New Mexico State at Utah State

Saturday, November 25, 2006 Share

New Mexico State beat Utah State 42–⁠20. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Utah State led the series 25–⁠6.

AwayNew Mexico State4–⁠8 in 2006

HomeUtah State1–⁠11 in 2006

Final at Maverik Stadium, LoganTV: ESGPAttendance 7,108

At kickoff: 40°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Logan-Cache Airport (KLGU), 5 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
New Mexico State	28	7	0	7	42
Utah State	0	12	8	0	20

PassingChase Holbrook16 of 20, 287 yards, 4 TDNew Mexico State
ReceivingChris Williams7 catches, 161 yards, 3 TDNew Mexico StateBest receiving day of Week 13
DefenseCourtney Bryan1 INTNew Mexico State

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New Mexico StateUtah State

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Chase Holbrook	16/20	287	4	0
Alex Gibson	6/9	44	0	1

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
David Romaka	14	66	0	13
Jeremiah Williams	15	53	0	11
Alex Gibson	5	22	1	8
Chris Williams	1	16	0	16

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Chris Williams	7	161	3	47
Derek Dubois	1	48	0	48
A.J. Harris	5	48	1	22
Nick Cleaver	4	39	0	12

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Courtney Bryan	1	34	1

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Leon Jackson	12/25	146	2	0
Riley Nelson	3/6	51	0	1

Rushing	Car	Yds	Long
Leon Jackson	8	48	25
Aaron Lesue	11	34	8
Antraun McDaniel	8	30	10
Riley Nelson	3	13	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Kevin Robinson	4	101	1	32
Otis Nelson	4	41	1	21
Aaron Lesue	4	33	0	11
Xavier Bowman	1	15	0	15

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Caleb Taylor	1	0	0

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

Our ratings going in

Utah State 53% to win. New Mexico State won as Elo’s underdog.

Utah State leads 32–⁠8 in 40 meetings, counting the nine since this game.