Aggie Football Continues Mountain West Play at Wyoming Friday Night

Football Game Notes

UTAH STATE (6-3, 3-1 MW) vs. WYOMING (4-5, 2-3 MW)
FRIDAY, NOV. 7, 2014 • 6:05 P.M. MT • LARAMIE, WYO. • WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM (29,181)

GAME 10 INFORMATION
• Surface: FieldTurf
• Series History: USU leads, 36-24-4

TV: ESPN2
• Play-by-Play: Dave Flemming
• Analyst: Rod Gilmore
• Reporter: Allison Williams

RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK
• Play-by-Play: Al Lewis
• Analyst: Craig Hislop
• Online: 610kvnu.com
• National: Sirius Ch. 93 / XM Ch. 201

TWITTER: #USUAGGIES
• Official Account: @USUFootball

ONLINE: UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM
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AGGIES ONE WIN AWAY FROM BOWL ELIGIBILITY
• With a win at Wyoming, Utah State will be bowl eligible for the fourth-straight year. USU has never played in four-straight bowl games and has played in back-to-back-to-back bowl games just once in school history (2011-13).

WHAT TO WATCH FOR AT WYOMING FRIDAY NIGHT
• Utah State has won 12 of its last 13 conference road games and 13 of its last 22 road games overall. Under head coach Matt Wells, USU is 6-6 on the road, including a 5-1 Mountain West record.

• Utah State has won eight of its last nine Mountain West games and 21 of its last 23 league games overall dating back to 2011. All-time, USU is 10-2 (.833) in Mountain West play.

• Utah State has won 31 of its last 42 games and those 11 losses have been by a combined 89 points (8.1 ppg). Those 31 wins are tied with Stanford for the second-most in the West trailing only Oregon (37).

• Utah State’s defense has forced 25 turnovers in its last eight games, intercepted 32 passes in its last 19 games, and recorded a total of 72 turnovers in its last 32 games. USU has also scored four defensive touchdowns this season, which is tied for third in the nation, and seven defensive touchdowns in its last 17 games. Overall, USU's 25 forced turnovers this season rank tied for second in the nation behind TCU (26).

• Utah State has won 12 straight games in November and 16 of its last 18 November games overall dating back to 2010, including six straight on the road. The last time USU lost a game in November was in 2011 at home to Idaho, 28-6. USU is also 7-6-1 all-time in known games played on Nov. 7.

• Senior LB Zach Vigil ranks first in the Mountain West and tied for 10th in the nation in tackles for loss (1.56 pg), second in the MW and tied for 16th in the nation in tackles (10.7 pg), and second in the MW and tied for 30th in the nation in sacks (0.72 pg), while his brother, sophomore LB Nick Vigil ranks first in the MW and tied for third in the nation in fumbles forced (0.50 pg), third in the MW and tied for 27th in the nation in tackles for loss (1.40 pg), tied for third in the MW and tied for 35th in the nation in sacks (0.69 pg), and fourth in the MW and tied for 30th in the nation in tackles (9.5 pg).

(Read much more in the full game notes on the Athletics website.)

Utah State Game Notes