2023 Utah State Aggies football team

2023 Utah State Aggies football
2023 Utah State Aggies football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 22–45 vs. Georgia State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	6–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Blake Anderson (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kyle Cefalo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Joe Cauthen (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Maverik Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
UNLV y	6	–	2	9	–	5
Boise State y$	6	–	2	8	–	6
San Jose State	6	–	2	7	–	6
Air Force	5	–	3	9	–	4
Wyoming	5	–	3	9	–	4
Fresno State	4	–	4	9	–	4
Utah State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Hawaii	3	–	5	5	–	8
Colorado State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Nevada	2	–	6	2	–	10
New Mexico	2	–	6	4	–	8
San Diego State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University as a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Blake Anderson and played their home games at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	10:00 a.m.	at No. 25 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	FS1	L 14–24	69,250
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Idaho State*	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	KJZZ	W 78–28	20,034
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 21–39	46,692
September 23	6:00 p.m.	James Madison*	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	KJZZ	L 38–45	19,994
September 30	10:00 a.m.	at UConn*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 34–33	21,227
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	KJZZ	W 44–24	22,864
October 13	6:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 32–37	17,220
October 21	5:00 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 21–42	15,028
November 4	5:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	FS1	W 32–24 ^2OT	23,096
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Nevada	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	KJZZ	W 41–24	17,760
November 18	5:00 p.m.	Boise State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 10–45	17,821
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	W 44–41 ^2OT	12,094
December 23	1:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	L 22–45	12,168
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 7) - Released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries[edit]

at No. 25 Iowa[edit]

Utah State Aggies (0-0) at No. 25 Iowa Hawkeyes - Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	3	8	14
Hawkeyes	3	14	0	7	24

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
Game attendance: 69,250
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski

Idaho State[edit]

Idaho State Bengals (0–1) at Utah State Aggies (0–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	7	7	7	28
Aggies	7	44	14	13	78

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

Date: September 9
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 20,034
Referee: Gary Leeper
TV announcers (MW Network): Dave Fox (play-by-play), Alema Harrington (analyst), Frank Dolce (sideline)
Spread: Utah State –24.0 • Odds to win: Utah State 90.4% • [1]

Game information

First quarter

14:33 USU – Robert Briggs Jr. 58-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 7–0, Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:27
10:59 ISU – Christian Fredericksen 9-yard pass from Jordan Cooke (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Tied 7–7, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:34

Second quarter

14:51 USU – Davon Booth 8-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 14–7, Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:40
12:09 USU – Davon Booth 40-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 21–7, Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:25
6:35 USU – Terrell Vaughn 4-yard pass from Cooper Legas (William Testa kick) – Utah State 28–7, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:02
5:44 USU – Ike Larsen 47-yard interception return (two–point run conversion failed) – Utah State 34–7, Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:51
5:24 USU – Jalen Royals 20-yard pass from Cooper Legas (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 41–7, Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:07
4:08 USU – Rahsul Faison 60-yard run (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 48–7, Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:19
0:16 ISU – Christian Fredericksen 15–yard pass from Hunter Hays (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 48–14, Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:52
0:01 USU – Elliott Nimrod 37-yard field goal – Utah State 51–14, Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:05

Third quarter

8:58 USU – Terrell Vaughn 5-yard pass from Levi Williams (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 58–14, Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:48
3:58 USU – Micah Davis 47-yard pass from Levi Williams (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 65–14, Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:32
0:00 ISU – Michael Shulikov 12-yard pass from Hunter Hays (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 65–21, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:58

Fourth quarter

9:15 ISU – Raiden Hunter 1-yard run (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 65–28, Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:34
4:25 USU – Cooper Jones 1-yard run (Elliott Nimrod PAT failed) – Utah State 71–28, Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:44
0:54 USU – Jaiden Francois 75-yard interception return (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 78–28, Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:23

Statistics	Idaho State	Utah State
First downs	28	23
Plays–yards	83–424	69–591
Rushes–yards	30–101	41–380
Passing yards	323	211
Passing: comp–att–int	34–53–2	22–28–0
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	33:27	26:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing	Jordan Cooke	20/30, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Soujah Gasu	6 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Christian Fredericksen	8 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
Utah State	Passing	Cooper Legas	14/16, 125 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Robert Briggs Jr.	9 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Terrell Vaughn	11 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD

at Air Force[edit]

James Madison[edit]

at UConn[edit]

Colorado State[edit]

Colorado State Rams (2–2) at Utah State Aggies (2–3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	17	0	0	7	24
Aggies	3	14	14	13	44

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah

Date: October 7th
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST/5:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 22,864
Referee: Michael Cuttone
TV announcers (MW Network): TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Colorado State	Utah State
First downs	20	28
Plays–yards	83–320	84–639
Rushes–yards	26–95	55–252
Passing yards	225	387
Passing: comp–att–int	26–57–3	19–29–2
Time of possession	27:10	32:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado State	Passing	Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi	26/57, 225 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Kobe Johnson	17 carries, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Louis Brown IV	6 receptions, 54 yards
Utah State	Passing	Cooper Legas	19/29, 387 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Davon Booth	14 carries, 141 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Terrell Vaughn	8 receptions, 143 yards, TD

Fresno State[edit]

at San Jose State[edit]

at San Diego State[edit]

Nevada[edit]

Boise State[edit]

at New Mexico[edit]

References[edit]

^ "2023 Utah State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

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