Another week another not so good looking game for Utah State in a 34-9 pounding. This was not the type of game Utah State was looking for and they fall to 0-3 for the first time since the WAC days in 2008. It has been more than a decade since that 0-3 start to the season as Utah State has gone through what looks like murder row in the Mountain West against three still undefeated teams in Boise State, San Diego State, and Nevada. So, let’s get right down to it.

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

Safety USU (Carson Strong sacked by AJ Vongphachanh for a 5 yard loss) USU 2-0

TD USU (Justin McGriff, four yard pass from Jason Shelley) USU 9-0

TD NEV (Romeo Doubs, 42 yard pass from Carson Strong) USU 9-7

Second Quarter

TD NEV (Romeo Doubs, four yard pass from Carson Strong) NEV 14-9

TD NEV (Romeo Doubs, 54 yard pass from Carson Strong) NEV 21-9

Third Quarter

TD NEV (Toa Taua 15 yard run) NEV 28-9

FG NEV (Brandon Talton 36 yd FG) NEV 31-9

Fourth Quarter

FG NEV (Brandon Talton 26 yd FG) NEV 34-9

Statistics Comparison

Total yards: NEV: 542 USU: 210

Passing yards: NEV: 421 USU: 101

Rushing yards: NEV: 121 USU: 109

Penalties: NEV: 10-74 USU: 5-52

First downs: NEV: 27 USU: 11

Third down conversions: NEV: 6-16 USU: 3-15

Time of possession: NEV: 36:44 USU: 23:16

Utah State Players of the Game

Offense: Jason Shelley may have underperformed once again and his still not passed for over 100 yards in a game but he didn’t throw an interception against Nevada and completed 15 of 27 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown.