Utah State falls to Memphis in First Responders Bowl

Utah State fell to Memphis in the Servpro First Responders Bowl 38-10 on December 27th. Cooper Legas was knocked out of the game after a sack in the third quarter. Bishop Davenport took over and threw for 100 yards on 7 of 9 passing (78%) and threw a touchdown and an interception. Conner Coles hit a long 53 yard field goal to give the Aggies their first points of the game. Calvin Tyler Jr. rushed for 79 yards on 16 carries and Brian Cobbs was the leading receiver for the Aggies, catching 6 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. Utah State’s downfall in this game came with the passing defense, where the Aggies gave up 284 passing yards and three passing touchdowns. The Aggies gave up 146 rushing yards as a team, an improvement from previous games in the regular season.

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