Aggies Host Air Force in Mountain West Opener Saturday Night on ESPNU

Football Game Notes

AIR FORCE (4-1, 1-1 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (3-2, 0-0 MW)
SATURDAY, OCT. 11, 2014 • 8:15 P.M. • LOGAN, UTAH • ROMNEY STADIUM (25,513)

GAME SIX INFORMATION
• Surface: AstroTurf
• Series History: Series tied, 1-1

TV: ESPNU
• Play-by-Play: Mark Neely
• Analyst: David Diaz-Infante

RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK
• Play-by-Play: Al Lewis
• Analyst: Craig Hislop
• Online: 610kvnu.com

TWITTER: #USUAGGIES
• Official Account: @USUFootball

ONLINE: UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM
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AGGIES HOST AIR FORCE IN MOUNTAIN WEST OPENER
• Utah State hosts Air Force in its Mountain West opener and annual Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 8:15 p.m., in a game that will be nationally televised on ESPNU.

• Utah State is beginning conference play at home for the first time since 2010. Overall, USU is 29-25-3 (.535) all-time in conference openers, including winning each of its last two, and has a 17-12 (.586) home record in league openers.

• Utah State has won five straight home games and 14 of its last 16 home games overall, which includes winning eight of its last nine conference home games. Under current head coach Matt Wells, USU is 6-2 at home including a 3-1 league record. Overall, USU is 126-98 (.563) all-time at Romney Stadium.

• Utah State has won five straight Mountain West games and 18 of its last 19 league games dating back to 2011. USU won a school record 13 straight conference games before falling at home to Boise State, 34-23, on Oct. 12, 2013. All-time, USU is 7-1 (.875) in Mountain West play.

• Utah State is 51-30-2 (.627) all-time during Homecoming, and this will be USU's first Homecoming game against Air Force.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR SATURDAY
• Utah State has won 28 of its last 38 games and those 10 losses have been by a combined 86 points (8.6 ppg). Those 28 wins are the third-most in the West behind Oregon (32) and Stanford (29).

• Utah State’s defense has forced 15 turnovers in its last four games, intercepted 26 passes in its last 15 games, and recorded a total of 62 turnovers in its last 28 games. USU has also scored three defensive touchdowns this season and six defensive touchdowns in its last 13 games.

• Utah State ranks first in the Mountain West and eighth in the nation in rushing defense (93.4 ypg), and Air Force ranks second in the Mountain West and 10th in the nation in rushing offense (298.0 ypg).

• Senior PK Nick Diaz has made 106 extra points in his career and is just one made PAT shy of tying Brad Bohn (1997-2000) for the school record with 107 extra points made.

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

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