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