2023 Utah State Aggies football team

The 2023 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University as a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Blake Anderson and played their home games at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah.

2023 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record6–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKyle Cefalo (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumMaverik Stadium
Uniform
2023 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
UNLV y  6 –2   9 –5  
Boise State y$  6 –2   8 –6  
San Jose State  6 –2   7 –6  
Air Force  5 –3   9 –4  
Wyoming  5 –3   9 –4  
Fresno State  4 –4   9 –4  
Utah State  4 –4   6 –7  
Hawaii  3 –5   5 –8  
Colorado State  3 –5   5 –7  
Nevada  2 –6   2 –10  
New Mexico  2 –6   4 –8  
San Diego State  2 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 210:00 a.m.at No. 25 Iowa*
FS1L 14–2469,250
September 96:00 p.m.Idaho State*
KJZZW 78–2820,034
September 156:00 p.m.at Air Force
CBSSNL 21–3946,692
September 236:00 p.m.James Madison*
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
KJZZL 38–4519,994
September 3010:00 a.m.at UConn*
CBSSNW 34–3321,227
October 76:00 p.m.Colorado State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
KJZZW 44–2422,864
October 136:00 p.m.Fresno State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSNL 32–3717,220
October 215:00 p.m.at San Jose State
CBSSNL 21–4215,028
November 45:00 p.m.at San Diego State
FS1W 32–24 2OT23,096
November 111:00 p.m.Nevada
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
KJZZW 41–2417,760
November 185:00 p.m.Boise State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSNL 10–4517,821
November 241:30 p.m.at New Mexico
CBSSNW 44–41 2OT12,094
December 231:30 p.m.vs. Georgia State
ESPNL 22–45 12,168

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Game summaries

at No. 25 Iowa
See also: 2023 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Utah State Aggies (0-0) at No. 25 Iowa Hawkeyes - Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 3 3814
Hawkeyes 3 14 0724

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

  • Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski

Idaho State
See also: 2023 Idaho State Bengals football team
Idaho State Bengals (0–1) at Utah State Aggies (0–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 7 7728
Aggies 7 44 141378

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,034
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (MW Network): Dave Fox (play-by-play), Alema Harrington (analyst), Frank Dolce (sideline)
  • Spread: Utah State –24.0 • Odds to win: Utah State 90.4% •
Game information
First quarter
  • 14:33 USU – Robert Briggs Jr. 58-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 7–0, Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:27
  • 10:59 ISU – Christian Fredericksen 9-yard pass from Jordan Cooke (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Tied 7–7, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:34
Second quarter
  • 14:51 USU – Davon Booth 8-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 14–7, Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:40
  • 12:09 USU – Davon Booth 40-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 21–7, Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:25
  • 6:35 USU – Terrell Vaughn 4-yard pass from Cooper Legas (William Testa kick) – Utah State 28–7, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:02
  • 5:44 USU – Ike Larsen 47-yard interception return (two–point run conversion failed) – Utah State 34–7, Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:51
  • 5:24 USU – Jalen Royals 20-yard pass from Cooper Legas (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 41–7, Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:07
  • 4:08 USU – Rahsul Faison 60-yard run (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 48–7, Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:19
  • 0:16 ISU – Christian Fredericksen 15–yard pass from Hunter Hays (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 48–14, Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:52
  • 0:01 USU – Elliott Nimrod 37-yard field goal – Utah State 51–14, Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:05
Third quarter
  • 8:58 USU – Terrell Vaughn 5-yard pass from Levi Williams (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 58–14, Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:48
  • 3:58 USU – Micah Davis 47-yard pass from Levi Williams (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 65–14, Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:32
  • 0:00 ISU – Michael Shulikov 12-yard pass from Hunter Hays (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 65–21, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:58
Fourth quarter
  • 9:15 ISU – Raiden Hunter 1-yard run (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 65–28, Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:34
  • 4:25 USU – Cooper Jones 1-yard run (Elliott Nimrod PAT failed) – Utah State 71–28, Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:44
  • 0:54 USU – Jaiden Francois 75-yard interception return (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 78–28, Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:23
StatisticsIdaho StateUtah State
First downs2823
Plays–yards83–42469–591
Rushes–yards30–10141–380
Passing yards323211
Passing: comp–att–int34–53–222–28–0
Turnovers30
Time of possession33:2726:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 20/30, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Soujah Gasu 6 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Christian Fredericksen 8 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
Utah State Passing Cooper Legas 14/16, 125 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Robert Briggs Jr. 9 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Terrell Vaughn 11 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD

at Air Force
See also: 2023 Air Force Falcons football team
Utah State Aggies (1–1) vs Air Force Falcons (2–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 7 7721
Falcons 22 10 7039

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Game information
StatisticsUSUAF
First downs2024
3rd down efficiency3–119–13
4th down efficiency2–31–1
Plays–yards61–30268–428
Rushes–yards26–5464–344
Passing yards24884
Passing: Comp–Att–Int20–35–13–4–0
Penalties–yards4–176–60
Turnovers20
Time of possession21:2038:40

James Madison
See also: 2023 James Madison Dukes football team

at UConn
See also: 2023 UConn Huskies football team
Utah State Aggies at UConn Huskies – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 7 171034
Huskies 7 10 01633

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 12:03 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, Wind N 8MPH, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 21,227
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color analyst), Keiana Martin (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 1:14. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 07:49

Second Quarter

  • UCONN – Harris, Nick 4 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:12. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, TOP 01:38
  • UCONN – McFadden, Joe 36 yd field goal, 0:37. Huskies 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, TOP 05:27
  • USU – Bowman, Colby 63 yd pass from Hillstead, McCae (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 0:14. Huskies 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:23

Third Quarter

  • USU – Royals, Jalen 15 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 12:21. Huskies 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 02:39
  • USU – Nimrod, Elliott 37 yd field goal, 6:56. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 03:47
  • USU – Royals, Jalen 71 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 3:52. Aggies 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, TOP 00:56

Fourth Quarter

  • UCONN – Porter, Geordon 28 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:17. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 04:30
  • USU – Royals, Jalen 52 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 12:36. Aggies 31–24. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:41
  • UCONN - McFadden, Joe 38 yd field goal, 10:29. Aggies 31–27. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:07
  • USU – Nimrod, Elliott 24 yd field goal, 5:20. Aggies 34–27. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, TOP 05:04
  • UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (kick blocked), 0:40. Aggies 34–33. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, TOP 02:01

Statistics

StatisticsUSUCONN
First downs2126
Total yards416473
Rushing yards101218
Passing yards315255
Turnovers21
Time of possession21:3138:29
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Utah StatePassingCooper Legas11/13, 204 yds, 3 TDs
RushingCooper Legas6 att, 26 yds
ReceivingJalen Royals7 rec, 185 yds, 3 TDs
DefenseMJ Tafisi13 tackles
UConnPassingTa'Quan Roberson23/32, 255 yds, 2 TDs
RushingVictor Rosa15 att, 92 yds
ReceivingCameron Ross7 rec, 70 yds
DefenseJackson Mitchell15 tackles, 1 int

Colorado State
See also: 2023 Colorado State Rams football team
Colorado State Rams (2–2) at Utah State Aggies (2–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 17 0 0724
Aggies 3 14 141344

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah

  • Date: October 7th
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST/5:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,864
  • Referee: Michael Cuttone
  • TV announcers (MW Network): TBD
Game information
First quarter
    Second quarter
      Third quarter
        Fourth quarter
          Statistics Colorado State Utah State
          First downs2028
          Plays–yards83–32084–639
          Rushes–yards26–9555–252
          Passing yards225387
          Passing: comp–att–int26–57–319–29–2
          Time of possession27:1032:50
          TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
          Colorado State PassingBrayden Fowler-Nicolosi26/57, 225 yards, 3 INT
          RushingKobe Johnson17 carries, 56 yards, TD
          ReceivingLouis Brown IV6 receptions, 54 yards
          Utah State PassingCooper Legas19/29, 387 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
          RushingDavon Booth14 carries, 141 yards, 2 TD
          ReceivingTerrell Vaughn8 receptions, 143 yards, TD

          Fresno State
          See also: 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
          Game Seven – Fresno State Bulldogs (5–1) at Utah State Aggies (3–3)
          Period 1 2 34Total
          Bulldogs 7 7 14937
          Aggies 7 7 31532

          at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah

          • Date: Saturday, October 13, 2023
          • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
          • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind:
          • Game attendance: 17,220
          • Referee: Christian Watson
          • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) & Donte Whitner (analyst)
          • Pregame line: Fresno State −6.0
          Game information
          First quarter
          • (6:19) FRES – Malik Sherrod 5-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 14 plays, 98 yards, 5:19; Fresno State 7–0)
          • (3:42) USU – Jalen Royals 29-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Tied 7–7)
          Second quarter
          • (2:45) FRES – Tre Watson 7-yard pass from Logan Fife, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 3:57; Fresno State 14–7)
          • (1:00) USU – Jalen Royals 52-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; Tied 14–14)
          Third quarter
          • (11:37) USU – Elliott Nimrod 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:23; Utah State 17–14)
          • (9:51) FRES – Malik Sherrod 46-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:45; Fresno State 21–17)
          • (4:51) FRES – Tre Watson 7-yard pass from Jaelen Gill, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:13; Fresno State 28–17)
          Fourth quarter
          • (14:29) USU – Terrell Vaughn 43-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Jalen Royals two–point run (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:16; Fresno State 28–25)
          • (9:50) FRES – Dylan Lynch 26-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:33; Fresno State 31–25)
          • (4:42) USU – Rahsul Faison 24-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:00; Utah State 32–31)
          • (2:19) FRES – Malik Sherrod 11-yard run, two–point conversion failed (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:16; Fresno State 37–32)
          Statistics FRES USU
          First downs2730
          Plays–yards80–46182–568
          Rushes–yards40–15142–205
          Passing yards310363
          Passing: comp–att–int23–40–023–40–2
          Time of possession33:0926:51
          TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
          Fresno State PassingLogan Fife22/39, 291 yards, TD
          RushingMalik Sherrod24 carries, 131 yards, 3 TD
          ReceivingTre Watson5 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD
          Utah State PassingCooper Legas23/40, 363 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
          RushingRahsul Faison12 carries, 75 yards, TD
          ReceivingJalen Royals7 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD

          at San Jose State
          See also: 2023 San Jose State Spartans football team

          at San Diego State
          See also: 2023 San Diego State Aztecs football team

          Nevada
          See also: 2023 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

          Boise State
          See also: 2023 Boise State Broncos football team

          at New Mexico
          See also: 2023 New Mexico Lobos football team

          vs. Georgia State (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
          See also: 2023 Georgia State Panthers football team and 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
          Game Thirteen – Georgia State Panthers (6–6) vs Utah State Aggies (6–6) (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
          Period 1 2 34Total
          Panthers 21 10 7745
          Aggies 14 0 0822

          at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho

          • Date: December 23, 2023
          • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
          • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h) NW
          • Game attendance: 12,168
          • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
          • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline)
          • Box score
          Game information
          StatisticsGSUUSU
          First downs2418
          Total yards643347
          Rushing yards386159
          Passing yards257188
          Turnovers11
          Time of possession36:1223:48
          TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
          Georgia StatePassingDarren Grainger19/22, 257 yards, 3 TD
          RushingFreddie Brock24 carries, 276 yards, TD
          ReceivingCadarrius Thompson5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
          Utah StatePassingLevi Williams12/21, 131 yards, TD, INT
          RushingDavon Booth4 carries, 71 yards, TD
          ReceivingTerrell Vaughn8 receptions, 86 yards, TD

          References
          1. "2023 Utah State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
          2. "https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401532581". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.


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