 7–0)
WYO (5:19) – John Hoyland 43 yard field goal; 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:25 (USU 7–3) Second quarter WYO (11:19) – Sam Scott 11 yard run (John Hoyland kick); 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:05 (WYO 10–7)
USU (1:19) – Tanner Cragun 39 yard field goal; 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:30 (Tied 10–10)
USU (0:19) – Rahsul Faison 8 yard run (Tanner Cragun kick); 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:16 (USU 17–10) Third quarter WYO (9:30) – John Hoyland 27 yard field goal; 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:30 (USU 17–13)
WYO (3:08) – John Hoyland 23 yard field goal; 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:06 (USU 17–16) Fourth quarter WYO (13:36) – Tyler King 54 yard run (2-point conversion failed); 1 play, 54 yards, 0:09 (WYO 22–17)
USU (11:58) – Josh Sterzer 10 yard pass from Spencer Petras (Tanner Cragun kick); 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:38 (USU 24–22)
WYO (1:57) – John Hoyland 31 yard field goal; 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:21 (WYO 25–24)
USU (0:00) – Tanner Cragun 40 yard field goal; 12 plays, 53 yards, 1:57 (USU 27–25)
Statistics
USU
WYO
First downs
23
26
Total yards
378
470
Rushing yards
148
276
Passing yards
230
194
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
26–41–0
17–31–1
Time of possession
25:10
34:50
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah State Passing
Spencer Petras
25/39, 194 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Rahsul Faison
23 carries, 131 yards, TD
Receiving
Otto Tia
6 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Wyoming Passing
Kaden Anderson
15/24, 182 yards
Rushing
Sam Scott
11 carries, 115 yards, TD
Receiving
Chris Durr
9 receptions, 83 yards
at Washington State [ edit ]
Utah State Aggies (0–0) at Washington State Cougars (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Aggies
0
0
0 0 0
Cougars
0
0
0 0 0
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
Date : November 9, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
USU
WSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Washington State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game Ten – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Utah State Aggies – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Hawaii
0
0
0 0 0
Utah State
0
0
0 0 0
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT
Date : Saturday November 16, 2024Game time : 4:00 PM ESTGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)TV announcers (TBD) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
HAW
USU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Hawaii Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
San Diego State Aztecs (0–0) vs Utah State Aggies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Aztecs
0
0
0 0 0
Aggies
0
0
0 0 0
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT
Date : November 23, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
SDSU
USU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
San Diego State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah State Aggies (0–0) at Colorado State Rams (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Aggies
0
0
0 0 0
Rams
0
0
0 0 0
at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
Date : November 30, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
USU
CSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colorado State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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