After two straight losses at home and a bye week, Utah State was able to get back on track with a win over UNLV in Las Vegas. It wasn’t the prettiest of games for Utah State but the Aggies were able to get it done and come out with a 28-24 win. UNLV was able to a strong start in the first quarter putting up 17 points and holding Utah State to 7. The Aggies were able to score 7 points in every quarter and held UNLV to no points in the second and fourth quarter.

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

FG UNLV; Daniel Gutierrez 26 yard kick; UNLV: 3; USU: 0

TD USU; Savon Scarver 100 yard kick return; USU: 7; UNLV: 3

TD UNLV; Charles Williams 75 yard run; UNLV: 10; USU: 7

TD UNLV: Charles Williams 1 yard run; UNLV: 17; USU: 7

Second Quarter

TD USU; Logan Bonner 37 yard pass to Deven Thompkins; UNLV: 17; USU: 14

Third Quarter

TD USU; Logan Bonner 6 yard pass to Deven Thompkins; USU: 21; UNLV: 17

TD UNLV; Charles Williams 5 yard run; USU: 21; USU: 24

Fourth Quarter

TD USU; Elelyon Noa 11 Yd Run; USU: 28; UNLV 24

FINAL: Utah State 28; UNLV 24

Statistics Comparison

Total yards: USU: 440 yards; UNLV: 330 yards

Passing yards: USU: 298 yards; UNLV: 111 yards

Rushing yards: UNLV: 219 yards; USU: 142 yards

First downs: USU: 26; UNLV: 12

Third downs: USU: 7-15; UNLV: 3-12

Penalties: UNLV: 7-95; USU: 8-55

Turnovers: USU: 1; UNLV: 2

Possession: USU: 32:18; UNLV: 27:42

Utah State Players of the Game

Offensive player of the game:

Deven Thompkins caught 12 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns and made a huge difference in the game.