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12 Conference Championships • 13 Bowl Games • 12 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 72 All-Mountain West Selections (2013-18)
AGGIES HOST WYOMING IN MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
/// 2019 SCHEDULE / RESULTS /// DATE OPPONENT A 30 at Wake Forest S 7 STONY BROOK S 21 at San Diego State* S 28 COLORADO STATE* O 5 at #5 LSU O 19 NEVADA* O 26 at Air Force* N 2 BYU N 9 at Fresno State* N 16 WYOMING* N 23 BOISE STATE* N 30 at New Mexico* D 7 MW Championship
TV TIME/RESULT ACC Network L, 35-38 Facebook W, 62-7 CBSSN W, 23-17 CBSSN W, 34-24 SEC Network L, 6-42 ESPNU W, 36-10 ESPN2 L, 7-31 ESPN2 L, 14-42 CBSSN W, 37-35 ESPNU 2 pm CBSSN 8:30 pm Facebook 2 pm ESPN 2 pm
* Mountain West Game All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS.
Game will be nationally televised on ESPNU at 2 p.m.
Senior PK Dominik Eberle (62) was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week after making the game-winning 30-yard field goal on the final play in Utah State’s 37-35 Mountain West road win at Fresno State. Eberle, who scored 13 points in the game, was 3-of-3 on field goals and 4-of-4 on extra points. It was USU’s first game-winning field goal since 1998.
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WYOMING (6-3, 3-2 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (5-4, 4-1 MW) Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 • 2 p.m. • Logan, Utah • Maverik Stadium (25,100)
/// GAME 10 INFORMATION /// TV: ESPNU • Play-by-Play ................................... Mike Couzens • Analyst ............................................ Kirk Morrison • Xfinity (Utah) ................................ Ch. 400/755HD • DISH ........................................................... Ch. 141 • DirecTV....................................................... Ch. 208 RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK • Play-by-Play .................................... Scott Garrard • Analyst .............................................. Kevin White • Online ................ 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com • National .............................................. Internet 979
WYOMING COWBOYS 2019 Record: 6-3, 3-2 Mountain West Last Game: Nov. 9, 2019 • L, 20-17 (OT) at #21 Boise State
UTAH STATE AGGIES 2019 Record: 5-4, 4-1 Mountain West Last Game: Nov. 9, 2019 • W, 37-35 at Fresno State
Head Coach: Craig Bohl • School Record: 34-38 (6th year) • Career Record: 138-70 (17th year) • Mountain West Record: 22-23 (6th year) • vs. Utah State: 2-3
Head Coach: Gary Andersen • School Record: 31-28 (5th year) • Career Record: 57-56 (10th year) • Mountain West Record: 4-1 (1st year) • vs. Wyoming: 1-0
Active Statistical Leaders • Pass: Tyler Vander Waal (19-39, 244, 1 TD, 0 INT) • Rush: Xazavian Valladay (155-755, 5 TD) • Rec.: Raghib Ismail Jr. (14-240, 2 TD) • Def.: Alijah Halliburton (86 TKL, 9.0 TFL, 1 FR)
Active Statistical Leaders • Pass: Jordan Love (206-334, 2,402, 11 TD, 12 INT) • Rush: Gerold Bright (115-614, 6 TD) • Rec.: Siaosi Mariner (45-630, 6 TD) • Def.: Troy Lefeged Jr. (63 TKL, 3.5 TFL, 1 FF)
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• With a win against Wyoming, Utah State will be bowl eligible for the eighth time in the last nine years. USU played in five-straight bowl games from 2011-15 and won three-straight bowls from 2012-14, both of which are school records. All-time, USU has played in 13 bowl games.
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• Utah State has won seven-straight Mountain West home games and is 38-10 (.792) in its last 48 home games overall. All-time, Utah State is 150-106 (.586) in Maverik Stadium.
• Every Utah State football game can be heard live on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard serves as the play-by-play announcer, while former USU quarterback Kevin White (1988-89) will provide color analysis. Games can also be heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAggies.com) by clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ link, as well as on the TuneIn App. • Salt Lake City • Logan • Cache Valley • Price • Green River • Moab • Orangeville
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• Utah State is 34-19 (.6542) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 19-7 (.731) home record, and has won 45 of its last 64 (.703) league games dating back to 2011. In fact, USU is 13-3 (.813) in its last 16 MW games and 16-6 (.727) in its last 22 games against all opponents.
• Utah State head coach Gary Andersen is 19-8 (.704) inside Maverik Stadium. In conference games, USU is 10-6 (.625) at home under Andersen, including winning each of its last seven. • Utah State is 21-7 (.750) in its last 28 games under Andersen, which includes an 11-1 (.6917) home record. USU is also 15-1 (.938) in its last 16 conference games under Andersen, which includes a 4-1 record in the Mountain West this season and 11 straight wins in the Western Athletic Conference during the 2011-12 seasons. • Junior WR Savon Scarver is tied for first nationally with his two kickoff returns for a touchdown and is fifth in the nation in kickoff returns (31.6 yards per return). Junior LB David Woodward ranks second in the nation in tackles (13.3 per game) and is third in forced fumbles (4). Both players were All-Americans a season ago. • Utah State is among the top-40 teams in the nation in 12 statistical categories, including second in special teams touchdowns with three (two kickoff returns, one punt return), and 11th in the nation in fumbles recovered (9), kickoff returns (26.4 yards per return) and punt returns (14.0 yards per return). USU is also 15th in the nation in three-and-outs forced per game (4.33), 16th with its two defensive touchdowns, 23rd in tackles for loss allowed (4.78 per game), 24th in fewest penalty yards per game (45.4) and 26th in sacks allowed with 13 (1.44 per game).
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/// MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS /// MOUNTAIN MW Overall #19 Boise State 5-0 8-1 (RV) Air Force 4-1 7-2 Utah State 4-1 5-4 Wyoming 3-2 6-3 Colorado State 3-2 4-5 New Mexico 0-5 2-7 WEST (RV) San Diego State Hawai’i Nevada Fresno State San José State UNLV
MW Overall 4-2 7-2 3-3 6-4 3-3 6-4 2-3 4-5 1-5 4-6 0-5 2-7
(ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN) THIS WEEK’S GAMES Friday, Nov. 15 • Fresno State at San Diego State (ESPN2) 7:30 pm
Saturday, Nov. 16 • Hawai’i at UNLV (Facebook) • Wyoming at Utah State (ESPNU) • Air Force at Colorado State (ESPN2) • New Mexico at Boise State (ESPN2)
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/// MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON POLLS /// • Utah State was picked second in the Mountain Division of the 2019 Mountain West preseason polls.
MOUNTAIN DIVISION Team (First-Place Votes) Points 1. Boise State (15) 120 2. UTAH STATE (6) 108 3. Air Force 73 4. Wyoming 66 5. Colorado State 52 6. New Mexico 22
• Utah State has started Mountain West play with at least a 4-1 record five times in its seven years in the league (2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019).
AGGIES FIRST TEAM TO WIN AT BOTH SAN DIEGO STATE AND FRESNO STATE • With its 23-17 road win at San Diego State on Sept. 21 and its 37-35 win at Fresno State last weekend, Utah State is the first team ever to record road wins at both SDSU and FS in the same season since the Mountain West began divisional play in 2013. UTAH STATE CONTINUES ITS DOMINANCE AGAINST WEST DIVISION SCHOOLS • Utah State continued its dominance against teams from the West Division of the Mountain West following its 37-35 road win at Fresno State last weekend. Overall, USU is now 18-4 (.818) all-time against teams from the West Division of the MW, which is the best record in the conference. Overall, USU has a 4-0 record against Hawai’i, UNLV and San José State, a 3-1 record against Fresno State, a 2-1 record against Nevada, and a 1-2 mark against San Diego State dating back to 2013, when the MW split into two divisions. Other teams with winning records against the West Division include Boise State (19-5), Colorado State (16-6), San Diego State (23-10), Fresno State (19-11), Nevada (19-14) and Air Force (13-9). UTAH STATE’S OFFENSE COMING TO LIFE • Utah State’s offense is looking more and more like last year’s offense that finished the 2018 season second in the nation in scoring (47.5 points per game) and 11th in total offense (497.4 yards per game). During USU’s last two games, USU is averaging 523.0 yards of total offense (391.0 passing, 132.0 rushing) and is converting 53.6 percent of its third downs (15-28). • Overall, Utah State has produced at least 500 yards of total offense in four games this year, including in each of its last two.
• Eberle’s field goal was the first game-winner for Utah State since Brad Bohn made a 30-yarder with five seconds to play to give the Aggies a 28-27 home win against North Texas in 1998. • Eberle’s four Mountain West Player of the Week honors are the second-most in school history by a special teams player, trailing Bohn (1997-2000), who was named the Big West Conference Special Teams Player of the Week seven times.
• Junior QB Jordan Love was named the Mountain West Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while senior DE Tipa Galeai, senior CB DJ Williams, junior KR Savon Scarver and junior LB David Woodward all joined Love on the preseason all-MW team. • Utah State’s five players named to the 25-member Mountain West preseason team are tied with Boise State for the most in the league and the most in its seven years in the conference.
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A LOOK AT UTAH STATE • Utah State is 5-4 on the season and 4-1 in Mountain West play following its 37-35 Mountain West road win at Fresno State last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by junior QB Jordan Love, who is 206of-334 (.617) passing for 2,402 yards (266.9 ypg) with 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Senior RB Gerold Bright leads the team in rushing with 614 yards on 115 carries (5.3 ypc/68.2 ypg) with six touchdowns, and senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner has a team-best 45 receptions for 630 yards (14.0 ypr/70.0 ypg) and six touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB David Woodward leads the team with 93 tackles, which includes 5.0 tackles for loss, while junior S Troy Lefeged Jr. has 63 tackles, which includes 3.5 tackles for loss. As a team, USU is averaging 28.2 points and 431.4 yards of total offense (279.4 passing, 152.0 rushing), and allowing 27.2 points and 440.8 yards (258.3 passing, 182.4 rushing).
EBERLE NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK • Senior PK Dominik Eberle was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season and fourth time in his career as he made the game-winning 30-yard field goal as time expired in Utah State’s 37-35 Mountain West road win at Fresno State last weekend. Eberle also made field goals from 25 and 39 yards against the Bulldogs as he was a perfect 3-of-3 on field goal attempts and 4-of-4 on extra points en route to scoring 13 points.
WEST DIVISION Team (First-Place Votes) Points 1. Fresno State (17) 122 2. San Diego State (3) 106 3. Nevada 74 4. Hawai’i (1) 67 5. UNLV 51 6. San José State 21
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UTAH STATE CONTINUES MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY AGAINST WYOMING SATURDAY • Utah State (5-4, 4-1 MW) continues Mountain West play this weekend as it hosts Wyoming (6-3, 3-2 MW) on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU (Xfinity Ch. 400/755HD, DISH Ch. 141, DirecTV Ch. 208) with Mike Couzens (play-by-play) and Kirk Morrison (analyst) on the call. Live audio of the game is available on www.UtahStateAggies.com.
LOVE RECORDS 11TH-CAREER 300-YARD PASSING GAME • Junior QB Jordan Love was named the College Sports Madness Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week as he recorded his 11th-career 300-yard passing game in Utah State’s 37-35 Mountain West road win at Fresno State last weekend. Love was 30-of-39 passing for 388 yards and two touchdowns against the Bulldogs, and carried the ball six times for 30 yards, including a long of 17 yards. • For Love, it was his 13th-career game throwing multiple touchdowns. Furthermore, the 388 passing yards are his third-most this season and the fifth-most of his career. Love also completed 30 passes for the third time this year and fourth time in his career.
MARINER HAS CAREER GAME AGAINST FRESNO STATE • Senior graduate transfer WR Siaosi Mariner had his best all-around game this past weekend in Utah State’s 37-35 Mountain West road win at Fresno State as he caught a career-high 11 passes for 103 yards and a career-best two touchdowns. Overall, it was his second-career 100yard receiving game and his first-career double-digit reception game. It was also the first time in his career he had multiple touchdown catches in a game. Those 11 receptions are the most by an Aggie since Hunter Sharp had 11 catches against Akron in the 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
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GAME NOTES SCOUTING WYOMING • Wyoming is 6-3 on the season and 3-2 in Mountain West play following its 20-17 overtime loss at No. 21 Boise State last weekend. The Cowboys are led by sophomore QB Tyler Vander Waal, who is 19-of39 (.487) passing for 244 yards (61.0 ypg) with one touchdown and no interceptions. Sophomore RB Xazavian Valladay leads the team in rushing with 755 yards on 155 carries (4.9 ypc/94.4 ypg) with five touchdowns, and senior WR Raghib Ismail Jr. has caught 14 passes for 240 yards (17.1 ypr/30.0 ypg). Defensively, senior S Alijah Halliburton has a team-best 86 tackles, which includes 9.0 tackles for loss, while senior LB Logan Wilson has 72 tackles, which includes 7.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Wyoming is averaging 27.6 points and 356.6 yards of total offense per game (128.8 passing, 227.8 rushing) and allowing 17.9 points and 375.8 yards of total offense (278.2 passing, 97.6 rushing). Wyoming returns 11 starters (O-5, D-6) and 42 lettermen (O-20, D-17, S-5) from last year’s team that went 6-6 overall and finished third in the Mountain Division with a 4-4 record. Craig Bohl is 138-70 in his 17th season as a collegiate head coach, including a 34-38 record in his sixth season at Wyoming. AGGIES AND COWBOYS SERIES HISTORY • Utah State is 39-26-4 all-time against Wyoming, including a 25-11-1 home record, as USU won 20 of the first 23 meetings. USU has also won five of the last seven meetings, including last year’s meeting in Laramie, 24-16. Wyoming won the last meeting between the two teams in Logan, 28-23, during the 2017 season. The first game ever played in the series was in 1903 with USU winning in Logan, 46-0, and the two teams played one another 58 times through the 1978 season. The series resumed in 2001 and the two teams have played one another 11 times since then. USU’s 39 wins against Wyoming are its most against any opponent in school history.
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/// SERIES HISTORY /// Overall ................................................ USU leads 39-26-4 In Logan............................................... USU leads 25-11-1 In Laramie ............................................ USU trails 13-15-3 Neutral Site ............................................ USU leads 1-0-0 Longest USU Win Streak .............................. 10, 1927-37 Longest UW Win Streak .................................. 8, 1949-56 Largest USU Margin of Victory ............ (57) 57-0 -- 1917 Largest UW Margin of Victory .............. (45) 48-3 -- 1968
UTAH STATE vs. WYOMING SERIES FOURTH-MOST PLAYED IN SCHOOL HISTORY • Utah State and Wyoming will be meeting for the 70th time in series history this weekend in what is the fourth-most played rivalry in school history. USU’s most-played rivalry is Utah (112), followed by Brigham Young (89) and Colorado State (76). AGGIES AND COWBOYS HAVE STORIED HISTORY • Utah State and Wyoming have a storied history dating back to the early 1900s as both schools were members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1916-37 and later members of the Mountain States/Skyline Conference from 1938-61, along with its current membership in the Mountain West, for a total of 54 years as league foes. As members of the RMAC, USU won league championships in 1921 and 1936, and later won league titles in the Mountain States/Skyline Conference in 1946, 1960 and 1961. UW won conference championships in the Mountain States/Skyline Conference in 1949, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961. UTAH STATE AND WYOMING SERIES REFERRED TO AS “BRIDGER’S BATTLE” • Utah State University and the University of Wyoming announced on Nov. 25, 2013, that both schools adopted a rivalry series in football that will be referred to as “Bridger’s Battle” in reference to celebrated Wyoming/Utah mountain man Jim Bridger. The winner of the annual contest will take home the traveling “Bridger Rifle,” a .50 caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle that was popular among mountain men and widely considered to be what Bridger carried. /// FROM THE RECORD BOOKS ///
Here is a look at some of the top Utah State statistical performances against Wyoming over the years. • Chuckie Keeton tied the school record as a freshman in 2011 with five touchdown passes in a game in USU’s 63-19 home win against Wyoming. • Emmett White’s 274 rushing yards against Wyoming in 2001 are the third-most in school history. • Jay Van Noy scored on an 82-yard run against Wyoming in 1948, which is tied for the 10th-longest in school history. • JoJo Natson had an 80-yard punt return against Wyoming in 2014, which is the 10thlongest in school history. • Tony Adams passed for 389 yards against Wyoming in 1971, the 16th-most in school history. • Utah State had 592 yards of offense against Wyoming in 2015 and 571 yards in 2001, the 21st- and 26th-most in school history. • Utah State had 389 passing yards against Wyoming in 1971, the 19th-most in school history. • Utah State held Wyoming to 29 passing yards in 1978 and 42 passing yards in 1962, the 12th- and 20th-fewest in school history. • Utah State’s school record for offensive yards per play is 10.7 set against Wyoming in 1948 with 471 yards on 44 plays. • The Aggies’ single-game high of 14 punts was done three times, once against Wyoming in 1970. • Utah State’s school record for fewest pass attempts allowed of three was done twice, once against Wyoming in 1955. • Utah State’s school record for first downs in a game with 34 has been done three times, including against Wyoming in 2015. • Three of the top 26 winning margins in school history have been against Wyoming, as Utah State posted a 57-0 win in 1917 (10th-largest), a 53-0 win in 1912 (15th-largest), and a 46-0 win in 1903 (26th-largest). • Utah State has had 10 100-yard rushers, five 100-yard receivers and two 300-yard passers in series history.
/// GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS /// 11-21-03 W 46-0 H 11-02-12 W 53-0 H 11-07-14 W 24-3 H 10-27-15 L 7-13 A 10-21-16 L 10-23 H 10-24-17 W 57-0 H 11-20-19 W 6-0 A 10-11-21 W 14-3 H 11-11-22 W 26-0 H 11-16-23 W 20-6 A 11-19-24 W 25-2 H 11-05-25 W 26-13 H 10-23-26 T 6-6 A 10-22-27 W 42-0 H 10-19-28 W 24-6 N 10-26-29 W 12-7 A 10-25-30 W 13-8 H 10-24-31 W 12-0 A 11-04-33 W 27-0 H 10-20-34 W 19-0 A 11-09-35 W 18-0 H 10-10-36 W 25-0 A 10-23-37 W 34-7 H 11-12-38 L 12-27 H 11-18-39 W 20-13 A 11-23-40 W 16-0 H 11-15-41 L 6-12 A 11-21-42 W 14-6 H 11-16-46 W 21-7 H 10-18-47 L 19-33 A 10-30-48 W 45-34 H 10-15-49 L 0-27 A 10-14-50 L 7-40 H 10-06-51 L 0-37 A 10-04-52 L 0-14 H
10-03-53 L 13-20 A 11-06-54 L 12-21 H 10-01-55 L 13-21 A 11-03-56 L 0-21 H 10-05-57 T 19-19 A 11-08-58 L 13-41 H 10-03-59 L 2-27 A 11-05-60 W 17-13 H 10-07-61 T 6-6 A 11-10-62 W 20-6 H 09-28-63 L 14-21 A 11-07-64 T 20-20 H 10-22-66 L 10-35 A 09-21-68 L 3-48 A 09-26-70 W 42-29 A 11-06-71 L 29-31 H 10-28-72 W 35-23 A 11-03-73 W 31-20 H 09-14-74 W 17-7 A 11-01-75 W 27-21 H 09-25-76 L 3-20 A 11-12-77 W 32-31 H 09-30-78 W 20-13 A 09-22-01 L 42-43 H 10-11-03 L 21-48 H 09-02-06 L 7-38 A 09-08-07 L 18-32 A 10-08-11 W 63-19 H 11-30-13 W 35-7 H 11-07-14 W 20-3 A 10-30-15 W 58-27 H 11-05-16 L 28-52 A 10-14-17 L 23-28 H 10-20-18 W 24-16 A
/// TOP AGGIES vs. WYOMING /// Rushing ................................. Emmett White (2001) ............................................ 274 yards on 32 carries Passing .................................... Tony Adams (1971) ................................ 389 yards on 28-of-47 passing Receiving ................................. Mike O’Shea (1968) ..................................... 155 yards on 10 receptions Tackles ....................... David Woodward, 16 (2018)
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FORMER WALK-ON WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE BEST KICKERS USU HAS EVER SEEN
by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations Former Utah State placekicker Brad Bohn has a vision of how he would like Dominik Eberle to break his career field goals record. “They say records are meant to be broken,” Bohn said. “Watching Dom reach his potential in an Aggie uniform has been tremendous to see. He really deserves all the accolades he receives. He has broken just about every record that I had the good fortune to set almost 20 years ago. Next up is the most meaningful of them all, the career field goals record, which demonstrates longevity and consistency. My vision is that he connects on his 60th career field goal to beat Boise State and send the Aggies to the Mountain West championship game.” Eberle connected on three field goals last weekend, including a 30-yarder as time expired, to lift Utah State to a thrilling 37-35 win at Fresno State, keeping the Aggies’ hopes alive of reaching the Mountain West title game. It marked the first time since 1998 that Utah State kicked a field goal to win the game. The last person to do it? Bohn. Just like his pupil, he drilled a 30-yarder with five seconds left as the Aggies edged North Texas 28-27. Prior to his senior season at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, Calif., Eberle attended a training session at the West Coast Kicking Academy, which was founded 17 years ago by Bohn. Since that time, the two have formed a working relationship that continues today. “Dom is a tremendous young man both on and off the field,” Bohn said. “He is a great teammate and tremendously humble. He is everything a coach would want in a student-athlete. He is self-motivated, positive and unselfish. He also possesses a healthy chip on his shoulder, which gives him the passion to become better each day. I take great pride in not only being able to help him on his athletic journey, but it means even more that we could send him to Utah State for his collegiate career. My experience at USU was extremely meaningful and laid the groundwork for where I am today. I’m happy Dom gets to have a similar experience.” Bohn recalls the day he first met Eberle. “Dom was a tall and lanky 17-year-old when we met, but he already possessed a strong leg,” Bohn said. “We focused mainly on trying to develop his technique to become repeatable and consistent. I would tell him, ‘No one cares if you can kick a ball 60 yards if you can’t kick it straight. Coaches want to see your consistency.’ He has been determined the last four years to develop into a reliable placekicker and his stats demonstrate his discipline and hard work.” Eberle has embraced the moment ever since he walked on campus at Utah State. The easy going native of Nuremberg, Germany, didn’t even start playing football until his freshman year of high school, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming one of the greatest kickers USU has ever seen. “I fell in love with Utah State the moment that I got here,” Eberle said. “Having all my friends on the team take me in the way they did, especially the older guys when I first got here, and then continuously growing those relationships with some friends that I made here that are now going to be lifelong friends, that really helped me get to where I am today. I wouldn’t be here without them.”
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In a span of nine days, from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5, Eberle was nominated for three postseason awards: the 2019 Wuerffel Trophy, the national college football award recognizing community service; the Senior CLASS Award – to be eligible, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition; and finally, the Burlsworth Trophy, which is given to the most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field. None of that surprises Utah State special teams coordinator/running backs coach Stacy Collins, though. In fact, he always knew there was something special about Eberle, who walked on at Utah State prior to the start of the 2015 season, his redshirt year. “He had a competitiveness to him and an ability to him that’s unique,” Collins said. “He was a little immature at that time, and he’d be the first to tell you that, but he matured fast, and once he got over that, once he got frustrated with things when he’d miss a kick and that, he became extremely rock solid. He’s unflappable right now, and nothing bothers him. If things don’t go right, he moves on to the next play. That attests to the kind of person and player he is.” Since taking over the placekicking duties for the Aggies as a sophomore in 2017, the 6-foot-2, 190-pounder has racked up the accolades and records. Earlier this year, he became Utah State’s record holder for most points scored in a career (currently at 323), surpassing the previous mark of 308 set by former running back Robert Turbin. “Robert Turbin is one of the all-time greats, and he was a standard of excellence,” Eberle said. “Turbin, and then on the defensive side, Bobby Wagner and Merlin Olsen, you have all these great guys, and even just having a record and being neckand-neck with those guys means a lot. It is surreal. I try not to focus so much on those things, but when (long snapper) Brandon Pada came up to me after I made the PAT against BYU to set the record, and
he was just jumping on me, that’s when I really was embracing the moment, and I truly enjoyed it.” Eberle is a perfect 152-of-152 on extra points made and attempted, both of which are school records. Furthermore, the 152 consecutive extra points made is a school record. During the 2018 campaign, Eberle set singleseason school records for extra points made (75) and attempted (75), points scored (141), and points per game (10.8). He also tied for first in field goals attempted (28), joining Bohn, who first accomplished the feat in 1998. In Utah State’s 60-13 win over New Mexico State last season, Eberle tied two NCAA records for points scored by a kicker with 24 and kicking three 50-plus-yard field goals – he had three 51-yarders against NMSU. Furthermore, Eberle set USU and Mountain West records with his six made field goals against the southern Aggies, while his six attempts tied his own school record previously set in 2017. His six made field goals (44, 32, 51, 21, 51 and 51) are tied for the third-most in a single game in NCAA history. “From a performance standpoint, he’s been unbelievable from putting points on the board in field goal situations and what not, but his leadership and his competitiveness is not only valuable for the team, but it’s been valuable for the young specialists we have going through it with him,” Collins said. “All the way around, he’s what you want an Aggie to be. He does everything right, both on and off the field.” The son of Güenther Eberle and Carmen Romero-Eberle, who is majoring in both international business and marketing, is on track to graduate this December. After that, he plans on pursuing a career in the NFL. “He’s an extremely good student and he’ll be extremely successful in life with whatever he wants to do,” Collins said. “He’s a great person both on and off the field.” When his football career is over, Eberle wants to remain involved in sports. “Ideally, I would want to work with a sports franchise, whether in Germany, England or here in the US with an NFL or hockey team,” said Eberle, who is fluent in three languages – English, German and Spanish. “Ideally, I want to be in a marketing department, and I just love being around the whole competition side of things.” How does Eberle want Aggie fans to remember him by? “Just the guy that’s active in the community,” he said. “It’s easy to remember one by how they play on the field, but I feel like my work in the community, especially with the kids that are going to be here in Logan and are going to be around for the next generation, I feel like I put myself in positions where I’m around them a lot, where I can make them smile even for giving them my cleats or giving them a pair of gloves, and then just volunteering and community service. I feel like that’s something I want to be remembered by before all the football accolades.”
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Completed in August, 2016, and located inside Maverik Stadium, Utah State’s $36 million, 85,000 square-foot West Stadium Center is a five-story premium seating and press box structure. It includes a state-of-the-art media and game operations area, 24 luxury suites, 20 loge boxes, over 700 covered club seats and a premium club area that is also used to host a student-athlete training table. In addition to the new structure, major concourse work included significantly increased restrooms, upgraded concessions and an enlarged concourse for better pedestrian traffic flow. Renovations also included new video boards on both the north and south ends of the stadium, along with a new public address system.
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/// HAIL THE UTAH AGGIES ///
Hail the Utah Aggies, we’ll play the game with all our might See the colors flying, the Aggie blue and fighting white How they stir us onward; we’ll win the victory alright Hail the Utah Aggies; we’re out to win, so fight, fight, fight! Utah State, Hey! Aggies all the way! Go Aggies! Go Aggies! Hey! Hey! Hey!
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Show me the Scotsman who doesn’t love the thistle Show me the Englishman who doesn’t love the rose Show me the true-blooded Aggie from Utah Who doesn’t love the spot (stomp, stomp) where the sagebrush grows.
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Across the Quad at eventide, as shadows softly fall, The tower of Old Main appears and peace rests over all. The lighted “A” upon the hill stands out against the blue; Oh, Alma Mater, Utah State, my heart sings out to you. And through the years as time rolls on, and student friendships grow, We’ll ne’er forget the joys we had, those days we used to know. Thy mem’ries ever will be new, thy friends be ever true; Oh, Alma Mater, Utah State, my heart sings out to you.
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/// UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS /// Founded: March 8, 1888 President (16th): Noelle E. Cockett (Jan. 1, 2017-present) Type: Land-grant, public research university Mission Statement: The mission of Utah State University is to be one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities by fostering the principle that academics come first, by cultivating diversity of thought and culture and by serving the public through learning, discovery and engagement. Location/Profile: Logan, Utah Population: Logan - 48,565 Cache County - 114,181 Elevation: 4,778 feet (Logan Campus) Average summer highs: 85 degrees Average winter highs: 34 degrees Free public transportation for Logan campus, Logan City, Cache Valley 81 miles northeast of Salt Lake City 5 hours south of Yellowstone National Park 1-hour drive to four ski resorts 2-minute drive to Logan Canyon Number of steps to the top of Old Main Hill: 124
/// UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS /// Enrollment: Total Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2018): 27,932* *Includes USU Regional Campuses and Distance Education: 15,324 and USU Eastern: 1,895 Gender: Male: 12,774 Female: 15,158 Student Representation: All 29 counties in Utah All 50 states 78 countries
Campus Size: Main campus: 400 acres Statewide: 7,000 (does not include USU Eastern)
Ages: Average undergraduate age: 22.4 Average graduate age: 32.3
Regional Campuses, Distance Education and Extension: Regional Campuses: 4 (Brigham City, Moab, Tooele, Uintah Basin) Comprehensive Community College: 1 (USU Eastern with campuses in Price and Blanding) Extension Offices: In 28 of 29 Utah counties and at the Ogden Botanical Center, Thanksgiving Point, and Utah Botanical Center
Academics: Undergraduate degrees: 162 Undergraduate minors: 121 Graduate degrees: 153 Student/faculty ratio: 22.1 to 1 Average undergraduate class size: 20-29 students Study abroad opportunities: 150 in 40 countries Students who study abroad each year: 76%
Workforce: Faculty members: 800 Full-time support staff: 1,664
Colleges: College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Caine College of the Arts Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services College of Engineering College of Humanities and Social Sciences S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources College of Science Most Popular Declared Majors: Economics; Psychology; Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education; Mechanical Engineering; Human Movement Science; Biology; Elementary Education; Computer Science
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GARY ANDERSEN • Utah, 1986 • 10th Season as Division I Head Coach (52-52 Record) • Fifth Season at Utah State (26-24 Record)
/// THE ANDERSEN FILE /// COACHING EXPERIENCE 2019 Utah State – Head Coach/DT 2018 Utah – Associate Head Coach/DL 2015-17 Oregon State – Head Coach 2013-14 Wisconsin – Head Coach 2009-12 Utah State – Head Coach 2005-08 Utah – Asst. HC/Def. Coordinator/DL 2004 Utah – Defensive Line 2003 Southern Utah – Head Coach 2002 Utah – Asst. HC/ST Coordinator/DL 2001 Utah – Assistant Head Coach/DT 1997-00 Utah – Defensive Tackles 1995-96 Northern Arizona – Asst. HC/DL/ST 1994 Park City (Utah) HS – Head Coach 1992-93 Idaho State – Defensive Line 1989-91 Ricks College – Offensive Line 1988 Southeastern Louisiana – Asst. HC/OC BOWL GAMES (12) Wisconsin (2) - 2014 Outback; 2013 Capital One Utah State (2) - 2012 & 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Utah (8) - 2018 Holiday; 2008 Sugar; 2007 Poinsettia; 2006 Armed Forces; 2005 Emerald; 2004 Fiesta; 2001 & 1999 Las Vegas CONFERENCE/DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS (2) Wisconsin (1) - Big Ten West, 2014 Utah State (1) - WAC, 2012 COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS Wisconsin - Maxwell Coach of the Year Semifinalist, 2013; George Munger Coach of the Year Semifinalist, 2013, 2014 Utah State - WAC Coach of the Year, 2012; Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Finalist, 2012 Utah - Frank Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year Finalist, 2008 PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1985-86 Utah – Offensive Center 1983-84 Ricks College - Offensive Center EDUCATION 1986 Utah – Political Science (B.S.) FAMILY Wife, Stacey; Sons, Keegan (Jen), Chasen (Marquelle), Hagen (Kaitlin); Grandchildren, Raylen, Baylor
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Gary Andersen (hired on Dec. 9, 2018) makes his return to Utah State after serving as USU’s head coach for four seasons (2009-12). Andersen will be the first of 27 coaches in USU history to serve as head coach multiple times. In all, Andersen is entering his 10th season as a Division I head coach, including his fifth at Utah State, and has 30 years of coaching experience. He has been involved in 12 bowl games, including four New Year’s Day bowls. As a head coach, he led Utah State to the 2012 Western Athletic Conference Championship and Wisconsin to the 2014 Big Ten Conference West Division title and has coached 16 NFL Draft picks, including six at USU. During his career, Andersen was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award at Utah State in 2012, along with being named the WAC Coach of the Year, and a semifinalist for the Maxwell Coach of the Year Award (2013) and George Munger Coach of the Year Award (2013, 2014) as the head coach at Wisconsin. He was also a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award at Utah in 2008, which is given to the top assistant in college football. Academically, three of Andersen’s teams finished in the top-10 nationally in Academic Progress Rate, in addition to 160 academic all-conference honorees. During his four-year tenure with the Aggies from 2009-12, Andersen posted a 26-24 overall record, including the school’s first back-to-back winning seasons (7-6 in 2011 and 11-2 in 2012) since 1979-80. He was also the first head coach since Phil Krueger (1973-75) to notch an overall winning record. When initially hired by Utah State on Dec. 4, 2008, Andersen inherited a football program that had suffered through 11 straight losing seasons and only had two winning campaigns in 28 years. Fast forward six years since his departure, and Andersen is inheriting a program that has now appeared in seven bowl games in the past eight years after playing in just four bowl games prior to his arrival. In just his third year at Utah State, Andersen’s 2011 club became the first Aggie team to win seven games since 1993 and the first USU team to play in a bowl game in 14 years. The following season, Andersen led USU to its best season ever with a school-record 11 wins, going undefeated in the WAC and capturing its first outright league title since 1936. USU also won just its second-ever bowl game that season with a 41-15 victory against Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. USU finished the 2012 campaign with an 11-2 record and was one of just two teams in school history at the time, along with the 1961 club, to finish the season nationally ranked as it was 16th in the final Associated Press poll, 17th in the final Coaches poll and 23rd in the final BCS standings. During his four years as Utah State’s head coach, Andersen built an Aggie football program that set numerous school records, including wins (11), points scored (454), total offense (6,108 yards) and yards per game (469.8) in 2012, and touchdowns (60), rushing yards (3,675) and rushing touchdowns (37) in 2011. The 282.7 rushing yards per game in 2011 ranked sixth in the nation that year and are the second-most in school history. Furthermore, the 34.9 points per game scored in 2012 were the second-most in school history at the time, while that team’s defense allowed just 322.1 yards and 15.4 points per game, its fewest at USU since the 1960s. Furthermore, those 15.4 points allowed per game in 2012 ranked seventh nationally. During his final two seasons at Utah State, Andersen led the Aggies to an 18-8 record, including an 11-2 conference mark. While at Utah State, Andersen coached six Aggies who went on to earn All-American honors (Will Davis, Kerwynn Williams, Tyler Larsen, Nevin Lawson, Zach Vigil and Kyler Fackrell) and 10 Aggies who played in the NFL, including current Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner, who was selected in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Furthermore, Andersen coached 27 players that earned various all-conference honors during his time in Logan, including running back Robert Turbin, who was named the WAC’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2011 and has spent the past seven seasons in the NFL. Andersen comes back to Utah State after spending the 2018 season as the associate head coach and defensive line coach at the University of Utah, where the Utes posted a 9-4 record and advanced to the Pac-12 Championship game after winning the Pac-12 South. At Utah, Andersen helped coach 10 defensive starters to all-conference honors, including all three of his starters on the defensive line. In all, Andersen spent 12 years on staff at Utah during three different stints, including helping the Utes to undefeated seasons in 2004 and 2008 as they played in the Fiesta Bowl and Sugar Bowl, respectively. During his time at Utah, Andersen coached two All-Americans, two conference defensive Most Valuable Players, 22 first-team all-conference honorees and 16 NFL draft picks. Following his four years as Utah State’s head coach, Andersen spent two seasons as the head coach at Wisconsin (2013-14) and three years as the head coach at Oregon State (2015-17). At Wisconsin, he led the Badgers to a 19-7 record, a Big Ten divisional championship in 2014 and
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HEAD COACH GARY ANDERSEN appearances in the Capital One Bowl and Outback Bowl. During his two years at Wisconsin, Andersen coached five All-Americans and had seven players selected in the NFL Draft. In 2013, Chris Borland was named a first-team All-American, and the Big Ten Conference Linebacker and Defensive Player of the Year. In 2014, Andersen coached Melvin Gordon, the nation’s leading rusher and scorer in 2014, to the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Year Award and a runner-up finish for the Heisman Trophy. And at Oregon State, Andersen had three players drafted into the NFL in Isaac Seumalo, Sean Harlow and Treston Decoud, and coached two Freshman All-Americans in Xavier Crawford and Gus Lavaka and 12 all-league player. Andersen’s coaching career began in 1988 as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Southeastern Louisiana, where he coached for one season before going to Ricks College from 1989-92 as the offensive line coach. His other coaching stints include Idaho State (1992-94, defensive line), Park City HS (1994-95, head coach) and Northern Arizona (1995-96, assistant head coach/defensive line/ special teams). Andersen also spent the 2003 season as the head coach at Southern Utah. A 1986 graduate of Utah, Andersen earned his bachelor’s degree in political science. He played center for Utah from 1985-86 after garnering first-team juco All-America honors in 1984 at Ricks College. Andersen is married to the former Stacey Lambert, and they have three grown children: Keegan (Jen), and twins Chasen (Marquelle) and Hagen (Kaitlin), one grandson (Raylen), and one granddaughter (Baylor).
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/// ANDERSEN-ERA STANDOUTS /// NFL DRAFT PICKS Utah State Yr. Rd. Pick Player 2011 3 90 Curtis Marsh, CB 2012 2 47 Bobby Wagner, LB 2012 4 111 Robert Turbin, RB 2012 7 212 Michael Smith, RB 2013 3 93 Will Davis, CB 2013 7 230 Kerwynn Williams, RB
Team Philadelphia Seattle Seattle Tampa Bay Miami Indianapolis
Wisconsin Yr. Rd. Pick Player Team 2014 3 68 Dezmen Southward, DB Atlanta 2014 3 77 Chris Borland, LB San Francisco 2014 4 130 James White, RB New England 2014 5 176 Jared Abbrederis, WR Green Bay 2014 7 224 Beau Allen, DT Philadelphia 2015 1 15 Melvin Gordon, RB San Diego 2015 2 57 Rob Havenstein, OT St. Louis Oregon State Yr. Rd. Pick Player Team 2016 3 79 Isaac Seumalo, OC Philadelphia 2017 4 136 Sean Harlow, OL Atlanta 2017 5 169 Treston Decoud, CB Houston ALL-AMERICANS Utah State 2012 Will Davis Cornerback 2012 Kerwynn Williams Running Back 2012 Kyler Fackrell (Freshman) Linebacker Wisconsin 2013 Chris Borland 2013 Ryan Groy 2014 Kyle Costigan 2014 Melvin Gordon 2014 Rob Havenstein
Linebacker Offensive Line Offensive Line Running Back Offensive Line
Robert Turbin earned Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors as a junior at Utah State in 2011 under Andersen. Turbin spent six years in the NFL.
Bobby Wagner earned first-team all-WAC honors three-straight years at Utah State under Andersen. Wagner is in his eighth season in the NFL and is a four-time first-team All-Pro.
Oregon State 2016 Xavier Crawford (Freshman) Cornerback 2016 Gus Lavaka (Freshman) Offensive Line
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Utah State 2011 Robert Turbin Running Back WAC Offensive Player of the Year Wisconsin 2014 Melvin Gordon Running Back Heisman Trophy (runner-up) Doak Walker Award (winner) Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Walter Camp (finalist) Maxwell Award (finalist)
Will Davis earned third-team All-American honors following his senior season at Utah State under Andersen. Davis spent six years in the NFL.
2013 Melvin Gordon Running Back Maxwell Award (semifinalist) Doak Walker Award (semifinalist) 2013
Chris Borland Linebacker Big Ten Defensive Player of the year Chuck Bednarik Award (semifinalist) Butkus Award (semifinalist) Lott IMPACT Trophy (finalist)
2013 Burlsworth Trophy Jared Abbrederis (winner) Wide Receiver
Kerwynn Williams earned honorable mention All-American honors following his senior season at Utah State under Andersen. Williams is in his seventh season in the NFL.
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FRANK MAILE
MIKE SANFORD
JUSTIN ENA
• Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends • Utah State, 2007 • Ninth Season at USU • 11th Season Overall
• Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks • Boise State, 2005 • First Season at USU • 15th Season Overall
• Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers • BYU, 2001 • First Season at USU • 11th Season Overall
• Frank Maile, a 2007 Utah State graduate, will continue to serve as the assistant head coach and will work with the tight ends this fall after spending the past three seasons as the Aggies’ co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. Overall, Maile has spent eight years on the Aggies’ staff, as he was a defensive graduate assistant from 2009-10 and the defensive line coach from 2011-13. • Maile (My-lay) helped Utah State to one of its most successful seasons in school history in 2018 as the Aggies went 11-2 and tied the school record for wins (11) and home wins (6), while being nationally ranked for six-straight weeks for the first time in school history. USU also set a school record by winning 10 straight games in 2018 and tied for first place in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West with a 7-1 mark. • With Maile serving as the interim head coach, Utah State won its fifth bowl game in school history, with a 52-13 victory against North Texas in the 2018 New Mexico Bowl. For USU, it was its seventh bowl game in the last eight seasons and 13th overall, including its fifth with Maile on staff. • During the 2018 season, Maile helped coach an Aggie defense that led the nation in turnovers forced (32), interceptions (22) and three-andouts forced per game (5.69), while ranking third nationally with six defensive touchdowns. USU also ranked 33rd nationally in scoring defense allowing 22.2 points per game. • In 2018, Maile mentored three Aggies who earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors in senior DE Adewale Adeoye, junior DE Fua Leilua and junior NG Christopher ‘Unga.
• Mike Sanford brings 14 years of college coaching experience with him to Utah State, including two years as a head coach and three more seasons as an offensive coordinator. In all, Sanford has coached in five New Year’s bowl games and has been a part of three conference championships.
• Justin Ena, who has 10 years of collegiate coaching experience, including five seasons as defensive coordinator, is in his first season as Utah State’s defensive coordinator. Ena, who has coached in three bowl games, will also coach the inside linebackers at Utah State. • Previously, Ena (Eh-nuh) spent the past four seasons at Utah serving as the Utes’ co-special teams coordinator for three of those years, and working with the linebackers all four seasons. • During the 2018 season, Ena helped Utah’s defense rank among the top 20 in the nation in several categories, including fifth in rushing defense (101.8 yards allowed per game), ninth in tackles for loss (7.9 per game), 15th in total defense (315.1 yards allowed per game) and 16th in scoring defense (18.5 points per game allowed). Under Ena, the linebackers helped Utah rank in the top 30 in rushing defense in each of the last four seasons, including a No. 5 ranking in 2018 and a No. 6 ranking in 2015. Ena coached Utah linebacker Chase Hansen to three All-America honors this past season. • As co-special teams coordinator at Utah, Ena’s coverage units played a role in the Utes winning the NCAA net punting title in 2016, while the 2017 team finished fifth in the nation in net punting and the 2018 team ranked 15th. Furthermore, Utah has had three kickers earn All-America honors in Ena’s four years at Utah in punter Tom Hackett (2015), punter Mitch Wishnowsky (2016, 2017, 2018) and kicker Matt Gay (2017, 2018). • Prior to Utah, Ena was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Weber State in 2014 and a six-year assistant at Southern Utah from 2008-13, including the last four as the defensive coordinator. He was also SUU’s special teams coordinator his first two seasons.
• Most recently, Sanford spent two seasons (2017-18) as the head coach at Western Kentucky, leading the Hilltoppers to a 9-16 overall mark and 6-10 conference record, highlighted by a berth in the 2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl in his first season. In all, Sanford was one of just five rookie head coaches to take his team to a bowl game. A pair of players were drafted from that squad as linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe went in the fourth round to the Chicago Bears and quarterback Mike White was taken in the fifth round by the Dallas Cowboys, while tight end Deon Yelder signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. • Western Kentucky had 28 Conference USA honorees during Sanford’s two years as head coach. Additionally, WKU increased their community service commitment by more than 500 percent, while 75 Hilltoppers saw their grade point average rise and 39 players posted a 3.0 GPA or higher. • Prior to his head coaching stint at Western Kentucky, Sanford spent the previous two seasons as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Notre Dame and was also the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Boise State in 2014.
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COACHING HISTORY 2019 Utah State – Assistant Head Coach/TE 2016-18 Utah State – Asst. HC/Co-Def. Coor./DL 2014-15 Vanderbilt – Defensive Line 2011-13 Utah State – Defensive Line 2009-10 Utah State – Defensive GA
COACHING HISTORY 2019 Utah State – Offensive Coordinator/QB 2017-18 Western Kentucky – Head Coach 2015-16 Notre Dame – Offensive Coordinator/QB 2014 Boise State – Offensive Coordinator/QB 2013 Stanford – Recruiting Coordinator/QB/WR 2012 Stanford – Recruiting Coordinator/RB 2011 Stanford – Running Backs 2010 Western Kentucky – Passing Coordinator/QB 2009 Yale – Recruiting Coordinator/TE/FB 2007-08 Stanford – Offensive Assistant/QB 2005-06 UNLV – Graduate Assistant/Specialists/QB
BOWL GAMES (5) Utah State (5) – New Mexico, 2018; NOVA Home Loans Arizona, 2017; Poinsettia Bowl, 2013; Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 2012; Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 2011.
BOWL GAMES (6) Western Kentucky (1) – AutoNation Cure, 2017. Notre Dame (1) – Fiesta, 2015. Boise State (1) – Fiesta, 2014. Stanford (3) – Rose, 2013; Rose, 2012; Fiesta, 2011.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (1) Utah State - WAC, 2012
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (3) Boise State (1) – Mountain West, 2014. Stanford (2) – Pac-12, 2013, 2012.
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PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2004-07 Utah State – Defensive Lineman
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2000-04 – Boise State – Quarterback
EDUCATION 2010 Utah State – Education (M.Ed.) 2007 Utah State – Interdisciplinary Studies
EDUCATION 2005 Boise State – Political Science
FAMILY Wife, Heather; Sons, Maximus, Samson, Titan; Daughter, Cecilia
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FAMILY Wife, Anne-Marie; Daughter, Peyton; Sons, Gunnar, Griffin
/// THE ENA FILE /// COACHING HISTORY 2019 Utah State – Defensive Coordinator/ILB 2016-18 Utah – Co-Special Teams Coordinator/LB 2015 Utah – Linebackers 2014 Weber State – Defensive Coordinator/LB 2010-13 Southern Utah – Defensive Coordinator/LB 2008-09 Southern Utah – Special Teams Coordinator BOWL GAMES (3) Utah (3) – Heart of Dallas, 2017; Foster Farms, 2016; Las Vegas, 2015. PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2005 Tennessee Titans – Linebacker 2002-04 Philadelphia Eagles – Linebacker 1998-01 BYU – Linebacker EDUCATION 2001 BYU – History FAMILY Wife, Dana; Son, Justice; Daughter, Olivia
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STACY COLLINS
JASON PHILLIPS
• Special Teams Coord. / Running Backs • Western Oregon, 1998 • Fourth Season at USU • 22nd Season Overall
• Passing Game Coord. / Wide Receivers • Houston, 2001 • First Season at USU • 21st Season Overall
• Stacy Collins has 21 years of coaching experience, including 14 years as a coordinator and four years as a head coach at the collegiate level. Now in his fourth year at Utah State, Collins will serve as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach this season. Collins has spent the past three years with Utah State, serving as the inside linebackers coach (2017-18) and special teams coordinator (2016). • During the 2018 season, Collins helped coach an Aggie defense that led the nation in turnovers forced (32), interceptions (22) and three-andouts forced per game (5.69), while ranking third nationally with six defensive touchdowns. USU also ranked 33rd nationally in scoring defense allowing 22.2 points per game. • Prior to Utah State, Collins spent four seasons as the head coach and special teams coordinator at Division II South Dakota School of Mines, leading the Hardrockers to winning seasons in 2013 and 2015. /// THE COLLINS FILE /// COACHING HISTORY 2019 Utah State – Special Teams Coordinator/RB 2017-18 Utah State – Inside Linebackers 2016 Utah State – Special Teams Coordinator 2012-15 South Dakota School of Mines – Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator 2011 Portland State – Assistant Head Coach/ Special Teams Coordinator 2008-10 Central Washington – Special Teams Coordinator/DL/LB 2007 Southern Oregon – Defensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator 2005-06 Idaho State – Linebackers 2004 Western Washington – Special Teams Coordinator/LB 2003 Western Washington – Linebackers 2002 South Dakota School of Mines – Defensive/Special Teams Coordinator 1999-01 Vienna (Austria) – Defensive Coordinator/ Interim Head Coach 1998-01 Western Oregon – Special Teams Coordinator/LB BOWL GAMES (2) Utah State (2) – New Mexico, 2018; NOVA Home Loans Arizona, 2017. CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (4) C. Washington – Great Northwest: 2010, 2009, 2008 W. Washington – Great Northwest: 2003 PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1993-97 Western Oregon – Linebacker EDUCATION 2001 Western Oregon – Education (M.S.) 1998 Western Oregon – Physical Education (B.S.) FAMILY Wife, Mandi; Daughters, Kayla, Mackenzie, Kylee, Mackenna
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TJ WOODS • Assistant Coach / Offensive Line • Azusa Pacific, 2002 • Fifth Season at USU • 17th Season Overall
• Jason Phillips, who has 20 years of coaching experience, including five seasons as an offensive coordinator, is in his first season as Utah State’s passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach. Phillips, who played professionally for eight seasons, including six years in the NFL, has coached in six bowl games during his collegiate career. • Phillips comes to Utah State after spending the 2018 season as the wide receivers coach for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football. Prior to that, he spent the 2017 season as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at Oregon State and was the wide receivers coach at Kansas in 2016. Prior to his one-year stint at Kansas, Phillips spent three years on the coaching staff at SMU, where he served as co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach from 2012-14. • Under Phillips’ tutelage, SMU had multiple 1,000yard receivers for just the third time in school history and multiple 100-reception receivers for the first time in program history. In his first year at SMU in 2012, the Mustangs posted top-10 school efforts in scoring, scoring average, total offense, passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions, attempts, completion percentage and first downs.
• TJ Woods, who has 16 years of collegiate coaching experience, is in his first season as Utah State’s offensive line coach. This will be Woods’ second tenure with USU as he also coached the Aggies from 2009-12. In all, Woods has spent nine seasons under USU head coach Gary Andersen at three different schools. • Woods spent the 2018 season as the offensive line coach at Western Kentucky under current USU offensive coordinator Mike Sanford. From the 2017 to 2018 season, WKU’s rushing yards per game improved by 75.98, eighth-best nationally, and its yards per carry increased by 1.72, fifth-best nationally. Furthermore, WKU allowed 16 fewer sacks in 2018 as compared to 2017, the 10th-best improvement in the nation. • Prior to stints at Wisconsin and Oregon State, Woods spent four years at Utah State (2009-12), including the final two directing the offensive line. Woods coached five players to All-Western Athletic Conference honors, including Tyler Larsen and Philip Gapelu in 2011. Larsen, who earned second-team All-America honors as a senior in 2013, is now a five-year NFL veteran having spent the past three seasons with the Carolina Panthers.
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COACHING HISTORY 2019 Utah State – Offensive Line 2018 Western Kentucky – Offensive Line 2017 Oregon State – Run Game Coordinator/OL 2016 Oregon State – Co-Offensive Coordinator/ OL/TE 2015 Oregon State – Offensive Line 2013-14 Wisconsin – Offensive Line 2011-12 Utah State – Offensive Line 2009-10 Utah State – Tight Ends/Special Teams 2007-08 New Mexico – Graduate Assistant/OL 2006 Citrus JC – Run Game Coordinator/OL 2004-05 Azusa Pacific – Tight Ends 2003 Azusa Pacific – Graduate Assistant/OL
COACHING HISTORY 2019 Utah State – Passing Game Coordinator/WR 2018 Salt Lake Stallions – Wide Receivers 2017 Oregon State – Passing Game Coordinator/WR 2016 Kansas – Wide Receivers 2015 Denver Broncos – Training Camp Intern 2012-14 SMU – Co-Offensive Coordinator/WR 2010-11 Houston – Offensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator/WR 2008-09 Houston – Recruiting Coordinator/WR 2007 Baylor – Recruiting Coordinator/IWR 2003-06 Houston – Wide Receivers/Cornerbacks 2002 Texas State – Wide Receivers 2002 Atlanta Falcons – Training Camp Intern 2000-01 Houston – Offense 2001 Minnesota Vikings – Training Camp Intern BOWL GAMES (6) Houston (6) – Ticket City, 2011; Armed Forces, 2009; Armed Forces, 2008; Liberty, 2006; Fort Worth, 2005; Hawaii, 2003. PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1996-97 Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Wide Receiver 1995 Birmingham Barracudas – Wide Receiver 1991-94 Atlanta Falcons – Wide Receiver 1989-90 Detroit Lions – Wide Receiver 1987-88 Houston – Wide Receiver EDUCATION 2001 Houston – Kinesiology FAMILY Wife, Kimberly
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BOWL GAMES (5) Wisconsin (2) – Outback, 2014, Capital One, 2013. Utah State (2) – Famous Idaho Potato, 2012; Famous Idaho Potato, 2011. New Mexico (1) – New Mexico, 2007 CONFERENCE/DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS (2) Wisconsin – Big Ten West Division, 2014 Utah State - WAC, 2012 PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2001-02 Azusa Pacific – Offensive Line 2000 Iowa State – Offensive Line 1999 Citrus JC – Offensive Line EDUCATION 2005 Azusa Pacific – Physical Education (M.S.) 2002 Azusa Pacific – Business FAMILY Wife – Kelly; Daughters, Madison, McKenzie
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BOJAY FILIMOEATU • Assistant Coach / Defensive Ends • Utah State, 2012 • First Season at USU • Third Season Overall • Bojay Filimoeatu, who is returning to his alma mater, is in his first season as Utah State’s outside linebackers coach. • Filimoeatu (Fee-lee-moe-ee-ah-tu) has spent the past two seasons as the linebackers coach at Mountain West-foe San José State and prior to that was a quality control defensive coach at Oregon State in 2016. At SJSU, Filimoeatu coached linebacker Ethan Aguayo to honorable mention all-Mountain West honors this past season as the junior led the Spartans in total tackles with 106 and ranked 29th nationally with an average of 9.6 tackles per game. • During the 2017 season, Filimoeatu coached junior linebacker Frank Ginda, who became just the second Spartan linebacker to earn firstteam all-Mountain West honors. As a junior, Ginda established a single-season conference record and the eighth-best total by a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) player with 173 tackles. His 13.31 tackles per game average ranked 20th best among FBS players since the 2000 season when the NCAA standardized defensive statistics. • Filimoeatu was a two-year starting linebacker at Utah State (2011-12) for Gary Andersen, helping the Aggies to a pair of bowl games and the 2012 Western Athletic Conference title. While at USU, he made 112 tackles (48 solo), 8.0 sacks and one interception. He finished his college career at the 2012 Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game. • Prior to transferring to Utah State, Filimoeatu spent two years (2009-10) at Mt. San Antonio College in California, earning first-team All-America honors, as well as Defensive Player of the Year, for one publication. He was ranked as the No. 36 overall junior college prospect in the country after making 62 tackles, including 22.0 for loss, with 13.0 sacks, eight quarterback hurries, four pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles during his career. He earned MVP honors of the state and national JC championship games. • Following college, Filimoeatu spent the 2014 season playing linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, appearing in eight games. /// THE FILIMOEATU FILE /// COACHING HISTORY 2019 Utah State – Linebackers 2017-18 San José State – Linebackers 2016 Oregon State – Quality Control/LB
• Following his collegiate career, Caputo received a training camp invitation from the New Orleans Saints and later signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Rams prior to the 2016 season. /// THE CAPUTO FILE ///
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2016 Los Angeles Rams – Safety 2016 New Orleans Saints – Safety 2011-15 Wisconsin – Safety
EDUCATION 2012 Utah State – Interdisciplinary Studies
EDUCATION 2015 Wisconsin – Life Sciences Communication and Certificate in Entrepreneurship
FAMILY Wife, Hailey; Son, Johnny
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• Assistant Coach / Safeties • Wisconsin, 2015 • First Season at USU • Third Season Overall • Mike Caputo, an All-American safety at Wisconsin, is in his first season as Utah State’s safeties coach. • Caputo (Ku-pooh-toe) comes to Utah State after spending the past two seasons as a defensive graduate assistant at LSU working with former USU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda. During his two years in Baton Rouge, Caputo helped the Tigers to a combined 18-7 record, including a 11-5 mark in the Southeastern Conference, and backto-back New Year’s Bowl games. • Caputo played safety at Wisconsin from 201215, including two seasons under Gary Andersen. In all, he played in 53 games, making 40 starts, and was part of a senior class that posted a 38-16 record over four years, including wins in the Outback (Jan. 1, 2015) and Holiday (Dec. 20, 2015) bowls, in addition to the 2012 Big Ten Championship and 2014 Big Ten West Division title. For his career, he recorded 244 total tackles, including 10.0 tackles for loss, while adding three interceptions, 20 passes defended, four forced fumbles and five fumbles recovered, while notching six career double-digit tackle games. • In all, Caputo started 39 out of a possible 40 games during his final three seasons at Wisconsin and earned second-team All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) following his junior campaign. As a junior, he led the Badgers with 106 tackles, which included 1.0 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss, while adding four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one interception and six passes defended. • Caputo, who was named a consensus secondteam all-Big Ten safety as both a junior and senior, posted 65 tackles, to go along with two interceptions, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and eight passes defended during his senior season. He then played in the 2016 EastWest Shrine Game and earned Defensive MVP honors after recording three tackles and two interceptions.
COACHING HISTORY 2019 Utah State – Safeties 2017-18 LSU – Defensive Graduate Assistant
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2014 Oakland Raiders – Linebacker 2011-12 Utah State – Linebacker 2009-10 Mt. San Antonio College – Linebacker
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MARK ORPHEY • Assistant Coach / Cornerbacks • Texas Southern, 2010 • First Season at USU • Ninth Season Overall • Mark Orphey, who has eight years of collegiate coaching experience, is in his first season as Utah State’s cornerbacks coach. • Orphey (Or-Fay) comes to Utah State after spending the past two seasons as the secondary coach at Montana State. During the 2018 season, Orphey helped the Bobcats to an 8-5 record, including a 5-3 mark in the Big Sky Conference, and an appearance in the NCAA FCS Playoffs for the first time since 2014, as they advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2012. • In 2018, Bobcat defensive backs produced nine interceptions and six forced fumbles, and the Cats finished in the top half of the league in interceptions (12), passing yards allowed (213.5 yards per game) and passing efficiency defense (124.16). In his first year at Montana State in 2017, Orphey molded a youthful group of cornerbacks into a secondary that finished fifth in the Big Sky Conference in pass defense, allowing 239.5 yards per game. • During his two seasons at Montana State, Orphey coached four players to all-conference honors in safety Jahque Alleyn (2018), cornerback Greg Filer (2018), safety Brayden Konkol (2018) and safety Bryson McCabe (2017). • Prior to Montana State, Orphey spent four seasons at South Carolina, serving as a quality control assistant (2013) and defensive graduate assistant (2014-16). With the Gamecocks, Orphey helped the team to three bowl games (2013 Capital One Bowl, 2014 Independence Bowl, 2016 Birmingham Bowl) and the its third-straight 11-win season in 2013. South Carolina also earned two of its 12 all-time bowl wins during Orphey’s time there. During his four seasons at South Carolina, Orphey coached four players to all-conference honors • Orphey began his collegiate coaching career at his alma mater as the cornerbacks coach at Texas Southern. During his two seasons with the Tigers, he mentored Tray Walker to All-America honors in 2012. /// THE ORPHEY FILE /// COACHING HISTORY 2019 Utah State – Cornerbacks 2017-18 Montana State – Secondary 2014-16 South Carolina – Graduate Assistant 2013 South Carolina – Quality Control 2011-12 Texas Southern – Cornerbacks BOWL GAMES (3) South Carolina (3) – Birmingham, 2016; Independence, 2014; Capital One, 2013. PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2007-10 Texas Southern – Cornerback EDUCATION 2015 South Carolina – Health Information Technology (M.S.) 2010 Texas Southern – Business Administration
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WAQA DAMUNI
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• Assistant AD / Academics & Student-Athlete Development • Utah State, 1998 • Seventh Season at USU
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• Offensive Analyst • Utah State, 1992 • First Season at USU
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• Director of Strength & Conditioning for Football • Georgetown (Ky.), 2005 • First Season at USU
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Alma Mater Years at USU Southern Utah, 1970 1973-74 Idaho State, 1996 2004 Washington, 1972 1983-84 California Lutheran, 1999 2012 Northern Arizona, 1976 1998-99 California State, 1971 1976-77 Utah State, 1973 1979-85 CS Northridge, 1978 2009-11 Adams State, 1961 1967 Dakota State, 1972 1986-91 Occidental, 1967 1970-72 Brigham Young, 1977 1986-88 Utah State, 1980 1983-84 Westmar, 1971 1986-91 Wyoming, 2006 2010-18 Oklahoma 1968 Brigham Young, 1982 1998-99 Northern Colorado, 1978 1991 Boise State, 2006 2016-18 Utah State, 1965 1975 Arkansas, 1972 1992-94 Neb.-Wesleyan, 1988 2009-12 Utah State, 1961 1974-75 Utah State, 1984 2016 Wisconsin, 2015 2019 Duke, 1951 1967 Central Washington, 1988 1995-97 Western Montana, 1993 2003-04 CS Fullerton, 2000 2009-13, 2015 Widener, 1982 2000-04 Florida A&M, 1979 1992 Western Oregon, 1998 2016-19 Stanford, 1951 1969-72 Boise State, 2001 2005-08 Miami 1967-69 Pittsburg State, 1962 1986-87 Idaho, 1989 1995-97 Utah State, 1967 1970 Missouri State, 1969 1991 Montana, 1995 2000 Kansas State, 1983 2007-08 Drake, 1978 1989-90 Moorehead State, 1976 1986-90 Utah State, 1971 1972 BYU, 2001 2019 Indiana (Pa.), 1965 1967-68 San Diego State, 1952 1967 Weber State, 1990 1998-99 Illinois State, 1999 2016-18 Utah State, 2012 2019 Miami, 1975 1985-88 Montana, 1994 2000-02 Arizona, 1965 1970 Southern California, 1957 1965-66 Utah, 1988 2009-10 C. Washington St., 1971 1977-81 Utah, 1966 1971-72 Utah State, 1951 1960 Oklahoma State, 1983 1992-94 Utah State, 1968 1969-72 Utah State, 1949 1963-65 Texas, 1947 1985 Drake, 1986 1989-91 Utah State, 1979 1986-88 Oklahoma, 2001 2015 Washington State, 1988 1995-97 UC Davis, 1991 2000-04 Sterling, 1986 1990-91 UC Davis, 1990 2005-08 Utah State, 1995 2006-08 Utah State, 1972 1974-79 San Jose State, 1964 1976-77 Utah State, 1991 1994-99 Utah, 1996 2009-10 Portland State, 1986 2000-02 Idaho, 1939 1959-62 New Mexico St., 1974 2003-04, ‘16 SE Missouri, 1951 1963 Utah State, 1968 1968-70 California, 1970 1979-82 Fresno State, 1989 1998-99 Western Oregon, 1997 2014-15 Montana, 1999 2002-04 Utah State, 2007 2011-13, 2016-19 Washington, 1996 2014-15
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Name Alma Mater Years at USU Rod Marinelli Cal-Lutheran, 1972 1977-82 Greg Mark Miami, 1989 1995 John Math L.A. State, 1958 1964-66 Ralph Maughan Utah State, 1947 1951-66 Jim McAllister Whittier, 1961 1972-73 Max McCartney Whittier, 1958 1967-68 Kevin McGiven Utah Valley, 2001 2009, 2013-14 Gene McKeehan Utah State, 1968 1971-72, 83-94 Tom McMahon Carroll College, 1992 1998-2005 Henry Miller Northern Arizona, 1989 1998-99 Thurmond Moore San Jose State, 1978 1994 Steve Nejman Weber State, 1993 1998-99 Jack Nelson Gustavous Adolphus 1955-57 Don Norris Utah State, 1967 1967 Derrick Odum Utah, 1992 2000-02 Todd Orlando Wisconsin, 1994 2013-14 Mark Orphey Texas Southern, 2010 2019 Bob Owens LaVerne, 1970 1983-85 John Pappas Utah State, 1969 1985 Kraig Paulson Montana, 1987 2000-02 Gary Patterson Kansas State, 1982 1992-94 Keith Patterson E. Cen. Oklahoma, 1986 2018 Steve Peck UC-Riverside, 1969 1977-78 Chris Pella Utah State, 1966 1967-68, 72-82 Bob Petrino Carroll College, 1983 1995-97 Paul Petrino Carroll College, 1989 1995-97 Jason Phillips Houston, 2001 2019 George Porter San Jose State, 1952 1964-66 Al Prukop Southern California, 1961 1967-68 John Ramage Brigham Young, 1982 1985-91 Tom Ramage Utah State, 1957 1963-64 Pat Randolph West Virginia, 1988 1989 Corey Raymond LSU, 1992 2009-10 David Reeves Montana, 1989 2000-03 Roberto Rey Long Beach State, 1982 1985 Danilo Robinson Utah State, 1997 2005-08 Jack Robinson Illinois, 1949 1974-75, 83-85 Tommie Robinson Troy State, 1985 1992-93 Scott Runyan Wyoming, 1988 1992-94 John Rushing Washington State, 1995 2003-08 Dwone Sanders McNeese State, 1990 1994 Mike Sanford Southern California, 1978 2012 Mike Sanford Jr. Boise State, 2005 2019 Mike Santiago Southern Utah, 1977 2005-06 Al Saunders San Jose State, 1969 1973-75 Denny Schuler Oregon, 1969 1976-82 Kendrick Shaver Missouri State, 2002 2011-17 Terry Shea Oregon, 1969 1976-83 Chris Smeland Cal Poly, 1974 1995-97 DeAndre Smith SW Missouri State, 2002 2018 Doug Smith Pacific, 1952 1971-76 Tracy Smith LSU, 2003 2006-08 Bruce Snyder Oregon, 1963 1973 Evan Sorenson Utah State, 1947 1955-60 Greg Stevens Eastern Oregon, 1992 2005-08 Chris Tabor Benedictine, 1993 2002-05 Mark Tommerdahl Concordia, 1982 2017 Mike Trevathan Montana, 1999 2000-01 Iliasa Tuiaki Southern Utah, 2006 2009-11 Mike Tuiasosopo Pacific Lutheran, 1989 1996-99 Dave Tyler Utah State, 1978 1984 Randy Tyson Utah State, 1963 1966 Uani ‘Unga BYU, 2015 2018 Dave Ungerer Southern Conn. St., 1980 2013-15 Art Valero Boise State, 1981 1995-97 Vance Vice Oklahoma State, 1990 2005-08 Scott Wachenheim Air Force, 1984 1992-93 Dewey Wade Houston, 1959 1969-71 DeWayne Walker Minnesota, 1981 1993 Paul Wargo Arizona, 1968 1971-72 Mike Waufle Utah State, 1979 1982-84 Mark Weber Cal Lutheran, 1980 2013-15 Craig Wederquist Drake, 1983 1988-91 Luke Wells Oklahoma, 2001 2013-18 Matt Wells Utah State, 1996 2011-12 Frank Williams Utah State, 1948 1960-62 Joe Wood Oregon, 1973 1980-82 T.J. Woods Azuza Pacific, 2002 2009-12, 2019 Calvin Woodworth Oklahoma, 1956 1958-63 Cliff Yoshida Cal Poly Pomona, 1963 1970, 72 David Yost Kent State, 1992 2017-18 Jim Zorn Cal Poly Pomona, 1976 1992-94 Note: 1957-Present. Full-time coaches only. Bold = Current Assistant Coach
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Tom McMahon
Denver Broncos Special Teams Coordinator USU Assistant 1998-2005
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Washington Redskins Special Teams Coordinator USU Assistant 1994-99
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
NOELLE E. COCKETT Montana State, 1980 January, 2017 - Present (Third Year)
Noelle E. Cockett was appointed as Utah State University’s 16th President in October 2016, beginning her official tenure in January 2017. She is USU’s first female president and the only female president with Utah’s higher education system. Since becoming president, Cockett has worked to improve the mission and vision of the university where the outstanding scholars, educators, and students, collectively embody a tradition of greatness. It is a great time to be an Aggie. In national rankings, the university continues to gain ground. Utah State University was ranked as the No. 5 public university in the nation in “National Universities Rankings 2018” by Washington Monthly and is the No. 2 highest-ranked public university in the nation with lowest tuition in “America’s Best Value Colleges” by Forbes. The university’s award-winning faculty continue to receive accolades. In March 2018, physics professor David Peak was named as a 2018 recipient of the National Council on Undergraduate Research-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Award. And the university’s facilities continue to astound thanks, in part, to many Utah State University alumni and friends who are so generous in their support of the institution. In May 2018, the university celebrated the opening for the Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence on the north side of campus and the Life Sciences Building was dedicated in spring 2019. Prior to being named Utah State’s President, Cockett was serving as Executive Vice President and Provost at USU and has held that position since 2013. Prior to that, she served USU as Vice President for Extension from 2006 to 2013; Dean of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences from 2002 to 2013; and Director of the Utah Agriculture Experiment Station from 2009 to 2013. Cockett has built a distinguished career in sheep genomics research, maintaining an active research program even while serving in various leadership positions at Utah State University. Her research program has centered on the identification of genetic markers associated with economically important traits in sheep, as well as the development of resources that advance research on the sheep genome. Cockett and her colleagues published an article describing the sheep genome sequence in Science in 2014. Her current project focuses on the identification of genetic regions associated with entropion in newborn lambs. Cockett has served as the United States coordinator for sheep genome mapping since 1993 and is an active member of the International Sheep Genomics Consortium. As an active researcher, Cockett has received many awards and accolades throughout her career including a Young Scientist Award from the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology (2004 and 2015) and one of USU’s top honors, the D. Wynne Thorne Research Award. After receiving her master’s and doctorate in animal breeding and genetics from Oregon State University in 1983 and 1985, respectively, Cockett spent five years as a research geneticist at the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. She joined Utah
/// UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES (2019-20 /// Mr. Jody K. Burnett, Chairman, North Salt Lake City Mr. Kent K. Alder, Vice Chairman, Logan Mr. Sami I. Ahmed, Member, Logan Mr. David G. Butterfield, Member, Logan Mr. John Y. Ferry, Member, Corinne Mrs. Gina Gagon, Member, Price Mr. Mark K. Holland, Member, North Salt Lake City Mr. David H. Huntsman, Member, Salt Lake City Mrs. Crystal C. Maggelet, Member, Salt Lake City Mr. J. Scott Nixon, Member, Kaysville
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State University in 1990 as a researcher and assistant professor in the Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. Cockett, who earned her bachelor’s degree from Montana State in animal science in 1980, grew up on a beef cattle ranch in eastern Montana and is married to John Cockett, Director of Technology in USU’s Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. Noelle and John have two children, Dylan and Chantelle.
/// UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2019-20 /// Noelle E. Cockett, President Francis D. Galey, Executive Vice President and Provost Neil N. Abercrombie, Vice President, Government Relations Douglas D. Anderson, Dean, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Janet B. Anderson, Associate Vice President, Academic and Instructional Services, and Vice Provost Jodi Bailey, Chief Audit Executive Patrick Belmont, President, Faculty Senate Bradford R. Cole, Dean, Libraries David T. Crowley, Vice President for Business and Finance Beth E. Foley, Dean, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services Maura E. Hagan, Dean, College of Science John H. Hartwell, Vice President and Director of Athletics Eric S. Hawley, Chief Information Officer H. Scott Hinton, President, USU Research Foundation Craig D. Jessop, Dean, Caine College of the Arts Jagath J. Kaluarachchi, Dean, College of Engineering Chris Luecke, Dean, S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources Mica McKinney, Vice President, Legal Affairs James D. Morales, Vice President for Student Services Sydney M. Peterson, Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Board of Trustees William M. Plate, Vice President, Marketing and Communications Laurens H. Smith, Interim Vice President for Research Michael Torrens, Director of Analysis, Assessment & Accreditation Robert W. Wagner, Vice President for Academic & Instructional Services Joseph P. Ward, Dean, College of Humanities & Social Sciences Kenneth L. White, Vice President for Extension; Dean, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences; Director, Agricultural Experiment Station Matthew T. White, Vice President for University Advancement David R. Woolstenhulme, Vice President for Regional Campuses
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UNIVERSITY VICE PRESIDENT / AD
JOHN HARTWELL The Citadel, 1987 June, 2015 - Present (Fifth Year)
Since being named Vice President and Director of Athletics at Utah State on June 2, 2015, John Hartwell has cast his vision for Aggie Athletics, which embodies maximum effort academically, athletically and socially to ensure success in both the classroom and on the fields of competition. Hartwell has also focused his time on maximizing and increasing the department’s revenue streams, along with planning for future facility renovations to both Maverik Stadium and the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. In his time at Utah State, Hartwell has already rebranded the fundraising arm of the athletics department with the creation of Aggies Unlimited, which puts all giving under one umbrella. Utah State also entered into a new partnership with the Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment Group to be its flagship radio station for Aggie Athletics, which gives USU additional advertising opportunities throughout Cache Valley and the Wasatch Front, in addition to more control over each broadcast. Additionally, Hartwell has overseen the completion of the $36 million, 85,000-square foot West Stadium Center on the west side of Maverik Stadium, which includes 24 luxury suites, 20 loge boxes, over 700 covered club seats and a premium club area that is also used to host a studentathlete training table. Renovations also included new video boards on both the north and south ends of the stadium, along with a new public address system, while major concourse work significantly increased restrooms and upgraded concessions. Under Hartwell’s leadership, Utah State athletics has seen unparalleled success during the past four years, which includes arguably the best twoyear stretch ever. The just completed 2018-19 academic year saw both its football and men’s basketball teams nationally ranked as Utah State was one of just five institutions to have both programs ranked in the final Associated Press polls. Collectively, USU produced a combined 39-9 record between football (11-2) and men’s basketball (28-7) this past year, which is a single-season school record. That 39-9 mark was tied for the fourth-best winning percentage and seventh-most wins nationally. Furthermore, football tied the school record for wins with its 11-2 record, while men’s basketball went 28-7 to tie for the third-most victories in program history. In all, the 2018-19 academic year marked just the third time in school history that football and men’s basketball advanced to a bowl game and the NCAA Tournament, respectively. Furthermore, first-year head coach Craig Smith, who Hartwell hired, led Utah State’s men’s basketball program to its first-ever Mountain West regular season title and tournament championship after entering the season picked ninth in the preseason polls. Additionally, its football program was picked to finish fourth in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West, but posted a 7-1 league mark to tie for first in the division. At season’s end, both program’s head coaches were named Mountain West Coach of the Year. Not to be outdone, the 2017-18 academic year was arguably the best in school history under Hartwell as Aggie Athletics ranked 78th nationally in the Learfield Director’s Cup Standings, which is by far the best finish for USU in the Cup’s 25 years, while its 400-plus student-athletes achieved a school-record 3.25 grade-point average.
In 2017-18, Utah State’s men’s tennis program won its third-straight Mountain West regular season championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in as many years. In fact, men’s tennis won the school’s first Mountain West regular season (2016) and tournament championships (2017) since joining the Conference in 2013 and finished the 2017 campaign with a school-record 23 wins and a final national ranking of No. 45. Additionally, Utah State’s track & field/cross country teams had their best seasons in school history in 2017-18, highlighted by the men’s programs finishing the year ranked 10th nationally by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. During the 2017-18 seasons, the Aggie men placed 27th in their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Cross Country Championships, followed by a 28th-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships and an 18th-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships as its student-athletes combined to garner 12 All-America honors. On the women’s side, USU’s cross country program finished 14th in its first-ever appearance at the NCAA Championships, while its studentathletes combined to garner three All-America honors during the 2017-18 academic year Aggie football also excelled during the 2017-18 academic year, playing in its sixth bowl game in the past seven seasons. Aggie softball has also seen increased success in the recent past as they finished the 2017 campaign with a 33-18 record, including a 14-9 Mountain West mark, and advanced to the National Softball Invitational, marking the program’s first postseason appearance since 1993. In fact, those 33 overall wins and 14 league victories are its most since 1996, as USU finished the 2017 season tied for third place in the league. Even more impressive is Utah State’s continued successes by its studentathletes in the classroom as they have a 92 percent graduation success rate, which is the highest in the Mountain West, and a cumulative 3.24 grade-point average. During the 2018-19 academic year, USU had 170 student-athletes earn academic all-Mountain West honors, while 120 were named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes. Additionally, USU recognized 206 student-athletes at its annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Luncheon for earning a 3.2 or better GPA. Hartwell came to Utah State after spending three years as the Athletics Director at Troy and nine years as the Senior Executive Associate Athletics Director at the University of Mississippi, along with athletic administration stints at Georgia State and his alma mater, The Citadel. A 1987 graduate of The Citadel, the 54-year old Hartwell spent four-plus years as a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young before returning to his alma mater to serve as the Director of Internal Audit in 1991. From 1994 to 1997, he was in private business as the Chief Financial Officer for a $36 million beverage distributor on the South Carolina coast. Hartwell is married to Dr. Heather Seale Hartwell, and they have two daughters, Lauren (10) and Madison (7). Hartwell also has a 27-year old son, Hunter, a Vanderbilt graduate who lives in Atlanta.
/// UTAH STATE ATHLETIC DIRECTORS /// H.B. Hunsaker ............................................................................ 1955-63 Frank Williams ............................................................................ 1964-72 Ladell Andersen ........................................................................ 1973-82 Dave Kragthorpe ..................................................................... 1983-84 Rod Tueller ................................................................................. 1985-92 Chuck Bell ................................................................................. 1993-97 Bruce Van De Velde ..................................................................... 1998 Rance Pugmire ..................................................................... 1999-2003 Randy Spetman .................................................................... 2004-2007 Scott Barnes .......................................................................... 2008-2014 John Hartwell ................................................................... 2015-present
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DAX RAYMOND
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ASHTON ADAMS
Fr. | OL | 6-4 | 300 | HS Salem, Ore. (South Salem HS)
Sr. | DE | 6-5 | 260 | 3L Payson, Utah (Payson HS)
Jr. | OL | 6-3 | 315 | 2L Hayward, Calif. (San Leandro HS)
Fr. | OL | 6-5 | 300 | RS West Point, Utah (Syracuse HS)
JAYLIN BANNERMAN
Fr. | WR | 6-1 | 185 | HS Houston, Texas (North Shore HS)
CHRISTOPHER BARTOLIC
Jr. | P | 6-0 | 195 | JC Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS/ Orange Coast CC)
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AARON BREDSGUARD
Fr. | DE | 6-3 | 225 | HS Bountiful, Utah. (Viewmont HS)
GEROLD BRIGHT
Sr. | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 3L Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia HS)
14
SEAN CARTER
Jr. | WR | 6-4 | 195 | JC Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake HS/ Fullerton JC)
91
DEVON ANDERSON
Sr. | DT | 6-2 | 290 | 2L Baltimore, Md. (Overlea HS/ Dodge City CC)
98
Fr. | DE | 6-5 | 240 | JC Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington Central HS/ Arizona Western JC)
12
AJANI CARTER
Jr. | OL | 6-3 | 285 | 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS)
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WYATT BOWLES
CADEN ANDERSEN
DEMYTRICK ALI’IFUA
24
DALTON BAKER
69
58
Jr. | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 1L Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS)
R-So. | PK | 6-0 | 190 | SQ Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS)
MICHAEL ANYANWU
Fr. | CB | 5-9 | 180 | RS Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS)
RILEY BURT
Gr. | RB | 6-1 | 210 | TR Mantua, Utah (Box Elder HS/ BYU)
SHAQ BOND
Jr. | S | 5-10 | 190 | 1L Decatur, Ill. (MacArthur HS/ Southwestern JC)
So. | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 1L Hollywood, Fla. (Chamindae Madonna College Prep)
HENELI AVENDANO
Fr. | OL | 6-3 | 300 | RS Sandy, Utah (Jordan HS)
99
JOSH BOWCUT
Fr. | DT | 6-5 | 280 | HS Sherwood, Ore. (Sherwood HS)
49
PIERCE CALLISTER
Fr. | P | 6-0 | 170 | HS Ogden, Utah (Weber HS)
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JOSH CALVIN
Fr. | QB | 6-3 | 190 | HS Bellflower, Calif. (Mayfair HS)
17
TAYLOR COMPTON
Jr. | WR | 5-8 | 175 | 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS)
2019 FOOTBALL GAME PROGRAM ®
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AARON DALTON
R-Sr. | P | 6-4 | 210 | 3L Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS)
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ARIC DAVISON
Fr. | OL | 6-3 | 295 | HS Richland, Wash. (Richland HS)
CHANDLER DOLPHIN So. | OL | 6-3 | 300 | SQ Sandy, Utah (Alta HS)
95
DIAMOND FAAMAFOE
Fr. | DT | 6-0 | 295 | HS Draper, Utah (Alta HS)
43
74
JACK DREWS
Fr. | TE | 6-3 | 230 | HS Ramona, Calif. (Ramona HS)
Fr. | WR | 6-4 | 180 | HS Vancouver, Wash. (Columbia River HS)
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RITISONI FATA
KANEN EATON
SIONE FEHOKO
Jr. | DT | 6-1 | 295 | 2L Redlands, Calif. (East Valley HS)
So. | RB | 5-7 | 190 | SQ Salt Lake City, Utah (Cottonwood HS)
Sr. | DE | 6-5 | 230 | 1L Euless, Texas (Trinity HS/ TCU)
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So. | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 1L Elk Grove, Calif. (Cosumnes Oaks HS)
BRAXTON GUNTHER Jr. | S | 5-10 | 185 | 1L Woods Cross, Utah (Woods Cross HS)
JARROD GREEN
42
NICK HENINGER
Jr. | DE | 6-2 | 245 | TR South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/ Utah)
34
KYLER HACK
So. | OL | 6-4 | 300 | RS Las Vegas, Nev. (Palo Verde HS/ Orange Coast CC)
Fr. | OL | 6-5 | 285 | HS Orem, Utah (Orem HS)
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Sr. | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral HS)
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HUNTER HILL
CAMERON HANEY
OAKLEY HUSSEY
Fr. | S | 6-3 | 200 | HS Idaho Falls, Idaho (Hillcrest HS)
Sr. | PK | 6-2 | 195 | 2L Nuremberg, Germany (Redondo Union (CA) HS)
So. | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 1L Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS)
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ANDRE GRAYSON
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Jr. | S | 5-11 | 195 | JC Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/ Arizona Western JC )
So. | CB | 5-8 | 165 | 1L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS)
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KEITH HARRIS
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Sr. | DE | 6-2 | 230 | SQ Gunnison, Utah (Gunnison Valley HS)
Fr. | S | 5-11 | 170 | HS Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger HS)
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ANDY KOCH
Fr. | OL | 6-6 | 275 | RS Eastvale, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS)
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So. | OL | 6-7 | 310 | 1L Redlands, Calif. (Redlands Senior HS)
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DOMINIK EBERLE
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CAM LAMPKIN
Fr. | CB | 5-11 | 165 | HS Mesquite, Texas (Poteet HS)
THE AGGIES 34
DANIEL LANGI
So. | DE | 6-0 | 230 | SQ South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS)
48
CONNOR LARSEN Fr. | DE | 6-5 | 240 | HS American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS)
Fr. | QB | 6-2 | 210 | HS Orem, Utah (Orem HS)
FUA LEILUA
Sr. | DT | 6-3 | 305 | 1L Anaheim, Calif. (Spanish Fork HS/ Oklahoma State)
29
PAILATE MAKAKONA So. | RB | 5-10 | 200 | TR West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS/ Colorado Mesa)
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SAWYER MERRILL
Fr. | WR | 6-1 | 170 | HS El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge HS)
Fr. | OL | 6-1 | 285 | HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS)
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Fr. | S | 6-0 | 195 | RS Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep)
Jr. | TE | 6-3 | 260 | JC West Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS/ Mt. San Antonio JC)
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BRYCE MORTENSON
Fr. | TE | 6-6 | 245 | RS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS)
SIASOI MARINER
Gr. | WR | 6-2 | 190 | TR Tustin, Calif. (Tustin HS/Utah)
Fr. | DT | 6-2 | 295 | RS Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou HS)
Jr. | TE | 6-4 | 250 | 2L Rexburg, Idaho (Madison HS)
Jr. | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 2L Bakersfield, Calif. (Liberty HS)
So. | S | 5-10 | 205 | TR Portland, Ore. (Westview HS/ Linfield College)
WADE MEACHAM
Fr. | LB | 6-1 | 225 | RS Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS)
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Jr. | LB | 6-0 | 230 | RS Belvidere, Ill. (Belvidere HS/ San Diego Mesa CC)
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MAIKA MAGALEI
R-So. | LB | 6-1 | 230 | 1L Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS)
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KEVIN MEITZENHEIMER Jr. | LB | 6-0 | 230 | 2L Moreno Valley, Calif. (Moreno Valley HS)
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CHASE NELSON
Jr. | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS)
Fr. | DE | 6-2 | 215 | HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS)
JARED REED
Jr. | DE | 6-3 | 260 | SQ Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS)
So. | CB | 6-0 | 180 | TR Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic HS/ Portland State)
ELIJAH SHELTON
Jr. | OL | 6-4 | 300 | 1L South Jordan, Utah (Herriman HS)
Fr. | DE | 6-1 | 230 | RS Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland HS)
Jr. | TE | 6-5 | 245 | 2L Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS)
36
CALEB REPP
Gr. | TE | 6-5 | 230 | TR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos HS/ Utah)
So. | WR | 5-7 | 160 | 1L Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS)
UTAH STATE
BRANDON PADA
Jr. | LS | 5-10 | 210 | 1L Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS)
DEAN RICE
Fr. | DT | 6-4 | 280 | HS Yuba City, Calif. (River Valley HS)
JACOB SOUTH
Fr. | OL | 6-6 | 295 | RS Anacortes, Wash. (Anacortes HS)
Fr. | S | 6-2 | 225 | HS Taylorsville, Utah (Taylorsville HS)
15
Fr. | LB | 6-3 | 210 | HS Salem, Ore. (West Salem HS)
TIM PATRICK JR.
Fr. | WR | 6-0 | 190 | RS San Diego, Calif. (Morse HS)
Fr. | DE | 6-3 | 215 | HS Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS)
Jr. | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS)
65
Fr. | OL | 6-4 | 300 | RS South Jordan, Utah (Herriman HS)
51
23
JUSTUS TE’I
DOMINIC TATUM
Fr. | CB | 6-2 | 180 | HS Culver City, Calif. (Culver City HS)
66
MOHELIKA UASIKE
R-Jr. | OL | 6-1 | 305 | 2L Euless, Texas (L.D. Bell HS)
2019 FOOTBALL GAME PROGRAM ®
Fr. | QB | 6-2 | 200 | RS La Grange, Ore. (La Grange HS)
KARTER SHAW
SAVON SCARVER
46
ADDISON TRUPP
ANDREW PEASLEY
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32
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SIMON THOMPSON
DEVEN THOMPKINS
57
87
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CARSON TERRELL
Fr. | OL | 6-5 | 290 | HS Sandy, Utah (East HS)
41
75
TY SHAW
JACKSON OWENS
36
97
JAKE PITCHER
76
47
26
R-Jr. | DE | 6-3 | 240 | 2L Oceanside, Calif. (Mission Hills HS)
96
CHRISTOPHER ‘UNGA
Sr. | DT | 6-0 | 300 | 3L Rochester, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS)
THE AGGIES 19
KYLE VAN LEEUWEN
Fr. | WR | 5-9 | 175 | HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS)
7
DJ WILLIAMS
Sr. | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 1L Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna HS/ Independence CC)
50
JESSE VASQUEZ
Fr. | LS | 6-1 | 225 | HS Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Oaks Christian School)
98
AJ VONGPHACHANH Fr. | DE | 6-3 | 230 | HS Pasco, Wash. (Chiawana HS)
52
JAYMASON WILLINGHAM
Fr. | LB | 6-3 | 215 | HS Steilacoom, Wash. (Steilacoom HS)
So. | LB | 6-2 | 190 | HS Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley HS)
LOGAN WOOD
Fr. | OL | 6-1 | 280 | HS Grand Junction, Colo. (Fruita Monument HS)
DAVID WOODWARD
Jr. | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 2L Olympia, Wash. (Olympia HS)
JACOBY WILDMAN
JAYLEN WARREN
Jr. | RB | 5-8 | 225 | JC Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS/ Snow College)
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Jr. | WR | 6-1 | 195 | JC Sterling, Utah (Manti HS/ Snow College)
NOAH YOUNG
So. | LB | 6-3 | 225 | JC Gulf Breeze, Fla. (Gulf Breeze HS/ Southwestern JC)
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The Utah State Department of Athletics is proud to recognize the individuals and businesses on the following pages. These Aggie fans have made a financial investment to support USU Athletics and approximately 400 student-athletes. Aggies Unlimited revenues are primarily used to fund studentathlete scholarships, assist with operating expenses and provide academic support.
BLUE A SOCIETY Blue A Society members pledge at least $25,000 over a 5-year period or donate $25,000 or more annually to any USU Athletics philanthropic giving funds, including, but not limited to: Aggies Unlimited, Big Blue Scholarship Fund, Merlin Olsen Fund, Wayne Estes Fund, Capital Funds, etc. Kent & Donna Alder Boyd Baugh Brett & Jocelyn Bills Scott & Annie Bills Lane & Whitney Blake James & Heather Bohm Mark & Misty Bond Cache Valley Electric John & Noelle Cockett
Kevin & Melanie Cornett Tracy & Lorie Duckworth Al & Kathie Faccinto Ed & Lisa Fisher Bill & Kathy Fletcher Leland & Linda Foster Michael & Jo Frankland Larry & Jenny Gates Doug & Melece Griffin
Tom & Renee Grimmett John Gutke & Kelly Carmona Kirk & Sue Ann Hansen Katie & Destrie Hansen John & Heather Hartwell Fred & Sharon Hunsaker Chuck & Karen Hyer Burns & Brenda Israelsen L. Dwight & Jill Israelsen
Brady & Jenna Jardine Avery & Irasema Jeffers Randy & Marcia Jensen Ron & Janet Jibson Dan & Carol Johnson Dee Jones Nick & Stef Jones Marty & Betsy Judd Dave & Barbara Kragthorpe
Jim & Carol Laub Learfield Communications Mike & Melanie Lemon Jean & Joe Lopour Carl & Mary Sue Lundahl JayDee & Machelle Jeff & Jenae Miller Steve & Diane Mothersell Chris & Jen Newhouse
Nixon & Nixon Ray & Shelley Olsen Susan Olsen Jed & MerLynn Pitcher Ron & Mike Poindexter Kevin & Stacy Rice Scott & Jodi Richins Tyler Riggs Dick Sackett
Al & Michelene Salvo Chris & Doreen Seibert Dennis & Lynn Sessions Craig & Darcy Smith Randy & Julie Stockham Mark & LeAnn Stoddard Mike & Suzie Stones Lane & Annette Thomas Matt & Jen Wells
Kevin & Tessa White Tom & Patty Willis Matt & Nicole Wiser Bret & Chalisa Wursten Fred & Haleen Zweifel
For more information about Blue A Society, please contact an Aggies Unlimited staff member or call 435-797-2583.
5 Star
5 star members contribute at least $10,000 annually (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019) to any USU Athletics fund, including priority seating requirements. Spencer & Brittany Bailey Beazer Lock & Key Darren & Brigeta Benson David Bergener Lane & Whitney Blake Mark & Misty Bond Bill & Margaret Bullen Cache Valley Electric Center for Growth & Opportunity Colmena Capital Inc Communications Research Associates Inc Scott & Catherine Davis
Blake & Alison Dursteler DWA Construction Al & Kathie Faccinto Fidelity Charitable Fund Edwin & Lisa Fisher Doug Foxley Fisher Home Furnishings Bill & Kathy Fletcher Fletcher Consulting Services, Inc Leland & Linda Foster Carl & Holly Galbraith Larry & Jenny Gates LJ & Lisa Godfrey Goldenwest Credit Union
Gossner Foods Inc Tom & Renee Grimmett Kirk & Sue Ann Hansen Justin & Jocelyn Hamilton Matthew & Emily Huff Hullinger Family Foundation Fred & Sharon Hunsaker Chuck & Karen Hyer ICON Health & Fitness Wes & Jody Innes Inovar Inc Burns & Brenda Israelsen Dwight & Jill Israelsen Lynn & Irma Janes
JayDee Barr Construction Jed Merlynn Pitcher Foundation Jibson Family Foundation John & Renee Perko Family Foundation Dee Jones Nick & Stef Jones Marty & Elizabeth Judd David & Barbara Kragthorpe Mark & Melissa Larsen Jim & Carol Laub Jim & Carol Laub Family Foundation
Learfield Communications Michael Lemon Logo Shop Jean & Joe Lopour Carl & Mary Sue Lundahl LW Miller Companies Central Valley Machine Ron & Talee Meacham Metal Vision Inc David & Suzanne Pierce-Moore Steve & Diane Mothersell MountainStar Healthcare Dennis & Patricia Murray Keith & Joni Nelson
Chris & Jennifer Newhouse Nixon & Nixon Inc Susan Olsen Scott Parrish Michael & Rhonda Parson Michael & Camille Perkes Rob & Breanne Phelps Plastic Resources, Inc Poindexter Nut Company Ronald & Sherian Poindexter Power Cat, LLC Randy & Christine Reeve Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
Richard W Sackett Living Trust Scott & Jodi Richins Tyler Riggs Rural Health Group, Inc S & S Worldwide, Inc Café Sabor Rich & Pam Saltmarsh Seibert LLC The Christopher I Seibert Dynasty Dennis & Lynn Sessions Mark & LeAnn Stoddard Swainston Mill & Cabinet Inc
Team Financial Services Lane & Annette Thomas Tann & Nancy Tueller Cody & Celeste Veibell The Villas Communities, LLC Vivint Western Mechanical Jon & Darlene White Clark & Jennifer Whitworth Woodbury Corporation Bret & Chalisa Wursten Zions Management Services Company
AGGIES UNLIMITED Aggies Unlimited members are listed alphabetically. Levels are determined by cash donations made between July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 to any Aggies Unlimited fund. To join Aggies Unlimited, call 435-797-2583 or go to aggiesunlimited.com. 1280 The Zone A & D Landscaping, Inc. A & J Enterprises LLC A. Lear Thorpe Trust Abbey Carpets Jacob Atkinson Craig & Alicia Adams David & Cherie Adams Dean & Joyce Adams Marilyn Adams Matthew Adams Richard Adams Todd & Melinda Adams Adobe Systems Inc. Aggie Sports Properties Inventory Jay & Sheryl Aguilar Stan & Joyce Albrecht Chad & Vanessa Alder Kent & Donna Alder Lance Alder Nate & Laurel Alder Tyler & Tiffany Alleman Blain & Carol Allen Craig Allen Dan & Natalie Allen David Allen David & Melanie Allen Jason & Lisa Allen Jeff Allen Jon B. Allen
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Michael Allen Richard & Pamela Allen Rick Allen Stanley & Karen Allen Ty Aller Alan & Lora Lee Allred James Teichert Allred Alpha Sigma Phi Derek Alvey Analee Falk Family Foundation Roger Anaya Gary & Stacey Andersen Paul & Debbie Andersen Rallin & Jean Andersen Brendan Mark Anderson Bryan Anderson Gregory & Judilyn Anderson James Norman Anderson Janet Anderson Jeff & Lisa Anderson Kelly Anderson Kim & Sally Anderson Loren & Mary Anderson Mark & Kathie Anderson Matthew Anderson Richard & Moonyeen Anderson Scott & Kristen Anderson Terrell Anderson Val & Janice Andreasen Brian & Jill Andrus
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Eric & Misty Andrus Angie’s Restaurant Inc. Larry Angle Quintin Apedaile Vickie Applegate Bob Arbon Joe & Kathleen Archer Arctic Circle Restaurants Inc Jory & Emberly Argyle Kim Arnell Kay & Tamra Asay Erik Ashcroft AT&T Foundation Atrium Investments, LLC Andy Averett Eric & Dixie Averett Marcus & Kimberly Averett Anthony & Carol Baer Linda Baer Jared Bagley USA Bags DeeVon & Marilyn Bailey Jodi Bailey Lon Marilyn Bailey Spencer & Brittany Bailey Michael & Michelle Bair Duane Maureen Baird Andrew Baker John Anthony Baldi Jarom Baldomero
Reed & Joan Baldwin Laurie Ballam Michael & Laurie Ballam Nicholas & Adele Ballam Debbie Ballard Jill Ballard Kelley & Vikki Ballard Seth & Patricia Balls Bank of Utah Philip & Robyn Bankhead Ryan & Kimberly Barfuss Coleman & Mary Beth Barnes Jason & Taryl Barnett Ted & Jennifer Barratt Barrett Labrum DO, LLC Kelly & Carolee Barrett Tyson & Carol Barrett Greg Barton Dale Bartos Janet Beth Bass Dave Bassler Alexander & Susan Baugh Boyd Baugh David & Linda Baugh Gifford Baugh Jordan & Caryn Baxter Jonathon Beadles Richard & Carillisa Bean Bear Lake Motor Co. Bear Lake Realty, Inc.
Beazer Lock & Key Landon & Toni Beck Mike & Elizabeth Beck Scott & Kay Beck Robert & Susie Beers Scott & Tamra Behunin Daniel & Marily Bell Dutch & Karen Belnap Tim & Kollette Belnap Benevity Community Impact Fund Eric Bennett Trevor & Lynnette Bennett Benson Plumbing, LLC. Craig & Michelle Benson Darren & Brigeta Benson Jaron Bentrude David Bergener Joseph & Patricia Bergeson Thomas & Audrie Bernhardt Grant Bess David & Sheryl Bessinger Best Card of Utah Trevor & Audrey Betenson Elliot & Lindi Billings Scott & Amy Billings Brett & Jocelyn Bills Scott & Annie Bills David & Sarah Bindrup Ralph & Jane Binns Birch Creek Golf Course
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Stephen Bird Daryl & Sherylee Black The Black Family Foundation Lane & Whitney Blake Joseph & Vicki Blanch Jacob & Crystal Blasi James & Jill Blotter Miller Auto Body Devin Boehme Ryan & JennaLyn Bohm Ted & Marilyn Boman Mark & Misty Bond Kirk & Madonna Bortle David Bosen Davis & Bott Lorenzo & Myrna Bott Randall & Nadine Cooper Boudrero Richard & Terri Boudrero Jerry & Julie Bovee Jay & Ethel Bowcutt Cory & Bobbie Bowen Warren & DeAnna Earsley Bowers Jacob Alan Boxx Shane & Lisa Boyce Craig & Aubrey Bracken Larry & Amber Bradley Bandon LLC. Post Consumer Brands The Brass Tag Bob Bredsguard
Gregory & Natasha Brenchley Jon & Tonya Brenchley Brent Allen’s Automotive Inc. Craig & Joan Brewerton Dennis & Margie Bright William A. Brindley Boyd & Kerry Bringhurst Curtis & Marilyn Broadbent Jordan & Makena Rae’ Brown Ken Brown Roger Brown Bryan Porter DDS LLC Ronald & Dixie Bryant Brandon & Megan Buck Marv & Diann Buck Terrall Budge Ed & Diane Buist Bill & Margaret Bullen Jonathan & Julie Bullen Scott Bunnell Scott & Janalee Burbank Lee & Diann Burke Katharine Burn Jody & Dione Burnett Matt Burnham Brad & LaNette Burr Brent & Lorrie Burr Jared & Nikki Burr Ann Burt Austin Burtenshaw
AGGIES UNLIMITED Kevin Cecy Burtenshaw Jordan Butler Buttars Tractor-Tremonton Inc. David & Trisha Butterfield Christopher & Leslie Buxton C M M Enterprises, LLC Cache Honda Yamaha Cache Valley Builders, Inc. Cache Valley Electric Company Cache Valley Extermination Inc. Cafe Sabor Peter & Claire Caldwell Frank & Jaime Caliendo Vosco Call Camp Chef Eileen P. Campbell Randell & Kassi Capener Reed & Caitlyn Capener Quin Card Neal & Jana Carling Shawn Carlsen Lee & Flo Carlston Charles & Amy Carpenter Hayes & Terrie Carr Kenneth & Steffanie Carrillo Raymond & Ruth Cartee Johndale Carty N Bar L Cattle Center for Growth and Opportunity Central Milling Company Central Valley Machine James Chadburn Brian & Jacqueline Chambers David & Melanie Chambers Eldon & Jane Chambers Gary & Ruth Ann Chambers Jim & Carol Chambers Jason & Anne Chapman Jillian Chappel Scott Chappell John Chatburn Richard Checketts Chi Kappa Alpha Jay & Laura Lee Child Michael & Cherie Child Amber Rae Childers Barbara Christensen Benji & Krista Christensen Bruce & Theresa Christensen Charles & Diane Christensen David Christensen Erik & Aneka Christensen Joseph Val Christensen Kasey & Stephanie Christensen Kerry Val Christensen Kevin Christensen Kyle Christensen Michael & Kelli Christensen Val Dee & Lannis Christensen Clair & Rosemary Christiansen Kelly & Ronda Christoffersen Christine Downs Cisneros Carla Clark Thomas & Tammie Clark Charles Claybaugh Kendall Clyde McKell Clyde Kent & Ladawn Coburn John & Noelle Cockett Codale Electric Supply, Inc. Cold Stone Creamery of Logan David Cole Ryan Colich Richard & Jeri Garner Collings Richard & Vonda Collins Columbus Travel Colmena Capital, Inc. Max Cologna Communications Research Associates Inc. Compost West, Inc. Donald Conner Michael & Denise Conover Cook Martin Poulson, P.C. Joseph & Nancy Cook
Les Cook Matthew & Kristin Cook Noel & Molley Cooley James & Leona Cooper Phil & Suzanne Cooper David & Kathy Coppin Frank & Karla Coppin Jennie Corbett Annette Viola Cottle Adam C. Couch David & Holly Cowley Douglas & Karla Cranney Michael & Kathy Cranney Trevor & Analise Cranney Glen Crawford Steve & Jeanine Bennett Creamer David & Doris Crockett Thom & Sandra Crockett Crossroads Traffic Management, LLC Edward Crowell Thomas Cruickshank Bill Crunk Jerren & Sharel Cundick Craig & Earlyn Curtis Curt & Kristie Curtis Melvin & Carrie Curtis Steven Curtis Larry Dahle Jess & Desirae Daines Paul & Jerusha Daines Dale Barton Agency Anthony Damato Geneal Dart Nancy Davidson Andrew Davis Dorothy Davis Dwight Davis Jason & April Davis Kenny & Gracie Davis Scott & Catherine Davis TJ & Erin Davis Natalie R. Day Wayne & Nancy Day Paul Daybell Bryon T. Dehek Jared & Emily DeLisle The Delta Air Lines Foundation Richard & Linda DeMoss Scott & Cora Denning Brendan Dennis Wade Denniston Ryan & Karen Dent Jay Despain Steven & Rochelle DeSpain Andrew & Jessica Dickinson Doug & Kathy Dickson Carl & Cynthia Dixon Blair Doane Wayne & Shelley Dodd John & Laurie Dodge Domino’s Pizza Scott & Mandy Donavan doTERRA International, LLC Ed Douglas Jason & Dawn Douglas Danny Douglass Jean Douglass William Doutre Todd & Kara Downs Sandra Drake Arden & Joan Draney Benjamin Draper Tyson & Rory Drysdale Grayson & Lenonnie DuBose Leo & Karen Ducharme Willie & Vicki Duersch Leah Dunagan Kent & Teri Dunkley Mike & Kitty Dunn Blake & Alison Dursteler Kevin & Danene Dustin DWA Construction The Christopher I. Seibert Dynasty James & Barbara Earl Nile & Anne Easton Randy & Jaime Eck
Terryl & Kathy Eck DJ Eckman Edge Excavation David & Rexann Edwards Edwards Furniture Inc. Joe Eliason Matt & Michelle Elison Robert Elkington Mike & Jody Ellison Christopher & Patrice Erickson Jake S. Erramouspe Gary & Susan Etherington Brian Evans Clyde & Lorraine Evans Cole & Kristine Evans Darin Evans Dee & Patricia Evans Gordon Evans Jon & Denna Evans Mathew Evans Tiffany Evans Mark &Stephanie Ewing David & Susan Ezola Al & Kathie Faccinto Factory Homes Outlet Mark & Beverly Faldmo Eric & Stacie Falk Clinton & Jan Farmer Scott Farner William Fausel Mike & Heidi Favero Mary Felando Tarvish & Jana Doggett Felton Nancy Ferderber Dennis & Charlotte Ferguson Ferguson Enterprises Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Ryan & Karen Filimoehala Royce Caden Fillmore James & Jodi Finlayson Firehouse Pizzeria First & Third Event Market Curtis & Camille Black Fisher Ed & Lisa Fisher Fisher Home Furnishings Stephen & Shauna Flammer Fletcher Consulting Services, Inc. Bill & Kathy Fletcher Janet Flinders Thomas Flowers Jerry & Vicky Fonnesbeck Forgotten Trails Land & Livestock Mike Fosmark Jera Foster Leland & Linda Foster Keith Foulger Donald & Peggy Francis Steven & Angela Francis McKay Francom Michael & Jo Frankland Eric & Jenny Franson Benjamin Froehle Doug & Melody Fryer Joe Fuhriman Craig Woods Fuller Mark Gabrylczyk Carl & Holly Galbraith Jake Gallegos Kirt Gardiner Craig & Michelle Gardner Jacob & Jenny Garlock Steven Gasik James & Terri Lee Gass Larry & Jenny Gates Chuck & Louise Gay Adrian & Neva Geddes Don & Norma Gerbozy John & Patsy Giboney Jason & Michelle Gibson Eric Gierloff Andre Giles Noel & Elizabeth Gill Ronald & Sandra Gillam Joel & Julie Gillespie Tyson & Sara Glover Marlowe & Michele Goble
Bruce Godfrey Clint & Adrianne Godfrey David & Marci Godfrey L. J. & Lisa Godfrey Todd & Shauna Godfrey Judd A. Goff Goldenwest Credit Union Reid & Sherry Goldsberry Bryce C. Goodin Richard & Colleen Gordin Todd Gordon Gossner Foods, Inc. John & Taunya Gossner Great Harvest Bread Company Great Western Recreation Loyal Green Mary Green Michael Green William & Sharie Green Joshua Greene Louis & Nancy Griffin Kyle & Tamra Griffiths HuHot Mongolian Grill Market Street Grill Tom & Renee Grimmett Weston Groll Robert Craig Gross Allen & Marilyn Grunig Ryan & Lara Lee Grunig Bruce & Casey Gunnell Gaye Gunnell Paul & Melinda Gustafson Gary Mont Gustin John Gutke Robert & Marilyn Gutke Wayne & Kristen Guymon Nnamdi Ifekandu Gwacham Eric Gwilliam Susan Lee Haddock Haddy Financial, LLC. Steven & Amy Hadfield Brandon Elizabeth Halaufia Casey Halaufia Willie & Patty Halaufia Gary & Lorene Hale Evan & Diane Hall Jan & Alyson Hall Kimber & Minnie Hall Michael & Jennifer Hall Richard & Melinda Hall Colene Hamblin Stephanie Hamblin Karen Hamilton Mike Hamilton Richard Hampton Richard & Marjorie Handel Curtis & Nancy Hanks Brad Hannig Austin Hansen Corey & Trisa Hansen Destrie & Katie Hansen Hansen Oil Company John & Patricia Hansen Keith & Dane Hansen Kellen Hansen Kirk Hansen Ned & Cathryn Hansen Ted & Lenis Hansen Mike & Hayley Hanson Ben J. Hardcastle Jared & Carilynn Hardy Richard Harper Lee Owen & Kaye Harris Ronney & LuAnn Harris Dave & Jan Hart John & Heather Hartwell Justin Hatch Dave & Michelle Haws Marc & Laurie Haws Arthur & Mary Heers Lane Hemming Lyle & Carol Henderson Kendall & Kim Hendricks Robert William Hendricks RoLynne Hendricks Robert& Mary Ann Henke
Herm’s Inn, LLC Abel Herrera Nathan Hess Ryan Hess Kyle & Klydi Heywood Edgar R. Hibbard Jim S. Hickman Katie Hickman Eugene & Maureen Higham Brad & Kathy Higley Chris & Gwen Hilbus Daniel & Alexis Lopez Hilker Joe Hill Randall & Katie Sue Hill Travis & Lydia Hillen Cody F. Hillyard Lyle & Alice Hillyard Steven Himebaugh Todd & Linette Hlavaty Randall & Sherrie King Hobbs Bruce & Carol Hodges Jeffery & Denise Hodges Doug & Shellee Hoffman Thomas & Karen Hoffman Zach & Anna Hoffman Joe Hoggan Brody & Keesha Holbrook Holiday Motor Coach Jared Martell Holland Leon & Marilynn Holland Thomas Holland Tyler Holland David Holman Tyler & Marie Holst Curt & Lois Hoskins Blain & Angela Housley Christopher & Tara Howell Herond & Gaylen Hoyt Don & Arlene Huber Russel & Karen Hudson Matthew & Emily Huff Jana Huffman Christine Hughes Brett & Julie Hugie Christie Hulet Eric Hull Hullinger Family Foundation Thomas & Shauna Humpherys Willard Humpherys Rick & Cindy Humphreys Dean & Shelli Hunger Brian & Cherie Hunsaker Fred & Sharon Hunsaker Jeff & Angela Hunsaker Robert & Donna Hurst Hutchinson Family Trust Chuck & Karen Hyer Gordon & LeAnn Hyer Scott & Janie Hymas ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. Matt & Abbey Ingebritsen Weston & Jody Innes Inovar Inc. Casey & Jennifer Isom Clay Isom Burns & Brenda Israelsen Dwight & JillAnn Israelsen Marianna Israelsen Rachel Israelsen Nicolas Zeb Izatt J K Business Machines Brett & Cindy Jackman Jack’s Tire & Oil Inc. Leon & Nicole Jackson William Jackson Darin Jacobs David & Alisa Jacobs Alan & Bonnie James Alan & Linda James Scott James Shelly James Lynn & Irma Janes Verl & D’On Janes Brady & Jenna Jardine Jardine Financial Services, Inc. Cathi Jarvis
JayDee Barr Construction, Inc Jed & MerLynn Pitcher Foundation Irasema Jeffers Matthew Jenkins Morty & Pat Jenkins Troy & Jennifer Jenkins Van & Marsha Jenkins Jay & Lori Jenks Dale & Stacy Jennings Branden Jensen Brandon Jensen Garrett & Alyssa Jensen George Jensen Greg & Jamie Jensen Kenneth & Teresa Jensen Kent & Bonnie Jensen Kirk & Heather Jensen LaVal & SueAnn Jensen Miles & Janet Jensen Randy & Marcia Jensen Rodney Jensen Scott Jensen Shawn & Jennifer Jensen Steven Jensen Todd Jensen Wayne & Laurel Jensen Jensen’s Custom Cabinets & Millwork Richard & Carol Jenson Steven & Jana Jenson Curtis & Valerie Jeppesen Larry Jeppesen David Jett Doug Jewell Garth & Carol Jewkes Jibson Family Foundation Ron & Janet Jibson Jim & Carol Laub Family Foundation JMN Enterprises, Inc. Joseph S. Bergeson Trust John & Renee Perko Family Foundation John Nels Anderson, M.D. Cory & Marisa Johnson Daniel & Carol Johnson Eric Johnson Jeff & Jenny Johnson Jordan Lavar Johnson Joseph Kirkland Johnson Kim & Cynthia Johnson Kory Johnson Larry & Kaylene Johnson Merrill Johnson Michael & Laurie Johnson Noelle Johnson Steven Johnson Whitnee Johnson Arthur & Calleen Jones Dee Jones Dylan Jones Harold & Anne Jones Jones Simkins, LLC. Kenneth & Dawn Jones Nick & Stef Jones Ricky Jones Roger & Susan Jones Travis & Kelli Jones Jeff & Betsy Jorgensen Jeff & Julie Jorgensen JRC Inc. Barry & DeeAnn Judd Casey & Haley Judd Marty & Elizabeth Judd Wesley & Allie Jurkatis Justin D. Thornton, DDS P.C. Brady & Mindy Kaae Kabuki Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar Nancy Van-Kampen John & Tracey Kartsone Derrick Keddington Dax & Tami Keller Scott Kelson Todd Kelson Ken & Nancy Kennedy Living Trust Frank & Jean Kenyon
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John & Barbara Kerr Rolfe & Janeil Kerr Kevin & Robyn Kesler Curt Kidd Michael & Elaine Kidman Kilgore Companies Scott Killebrew Kimander Properties Bryan & Catherine King Kelly & Sydney King Ted & Cindy King Kingsburg Towing Blake & Dove Kirby Garrett & Elizabeth Kite Sheila & Karl Klages Gerald & Trudy Knight Curtis & Susan Knudsen Phil & Maureen Koeven Mike & Juanita Kohler Wallace & Pat Kohler Christopher Koopman David & Joleene Kooyman Jeffrey Kooyman Gary & Nancy Korth David & Barbara B. Kragthorpe Von & Sara Krebs David & Tamara Kuge Sharon Kunzler KYS Inc. Renee LaBeau Hal & Helen LaBelle Thomas Lachmar Steve & Penny Lackey Real Salt Lake Lakeside Consulting, LLC Wayne & Kathryn Lamb Ray Lancaster Sarah Landes Sidney Lane David & Patricia Langrock Thomas Lanvers Curtis & Sonia Larsen Keith & Angi Larsen Mark & Melissa Larsen Travis & Emily Larsen Tyler James Larsen Vicky Larsen Wade & Meridee Larsen Anthony & Barbara Larson Cory & Kimberly Larson Don G-K Larson Douglas & Elizabeth Larson Greg & Julianne Larson Steve & Kimberly Larson Eric Laub Jim & Carol Laub Mark Laub Learfield Communications, Inc. Jared & Chelsea Leatham Ronald & Mary Leavitt Victoria Lefler Cody & Chelsea Lehman Clare & Cathy Leishman Dana & Ann Leishman Ryan Leishman Steven & Lorene Leishman Leland J. Winger, Jr. Howard Lemcke Michael & Melanie Lemon LeNonne Restaurant Alma Leonhardt Ivan & Vona Vee Leonhardt Claudia Lewis Daniel Lien Ed & Deborah Lindbloom Gary Lindley Keisa & Blaine Lindley Scott Lindsay Travis & Katie Lish Bruce Lithgow Kay Don & Kaye Littledike Nate & Dani Lloyd Locker 42 Logan Optical, Co. Logan South Taco Time Logo Shop
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Mark & Stacie London Greg S. Long Brian & Leann Longuevan Lyndon Loosle Joseph & Jean Lopour Dean Losee Mark & Colleen Low Shane & Jennifer Lowe Carl & Mary Sue Lundahl Kent & Adrian Lundgren Rick & Adrienne Lungman Darren & Cheree Lutz Ray & Sue Lutz LW Miller Companies Newell & Janet Lyman Kenneth & Verene Lyon Jennifer MacAdam Scott & Carrie Mackowiak Richard & Teresa Champ-Major Samuel Kacie Malouf David Manning Marc & Deborah Bingham Fund Victoria Marrott Grant & Sharon Martinsen Andrew Masson Peter & Kristen Mathesius Blake & Patrice Mathews Cody & Colette Mathews Lynn & Tama Mathews Rhett & Angela Mathews Jarvis Maughan Ronald & Jeanette Maughan Kevin Maw Wayne & Diane May MayMoes, LLC. Brandon McBride Jeff & Barbara McBride Troy & Dianne McBride Samuel McConkie Richard McElrath Sean & Maggie McInerney Michael & Maxine McKee Ryan & Laura McLane Mark & Julie McLellan Jeffrey & Julie McMurdie Joseph & Annette McMurdie Eliot & Tracy McNeil Jacob McNeil Mont McNeil Brett Meacham Ron & Talee Meacham Allen & Sandy Mecham Gilbert Melendez The Melting Pot John & Jennifer Merrill Reed Merrill Stanton & Michelle Merrill Eldon Messersmith Metal Vision Inc Todd & Lisa Meyers Stan & Judith Meyrick Deborah Meza Steve & MichelleThurber Marty & Dianne Mickelson Midgley-Huber Inc. Corey & Erin Mikkelsen Michael & Janice Mikkelsen Steve & Mariette Milbrandt Corey & Michelle Miles Kent Miles Thomas Miles Millcreek Construction Inc. Kristen Millecam David Miller Dyar & Bertha Jo Miller Miller Companies LC Ruth Miller Scott & Cherilyn Miller Todd & Kayla Miller Carrie Milligan David Milligan Erin & Eileen Milligan Earl Mills Michael & Jenalyn Mills Robert Mills Carma Mirabal
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AGGIES UNLIMITED Steven & Terri Misener Ken & Becky Mitchell Scott & Lisa Mitchell The Mobile Source, LLC Jack Molgard Molgard Law Offices, P.C. Scott & Lindasue Monson Larry Montgomery Steven Moon David & Suzanne Pierce-Moore John & Paula Moran Chris & Melissa Morgan Stew & Vicki Morrill Michael & Holley Morrison Budd Mortensen Gene Mortensen John & Jolene Mortensen Delon Mortimer Allen-Hall Mortuary Steve & Diane Mothersell Dale & MyrLynn Moulton Evva Moulton Mountain View Dairy Farms MountainStar Healthcare Mr Mac of Logan Scott & Peggy Muir Paul & Jane Munns Nicholas & Amy Dawn Murphy Dennis & Patricia Murray Paul & Bev Murray Wayne & Tina Murray Jason Napier Nathan & Associates Stephen & Christine Neeleman James & Betty Neeley John & Hayley Neil Larry & Rebekah Campbell Neilson Leila Neilson Brok Nelson Curtis & Suzanne Nelson Jason & Janae Nelson Keevin & Pamela Nelson Keith & Joni Nelson Lyle & Judy Nelson Nelson Communications Associates Otis Nelson Steven Nelson Vern & Patricia Nelson Jacob & Kara Nesbit Vincent Neumiller Jeff Newell Chris & Jennifer Newhouse Robert & Alana Niedergerke Eric & Marva Nielsen Ramsey Nielsen Richard & Louise Nielsen Terry & Kim Nielsen Dylan Nielson Layne Nielson Jack Nixon Jr Nixon and Nixon, Inc. Scott Nixon Noble House Interiors Stephen & Wendy Noel Paul & Pamela Norman Michael Norton Paul & Sharon Norton Stanley & Joan Norton Chad & Katrina Nye NyeCo Lonnie Nyman Okland Construction Lex & Mardi Obray JR & Jill Ochsenbein Michael Off Daniel Ogden Doug Ohlson Michael Okonkwo Randy Oldroyd Cameron & Katie Oliver David & Michelle Oliver Conley Olsen Darren & DeAnn Olsen Dylan & Katie Olsen Herm & Norma Olsen
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Hy & Ellen Olsen Jackson & Celeste Olsen Justin Olsen Larry & Vicki Olsen Phillip & Connie Olsen Raymond & Shelley Olsen Reid & Stacey Olsen Richard & Julie Olsen Ryan & Angie Olsen Susan Olsen David & Merilee Olson Robert Allen Olson Scott & Elaine Olson Paul Oppenheimer Brady Orchard Adrian Brad Van Orden Jerry Orsund Robert Ortiz Bryan Ostermiller Andrew & Megan Ostler Kyler Ovard Phillip & Jill Ann Pack Brad & Laurie Packer Jed & Andrea Palmer Jeff & Taubi Palmer Taylor & Lacee Palmer Boyd & Arline Parker Cathy Parker Grant & Gloria Parker Patrick & Jennefer Parker Randy Parker Richard Parker Blair & Cynthia Parrish Scott Parrish Mike & Rhonda Parson Darin Partridge Michael & Connie Paskett Pat Patterson Arnie & Jolene Peasley Ty Pebley Richard Perea Michael & Camille Perkes David Perry Bruce P. Petersen Craig & Susan Petersen Gary & Anne Petersen Kent & Rachel Petersen Kurt & Patti Petersen Austin Tyler Peterson Craig & Laura Peterson Dillon Peterson Jacob & Kristina Peterson Larry & Peggy Peterson Travis & Amy Peterson William & Angela Peterson Rob & Breanne Phelps Joseph & Karen Phillips Sara Phillips Craig & Carol Pickett David & Cindy Pierce Michael Pierce Plastic Resources, Inc. Richard Plogger Doug & Heather Plowman Burke & Lori Plummer Poindexter Nut Company Ronald & Sherian Poindexter Rodger & Geniel Pond Margaret Poppleton Abel & Martha Porter Bryan Porter Paul & Jami Porter Val & Nancy Potter LaMont Poulsen Lynn & Ardith Poulsen Gary & Andrea Powell Power Cat, LLC Rodney & Karen Price PricewaterhouseCoopers Foundation Primrose Hospice, Inc. Greyson Prinzing Dennis & Donna Pruss Janet Pulsipher Dean & LuAnn Quayle Rage Salons
David Ragland Ralph W Binns, DDS Argyle Ranch Eric & Amy Rasmussen Paul & Peggy Rasmussen Philip & Linda Rasmussen Kevin & Bonnie Rawlings Byron & Colleen Rawlins Jim & Dana Ray Raymond Construction Thomas & Patricia Reading Brent Redd Edward & Susan Redd Mark & Sunny Reeder Robert Reeder Lynn & Barbara Rees Lance & Nancy Reese Edward M. Reeve Nate Reeve Randy & Christine Reeve Riley & Kelly Reynolds Jerry & Lorraine Rhodes Captain Cleve A. Rice Kevin & Stacy Rice Michael & Anna Rice Jeffrey Miriam Rich Richard W Sackett Living Trust Timothy & Jana Richards Paul Richins Ronald & Jan Richins Scott & Jodi Richins Edward & Kathy Rigby Jay & Helen Rigby Jeannie Rigby Tyler Riggs Craig R. Rigsbee Alan & Tammy Rindlisbacher Brent & Janis Ritchie Adam Ritter Matthew & Natalie Robbins Robert & Nancy Funk Curtis & Lori Roberts Gary Roberts Richard Roberts Randy & Florence Robins Kent & Joan Robson Ross & DaNece Robson Matt Rogers Ryan Jerry Rogers Ashlee Roper Sheldon Roper Michael Roskelley Richard Rouse Steve Rowland Brent L. Rowser Royal Wholesale Electric Gary & Rachell Rudd Rural Health Group, Inc, Bernard Russ Danny & Sally Russell Ivy Russell Grant Rust Ruth’s Chris Steak House S & S Worldwide Inc. S. E. Needham Jewelers, Inc. Dick Sackett Syd & Laura Sadler Rich & Pam Saltmarsh Al & Michelene Salvo Salvo Properties, LLC. Gary & Elizabeth Sampson Alan & Cindy Saunders Brandy Saunders Kyle & Audrey Saunders Victor & Kelley Saunders Todd & Renee Savage Mark Schaefer Logan Schenk Glen & Julene Schmidt William & Jennie Schow Alexandrea Schulte Joe & Anita Schulte Schwab Charitable Fund Scott Hlavaty, DMD, MS Robert Sears Jeff & Teresa Seeholzer
Seibert, LLC Dennis & Lynn Sessions Kalem & Syndie Sessions Donnie Shafer Steven Shafer Shaffer’s Bakery Lawrence Shane Edward & Mary Jane Shaw Kevin & Randi Shaw Phillip Shaw Marlin Shields Roy & Carol Shivers Patrick Shuldberg Tami Lynne Shulsen Spencer & Amy Shumway La Wanna M. Shurtliff Evelyn Sibbernsen Sidstan, LLC Lisa Simmons Randy & Janet Simmons James Skabelund Brett & Jodi Skinner Erik & Deana Skinner Stephen & Marlene Skinner Chad Skola Henry Skola Robert Slack Ron & Heather Smellie Carlos & Annette Smith Connie Smith Dustin Smith Geoffrey & Peggy Smith Shawn & Teresa Smith Sian N’Lice Smith Timothy Asa Smith Tracy & Penny Smith Donald & Shannon Smurthwaite KC & Emily Smurthwaite Lynda Snell Joseph & Joni Solosabal Butch Songer Chuck Sorensen Kenneth & Geraldine Sorensen Lois Sorenson Jeremy & Marie Spackman Michael & Anne Spackman Don Sparks Pete Sparreboom Jr Spartan Companies Brian Phillip Speckhard Shawn & Carrie Spencer Gerald & Sheryl Spriet SPRYOS, Inc Roland & Jeanie Squire Richard & Kathy Stachon Dave & Kris Stanger Staples Inc. Starbucks Coffee State Farm Companies Foundation Mike & Sherri Steele Greg & Janalyn Stephens John Stephens Kyle & Joanne Stephens George & Louise Stettler Michael & Angela Stevens Gary & Lesa Stevenson Gary & Denise Stewardson Thomas & Kathy Stewart Robert & Moneice Stocker Randall & Julie Stockham Mark & LeAnn Stoddard Tom Stoddard Betty Stokes Mark Stokes Michael & Cindy Stokes Ryan & Jennifer Stolworthy Michael & Suzanne Stones Maverik Country Stores Bob Stott Ryan & Carrie Stott John & Joanna Strang Elizabeth Strasser SB Strategies Austin & Caitlin Strobel Andrew & Emilee Stromness Randy & Holly Stuart
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Ron Stucki Kevin & Tracy Suminguit Kent & Kay Summers Dan & Julie Sundstrom Survivor’s Trust Under the 1983 Swainston Mill & Cabinet Inc. Wade Swan Matthew & Lisa Syme T & O, LLC Taco Time of Logan Clenn Talbot JoAnne H. Tanaka Jonathan Glen Tanner Brooks & Sally Tarbet Steve & Savanna Tate Aaron & Lisa Taylor Todd Taylor Team Financial Services Jeff & Valerie Tebbs Tec Electric Co Don Telford Jay & Beth Thatcher Thermo Fisher Scientific Scott & Teresa Theurer Theurer’s Quality Meats Inc. James Thomas Lane & Annette Thomas Maurice & Susan Thomas Myles & Chelsea Thomas Ralph Thomas Jeffrey Scott Thompson Jon Thompson Joshua & Alysha Thompson Ray Thompson David & Stephanie Thornley Derle & Margene Thorpe Raymond & Beverlee Thorson Samuel Tingey Paul & Michelle Tippets Scott & Kathy Tolman Thomas & Janna Tolman Kay & Judy Toolson Joe Tovar Triangle S Companies Troy-Bilt Construction Inc. Clark Tucker Tann & Nancy Tueller Michael Twohig Scott & Sue Ulbrich USU Charter Credit Union - Logan Utah Jazz Dirk & Allison Willoughby Vanderwall Chadd & Lori VanZanten Cody & Celeste Veibell Abraham Verdoes George Veugeler Bryce & Alicia Vicars Village Inn The Villas Communities, LLC Vivint W. Garnett & Associates, Inc. Trevor Duncan Wachsman David Wadley Kip & Ann Wadsworth Troy Wadsworth Robert & Tracy Wagner James & Angela Walker Hal Wamsley Scott & RaNae Wamsley Miles & Kay Wandersee Dustin & Michelle Ward Robert Ward Wade & Christine Ward Robert & Christine Wardle Craig & Barbara Warnes Brian & Tami Warnick Dahl Warren Ian Washburn Watkins Printing, LLC Joel Alan Watson David & Tracy Watterson Scott & Michele Watterson Craig & Dorothy Watts Randy & Kathie Watts Winston & Ruth Ann Watts
WCF Insurance Clair Webb Eric Webb Dale Webber Darren & Brooke Webber Tony & Kathie Wegener Baer Welding Luke Wells Matt & Jennifer Wells Suzanne Wells Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program Debra Wertz Adcentives West Richard & Julie Westerberg Terry Westerberg Western Mechanical, Inc WestHost Burdette & Holly Weston Michael & Zoe Weston Randall & Debi Weston Weston Rentals LLC Neil & Jill Whitaker Jon & Darlene White Kenneth & Cynthia White Kevin White Matthew & Christina White McRae & Kristin Whitlock Clark & Jennifer Whitworth Mark Whitworth Craig Whyte Nathan & Heather Wickizer Scott & Cathy Wilcock Dennis & Lynette Wildman Stuart Wilkinson Casey Williams Christine Williams Keren Williams Michael & Susan Williams Michael Williams Daniel Willie Dale Lester Willis McKay & Ruby Willis Tom & Patty Willis Willis Family Trust Ben Wilson Dennis & Lisa Wilson Drew & Michelle Wilson Wilson Motor Company Wilson Wholesale LLC Joel & Andrea Winkler Jeremy & Laura Winn John & Suzann Winn Justin & Cathryn Wise Byron Wood Gordon & Karen Wood Woodbury Corporation Dave & Karen Woolstenhulme John & Wendy Worley III Jack Worthington Jason Wright Jon & Marilyn Wright Larry Wright Paula & Karl Wright Bret & Chalisa Wursten Jaden & Tayler Wursten Jerry & Audre Wursten Josh & Kellie Yonk Jonathan & Jessica Young Robert Young Kurt & Wendy Zalar Zions Management Services Company Lorin & Jerri Zollinger Paula Zsiray Frederick Zweifel
CAR COACHES BEAR LAKE MOTORS 867 Washington Street Montpelier, ID 83254 208.847.0421
LARRY H. MILLER CHEVROLET MURRAY 5500 South State Street Murray, UT 84107 801.590.0435
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No. Name Pos. 1 Gerold Bright RB 3 Henry Colombi QB 3 Troy Lefeged Jr. S 4 Shaq Bond S 5 Cash Gilliam S 5 Cooper Legas QB 6 Cameron Haney CB 6 Andrew Peasley QB 7 Josh Calvin QB 7 DJ Williams CB 8 Braxton Gunther S 9 David Woodward LB 10 Tipa Galeai DE 10 Jordan Love QB 11 Savon Scarver WR 12 Ajani Carter WR 13 Deven Thompkins WR 14 Sean Carter WR 14 Zahodri Jackson CB 15 Simon Thompson LB 16 Jordan Nathan WR 17 Taylor Compton WR 18 Cam Lampkin CB 19 Kyle Van Leeuwen WR 20 Keith Harris S 20 Jaylen Warren RB 21 Andre Grayson CB 22 Michael Anyanwu CB 23 Dominic Tatum CB 24 Dalton Baker DE 25 Jarrod Green CB 26 Chase Nelson RB 27 Enoch Nawahine RB 28 Oakley Hussey S 29 Pailate Makakona RB 30 Patrick Maddox S 32 Sione Fehoko RB 32 Matthew Sterzer S 33 Kevin Meitzenheimer LB 34 Riley Burt RB 34 Daniel Langi DE 36 Jared Reed CB 37 Sam Lockett S 38 Eric Munoz LB 39 Maika Magalei LB 40 Dustin Mathews LB 41 Elijah Shelton DE 42 Nick Heninger DE 43 Jack Drews TE 44 Fua Leilua DT 45 Jaylin Bannerman DE 46 Addison Trupp DE 47 Logan Lee TE 47 Kaleo Neves DE
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UTAH STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER Ht. 5-10 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-3 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-5 6-4 5-11 6-1 5-7 6-4 5-10 6-3 5-9 5-8 5-11 5-9 5-11 5-8 5-8 5-9 6-2 6-5 5-11 5-10 5-11 6-3 5-10 5-10 5-7 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-2
Wt. 190 200 190 190 195 210 185 200 190 180 185 230 230 220 190 185 160 195 185 210 180 175 165 175 170 225 165 180 180 260 180 200 185 200 200 205 190 225 230 210 230 180 195 230 230 225 230 245 230 305 240 215 250 215
Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) Sr. 3L Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia HS) So. 1L Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade Madonna College Prep) Jr. JC Montgomery Village, Md. (Avalon HS/Fullerton JC) Jr. 1L Decatur, Ill. (MacArthur HS/Southwestern JC) Jr. JC Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Arizona Western JC) Fr. HS Orem, Utah (Orem HS) Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral HS) Fr. RS La Grande, Ore. (La Grande HS) Fr. HS Bellflower, Calif. (Mayfair HS) Sr. 1L Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna HS/Independence CC) Jr. 1L Woods Cross, Utah (Woods Cross HS) Jr. 2L Olympia, Wash. (Olympia HS) Sr. 1L Euless, Texas (Trinity HS/TCU) Jr. 2L Bakersfield, Calif. (Liberty HS) Jr. 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS) Fr. HS Houston, Texas (North Shore HS) So. 1L Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS) Jr. JC Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake HS/Fullerton JC) So. 1L Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) Fr. HS Salem, Ore. (West Salem HS) Jr. 2L Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia HS) Jr. 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Fr. HS Mesquite, Texas (Poteet HS) Fr. HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) Fr. HS Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger HS) Jr. JC Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS/Snow College) So. 1L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) Fr. RS Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) Fr. HS Culver City, Calif. (Culver City HS) Sr. 3L Payson, Utah (Payson HS) So. 1L Elk Grove, Calif. (Cosumnes Oaks HS) Jr. 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Fr. HS Kahuku, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) Fr. HS Idaho Falls, Idaho (Hillcrest HS) So. TR West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS/Colorado Mesa) So. TR Portland, Ore. (Westview HS/Linfield College) So. SQ Salt Lake City, Utah (Cottonwood HS) Fr. RS Taylorsville, Utah (Taylorsville HS) Jr. 2L Moreno Valley, Calif. (Moreno Valley HS) Gr. TR Mantua, Utah (Box Elder HS/BYU) So. SQ South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) So. TR Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic HS/Portland State) Fr. RS Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep) Jr. RS Belvidere, Ill. (Belvidere HS/San Diego Mesa CC) R-So. 1L Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS) Fr. RS Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) Fr. RS Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland HS) Jr. TR South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Utah) Fr. HS Ramona, Calif. (Ramona HS) Sr. 1L Anaheim, Calif. (Spanish Fork HS/Oklahoma State) Jr. JC Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington Central HS/Arizona Western JC) Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS) Jr. 2L Rexburg, Idaho (Madison HS) Fr. HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS)
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No. Name Pos. 48 Connor Larsen DE 49 Pierce Callister P 50 Jesse Vasquez LS 51 Justus Te’i DE 52 Jaymason Willingham LB 53 Braden Harris DE 54 Dean Rice DT 54 Noah Young LB 55 Christian LaValle DT 56 Ethan Vowles LB 57 Brandon Pada LS 58 Demytrick Ali’ifua OL 59 Connor Coles PK 59 Aric Davison OL 60 Wyatt Bowles OL 61 Aaron Bredsguard DE 62 Dominik Eberle PK 63 Ashton Adams OL 64 Heneli Avendano OL 65 Karter Shaw OL 66 Mohelika Uasike OL 67 Sione Lasike OL 68 Logan Wood OL 69 Caden Andersen OL 70 Hunter Hill OL 72 Alfred Edwards OL 73 Kyler Hack OL 74 Chandler Dolphin OL 75 Ty Shaw OL 76 Jackson Owens OL 77 Andy Koch OL 78 Jacob South OL 79 Wade Meacham OL 80 Siaosi Mariner WR 81 Tim Patrick Jr. WR 82 Sawyer Merrill WR 83 Derek Wright WR 84 Kanen Eaton WR 85 Mosese Manu TE 86 Bryce Mortenson TE 87 Caleb Repp TE 88 Carson Terrell TE 89 Travis Boman TE 89 Aaron Dalton P 90 Ritisoni Fata DT 91 Devon Anderson DT 92 Hale Motu’apuaka DT 93 Jacoby Wildman DE 95 Diamond Faamafoe DT 96 Christopher ‘Unga DT 97 Jake Pitcher DE 98 Christopher Bartolic P 98 AJ Vongphachanh DE 99 Josh Bowcut DT
Ht. 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-5
Wt. 260 170 225 240 215 230 280 225 225 190 210 315 190 295 300 225 195 300 300 300 305 285 280 285 285 310 300 300 300 290 275 295 305 190 190 170 195 180 260 245 230 245 245 210 295 290 295 265 295 300 260 195 230 280
Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) Fr. HS American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS) Fr. HS Ogden, Utah (Weber HS) Fr. HS Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Oaks Christian School) R-Jr. 2L Oceanside, Calif. (Mission Hills HS) Fr. HS Steilacoom, Wash. (Steilacoom HS) Sr. SQ Gunnison, Utah (Gunnison Valley HS) Fr. HS Yuba City, Calif. (Rivery Valley HS) So. JC Gulf Breeze, Fla. (Gulf Breeze HS/Southwestern JC) Fr. HS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) So. HS Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley HS) Jr. 1L Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS) Jr. 2L Hayward, Calif. (San Leandro HS) R-So. SQ Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) Fr. HS Richland, Wash. (Richland HS) Fr. RS West Point, Utah (Syracuse HS) Fr. HS Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) Sr. 2L Nuremberg, Germany (Redondo Union (CA) HS) Fr. HS Salem, Ore. (South Salem HS) Fr. RS Sandy, Utah (Jordan HS) Fr. RS South Jordan, Utah (Herriman HS) R-Jr. 2L Euless, Texas (L.D. Bell HS) Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) Fr. HS Grand Junction, Colo. (Fruita Monument HS) Jr. 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Fr. HS Orem, Utah (Orem HS) So. 1L Redlands, Calif. (Redlands Senior HS) So. RS Las Vegas, Nev. (Palo Verde HS/Orange Coast CC) So. SQ Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) Jr. 1L South Jordan, Utah (Herriman HS) Fr. HS Sandy, Utah (East HS) Fr. RS Eastvale, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) Fr. RS Anacortes, Wash. (Anacortes HS) Fr RS Layton, Utah (Layton HS) Gr. TR Tustin, Calif. (Tustin HS/Utah) Fr. RS San Diego, Calif. (Morse HS) Fr. HS El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge HS) Jr. JC Sterling, Utah (Manti HS/Snow College) Fr. HS Vancouver, Wash. (Columbia River HS) Jr. JC West Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) Fr. RS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) Gr. TR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos HS/Utah) Jr. 2L Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS) Jr. 1L Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS) R-Sr. 3L Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) Jr. 2L Redlands, Calif. (East Valley HS) Sr. 2L Baltimore, Md. (Overlea HS/Dodge City CC) Fr. RS Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou HS) Gr. 3L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Fr. HS Draper, Utah (Alta HS) Sr. 3L Rochester, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS) Jr. SQ Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) Jr. JC Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS/Orange Coast CC) Fr. HS Pasco, Wash. (Chiawana HS) Fr. HS Sherwood, Ore. (Sherwood HS)
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WYOMING NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 11 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 22 23 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 30 31 32 33 34 34 35 36 38 39 40
Name Cameron Murray Alijah Halliburton Devin Jennings Esaias Gandy Xazavian Valladay Jordan Murry Trey Smith Dontae Crow Rome Weber Tyler Hall Alex Brown Wyatt Wieland Nick Szpor Keonte Glinton John Okwoli Jerome Cooper Miles Williams Levi Williams Gunner Gentry Raghib Ismail Jr. Tyler Vander Waal Keyon Blankenbaker Ayden Eberhardt Ryan Marquez Azizi Hearn Caleb Roberson Alphonzo Andrews Jr. Brett Brenton Austin Conway Isaiah Abdullah Braden Smith Isaiah Neyor Tim Zaleski Bryce Levinson Austin Clemetson Easton Gibbs Logan Wilson Tremayne King Jahmari Moore Josh Harshman Jeff Burroughs Charles Hicks Skyler Miller Titus Swen Ray Rabou Justyn Stindt Cooper Rothe
Pos. FS SS WR SS RB CB RB WR FS CB WR WR QB S WR S SS QB WR WR QB LB WR QB CB CB RB RB WR LB FS WR P CB RB LB LB CB TE TE RB LB FB RB LB WR K
Cl. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Gr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. R-Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr.
Ht. 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-5 6-0 5-9 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-11
Wt. Hometown (High School/Last School) 170 Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 190 Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 175 Houston, Texas (Channelview) 193 Aurora, Colo. (Denver South) 196 Matteson, Ill. (Brother Rice) 150 Riverside, Calif. (Murrieta Valley) 218 Madison, Miss. (University of Louisville) 178 Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) 186 San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) 190 Hawthorne, Calif. (Junipero Serra) 190 Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 191 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) 205 Fresno, Calif. (Central) 175 Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield Christian) 210 Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) 165 Los Angeles, Calif. (Locke) 199 Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica) 208 Canyon Lake, Texas (Smithson Valley) 208 Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) 170 Irving, Texas (Cisco C.C., Texas) 214 Elk Grove, Calif. (Christian Brothers) 175 Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 195 Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) 184 Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) 193 Oceanside, Calif. (University of Arizona) 175 Eastvale, Calif. (Upland) 185 St. Louis, Mo. (Trinity Catholic) 195 Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 183 Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 190 Los Angeles, Calif. (Wilson) 184 Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood) 195 Fort Worth, Texas (Lamar) 221 Oak Lawn, Ill. (St. Rita) 190 Thornton, Colo. (Mountain Range) 185 Gillette, Wyo. (Campbell County) 200 Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley) 250 Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 165 Fort Worth, Texas (Nolan Catholic) 236 Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 240 Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 233 Yoder, Wyo. (Southeast) 220 San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln) 226 Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) 190 Fort Worth, Texas (Eaton) 210 Buffalo, Wyo. (Buffalo) 192 Belleville, Kan. (Republic County) 178 Longmont, Colo. (Longmont)
No. 40 41 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 60 62 65 69 71 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 84 85 86 87 87 88 91 92 93 94 97 99
Name Taylor Dodd Davon Wells-Ross Ryan Galovich Luke Glassock Ben Wisdorf Victor Jones Jaylon Watson Cassh Maluia Blake Harrington Chad Muma Teagan Liufau Jack Lookabaugh Solomon Byrd Jack Boyer Josiah Hall Shae Suiaunoa Claude Cole Patrick Arnold Latrell Bible Marco Machado Rudy Stofer Zach Watts Eric Abojei Carlos Harrison Keegan Cryder Blayne Baker Frank Crum Justis Borton Gavin Dunayski Alonzo Velazquez Logan Harris Parker Christensen Treyton Welch Jackson Marcotte Nate Weinman Maeson Gallegos Javaree Jackson Chance Hofer Akili Bonner Garrett Crall Jaylen Pate Alonzo Hall DeVonne Harris Cole Godbout Mario Mora Jesse Hooper
Pos. Cl. FS So. DE So. K/P Sr. K/P Fr. LB Sr. DL So. FB Sr. LB Sr. LB Fr. LB So. DE Fr. OL Fr. DE Fr. DE Fr. DE Sr. LB Fr. DT Fr. OL So. OL Fr. C Fr. OT So. OL Fr. OG So. OL Fr. OL So. OG Fr. OT Fr. NT Jr. OT So. OT Jr. OL Jr. TE Fr. TE Fr. TE Fr. TE So. WR Fr. DL Jr. WR Fr. DT Fr. DE Jr. DE Fr. DT Fr. DE Fr. NT Fr. NT Fr. LS So.
Ht. 6-2 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-7 6-2 6-6 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-7 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-3 5-11
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Wt. Hometown (High School/Last School) 201 Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) 212 Omaha, Neb. (Omaha North) 192 Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley) 170 Buffalo, Wyo. (Buffalo) 221 Cheyenne, Wyo. (East) 256 Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) 241 Broken Bow, Okla. (Broken Bow) 248 Compton, Calif. (Paramount) 180 Prosper, Texas (Prosper) 220 Lone Tree, Colo. (Legend) 232 Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) 292 Coppell, Texas (Coppell) 243 Palmdale, Calif. (William J.P. Knight) 207 Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) 236 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Falcon) 200 Houston, Texas (Clear Lake) 276 Palo Alto, Calif. (Bellarmine Prep) 296 Omaha, Neb. (Gretna) 262 Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn) 312 Waco, Neb. (Nebraska Lutheran) 297 Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) 285 Windsor, Colo. (Windsor) 354 New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper) 285 Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) 297 Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge) 305 Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) 300 Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) 282 Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) 261 Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup) 310 Janesville, Wis. (Parker) 304 Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) 210 Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) 207 Buffalo, Minn. (Buffalo) 250 Mt. Carmel, Ill. (Mt. Carmel) 267 Creston, Ohio (Norwayne) 165 Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 276 Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa West) 191 Green River, Wyo. (Green River) 220 Carmichael, Calif. (Jesuit) 242 Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville) 220 Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech College Prep) 230 Reseda, Calif. (Reseda) 220 Big Lake, Minn. (Big Lake) 262 Hudson, Wis. (Hudson) 264 Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak) 232 West Jordan, Utah (Summit Academy)
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SENIOR FEATURE GEROLD BRIGHT
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RUNNING BACK A VALUABLE WEAPON NO MATTER WHERE HE IS ON THE FIELD
by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations Coming out of Escambia High School in Pensacola, Fla., Gerold Bright had numerous opportunities on the table to continue his football career at the next level. The final offer he got, he took. “Utah State was my 30th offer,” Bright said. “I was actually considering another school before I got this offer, and I just chose to come here. I don’t really have any idea why, but I chose to come here.” The transition from the Sunshine State to Utah, whose license plate is marked with a skier and the slogan ‘The Greatest Snow on Earth,’ was not easy for Bright, but he has grown to love it here. “I didn’t like it here at first, but then it got better because I started going outside and being more active, going camping or to lakes – stuff like that,” Bright said. “I’ll say my time here has been a progression. It started out bad, but it progressed for the better, and I really like it here.” Moving to Cache Valley certainly was a big culture shock for Bright. “It was just weird at first,” Bright said. “Everything is closed on Sunday and I actually have a funny story about that. I was a freshman, and I was living in the freshman dorms, and I asked this girl, ‘Hey, can you take me to Walmart on Sunday because there is no food, so I’m trying to go grocery shopping?’ She said, ‘No, I can’t do anything on Sundays,’ and I’m like, ‘Why? What do you mean?’ She said, ‘That’s just a part of what I do and my religion. We can’t do things on Sunday.’ I was like, ‘Are you kidding me? You can’t take me to Walmart?’ She was like, ‘No, I can’t even get gas.’ I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh.’ So, that was crazy.” Bright, who redshirted his first season at Utah State in 2015, began his Aggie career as a slot receiver – a position he wasn’t too fond of. “I didn’t like it and I always told the coaches, ‘Put me at running back, put me at running back,
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put me at running back,’” Bright said. “They said, ‘No, you’re playing receiver.’ I was like, ‘Alright, I’ll play receiver. I can run good routes, but I don’t have elite receiver hands, so why am I out here?’” Utah State special teams coordinator/running backs coach had the answer to that question. “He was a little bit smaller, and he had good speed, and to be honest, he kept smoking us when we were coaching defense,” Collins said. “We were going, ‘We’ve got to get the ball in this guy’s hands.’” Which is exactly what the Aggie coaches did. After his redshirt year, Bright spent the next two seasons playing in the slot, and as a running back at times. It wasn’t until his junior season in 2018 that Bright moved to the backfield for good. “It’s been a good transition because you want that balance at running back,” Collins said. “You want that speed back and that little bit more of a physical back, and those type of punches together help a lot.” As a junior in 2018, Bright split reps at running back with fellow junior Darwin Thompson, who is now playing for the Kansas City Chiefs. Bright rushed for 888 yards and 10 touchdowns on 141 carries last year, to go along with 22 catches for 232 yards and three more scores. Bright averaged 6.3 yards per carry during the 2018 season, which proved to be the sixth-best yards per carry average in school history. Nine games through his senior campaign, the 5-foot-10, 190-pounder leads the Aggies in rushing with 614 yards and six touchdowns on 115 carries. “He found a home at running back,” Collins said. “Fortunately, I’ve had the chance to watch him grow and develop. This is the first year I’ve actually coached him within a position group, but to grow and mature, he’s a coach in that room with us, he’s working with those guys, he’s extremely competitive and he’s a great player maker. He’s an explosive playmaker and I have enjoyed watching Gerold develop into the running back he is today from his time being on scout team and as a slot receiver.” Bright currently ranks 12th all-time in USU
history in career rushing yards with 1,838. With 162 more yards, he will become just the 10th Aggie to eclipse the 2,000-yard plateau. Besides catching passes and racking up the yards on the ground, Bright has also played a valuable role on special teams for the Aggies. During his career at USU, he has returned 16 kickoffs for 303 yards (18.9 ypr). The son of Timothy Bright and Chandra Gorham is the type of person who can light up a room with his wide grin and unique sense of humor. “I smile regardless of my circumstances,” he said. “I’ll just put it that way. You’ll never know what I’m going through because I won’t show you. I just like to smile and be happy, because you live longer when you smile.” Bright, a kinesiology major on track to graduate this December, is the proud parent of a 2-year-old son named Baylor, who lives with his mom in California. “I talk to him every day and every night on the phone on FaceTime,” Bright said. “He’s funny as heck; he’s super funny. He’s always smiling and jumping around, which makes me happy.” Not only has Bright excelled on the gridiron, but he’s a pretty good musician, too. He can play the piano by ear and can sing, but coming from the musical background he does, that is not a big surprise. “My little brother plays the drums, and he is self-taught,” Bright explained. “My mom is a singer, too, so musicians run in the family. My granddad had a band.” Added Collins: “He has a lot of great attributes, but his greatest attribute is just who he is as a person, how he handles himself day to day, the leadership he shows, and his competitiveness – all those things factor into it.”
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SENIOR FEATURE AARON DALTON
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PUNTER DOING WHATEVER HE CAN IN FINAL SEASON TO HELP AGGIES BE SUCCESSFUL
by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations Aaron Dalton’s official debut as a member of Utah State’s football team is one he certainly will not forget. How could he? After all, he was called upon to punt 13 times for 463 yards (35.6 yards per punt) as a redshirt freshman against Southern Utah on Sept. 3, 2015. Those 13 punts proved to be the second-most in both Utah State and Mountain West history, but a freshman record in both school and league history. “Going out, I thought I was mentally prepared for my first game and to punt 13 times is definitely something I did not expect to do,” Dalton, now in his redshirt senior season with the Aggies, recalled. “I don’t think I have ever hit a set of 13 balls in one practice, so that was definitely not something I was used to, but it was a good way to break it in.” In the nail-biting 12-9 victory over the Thunderbirds, Dalton had a long of 48 yards and three of his punts were inside the 20 – a sign of things to come for the native of Bountiful, Utah, and the Aggies. Dalton has appeared in 47 games, punting 217 times for 8,788 yards (40.5 yards per punt). He has recorded 27 punts of 50 yards or more, including a long of 69. A whopping 73 of his punts have been inside the 20-yard-line, which is a school record. “To play college football, it doesn’t matter what position you play or where you are at, you always want to try and leave something behind and set some sort of record, so it’s definitely something that I have always thought about,” Dalton said. “It is something that I’m going to leave behind, which is cool. It shows that you came and did what you were supposed to do, and you had a successful career.” Not only did the start of Dalton’s redshirt freshman campaign begin with a bang, it also ended with one. In Utah State’s game against Akron in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Dalton booted a career-long and bowl-record 69-yarder. “Aaron is a dependable guy,” said Utah State special teams coordinator/running backs coach Stacy Collins. “Your best quality, a lot of times, is your dependability, and he certainly has that in all phases, both on and off the field. He’s got a maturity factor with him, and the way he handles himself, the way he goes to work every day on and off the field is first class. That makes my job easy.” Dalton received a medical redshirt in 2018 after missing the entire season due to injury. In the Aggies’ season opener at Wake Forest this year, Dalton punted seven times for 273 yards, including a long of 49. Unfortunately for Dalton, he re-injured himself in that game and hasn’t been able to punt since. That hasn’t kept him from the field, though, as he has served as the Aggies’ holder. “He is a tremendous leader and always wants to do his job 100 percent,” said USU senior placekicker Dominik Eberle. “He wants nothing more than for the team to be successful and contributes in every way he can.” Junior long snapper Brandon Pada agreed. “Aaron is the veteran leader of the specialist group. He embodies what it means to be a leader. He’s constantly working with all of us to ensure we are performing at our best every day. If he isn’t working with the punters, he is either catching snaps making me better, or he’s working with Dom. He is the type of leader teams wish they had. I credit a lot of our success because of the energy, wisdom and guidance he brings.”
Dalton’s greatest strengths as a punter included the fact he has a big leg, and punts the ball with great hang time and distance. He is also very good at directional punting. During his junior season in 2017, Dalton punted in all 13 games and finished the year averaging a careerbest 42.0 yards per punt. He boomed 76 punts for 3,193 yards, including a long of 63, and had 10 of at least 50 yards with 26 of his punts being downed inside the 20-yard line. Thirty-four of his punts were fair caught and only nine resulted in a touchback. As a sophomore in 2016, Dalton punted in all 12 games and finished the season averaging 37.9 yards per punt. He punted 62 times for 2,348 yards, including eight of at least 50 yards, with 19 being downed inside the 20. Furthermore, 25 of his punts were fair caught and only four resulted in a touchback. Dalton finished his redshirt freshman season punting 72 times for 2,974 yards (41.3 yards per punt, including nine of at least 50 yards. Twenty-seven of his punts were downed inside the 20, including at least one in 12 of the 13 games. He also had nine punts downed inside the 10-yard line and just three touchbacks. “I feel like I have been here for a really long time, but I have made a lot of good memories, had a lot of good games and met a lot of great people,” said Dalton, who redshirted in 2014. “My career has been an extremely positive experience for myself.” Collins appreciates the leadership Dalton brings to the table. “He is extremely mature and is a great leader,” Collins said. “He is a guy who has been through a lot medically. It’s crazy, but he handled it in the most professional way that you can, and he’s like a coach on the field right now and has done just an unbelievable job. He’s a great mentor to younger players and a great rock and solid foundation for older guys in the program, too.” Prior to Utah State, Dalton earned all-region firstteam honors as a punter during his senior season at Viewmont High School in Bountiful, Utah. He also garnered all-region second-team honors at tight end as a junior and all-region first-team honors as a punter during his sophomore year, helping Viewmont HS capture the Region 2 title.
Dalton was also a three-year letterwinner in basketball for the Vikings. What brought Dalton to Utah State? “I came up and worked out for (former head) coach (Matt) Wells, and he really liked what he saw, and offered me a scholarship,” Dalton said. “This was before my senior year of high school and he was putting a little pressure on me, so I thought about it. I talked with my parents and I could have waited and tried to get some more offers, but I really liked that Utah State was close to home, but still kind of far away. I really liked what coach Wells had said and I liked what the program was about. It was a great fit and I was sold after one week.” Dalton graduated last spring with a double major in business administration and marketing. The son of Matthew and Cheryl Dalton, who is a three-time academic all-Mountain West honoree, is finishing his minor in leadership and management this semester. “I have made a lot of great memories at Utah State, including all the people I have met in the program – on the team, the coaches and the people around it,” said Dalton, when asked what he will remember most about his time in Cache Valley. “My parents think I am a pretty outgoing guy, but I am actually pretty quiet. I’ve got a couple of really good friends, but I really think that I was able to branch out and learn a lot about myself and people by just meeting people. It’s definitely my favorite thing that has come from being at Utah State.” Outside of football and schooling, Dalton enjoys playing the popular video game, Fortnite, as well as bowling – both of which he is rather good at. “I have a huge passion for bowling,” Dalton said. “I actually took the bowling class my first three semesters in a row up here, but don’t tell my mom; I don’t know if she knows. I love to bowl. My friends and I used to go bowl during high school. We would sometimes skip class and hit the bowling alley for some dollar games. My record is 256, which I’ve accomplished twice. I was really upset on the second one. I had a split and I went to try and pick up both pins in the 10th frame. I should’ve just hit one, and I would have had a 257, but instead I have two scores of 256.”
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2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW ®
SEASON PREVIEW
by Ashley Springer, USU Athletic Media Relations
Back Row (left to right): Faith Brantley, Jocelyn Polansky, Emmie Harris, Kamalu Kamakawiwo’ole, Emma Dudley, Laura Daulton, Hailey Bassett, Taylor Franson, Marlene Aniambossou, Steph Gorman, Elli Emrich, Leah Dougherty, Lindsey Jensen-Baker, Shyla Latone. Front Row (left to right): Karston Hinckley, Cori Smith, Rod Jensen, Jerry Finkbeiner, Ben Finkbeiner, Ashley Gill, Joe Powell, Megan Bigler.
Utah State women’s basketball enters the 2019-20 season with some familiar faces, while adding several new additions. The Aggies feature a young team with nine underclassmen on the 14-player roster. Utah State returns five letterwinners to this season’s roster, including two starters. The returners include three seniors, one junior, two sophomores and two redshirt sophomores. Three seniors lead the Aggie returners in forward Marlene Aniambossou, guard/forward Hailey Bassett and guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker. Aniambossou played in her first season for the Aggies last year, appearing in 32 games while averaging 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds each time out. Aniambossou recorded a career-high 12 points against Northern New Mexico College (Nov. 9), and collected five or more rebounds five times during the season, including a career-high seven boards at Colorado State (Jan. 19). Bassett has played in all 95 games as an Aggie, including 51 starts. Over the course of her USU career, Bassett has averaged 7.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, along with culminating 64 total blocks, 42 assists and 36 steals in her three years as an Aggie. As a junior, Bassett recorded her third-career double-double with a career-high 27 points, as well as 10 rebounds against Fresno State (Feb. 6). During her junior campaign, Bassett averaged 9.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Jensen-Baker has played in 48 games during her career at Utah State, averaging 1.8 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. As a junior, Jensen-Baker averaged 1.7 points and 0.4 rebounds per game. The Aggies return one junior to the 2019-20 squad in guard Emmie Harris. Harris has played in 58 games, including seven starts, for the Aggies. During her USU career, Harris has averaged 2.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. As a sophomore, Harris averaged 2.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Utah State returns four sophomore players in forward Emma Dudley and guard Steph Gorman, as well as a pair of returning redshirts in center Laura Daulton and guard/forward Taylor Franson.
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Dudley played in 22 games for Utah State as a freshman, averaging 1.0 rebounds and 0.7 points per game. Gorman played in all 33 games in her freshman campaign, making 20 starts. Gorman averaged 6.9 points, 2.2 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game during the 2018-19 season. She scored in double figures 10 times, including a career-high 14 points in three games. Daulton redshirted in the 2018-19 season. During her freshman campaign, the native of Spring, Texas, appeared in 17 games, averaging 0.7 rebounds and 0.4 points per game. Franson also redshirted during the 2018-19 campaign. As a freshman, she played in 23 games, including one start at Wyoming, and averaged 1.4 rebounds and 0.6 points per game. Utah State welcomes six newcomers for the 2019-20 campaign in junior guard Leah Dougherty (Rexburg, Idaho/Big Bend CC), sophomore guard Shyla Latone (San Diego, Calif./Cleveland State), and freshman guards Faith Brantley (Tacoma, Wash./Garfield HS), Elli Emrich (Bonn, Germany/ Schloss Hagerhof), Kamalu Kamakawiwo’ole (Honolulu, Hawaii/Kalani HS) and Jocelyn Polansky (Wallingford, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall). Dougherty spent the first two seasons of her collegiate career at Big Bend Community College. As a sophomore, Dougherty played and started in all 32 games, averaging 11.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and was named to the 2019 all-defensive team. As a freshman, Dougherty played in all 32 games, starting nine, and averaging 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Dougherty was named a 2018 all-tournament player as a freshman. Latone will redshirt the 2019-20 campaign after playing her freshman year at Cleveland State, where she averaged 1.8 points, 0.5 assists, 0.4 rebounds and 0.4 steals per game. As a senior at Bonita Vista High School, Latone averaged 36.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 4.0 assists per game. Brantley was a four-year letterwinner during her prep career. As a senior at Garfield High School, she
averaged 13.0 points, 7.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.0 rebounds per game. Brantley was named the Pierce County League Defensive Player of the Year as a junior, and earned first-team all-league and all-league honorable mention during her high school career. At Schloss Hagerhof, Emrich helped her team finish first at the German championship in 2017 and third in 2019. Emrich averaged 9.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game during her final season of club basketball with the Dragons Rhondorf. Kamakawiwo’ole helped Maryknoll High School advance to the Hawaii state championship during her freshman, sophomore and junior years, before playing her senior year at Kalani High School. In 2017, Kamakawiwo’ole was named to the 2017 state championship all-tournament team. Polansky was a four-year letterwinner at Choate Rosemary Hall, where she scored over 1,500 points in her high school career. Polansky was also named first-team all-New England in all four years of her high school. Utah State’s non-conference ledger includes 11 official games and one exhibition with six games being played at home and six on the road. The non-conference slate will include a pair of NCAA Tournament and preseason top-25 teams in No. 1 Oregon and No. 6 Oregon State, as well as three in-state rivals in BYU, Utah Valley and Dixie State. Utah State was picked eighth in the Mountain West in the preseason poll. Boise State was picked to finish first, with New Mexico second and Fresno State third. Wyoming, San Diego State, Colorado State and UNLV were picked for the Nos. 4 through 7 spots, respectively. Behind Utah State, Nevada was picked at No. 9, Air Force at No. 10 and San José State at No. 11.
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