Aggie Football Concludes Conference Play this Week at Home against Nevada
Utah State concludes Mountain West play this weekend at home against Nevada Saturday, Nov. 21, at 1:30 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3. USU is 5-17 all-time against the Wolf Pack, including a 3-9 home record. (photo from Athletics website)
Football Game Notes for November 21
NEVADA (6-4, 4-2 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (5-5, 4-3 MW)
SATURDAY, NOV. 21, 2015 • 1:30 P.M. • LOGAN, UTAH • MAVERIK STADIUM (22,509)
GAME 11 INFORMATION
Surface: AstroTurf
Series History: Utah State trails, 5-17-0
TV: ESPN3
Play-by-Play: Trey Bender
Analyst: Forrest Conoly
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 ONE WIN AWAY FROM BOWL ELIGIBILITY
With a win against Nevada, Utah State will be bowl eligible for the fifth-straight year. USU has played in four-straight bowl games and won each of its last three bowls, both of which are school records.
AGGIES HOST NEVADA ON ESPN3
• Utah State concludes Mountain West play this week, hosting Nevada on ESPN3 on Saturday afternoon. USU is 17-6 (.739) all-time in the Mountain West and has won 28 of its last 34 (.824) league games dating back to 2011.
• Utah State has won 13 straight home games, which is tied with the 1931-34 teams for the third-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. That 13-game home winning streak is also the third-longest active streak in the nation behind Florida State (20) and Clemson (15).
• During its 13-game home winning streak, USU has won 11 of those contests by double digits as its average margin of victory has been 19.9 points (35.6 ppg to 15.7 ppg).
• Utah State has won 22 of its last 24 home games overall, including 10 straight Mountain West home games and 15 of its last 16 conference home games. Under head coach Matt Wells, USU is 14-2 at home, including a 10-1 Mountain West record. All-time, USU is 134-98 (.576) at Maverik Stadium.
• The last time Utah State lost a home game was on Oct. 12, 2013 to Boise State, 34-23, snapping its school record 13-game conference winning streak.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR SATURDAY
• Utah State is 10-3 following a loss under head coach Matt Wells, including a 2-2 record this year. USU has only lost back-to-back games three times in its last 58 outings and the last time it lost three-straight games was in 2010.
• Utah State has won 15 of its last 18 games played during the month of November, including nine straight at home, dating back to 2011.
• Utah State has won 19 straight games with a 100-yard rusher, including a 2-0 record this year, 23 of its last 24 games when it rushes at least 40 times, including a 4-0 record this year, and 20 straight games when it rushes for 200 yards, including a 3-0 record this year.
(Read much more in the full game day notes at the Athletics website)
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