After a fast start gave the Rams a 17-0 lead in Logan, it all fell apart. The defense gave up 37 unanswered points and over 600 yards, the offense had its worst outing of the year, and Utah State cruised to a win. Let’s break down what happened and what’s to come.
Scoring Timeline
1st Quarter
11:27 - 30 yard FG from Jordan Noyes
Colorado State 3, Utah State 0
10:36 - 79 yard punt return TD from Tory Horton (Noyes PAT)
Colorado State 10, Utah State 0
9:34 - 22 yard TD run from Vann Schield (Noyes PAT)
Colorado State 17, Utah State 0
0:20 - 43 yard FG from Elliott Nimrod
Colorado State 17, Utah State 3
2nd Quarter
6:10 - 22 yard TD run from Davon Booth (Nimrod PAT)
Colorado State 17, Utah State 10
3:50 - 24 yard TD pass from Cooper Legas to Jalen Royals (Nimrod PAT)
Colorado State 17, Utah State 17
3rd Quarter
13:49 - 76 yard TD pass from Cooper Legas to Terrell Vaughn (Nimrod PAT)
Colorado State 17, Utah State 24
11:53 - 51 yard TD pass from Cooper Legas to Jalen Royals (Nimrod PAT)
Colorado State 17, Utah State 31
4th Quarter
11:38 - 19 yard TD pass from Cooper Legas to Micah Davis (PAT failed)
Colorado State 17, Utah State 37
8:55 - 10 yard TD run from Kobe Johnson (Noyes PAT)
Colorado State 24, Utah State 37
4:58 - 48 yard TD run from Davon Booth (Nimrod PAT)
Colorado State 24, Utah State 44
By the Numbers
639 total yards for Utah State
The Rams secondary was torched for the majority of the night, giving up the most total yards since 2018, when CSU actually gave up 639 total yards to Nevada.