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LOGAN -- Utah State (3-6, 1-4 WAC) will head to California for the second time this season, heading to San Jose, Calif., to take on San Jose State (1-8, 0-4) WAC on Saturday, Nov. 13... Kickoff from SJSU's Spartan Stadium (30,456) is slated for 6 p.m. (MT)... Aggie offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin was head coach at San Jose State from 1997-2000, and this is his first visit back in a football capacity since then... USU will be seeking its first back-to-back wins since 2007 as well as in pursuit of its first win in San Jose since 1980, breaking an eight-game road game losing streak to the Spartans... Saturday's game is not televised, but can be followed live on the Internet, on the radio or through live stats.
SATURDAY'S STORYLINES -- Things to watch for in Saturday's match-up between the Aggies and Spartans:
-- USU offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin was head coach at San Jose State from 1997-2000, compiling an 18-27 record there, which included three-straight wins over rival Stanford (1998-2000), and Saturday is his first visit back in a football capacity since then... Baldwin was also receivers coach at SJSU from 1981-84, his first full-time collegiate coaching position.
-- SJSU defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Kent Baer was born in Logan and was an assistant coach at Utah State from 1977-85, serving as the Aggies' outside LB's coach from 1977-82 and defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach from 1983-85 - Last season was Baer's first return to Logan as an assistant coach since 1985.
-- USU senior DT Sean Enesi's cousin is SJSU senior OG Ailao Eliapo... Enesi is from Carson, Calif., and went to Carson HS, where he was teammates with SJSU's sophomore CB Chris Hill and senior S Duke Ihenacho.
-- Both teams faced New Mexico State in their last action, as SJSU lost to NMSU, 29-27 on Oct. 30 and had a bye last week, while Utah State beat NMSU, 27-22, on Saturday, rallying from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit and a 17-7 halftime hole, USU's largest rally since 2001 and largest halftime rally since 2007.
-- USU junior LB Bobby Wagner is this week's WAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK, for his 17-tackle performance in the NMSU win, tying his career-high and the high in the WAC this season, matching his 17-stop outing in the Fresno State game.
-- USU senior QB Diondre Borel needs:
-- 53 yards of total offense to hit the 2,000-yard milestone for the third-straight season.
-- 99 total offense yards to reach the No. 22 spot on the WAC's Career list.
FOLLOWING THE GAME AND THE AGGIES
ON TV -- Saturday's WAC match-up between the Aggies and Spartans is not televised.
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 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: Nov. 11 Firehouse Pizzeria / Nov. 18 Bajio Mexican Grill
UP NEXT -- Utah State hosts Idaho on Saturday, Nov. 20 in the Aggies' home finale... Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. (MT) and the game will be televised on CW30 (Comcast Ch. 15 in Cache Valley).
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 named playing field inside Romney Stadium `Merlin Olsen Field.'
An official dedication ceremony took place on Saturday, Oct. 23 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 was sculpted by nationally renowned artist Blair Buswell, was 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.
BALDWIN BITS -- USU offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin served as head coach and offensive play-caller at San Jose State for four years (1997-2000), where he compiled an 18-27 record, including three straight wins over Stanford (1998-2000)... In 2000, SJSU beat Stanford as well as ninth-ranked TCU to end the nation's longest winning streak at 12 games... The Spartans featured the nation's fourth-leading rusher in Deonce Whitaker, who averaged 157.7 ypg... Baldwin's 1999 SJSU team knocked off Rose Bowl-bound Stanford, 44-39... SJSU again finished among the national leaders in passing offense, ranking No. 30 at 249.0 yards per game... San Jose State opened the 1998 season with a 35-23 victory at Stanford - its first win over a Pac-10 opponent in eight years... In 1997, SJSU posted its first win over a ranked opponent since 1990, upsetting No. 24 Air Force, 25-22... He spent 10 years as an assistant coach under Jack Elway, first as a graduate assistant at Cal State Northridge in 1979 and then as receivers coach at San Jose State for four years (1981-84) and Stanford for four seasons (1985-88)... While coaching at San Jose State, he also worked alongside offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dennis Erickson.
UTAH STATE-SAN JOSE STATE SERIES -- First meeting back in 1940, San Jose State leads the all-time series by a 20-10-1 count... The Spartans hold a slight 8-7 edge in games at Logan, winning five of the last six meetings on the Aggies' home turf... Overall, USU has lost three in a row and 11 of the last 12 vs. SJSU... The two teams concluded the 1946 season with a match-up in the Raisin Bowl in Fresno, Calif., with the Spartans blanking the Aggies, 20-0... The two programs had not met on the football field for 10 years prior to the 2005 WAC meeting... The Aggies claimed that contest in Logan 24-17 after San Jose State had won eight-straight from 1986-95 when both were members of the Big West Conference... SJSU won the 2007 meeting in Logan, 23-20, scoring the game-winning TD with 53 seconds remaining... Before last year's 30-7 SJSU win, the last five meetings between the Aggies and the Spartans had been decided by one score in each and a total of 21 points.
USU vs. SJSU
Overall: 11-20-1 / Home: 8-8-0 / Away: 3-11-1 / Neutral: 0-1-0
9-30-40 L 0-19 H
9-26-41 L 0-30 A
1-1-47 L 0-20 N
9-18-54 L 0-20 A
9-16-55 L 0-13 H
9-15-62 W 29-18 A
10-5-63 W 20-0 H
10-2-65 W 35-8 A
11-12-66 W 27-7 H
9-4-76 L 10-45 A
9-10-77 W 22-10 H
10-28-78 W 31-21 H
9-8-79 T 48-48 A
11-22-80 W 44-38 A
10-24-81 L 24-27 H
11-20-82 L 26-49 A
11-5-83 W 22-15 H
10-6-84 L 21-38 A
9-21-85 W 35-32 H
10-11-86 L 28-38 A
10-31-87 L 14-24 H
10-22-88 L 31-36 A
11-11-89 L 7-33 H
10-20-90 L 27-34 A
9-28-91 L 7-23 H
10-24-92 L 25-27 H
9-30-95 L 30-32 A
10-8-05 W 24-17 H
10-14-06 L 14-21 A
9-22-07 L 20-23 H
10-11-08 L 7-30 A
11-14-09 W 24-9 H
<p></p>FAMILIAR CONFERENCE FOES -- Utah State and San Jose State have been in two different conferences together, as they were fellow Big West Conference members from 1978-92:
Conference Yrs. Together Series History
Big West 1978-1992 USU 4, SJSU 10, Tie 1
WAC 2005-Present USU 2, SJSU 3USU VS. GOLDEN STATE TEAMS -- Utah State is 51-65-2 (.441) overall against schools from the state of California, going 1-10 vs. San Diego State, 10-15-1 vs. Fresno State, 11-20-1 vs. San Jose State, 8-6 against Cal State Fullerton, 1-0 vs. Cal State Northridge, 21-7 against Pacific, 0-4 vs. USC, 0-1 vs. St. Vincent's, 0-1 against Stanford and 0-1 vs. UCLA.
USU IN CALIFORNIA -- Utah State is 18-36-1 (.336) in games played on California soil... The Aggies' last win in the Golden State was in 1992, when USU won both of its games in California, a 26-7 win on Oct. 31, 1992 against Cal State Fullerton, who was so depressed by the loss that the Titans discontinued football following that season, and then a 38-35 win on Nov. 21, 1992 against Pacific, in which USU won on a field goal with 18 seconds left... Since then, the Aggies have lost their last 10 games on California soil, including earlier this season at San Diego State, 41-7 on Sept. 25.
TRIO OF CALI OPPONENTS -- Saturday marks the third of three California opponents on the USU 2010 ledger, as the Aggies played Fresno State on Sept. 18 (L, 41-21) and at San Diego State on Sept. 25 (L, 41-7) and at San Jose State on Saturday... It is the first time that the Aggies have faced three teams from California since 1992 when USU faced San Jose State, Cal State Fullerton and Pacific.
GOIN' BACK TO CALI -- Utah State is making its second of two trips to California this season, as the Aggies also played at San Diego State on Sept. 25... It is the first time that the Aggies have traveled to the Golden State twice in the same season since 1992 when USU played at Cal State Fullerton and at Pacific... It also marks the first time that USU has played in the same state outside of Utah twice in the same season since 2008 when the Aggies played at UNLV and at Nevada.
AGGIE-SPARTAN NOTE-ABLE -- USU offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin was head coach at San Jose State from 1997-2000, compiling an 18-27 (.400) mark at SJSU... Baldwin was also SJSU's receivers coach from 1981-84... SJSU defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Kent Baer was born in Logan and was an assistant coach at Utah State from 1977-85, serving as the Aggies' outside LB's coach from 1977-82 and defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach from 1983-85 - Last season was Baer's first return to Logan as an assistant coach since 1985... USU has 28 players on its roster from the state of California, the second-most from any state behind the 41 from Utah... USU senior DT Sean Enesi's cousin is SJSU senior OG Ailao Eliapo... Enesi is from Carson, Calif., and went to Carson HS, where he was teammates with SJSU's sophomore CB Chris Hill and senior S Duke Ihenacho... The 1979 USU-SJSU game, which ended in a 48-48 tie, is the second-highest scoring tie game in NCAA history behind only a 52-52 tie between San Diego State and BYU in 1991... Prior to last season's 24-9 Aggie win, USU's previous four wins in the series had all been by one touchdown or less... Former Aggie head coach John Ralston (1959-62), was the head coach at San Jose State (1993-96) and was an assistant athletics director at the Bay area school before becoming special assistant for the football program... Chuck Bell was USU athletics director from 1993-97 before taking the same post at SJSU until retiring in 2004 but then became the AD at Delaware State in 2005, retiring again at the end of 2006... John Glass worked with Bell as associate athletics director at both USU and SJSU.
CURRENT AGGIE COACHES VS. SJSU -- In addition to Coach Baldwin's familiarity with San Jose State, a total of seven members of Utah State's coaching staff have faced San Jose State, either as a coach or a player, in their previous positions... Overall, those seven members were a combined 8-4 vs. SJSU.
Name Utah State Position Other Position Years
<a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/andersen_gary00.html">Gary Andersen</a> Head Coach Utah Defensive Tackles 1998-W, 49-17
(1-0 vs. SJSU)
<p><a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/baldwin_dave00.html">Dave Baldwin</a> Offensive Coord./WR's Stanford Receivers 1988-W, 44-12
(3-1 vs. SJSU) 1987-L, 17-24
1986-W, 28-10
1985-W, 41-7
</p><p><a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gerke_alex00.html">Alex Gerke</a> Offensive Line Utah O-Line Grad. Asst. 1998-W, 49-17
(1-0 vs. SJSU) Hawai'i O-Line/RB's 2008-L, 17-20
</p><p><a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/henderson_charles00.html">Charles Henderson</a> Defensive Grad. Asst. Southern Utah Player- FR QB 2000-L, 7-47
(0-1 vs. SJSU)
</p><p>Frank Maile Defensive Admin. Asst. Utah State Player-DL 2007-L, 20-23
(1-2 vs. SJSU) 2006-L, 14-21
2005-W, 24-17
</p><p><a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/teafatiller_hunter00.html">Hunter Teafatiller</a> Defensive Admin. Asst. Nebraska Player-TE 2008-W, 35-12
(1-0 vs. SJSU)
</p><p><a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vonnahme_brad00.html">Brad Vonnahme</a> Defensive Admin. Asst. Nebraska Student Asst. 2008-W, 35-12
(1-0 vs. SJSU)
</p>UTAH STATE-SAN JOSE STATE BY THE NUMB3R5 -- A closer look at note-ables about Saturday's match-up between the Aggies and Spartans:
-15 Yards rushing that the 1985 USU defense held SJSU to for the fourth-best
rushing defense total.
0 Players from Utah on San Jose State's roster
1 Tie between the Aggies and Spartans, a 48-48 draw in 1979.
1 Bowl meetings between USU and SJSU, the 1946 Raisin Bowl in Fresno, Calif.,
with the Spartans blanking the Aggies, 20-0.
2 Coaches who have been on both coaching staffs in USU offensive coordinator
<a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/baldwin_dave00.html">Dave Baldwin</a> and SJSU linebackers coach Kent Baer... Baldwin was head
coach at SJSU from 1997-2000 and receivers coach from 1981-84... Baer was
born in Logan and was an assistant coach at Utah State from 1977-85, serving
as the Aggies' outside LB's coach from 1977-82 and defensive coordinator/
defensive backs coach from 1983-85.
8 Straight wins in the series by San Jose State in games played at San Jose.
11 Wins by Utah State in the series.
20 Losses by the Aggies in the series.
28 Players from California on USU's roster.
48-48 The tie score of the 1979 USU-SJSU game, the second-highest scoring tie
game in NCAA history behind only a 52-52 tie between San Diego State
and BYU in 1991.
58 Yard field goal by Dene Garner vs. SJSU in 1985, the second-longest FG in
USU history.
73 Yard punt by Guy McClure vs. the Spartans in 1978, the ninth-longest punt
in Aggie history.
85 Yard punt by Louie Aguiar vs. SJSU in 1988, the longest punt in USU history.
87 Yard punt return by <a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/robinson_kevin01.html">Kevin Robinson</a> vs. SJSU in 2005, the third-longest punt
return in school history.
95 Players from California on SJSU's roster.
119 Total offense yards that the USU defense held SJSU to in 1966, the 15th-best
total defense mark.
208 Receiving yards by USU's Robert Scott against SJSU in 1988, to rank 12th on
the single-game receiving yards list.
384 Passing yards by the Aggies against the Spartans in 1987, ranking as the
16th-best team passing outing.
412 Yards passing by USU vs. SJSU in 1988, the ninth-best passing performance.
846 Miles between USU's Romney Stadium and SJSU's Spartan Stadium.
1940 Year that USU and SJSU first met on the football field.USU BESTS VS. SJSU -- Louie Aguiar has the longest punt in school history with an 85-yarder in 1988 against San Jose State... Dene Garner has the second-longest field goal in USU history with a 58-yarder in 1985... In the 1988 meeting, Brent Snyder threw for 412 yards vs. San Jose State, ranking eighth on USU's single-game passing list... Snyder also has the 14th-best mark with 384 yards against SJSU the previous season... Bob Gagliano had 366 yards against the Spartans in 1980 for the 21st-best passing mark, while Eric Hipple has the No. 22 ranking with 364 yards passing vs. SJSU in 1979... Robert Scott had 208 receiving yards in the 1988 match-up to rank 12th on the single-game receiving yards list... Kevin Robinson has the third-longest punt return in school history with an 87-yarder in the 2005 meeting with SJSU... Guy McClure has the ninth-longest punt with a 73-yarder vs. San Jose State in 1978... As a team, USU logged its ninth-best passing performance with 412 yards vs. SJSU in 1988 and the 16th-best mark with 384 in 1987... In 1966, the Aggie defense held the Spartans to 119 yards of total offense, ranking as the 15th-best total defense mark... The 1985 USU defense held SJSU to -15 yards rushing for the fourth-best rushing defense total. EACH OTHER'S LAST TIME LIST -- On Utah State's "Last Time" list, San Jose State is referenced once:
-- USU's last opponent individual with 400 yards passing was SJSU's Adam Tafralis with 426 yards in 2007 on 35-of-48 passing with three TD's and two INT's.
SJSU does not have a "Last Time" list in its weekly notes.
USU IN NOVEMBER / ON NOV. 13 -- Utah State has won seven of its last 11 games in the month of November... During its six years in the WAC, USU is 8-13 in the American Thanksgiving month, also referred to as "Movember," as males in the United States and Australia grow moustaches and other facial hair in support of men's health issues... Saturday is USU's first game on Nov. 13 since 1993... Utah State is 4-7 overall on Nov. 13, including 1-4 on the road on the 13th day of the 11th month... Here's a closer look at USU's history on Nov. 13:
1915 - L 0-7 vs. Montana State
1920 - W 27-0 vs. Montana Tech
1926 - W 31-0 vs. Western State
1937 - L 0-54 vs. BYU
1948 - L 6-41 at Denver
1954 - L 7-25 vs. Denver
1965 - L 19-21 at Wichita State
1971 - W 21-17 at Utah
1976 - L 6-7 at San Diego State
1982 - L 10-30 at Boise State
1993 - W 24-13 Louisiana TechUSU VS. SJSU IN NOVEMBER -- Saturday is the 23rd meeting all-time between the Aggies and Spartans, and it is the second-straight meeting in November... Overall, it is the seventh meeting in November between USU and SJSU...The Aggies are 4-2 vs. the Spartans in November overall, including 1-1 at San Jose.
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 (1,342 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: 1,342, Diondre Borel (466 att.), 2007-pres.
BOREL ONE OF SEVEN QB'S IN COUNTRY IN CAREER 1,000 RUSH/5,000 PASS CLUB -- USU senior QB Diondre Borel is one of eight 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 3,699 9,066
Andy Dalton TCU 1,594 9,699
Jake Locker Washington 1,807 7,052
Austen Arnaud Iowa State 1,293 6,641
Tyrod Taylor Virginia Tech 2,121 6,013
<a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/borel_diondre00.html">Diondre Borel</a> Utah State 1,342 6,295
Terrelle Pryor Ohio State 1,873 5,402
Robert Griffin III Baylor 1,321 5,164
<p>Several QB's are in the wings:
Dwight Dasher Middle Tennessee 2,100 4,803
Jerrod Johnson Texas A&M 877 8,011
Russell Wilson North Carolina State 946 7,496
Adam Weber Minnesota 813 10,528
Christian Ponder Florida State 805 6,475
Austin Davis Southern Mississippi 862 6,263
Omar Clayton UNLV 718 5,824
</p>STARTING STREAKERS -- Borel is one of 10 QB's in the country to have over 20 consecutive starts, and one of eight with all of them in consecutive order, including one of five with more than 25: ``` QB - SCHOOL CAREER STARTS / CONSECUTIVE STARTS Adam Weber - SR - Minnesota 48 / 48 Trevor Vittatoe - SR - UTEP 46 / 46 Kellen Moore - JR - Boise State 35 / 35 Diondre Borel - SR - Utah State 30 / 30 Robert Griffin III - SR - Baylor 24 / 24 Brian Anderson - SR - Marshall 24 / 24 Greg McElroy - SR - Alabama 24 / 24
OTHERS WHO HAVEN'T MADE ALL THEIR STARTS IN CAREER IN CONSECUTIVE ORDER BUT HAVE STREAK Joshua Nesbitt - SR - Georgia Tech 34 / 30 Andy Dalton - SR - TCU 46 / 29 Jerrod Johnson - SR - Texas A&M 29 / 29 -- streak on hold by not starting 10/30 + 11/6 Colin Kaepernick - SR - Nevada 42 / 28 San Diego State - SR - Ryan Lindley 31 / 26
BOREL AMONG NATION'S ACTIVE LEADERS FOR CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE -- Borel is also among the nation's leaders for career total offense, currently No. 15 with 7,497 yards. ``` TD RES PLAYS YARDS YARDS Rnk Player, School YR POS GM PLAYS YARDS FOR PER GM PER GM PER PLY 1 Adam Weber, Minnesota SR QB 48 1922 11341 80 40.0 236.3 5.90 2 Case Keenum, Houston SR QB 43 1869 14448 127 43.5 336.0 7.73 3 Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP SR QB 46 1739 11822 95 37.8 257.0 6.80 4 Colin Kaepernick, Nevada SR QB 46 1673 12765 131 36.4 277.5 7.63 5 Andy Dalton, TCU SR QB 47 1641 11293 84 34.9 240.3 6.88 6 Nathan Enderle, Idaho SR QB 42 1507 8989 72 35.9 214.0 5.96 7 Jake Locker, Washington SR QB 36 1478 8859 76 41.1 246.1 5.99 8 Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M SR QB 37 1440 8888 83 38.9 240.2 6.17 9 Austen Arnaud, Iowa St. SR QB 42 1375 7934 57 32.7 188.9 5.77 10 Russell Wilson, North Carolina St. JR QB 32 1325 8442 81 41.4 263.8 6.37 11 T.J. Yates, North Carolina SR QB 41 1321 7993 60 32.2 195.0 6.05 12 Diondre Borel, Utah St. SR QB 40 1309 7637 52 32.7 190.9 5.83 13 Cody Hawkins, Colorado SR QB 42 1296 6920 62 30.9 164.8 5.34 14 Ryan Lindley, San Diego St. JR QB 32 1218 7934 57 38.1 247.9 6.51 15 Austin Davis, Southern Miss. JR QB 30 1211 7125 60 40.4 237.5 5.88 16 Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech SR QB 45 1190 8134 57 26.4 180.8 6.84 17 Dwight Dasher, Middle Tenn. SR QB 36 1189 6903 58 33.0 191.8 5.81 18 Christian Ponder, Florida St. SR QB 32 1185 7280 55 37.0 227.5 6.14 19 Kellen Moore, Boise St. JR QB 35 1123 9335 88 32.1 266.7 8.31 19 Omar Clayton, UNLV SR QB 36 1123 6542 48 31.2 181.7 5.83 TD RES FOR = TD's Responsible For
BOREL 5TH AGGIE QB TO 6,000 PASSING YARDS -- USU senior QB Diondre Borel topped the 5,000 career passing yard plateau in the Idaho State game on Sept. 11 and reached the 6,000 career yards milestone at Nevada on Oct. 30... Borel became just the seventh Aggie QB to reach the 5,000-yard passing milestone and the fifth to 6,000, becoming 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 6,295 yards, Borel passed Tony Adams (1970-72) at No. 2 with 6,226 yards against NMSU on Nov. 6... Borel is 2,873 yards away from the No. 1 spot held by Jose Fuentes (1999-2002) with 9,168 yards. ``` USU Career Passing No. Name Years Yds. To Tie
- Jose Fuentes 1999-2002 9,168 2,873
- Diondre Borel 2007-pres. 6,295
- Tony Adams 1970-72 6,226
- Brent Snyder 1987-88 6,105
- Eric Hipple 1976-79 6,073
- Anthony Calvillo 1992-93 5,642
- Matt Sauk 1996-97 5,385
BOREL CLOSING IN ON NO. 1 TOTAL OFFENSE -- Now with 7,637 career total offense yards, Borel has become just the second Aggie QB with 7,000 career yards... He has also taken over sole possession of No. 2 on USU's career total offense list, passing Tony Adams (1970-72) with 6,587... Borel also has cut the gap to No. 1 to 1,294 yards to reach USU's career total offense record holder Jose Fuentes (1999-2002) at No. 1 with 8,791 yards. ``` USU Career Total Offense No. Name Years Yds. To Tie
- Jose Fuentes 1999-2002 8,791 1,154
- Diondre Borel 2007-pres. 7,637
- Tony Adams 1970-72 6,587
- Eric Hipple 1976-79 6,121
- Brent Snyder 1987-88 5,928
- Anthony Calvillo 1992-93 5,838
- Matt Sauk 1996-97 5,466
- Leon Jackson III 2004-07 5,035
- Travis Cox 2001-04 4,844
- Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 3,933
MOVIN' UP USU CAREER RUSHING, RUSHING TD AND WAC TOTAL OFFENSE LIST TOO -- Borel is currently at No. 15 on USU's Career Rushing list, edging past Demetrius Brown (1986-89) with 1,252... John Strycula (1969-71) is at No. 14 with 1,412 yards... Borel also has moved up to No. 9 on the Aggies' career rushing TD list with 15 career scores... Roy Shivers (1964-65) holds the spot for eighth with 18 career rushing scores. Borel has also vaulted from No. 29 to No. 25 on the WAC's Career Total Offense list, needing nine total offense yards to reach the No. 28 spot on the WAC's Career list, currently held by San Diego State's Dan McGwire (1989-90) with 7,087 yards.
USU Career Rushing
No. Name Years Yds. To Tie
1. Demario Brown 1996-1999 4,053 2,711
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11. <a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/turbin_robert00.html">Robert Turbin</a> 2008-pres. 1,798 456
12. Maurice Turner 1979-82 1,549 207
13. Roy Shivers 1964-65 1,468 136
14. John Strycula 1969-71 1,412 70
15. <a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/borel_diondre00.html">Diondre Borel</a> 2007-pres. 1,342
16. Demetrius Brown 1986-89 1,252
<p>USU Career Rushing Touchdowns
No. Name Years TD To Tie
1. Abu Wilson 1992, 94-96 40 24
2. Demario Brown 1996-99 37 21
3. Tom Larscheid 1959-61 29 13
4. <a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/white_emmett01.html">Emmett White</a> 1998-01 27 11
5. Rick Parros 1976-79 26 10
6. Louie Giammona 1973-75 21 5
<a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/turbin_robert00.html">Robert Turbin</a> 2007-pres. 21 5
8. Roy Shivers 1964-65 18 2
9. <a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/borel_diondre00.html">Diondre Borel</a> 2007-pres. 16
10. Jack Hill 1956 14
</p><p>WAC Career Total Offense
No. Yards Name, School, Years To Tie
1. 16,916 Timmy Chang, UH, 2000-04 8,279
2. 14,740 Colt Brennan, UH, 2005-07 7,103
3. 14,665 Ty Detmer, BYU, 1988-91 7,028
<i>4. 12,765 Colin Kaepernick, NEV, 2007-pres. 5,128</i>
5. 11,570 Chase Holbrook, NMSU, 2006-08 3,933
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
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<i>12. 9,335 Kellen Moore, BSU, 2008-pres. 1,698
13. 8,989 Nathan Enderle, UI, 2007-pres. 1,352</i>
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19. 8,299 Robbie Bosco, BYU, 1983-85 662
20. 8,115 Adam Tafralis, SJSU, 2004-07 478
21. 8,014 Billy Blanton, SDSU, 1993-96 377
22. 7,736 John Walsh, BYU, 1991, 93-94 99
<i><b>23. 7,637 <a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/borel_diondre00.html">Diondre Borel</a>, USU, 2007-pres.</b></i><b></b>
24. 7,602 Marc Wilson, BYU, 1977-79
25. 7,559 Mike McCoy, UU, 1992-94
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</p>ABOUT SAN JOSE STATE -- The Spartans are 1-8 overall and 0-4 in WAC action, in head coach Mike MacIntyre's first season at the helm of the Spartan progam... In its last action at New Mexico State on Oct. 30, NMSU scored on a TD pass on the game's final play to edge SJSU, 29-27... In their last two games, the Spartans have posted season-scoring highs, posting 18 points in a 33-18 loss to Fresno State on Oct. 23 and then logging 27 in the loss at NMSU on Oct. 30. San Jose State has played five ranked teams this season, including four who were ranked in the top 13 at the time... SJSU has played #1 Alabama (L, 48-3 on Sept. 4), at #11 Wisconsin (L, 27-14 on Sept. 11), at #13 Utah (L, 56-3 on Sept. 25) and #3 Boise State (L, 48-0 on Oct. 16).
SJSU is ranked ninth in the WAC and 120th (out of 120 teams) in FBS in scoring offense (11.9 ppg) while ranking eighth in the league and 102nd in the nation in scoring defense (33.4 ppg)... The Spartans are ninth in the conference and 116th in the country in total offense (273.9 ypg), while ranking ninth in the league and 118th in the nation in rushing offense (73.0 ypg) and seventh in the conference and 75th in the country in pass offense (200.9 ypg)... SJSU ranks eighth in the WAC and 109th in FBS in total defense (442.4 ypg), ranking ninth in the league and 105th in the nation in rushing defense (200.2 ypg) and seventh in the conference and 99th in the country in passing defense (242.2 ypg).
Individually, senior QB Jordan Le Secla is seventh in the conference in passing average/game (178.6 ypg) while also ranking seventh in the WAC and 74th in FBS in pass efficiency (125.2), throwing seven TD's with eight INT's... La Secla also is eighth in the league and 84th in the nation in total offense (179.4 ypg)... Senior WR Jalal Beauchman is eighth in the conference and 95th in the country in receptions with 4.11 pg while ranking 10th in the league in receiving yards (50.6 ypg)... Senior RB Lamon Muldrow is eighth in the WAC in rushing (46.3 ypg).
The SJSU defense is led by freshman LB Vince Buhagiar who is sixth in the WAC with 7.4 tackles per game (67 total) while fellow freshman Keith Smith is tied for ninth in the league with 6.9 tackles pg (62 total), as well as seventh in the conference and 54th in the country in tackles for loss with 10.5 total (1.2 pg) as well as ninth in the league and 98th in the nation in sacks with 4.0 total (.4 pg)... Sophomore DE Vince Abbot is third in the WAC and 20th in the FBS in fumbles forced (.33 pg, three total).
Freshman PK Harrison Waid is tied for sixth in the WAC and tied for 49th in FCS in field goals with 1.1 pg (10-of-17,), ranking ninth in the league in field goal percentage (58.8) and is one of three kickers in the WAC with a perfect PAT percentage (9-of-9)... Waid also is second in the conference and 42nd in the country in punting (42.6 ypp).
Junior KR Brandon Driver is eighth in the league and 81st in the nation in kick return average (22.5 ypr).
San Jose State head coach Mike MacIntrye is in his first season as head coach of the Spartans, and this is his first time facing Utah State in any position.
ABOUT UTAH STATE -- The Aggies snapped a three-game losing streak by beating New Mexico State, 27-22, rallying from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit and a 17-7 halftime hole, USU's largest rally since 2001 and largest halftime rally since 2007.
Senior QB Diondre Borel became USU's No. 2 career passer, while a career-best 230 all-purpose yards by sophomore KR/RB Kerwynn Williams set up Utah State's TD's, one of which was scored by senior RB Derrvin Speight as part of his career-high 114 yards.
Borel became the No. 2 career passer in Utah State history, moving past Tony Adams (1970-72) who had 6,226 yards from 1970-72. With 110 yards passing Saturday, Borel now has 6,295 passing yards for his career. He is a ways away from the school record, as Jose Fuentes has the No. 1 spot with 8,791 yards from 1999-2002.
Junior LB Bobby Wagner tied a career-high with 17 tackles, giving him 105 tackles on the season, marking his second-straight season with at least 100 stops after 115 last season.
Speight becomes USU's first 100-yard rusher of the season and the first since Robert Turbin last season at Idaho. The senior logged his first 100-yard outing of the season, topping his previous career-high of 99 yards from his freshman season of 2007.
Williams' 230 all-purpose yards topped his career-best for the second-straight week, bettering his 228 yards last week at Nevada. While he didn't have a kick return for a TD like he did at Nevada, Williams did have returns of 84 and 68 yards, both of which set of USU TD's, the later of which put the home Aggies ahead for the first time and gave them the lead for good at 24-20 midway through the third quarter.
Utah State is seventh in the WAC and 87th in FBS in scoring offense (22.9 ppg) while ranking seventh in the league and 99th in the nation in scoring defense (32.6 ppg).... USU is seventh in the conference and 83rd in the country in total offense (346.1 ypg), ranking fourth in the league and 62nd in the nation in rushing offense (152.7 ypg) and eighth in the conference and 81st in the country in pass offense (193.4 ypg)... The Aggie defense is fifth in the WAC and 99th in FBS in total defense (432.1 ypg), ranking seventh in the league and 97th in the nation in rushing defense (191.0 ypg) and fifth in the conference and 93rd in the country in pass defense (241.1 ypg).
USU's offense leads the WAC and is tied for fourth in the nation in red zone offense, scoring on 93.0 percent (26-of-28) of its trips there with 20 TD's and six FG's, scoring three TD's and one FG in its four trips into the red zone Saturday against NMSU.
Individually, senior QB Diondre Borel is sixth in the league and 61st in the nation in total offense (216.3 ypg), as well as ranking eighth in the conference and 85th in the country in pass efficiency (119.7)... Senior RB Derrvin Speight is seventh in the league and 97th in the nation in rushing (60.9 rpg).
Defensively, junior LB Bobby Wagner is second in the league and fourth in the nation in tackles (11.7 pg) with 105 total tackles... Wagner was named WAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK for his career-best and WAC-leading 17-tackle outing.
Fellow junior LB Kyle Gallagher is seventh in the league in tackles (7.3 pg) with 66 total stops... Senior S Rajric Coleman and sophomore CB Quinton Bryd lead USU with three INT's each, as Coleman ranks third in the WAC and 30th in the FBS (0.38 pg) from missing the Nevada game while Byrd has played in all nine games and ranks tied for fourth (0.33 pg)... Senior CB Curtis Marsh is fourth in the WAC and 35th in the FBS in passes defended with a total of nine (1.0 pg) with eight pass break-ups and one INT... Fellow senior CB Chris Randle is tied for fifth in the conference and tied for 57th in the country in passes defended with eight on six PBU's and two INT's... Junior DE Levi Koskan is eighth in the WAC and 77th in FBS in sacks with 0.5 pg, 4.5 total.
Senior P/PK Peter Caldwell is fourth in the league and 46th in the FBS in punting (42.4 ypp) and is tied for first in the conference in PAT pct (100.0 on 21-of-21), as well as eighth in the WAC and 62nd in the FBS in field goals (1.0 pg) and ninth in field goal percentage (.636 on 7-of-11).
Sophomore RB/KR Kerwynn Williams leads the WAC and is 11th in FBS in all-purpose yards (160.9 ypg) along with leading the conference and ranking ninth in the country in kick return average (28.6 ypr), and is the only player in not only the conference but also the country with over 1,000 kick return yards on the season (1,085).
USU head coach Gary Andersen is his second season at the helm of the Aggie program and has a 7-14 mark... Andersen is 1-0 vs. San Jose State, winning 24-9 last season at Logan.
RED LEADER, RED LEADER -- That title not only is fitting for the Star Wars callsign of the Commander of Red Squadron, but also for the Utah State offense, which leads the WAC and ranks tied for the fourth in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 93.0 percent of its trips there (26-of-28), including all four trips on Saturday vs. NMSU.
RED ZONE OFFENSE
Rank Name Gm Drives Scores Points Rush TD Pass TD FG Pct
1 Memphis 9 13 13 70 4 4 5 1.00
2 Illinois 9 36 34 186 13 8 13 .94
2 Duke 9 32 30 165 13 6 11 .94
4 Stanford 9 55 51 308 22 17 12 .93
4 Oklahoma St. 9 44 41 239 16 13 12 .93
4 East Carolina 9 40 37 230 11 19 7 .93
4 UTAH STATE 9 28 26 158 16 4 6 .93FRESH-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's 10. UTAH STATE POST-GAME NOTES FROM NEW MEXICO STATE GAME -- BOREL BITS
-- Senior QB Diondre Borel became the No. 2 career passer in Utah State history with the 16-yard pass to junior WR Eric Moats in the second quarter, moving past Tony Adams (1970-72) who had 6,226 yards from 1970-72... Borel now has 6,295 passing yards for his career... Jose Fuentes has the No. 1 spot with 8,791 yards from 1999-2002.
-- Borel now has 7,637 career yards of total offense, moving to No. 23 on the WAC total offense list, passing Mike McCoy (Utah (1992-94) with 7,559 yards and Marc Wilson (BYU, 1977-79) with 7,602... John Walsh (BYU, 1991, 1993-94) is No. 22 with 7,736 yards.
-- Borel's third quarter rushing TD gives him six rushing scores this season and 16 for his career... He has a rushing TD in 15 career games.
-- Borel has a rushing TD in three-straight games this season and a total of six games.
-- Borel is at No. 9 on USU's career rushing TD list with 16 career TD's, closing in on No. 8 spot held by Roy Shivers with 18 from 1964-65.
-- Borel's 16 career rushing TD's is the most for an Aggie QB.
SWERVIN' DERRVIN
-- Senior RB Derrvin Speight became USU's first 100-yard rusher this season and the first since Robert Turbin had 113 yards at Idaho last season.
-- Speight's 114-yards is a career-high, topping the 99-yards from his freshman season of 2007.
-- Speight scored his fifth TD of the season, the most for a USU RB this year.
-- Speight's five TD's this season is a career best for his career, topping the three from his freshman season.
-- The five TD's equals Speight's career TD total entering his final season, as he had three as a freshman and two as a junior, giving him 10 total TD's for his Aggie career.
PETE'S KICKIN' IT
-- Senior P/PK Peter Caldwell's 44-yard second quarter field goal and the 24-yarder in the fourth quarter give Caldwell seven field goals this season.
-- Caldwell is now 30-of-44 for his career, taking over sole possession of No. 6 on USU's career field goal attempts list... He also holds the No. 6 spot in career field goals made and No. 5 on the Aggies' career field goal percentage list (.682).
MOATS NOTES
-- Junior WR Eric Moats' 10-yard TD run was his first rushing TD this season.
-- It was the first rushing TD by a wide receiver this season, and the first WR to score a rushing TD since Lynwood Johnson on Nov. 12, 2005 against Hawai'i.
SPREADING THE RUSHING TD'S OUT
-- USU now has seven different players score a rushing TD this season, the most since 1972 when the Aggies also had seven.
WAGNER THE WRANGLER
-- Junior LB Bobby Wagner registered 17 tackles Saturday, tying his career-high from the Fresno State game.
-- The 17 stops posted by Wagner twice now is the most in the WAC this season, as Wagner now has three of the top six tackle outings with his 15 at LA Tech.
-- Saturday's 17-stop outing was Wagner's sixth double-digit tackle game this season and the 13th of his career.
-- Wagner now has 105 tackles on the season, marking his second-straight season with at least 100 stops, and the fourth-straight year that a USU linebacker logged triple-digit stops (Jake Hutton in 2007 and 2008, Wagner last year).
-- Wagner how has 271 career tackles (121 solo, 150 assists), leaving him 47 tackles from reaching the WAC's career tackle top 10 list, as the No. 10 spot is currently held by Derrick Richardson (NMSU, 2005-08)... Wagner also is 56 tackles shy of USU's career tackles top 10 list, as Al Smith (1984-86) holds the No. 10 spot with 327 stops.
HISTORICAL NOTES
-- Utah State rallied from a halftime deficit to win for the first time this season (now 1-5 when trailing at half) and it was USU's first second-half comeback for a win since 2007, when USU rallied from a 10-7 halftime deficit at New Mexico State.
-- Utah State now leads the all-time series with New Mexico State, 28-7, winning three of the last four and five of the last seven.
-- USU leads the series at Logan, 13-3, winning for the second-straight match-up on the navy Aggies' home turf, and four of the last five.
-- The combined scoring margin of the last two meetings is eight points after NMSU's three-point win, 20-17, last year at Las Cruces.
-- USU is now 4-2 vs. NMSU in their six years in the WAC together, as the pair of Aggies have been in four different conferences together over time (Pacific Coast 1985-87, Big West 1988-2000, Sun Belt 2003-04, and WAC 2005-present).
-- Utah State improves to 36-18 (.667) against teams for the state of New Mexico, improving to 28-7 vs. NMSU and USU is 8-11 vs. New Mexico.
START STREAKING STATS
-- Senior QB Diondre Borel started for his team-leading 30th-consecutive game and made his 30th 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 48/48; Trevor Vittatoe-UTEP 45/45; Kellen Moore-Boise State 35/35; Borel 30/30).
-- Junior LB Bobby Wagner made his 24th-straight start, ranking second on the team, and made his 29th career start.
-- Senior CB Chris Randle is third on the team with 21 consecutive starts, and made his 24th start of his career.
OTHER STARTING STATS
-- Senior DT Casey Davis started for the first time this season and the first since 2008... It was Davis' seventh start of his career.
OTHER AGGIE BITS
-- After registering a turnover in the first seven games of the season, the USU defense did not have a turnover for the second-straight game.
AGGIES-SPARTANS LAST TIME
UTAH STATE 24, SAN JOSE STATE 9
November 14, 2009 • Logan, Utah • Romney StadiumLOGAN, Utah - Sophomore running back Robert Turbin rushed for a career-high 190 yards and reached two milestones along with way to lead Utah State to a 24-9 win over San Jose State at a cold and snowy Romney Stadium in Western Athletic Conference action on Nov. 14. Turbin's 190 yards push him over the 1,000 yard mark for the season, becoming the first USU running back since Aggie legend Emmett White did so in 2001. Turbin now has 1,122 on the season, jumping up to No. 12 on USU's single-season rushing list. Turbin now has 1,624 yards for his career, becoming the first Aggie since White (1998-2001) to reach 1,500 career rushing yards. The 190 yards is the best individual rushing total for a Aggie running back since White's 233 yards vs. Weber State in 2001 and is the most vs. a FBS opponent since White's 274 vs. Wyoming in 2001. It was Turbin's sixth 100-yard rushing outing this season, the most since White had eight in 2001. Junior QB Diondre Borel added 73 rushing yards and sophomore RB Derrvin Speight logged 70 yards on the ground and a TD, as Utah State finished with 381 yards rushing on the day, the 14th-most in school history and the most since 1999 when USU had 388 vs. Nevada. The Aggies ended with 431 yards of total offense, behind the play-calling of USU offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin, who was SJSU's head coach from 1997-2000. The Spartans had 301 yards of total offense, but the USU defense limited SJSU to 56 yards rushing, Utah State's best defensive rushing outing since 2007. With the win, the Aggies improve to 3-1 at home this season, guaranteeing the Aggies a winning season at home, USU's first winning season since 2003, going 3-2. Not to be outdone by his backfield mate, Borel topped the 4,000 career passing yards milestone, giving him 4,020 for his career, the 10th Aggie signal-caller to reach that mark. Borel also surpassed the 5,000 yards of total offense milestone, as his 123 yards in the game give him 5,095 for his career, the eighth Aggie to reach the 5,000 yard plateau and vaulting to No. 7 on the USU career total offense list. Defensively, sophomore LB Bobby Wagner made a team-leading 10 tackles, while junior S Rajric Coleman logged nine stops to go with a fumble recovery. The Spartans were led by Jordan La Secla's 18-of-34 passing for 216 yards, while Lamon Muldrow had 46 yards rushing, and scored SJSU's lone TD on the day, a 2-yard run in the third quarter. Turbin's 190 yards was accompanied by two touchdowns, a 6-yard dart in the first quarter and a 35-yard scamper in the second quarter, putting USU ahead 14-0 at halftime. The Aggies' opening drive nearly stalled, as they lined up for a 48-yard field goal, but senior WR Xavier Bowman successfully executed a fake, running 25 yards for a first down and nearly a touchdown. On the next play, Turbin scored his first TD of the day. Muldrow's TD run pulled the Spartans within 14-6 after the two-point conversion failed, and Tyler Cope later hit a 31-yard field goal to close the gap to 14-9. On USU's ensuing possession, the Aggies faced a fourth-and-one at midfield, but the offensive line created a hug hole for junior RB Michael Smith to burst through for the first down and more, ending with a 23-yard gain. After a penalty slowed the drive, senior PK Chris Ulinski booted a 40-yard field goal for a 17-9 USU lead with 13:42 left in the game. After the Aggie defense held SJSU, the USU offense marched down the field, getting a career-long 47-yard run by Speight along the way, and Speight later capped the drive with a 6-yard TD scamper and Ulinski's upright split gave USU the final scoring margin of 24-9 with 9:35 to play. The Spartans' next possession saw them reach midfield before the Aggie defense held them, and later denied any rally, with sophomore DE Levi Koskan sacking La Secla on SJSU's fourth-down attempt. It was USU's first win over SJSU since 2005, but the Aggies have won the last two of three at Logan. The Spartans still lead the all-time series 20-11-1 and with the series now even at 8-8 at Logan. ``` Score By Quarters San Jose State 0 0 9 0 - 9 Utah State 7 7 0 10 - 24
Scoring Summary 1st 11:47 USU - Robert Turbin 6 yd run (Chris Ulinski kick) 2nd 05:24 USU - Turbin 35 yd run (Ulinski kick) 3rd 09:07 SJSU - Muldrow, Lamon 2 yd run (Zavala, Philip pass failed) 04:14 SJSU - Cope, Tyler 31 yd field goal 4th 13:42 USU - Ulinski 40 yd field goal 09:35 USU - Derrvin Speight 6 yd run (Ulinski kick)
Attn: 13,276
Team Statistics SJSU USU First Downs 15 19 Rushing 56 381 Passing 245 50 Total Offense 301 431 Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 10-74 9-94 Punts-Yards/Avg. 7-298/42.6 5-188/37.6 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 3-43-0/14.3 3-43-0/14.3 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-11-0 Possession Time 28:17 31:43 Third-Down Conversions 7-of-16 5-of-13
Individual Rushing USU: Turbin 24-190 2TD, Borel 12-73, Speight 7-70 TD, Smith 5-32, Bowman 1-25 SJSU: Muldrow 14-46 TD
Individual Passing (A-C-I, Yds, TD) USU: Borel 7-18-0, 50, 0 SJSU: La Secla 18-34-0, 216, 0
Individual Receiving USU: Smith 3-13, Morrison 1-17, Mitchell 1-9, Moats 1-6, Sawyer 1-5 SJSU: Beauchman 4-71
USU Punt Returns: Morrison 2-14 USU KO Returns: K.Williams 3-43 USU Interception Returns: None USU Tackle Leaders: Wagner 10, Coleman 9, McClenton 6, Gallagher 4
USU-SJSU LAST TIME AT SAN JOSE SAN JOSE STATE 30, UTAH STATE 7 October 11, 2008 • San Jose, Calif. • Spartan Stadium
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Utah State saw its Western Athletic Conference win streak come to a halt with a 30-7 loss to San Jose State on Oct. 11 at SJSU's Spartan Stadium. USU, which came into the contest with a three-game WAC win streak, the longest of the league, and the Aggies are now 1-5 overall and 1-1 in WAC action. SJSU improved to 2-0 in WAC play and 4-2 overall. The game was scoreless through the first quarter with USU gaining its first first down of the quarter with three minutes left and SJSU notched its initial first down on the ensuing possession, as both teams combined for nine punts in the opening quarter. USU sophomore P Peter Caldwell had five in the first stanza, matching its total from the previous two games combined after one in the Idaho game and four in the BYU game. Caldwell ended the game with 10 punts, the Aggies' most since 11 at Clemson in 2004. The Aggies were held to 190 yards of total offense, with 142 coming after halftime, meanwhile the Spartans amassed 401 yards, including 314 yards passing. USU was led by sophomore QB Diondre Borel with 43 rushing yards and 66 passing yards on 8-of-21 passing. Senior QB Sean Setzer was 5-of-9 for 53 yards with a two-yard TD pass to freshman RB Ronald Scott with 1:50 left in the game to prevent the shutout. Defensively, senior CB Caleb Taylor had 10 tackles while senior LB Jake Hutton had nine stops, including four tackles for loss. Senior CB Roy Hurst had an interception for the second game in a row. San Jose State was led by QB Kyle Reed's 300 yards passing on 28-of-40 for three TD's. David Richmond led the Spartans' receivers with eight catches for 89 yards with one TD. ``` Score By Quarters Utah State 0 0 0 7 - 7 San Jose State 0 21 9 0 - 30
Scoring Summary SJSU - 2nd 12:19 - Elledge,Brian 6 yd pass from Reed,Kyle (Strubeck,Jared kick) SJSU - 2nd 11:23 - Ihenacho,Duke 43 yd interception return (Strubeck kick) SJSU - 2nd 04:06 - Richmond,David 8 yd pass from Reed (Strubeck kick) SJSU - 3rd 14:43 - Williams,T. 53 yd pass from Reed (Strubeck kick failed) SJSU - 3rd 04:39 SJSU - Strubeck 27 yd field goal USU - 4th 01:50 - Scott, Ronald 2 yd pass from Setzer, Sean (Caldwell, Peter kick)
Attn: 20,318
Team Statistics USU SJSU First Downs 10 18 Rushing 71 87 Passing 119 314 Total Offense Yards 190 401 Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-59 6-36 Punts-Yards 10-395 7-235 Punt Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 0-0-0/0.0 5-25-0/5.0 Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD/Avg. 5-79-0/15.8 1-36-0/36.0 Interceptions: No-Yds-TD 1-3-0 2-44-1 Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Possession Time 25:43 34:17 Third-Down Conversions 3-of-16 6-of-18
Individual Rushing SJSU: Davis 11-24 USU: Borel 17-43, Marsh 4-22, Turbin 6-20, Hall 1-0, Butler 3-(-1), Setzer 3-(-13)
Individual Passing A-C-I, Yds, TD SJSU: Reed 28-40-1, 300, 3 USU: Borel 8-21-2, 66, 0; Setzer 5-9-0, 53, 1
Individual Receiving SJSU: Richmond 8-89, TD USU: Buter 3-29, Morrison 3-11, Sawyer 2-27, Lloyd 1-22, Zimmerman 1-15, Nelson 1-10, Mitchell 1-3, Scott 1-2 TD
USU Punt Returns: None USU KO Returns: Harris 3-54, Murphy 1-23, Keiaha 1-2 USU Interception Returns: Hurst 1-3 USU Tackle Leaders: C.Taylor 10, Hutton 9, Hall 6, Four others 5
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH -- There are nine Division I schools that are located in cities with an elevation of at least 4,000 feet about sea level... Utah State's home of Logan ranks seventh on the list with an elevation of 4,710 feet... USU is the highest non-Mountain West Conference school, as the top six are all MWC teams... This season the Aggies will play at only one other location, giving USU seven games this season at 4,000 feet above sea level after playing eight in 2006, seven both 2007 and 2008, and eight last year... USU will play at #8 Nevada (Oct. 30), as well as hosting #6 BYU (Oct. 2).
School City, State Elevation
1. Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. 7,220
2. Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo. 6,620
3. Colorado Boulder, Colo. 5,360
4. Colorado State Fort Collins, Colo. 5,190
5. New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 5,100
6. UTAH STATE LOGAN, UTAH 4,710
7. Brigham Young Provo, Utah 4,630
8. Nevada Reno, Nev. 4,610
9. Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 4,357PERSONNEL 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).
WILLIAMS AND BARTLETT EARN NATIONAL RECOGNITION -- Utah State sophomore Kerwynn Williams was named the College Football Performance Awards National Kick Returner of the Week while junior Kellen Bartlett was an honorable mention tight end of the week, as the Aggie duo was recognized for their performance in USU's shootout loss at Nevada on Oct. 30
Williams, a native of Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS), had a 92-yard kick return for his first career kick return TD and Utah State's first kick return for a TD since Kevin Robinson's 92-yard return vs. New Mexico State in 2007. The 92-yard return by Williams is tied for the 10th-best in USU history, tying Tony Pennyman's 92-yard return vs. UNLV in 2005. Williams ended the night with a career-best 228 all-purpose yards, on 158 kick return yards, as well as a career-best 63 receiving yards and seven rushing yards.
Williams' 92-yard kick return is the longest in the Western Athletic Conference this season and is tied for the 23rd-longest in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) this year, and Williams' TD is the only kick return for a score in the WAC so far this season. Williams is currently third in the WAC and 24th in the FBS with a 26.8 ypr average. The 228 all-purpose yards the second-most in the WAC this season and Williams is currently second in the conference and 18th in the country in all-purpose yards average with 152.2 ypg.
Bartlett, a Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) native, snared a career-best 121 yards on five catches, becoming USU's first 100-yard receiver since Nnamdi Gwacham had 140 yards on four catches last year which also came against Nevada. The 121 yards was a career-high for Bartlett, quadrupling his previous career-best of 28-yards vs. Fresno State last year.
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.
UTAH STATE PUNTER CALDWELL A CANDIDATE FOR RAY GUY AWARD -- Utah State senior punter Peter Caldwell has been named a 2010 Ray Guy Award candidate as the list was announced on Oct. 29 by the Augusta Sports Council. The Ray Guy Award identifies the nation's top collegiate punter.
Caldwell, a native of Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS), was a semi-finalist for the award last season, and was on the preseason watch list. He is one of three punters from the Western Athletic Conference on the list, joined by Idaho's Bobby Cowan and Ryan Allen of Louisiana Tech. Caldwell is also one of two punters from the state of Utah on the list, along with Sean Sellwood of Utah.
Caldwell currently averages 42.7 yards per punt, an average that would rank second in the WAC, but Caldwell missed two games with an injury and doesn't meet the 75 percent participation requirement. That average would presently rank No. 7 on USU's single-season punting list. Caldwell has 29 punts with a season and career-long of 66 that came last week against Hawai'i. That was one of his seven punts of 50+ yards this season, and he has pinned the opponent inside the 20-yard line on seven punts, as well as forcing four fair catches.
For his career, Caldwell has a 42.2 ypp average, currently ranking No. 4 on USU's career punting average list, while his 42.2 ypp average last season is 11th-best in Aggie history.
A total of 51 punters were nominated for this year's honor. Among the candidates are last year's winner, Drew Butler of Georgia, and finalist, Chas Henry of Florida. The list will be narrowed to ten semi-finalists to be named on Nov. 12. Following the semi-finalists announcement, a national body of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sports information directors, coaches, media representatives, and previous Ray Guy Award winners will vote for the top three finalists, who will be identified on Nov. 22. The voting body will then cast ballots to select the winner.
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.
<p>UTAH STATE 2010 PRESEASON AWARD COLLECTION
</p><p>#17 JR WR <a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/austin_matt00.html">Matt Austin</a>
• Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason WAC Newcomer of the Year
</p><p>#12 SR QB <a href="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/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="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/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="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/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="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/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="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/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="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/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="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/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="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/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>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="http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/andersen_gary00.html">Gary Andersen</a> Defensive Tackles
Virginia Tech Frank Beamer KickersOH 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.
