2023 Utah State Aggies football team explained

Year:2023
Team:Utah State Aggies
Sport:football
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:MW
Record:6–7
Conf Record:4–4
Head Coach:Blake Anderson
Hc Year:3rd
Off Coach:Kyle Cefalo
Oc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Spread option
Def Coach:Joe Cauthen
Dc Year:1st
Def Scheme:4–2–5
Stadium:Maverik Stadium
Bowl:Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Bowl Result:L 22–45 vs. Georgia State

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.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at No. 25 Iowa

See also: 2023 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.

Idaho State

See also: 2023 Idaho State Bengals football team.

Statistics Idaho StateUtah State
First downs 28 23
Plays–yards 83–424 69–591
Rushes–yards 30–101 41–380
Passing yards 323 211
Passing: comp–att–int 34–53–2 22–28–0
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 33:27 26:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho StatePassingJordan Cooke20/30, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingSoujah Gasu6 carries, 30 yards
ReceivingChristian Fredericksen8 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
Utah StatePassingCooper Legas14/16, 125 yards, 2 TD
RushingRobert Briggs Jr.9 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingTerrell Vaughn11 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD

at Air Force

See also: 2023 Air Force Falcons football team.

Statistics USU AF
First downs 20 24
3rd down efficiency 3–11 9–13
4th down efficiency 2–3 1–1
Plays–yards 61–302 68–428
Rushes–yards 26–54 64–344
Passing yards 248 84
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–35–1 3–4–0
Penalties–yards 4–17 6–60
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 21:20 38:40

James Madison

See also: 2023 James Madison Dukes football team.

at UConn

See also: 2023 UConn Huskies football team.

Statistics

Statistics USUCONN
First downs 21 26
Total yards 416 473
Rushing yards 101 218
Passing yards 315 255
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 21:31 38:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Cooper Legas 11/13, 204 yds, 3 TDs
Rushing Cooper Legas 6 att, 26 yds
Receiving 7 rec, 185 yds, 3 TDs
Defense MJ Tafisi 13 tackles
UConn Passing Ta'Quan Roberson 23/32, 255 yds, 2 TDs
Rushing Victor Rosa 15 att, 92 yds
Receiving Cameron Ross 7 rec, 70 yds
Defense 15 tackles, 1 int

Colorado State

See also: 2023 Colorado State Rams football team.

Fresno State

See also: 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team.

at San Jose State

See also: 2023 San Jose State Spartans football team.

Statistics USUSJSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SJSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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.

Statistics GSUUSU
First downs 24 18
Total yards 643 347
Rushing yards 386 159
Passing yards 257 188
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 36:12 23:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia State Passing 19/22, 257 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Freddie Brock 24 carries, 276 yards, TD
Receiving Cadarrius Thompson 5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
Utah State Passing 12/21, 131 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Davon Booth 4 carries, 71 yards, TD
Receiving Terrell Vaughn 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Utah State Football Schedule . March 3, 2023 . FBSchedules.com . en-US.