San José State at Utah State

Saturday, October 8, 2005

Utah State beat San José State 24–⁠17. It was their 28th meeting; after it, San José State led the series 17–⁠10–⁠1 as played.

AwaySan José State3–⁠8 in 2005
17
HomeUtah State3–⁠8 in 2005
24

Final at Maverik Stadium, LoganAttendance 12,542

At kickoff
58°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Logan-Cache Airport (KLGU), 5 km from the stadium, 14 minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
San José State077317
Utah State7143024

Standouts

Player stats

San José State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Adam Tafralis16/4222710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Al Guidry1343019
Lamar Ferguson623021
Yonus Davis41617
James Jones1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chester Coleman265161
John Broussard148048
Rufus Skillern434013
Bryan Watje233017

Utah State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Leon Jackson17/2620020
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kevin Robinson346038
Leon Jackson2036010
Chris Forbes131505
Ryan Bohm61005
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kevin Robinson591239
Tony Pennyman556015
Chris Forbes42008
Jimmy Bohm118018

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

San José StateUtah State
312Total yards284
242Passing yards211
85Rushing yards84
5.4Yards per pass7.7
2.9Yards per rush1.9
14First downs18
4–⁠18Third downs7–⁠18
2–⁠4Fourth downs1–⁠3
0Turnovers1
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
17:09Possession19:07

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Utah State 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Utah State leads 22–⁠21; as played, 21–⁠21–⁠1 in 43 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Utah State 30, San José State 25
2023San José State 42, Utah State 21
2022Utah State 35, San José State 31
2021Utah State 48, San José State 17
2018Utah State 62, San José State 24
2017Utah State 61, San José State 10

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