GAME WEEK: Utah St. at Louisiana Tech

UTAH STATE at LOUISIANA TECH Saturday, Oct. 9 - 2 p.m. (MT) Joe 
Aillet Stadium (30,600) Ruston, La. 

QUICKLY -- Fresh off its nationally-televised blasting of BYU, Utah State (2-3, 0-1 WAC) will hit the road to resume Western Athletic Conference action, heading to Ruston, La., to tangle with Louisiana Tech (1-4, 0-1 WAC) on Saturday, Oct. 9... Kickoff from LTU's Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600) is slated for 2 p.m. (MT) and will be televised by ESPN-Regional on Altitude (Comcast Ch. 61 in Cache Valley)... The Trey and Jay show features Trey Bender handling play-by-play duties and Jay Taylor providing analysis.

SATURDAY'S STORYLINES -- Things to watch for in Saturday's battle between the Aggies and Bulldogs:

-- USU seeking a win to even its record at 3-3, which would be the Aggies' best ledger through six games since 1983, when USU lost its first three games of the season and then won its next three, finishing with a 5-6 record.
-- Aggies seeking first two-game win streak since the last two games of the 2007 season, beating New Mexico State, 35-17, and Idaho, 24-19, both on the road.
-- USU going for second win in a row over LTU, for first two-game win streak in series since the first two games in 1993 and 1994.
-- Aggies are going for just their second win at Ruston in four tries.
-- USU is seeking its first win on Louisiana soil since 1994, looking to snap a five-game losing streak in games played in the Pelican State.
-- Big returns could be in store as the game features the top team in the conference in kick returns in USU (25.5 yards per return), as well as two of the top individual kick returners in the conference in a pair of sophomores in LTU's Lyle Fitte, who leads the WAC and is 20th in the FBS with a 30.2 yards per return average while USU's Kerwynn Williams is second in the conference and 34th in the country in kickoff returns at 26.9 ypr.
-- Williams needs 305 all-purpose yards to reach 2,000 for his career.
-- USU senior QB Diondre Borel needs:
-- 133 yards of total offense to reach 7,000 career yards, becoming just the second USU QB to reach the milestone.
-- 28 passing yards to crack the top five on USU's Career Passing list.
-- 142 total offense yards to reach the WAC's Career Top 30 list, as the No. 30 spot is currently held by Fresno State's Tom Brandstater (2005- 08).

FOLLOWING THE GAME AND THE AGGIES

ON TV - - Saturday's match-up of the Aggies and Bulldogs will be televised on ESPN-Regional TV, and will be aired on Altitude (Comcast Ch. 61 in Cache Valley)... Trey Bender will be handle play-by-play duties while Jay Larson will provide analysis.

ON THE AIR -- All Utah State football games are carried live on KVNU 610 AM, KVNU 102.1 FM (Cache Valley) and KLZX 95.9 FM in Logan; 1230 or 1320 AM in Salt Lake City; on KLZX 105.3 FM in Montpelier, Idaho... All Aggie football games are also on the Internet at www.UtahStateAggies.com by clicking on "Listen Live"... Al Lewis handles the play-by-play duties, while Craig Hislop provides analysis.

ON THE INTERNET -- USU home football games are also streamed on the Internet through "Aggies All Access," by clicking on the "Live Aggies Video" link on the home page of www.UtahStateAggies.com... Fans can register and purchase single-game or season packages to watch.

GAMETRACKER -- Fans can follow all USU Aggie home games, as well as Saturday's game, through the USU web site at www.UtahStateAggies.com via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play-by-play and statistics throughout the game.

COACHES SHOW ON THE ROAD -- The Gary Andersen radio show will rotate between Bajio Mexican Grill and Firehouse Pizza on Thursday nights (6:05-6:45 p.m. on 610 AM KVNU) when the Aggies play on Saturday... The show gives USU fans an opportunity to ask questions and interact with Coach Andersen and players.

Upcoming Coaches Shows: Oct. 7 Firehouse Pizza / Oct. 14 Bajio Mexican Grill

UP NEXT -- The Aggies have a bye week before returning to the friendly confines of Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium to host Hawai'i... Kickoff is slated for 3 p.m., as part of a full weekend, which includes a special ceremony and dedication of "Merlin Olsen Field" along with the unveiling of the Merlin Olsen statue at Romney Stadium.

UTAH STATE NOTE- ABLES

NEW HOME UNIFORMS/NEW LOOK HELMETS/HELMET STICKERS -- The Utah State football team debuted its new home uniforms on Sept. 11 vs. Idaho State.

Head coach Gary Andersen and selected players helped choose the design for the jerseys. The jerseys and pants are made by Nike and feature a navy blue base with white letters and numbers with black piping around the numbers along with white and black trim on the sides of the jerseys and pants. USU will be able to wear the navy blue jersey with either navy blue or white pants for home games and the white jersey with either white or navy blue pants for road games.

Utah State's helmets got an new look this summer, as the white helmet with larger navy blue metallic paint flakes is an upgrade from the white helmet with small black metallic flakes last year, while the navy blue facemasks replace white masks that have adorned the white helmet with U- State logo since the mid-90's.

Additionally, helmet stickers will be awarded to players, with a "Block A" for academic achievement and community service and a bull head for athletic recognition. All helmets will also have a "71" sticker on the back, honoring USU legend Merlin Olsen, who passed away March 11, 2010.

UTAH STATE NAMES FIELD AT ROMNEY STADIUM 'MERLIN OLSEN FIELD' -- To honor one of its greatest alumnus and the most decorated football player in school history, Utah State University is naming the playing field inside Romney Stadium `Merlin Olsen Field.'

An official dedication ceremony will take place during the end of the 2010 football season in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Utah State's 1960 Sun Bowl Team, led by Olsen. During the official dedication of Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium, a larger-than- life-size bronze statue of Olsen, which will be sculpted by nationally renowned artist Blair Buswell, will be unveiled in the southeast corner of the stadium.

Olsen was a three-year lettermen on the offensive and defensive lines for Utah State's football team from 1959-61, earning All-American honors during both his junior and senior seasons. During his senior season in 1961, he won the Outland Trophy as the nation's outstanding interior defensive lineman. Olsen also was a three-time academic All-American at Utah State and graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Kappa Phi in 1962 with a degree in finance. NFL Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, the greatest athlete in Utah State University history, passed away at City of Hope Hospital near Los Angeles on March 11, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer.

AGGIES, BULLDOGS, AGGIES, BULLDOGS -- Utah State is playing its second Bulldogs mascot this season, also facing the Bulldogs from Fresno State on Sept. 18, losing 41-24... Meanwhile, LA Tech has the dubious honor of facing three "Aggies," this season, losing at Texas A&M, 48-19, on Sept. 11, Utah State on Saturday and LTU will also take on the Aggies from New Mexico State on Nov. 13.

IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS -- Utah State has faced either a cat or a dog mascot in four of its first six games this season: Idaho State Bengals (W, 38-3 on Sept. 11), Fresno State Bulldogs (L, 41-24 on Sept. 18), BYU Cougars (W, 31-16 on Friday, Oct. 1) and Saturday vs. the LA Tech Bulldogs.

UTAH STATE-LOUISIANA TECH SERIES -- The USU-LTU series is Utah State's shortest and newest with a WAC opponent, as the teams have only met seven times and first met in 1993... The Aggies won the first two meetings in the series as Big West Conference mates in 1993 (24-13) and 1994 (7-3), but the teams didn't meet again until WAC foes in 2005 and the Bulldogs won four in a row in the series until USU's 23-21 win last year... LTU holds a 4-3 advantage, but USU is going for a two-game win streak in the series, something the Aggies haven't done since earning victory in the first two games of the series in 1993 and 1994... LTU has won the last two meetings in Ruston and have a 2-1 edge on the Bulldogs' home turf.

USU VS. Louisiana Tech 
Overall:  3-4-0 / Home:  2-2-0 / Away:  1-2-0 11-13-93    W    24-13    H 
10-15-94    W    7-3    A 11-5-05    L    17-27    H 10-21-06    L    35-48    
A 10-27-07    L    21-31    H 11-15-08    L    38-45    A 10-24-09    W    
23-21    H <p></p>

USU VS. PELICAN STATE TEAMS -- Utah State is 5-9 (.357) against schools from the state of Louisiana with a 3-4 mark against Louisiana Tech, 1-1 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 1-2 vs. Louisiana-Monroe and 0-2 vs. Louisiana State... The Aggies are a combined 2-6 in games on Louisiana soil, going 1-2 vs. Louisiana Tech, 1- 0 at Louisiana-Lafayette, 0-2 at Louisiana-Monroe and 0-2 at Louisiana State... USU's last win in the Pelican State was on Oct. 15, 1994 over Louisiana Tech, but have lost five since (L, 31-14 at LSU on Sept. 8, 2001; L, 51-48 in 2OT at Louisiana-Monroe on Oct. 26, 2002; L, 32-25 at LA- Monroe on Nov. 6, 2004; L, 48-35 at LA Tech on Oct. 21, 2006 and L, 45- 38 at LA Tech on Nov. 15, 2008).

USU IN OCTOBER / ON OCT. 9 - - USU has won two of its last three games in October, but the Aggies have lost 23 of its last 29 games in the Canadian Thanksgiving month (which is on Monday, Oct. 11)... After having five games in October last season, USU has four games in the 10th month for the second time in three years... Saturday is USU's first game on Oct. 9 since 2004, losing 31-21 to North Texas... This is the Aggies' first road game on Oct. 9 since 1954, and USU is 1-3 on the road on the ninth day of the 10th month... Overall, the Aggies are 8-6 on the date, but 6-6 against college teams, blanking Granite High School, 13-0, in 1915 and Ogden Athletic Club, 21-0, in 1920... USU has won four of its last six games on the date... Here's a closer look at how USU has fared on Oct. 9:

1909 - L 0-28 vs. Utah 
1915 - W 13-0 vs. Granite HS 1920 - W 21-0 at Ogden Athletic Club 1926 
- W 7-0 vs. Colorado College 1937 - L 0-33 at Colorado 1942 - L 14-31 at 
Colorado 1948 - W, 22-17 vs. Arizona State 1954 - L 13-23 at Fresno 
State 1965 - W 30-19 vs. Idaho 1971 - W 29-7 vs. BYU 1976 - L 7-10 vs. 
Colorado State 1982 - W 30-3 vs. Idaho State 1999 - W 20-14 vs. 
Arkansas State 2004 - L 23-31 vs. North Texas 

USU VS. LA TECH IN OCTOBER -- Saturday is the fifth meeting overall between the Aggies and Bulldogs in October and the fourth in the last five, with the 2008 meeting being the lone exception (Nov. 15)... USU is 2-2 vs. LTU in October, winning in 1994 (7-3 on Oct. 15) and 2009 (23-21 on Oct. 24), while losing in 2006 (48-35 on Oct. 21) and in 2007 (31-21 on Oct. 27). EACH OTHER'S LAST TIME LIST -- On Utah State's "Last Time" list, Louisiana Tech is referenced three times, while USU is on LTU's list three times as well:
-- USU's last individual with three field goals in a game was Chris Ulinski with three last year in USU's 23-21 win.
-- The last USU opponent individual with a kick return for a TD was current LTU senior kick returner/wide receiver Phillip Livas with a 100-yard return last year.
- - The last Aggie opponent individual with an interception return for a TD was LA Tech's Dominique Faust with a 60-yard snag and score in 2008 at Ruston.
-- Livas' 2009 kick return for a TD is LTU's last kick return for a TD.
-- USU's Robert Turbin is the last Bulldog opponent with three rushing TD's in 2008.
-- LTU's defense last scored multiple TD's against Utah State last year.

USU BESTS VS. LA TECH -- Here is a look at some of the top USU statistical individual performances against the Bulldogs over the years: QB Leon Jackson III had the 16th- best passing outing against La Tech in 2005, throwing for a career-best 372 yards, which is the third-best passing total for a sophomore QB... Profail Greer had one of USU's 100-yard rushing games against LTU in 1993 with 104 yards... Anthony Calvillo also had a 300-yard passing game vs. La Tech in 1993 with 308 yards... Cotie McMahon had one of his three career 100-yard receiving games against the Bulldogs in 1994 with 128 yards... Former Aggie WR/KR Kevin Robinson had two of his best games including two of his five career 100-yard receiving outings against LA Tech in 2005 with a 131 yards, which was the third-best receiving total for a sophomore, then followed it up with a career-best 141 yards in 2006... In 2007, Jackson connected with Jacob Actkinson for an 82-yard pass against LA Tech, the 11th-longest pass play in USU history.

AGGIE-BULLDOG NOTE-ABLE -- Louisiana Tech linebackers coach Stan Eggan was an assistant coach at Utah State from 1986-90, coaching the Aggies' linebackers and was USU's recruiting coordinator... LTU Athletics Director Bruce Van De Velde was also Athletics Director at Utah State in 1998, hiring current head men's basketball coach, Stew Morrill, who has guided the Aggies to 11-straight 23-win seasons and 11- straight postseason appearances (NCAA-7, NIT-4), both of which are school records, and is USU's all-time winningest coach... USU cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond is from New Iberia, La., and played for LSU from 1989-92, but he didn't play Louisiana Tech... Raymond was an assistant coach at LSU from 2006-08, coaching the cornerbacks and assistant strength & conditioning coach, and LSU beat LA Tech, 58-10, in 2008... Aggie offensive line coach Alex Gerke was running backs/o-line coach at Hawai'i in 2008 when the Warriors beat the Bulldogs, 24-14... USU defensive coordinator/safeties coach Bill Busch was safeties coach/special teams coordinator at Nebraska from 2004-07, helping the Cornhuskers beat LA Tech, 49-10, in 2006... Aggie defensive administrative assistant Hunter Teafatiller was a freshman TE for Nebraska in that game and tallied not only his first career catch but also his first TD reception of his career against LA Tech, with a 29-yard scoring play for his lone catch of the game... Aggie offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Dave Baldwin was offensive coordinator/tight ends coach at Michigan State, facing Louisiana Tech and losing, 20-19, in 2003... First-year LTU head coach Sonny Dykes is facing Utah State for the second time in his coaching career, as he was receiver coach at Texas Tech when the Red Raiders beat the Aggies, 38-16 in 2000... USU junior OL Robert Hill played high school at Southlake Carroll (Texas), who played Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, La.) where La Tech fellow junior, defensive end Jared Barron played, in a nationally televised HS football game in September, 2006, won by Southlake Carroll.

AGGIE-BULLDOGS CONNECTIONS -- Utah State has several players with hometown or high school connections to Louisiana Tech players:

Hometown/High School    USU Player(s)    LTU Player(s) 
<p>Arlington, Texas    Walter McClenton JR S    Chandler Spence SO WR     
(Bowie HS)    (Lamar HS) </p><p>Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield Summit HS    
<a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/friesen_chris00.html">Chris Friesen</a> 
RS-FR OL    Kris Cavitt JR OL </p>

AD AT BOTH -- Louisiana Tech Athletics Director Bruce Van De Velde was also Athletics Director at Utah State in 1998, hiring current head men's basketball coach, Stew Morrill, who has guided the Aggies to 11-straight 23-win seasons and 11-straight postseason appearances (NCAA-7, NIT-4), both of which are school records, and is USU's all-time winningest coach.

CURRENT AGGIE COACHES VS. LA TECH -- A total of five members of Utah State's coaching staff have faced LA Tech in previous positions, either as a coach or a player... Overall, those five members are a combined 4-1 vs. LTU.

Name    Utah State Position    Other Position    Years <a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/baldwin_dave00.html">Dave Baldwin</a>    
Offensive Coord./WR's    Mich. St. Off. Coord./TE    2003-L 19-20 (0-1 vs. 
LTU) <p><a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/busch_bill00.html">Bill 
Busch</a>    Defensive Coord./Safeties    Nebraska Spec. Tm./S    2006-W, 
49-10 (1-0 vs. LTU) 
</p><p><a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gerke_alex00.html">Alex 
Gerke</a>    Offensive Line    Hawai'i Off. Line/RB's    2008-W, 24-14 (1-0 
vs. LTU) </p><p><a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/raymond_corey00.html">Corey Raymond</a>    Cornerbacks    
LSU CB/Asst. Strength    2008-W, 58-10 (1-0 vs. LTU) </p><p><a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/teafatiller_hunter00.html">Hunter 
Teafatiller</a>    Defensive Admin. Asst.    Player - Nebraska TE    2006-W, 
49-10 (1-0 vs. LTU) </p>

UTAH STATE-LOUISIANA TECH BY THE NUMB3R5 -- A closer look at note-ables about Saturday's match-up between the Aggies and Bulldogs: ``` 0 Players from Louisiana on Utah State's roster. 0 Players from Utah at Louisiana Tech's roster. 0 Coach from Utah on LA Tech's staff. 1 Coach from Louisiana on Utah State's staff: cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond, who is from New Iberia, La. 1 Assistant coach on the Louisiana Tech staff with ties to Utah State in LTU linebackers coach Stan Eggan, who was an assistant coach at Utah State from 1986-90, coaching linebackers. 1 Win vs. LTU at Ruston by Utah State. 1 Current LTU AD who was also AD at Utah State in Bruce Van De Velde, who was named Louisiana Tech's athletics director in February of 2010for the Bulldogs and was USU AD in 1998. 2
100+ receiving outings against Louisiana Tech by Kevin Robinson with 131 as a sophomore in 2005 and 141 as a junior in 2006. 2 Different conferences that Utah State and Louisiana Tech have been in together (Big West 2003-04, WAC, 2005-present). 3 Overall wins by Utah State in the series. 4 Overall wins in the series by Louisiana Tech. 4 Players from the home city of LA Tech, Ruston, on the Bulldogs' roster. 5 Utah State's wins over a team from the state of Louisiana (3-4 vs. Louisiana Tech, 1-1 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 1-2 vs. Louisiana-Monroe and 0-2 vs. Louisiana State). 7 Players from the home city of USU, Logan, on the Aggies' roster. 11 Ranking on the longest pass play list by Leon Jackson III to current Aggie
junior linebacker, Jacob Actkinson, then a fullback vs. LA Tech in 2007. 45 Players from the state of Utah on Utah State's roster. 57 Players from the state of Louisiana on LA Tech's roster. 82
Yards of the pass play from Jackson III to Actkinson vs. LTU in 2007. 141
Career-high receiving yards by Kevin Robinson, which came against LA Tech in 2006. 308 Passing yards by Anthony Calvillo vs. LA Tech in 1993, his eighth and final 300+ passing outing of his career. 1,618 Miles from USU's Romney Stadium to LTU's Joe Aillet Stadium.

BOREL ONE OF SIX QB'S IN COUNTRY IN CAREER 1,000 RUSH/5,000 PASS CLUB -- USU senior QB Diondre Borel is one of six active quarterbacks in the country with 1,000 career rushing yards and 5,000 career passing yards.

QB    SCHOOL    RUSH YDS    PASS YDS 
Colin Kaepernick    Nevada    3,454    8,124 Andy Dalton    TCU    1,399      
8,364 Jake Locker    Washington    1,764    6,310 Tyrod Taylor    Virginia 
Tech    1,859      5,143 Austen Arnaud    Iowa State    1,106    5,854 <a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/borel_diondre00.html">Diondre Borel</a>    
Utah State    1,253    5,614 

BOREL AMONG NATION'S ACTIVE LEADERS FOR CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE -- Borel is also among the nation's leaders for career total offense, currently No. 13 with 6,867 yards. ```

TD RES PLAYS YARDS YARDS Rnk Player, School YR POS GM
PLAYS YARDS FOR PER GM PER GM PER PLY 1 Case Keenum, Houston SR QB 43 1869 14448 127 43.5 336.0 7.73 2
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada SR QB 42 1531 11578 118 36.5
275.7 7.56 3 Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP SR QB 41 1564 10782 87
38.1 263.0 6.89 4 Adam Weber, Minnesota SR QB 43 1735
10204 71 40.3 237.3 5.88 5 Andy Dalton, TCU SR QB 42
1490 9763 69 35.5 232.5 6.55 6 Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M SR QB 34 1296 8142 80 38.1 239.5 6.28 7 Jake Locker, Washington SR QB 32 1325 8074 68 41.4 252.3
6.09 8 Kellen Moore, Boise St. JR QB 31 1017 8035 77 32.8
259.2 7.90 9 Nathan Enderle, Idaho SR QB 38 1319 7918 64
34.7 208.4 6.00 10 Russell Wilson, North Carolina St. JR QB 28
1108 7222 71 39.6 257.9 6.52 11 Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech
SR QB 41 1067 7002 46 26.0 170.8 6.56 12 Austen Arnaud, Iowa St. SR QB 37 1197 6960 49 32.4 188.1 5.81 13 Diondre Borel, Utah St. SR QB 36 1158 6867 47 32.2 190.8 5.93 14 Ryan Lindley, San Diego St. JR QB 27 1056 6685 47 39.1 247.6
6.33 15 T.J. Yates, North Carolina SR QB 36 1143 6667 51
31.8 185.2 5.83 16 Christian Ponder, Florida St. SR QB 28 1036
6433 45 37.0 229.8 6.21 17 Omar Clayton, UNLV SR QB 32
1023 6218 47 32.0 194.3 6.08 18 Terrelle Pryor, Ohio St. JR
QB 31 938 6203 60 30.3 200.1 6.61 19 Cody Hawkins, Colorado SR QB 37 1135 6049 56 30.7 163.5 5.33 20
Austin Davis, Southern Miss. JR QB 26 1018 6014 51 39.2
231.3 5.91 TD RES FOR = TD's Responsible For

STARTING STREAKERS -- Borel is one of 10 QB's in the country to have all of their career starts in consecutive order with more than 10 games and one of only four with more than 20: ``` QB - SCHOOL CAREER STARTS / CONSECUTIVE STARTS Adam Weber - SR - Minnesota 44 / 44 Trevor Vittatoe - SR - UTEP 41 / 41 Jerrod Johnson - SR - Texas A&M 27 / 27 Diondre Borel - SR - Utah State
26 / 26 Brian Anderson - SR - Marshall 19 / 19 Robert Griffin III - SR - Baylor 19 / 19 Greg McElroy - SR - Alabama 19 / 19 G.J. Kinne - JR - Tulsa 17 / 17 Chris Masson - JR - Louisiana 16 / 16 Austyn Carta- Samuels - SO - Wyoming 14 / 14

BOREL 7TH AGGIE QB TO 5K PASSING -- USU senior QB Diondre Borel topped the 5,000 career passing yard plateau in the Idaho State game on Sept. 11... Borel became just the seventh Aggie QB to reach the 5,000-yard passing milestone and the first since Jose Fuentes reached it in the 2001 season, finishing his career in 2002 with 9,168 yards, the No. 1 spot on USU's career passing list... Now with 5,614 yards, Borel passed Matt Sauk's 5,385 yards (1996-97) for the No. 6 spot on USU's career passing list... Borel is just 28 yards from Anthony Calvillo (1992-93) with 5,642 yards at No. 5, as well as 459 from Eric Hipple (1976-79) at No. 4 with 6,073 yards. ``` Career Passing No. Name Years Yds. To Tie 1. Jose Fuentes
1999-2002 9,168 3,554 2. Tony Adams 1970-72 6,226 612 3.
Brent Snyder 1987-88 6,105 491 4. Eric Hipple 1976-79 6,073
459 5. Anthony Calvillo 1992-93 5,642 28 6. Diondre Borel 2007-pres.
5,614 7. Matt Sauk 1996-97 5,385

BOREL SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER -- Quarterback Diondre Borel holds four school records, as he is the USU record holder for single-season total offense (3,343 yards, 2009), single-season rushing yards by a QB (632 in 2008) and career rushing yards for a QB (1,098 yards, 2007-pres.), as well as fewest INT thrown (four in 2009)... Borel's 105 rushing yards in 2009 vs. Fresno State (Oct. 31),was just shy of the single-game rushing record by a QB of 121 yards held by Tony Adams vs. Colorado State in 1972. ``` Rushing Yards by a Quarterback Game: 121, Tony Adams (12 attempts) vs. Colorado State, 1972 105, Diondre Borel (12 attempts) vs. Idaho, 2008 Season: 632, Diondre Borel (179 att.), 2008 Career: 1,253, Diondre Borel (351 att.), 2007- pres.

BOREL RECORD WATCH -- Now with 6,867 career total offense yards, Borel has taken over sole possession of No. 2 on USU's career total offense list, passing Tony Adams (1970-72) with 6,587... Borel needs just 133 yards to become just the second Aggie QB with 7,000 career yards... He also has cut the gap to No. 1 to less than 2,000 yards at 1,934 yards to reach USU's career total offense record holder Jose Fuentes (1999-2002) at No. 1 with 8,791 yards... The current Aggie senior Borel vaulted from No. 18 to 15, edging past Demetrius Brown (1986-89) with 1,252... John Strycula (1969-71) is at No. 14 with 1,412 yards. Borel has also cracked the WAC's Career Top 40 list, vaulting from No. 34 to No. 31, needing 142 for the No. 30 spot of Tom Brandstater (Fresno State, 2005-08) with 7,009 yards.

USU Career Total Offense 
No. Name    Years    Yds.    To Tie 1.    <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/fuentes_jose00.html">Jose Fuentes</a>    1999-2002    8,791    
1,934 2.    <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/borel_diondre00.html">Diondre Borel</a>    2007-pres.    
6,867 3.    Tony Adams    1970-72    6,587 4.    Eric Hipple    1976-79    
6,121 5.    Brent Snyder    1987-88    5,928 6.    Anthony Calvillo    1992-93    
5,838 7.    Matt Sauk    1996-97    5,466 8.    <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/jacksoniii_leon00.html">Leon Jackson III</a>    2004-07     
5,035 9.    <a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cox_travis00.html">Travis 
Cox</a>    2001-04    4,844 10.    Abu Wilson    1992, 94-96    3,933 
<p>USU Career Rushing No. Name    Years    Yds.    To Tie 1.    Demario 
Brown    1996-1999    4,053    2,800 ---- 11.    <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/turbin_robert00.html">Robert Turbin</a>    2008-pres.    
1,798    545 12.    Maurice Turner    1979-82    1,549    296 13.    Roy 
Shivers    1964-65    1,468    215 14.    John Strycula    1969-71    1,412    
159 15.    <a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/borel_diondre00.html">Diondre 
Borel</a>    2007-pres.    1,253 16.    Demetrius Brown    1986-89    1,252 
17.    Archie Gibson    1972-73    1,235 18.    <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/fiefia_david00.html">David Fiefia</a>    2000-03    1,193 19.    
Mac Lane    1966-67    1,182 20.    Jerry Hughes    1971-72    1,144 
</p><p>WAC Career Total Offense No.    Yards    Name, School, Years    
To Tie 1.     16,916     Timmy Chang, UH, 2000-04    10,049 2.     14,740     
Colt Brennan, UH, 2005-07    7,873 3.     14,665     Ty Detmer, BYU, 1988-
91    7,798 <i>4.     11,578     Colin Kaepernick, NEV, 2007-pres.    
4,711</i> 5.     11,570     Chase Holbrook, NMSU, 2006-08    4,703 6.     
10,651     Stoney Case, UNM, 1991-94 7.     10,513     Todd Santos, SDSU, 
1984-87 8.     10,216     Luke McCown, LTU, 2001-03 9.     10,145     Paul 
Pinegar, FS, 2002-05 10.     9,786     Ryan Dinwiddie, BSU, 2001-03 -----
- <i>19.     8,035    Kellen Moore, BSU, 2008-pres.     1,168</i> ------ 
<i>21.    7,918    Nathan Enderle, UI, 2007-pres.    1,051</i> ------ 24.     
7,559     Mike McCoy, UU, 1992-94    692 25.     7,398     Tom Corontzos, 
UW, 1988-91    531 26.     7,253     Steve Sarkisian, BYU, 1995-96    386 27.     
7,147     Anthoney Hill, CSU, 1991-94    280 28.     7,087     Dan McGwire, 
SDSU, 1989-90    220 29.     7,045     David Carr, FS, 1997-98, 00-01    
178 30.     7,009     Tom Brandstater, FS, 2005-08    142 <b><i>31.    
6,867    <a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/borel_diondre00.html">Diondre 
Borel</a>, USU, 2007-pres.</i></b><i></i> 32.     6,753     Josh 
Wallwork, UW, 1995-96 33.     6,680     Kelly Stouffer, CSU, 1983-86 34.     
6,627     Beau Morgan, AFA, 1994-96 35.     6,604     Trent Dilfer, FS, 1992-
93 </p><p>Italics = active </p>

BOREL EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR OKLAHOMA PERFORMANCE -- Utah State senior quarterback Diondre Borel earned national recognition for his performance on Sept. 4 in the Aggies' near-upset of No. 7 Oklahoma before falling, 31-24, by receiving a helmet sticker from ESPN.com. He was the lone Western Athletic Conference player to earn a helmet sticker among the non-BCS conferences list. Borel was 17-of- 36 for 341 yards (20.1 yards per completion) with two touchdowns. It was Borel's sixth career 300-yard passing outing, his 17th career game with at least one TD pass and ninth career game with multi-TDs and Borel now has 30 career TD passes.

Borel was joined on the list by Troy kicker Michael Taylor, the TCU rushing offense, Houston quarterback Case Keenum and Utah safety Brian Blechen.

ABOUT LA TECH -- The Bulldogs fell to 1-4 on the season with a 41-21 loss at Hawai'i on Saturday, as LTU has now lost nine straight road games dating back to a victory at New Mexico State in 2008... UH's Bryant Moniz passed for 532 yards and four scores, as UH receiver Kealoha Pilares set a program record with 18 catches on the night for 204 yards and two TD's.

LA Tech was led by senior back-up QB Ross Jenkins, who came off the bench to pass for 19-of-26 for 215 yards with two TD's, but threw one INT and was sacked once. Sophomore Richie Casey had eight catches for 98 yards and a TD, while senior RB Myke Compton had 58 yards rushing on eight carries and junior RB Lennon Creer added 57 yards on 12 rushes.

Defensively, sophomore LB Jay Dudley and sophomore SS Chad Boyd led LTU with seven tackles apiece.

The Bulldogs are seventh in the WAC and 86th in FBS in total offense (333.8 ypg), ranking fifth in the conference and 56th in the county in passing offense (228.0 ypg) while ranking sixth in the league and 100th in the nation in rushing offense (105.80 ypg)... Defensively, LTU is eighth in the WAC and 115h in FBS in total defense (482.6 ypg), ranking sixth in the league and 94th in the nation in rushing defense (184.4 ypg) and ninth in the league and 119th (out of 120 teams) in pass defense (298.2 ypg)... The Bulldogs are seventh in the conference and 106th in the country in scoring offense (18.4 ppg) while ranking sixth in the league and 89th in the country in scoring defense (29.0 ppg).

Individually, sophomore QB Colby Cameron is 11th in the WAC in total offense (101.2), while Jenkins is 12th (77.8 ypg)... Creer is seventh in the conference in rushing (53.8 ypg)... Junior WR Taulib Ikharo is tied for eighth in the league and tied for 99th in the country in receptions per game (4.2) and is 14th in the WAC in receiving yards per game (43.6 ypg).

Dudley and junior LB Adrien Cole are tied for seventh in the league in tackles (7.4 pg)... Sophomore WR/RB/KR Lyle Fitte leads the league and is 20th in the nation in kickoff returns (30.2 ypr) while senior WR/KR Phillip Livas is ninth in the conference and 84th in the country in all-purpose yardage (110.0 ypg)... Sophomore P Ryan Allen is second in the league and 53rd in the nation in punting (40.8 ypp).

LTU head coach Sonny Dykes is in his first season at the leash of the Bulldogs and has a 1-4 mark... Dykes is facing Utah State for the second time in his coaching career, as he was receiver coach at Texas Tech when the Red Raiders beat the Aggies, 38-16 in 2000.

ABOUT UTAH STATE -- The Aggies are off to their first 2-3 ledger through five games since 2005, after blasting BYU, 31-16, Friday night in a nationally- televised game on ESPN.

A swarming, stout defense and two Derrvin Speight touchdowns paved the way for Utah State as Speight rushed for a career-high two TD's on a career-best 22 carries, part of Utah State's 59 rushes, the most in school history since at least 1990.

The Aggie defense snared two interceptions, matched by two sacks, and held BYU to just 65 rushing yards, a new season-low, as was the 16 points.

The Aggie offense continued to move the ball Friday night, getting a balanced 243 yards in the first half and 191 in the second for a 434 total, opening a 31-3 lead mid-way through the third quarter.

Senior quarterback Diondre Borel ended the night 10- of-13 passing for 192 yards, the fewest pass attempts for USU since 1991 when Ron Lopez was 9-of-13 in 46-21 Nov. 23, 1991 at NMSU.

Speight totalled 91 yards, his second-most of his career behind 99 in his freshman season of 2007. Borel added 68 yards on the ground.

Junior linebacker Bobby Wagner posted 11 tackles, his fourth-straight double-digit tackle outing. Fellow junior linebacker Kyle Gallagher added 10 stops, and junior safety Walter McClenton notched eight tackles.

Utah State is fifth in the WAC and 54th in the FBS in total offense (390.6 ypg), including third in the conference and 41st in the country in rushing offense (183.4 ypg) while ranking seventh in the league and 70th in the nation in passing offense (207.2 ypg)... USU is sixth in the conference and 83rd in the country in total defense (383.0 ypg), with a ranking of third in the league and 50th in the nation in rushing defense (136.2 ypg) and seventh in the WAC and 94th in the FBS in pass defense (246.8 ypg)... USU is sixth in the conference and 79th in the country in scoring offense (24.8 ppg) and seventh in the league and 90th in the nation in scoring defense (29.2 ppg).

Individually, senior QB Diondre Borel is sixth in the league and 50th in the nation in total offense (235.4 ypg), as well as ranking seventh in the conference and 61st in the country in pass efficiency (129.9)... Senior RB Derrvin Speight is fourth in the league and 88th in the country in rushing (62.4 ypg) while sophomore WR Dontel Watkins is tied for eighth in the conference and tied for 99th in the country in receptions per game (4.2) and is tied for 10th in the league in receiving yards per game (54.0).

Defensively, junior LB Bobby Wagner is second in the conference and tied for eighth in the country in tackles (11.6 pg)... Senior CB Chris Randle, senior S Rajric Coleman and sophomore CB Quinton Byrd are tied for second in the league and tied for 55th in the nation in interceptions (two each/.4 pg).

Sophomore RB/KR Kerwynn Williams is second in the league and 21st in the nation in all-purpose yards (153.4 pg) and is also second in the conference and 34th in the country in kickoff returns (26.9 ypr).

USU head coach Gary Andersen is his second season at the helm of the Aggie program and has a 6-11 mark... Andersen is 1-0 vs. LA Tech, earning his first WAC win with the Aggies' 23-21 win over the Bulldogs on Oct. 24.

FRESH-FISH -- The Aggies had three freshmen see their first action of the season at San Diego State, giving USU eight true freshmen in action this season: #6 CB Nevin Lawson, #13 QB Jeremy Higgins, #18 WR/CB Rashard Stewart #32 PK/P Braeden Loveless, #42 RB Robert Marshall, #80 WR Travis Reynolds, #90 DT Jason Fanaika and #99 PK Nick Diaz... The eight freshmen playing ranks second in the WAC behind San Jose State with nine.

UTAH STATE POST-GAME NOTES FROM BYU GAME --

HISTORICAL NOTES

-- Friday was USU's first win over BYU since 1993 when the Aggies topped the Cougars, 58-56, snapping a 10- game losing skid.

-- Friday was the 80th meeting between the two in-state foes and BYU now leads the all-time series 43-34-3... USU's 34 wins over BYU matches the most against any opponent, tying the 34 victories against Wyoming.

-- The USU-BYU series is the second-most played in both teams history, both trailing their respective meetings with Utah (109 meetings between USU and UU / 85 meetings between USU and BYU).

-- USU leads series 18-15-1 at Logan, snapping a four-game home losing streak.

-- USU snapped a 14-game losing skein in non- Saturday games, since winning the Las Vegas Bowl against Ball State, 42- 33, on Friday, Dec. 17, 1993.

-- Utah State halted a 12-game skid against Mountain West Conference foes, as the Aggies' last win against a MWC team was a 31-24 win over UNLV in 2005... The Aggies are now 147-209-14 (.415) all-time against current MWC teams.

DE- FENSE, DE-FENSE

-- BYU had scored at least 30 pts in last 21 games in series.

-- The 16 points allowed by USU's defense to BYU is the fewest in the series since USU's 24-7 win on Oct. 7, 1978.

-- The 16 points and 65 rushing yards yielded by the Aggie defense are both season-lows and the fewest for both categories since nine and 56, respectively, in 24-9 win over San Jose State on Nov. 14, 2009.

- - USU's defense pitched a shutout in the first quarter for the first time this season... It was the defense's fourth scoreless quarter of the season (fourth at OU, third and fourth vs. Idaho State).

OFFENSIVE NUMBERS

-- Utah State's 59 rushes are the most in a single-game since at least 1990.

-- The Aggies' 13 pass attempts is fewest since 1991 when Ron Lopez was 9-of-13 in 46-21 Nov. 23, 1991 at NMSU.

-- USU's 31 points is most scoring in BYU series since 35-34 loss in 2002.

BOREL BITS

-- Borel now has three rushing TD's this season and 14 for his career... He has a rushing TD in 12 career games.

-- Borel now has five TD passes on the year and 33 for his career... He has at least one passing score in 20 career games.

-- Borel has:

-- Moved from No. 18 to No. 15 on USU's career rushing list with 1,253, edging past Demetrius Brown (1986- 89) with 1,252... John Strycula (1969-71) is at No. 14 with 1,412 yards.

-- Moved from No. 34 to No. 31 on the WAC Career Total Offense list, passing Josh Walwork (Wyoming, 1995-96) with 6,753 yards... Tom Brandstater (Fresno State, 2005-08) is No. 30 with 7,009 yards.

-- Closed the gap at his No. 2 spot on USU's career total offense list, now with 6,867 yards, trailing Jose Feuntes (1999-2002) with the school-record total of 8,791 yards, by less than 2,000 yards at 1,924.

-- Borel's 81-yard TD pass was the second-longest of his career, trailing an 85-yard TD pass last year at Idaho.

SWERVIN' DERRVIN BITS

-- Derrvin Speight's 23 rushes is a new career-high, topping his previous career-high of 22 carries done twice against San Jose State and Utah from his freshman season of 2007.

-- Speight's 91 yards is second-highest in career behind 99 from freshman season of 2007 against San Jose State.

-- Speight's two TD's are single-game career-high and Speight becomes the first Aggie RB with more than one rushing TD in a game since Robert Turbin scored three in at Idaho in 2009.

START STREAKING STATS

-- Senior QB Diondre Borel made his team-leading 26th-consecutive start and his 26th career start... Borel is just one of four QB's in the country to have all of their career starts in consecutive order with more than 25 games, currently fourth (Adam Weber-Minnesota 42/42; Trevor Vittatoe-UTEP 40/40; Jerrod Johnson- Texas A&M 27/27; Borel 26/26).

-- Junior LB Bobby Wagner made is 20th-straight start, ranking second on the team, and it was his 25th career start.

-- The senior duo of CB Chris Randle and S Rajric Coleman are third on the team with 17-straight starts, with Randle making his 21st career start and Coleman made his 17th start of his USU career.

-- Senior OL Spencer Johnson's consecutive streak of 16 in a row came to a halt, as he did not see action with an injury.

-- Freshman DE D.J. Tialavea made his first career start.

OTHER AGGIE BITS

-- The Aggie offense's 10 first-quarter points were its most in the opening stanza this season... USU's 14 second-quarter points matched the most points scored in a quarter this season for the third time (third quarter of both Oklahoma and Idaho State games).

-- Junior WR Xavier Martin's 81-yard TD pass was his career-long and USU's first 80-yard pass since an 85-yard pass from Diondre Borel to Xavier Bowman last year at Idaho.

-- The senior duo of Chris Randle and Rajric Coleman now have two INT's each on the season, sharing the team lead with sophomore CB Quinton Byrd.

-- Freshman PK Braeden Loveless booted his first career field goal with his 34-yarder in the first quarter.

-- Junior WR Eric Moats' streak of one catch in 16-straight games was halted, as he went without a catch Friday.

UTAH STATE-LOUISIANA TECH LAST TIME UTAH 
STATE 23, LOUISIANA TECH 21 October 24, 2009 • Logan, Utah • Romney 
Stadium 

LOGAN, Utah - Sophomore safety Walter McClenton came off the bench to anchor a resolute Utah State defense in leading the Aggies to a hard-fought 23-21 win over Louisiana Tech on Oct. 24 in a Western Athletic Conference clash at a cold and damp Romney Stadium. McClenton replaced senior safety James Brindley who left the game with an injury after the first series, and posted a career-high 14 tackles. McClenton had only one career stop prior to the LTU game. He tallied seven solo and seven assists, while posting one pass break-up, a sack and forced fumble, as part of an Aggie defense that held Louisiana Tech to 273 yards. LTU had 165 yards in the fourth quarter, rallying from a 23-7 lead with 14 points to close the gap. The Bulldogs pulled to 23-21 on a 20-yard TD pass from Ross Jenkins to Dennis Morris with 6:15 to go in the game, but LTU's two-point conversion pass attempt was denied by the USU defense, and the Aggies hung on for the win with a fourth-down stop at midfield in the waning minutes. The USU defense logged a season-high four sacks against LA Tech after having just four coming in to Saturday's game, part of posting nine tackles for loss against LTU. Sophomore linebacker Kyle Gallagher posted one and a half sacks as part of his seven tackles, in making his first start of the season. Fellow sophomore linebacker Bobby Wagner matched Gallagher with seven stops and snared an acrobatic interception in the second quarter to set up a 27-yard field goal by senior kicker Chris Ulinski just before half to give USU a 20-7 intermission lead. Ulinski booted a career- high three field goals. Offensively, Utah State was led by sophomore wide receiver Stanley Morrison, matching a season-high with six catches for 72 yards, including a 41-yard TD catch in the second quarter, his second scoring reception of the season, both of over 40 yards. Morrison was one of eight different Aggie receivers, matching USU's season-high from the BYU game on Oct. 2. Junior quarterback Diondre Borel was 17-of-31 passing for 188 yards with the TD pass to Morrison, while sophomore running back Robert Turbin had 94 yards on 22 carries. Junior running back Derrvin Speight had 44 yards on the ground on four carries, including a career-long 44-yard rush for TD. Speight made his first start since 2007 after not seeing any action last season with a foot injury. Utah State jumped out to a 10-0 lead, opening the scoring with the Borel to Morrison TD toss, followed by a 28-yard field goal by Ulinski. LTU's Phillip Livas returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for a TD to pull the Bulldogs to 10-7. USU responded with Speight's 44- yard TD run, bursting then swerving through a huge hole created by the offensive line. Ulinski's field goal closed the first half scoring, as the Aggies scored 20 points in the second quarter, a season-high points in a quarter. Ulinski booted his third field goal of the game with his longest of the afternoon, a 40-yarder with 5:21 to play in the third stanza, as USU opened its 23-7 lead. LA Tech's rally began with a 26-yard pass from Jenkins to R.P. Stuart followed by a two-point pass from Jenkins to Livas to pull the Bulldogs within 23-15 at the 10:38 mark of the fourth quarter. After USU went three-and-out, LTU drove down the field, capping the drive with the pass from Jenkins to Morris, but missing the two-point conversion. The Aggies again went three-and-out, and senior punter Peter Caldwell pinned LTU at its own 16-yard line, one of his four punts inside the 20-yard line. The Bulldogs drove to midfield before the drive was thwarted by the Aggie defense on fourth-down. USU took a knee on three plays, running down the clock and starting up the celebration. ``` Score By Quarters Louisiana Tech 0 7 0 14 - 21 Utah State
0 20 3 0 - 23

Scoring Summary 2nd 13:31 USU - Stanley Morrison 41 yd pass from Diondre Borel (Chris Ulinski kick)
11:00 USU - Ulinski 28 yd field goal 10:45 TECH - Livas,Phillip 100 yd kickoff return (Nelson,Matt kick) 08:16 USU - Derrvin Speight 44 yd run (Ulinski kick) 00:17 USU - Ulinski 27 yd field goal 3rd 05:21 USU - Ulinski 40 yd field goal 4th 10:38 TECH - Stuart,R.P. 26 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Livas pass from Jenkins) 06:15 TECH - Morris,Dennis 20 yd pass from Jenkins (Jenkins pass failed)

Team Statistics LTU USU First Downs 15 15 Rushing 118 157 Passing 155 188 Total Offense 273 345 Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 9-59 5-52 Punts-Yards/Avg. 9-398/44.2 10-386/38.6 Kickoff Returns: No- Yds-TD/Avg. 4-147-1/36.8 3-90-0/30.0 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-10-0 Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Possession Time 31:00 29:00 Third-Down Conversions 4-of-14 5- of-19

Individual Rushing USU: Turbin 22-94, Speight 4-44 TD, Borel 6-15, Smith 2-6, Team 3-(-3) LTU: Porter 18-68

Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD) USU: Borel 17-31-0, 299, 1; Morrison 0-1-0, 0, 0 LTU: Jenkins 17-26-1, 155, 2

Individual Receiving USU: Morrison 6-72 TD, Turbin 4-45, Moats 2-25, Morgan 1- 16, Sawyer 1-11, Bowman 1-7, Gwacham 1-6, Bartlett 1-6 LTU: Stuart 3- 45

USU Punt Returns: Morrison 4-27 USU KO Returns: K.Williams 3- 90 USU Interception Returns: Wagner 1-10 USU Tackle Leaders: McClenton 14, Wagner 7, Gallagher 7, Keiaho 6

AGGIES-BULLDOGS LAST TIME AT RUSTON LOUISIANA TECH 45, UTAH STATE 38 November 15, 2008 • Ruston, La. • Joe Aillet Stadium

RUSTON, La. - Utah State battled back from a 35-17 deficit and took a 38-35 fourth-quarter lead only to be overtaken by Louisiana Tech, losing 45-38, on Nov. 15 in a hard-fought Western Athletic Conference battle. The Aggies fall to 2-9 overall and 2-5 in WAC action while the Bulldogs became bowl eligible with the win, improving to 6-4 overall and 4-2 in WAC play. USU out-gained LTU, 368-345, including 99 rushing yards and three TD's by redshirt- freshman Robert Turbin, becoming the first Aggie running back since Emmett White in 2001 with three rushing TD's. Turbin scored on a one-yard TD, a 47-yard scamper for a score and a two-yard run. Freshman LB Bobby Wagner led the Aggie defense with 10 tackles, while senior LB Jake Hutton added nine stops. Senior S De'von Hall, junior DT Alan Bishop and junior DE Antonio May tallied seven tackles each, as May notched a sack. Sophomore QB Diondre Borel added 56 yards rushing and two TD's as well a throwing for 204 yards on 12-of-18 passing. However, Borel threw three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns in the first half, as La Tech built a 28-17 halftime lead. The Bulldogs tacked on a TD early in the third quarter to go up 35-17, before the Aggies rebounded with an 11-yard run by Borel. On LTU's next possession, redshirt-freshman DE Junior Keiaho blasted La Tech QB Ross Jenkins, forcing a fumble that senior DE Ben Calderwood recovered, giving USU the ball at the LTU 18. Two plays later, Turbin bulled in for a two-yard rush, but USU's two-point conversion came up short, leaving the Aggies down, 35-30. The USU defense held LTU to a three-and-out to get the ball back going into the fourth quarter. Borel spearheaded the Aggies' drive and capped it with a 13-yard scamper for a score and then darted in for the two-point conversion, his second of the season. USU's 38-35 lead was short-lived though, as LTU countered with a six-play scoring drive that Daniel Porter ended with a 22-yard TD run to put the Bulldogs back ahead, 42-38. However, the USU offense couldn't counterattack, punting it away. The Aggie defense bent but didn't break and held the Bulldogs to a field goal to open a 45-38 lead. On USU's ensuing possession, Borel's pass was intercepted by LTU and the Bulldogs took three knee's to end the game. ``` Score By Quarters Utah State 10 7 13 8 - 38 Louisiana Tech
7 21 7 10 - 45

Scoring Summary LTU - 1st 12:55 - Broha, M 40 yd interception return (Oestriecher, B kick) USU - 1st 08:52 - Turbin, Robert 1 yd run (Caldwell, Peter kick) USU - 1st 04:07 - Caldwell, Peter 19 yd field goal LTU - 2nd 14:52 - Jackson, P 30 yd pass from Jenkins, R (Oestriecher kick) LTU - 2nd 13:27 - Faust, D 60 yd interception return (Oestriecher kick) USU - 2nd 10:48 - Turbin 48 yd run (Caldwell kick) LTU - 2nd 02:37 - Morris, D 11 yd pass from Jenkins (Oestriecher kick) LTU - 3rd 07:04 - Jackson, 1 yd run (Oestriecher kick) USU - 3rd 05:05 - Borel, Diondre 11 yd run (Caldwell kick) USU - 3rd 02:53 - Turbin 2 yd run (Borel pass failed) USU - 4th 11:30 - Borel 13 yd run (Borel rush) LTU - 4th 08:41 - Porter, D 22 yd run (Oestriecher kick) LTU - 4th 02:06 - Oestriecher 22 yd field goal

Team Statistics USU LTU First Downs 18 22 Rushing 164 200 Passing 204 145 Total Offense Yards 368 345 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 3-24 4-38 Punts-Yards 5-159 4-145 Punt returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 1-1-0/1.0 1-17-0/17.0 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds- TD/Avg. 7-128-0/18.3 3-102-034.0 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 2- 0-0 3-105-2 Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Possession Time 27:29 32:31 Third-Down Conversions 3-of-10 6-of-14

Individual Rushing LTU: Porter 24-114 TD USU: Turbin 17-99 3TD's, Borel 20-56 2 TD's, Marsh 1-10, Team 1-(-1)

Individual Passing C-A-I, Yds, TD LTU: Jenkins 12-17-2, 145, 2 USU: Borel 12-18-3, 204, 0

Individual Receiving LTU: Womack 3- 39 USU: Gwacham 3-76, Turbin 3-26, Sawyer 2-56, Morrison 2-26, Zimmerman 1-13, Nelson 1-7

USU Punt Returns: Murphy 1-1 USU KO Returns: Murphy 5-101, Butler 1-22, Bartlett 1-5 USU Interception Returns: J.Taylor 0, Randle 0 USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 10, Hutton 9, Hall 7, May 7, Bishop 7

UTAH STATE 2010 PRESEASON AWARD COLLECTION

#17 JR WR <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/austin_matt00.html">Matt Austin</a> • Blue Ribbon College 
Football Yearbook Preseason WAC Newcomer of the Year <p>#12 SR QB <a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/borel_diondre00.html">Diondre Borel</a> • 
Manning Award Preseason Watch List • USA Today Preseason WAC Players 
To Watch List • Sporting News College Football Preview Preseason Best 
Athlete in WAC • Third-Team Phil Steele's College Football Preview 
Preseason All-WAC </p><p>#8 SR P/PK <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/caldwell_peter00.html">Peter Caldwell</a> 
• Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List • Blue Ribbon College Football 
Yearbook Preseason All-WAC • First-Team Lindy's College Football Preview 
Preseason All-WAC • Second-Team Athlon College Football Preview 
Preseason All-WAC • Second-Team Phil Steele's College Football Preview 
Preseason All-WAC </p><p>#68 SR OG <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/gapelu_philip00.html">Philip Gapelu</a> • Yahoo! Sports 
College Football Preview Preseason All-WAC </p><p>#52 SR OT SPENCER 
JOHNSON • Second-Team Phil Steele's College Football Preview Preseason 
All-WAC </p><p>#11 JR WR <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/morrison_stanley00.html">Stanley Morrison</a> • Second-
Team Phil Steele's College Football Preview Preseason All-WAC </p>
<p>#7 SR CB <a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/randle_chris00.html">Chris 
Randle</a> • Third-Team Phil Steele's College Football Preview Preseason 
All-WAC </p><p>#34 SR RB <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/smith_michael00.html">Michael Smith</a> 
• Second-Team Athlon College Football Preview Preseason All-WAC </p>
<p>#6 JR RB <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/turbin_robert00.html">Robert Turbin</a> • Blue Ribbon 
College Football Yearbook Preseason All-WAC • USA Today Preseason WAC 
Players To Watch List • First-Team Lindy's College Football Preview 
Preseason All-WAC • Yahoo! Sports College Football Preview Preseason All-
WAC • Second-Team Phil Steele's College Football Preview Preseason All-
WAC </p><p>#9 JR LB <a href="/sports/m-
footbl/mtt/wagner_bobby00.html">Bobby Wagner</a> • Blue Ribbon 
College Football Yearbook Preseason All-WAC • First-Team Lindy's College 
Football Preview Preseason All-WAC • Yahoo! Sports College Football 
Preview Preseason All-WAC • First-Team Athlon College Football Preview 
Preseason All-WAC • First-Team Phil Steele's College Football Preview 
Preseason All-WAC </p>

PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN -- FROM NEAR AND FAR -- USU's roster consists of players from 15 different states and from two countries in the United States and Canada. The states represented on the Aggies' roster are Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington.

VETERAN EXPERIENCE - - The Aggies have 22 seniors in 2010. Of the 22, 11 are at least two-year letterwinners, including seven who are three-year lettermen, in QB Diondre Borel, OL Spencer Johnson, CB Curtis Marsh, CB Chris Randle, DT Nathan Royster, P/PK Peter Caldwell and LS Patrick Scales.

THE TALL OF IT -- USU has six players who are 6'5" or taller, 6'8" freshman OL Bryce Walker, 6'7" senior OL Spencer Johnson, 6'7" junior TE Tarren Lloyd, 6'6" junior OL Tanner Richins, 6'5" sophomore OL Brooks Abel and 6'5" sophomore OL Oscar Molina-Sanchez.

THE SHORT OF IT -- Junior running back Josh Flores is the shortest player on Utah State's 2010 roster at 5'5"... Overall, Flores is one of 15 players on the Aggies' roster under 5'10" tall.

SMART AGGIES -- Utah State had 15 academic all-WAC selections for football, part of USU's 41 fall academic all-conference honors, which was second in the WAC... Overall, USU had 194 student-athletes recognized by the league office for academic achievements during the 2009-10 academic year, as Utah State has led the WAC in academic all-conference honors all five years that it has been in the league.

ROAD BOOK-ENDS -- Utah State will open and close the regular-season on the road for the second-straight season, kicking off the season at Oklahoma on Sept. 4 and playing its regular-season finale at Boise State on Dec. 4... Last year USU opened at Utah and closed at Idaho... The last time that the Aggies book-ended the season's schedule with home games was 1998 when they hosted Utah in the season-opener and hosted North Texas in the finale.

NO WILLIE -- USU will not hear Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again" this season as the Aggies do not have consecutive road games on the 2010 schedule, marking only the third time that has happened in the last 100 years, joining the 1920 and 2005 ledgers.

NAME GAME -- USU could form its own legal company of `Johnson, Johnson and Johnson' for the medical company of Johnson & Johnson, as the Aggies have three players with the last name of Johnson on their 2010 roster and even though all three are from California, none of them are related: senior OL Spencer Johnson (Lancaster), senior DL Devin Johnson (Glendora) and freshman WR Shaan Johnson (Cerritos).

UTAH STATE'S Diondre Borel TABBED TO MANNING AWARD WATCH LIST -- Utah State senior quarterback Diondre Borel was announced as a member of the Manning Award Preseason Watch List.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 to honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that takes into consideration the candidates' bowl performances. Ten finalists will be selected in late-November and the winner will be announced after the bowls in January and will be honored at a ceremony in New Orleans.

Borel, a native of Oakley, Calif. (Freedom HS), enters his senior season with hopes of continuing last season's breakout and record-setting year and continue his ascent up the USU record books. He also enters his senior season with six school records in his pocket, as he is the USU record holder for single-season total offense (3,343 yards, 2009), single-season rushing yards by a QB (632 in 2008), career rushing yards for a QB (1,098 yards, 2007-pres.), single-season fewest interceptions thrown (four in 2009), consecutive passes without an interception (228 in 2009) and single-game passing yards per completion (21.1 on 316 yards on 15 completions vs. Southern Utah, 2009).

Last season, Borel led the WAC and ranked 15th in the FBS in total offense at 278.6 ypg, setting the USU record for single-season total offense with 3,343 yards. Borel was also third in the conference in passing average per game (204.4 ypg) as well as fifth in the league and 35th in the nation in passing efficiency (137.83). Additionally, Borel set the school record for fewest interceptions thrown with four, a mark that tied for second-fewest in FBS. Last season, he threw for 2,885 yards on 214-of-366 passing and threw 17 TD passes on the year.

Borel's 3,343 yards of total offense last year is a USU single-season record, topping the previous mark of 3,260 yards by Anthony Calvillo in 1993. Entering this season with 21 consecutive starts, Borel is ranked sixth in school history for career total offense (5,690 yards), needing 3,101 to reach the No. 1 mark of 8.791 yards by Jose Fuentes from 1999-2002.

The preseason Watch List recognizes some of the top quarterbacks in the nation based on previous collegiate performance, however, every quarterback in the nation remains eligible for the honor. Additional quarterbacks may be added to the Watch List after the start of the season. The list of 10 finalists will be released on Monday, Nov. 29. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, Jan. 19.

The winner is selected by a panel of national media covering college football, as well as each of the Mannings. Past winners of the award include Colt McCoy, Tim Tebow, Matt Ryan, JaMarcus Russell, Vince Young and Matt Leinart.

USU's Peter Caldwell NAMED TO PRESEASON RAY GUY AWARD WATCH LIST -- Utah State senior punter Peter Caldwell was named to the Preseason Ray Guy Award, which identifies the nation's top collegiate punter, announced Wednesday by the Augusta Sports Council.

Caldwell, a Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS), native, is one of seven players on the preseason list, joining Drew Butler from Georgia, Ryan Donahue from Iowa, Johnny Hekker from Oregon State, Chas Henry from Florida, Jeff Locke from UCLA and Rob Long from Syracuse. All seven are returning Ray Guy Award semi-finalists from 2009.

In 2009, Caldwell led the WAC and ranked 37th in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in punting with a 42.2 yards per punt average with 69 punts for 2,914 yards. Caldwell had 17 punts of 50+ yards, highlighted by a season and career long 62-yarder. He tallied 27 punts inside the 20-yard line and forced the opposition's returner to call for a fair catch on 16 punts.

HEAD COACH COACHING POSITION -- In addition to his head coaching duties, USU head coach Gary Andersen is also the position coach for the defensive tackles... Andersen is one of 12 Division I (FBS) coaches doing so, and one of nine non-special teams related position:

Arkansas State    Steve Roberts    Special Teams Ball State    Stan 
Parrish    Quarterbacks BYU     Bronco Mendenhall     Defensive Tackles 
UConn    Randy Edsall    Safeties Kent State    Doug Martin    Quarterbacks 
Louisiana    Rickey Bustle    PK, LS and PR Louisiana-Monroe    Todd Berry    
Quarterbacks Nevada    Chris Ault    Quarterbacks San Diego State    Brady 
Hoke    Defensive Line Tulsa    Todd Graham    Safeties UTAH STATE    <a href="/sports/m-footbl/mtt/andersen_gary00.html">Gary Andersen</a>    
Defensive Tackles Virginia Tech     Frank Beamer     Kickers 

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN -- Utah State football head coach Gary Andersen announced the six Aggie captains for the 2010 season, after a vote by the team. Five of the six are seniors, as offensive captains will be senior quarterback Diondre Borel, senior offensive lineman Spencer Johnson and senior running back Michael Smith. Captaining the defense will be senior defensive lineman Sean Enesi, senior cornerback Chris Randle and junior linebacker Bobby Wagner.

FOOTBALL ISN'T JUST AMERICA'S GAME -- USU has four players who were born internationally... Senior LB Jerome Barbour (Germany), senior OL Tariq Polley (England), sophomore WR Emmanual Ojeriakhi (Nigeria) and freshman LB Connor Williams (Canada) all were born outside of the United States.

TRANSFER-MERS -- USU has 21 junior college transfers, as well as nine players who transferred from another four-year school on the 2010 roster... Three players on the roster came to USU from Snow College: senior DT Casey Davis, senior LB Joey Schrader, junior LB Gavin Jones... Three were teammates at El Camino JC: senior DT's Sean Enesi and Kamaloni Vainikola and junior LB Reuben Willis... Two were teammates at Grossmont JC: junior WR Xavier Martin and sophomore RB Joey DeMartino.

112 / 118 -- USU is taking the field for the 112th season of football in 118 years... The Aggies beat Utah, 12-0, in 1892, but then did not field a team until 1896, when they again only played one game but then played every year since with the exceptions of 1918 when to World War I and influenza cancelled the season and 1943 due to World War II.

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