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2003 (4-8, 2-4) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18555)
In the Mailbox
Both Coordinators have retired.
OG Jerry Ostwald leaves the team because of a lack of playing time.
Lots of players want more free time or lose relationships. I'll make some adjustments to time management.
All in all, the loss of both coordinators hurt. We'll try to get adequate replacements for both.
The Staff (Good Overall Rating: TCY Helper)
We have a new staff this year. All three members are replaced, and I am happy with all three. Only our home scout remains.
Rodney Crain, 46, Syndicate Coordinator (Good Rating:TCY Helper)
Andrew Patterson, 53, Offensive Coordinator (Pretty Good Rating: TCY Helper)
- We will run a Pro Formation offence again and has better ratings then the man he is replacing. His rehab rating is the only one I don't like.
Lester McGarity, 41, Defensive Coordinator (Good Rating: TCY Helper)
- Our defence last year struggled so hopefully a new coordinator can help that.
Kent Wilson, 71, Southwest (Home) Scout (Decent Rating: TCY Helper)
Academics: Good (44), 63rd in Nation.
Last year GPA: 3.31 (2nd)
We are very glad to see our academics go up and to have the 2nd GPA in the nation was great.
2004 Preseason Top-25
School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Texas 0-0 B12 2.00 1.50 0.00 1.20 4.70 1
Florida 0-0 SEC 1.00 2.50 0.00 2.04 5.54 2
Ohio State 0-0 B10 3.00 4.50 0.00 0.68 8.18 3
Southern California 0-0 PAC 4.00 3.00 0.00 1.92 8.92 4
Kansas State 0-0 B12 6.00 4.50 0.00 0.96 11.46 5
Michigan 0-0 B10 5.00 7.00 0.00 0.52 12.52 6
Oklahoma 0-0 B12 8.00 7.50 0.00 1.12 16.62 7
Miami of Florida 0-0 BGE 7.00 8.50 0.00 1.36 16.86 8
Penn State 0-0 B10 10.00 11.50 0.00 0.72 22.22 9
Wisconsin 0-0 B10 14.00 9.50 0.00 0.80 24.30 10
Florida State 0-0 ACC 13.00 12.50 0.00 0.12 25.62 11
California-Los Angeles 0-0 PAC 11.00 13.00 0.00 1.88 25.88 12
Alabama 0-0 SEC 9.00 15.50 0.00 2.28 26.78 13
Notre Dame 0-0 IND 12.00 16.50 0.00 4.56 33.06 14
Georgia Tech 0-0 ACC 16.00 17.00 0.00 0.16 33.16 15
Tennessee 0-0 SEC 19.00 13.50 0.00 2.20 34.70 16
Maryland 0-0 ACC 20.00 15.50 0.00 0.20 35.70 17
Georgia 0-0 SEC 18.00 16.00 0.00 2.08 36.08 18
Nebraska 0-0 B12 15.00 21.00 0.00 1.04 37.04 19
Washington 0-0 PAC 17.00 20.50 0.00 1.96 39.46 20
Iowa State 0-0 B12 23.00 19.50 0.00 0.88 43.38 21
Virginia Tech 0-0 BGE 24.00 20.50 0.00 1.56 46.06 22
Louisiana State 0-0 SEC 21.00 23.00 0.00 2.40 46.40 23
South Carolina 0-0 SEC 25.00 22.00 0.00 2.16 49.16 24
Clemson 0-0 ACC 22.00 28.00 0.00 0.04 50.04 25
**Utah State 0-0 SBC 96.00 100.500.00 4.68 201.18 100
Sun Belt Conference
School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank
Middle Tennessee State 0-0 SBC 58 52 55.00 56
North Texas 0-0 SBC 59 71 65.00 64
New Mexico State 0-0 SBC 81 78 79.50 81
**Utah State 0-0 SBC 96 105 100.50 100
Louisiana-Lafayette 0-0 SBC 103 118 110.50 108
Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 SBC 106 94 100.00 104
Arkansas State 0-0 SBC 111 90 100.50 107
Idaho 0-0 SBC 117 91 104.00 112
2004 Utah State Aggies
Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Maloney, Chuck 5 QB Sr* 20 49
Frederick, Lance 17 QB Fr 4 27
Watkins, Teddy 12 QB* Sr 8 28
Cabrera, Grant 16 QB* So* 0 0
Maloney, who played so well last season, returns as the starter. Frederick will be red-shirted.
Curran, Kurt 42 RB Sr 38 44
Griffis, Walter 43 RB So* 29 29
Gambrell, Andy 49 RB Jr* 28 51
Wright, Blaine 46 RB Fr 20 29
Wingate, Conrad 21 RB Sr 19 19
Wortham, Lawrence 34 RB Sr 16 27
Gould, Sammy 24 FB Sr 23 23
Money, Kelly 36 FB Fr 19 71
Singleton, Dustin 25 FB Sr* 17 17
Binder, Benjamin 44 FB Jr* 13 18
Gambrell came out of nowhere (literally) and will back up, while Griffis will be the 3rd string and 3rd down back. Curran will be the starter to begin the season after his 950+ yard 2003. At FB, Gould will once again be starter. Wright (RB) and Money (FB) will be redshirted.
Tonkin, Wes 96 TE So* 21 22
Sanford, Randall 98 TE Sr* 18 18
Galloway, Herman 81 TE Sr* 12 35
Mahoney, Joe 85 TE* So 21 32
Gavadza, Steven 83 TE* So* 8 8
Still a strong position for us. Mahoney will start, Tonkin will be our 2nd TE.
Moore, Frankie 2 WR Jr 31 31
Williams, Billy Joe 9 WR Sr 28 29
Weddle, Dwayne 8 WR Jr* 23 48
Finch, Lonnie 87 WR So* 21 56
Gaines, Shane 7 WR Fr 21 50
Beeston, Corwin 1 WR Jr* 19 41
Moore, coming off a great season is a returning starter and Dwayne Weddle will be on the other side. Gaines will be redshirted.
Castaneda, Chester 55 C Sr 28 28
Goodwin, Amos 57 C Fr 18 49
Barlow, Wayne 51 C* So 11 36
Castaneda is starting and Goodwin will be redshirted.
Schneider, Gene 64 G Sr 43 59
Robinson, Richard 62 G Jr 27 52
Terry, Junior 78 G Jr* 15 53
Buckley, Jeremy 72 G Sr* 13 40
Ballard, Kris 76 G Fr 10 44
Schneider and Robinson are the starting guards. Ballard is redshirted.
Turnbull, Levon 60 T Sr* 35 38
Dixon, Kendrick 70 T Jr 30 30
Dawkins, Jamie 75 T Sr 27 39
Meadows, Randy 67 T Fr 9 30
Banks, Van 79 T So 5 56
Preston, Rufus 66 T Fr 5 78
Threats, Ernie 69 T* Sr 4 4
Turnbull and Dawkins are the starting tackles. Dixon has a very low endurance (7) so he will be the alternate. Meadows and Preston will be redshirted as they would be backups anyways.
Brennan, Nicky 15 P So* 19 47
Creel, Richie 6 P* Fr 0 17
Grant, Ron 10 K So* 40 46
Durkin, Kevin 18 K Fr 7 48
Everett, Norm 3 K* Fr 0 14
Brennan and Grant are taking the kicking duties this season. Durkin will be redshirted.
Spadaford, Craig 97 DE Sr* 26 34
Dawkins, Cory 99 DE So 18 26
Watson, D.J. 77 DE Sr* 14 21
Hamilton, Nicky 73 DE Fr 14 29
Page, Nick 58 DE Fr 2 48
Dugas, Luke 92 DE* Sr 16 16
Spadaford leads the outside along with Dawkins. Hamilton and Page are redshirted.
Kirk, Oscar 71 DT Jr* 24 50
Propst, Earl 90 DT Sr* 15 16
Sutton, Perry 95 DT Jr* 11 31
Graf, Brett 61 DT Fr 6 41
Marx, A.J. 65 DT Fr 1 42
Fisk, Derek 94 DT* So* 9 20
McDaniel, Calvin 74 DT* Jr* 4 6
Kirk and Sutton are the starting interior linemen. Graf and Marx are redshirted.
Richard, Tom 91 ILB Sr 29 29
Hamilton, Luke 41 ILB* Jr* 16 16
Calavicci, Lewis 45 ILB* Jr 14 14
Germaine, Floyd 56 ILB* So 13 38
Shepherd, Tyrus 54 OLB Fr 17 70
Butler, Russell 50 OLB So 10 23
Jamison, Tom 40 OLB Fr 2 33
Murphy, Edwin 93 OLB* Jr* 10 40
Coles, Jason 53 OLB* So 7 43
Tom Richard is back to lead the defence. Freshman Shepherd and Murphy are the starting OLB's. Jamison is redshirted.
Payne, J.R. 38 CB Fr 37 91
Brooks, Fernando 27 CB Sr 28 37
Lincoln, Kirk 26 CB Jr 23 36
Sullivan, James 32 CB Jr 22 29
Dellenbach, Leslie 23 CB* Jr 19 37
Mickens, Max 35 S Sr 34 36
Fletcher, Henry 30 S Jr 21 51
Brandon, Charles 39 S Sr* 19 43
Curtis, Devin 22 S* Sr 17 17
Jacoby, J.C. 33 S* Fr 4 4
Payne will start at corner and has amazing potential. Definite surprise. Brooks is the second corner. Mickens and Fletcher are going to start at safety.
2004 Utah State Schedule
Rival: Utah
Stadium Capacity: 30,300
Season Tickets Sold: 11,200
Week Opponent Result Attendance Weather Television
1 at Rutgers
4 at California
6 at Wyoming
$$7 ARKANSAS STATE
$$8 at Louisiana-Lafayette
9 (37) UTAH
$$10 at Middle Tennessee State
$$11 LOUISIANA-MONROE
$$12 NEW MEXICO STATE
$$13 IDAHO
$$14 at North Texas
Home Games in ALL CAPS
An easier schedule then last year (no Nebraska or Arizona State) we have an extra conference game as well this season. Depending how our young defence plays, I say we could finish in the top half of the conference.
Recruiting
No News
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Week One
Utah State (0-0) at Rutgers (0-0)
Our first game of the season as we go on the road to New Brunswick to face Rutgers. We are very evenly matched against them. We could win or we could lose.
Box Score: Utah State at Rutgers
New Brunswick, NJ.
Week 1, 2004
Attendance: 24,100 (41,500).
Weather: 90 degrees, fair.
1Q: 14:47 RUTG - Vince Guthrie 1 run.
1Q: 14:47 RUTG - Chester Underhill extra point.
1Q: 11:38 RUTG - Donovan Mayes 8 run.
1Q: 11:38 RUTG - Chester Underhill extra point.
1Q: 05:15 UTST - Frankie Moore 8 pass from Chuck Maloney.
1Q: 05:15 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
1Q: 00:28 RUTG - Dean Cook 5 pass from Vince Guthrie.
1Q: 00:28 RUTG - Chester Underhill extra point.
2Q: 14:55 RUTG - Max Rose 16 pass from Vince Guthrie.
2Q: 14:55 RUTG - Chester Underhill extra point failed.
2Q: 09:24 RUTG - Chester Underhill 42 field goal.
2Q: 08:13 UTST - Corwin Beeston 82 pass from Chuck Maloney.
2Q: 08:13 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
2Q: 04:59 UTST - Andy Gambrell 19 run.
2Q: 04:59 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
2Q: 00:02 RUTG - Chester Underhill 32 field goal.
3Q: 06:28 UTST - Billy Joe Williams 5 pass from Chuck Maloney.
3Q: 06:28 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
3Q: 02:14 UTST - Ron Grant 40 field goal.
4Q: 05:04 RUTG - Dean Cook 2 pass from Vince Guthrie.
4Q: 05:04 RUTG - Chester Underhill extra point.
4Q: 00:36 UTST - Lonnie Finch 5 pass from Chuck Maloney.
4Q: 00:36 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
Game MVP: RUTG 2 Vince Guthrie
Utah State 7 14 10 7 - 38
Rutgers 21 12 0 7 - 40
Team Statistics UTST RUTG
First Downs 18 23
Total Rushes 21 52
Net Rushing Yards 81 188
Yards Per Carry 3.8 3.6
Rushing Yards 104 202
Tckld Loss/Yards 5-10 5-8
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-13 1-6
Pass Attempts 33 25
Completions 20 14
Passing Yards 306 173
Yards Per Attempt 9.2 6.9
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
Total Plays 54 77
Total Yards 387 361
Yards Per Play 7.1 4.6
3rd Down Plays 2/11 6/16
Penalties 12 7
Penalty Yards 85 52
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 40
Time Of Possession 23:15 36:45
Utah State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Gambrell 9 64 7.1 20 1 3 0
42 Curran 6 18 3.0 13 0 2 0
5 Maloney 3 -5 -1.6 8 0 0 2
43 Griffis 3 4 1.3 5 0 2 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Maloney 33 20 306 9.2 82 4 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Weddle 5 53 10.6 1 18 0
2 Moore 5 77 15.4 33 32 1
87 Finch 5 80 16.0 32 44 1
24 Gould 3 9 3.0 11 6 0
9 Williams 1 5 5.0 12 5 1
1 Beeston 1 82 82.0 24 82 1
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
38 Payne 4 33 8.2 0
42 Curran 1 2 2.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
35 Mickens 4 73 18.2 0
8 Weddle 1 13 13.0 0
32 Sullivan 1 24 24.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Brennan 7 197 28.1 36 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Grant 1 1 40 5 5
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
91 Richard 16 0 0.0 0 0 0
54 Shepherd 11 4 0.0 0 0 0
30 Fletcher 5 4 0.0 0 0 0
35 Mickens 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
93 Murphy 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
99 Dawkins 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Kirk 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
27 Brooks 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
97 Spadaford 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
53 Coles 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
32 Sullivan 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
38 Payne 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
90 Propst 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
95 Sutton 1 3 0.0 0 0 0
42 Curran 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
24 Gould 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
25 Singleton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
64 Schneider 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Dugas 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Dellenbach 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Curtis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Brandon 0 2 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
35 Mickens 2 0 1 0 0 0
60 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 1 1
64 Schneider 0 0 0 0 1 1
8 Weddle 1 0 0 0 0 0
55 Castaneda 0 0 0 0 1 0
62 Robinson 0 0 0 0 1 0
75 Dawkins 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 Sullivan 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 Brooks 0 0 1 0 0 0
A great game, but ends in a loss. Grant, Shepherd and Gambrell all had solid debuts, but the run defence again hurt us as we allowed 180 yards. Maloney had a great game and a school record 4 TD passes.
2004 Season Standings, Sun Belt
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
North Texas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 4
Arkansas State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
Louisiana-Monroe 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
Middle Tennessee State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 11
New Mexico State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 2
Idaho 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 2
**Utah State 0 1 0 .000 38 40 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 1 0 .000 3 48 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 4
Recruiting
No News
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Week Four
Utah State (0-1) at #39 California (2-0)
One of our two currently ranked (top-50) opponents. They like to run, a lot (#11 in the nation in rushing yards) so we could be in for a long night. We go to a 50 defence for today, to see if that will help any...
Box Score: Utah State at California
Berkeley, CA.
Week 4, 2004
Attendance: 46,100 (75,700).
Weather: 55 degrees, fair.
1Q: 07:42 CALI - Floyd Obenhoff 26 field goal.
1Q: 04:04 CALI - Ronald Ferrell 23 run.
1Q: 04:04 CALI - Floyd Obenhoff extra point.
2Q: 02:48 CALI - Robert Banerjee 3 pass from Monty McReynolds.
2Q: 02:48 CALI - Floyd Obenhoff extra point.
2Q: 00:07 UTST - Ron Grant 45 field goal.
3Q: 12:49 CALI - Leon Norris 74 run.
3Q: 12:49 CALI - Floyd Obenhoff extra point.
3Q: 07:21 CALI - Robert Banerjee 18 pass from Monty McReynolds.
3Q: 07:21 CALI - Floyd Obenhoff extra point.
3Q: 02:41 CALI - Chris Kirk 2 pass from Monty McReynolds.
3Q: 02:41 CALI - Floyd Obenhoff extra point.
Game MVP: CALI 92 Chester Conley
Utah State 0 3 0 0 - 3
California 10 7 21 0 - 38
Team Statistics UTST CALI
First Downs 8 24
Total Rushes 30 45
Net Rushing Yards -18 229
Yards Per Carry 0.6 5.0
Rushing Yards 67 258
Tckld Loss/Yards 8-27 2-4
Sacked/Yards Lost 8-58 4-25
Pass Attempts 23 24
Completions 9 15
Passing Yards 118 181
Yards Per Attempt 5.1 7.5
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/0
Total Plays 53 69
Total Yards 100 410
Yards Per Play 1.8 5.9
3rd Down Plays 3/13 4/11
Penalties 7 6
Penalty Yards 55 69
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 41
Time Of Possession 24:47 35:13
Utah State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Gambrell 10 8 0.8 22 0 6 0
42 Curran 9 30 3.3 13 0 4 0
5 Maloney 8 -51 -6.3 1 0 0 7
12 Watkins 2 -5 -2.5 1 0 0 1
24 Gould 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Maloney 17 7 106 6.2 41 0 0
12 Watkins 4 1 4 1.0 4 0 1
16 Cabrera 2 1 8 4.0 8 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
85 Mahoney 2 10 5.0 7 8 0
2 Moore 2 45 22.5 0 38 0
87 Finch 2 17 8.5 1 9 0
42 Curran 1 1 1.0 2 1 0
8 Weddle 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
9 Williams 1 41 41.0 0 41 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
38 Payne 2 4 2.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
35 Mickens 3 77 25.6 0
2 Moore 1 22 22.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Brennan 9 314 34.8 47 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Grant 1 1 45 0 0
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
91 Richard 8 3 0.0 0 0 0
30 Fletcher 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
97 Spadaford 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
54 Shepherd 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
45 Calavicci 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
53 Coles 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Mickens 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
99 Dawkins 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
26 Lincoln 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Murphy 2 1 1.5 0 0 0
92 Dugas 2 0 0.5 0 0 0
38 Payne 2 2 0.0 1 1 0
39 Brandon 2 0 0.0 1 0 0
55 Castaneda 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
64 Schneider 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Kirk 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 Sutton 1 1 1.0 0 0 0
90 Propst 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
41 Hamilton 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
85 Mahoney 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
8 Weddle 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
2 Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
9 Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
56 Germaine 0 4 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
75 Dawkins 0 0 0 0 0 1
60 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 4
64 Schneider 0 0 0 0 1 2
55 Castaneda 0 0 0 0 1 1
5 Maloney 3 0 0 0 0 0
12 Watkins 1 0 0 0 0 0
49 Gambrell 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 Gould 0 0 0 0 1 0
70 Dixon 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 Hamilton 0 1 0 0 0 0
A tough game was expected and they trounced us. They ran for over 200 yards, and held us to negative rushing yards and only 118 passing. Grant is still perfect, with a 45 yarder and Payne, a true freshman starter, got his first collegiate interception.
2004 Season Standings, Sun Belt
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Middle Tennessee State 1 1 0 .500 37 36 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
North Texas 1 2 0 .333 85 88 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
New Mexico State 1 2 0 .333 67 103 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
Louisiana-Monroe 0 2 0 .000 24 58 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 3
**Utah State 0 2 0 .000 41 78 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 2
Arkansas State 0 2 0 .000 20 108 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 2
Idaho 0 2 0 .000 9 156 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 4
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 3 0 .000 13 141 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 6
Recruiting
We have 7 visits confirmed after the Wyoming game.
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Week Six
Utah State (0-2) at Wyoming (1-3)
Lifetime Series: Utah State 1-0-0
Last Meeting: Week 7, 2003. (28-14 UTST)
Our non-conference schedule has its easiest game of the season this week, on the road against Wyoming. This game is by no means a gimme, especially the way we played on defence against Rutgers and California.
Box Score: Utah State at Wyoming
Laramie, WY.
Week 6, 2004
Attendance: 10,700 (33,500).
Weather: 44 degrees, fair.
1Q: 10:10 UTST - Lonnie Finch 6 pass from Chuck Maloney.
1Q: 10:10 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
2Q: 10:33 UTST - Andy Gambrell 6 run.
2Q: 10:33 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
2Q: 03:15 WYOM - Gino Robbins 4 pass from Scott Newsome.
2Q: 03:15 WYOM - Jeffrey Messer extra point.
2Q: 00:36 UTST - J.R. Payne 63 interception return.
2Q: 00:36 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
3Q: 12:56 WYOM - Bryan George 41 punt return.
3Q: 12:56 WYOM - Jeffrey Messer extra point.
3Q: 08:04 WYOM - Jeffrey Messer 23 field goal.
3Q: 01:32 UTST - Ron Grant 25 field goal.
4Q: 10:51 WYOM - Jeffrey Messer 26 field goal.
4Q: 08:46 UTST - Dwayne Weddle 40 pass from Chuck Maloney.
4Q: 08:46 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
Game MVP: UTST 71 Oscar Kirk
Utah State 7 14 3 7 - 31
Wyoming 0 7 10 3 - 20
Team Statistics UTST WYOM
First Downs 22 17
Total Rushes 34 29
Net Rushing Yards 132 92
Yards Per Carry 3.8 3.1
Rushing Yards 150 126
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-5 2-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-13 5-31
Pass Attempts 33 32
Completions 22 14
Passing Yards 277 159
Yards Per Attempt 8.3 4.9
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 2/0
Total Plays 67 61
Total Yards 409 251
Yards Per Play 6.1 4.1
3rd Down Plays 5/13 5/14
Penalties 7 6
Penalty Yards 53 47
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time Of Possession 31:23 28:37
Utah State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Curran 13 61 4.6 20 0 3 0
49 Gambrell 13 75 5.7 22 1 3 0
5 Maloney 5 -13 -2.6 1 0 2 2
43 Griffis 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0
24 Gould 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0
2 Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Maloney 33 22 277 8.3 40 2 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Weddle 4 100 25.0 45 40 1
2 Moore 4 46 11.5 6 18 0
87 Finch 4 40 10.0 5 18 1
42 Curran 3 29 9.6 10 13 0
24 Gould 3 26 8.6 17 16 0
96 Tonkin 3 30 10.0 12 13 0
9 Williams 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
42 Curran 1 2 2.0 0
38 Payne 1 -2 -2.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
32 Sullivan 4 105 26.2 0
35 Mickens 1 23 23.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Brennan 3 74 24.6 34 0
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Grant 1 1 25 4 4
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
71 Kirk 6 0 3.0 0 0 0
38 Payne 5 2 0.0 1 63 1
97 Spadaford 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
91 Richard 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
54 Shepherd 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
26 Lincoln 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Mickens 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Dawkins 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
93 Murphy 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
56 Germaine 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
41 Hamilton 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
43 Griffis 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
42 Curran 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
32 Sullivan 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Brooks 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
5 Maloney 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Tonkin 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Finch 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
64 Schneider 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Dugas 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
45 Calavicci 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Brandon 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
30 Fletcher 0 2 0.0 1 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
75 Dawkins 0 0 1 0 2 1
60 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 5 0
64 Schneider 0 1 0 0 2 0
55 Castaneda 0 0 0 0 0 1
42 Curran 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 Gould 2 0 0 0 0 0
8 Weddle 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 Moore 0 0 1 0 0 0
62 Robinson 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 Hamilton 0 1 0 0 0 0
A big win for us as we win two straight against Wyoming. The freshman Payne got his first career touchdown and Grant, our redshirt-freshman kicker remains perfect on the season. Maloney had a great day, as did our run defence. Kirk also had a great day, with three sacks.
2004 Season Standings, Sun Belt
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
North Texas 3 2 0 .600 152 95 1 0 0 1.000 41 7 Won 2
New Mexico State 2 3 0 .400 115 156 1 0 0 1.000 27 17 Lost 1
Idaho 1 2 0 .333 44 183 1 0 0 1.000 35 27 Won 1
Middle Tennessee State 1 2 0 .333 51 56 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
**Utah State 1 2 0 .333 72 98 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
Louisiana-Monroe 1 3 0 .250 89 103 0 1 0 .000 27 35 Won 1
Arkansas State 0 4 0 .000 49 170 0 1 0 .000 17 27 Lost 4
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 4 0 .000 20 182 0 1 0 .000 7 41 Lost 7
Recruiting
We had 2 rejections and our first commitment this week.
Commitments (bold denotes new)
K Colin Wimberly, Kaysville, UT, #994 national (#28 K), 52+
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Week Seven
Arkansas State (0-4, 0-0) at Utah State (1-2, 0-0)
Lifetime Series: Utah State 1-0-0
Last Meeting: 2003. (38-21 UTST)
A easy game to start our conference schedule. We are 13 point favorites at home, and we should win this one, but I would give them the points in this one. We don't have our starting DT Perry Sutton (Jr-RS) for this one though, as he is out for the remainder of the season.
Box Score: Arkansas State at Utah State
Logan, UT.
Week 7, 2004
Attendance: 13,600 (30,300).
Weather: 48 degrees, rain.
1Q: 06:42 ARST - Tracy Delgado 24 field goal.
1Q: 01:32 UTST - Ron Grant 30 field goal.
2Q: 11:35 UTST - Chuck Maloney 26 run.
2Q: 11:35 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
2Q: 08:24 UTST - Andy Gambrell 2 run.
2Q: 08:24 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
2Q: 00:07 UTST - Leslie Dellenbach 7 interception return.
2Q: 00:07 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
3Q: 13:18 UTST - Walter Griffis 1 run.
3Q: 13:18 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
3Q: 08:44 UTST - Ron Grant 21 field goal.
4Q: 03:04 UTST - Ron Grant 41 field goal.
Game MVP: UTST 92 Luke Dugas
Arkansas State 3 0 0 0 - 3
Utah State 3 21 10 3 - 37
Team Statistics ARST UTST
First Downs 8 16
Total Rushes 18 46
Net Rushing Yards -1 166
Yards Per Carry 0.0 3.6
Rushing Yards 41 196
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-11 7-13
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-31 3-17
Pass Attempts 40 21
Completions 17 10
Passing Yards 136 105
Yards Per Attempt 3.4 5.0
Interceptions 4 0
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
Total Plays 58 67
Total Yards 135 271
Yards Per Play 2.3 4.0
3rd Down Plays 2/13 4/16
Penalties 12 6
Penalty Yards 80 40
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 47
Time Of Possession 26:03 33:57
Utah State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Gambrell 16 48 3.0 13 1 6 0
42 Curran 13 67 5.1 12 0 2 0
43 Griffis 10 37 3.7 20 1 2 0
5 Maloney 7 14 2.0 26 1 0 3
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Maloney 21 10 105 5.0 19 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Weddle 3 39 13.0 7 19 0
49 Gambrell 2 9 4.5 0 6 0
87 Finch 2 30 15.0 7 17 0
42 Curran 1 7 7.0 7 7 0
25 Singleton 1 2 2.0 1 2 0
2 Moore 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
38 Payne 5 38 7.6 0
42 Curran 2 14 7.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
2 Moore 1 21 21.0 0
35 Mickens 1 17 17.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Brennan 8 248 31.0 39 3
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Grant 3 3 41 4 4
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
23 Dellenbach 5 0 0.0 1 7 1
92 Dugas 4 2 2.0 0 0 0
39 Brandon 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Kirk 3 1 1.5 0 0 0
27 Brooks 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
91 Richard 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
54 Shepherd 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
97 Spadaford 2 2 0.5 0 0 0
30 Fletcher 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
35 Mickens 2 0 0.0 2 68 0
26 Lincoln 2 0 0.0 1 0 0
22 Curtis 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
32 Sullivan 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
42 Curran 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
25 Singleton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Finch 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
56 Germaine 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
41 Hamilton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Dawkins 0 1 0.5 0 0 0
94 Fisk 0 1 0.5 0 0 0
93 Murphy 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
38 Payne 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
60 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 4 2
78 Terry 0 0 0 0 3 1
64 Schneider 0 0 0 0 4 0
75 Dawkins 0 0 0 0 2 0
43 Griffis 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 Gould 0 0 0 0 1 0
96 Tonkin 0 0 1 0 0 0
55 Castaneda 0 0 0 0 1 0
79 Banks 0 0 0 0 1 0
91 Richard 0 1 0 0 0 0
23 Dellenbach 0 1 0 0 0 0
Another win. 3 rushing touchdowns and the defence held them to -1 rushing yards. Huge domination by the defence.
2004 Season Standings, Sun Belt
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
North Texas 4 2 0 .666 186 108 2 0 0 1.000 75 20 Won 3
New Mexico State 3 3 0 .500 142 173 2 0 0 1.000 54 34 Won 1
Middle Tennessee State 2 2 0 .500 75 76 1 0 0 1.000 24 20 Won 1
**Utah State 2 2 0 .500 109 101 1 0 0 1.000 37 3 Won 2
Idaho 1 3 0 .250 57 217 1 1 0 .500 48 61 Lost 1
Louisiana-Monroe 1 4 0 .200 106 130 0 2 0 .000 44 62 Lost 1
Arkansas State 0 5 0 .000 52 207 0 2 0 .000 20 64 Lost 5
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 5 0 .000 40 206 0 2 0 .000 27 65 Lost 8
Recruiting
We had a few rejections and 3 more commitments. They are good players, but their smarts worry me.
Commitments (bold denotes new)
K Colin Wimberly, Kaysville, UT, #994 national (#28 K), 52+
WR Barry Glenn, Saugus, CA, NR state (#25 WR), 50+
DE Cole Stevenson, Rockwood, TN, #974 national (#85 DE), 56
CB Chad Barker, Fort Walton Beach, FL, NR state (#4 CB), 51
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Week Eight
Utah State (2-2, 1-0) at Louisiana-Lafayette (0-5, 0-2)
Lifetime Series: Tied 0-0-0
Last Meeting: First Meeting.
Another winnable conference game. We didn't play them last year, so we'll see what will happen today.
Box Score: Utah State at Louisiana-Lafayette
Lafayette, LA.
Week 8, 2004
Attendance: 8,500 (31,000).
Weather: 81 degrees, fair.
1Q: 12:20 UTST - Kurt Curran 13 pass from Chuck Maloney.
1Q: 12:20 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
1Q: 04:30 UTST - Ron Grant 25 field goal.
2Q: 04:22 UTST - Andy Gambrell 3 run.
2Q: 04:22 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
3Q: 06:30 UTST - Lonnie Finch 9 pass from Chuck Maloney.
3Q: 06:30 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
3Q: 00:56 UTST - Kurt Curran 23 run.
3Q: 00:56 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
4Q: 10:16 UTST - Andy Gambrell 1 run.
4Q: 10:16 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
Game MVP: UTST 42 Kurt Curran
Utah State 10 7 14 7 - 38
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 0 0 0 - 0
Team Statistics UTST LALF
First Downs 27 9
Total Rushes 43 21
Net Rushing Yards 283 26
Yards Per Carry 6.5 1.2
Rushing Yards 297 58
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-7 1-1
Sacked/Yards Lost 1-7 6-31
Pass Attempts 27 29
Completions 16 15
Passing Yards 198 182
Yards Per Attempt 7.3 6.2
Interceptions 0 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
Total Plays 70 50
Total Yards 481 208
Yards Per Play 6.8 4.1
3rd Down Plays 6/14 3/14
Penalties 12 14
Penalty Yards 106 125
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 20
Time Of Possession 34:08 25:52
Utah State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Curran 19 153 8.0 41 1 4 0
49 Gambrell 14 65 4.6 12 2 0 0
43 Griffis 6 62 10.3 50 0 0 0
5 Maloney 2 -4 -2.0 3 0 0 1
8 Weddle 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0
9 Williams 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Maloney 27 16 198 7.3 27 2 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Weddle 5 88 17.6 24 23 0
24 Gould 3 16 5.3 10 10 0
87 Finch 3 45 15.0 38 27 1
42 Curran 1 13 13.0 11 13 1
49 Gambrell 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0
85 Mahoney 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
2 Moore 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
9 Williams 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
42 Curran 3 2 0.6 0
38 Payne 3 10 3.3 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
32 Sullivan 1 15 15.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Brennan 4 141 35.2 51 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Grant 1 2 25 5 5
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
30 Fletcher 5 2 0.0 1 15 0
27 Brooks 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
97 Spadaford 3 1 2.0 0 0 0
32 Sullivan 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
93 Murphy 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Mickens 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
54 Shepherd 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Watson 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
38 Payne 2 4 0.0 0 0 0
56 Germaine 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
53 Coles 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Dellenbach 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Dugas 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
42 Curran 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
2 Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
15 Brennan 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Kirk 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Richard 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
26 Lincoln 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Curtis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Brandon 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
64 Schneider 0 0 0 0 6 1
60 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 6 0
70 Dixon 0 0 0 0 2 0
75 Dawkins 0 0 1 0 1 0
55 Castaneda 0 0 0 0 1 0
62 Robinson 0 0 0 0 1 0
78 Terry 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 Brennan 0 1 0 0 0 0
We just dominated this one. Great game all around. Grant missed his first field goal this season, however.
2004 Season Standings, Sun Belt
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
North Texas 5 2 0 .714 228 121 3 0 0 1.000 117 33 Won 4
New Mexico State 4 3 0 .571 176 197 3 0 0 1.000 88 58 Won 2
**Utah State 3 2 0 .600 147 101 2 0 0 1.000 75 3 Won 3
Idaho 2 3 0 .400 88 242 2 1 0 .666 79 86 Won 1
Middle Tennessee State 2 3 0 .400 99 110 1 1 0 .500 48 54 Lost 1
Louisiana-Monroe 1 5 0 .166 119 172 0 3 0 .000 57 104 Lost 2
Arkansas State 0 6 0 .000 77 238 0 3 0 .000 45 95 Lost 6
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 6 0 .000 40 244 0 3 0 .000 27 103 Lost 9
Recruiting
We had 5 more commitments bringing us to 9, leaving 7 spots.
Commitments (bold denotes new)
K Colin Wimberly, Kaysville, UT, #994 national (#28 K), 52+
WR Barry Glenn, Saugus, CA, NR state (#25 WR), 50+
DE Cole Stevenson, Rockwood, TN, #974 national (#85 DE), 56
CB Chad Barker, Fort Walton Beach, FL, NR state (#4 CB), 51
QB Danny Gibson, New Bethlehem, PA, NR national (#77 QB), 47
RB Corey Chaney, Vancouver, WA, #26 state (#3 RB), 51+
P Cole Terry, Leo, IN, NR national (#49 P), 39
DE Howard Roller, Compton, CA, #975 national (#86 DE), 67
CB Alan McDonald, Walnut, CA, NR state (#13 CB), 59
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Week Nine
#24 Utah (5-1) at Utah State (3-2, 2-0)
Lifetime Series: Utah 1-0-0
Last Meeting: 2003 (36-10 UTAH)
A very, very tough game today. Utah is in the top-25 with their only loss coming against #32 Minnesota. I don't expect us to compete with our rivals just yet.
Box Score: Utah at Utah State
Logan, UT.
Week 9, 2004
Attendance: 18,400 (30,300).
Weather: 44 degrees, fair.
2Q: 13:58 UTAH - Tyrus Greer 2 run.
2Q: 13:58 UTAH - Desmond Czajkowski extra point.
2Q: 00:00 UTAH - Desmond Czajkowski 25 field goal.
3Q: 01:57 UTST - Ron Grant 38 field goal.
4Q: 12:59 UTAH - Derek Ignasiak 2 run.
4Q: 12:59 UTAH - Desmond Czajkowski extra point.
4Q: 06:59 UTAH - Jim Coccione 17 pass from Tyrus Greer.
4Q: 06:59 UTAH - Desmond Czajkowski extra point.
4Q: 05:27 UTAH - Bryce Finks 16 run.
4Q: 05:27 UTAH - Desmond Czajkowski extra point.
4Q: 00:07 UTAH - Bryce Finks 7 run.
4Q: 00:07 UTAH - Desmond Czajkowski extra point.
Game MVP: UTAH 34 Kenneth Healy
Utah 0 10 0 28 - 38
Utah State 0 0 3 0 - 3
Team Statistics UTAH UTST
First Downs 27 11
Total Rushes 52 25
Net Rushing Yards 257 42
Yards Per Carry 4.9 1.6
Rushing Yards 274 82
Tckld Loss/Yards 9-17 3-5
Sacked/Yards Lost 0-0 5-35
Pass Attempts 15 34
Completions 10 10
Passing Yards 141 115
Yards Per Attempt 9.4 3.3
Interceptions 1 3
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/1
Total Plays 67 59
Total Yards 398 157
Yards Per Play 5.9 2.6
3rd Down Plays 2/10 2/12
Penalties 10 8
Penalty Yards 87 64
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 31
Time Of Possession 34:19 25:41
Utah State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Curran 11 52 4.7 18 0 2 0
49 Gambrell 6 16 2.6 12 0 2 0
5 Maloney 5 -35 -7.0 0 0 0 5
43 Griffis 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0
8 Weddle 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0
2 Moore 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Maloney 33 9 111 3.3 31 0 3
12 Watkins 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Weddle 2 16 8.0 0 9 0
2 Moore 2 19 9.5 7 11 0
87 Finch 2 26 13.0 20 17 0
49 Gambrell 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
25 Singleton 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
85 Mahoney 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
1 Beeston 1 31 31.0 7 31 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
38 Payne 2 13 6.5 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
32 Sullivan 2 40 20.0 0
8 Weddle 1 30 30.0 0
2 Moore 1 18 18.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Brennan 4 128 32.0 36 0
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Grant 1 4 38 0 0
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
54 Shepherd 12 5 0.0 0 0 0
91 Richard 9 1 0.0 0 0 0
97 Spadaford 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
71 Kirk 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Fletcher 3 5 0.0 0 0 0
93 Murphy 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
27 Brooks 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
41 Hamilton 2 3 0.0 0 0 0
35 Mickens 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
38 Payne 2 1 0.0 1 23 0
99 Dawkins 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
45 Calavicci 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
56 Germaine 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
8 Weddle 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Dugas 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
53 Coles 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Dellenbach 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
87 Finch 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
55 Castaneda 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
26 Lincoln 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Curtis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Brandon 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
75 Dawkins 0 0 0 0 0 1
60 Turnbull 0 0 1 0 0 2
64 Schneider 0 0 0 0 3 1
55 Castaneda 0 0 0 0 2 1
5 Maloney 1 0 0 0 0 0
81 Galloway 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Beeston 1 0 0 0 0 0
62 Robinson 0 0 0 0 1 0
78 Terry 0 0 0 0 1 0
70 Dixon 0 0 0 0 1 0
99 Dawkins 0 1 0 0 0 0
27 Brooks 0 1 0 0 0 0
35 Mickens 0 0 1 0 0 0
We couldn't get anything done offensively and they ran right by us. They scored early and often and we still have some work to do. A trip back to reality-- we aren't ready to compete yet.
2004 Season Standings, Sun Belt
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
New Mexico State 5 3 0 .625 200 203 4 0 0 1.000 112 64 Won 3
North Texas 5 2 0 .714 228 121 3 0 0 1.000 117 33 Won 4
**Utah State 3 3 0 .500 150 139 2 0 0 1.000 75 3 Lost 1
Middle Tennessee State 3 3 0 .500 168 110 2 1 0 .666 117 54 Won 1
Idaho 2 4 0 .333 94 266 2 2 0 .500 85 110 Lost 1
Louisiana-Lafayette 1 6 0 .142 60 261 1 3 0 .250 47 120 Won 1
Louisiana-Monroe 1 6 0 .142 136 192 0 4 0 .000 74 124 Lost 3
Arkansas State 0 7 0 .000 77 307 0 4 0 .000 45 164 Lost 7
Recruiting
We round up our recruiting class of 2004 with several big prospects who need some time in the library.
Commitments (bold denotes new)
K Colin Wimberly, Kaysville, UT, #994 national (#28 K), 52+
WR Barry Glenn, Saugus, CA, NR state (#25 WR), 50+
DE Cole Stevenson, Rockwood, TN, #974 national (#85 DE), 56
CB Chad Barker, Fort Walton Beach, FL, NR state (#4 CB), 51
QB Danny Gibson, New Bethlehem, PA, NR national (#77 QB), 47
RB Corey Chaney, Vancouver, WA, #26 state (#3 RB), 51+
P Cole Terry, Leo, IN, NR national (#49 P), 39
DE Howard Roller, Compton, CA, #975 national (#86 DE), 67
CB Alan McDonald, Walnut, CA, NR state (#13 CB), 59
RB Edwin Owen, Bridgewater, MA, #28 state (#1 RB), 51-
TE Kendall Arthur, West Warwick, RI, NR national (#52 TE), 64+
WR Gilbert Clayton, Miami Beach, FL, #614 national (#60 WR), 57
C Brock Hughes, Flushing, NY, NR national (#64 C), 51
G Jack Linquist, Acton, MA, NR national (#95 G), 38-
ILB Tyrus Logan, Orem, UT, #996 national (#53 ILB), 69+
OLB Melvin Boone, Readfield, ME, NR national (#74 OLB), 71--
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Week Ten
Utah State (3-3, 2-0) at Middle Tennessee State (3-3, 2-1)
Lifetime Series: Middle Tennessee State 1-0-0
Last Meeting: 2003 (26-24 MDTN)
A big conference game. Middle Tennessee State lost to New Mexico State, and a win
would tie them with us in the conference. They have a better team then us, but we
should put up a fight.
Box Score: Utah State at Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro, TN.
Week 10, 2004
Attendance: 26,100 (30,800).
Weather: 48 degrees, stormy.
1Q: 07:15 UTST - Ron Grant 27 field goal.
1Q: 03:25 MDTN - Rufus Ramirez 27 pass from Rickey Cole.
1Q: 03:25 MDTN - Norm Anthony extra point.
2Q: 09:30 MDTN - Scottie Stargell 1 run.
2Q: 09:30 MDTN - Norm Anthony extra point.
2Q: 03:11 MDTN - Norm Anthony 32 field goal.
3Q: 06:04 UTST - Ron Grant 21 field goal.
3Q: 01:33 MDTN - Ronnie Small 7 pass from Rickey Cole.
3Q: 01:33 MDTN - Norm Anthony extra point.
4Q: 10:44 MDTN - Norm Anthony 34 field goal.
4Q: 04:06 UTST - Frankie Moore 23 pass from Chuck Maloney.
4Q: 04:06 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
4Q: 03:23 UTST - Kurt Curran 33 pass from Chuck Maloney.
4Q: 03:23 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
Game MVP: MDTN 94 Gabe Hatcher
Utah State 3 0 3 14 - 20
Middle Tennessee State 7 10 7 3 - 27
Team Statistics UTST MDTN
First Downs 13 17
Total Rushes 36 31
Net Rushing Yards 149 21
Yards Per Carry 4.1 0.6
Rushing Yards 184 74
Tckld Loss/Yards 5-8 9-17
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-27 5-36
Pass Attempts 23 38
Completions 13 23
Passing Yards 198 220
Yards Per Attempt 8.6 5.7
Interceptions 0 3
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
Total Plays 59 69
Total Yards 347 241
Yards Per Play 5.8 3.4
3rd Down Plays 3/14 5/16
Penalties 10 7
Penalty Yards 84 55
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 45
Time Of Possession 27:41 32:19
Utah State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Curran 18 32 1.7 13 0 7 0
49 Gambrell 9 122 13.5 47 0 3 0
5 Maloney 6 -25 -4.1 2 0 0 5
43 Griffis 2 13 6.5 15 0 1 0
24 Gould 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Maloney 23 13 198 8.6 42 2 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
2 Moore 4 56 14.0 29 23 1
8 Weddle 3 46 15.3 2 27 0
87 Finch 2 10 5.0 8 7 0
42 Curran 1 33 33.0 38 33 1
49 Gambrell 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 0
24 Gould 1 13 13.0 9 13 0
9 Williams 1 42 42.0 12 42 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
38 Payne 1 -5 -5.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
32 Sullivan 1 34 34.0 0
35 Mickens 1 25 25.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Brennan 8 224 28.0 40 0
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Grant 2 2 27 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
91 Richard 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
38 Payne 6 0 0.0 2 0 0
71 Kirk 5 1 2.0 0 0 0
35 Mickens 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
54 Shepherd 4 4 0.0 1 6 0
99 Dawkins 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
30 Fletcher 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
97 Spadaford 3 2 1.0 0 0 0
27 Brooks 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
92 Dugas 2 0 2.0 0 0 0
23 Dellenbach 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
56 Germaine 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
26 Lincoln 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
83 Gavadza 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
64 Schneider 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Murphy 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
34 Wortham 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
8 Weddle 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
2 Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
75 Dawkins 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
90 Propst 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Fisk 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
75 Dawkins 0 0 2 0 3 2
70 Dixon 0 0 0 0 1 1
64 Schneider 0 0 0 0 1 1
55 Castaneda 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Maloney 2 0 0 0 0 0
49 Gambrell 1 0 0 0 0 0
60 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 1 0
92 Dugas 0 0 1 0 0 0
71 Kirk 0 1 0 0 0 0
The offence struggled early, and that dug us in a whole we couldn't come out of. Gambrell really impressed running for over 120 yards in only 9 carries.
2004 Season Standings, Sun Belt
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
New Mexico State 5 3 0 .625 200 203 4 0 0 1.000 112 64 Won 3
North Texas 5 2 0 .714 228 121 3 0 0 1.000 117 33 Won 4
Middle Tennessee State 4 3 0 .571 195 130 3 1 0 .750 144 74 Won 2
**Utah State 3 4 0 .428 170 166 2 1 0 .666 95 30 Lost 2
Idaho 2 5 0 .285 101 304 2 2 0 .500 85 110 Lost 2
Louisiana-Lafayette 1 6 0 .142 60 261 1 3 0 .250 47 120 Won 1
Louisiana-Monroe 2 6 0 .250 160 209 0 4 0 .000 74 124 Won 1
Arkansas State 0 8 0 .000 94 325 0 4 0 .000 45 164 Lost 8
Week Eleven
Louisiana-Monroe (2-6, 0-4) at Utah State (3-4, 2-1)
Lifetime Series: Louisiana-Monroe 1-0-0
Last Meeting: 2003 (10-6 LAMN)
A must-win conference game. They beat us last year and we want revenge.
Box Score: Louisiana-Monroe at Utah State
Logan, UT.
Week 11, 2004
Attendance: 14,300 (30,300).
Weather: 53 degrees, fair.
1Q: 09:25 LAMN - Nick Eddy 3 pass from Archie Fontenot.
1Q: 09:25 LAMN - Renaldo Frerotte extra point.
2Q: 14:27 UTST - Ron Grant 27 field goal.
2Q: 04:42 LAMN - Nick Eddy 1 run.
2Q: 04:42 LAMN - Renaldo Frerotte extra point.
2Q: 02:17 UTST - Andy Gambrell 29 run.
2Q: 02:17 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
3Q: 04:40 UTST - Kurt Curran 26 run.
3Q: 04:40 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
Game MVP: UTST 38 J.R. Payne
Louisiana-Monroe 7 7 0 0 - 14
Utah State 0 10 7 0 - 17
Team Statistics LAMN UTST
First Downs 22 16
Total Rushes 40 33
Net Rushing Yards 103 142
Yards Per Carry 2.5 4.3
Rushing Yards 132 166
Tckld Loss/Yards 6-15 5-10
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-14 3-14
Pass Attempts 32 22
Completions 18 12
Passing Yards 190 191
Yards Per Attempt 5.9 8.6
Interceptions 4 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/3
Total Plays 72 55
Total Yards 293 333
Yards Per Play 4.0 6.0
3rd Down Plays 9/15 3/10
Penalties 5 10
Penalty Yards 51 104
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 31
Time Of Possession 35:15 24:45
Utah State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Curran 16 106 6.6 27 1 2 0
49 Gambrell 11 49 4.4 29 1 5 0
5 Maloney 5 -14 -2.8 1 0 1 3
43 Griffis 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Maloney 22 12 191 8.6 39 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
87 Finch 4 78 19.5 14 39 0
43 Griffis 1 1 1.0 4 1 0
49 Gambrell 1 13 13.0 10 13 0
24 Gould 1 19 19.0 0 19 0
96 Tonkin 1 9 9.0 5 9 0
85 Mahoney 1 11 11.0 2 11 0
8 Weddle 1 14 14.0 6 14 0
2 Moore 1 28 28.0 30 28 0
9 Williams 1 18 18.0 7 18 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
42 Curran 1 1 1.0 0
38 Payne 1 2 2.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
32 Sullivan 3 62 20.6 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Brennan 6 180 30.0 34 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Grant 1 1 27 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
38 Payne 11 3 0.0 1 0 0
91 Richard 9 2 0.0 0 0 0
93 Murphy 5 4 0.0 0 0 0
54 Shepherd 5 1 0.0 1 0 0
99 Dawkins 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
27 Brooks 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Mickens 3 6 0.0 0 0 0
71 Kirk 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
56 Germaine 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Dugas 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
30 Fletcher 2 2 0.0 1 0 0
45 Calavicci 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
26 Lincoln 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Dellenbach 1 2 0.0 1 0 0
83 Gavadza 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
90 Propst 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Curtis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Brandon 0 2 0.0 0 0 0
53 Coles 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
75 Dawkins 0 0 0 0 3 1
70 Dixon 0 0 0 0 0 1
60 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 2 0
62 Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 1
43 Griffis 1 0 1 0 0 0
42 Curran 2 0 0 0 0 0
55 Castaneda 0 0 0 0 1 0
64 Schneider 0 0 0 0 1 0
78 Terry 0 0 0 0 1 0
56 Germaine 0 1 0 0 0 0
38 Payne 1 0 0 0 0 0
A game that was closer then we would have liked, but a win is a win. We still have a realistic chance to win the conference, but that would involve beating North Texas and probably beating New Mexico State. Oh, we also really need a new punter next season.
2004 Season Standings, Sun Belt
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
North Texas 6 2 0 .750 255 127 4 0 0 1.000 144 39 Won 5
New Mexico State 5 4 0 .555 206 230 4 1 0 .800 118 91 Lost 1
**Utah State 4 4 0 .500 187 180 3 1 0 .750 112 44 Won 1
Idaho 3 5 0 .375 136 329 3 2 0 .600 120 135 Won 1
Middle Tennessee State 4 4 0 .500 220 165 3 2 0 .600 169 109 Lost 1
Arkansas State 1 8 0 .111 120 335 1 4 0 .200 71 174 Won 1
Louisiana-Lafayette 1 7 0 .125 70 287 1 4 0 .200 57 146 Lost 1
Louisiana-Monroe 2 7 0 .222 174 226 0 5 0 .000 88 141 Lost 1
Week Twelve
New Mexico State (5-4, 4-1) at Utah State (4-4, 3-1) on TV5
Lifetime Series: New Mexico State 1-0-0
Last Meeting: 2003 (35-7 NMST)
A game that, if we win, could allow us to be #2 in the Sun Belt going into our final 2 conference games. We want revenge from the beating we took last year, and the oddsmakers made us 2 point favorites... I wouldn't bet on us though.
Box Score: New Mexico State at Utah State
Logan, UT.
Week 12, 2004
Attendance: 17,700 (30,300).
Weather: 56 degrees, fair.
1Q: 10:28 UTST - Kurt Curran 6 run.
1Q: 10:28 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
1Q: 10:19 NMST - Antoine Elliott 83 kickoff return.
1Q: 10:19 NMST - Jake Stansbury extra point.
2Q: 11:42 NMST - Austin Geer 5 run.
2Q: 11:42 NMST - Jake Stansbury extra point.
2Q: 07:33 UTST - Lonnie Finch 11 pass from Chuck Maloney.
2Q: 07:33 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
2Q: 04:58 NMST - Jake Stansbury 38 field goal.
2Q: 01:24 UTST - Ron Grant 26 field goal.
2Q: 00:00 UTST - Ron Grant 37 field goal.
3Q: 12:45 UTST - Ron Grant 30 field goal.
3Q: 06:30 UTST - Andy Gambrell 2 run.
3Q: 06:30 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
4Q: 13:01 UTST - Corwin Beeston 18 pass from Chuck Maloney.
4Q: 13:01 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
4Q: 09:18 UTST - Frankie Moore 12 pass from Chuck Maloney.
4Q: 09:18 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
Game MVP: UTST 5 Chuck Maloney
New Mexico State 7 10 0 0 - 17
Utah State 7 13 10 14 - 44
Team Statistics NMST UTST
First Downs 13 25
Total Rushes 42 39
Net Rushing Yards 183 129
Yards Per Carry 4.3 3.3
Rushing Yards 188 163
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-5 9-21
Sacked/Yards Lost 0-0 2-13
Pass Attempts 16 33
Completions 2 21
Passing Yards 51 346
Yards Per Attempt 3.1 10.4
Interceptions 1 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
Total Plays 58 72
Total Yards 234 475
Yards Per Play 4.0 6.5
3rd Down Plays 4/13 6/14
Penalties 10 5
Penalty Yards 85 45
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 38
Time Of Possession 27:52 32:08
Utah State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Gambrell 18 104 5.7 28 1 6 0
42 Curran 11 15 1.3 8 1 5 0
43 Griffis 5 11 2.2 7 0 2 0
5 Maloney 4 -5 -1.2 6 0 0 2
8 Weddle 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Maloney 33 21 346 10.4 60 3 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
85 Mahoney 5 125 25.0 53 60 0
87 Finch 4 83 20.7 18 28 1
42 Curran 3 27 9.0 15 10 0
2 Moore 3 49 16.3 13 32 1
49 Gambrell 1 5 5.0 2 5 0
24 Gould 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
25 Singleton 1 5 5.0 5 5 0
8 Weddle 1 17 17.0 6 17 0
9 Williams 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
1 Beeston 1 18 18.0 21 18 1
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
38 Payne 1 1 1.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
35 Mickens 2 46 23.0 0
32 Sullivan 1 24 24.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Brennan 4 127 31.7 49 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Grant 3 3 37 5 5
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
54 Shepherd 8 4 0.0 0 0 0
35 Mickens 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
71 Kirk 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Fletcher 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
91 Richard 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
38 Payne 4 1 0.0 1 17 0
99 Dawkins 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Dugas 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
26 Lincoln 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Griffis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Wortham 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
42 Curran 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
24 Gould 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Tonkin 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
2 Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
97 Spadaford 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Watson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Brooks 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
56 Germaine 0 3 0.0 0 0 0
45 Calavicci 0 2 0.0 0 0 0
93 Murphy 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
53 Coles 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
75 Dawkins 0 0 0 0 3 0
60 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 2 0
78 Terry 0 0 0 0 0 1
62 Robinson 0 0 0 0 1 1
64 Schneider 0 0 0 0 3 0
55 Castaneda 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 Maloney 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 Gould 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 Watson 0 0 1 0 0 0
54 Shepherd 0 1 0 0 0 0
A game that we just blew open. It was a 3-point game at the half, and we scored 24 points in the second half. Maloney had a great game, a school record 346 passing yards and 3 TD passes. Gambrell ran for over 100 yards again, as he's starting to get more and more playing time with Curran. We now stay at home to face Idaho alone in 2nd place in the conference.
2004 Season Standings, Sun Belt
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
North Texas 7 2 0 .777 288 134 5 0 0 1.000 177 46 Won 6
**Utah State 5 4 0 .555 231 197 4 1 0 .800 156 61 Won 2
New Mexico State 5 5 0 .500 223 274 4 2 0 .666 135 135 Lost 2
Idaho 4 5 0 .444 178 357 4 2 0 .666 162 163 Won 2
Middle Tennessee State 5 4 0 .555 255 165 4 2 0 .666 204 109 Won 1
Arkansas State 1 9 0 .100 127 368 1 5 0 .166 78 207 Lost 1
Louisiana-Lafayette 1 8 0 .111 98 329 1 5 0 .166 85 188 Lost 2
Louisiana-Monroe 2 8 0 .200 174 261 0 6 0 .000 88 176 Lost 2
Week Thirteen
Idaho (4-5, 4-2) at Utah State (5-4, 4-1) on TV5
Lifetime Series: Utah State 1-0-0
Last Meeting: 2003 (26-17 UTST)
A game that we must win to have any chance of winning the conference. A loss brings us back to the 2-loss pack of Mid-Tenn State, Idaho and New Mexico state while a win brings us to a one-game showdown with North Texas for the conference next week. We are favored by 10 points. We are without ILB Tom Richard who sprained his wrist and is out 7 weeks, which means his college career is most likely over.
Box Score: Idaho at Utah State
Logan, UT.
Week 13, 2004
Attendance: 17,200 (30,300).
Weather: 43 degrees, fair.
1Q: 01:41 UTST - Frankie Moore 28 pass from Chuck Maloney.
1Q: 01:41 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
1Q: 00:12 IDAH - David Knight 74 fumble return.
1Q: 00:12 IDAH - Antonio Cross extra point.
2Q: 10:07 UTST - Lonnie Finch 14 pass from Chuck Maloney.
2Q: 10:07 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
2Q: 09:31 UTST - Tyrus Shepherd 40 interception return.
2Q: 09:31 UTST - Ron Grant extra point failed.
2Q: 06:01 UTST - Andy Gambrell 22 run.
2Q: 06:01 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
3Q: 01:49 IDAH - Teddy Carlisle 33 run.
3Q: 01:49 IDAH - Antonio Cross extra point.
4Q: 06:23 UTST - Walter Griffis 2 run.
4Q: 06:23 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
4Q: 04:18 IDAH - Antonio Cross 35 field goal.
4Q: 02:32 UTST - Andy Gambrell 6 run.
4Q: 02:32 UTST - Ron Grant extra point.
Game MVP: UTST 54 Tyrus Shepherd
Idaho 7 0 7 3 - 17
Utah State 7 20 0 14 - 41
Team Statistics IDAH UTST
First Downs 16 23
Total Rushes 30 35
Net Rushing Yards 169 108
Yards Per Carry 5.6 3.0
Rushing Yards 182 138
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-3 7-13
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-10 3-17
Pass Attempts 31 30
Completions 13 19
Passing Yards 140 229
Yards Per Attempt 4.5 7.6
Interceptions 3 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
Total Plays 61 65
Total Yards 309 337
Yards Per Play 5.0 5.1
3rd Down Plays 7/14 6/13
Penalties 17 8
Penalty Yards 122 54
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 38
Time Of Possession 30:47 29:13
Utah State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Curran 14 80 5.7 23 0 3 0
49 Gambrell 9 34 3.7 22 2 3 0
5 Maloney 6 -14 -2.3 3 0 1 3
43 Griffis 5 4 0.8 4 1 2 0
96 Tonkin 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Maloney 30 19 229 7.6 28 2 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Weddle 4 52 13.0 7 24 0
2 Moore 3 65 21.6 33 28 1
9 Williams 3 22 7.3 10 10 0
87 Finch 3 41 13.6 22 17 1
49 Gambrell 2 5 2.5 2 4 0
42 Curran 1 20 20.0 7 20 0
24 Gould 1 4 4.0 4 4 0
25 Singleton 1 10 10.0 6 10 0
96 Tonkin 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
38 Payne 1 12 12.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
32 Sullivan 2 46 23.0 0
35 Mickens 1 13 13.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Brennan 5 171 34.2 49 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Grant 0 0 0 5 6
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
54 Shepherd 8 1 0.0 1 40 1
71 Kirk 6 3 1.5 0 0 0
93 Murphy 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
30 Fletcher 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
27 Brooks 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Dugas 3 0 0.5 0 0 0
35 Mickens 3 1 0.0 1 0 0
39 Brandon 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
41 Hamilton 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
56 Germaine 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Dawkins 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
97 Spadaford 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
15 Brennan 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Curtis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
38 Payne 0 1 0.0 1 5 0
45 Calavicci 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
53 Coles 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
32 Sullivan 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
60 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 4 1
62 Robinson 0 0 0 0 2 1
64 Schneider 0 0 0 0 2 1
24 Gould 0 0 0 0 1 0
70 Dixon 0 0 0 0 1 0
75 Dawkins 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 Payne 0 1 0 0 0 0
A game that was much closer then the score makes it seem. Maloney had another great game, 200+ yards and 2 TDs. Curran had a solid performance as his college career is winding down. We have a nationally broadcast game next week (even beating out #1 Notre Dame against #29 Boston College), at North Texas and a win guarantees us a bowl bid, a loss gives us 2nd in the conference and wondering what could have been.
2004 Season Standings, Sun Belt
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
North Texas 8 2 0 .800 326 149 6 0 0 1.000 215 61 Won 7
**Utah State 6 4 0 .600 272 214 5 1 0 .833 197 78 Won 3
New Mexico State 6 5 0 .545 257 280 5 2 0 .714 169 141 Won 1
Idaho 4 6 0 .400 195 398 4 3 0 .571 179 204 Lost 1
Middle Tennessee State 5 5 0 .500 270 203 4 3 0 .571 219 147 Lost 1
Arkansas State 2 9 0 .181 154 381 2 5 0 .285 105 220 Won 1
Louisiana-Lafayette 1 9 0 .100 104 363 1 6 0 .142 91 222 Lost 3
Louisiana-Monroe 2 9 0 .181 187 288 0 7 0 .000 101 203 Lost 3
Week Fourteen
Utah State (6-4, 5-1) at #30 North Texas (8-2, 6-0) on TV1
Lifetime Series: North Texas 1-0-0
Last Meeting: 2003 (42-10 NTEX)
A tough game against a top-30 opponent. If we win, we make it to the New Orleans bowl. If we lose, North Texas goes and I see if I get any job offers. Maloney is the best rated passer in the conference going into this game so we'll see if North Texas could stop him. They are 8 point favorites, so we'll try and prove the oddsmakers wrong.
Box Score: Utah State at North Texas
Denton, TX.
Week 14, 2004
Attendance: 25,900 (30,500).
Weather: 51 degrees, fair.
1Q: 06:46 UTST - Ron Grant 40 field goal.
2Q: 07:57 UTST - Ron Grant 31 field goal.
2Q: 01:22 NTEX - Orlando Decker 19 pass from Lorenzo Junker.
2Q: 01:22 NTEX - Marshall Clark extra point failed.
3Q: 12:33 NTEX - Ted Marshall 46 run.
3Q: 12:33 NTEX - Marshall Clark extra point.
3Q: 06:01 NTEX - Brett Bowers 8 run.
3Q: 06:01 NTEX - Marshall Clark extra point.
4Q: 11:15 UTST - Ron Grant 39 field goal.
4Q: 07:22 NTEX - Antonio McGee 51 punt return.
4Q: 07:22 NTEX - Marshall Clark extra point.
4Q: 02:20 NTEX - Marshall Clark 41 field goal.
Game MVP: NTEX 68 Lawrence Alimonti
Utah State 3 3 0 3 - 9
North Texas 0 6 14 10 - 30
Team Statistics UTST NTEX
First Downs 15 20
Total Rushes 30 47
Net Rushing Yards 102 237
Yards Per Carry 3.4 5.0
Rushing Yards 139 251
Tckld Loss/Yards 6-12 4-8
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-25 1-6
Pass Attempts 35 17
Completions 13 9
Passing Yards 169 113
Yards Per Attempt 4.8 6.6
Interceptions 0 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
Total Plays 65 64
Total Yards 271 350
Yards Per Play 4.1 5.4
3rd Down Plays 5/17 7/14
Penalties 1 5
Penalty Yards 5 48
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 39
Time Of Possession 28:24 31:36
Utah State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Curran 13 85 6.5 19 0 4 0
49 Gambrell 8 47 5.8 16 0 1 0
5 Maloney 6 -30 -5.0 -2 0 2 4
43 Griffis 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0
24 Gould 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0
25 Singleton 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 1 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Maloney 31 13 169 5.4 40 0 0
12 Watkins 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
87 Finch 3 49 16.3 10 32 0
96 Tonkin 2 17 8.5 3 9 0
9 Williams 2 48 24.0 1 40 0
43 Griffis 1 8 8.0 6 8 0
42 Curran 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
49 Gambrell 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
24 Gould 1 4 4.0 5 4 0
8 Weddle 1 9 9.0 5 9 0
2 Moore 1 20 20.0 8 20 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
38 Payne 3 15 5.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
35 Mickens 4 87 21.7 0
2 Moore 1 26 26.0 0
32 Sullivan 1 17 17.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Brennan 7 226 32.2 41 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Grant 3 4 40 0 0
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
54 Shepherd 12 2 0.0 1 0 0
71 Kirk 9 2 0.0 0 0 0
93 Murphy 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
35 Mickens 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
38 Payne 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
41 Hamilton 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
27 Brooks 2 1 1.0 0 0 0
30 Fletcher 2 5 0.0 0 0 0
39 Brandon 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
23 Dellenbach 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Watson 1 4 0.0 0 0 0
99 Dawkins 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
92 Dugas 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
43 Griffis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
83 Gavadza 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
55 Castaneda 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
60 Turnbull 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
15 Brennan 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
74 McDaniel 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
45 Calavicci 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
56 Germaine 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
26 Lincoln 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
60 Turnbull 0 1 0 0 5 1
62 Robinson 0 0 0 0 2 1
55 Castaneda 0 0 0 0 0 2
64 Schneider 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0
70 Dixon 0 0 0 0 1 0
75 Dawkins 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 Dellenbach 0 1 0 0 0 0
They limited Maloney to under 200 yards, and that shut down the offence. They ran for over 200 yards which sprung their offence to score all day long. All we could muster were 3 field goals, and that was it. We had a good run though, I must say. We still finished over .500 at 6-5 and that's encouraging for next year when we should have some talent stepping in-- if I don't get any other offers, of course.
Bowl Games for 2004
Game Matchup
Fiesta Bowl Southern California (10-1) vs Notre Dame (11-0)
Sugar Bowl Penn State (10-1) vs Florida (10-1)
Orange Bowl Nebraska (11-1) vs Georgia (9-3)
Rose Bowl Florida State (9-2) vs Boston College (8-3)
Cotton Bowl Ohio State (9-2) vs Oklahoma (10-2)
Capital One Bowl Washington (9-2) vs Louisiana State (10-2)
Sun Bowl Minnesota (9-2) vs California-Los Angeles (8-3)
Gator Bowl Maryland (9-2) vs Air Force (9-2)
Holiday Bowl Texas (10-1) vs Syracuse (9-2)
Outback Bowl Wisconsin (8-3) vs Alabama (9-2)
Alamo Bowl Georgia Tech (9-2) vs Kansas State (8-3)
Liberty Bowl Purdue (8-3) vs East Carolina (9-2)
Independence Bowl Colorado (8-3) vs Washington State (9-2)
Insight.com Bowl Miami of Florida (7-4) vs Boise State (11-0)
Seattle Bowl Clemson (7-4) vs Bowling Green (8-4)
Houston Bowl Iowa State (7-4) vs Navy (6-5)
Music City Bowl Pittsburgh (7-4) vs Auburn (7-4)
Motor City Bowl Oregon State (8-3) vs Marshall (11-1)
Peach Bowl North Carolina State (7-4) vs Fresno State (8-3)
Hawaii Bowl Utah (8-3) vs Texas Christian (7-4)
Las Vegas Bowl Virginia Tech (7-4) vs Colorado State (8-3)
Humanitarian Bowl Brigham Young (8-3) vs Nevada (9-2)
New Orleans Bowl North Texas (9-2) vs Anchorage (7-4)
Bowl Results
Game Matchup
Fiesta Bowl Notre Dame (12-0) 38, Southern California (10-2) 24
Sugar Bowl Florida (11-1) 35, Penn State (10-2) 28
Orange Bowl Nebraska (12-1) 44, Georgia (9-4) 36
Rose Bowl Florida State (10-2) 42, Boston College (8-4) 14
Cotton Bowl Ohio State (10-2) 31, Oklahoma (10-3) 27
Capital One Bowl Louisiana State (11-2) 24, Washington (9-3) 16
Sun Bowl California-Los Angeles (9-3) 27, Minnesota (9-3) 21
Gator Bowl Maryland (10-2) 28, Air Force (9-3) 24
Holiday Bowl Texas (11-1) 52, Syracuse (9-3) 17
Outback Bowl Wisconsin (9-3) 27, Alabama (9-3) 24
Alamo Bowl Kansas State (9-3) 21, Georgia Tech (9-3) 18
Liberty Bowl Purdue (9-3) 38, East Carolina (9-3) 10
Independence Bowl Colorado (9-3) 24, Washington State (9-3) 20
Insight.com Bowl Miami of Florida (8-4) 28, Boise State (11-1) 24
Seattle Bowl Clemson (8-4) 40, Bowling Green (8-5) 0
Houston Bowl Iowa State (8-4) 42, Navy (6-6) 3
Music City Bowl Pittsburgh (8-4) 26, Auburn (7-5) 15
Motor City Bowl Marshall (12-1) 26, Oregon State (8-4) 18
Peach Bowl North Carolina State (8-4) 30, Fresno State (8-4) 22
Hawaii Bowl Utah (9-3) 10, Texas Christian (7-5) 6
Las Vegas Bowl Virginia Tech (8-4) 20, Colorado State (8-4) 13
Humanitarian Bowl Nevada (10-2) 24, Brigham Young (8-4) 20
New Orleans Bowl North Texas (10-2) 42, Anchorage (7-5) 23
Overall Polls
School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Notre Dame 12-0 IND 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.16 3.16 1
Nebraska 12-1 B12 3.00 4.50 1.00 1.64 10.14 2
Florida 11-1 SEC 5.50 2.50 1.00 1.28 10.28 3
Southern California 10-2 PAC 5.75 5.00 2.00 0.28 13.03 4
Texas 11-1 B12 5.75 2.50 1.00 4.00 13.25 5
Florida State 10-2 ACC 3.50 8.50 2.00 0.92 14.92 6
Ohio State 10-2 B10 10.25 5.50 2.00 1.48 19.23 7
Penn State 10-2 B10 10.25 9.50 2.00 1.80 23.55 8
Boise State 11-1 WAC 10.50 9.00 1.00 4.52 25.02 9
California-Los Angeles 9-3 PAC 6.50 16.00 3.00 0.32 25.82 10
Marshall 12-1 MAC 13.00 8.00 1.00 3.84 25.84 11
Maryland 10-2 ACC 15.25 10.50 2.00 2.76 30.51 12
Oklahoma 10-3 B12 12.75 13.50 3.00 1.40 30.65 13
Louisiana State 11-2 SEC 15.00 11.50 2.00 3.76 32.26 14
Kansas State 9-3 B12 18.25 13.50 3.00 0.96 35.71 15
Washington 9-3 PAC 14.00 18.50 3.00 0.60 36.10 16
Colorado 9-3 B12 11.00 22.50 3.00 2.28 38.78 17
Wisconsin 9-3 B10 18.00 16.00 3.00 3.48 40.48 18
Purdue 9-3 B10 12.75 24.00 3.00 1.20 40.95 19
Minnesota 9-3 B10 13.00 25.00 3.00 1.88 42.88 20
Alabama 9-3 SEC 22.25 17.00 3.00 2.80 45.05 21
Georgia Tech 9-3 ACC 25.50 17.50 3.00 1.36 47.36 22
Syracuse 9-3 BGE 24.25 23.50 3.00 1.92 52.67 23
Washington State 9-3 PAC 21.50 28.00 3.00 1.72 54.22 24
Clemson 8-4 ACC 15.00 34.50 4.00 0.84 54.34 25
**Utah State 6-5 SBC 66.75 62.00 5.00 4.68 138.43 67
Final 2004 Season Standings, Sun Belt
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
North Texas 10 2 0 .833 398 181 7 0 0 1.000 245 70 Won 9
**Utah State 6 5 0 .545 281 244 5 2 0 .714 206 108 Lost 1
New Mexico State 6 5 0 .545 257 280 5 2 0 .714 169 141 Won 1
Idaho 4 7 0 .363 204 443 4 3 0 .571 179 204 Lost 2
Middle Tennessee State 6 5 0 .545 291 213 4 3 0 .571 219 147 Won 1
Arkansas State 2 9 0 .181 154 381 2 5 0 .285 105 220 Won 1
Louisiana-Lafayette 1 10 0 .090 121 412 1 6 0 .142 91 222 Lost 4
Louisiana-Monroe 2 9 0 .181 187 288 0 7 0 .000 101 203 Lost 3
2004 Summary for Utah State
Record: 6-5
Rank: 59
Utah State Team Rank
Rushes 372 75 (T)
Rushing Yards 1316 76
Yards Per Carry 3.53 77
Pass Attempts 314 71
Completions 165 68
Passing Yards 2252 56
Yards Per Attempt 7.17 49
3rd Down Conversions 30.6 86 (T)
Points Per Game 25.5 53 (T)
Turnovers 18 27 (T)
Turnover Margin +9 18 (T)
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 407 70 (T)
Rushing Yards 1504 61
Yards Per Carry 3.69 52
Pass Attempts 299 20 (T)
Completions 150 12
Passing Yards 1686 2
Yards Per Attempt 5.63 10
3rd Down Conversions 36.0 63
Points Per Game 22.1 46
Turnovers 27 25 (T)
Primary Formation: Pro Formation
Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 38 at RUTG (115) 40
4 3 at CALI (78) 38
6 31 at WYOM (104) 20
7 37 ARST (113) 3
8 38 at LALF (120) 0
9 3 UTAH (25) 38
10 20 at MDTN (51) 27
11 17 LAMN (112) 14
12 44 NMST (57) 17
13 41 IDAH (93) 17
14 9 at NTEX (20) 30
Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
5 Maloney QB 303 162 2236 7.37 15 5
Team --- 314 165 2252 7.17 15 6
Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
42 Curran RB 143 699 4.88 3 38 45
49 Gambrell RB 123 632 5.13 9 38 66
5 Maloney QB 57 -182 -3.19 1 43 239
43 Griffis RB 35 138 3.94 2 9 12
Team --- 372 1316 3.53 15 132 370
Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
8 Weddle WR 63 30 438 14.6 103 1
2 Moore WR 56 27 429 15.8 159 4
87 Finch WR 55 34 499 14.6 175 5
9 Williams WR 27 12 204 17.0 42 1
42 Curran RB 23 12 139 11.5 90 2
49 Gambrell RB 23 10 37 3.7 14 0
85 Mahoney TE 20 10 179 17.9 62 0
96 Tonkin TE 16 7 66 9.4 20 0
24 Gould FB 15 14 100 7.1 56 0
Team --- 314 165 2252 13.6 795 15
Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
54 Shepherd OLB 74 28 0.0 5 4 1
91 Richard ILB 61 15 0.0 10 0 4
71 Kirk DT 48 12 8.0 14 0 0
30 Fletcher S 41 27 0.0 1 3 6
35 Mickens S 40 20 0.0 3 3 3
38 Payne CB 39 16 0.0 5 8 9
93 Murphy OLB 32 17 1.5 5 0 2
27 Brooks CB 29 5 2.0 5 0 4
97 Spadaford DE 27 9 4.5 5 0 0
99 Dawkins DE 24 5 2.5 6 0 0
92 Dugas DE 21 3 7.0 10 0 0
26 Lincoln CB 18 1 0.0 1 1 2
56 Germaine ILB 15 12 0.0 1 0 1
23 Dellenbach CB 14 5 0.0 1 2 1
39 Brandon S 12 7 0.0 1 1 3
41 Hamilton ILB 11 8 0.0 0 0 1
Team --- 604 209 31.0 81 22 40
Kicking Pos GP GS FG FGA Lg PAT Att
Grant, Ron K 11 0 17 22 45 32 33
Punting Pos Punt Yards Avg Lg In20
Brennan, Nicky P 65 2030 31.2 51 13
Kick Returning Pos GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Payne, J.R. CB 11 11 24 121 5.0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Curran, Kurt RB 11 11 8 21 2.6 0 0 0 0.0 0
Weddle, Dwayne WR 11 4 0 0 0.0 0 2 43 21.5 0
Moore, Frankie WR 11 10 0 0 0.0 0 4 87 21.7 0
Sullivan, James CB 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 16 367 22.9 0
Mickens, Max S 11 11 0 0 0.0 0 17 361 21.2 0
2004 Recruiting Class
Recruiting List, Worksheet View
Player Pos ST Visit Cost Dist. Fit Score
Gibson, Danny QB PA 1147 1691 83
Owen, Edwin RB MA 1196 2108 86
Chaney, Corey RB WA 504 610 74
Arthur, Kendall TE RI 1184 2089 77
Glenn, Barry WR CA 477 630 83
Clayton, Gilbert WR FL 1265 2152 91
Hughes, Brock C NY 1218 1985 79
Linquist, Jack G MA 1192 2076 84
Terry, Cole P IN 917 1394 74
Wimberly, Colin K UT 250 50 86
Stevenson, Cole DE TN 964 1524 92
Roller, Howard DE CA 491 657 71
Logan, Tyrus ILB UT 267 102 97
Boone, Melvin OLB ME 1207 2136 99
McDonald, Alan CB CA 490 639 81
Barker, Chad CB FL 1258 1624 93
Player Scout Phone Visit Emphasis Status
Gibson, Danny 47 1 0 Prest/Acad Committed *
Owen, Edwin 51- 1 2 Prest/Acad Committed *
Chaney, Corey 51+ 1 1 Acad/Dist Committed *
Arthur, Kendall 64+ 0 1 Prest/Dist Committed *
Glenn, Barry 50+ 1 1 Dist*/Prest Committed *
Clayton, Gilbert 57 2 0 Prest*/Dist Committed *
Hughes, Brock 51 1 0 Acad/Prest Committed *
Linquist, Jack 38- 0 1 Acad/Prest Committed *
Terry, Cole 39 1 0 Dist*/Acad Committed *
Wimberly, Colin 52+ 1 2 Acad/Dist Committed *
Stevenson, Cole 56 1 0 Prest*/Dist Committed *
Roller, Howard 67 1 0 Acad/Dist Committed *
Logan, Tyrus 69+ 0 4 Prest*/Acad Committed *
Boone, Melvin 71-- 0 1 Prest/(Dist)Committed *
McDonald, Alan 59 1 0 Dist/Acad Committed *
Barker, Chad 51 1 0 Prest*/Acad Committed *
2004 Aggie Award Winners
NCAA All-Freshman Team
OLB Tyrus Shepherd
CB J.R. Payne
Sun Belt First Team
QB Chuck Maloney (Sr-RS)
OG Gene Schneider (Sr-5Y)
Sun Belt Second Team
OT Levon Turnbull (Sr-RS)
OT Jamie Dawkins (Sr-5Y)
DT Oscar Kirk (Jr-RS)
ILB Tom Richard (Sr)
OLB Tyrus Shepherd (Fr)
Sun Belt All-Academic Team
RB Lawrence Wortham (Sr-5Y)
OLB Jason Coles (So)
S Charles Brandon (Sr-RS)
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