Utah State Takes On No. 3 Oklahoma Sept. 15
Game #3 at No. 3 Oklahoma
Saturday, Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112)
Norman, Okla.
QUICKLY -- Utah State (0-2, 0-0 WAC) heads to Norman, Okla., on Saturday, Sept. 15, to take on No. 3 Oklahoma (2-0, 0-0 Big XII) at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112) ... Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. (MT) ... Oklahoma is ranked No. 3 in this week's Associated Press Poll, moving up two spots after trouncing Miami, 51-13, Saturday at Norman ... The Aggies will celebrate former USU All-American Merlin Olsen's and current freshman kicker Peter Caldwell's birthdays Saturday by making their first trip to Norman since 1991 ... USU is 0-3 all-time vs. OU ... This is USU's first match-up with a Big XII opponent since 2003 when the Aggies lost at Nebraska ... Overall, USU is 9-39-1 against the Big XI I... Saturday is the second of two straight road games for USU and the second of a streak of four roads games in five contests ... OU is hosting its third straight home game to open the season ... The Sooners have been ranked in the AP Top 25 all three times that the Aggies have previously faced them, losing 49-0 on Sept. 16, 1972, when OU was No. 4, dropping a 72-3 contest on Sept. 28, 1974, when OU was No. 3, and losing 55-21 on Sept. 21, 1991, when the Sooners were ranked seventh ... USU is 1-41 vs. AP ranked teams with the only win coming with a 20-19 win against Fresno State on Nov. 2, 1991 ... The Aggies are 0-9 vs. teams ranked in the top five ... USU offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey was the OU ball boy from 1969-72 when his father was the Sooners' defensive backs coach.
ON THE AIR -- All Utah State University football games are carried on KVNU 610 AM and KLZX 95.9 FM in Logan; either 1230 AM or 1320 AM in Salt Lake City; on KLZX 105.3 FM in Montpelier, Idaho, and at www.UtahStateAggies.com with Al Lewis calling the play-by-play and Craig Hislop providing analysis this week. Home USU games can be accessed via GameTracker for updated play-by-play and statistics as they happen. This Saturday's game is also available through GameTracker.
ON TV -- Saturday's game will be televised regionally on KJZZ (Comcast Ch. 14), as well as on Fox Sports Southwest.
More Aggie sports news is available at the Athletics Web site.
Senior QB/P Leon Jackson III leads USU into action Saturday at No. 3 Oklahoma at Norman, Okla. The Aggies are making their first visit to Norman since 1991. (Photo from USU Athletics Web site.)
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