Aggies Continue Mountain West Play Friday Night at Home
Utah State continues Mountain West play as it hosts No. 21 Boise State Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. (MT). The game will be nationally televised by CBS Sports Network (Comcast Ch. 269/753HD, Dish Network Ch. 158, DirecTV Ch. 221). (photo from Athletics website)
Football Game Notes
#21 BOISE STATE (5-1, 2-0 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (3-2, 2-0 MW)
FRIDAY, OCT. 16, 2015 • 7:05 P.M. (MT) • LOGAN, UTAH • MAVERIK STADIUM (22,059)
GAME SIX INFORMATION
• Surface: AstroTurf
• Series History: Boise State leads 15-4-0
TV: CBS Sports Network
• Play-by-Play: Carter Blackburn
• Analyst: Aaron Taylor
• Reporter: Jenny Dell
RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK
• Play-by-Play: Al Lewis
• Analyst: Craig Hislop
• Online: 610kvnu.com
• National: Sirius Ch. 83 / XM Ch. 202
TWITTER: #USUAGGIES
• Official Account: @USUFootball
ONLINE: UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM
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AGGIES HOST BOISE STATE ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK
• Utah State continues Mountain West play this week, hosting No. 21 Boise State on CBS Sports Network. USU is 15-3 (.833) all-time in the Mountain West and has won 26 of its last 29 league games.
• Utah State has won 11 straight home games, which ranks as the fourth-longest home winning streak in school history. The school record is 17 straight home wins from 1959-63, while the 1905-08 teams won 15 straight home games and the 1931-34 teams won 13 straight home games.
• Utah State has won 20 of its last 22 home games overall, including eight straight Mountain West home games and 13 of its last 14 conference home games. Under head coach Matt Wells, USU is 12-2 at home, including an 8-1 Mountain West record. All-time, USU is 132-98 (.574) at Maverik Stadium.
• The last time Utah State lost a home game was on Oct. 12, 2013 to Boise State, 34-23, snapping its school record 13-game conference winning streak.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT
• Utah State has won 38 of its last 52 games (.731) to rank as the third-most wins in the West behind Oregon (44) and Boise State (41) over the last four-plus seasons.
• Sophomore Kent Myers is 7-1 as Utah State's starting quarterback and the Aggies are 16-5 over the past three years with a backup quarterback as their starter.
• Utah State has forced 10 turnovers this season (all in its last three games) with five fumbles and five interceptions. With its 10 turnovers this year, USU has now forced 87 turnovers in its last 42 games, including at least one turnover in 37 of its last 42 games. USU has also intercepted 41 passes in its last 29 games and has at least one interception in 19 of its last 25 games, including multiple interceptions in 13 of its last 29 games.
• Utah State has won 18 straight games with a 100-yard rusher and 21 of its last 22 games when it rushes at least 40 times in a game, including a 2-0 record this year.
• Two of the top rush defenses in the nation will face off Friday night as Boise State ranks first in the Mountain West and second nationally, allowing just 60.7 rushing yards per game, while Utah State ranks second in the MW and 15th nationally, allowing 102.2 rushing yards per game.
• Utah State has won 11 of its last 18 games played during the month of October and is 7-5-1 all-time in known games played on Oct. 16.
(Read much more in the full game notes on the Athletics website.)
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