NCAAF Game Recap - San Jose State at Utah State
Sat Nov 10, 2018 4:00 PM EST

MissSt
0
Bama
24
F
Clem
27
BC
7
F
FlaSt
13
ND
42
F
Mich
42
Rut
7
F
Aub
10
UGA
27
F
OkSt
47
Okla
48
F
TCU
10
WVU
47
F
OSU
26
MSU
6
F
LSU
24
Ark
17
F
WaSt
31
Colo
7
F
Navy
24
UCF
35
F
KY
7
Tenn
24
F
Lou
23
Syr
54
F
SJSU
24
UtSt
62
F
Tex
41
TxTch
34
F
Fres
17
Boise
24
F
SCar
31
Fla
35
F
Wisc
10
PSU
22
F
Wake
27
NCSt
23
F
Bayl
14
IASt
28
F
SoFL
23
Cin
35
F
Kent
14
Buff
48
F
Ohio
28
MiaOH
30
F
Toled
15
NIU
38
F
Miss
24
TxAM
38
F
Ill
35
Neb
54
F
Vand
28
MIZ
33
F
Tuls
21
Mem
47
F
Kans
17
K St
21
F
BYU
35
UMass
16
F
MD
32
Ind
34
F
Akr
7
E Mi
27
F
SMU
62
UConn
50
F
Lafay
13
Army
31
F
UNC
35
Duke
42
F
Troy
35
GaSo
21
F
UCLA
28
AzSt
31
F
URI
31
JMU
48
F
UNCC
13
Marsh
30
F
JacSt
41
TnSt
14
F
MidTN
48
UTEP
32
F
Lib
24
UVA
45
F
BGSU
24
C Mi
13
F
NM
24
AF
42
F
Abil
17
SamHu
10
F
Purd
10
MIN
41
F
NW
14
Iowa
10
F
VaTec
22
Pitt
52
F
NorTx
31
OD
34
F
App
38
TxSt
7
F
ECU
18
Tul
24
F
ULMon
38
SoAl
10
F
GASt
22
ULLaf
36
F
ArkSt
44
CoCar
16
F
W Ky
15
FlAtl
34
F
Oreg
25
Utah
32
F
FLInt
45
UTSA
7
F
Rice
13
LT
28
F
Temp
59
Hou
49
F
MiaFL
21
GATec
27
F
SMiss
23
UAB
26
F OT
OreSt
17
Stan
48
F
UNLV
27
SDSU
24
F
ColSt
10
NEV
49
F
Cal
15
USC
14
F
WestMI
41
Ball
42
F OT

Nov 10, 2018, 4:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

San Jose State (1-9)

7

3

7

7

24

(14) Utah State (9-1)

10

28

21

3

62

No. 14 Utah State beats SJSU 62-24 for 9th straight win
Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:37 PM

LOGAN, Utah (AP) A record-setting performance moved Utah State one step closer to playing for the Mountain West Conference championship.

The 14th-ranked Aggies totaled 804 yards of offense and 33 first downs on their way to a 62-24 win over San Jose State on Saturday. They broke a school record for yardage and became just the 17th team in NCAA history to gain at least 800 total yards in a game.

It gave Utah State (9-1, 6-0 MW) a ninth straight victory. The Aggies are the only team undefeated in Mountain West play.

"We want to be on a collision course for the Mountain West championship," Utah State coach Matt Wells said. "Our goals are consistent around here. I've said that since when I got hired."

Jordan Love threw for a career-high 491 yards and five touchdowns on 32-of-42 passing in just three quarters to lead the Aggies. Love's 491 passing yards were the third-highest single game total for a Utah State quarterback.

Darwin Thompson had 140 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries along with 115 yards and a pair of scores on four receptions for the Aggies.

Utah State was equally impressive on the other side of the ball. The Aggies held San Jose State to 56 rushing yards and forced three turnovers.

"We literally talked about things we wanted to do in January and we're watching it happen now," senior safety Jontrell Rocquemore said. "It's probably one of the best feelings I can describe to be able to do it."

Josh Love threw for 210 yards and a touchdown, along with a pair of interceptions, to lead San Jose State. Tre Walker added a career-high 209 yards and two touchdowns on seven catches for the Spartans (1-9, 1-5 MW), who lost their second straight game.

Utah State shook off a slow start and quickly buried San Jose State before halftime. The Aggies piled up 453 total yards and 22 first downs in the first half. Jordan Love passed for 326 yards and three touchdowns before halftime.

"Their quarterback is brilliant," Spartans coach Brent Brennan said. "Obviously, his ability to deliver the ball accurately while under duress is amazing."

The Spartans initially seized a 7-0 lead after capitalizing on a special-teams mistake by the Aggies. Utah State punter Taylor Hintze tried to get off a punt after fielding a low snap. The ball sailed right into the arms of Tre Jenkins at the line of scrimmage, and Jenkins returned the punt 41 yards for a touchdown.

Utah State evened the score on a 42-yard catch by Jordan Nathan that capped off the team's second drive. Then, in the second quarter, the Aggies took over.

Gerold Bright took a screen pass and raced 24 yards to break a 10-10 tie in the first of four consecutive drives that ended in touchdowns. Jordan Love punched one in on a 1-yard keeper. Bright got his second touchdown on a 29-yard run that Tipa Galeai set up when he tipped a pass to himself for an interception at the Spartans' 29. Thompson finished it off by hauling in a 7-yard pass from Love to give USU a 38-10 halftime lead.

Love threw his final two touchdown passes in the third quarter - a 37-yard strike to Jalen Greene and an 88-yarder to Thompson - to extend Utah State's lead to 59-17 with 4:33 left in the quarter.

REWRITING THE RECORD BOOK

Utah State's 2018 team will go down in school history as fielding the most potent offense. The Aggies shattered multiple school records on Saturday.

Besides getting 804 total yards - the third most by an FBS team this season - Utah State also set season records for points and touchdowns. The Aggies have totaled 513 points this season, eclipsing the previous high mark of 454 points set in 2012. Their 68 touchdowns blew past the prior record of 60, set in 2011.

The Aggies believe they are capable of more.

"You ask our players and they'll tell you we haven't played our most complete game yet," Wells said.

THE TAKEAWAY

San Jose State: A promising start soon faded for the Spartans. San Jose State gave up multiple big plays to allow the Aggies to pull away. There's plenty of work for coach Brent Brennan to do on both sides of the ball to make the Spartans competitive.

Utah State: Few defenses are equipped to handle Utah State's speed and efficiency. Utah State had eight scoring drives that lasted less than three minutes and three that took less than a minute off the clock.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Utah State should continue to climb in the AP Top 25 after a record-setting performance and could finally crack the Top 25 in the CFP Poll on Tuesday. It would position the Aggies for a potential New Year's Six Bowl if they win out and UCF stumbles.

UP NEXT

San Jose State: Hosts Nevada next Saturday.

Utah State: At Colorado State next Saturday

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Passing

SJSU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Love 36 18 50.0 1 210 38 2 54.2
M. Carrillo 6 4 66.7 1 134 75 0 149.3
UtSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Love 42 32 76.2 5 491 88 0 153.9
A. Peasley 8 3 37.5 0 19 10 0 45.8

Rushing

SJSU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Nevens 10 58 5.8 38 0
D. Packer 7 10 1.4 2 0
UtSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Thompson 15 140 9.3 59 1
A. Peasley 4 67 16.8 25 0

Receiving

SJSU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Walker 7 209 29.9 75 2
J. Oliver 2 62 31.0 38 0
UtSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
D. Thompson 4 115 28.8 88 2
R. Tarver 8 74 9.3 15 0

Fumbles

SJSU F FL
M. Carrillo 1 1

Returning

SJSU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
Z. Zigler 3 25.7 0 30 0 0 0
M. Harris III 1 4.0 0 4 0 0 0
UtSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
S. Scarver 3 27.3 0 29 0 0 0
J. Nathan 0 0 0 1 -8.0 0 0

Punting

SJSU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Crawford 6 259 43.2 49
B. Papazian 2 85 42.5 47
UtSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
T. Hintze 4 107 26.8 45
Z. Lee 1 34 34.0 34

Takeaways

UtSt Int Yds InTD
D. Fortenberry 1 1 0
T. Galeai 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

SJSU UtSt
Points For 24 62
Total Yards 400 804
Rushing Yards 56 294
Passing Yards 344 510
Passing Completions / Attempts 22/42 35/50
Turnovers 3 0
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 0/0
First Downs 14 33
Penalties - Yards 9/80 10/82
Time Of Possession 15:15 45:45
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 2/14 8/16
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/2 1/1
Punts - Average Yards 8/43 5/28

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter SJSU UtSt
SJSU 03:51 TD Tre Jenkins 41 yd punt return (Bryce Crawford kick) 7 0
UtSt 06:15 TD Jordan Nathan 42 yd pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle kick) 7 7
UtSt 09:36 FG Dominik Eberle 26 yd FG 7 10
2nd Quarter SJSU UtSt
SJSU 01:07 FG Bryce Crawford 28 yd FG 10 10
UtSt 04:38 TD Gerold Bright 24 yd pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle kick) 10 17
UtSt 07:31 TD Jordan Love 1 yd run (Dominik Eberle kick) 10 24
UtSt 09:40 TD Gerold Bright 29 yd run (Dominik Eberle kick) 10 31
UtSt 13:45 TD Darwin Thompson 7 yd pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle kick) 10 38
3rd Quarter SJSU UtSt
UtSt 00:31 TD Darwin Thompson 59 yd run (Dominik Eberle kick) 10 45
SJSU 04:48 TD Tre Walker 35 yd pass from Josh Love (Bryce Crawford kick) 17 45
UtSt 07:51 TD Jalen Greene 37 yd pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle kick) 17 52
UtSt 10:27 TD Darwin Thompson 88 yd pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle kick) 17 59
4th Quarter SJSU UtSt
UtSt 06:23 FG Dominik Eberle 24 yd FG 17 62
SJSU 06:34 TD Tre Walker 75 yd pass from Michael Carrillo (Bryce Crawford kick) 24 62

Game Information

Stadium: Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah
Attendance: 19,017
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