Aggies Host Colorado State for Homecoming
Utah State begins Mountain West play by hosting Colorado State in its annual Homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 3 at 5:04 p.m. USU is 32-37-2 all-time against CSU, including a 17-19-1 home record. (photo from Athletics website)
Football Game Notes
COLORADO STATE (2-2, 0-0 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (1-2, 0-0 MW)
SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 2015 • 5:04 P.M. • LOGAN, UTAH • MAVERIK STADIUM (22,044)
GAME FOUR INFORMATION
• Surface: AstroTurf
• Series History: Colorado State leads 37-32-2
TV: ESPN3
• Play-by-Play: Trey Bender
• Analyst: Jay Taylor
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 RAMS IN MOUNTAIN WEST OPENER
• Utah State is beginning conference play at home for the second-straight year and is 2-0 all-time in Mountain West openers. Overall, USU is 30-25-3 (.543) all-time in conference openers, including winning each of its last three, and has an 18-12 (.600) home record in league openers.
• Utah State has won 10 straight home games, which is tied with the 1923-27 teams for 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 19 of its last 21 home games overall, including seven straight Mountain West home games and 12 of its last 13 conference home games. Under head coach Matt Wells, USU is 11-2 at home, including a 7-1 Mountain West record. All-time, USU is 131-98 (.568) at Maverik Stadium.
• Utah State is 13-3 (.813) all-time in Mountain West play and has won 24 of its last 27 league games overall dating back to 2011.
• Utah State is 52-30-2 (.631) all-time in Homecoming games, which includes a 7-5-1 record against Colorado State.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR SATURDAY
• Utah State has won 36 of its last 50 games (.720) to rank as the third-most wins in the West behind Oregon (43) and Boise State (39) over the last four-plus seasons.
• Utah State is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time since 2013, a span of 25 games, and has lost back-to-back games just twice in its last 51 outings. USU hasn’t lost three-straight games since 2010, a span of 62 games.
• Utah State is 8-2 following a loss and 5-0 following a bye week or multiple weeks off under head coach Matt Wells.
• Utah State sophomore QB Kent Myers will see his first action of the 2015 season this weekend, replacing an injured Chuckie Keeton. Myers was 5-1 as USU’s starting quarterback a year ago and the Aggies are 14-5 over the past two years with a backup quarterback.
• Utah State has won nine of its last 16 games played during the month of October and is 4-5 all-time in known games played on Oct. 3.
(Read much more in the full game notes on the Athletics website.)
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