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Football Game Notes

UTAH STATE (2-2) vs. #18 BRIGHAM YOUNG (4-0)
FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 2014 • 8:15 P.M. • PROVO, UTAH • LAVELL EDWARDS STADIUM (63,470)

GAME FIVE INFORMATION
• Surface: Natural Grass
• Series History: BYU leads, 46-34-3

TV: ESPN
• Play-by-Play: Dave Flemming
• Analyst: Mike Bellotti
• Reporter: Allison Williams

RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK
• Play-by-Play: Al Lewis
• Analyst: Craig Hislop
• Online: 610kvnu.com
• National: Sirius/XM, Ch. 91

TWITTER: #USUAGGIES
• Official Account: @USUFootball

ONLINE: UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM
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AGGIES PLAY AT BYU ON ESPN
• Utah State will play its third road game this season and second-straight away from home at BYU Friday, Oct. 3, at 8:15 p.m., in a game that will be nationally televised on ESPN. USU has won 11 of its last 19 road games, dating back to 2012 and is 4-5 in road games under current head coach Matt Wells.

• Utah State is 3-51 all-time against Associated Press ranked teams, but has won two of its last three meetings against top 25 competition, including its 21-14 win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. In 2012, USU posted a 48-41 overtime win at No. 19 Louisiana Tech and in 1991 it defeated No. 25 Fresno State at home, 20-19. This will be the 12th meeting between USU and BYU when the Cougars have been nationally ranked.

• Utah State and BYU spent 37 years as conference foes as the two teams were members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference from 1922-37 and the Mountain States/Skyline Conference from 1938-61. As conference foes, USU was 21-13-3 (.608) against BYU.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR FRIDAY
• Utah State has won 27 of its last 37 games and those 10 losses have been by a combined 86 points (8.6 ppg). Those 27 wins are the third-most in the West behind Oregon (32) and Stanford (29).

• Utah State's defense has forced 11 turnovers in its last three games, intercepted 23 passes in its last 14 games, and recorded a total of 58 turnovers in its last 27 games.

• Utah State has scored three defensive touchdowns this season and six defensive touchdowns in its last 12 games.

• Utah State is 4-1 following a loss and 3-0 following a bye or multiple weeks off under current head coach Matt Wells. Overall, USU has won five of its last six games following a loss and has lost back-to-back games just once in its last 37 games dating back to 2011.

• Junior WR JoJo Natson needs four receptions for 100 in his career as he would become just the 17th player in school history with 100 career receptions.

• Utah State has led at the half in 25 of its last 32 games and is 21-4 in those outings.

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

Utah State Game Notes