Utah State vs. North Texas

Saturday, December 15, 2018, New Mexico Bowl

Utah State beat North Texas 52–⁠13. It was their eighth meeting; Utah State leads the series 5–⁠3.

Neutral siteUtah State11–⁠2 in 2018
52
Neutral siteNorth Texas9–⁠4 in 2018
13

Final at University Stadium (NM), AlbuquerqueTV: ESPN, ESPNRMAttendance 25,387

MVP Jordan Love (Utah State) & DJ Williams (DB, Utah State))Wikipedia

At kickoff
42°F, mostly cloudy, wind 5 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Albuquerque International Sunport Airport (KABQ), 3 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Kyle Olson; umpire Mark Baynes; head linesman Scott Peterson; line judge Ronald Tubbs; side judge Barry Blackwell; field judge Grant Jackson; back judge Tom Fimmen; center judge Eddie AllbrittoGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Utah State14247752
North Texas706013

Standouts

  • PassingJordan Love21 of 43, 359 yards, 4 TD, 1 INTUtah State
  • RushingGerold Bright16 carries, 103 yards, 2 TDUtah State
  • ReceivingJalen Greene6 catches, 151 yards, 1 TDUtah State
  • DefenseTipa Galeai6 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for lossUtah State

Player stats

Utah State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jordan Love21/4335941
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Gerold Bright16103226
Darwin Thompson2193022
Jordan Love2319
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jalen Greene6151167
Aaren Vaughns2109272
Ron’quavion Tarver433113
Gerold Bright320013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Chase Christiansen80.500
Tipa Galeai6320
Gaje Ferguson6000
Cameron Haney4000
Aaron Wade0001
David Woodward0001
D.J. Williams0002

North Texas

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mason Fine8/125900
Kason Martin7/1211110
Quinn Shanbour2/82403
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Anthony Wyche753017
Nic Smith648037
DeAndre Torrey143517
Jason Bean41408
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jalen Guyton4103175
Cudjoe Young431014
Quinetin Jackson114014
Kelvin Smith21209
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
E.J. Ejiya8200
Taylor Robinson8000
Jamie King7000
Jameel Moore7000
Nate Brooks6101
LaDarius Hamilton5110

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

Team stats

Utah StateNorth Texas
556Total yards314
359Passing yards194
197Rushing yards120
8.3Yards per pass5.7
4.9Yards per rush2.9
25First downs19
12–⁠20Third downs2–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠3
1Turnovers4
7–⁠76Penalties2–⁠20
26:54Possession31:15
2Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Utah StateNorth Texas
42%Success rate36%
0.26EPA per play−0.28
1.66Explosiveness1.05
0.31Rushing EPA−0.01
0.17Passing EPA−0.59
50%Passing-down success15%
−0.18First-down EPA−0.15
0.20Second-down EPA0.15
1.20Third-down EPA−1.03
17%Havoc by its defense13%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Utah State 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Utah State −7, over/under 68.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Utah State 68%, North Texas 32%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

North Texas end zoneUtah State end zoneQ1 Utah StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 North TexasPunt, 3 playsQ1 Utah StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 North TexasPunt, 5 playsQ1 Utah StatePunt, 4 playsQ1 North TexasTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Utah StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 North TexasInterception, 3 playsQ1 Utah StateInterception, 1 playQ1 North TexasTurnover on downs, 3 playsQ2 North TexasResult not recordedQ2 Utah StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 North TexasPunt, 3 playsQ2 Utah StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 North TexasInterception, 1 playQ2 Utah StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 North TexasPunt, 8 playsQ2 Utah StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 North TexasInterception, 5 playsQ2 Utah StateField goal, 13 playsQ3 North TexasTouchdown, 1 playQ3 Utah StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ3 North TexasPunt, 5 playsQ3 Utah StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 North TexasTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ3 Utah StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 North TexasInterception, 1 playQ3 Utah StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 North TexasPunt, 5 playsQ3 Utah StateTouchdown, 14 playsQ4 North TexasTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 Utah StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 North TexasResult not recorded, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Texas drives left to right, Utah State right to left.
  1. Q1 Utah StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 North TexasPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  3. Q1 Utah StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  4. Q1 North TexasPunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
  5. Q1 Utah StatePunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  6. Q1 North TexasTouchdown, 10 plays, 78 yards
  7. Q1 Utah StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 41 yards
  8. Q1 North TexasInterception, 3 plays, −3 yards
  9. Q1 Utah StateInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  10. Q1 North TexasTurnover on downs, 3 plays, 8 yards
  11. Q2 North TexasResult not recorded, 0 yards
  12. Q2 Utah StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 78 yards
  13. Q2 North TexasPunt, 3 plays, −13 yards
  14. Q2 Utah StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 52 yards
  15. Q2 North TexasInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  16. Q2 Utah StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 67 yards
  17. Q2 North TexasPunt, 8 plays, 27 yards
  18. Q2 Utah StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  19. Q2 North TexasInterception, 5 plays, 14 yards
  20. Q2 Utah StateField goal, 13 plays, −17 yards
  21. Q3 North TexasTouchdown, 1 play, 75 yards
  22. Q3 Utah StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 52 yards
  23. Q3 North TexasPunt, 5 plays, 3 yards
  24. Q3 Utah StatePunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  25. Q3 North TexasTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 23 yards
  26. Q3 Utah StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 42 yards
  27. Q3 North TexasInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  28. Q3 Utah StatePunt, 3 plays, −13 yards
  29. Q3 North TexasPunt, 5 plays, 34 yards
  30. Q3 Utah StateTouchdown, 14 plays, 90 yards
  31. Q4 North TexasTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 29 yards
  32. Q4 Utah StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  33. Q4 North TexasResult not recorded, 6 plays, 48 yards

Play by play

1st quarter10 drives, then Utah State 14, North Texas 7
Utah State Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ethan Mooney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:511st & 10 at own 25Jordan Love pass complete to Jalen Greene for 3 yds to the UthSt 28
14:302nd & 7 at own 28Jordan Love pass incomplete to Jalen Greene
14:203rd & 7 at own 28Jordan Love pass complete to Aaren Vaughns for 72 yds for a TD (Dominik Eberle KICK)Utah State 7, North Texas 0
North Texas Punt, 3 plays
14:203rd & 7 at own 35Dominik Eberle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:151st & 10 at own 25Mason Fine pass incomplete to Cudjoe Young
14:042nd & 10 at own 25Mason Fine pass incomplete to Caleb Chumley
13:353rd & 10 at own 25Mason Fine pass complete to DeAndre Torrey for 4 yds to the NoTex 29
13:174th & 6 at own 29TEAM punt blocked by Jacoby Wildman blocked by Jacoby Wildman
Utah State Punt, 3 plays
13:001st & 10 at the 50Jordan Love pass complete to Dax Raymond for 5 yds to the NoTex 45
12:462nd & 5 at opp 45Darwin Thompson run for 1 yd to the NoTex 44
12:303rd & 4 at opp 44Jordan Love pass incomplete
12:044th & 4 at opp 44Taylor Hintze punt for 37 yds
North Texas Punt, 5 plays
11:501st & 10 at own 7DeAndre Torrey run for 2 yds to the NoTex 9
11:322nd & 8 at own 9Mason Fine pass complete to Jalen Guyton for 11 yds to the NoTex 20 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at own 20DeAndre Torrey run for 6 yds to the NoTex 26
10:512nd & 4 at own 26Mason Fine pass complete to Deion Hair-Griffin for 3 yds to the NoTex 29
10:273rd & 1 at own 29DeAndre Torrey run for no gain to the NoTex 29
9:234th & 1 at own 29Alvin Kenworthy punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Jordan Nathan at the UthSt 24
Utah State Punt, 4 plays
9:081st & 10 at own 24Gerold Bright run for 19 yds to the UthSt 43 for a 1ST down
9:051st & 10 at own 43Jordan Love pass incomplete to Carson Terrell
8:522nd & 10 at own 43Gerold Bright run for a loss of 2 yards to the UthSt 41
8:413rd & 12 at own 41UTAH ST Penalty, False Start (Sean Taylor) to the UthSt 36
8:053rd & 17 at own 36Jordan Love pass complete to Gerold Bright for a loss of 2 yards to the UthSt 34
7:364th & 19 at own 34Taylor Hintze punt for 44 yds , Keegan Brewer returns for no gain to the NoTex 22
North Texas Touchdown, 10 plays
7:281st & 10 at own 22Mason Fine pass incomplete to DeAndre Torrey
7:162nd & 10 at own 22Mason Fine pass complete to Quinetin Jackson for 14 yds to the NoTex 36 for a 1ST down
6:441st & 10 at own 36DeAndre Torrey run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoTex 35
6:102nd & 11 at own 35Mason Fine pass incomplete to Caleb Chumley
5:513rd & 11 at own 35Mason Fine run for 9 yds to the NoTex 44
5:174th & 2 at own 44UTAH ST Penalty, Roughing the Kicker (Adewale Adeoye) to the UthSt 41 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at opp 41DeAndre Torrey run for 3 yds to the UthSt 38
4:382nd & 7 at opp 38Fine, Mason pass incomplete to Smith, Kelvin, PENALTY UTAHST roughing passer (Wade, Aaron) 15 yards to the UTAHST23, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NORTHTEXAS.
4:261st & 10 at opp 23Mason Fine pass complete to Cudjoe Young for 4 yds to the UthSt 19
3:552nd & 6 at opp 19Mason Fine pass complete to Jalen Guyton for 8 yds to the UthSt 11 for a 1ST down
3:181st & 10 at opp 11Mason Fine pass complete to Kelvin Smith for 9 yds to the UthSt 2
2:522nd & 1 at opp 2DeAndre Torrey run for 2 yds for a TD (Cole Hedlund KICK)Tied at 7
Utah State Touchdown, 5 plays
2:432nd & 1 at own 35Ethan Mooney kickoff for 61 yds , Gerold Bright return for 7 yds to the NoTex 41 , Deven Thompkins return for 48 yds to the NoTex 41
2:361st & 10 at opp 41Jordan Love pass complete to Ron’quavion Tarver for 5 yds to the NoTex 36
2:302nd & 5 at opp 36Jordan Love pass incomplete to Ron’quavion Tarver
2:163rd & 5 at opp 36Gerold Bright run for 10 yds to the NoTex 26 for a 1ST down
2:061st & 10 at opp 26Jordan Love pass incomplete to Jalen Greene
1:592nd & 10 at opp 26Gerold Bright run for 26 yds for a TD (Dominik Eberle KICK)Utah State 14, North Texas 7
North Texas Interception, 3 plays
1:592nd & 10 at own 35Dominik Eberle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:401st & 10 at own 25Quinn Shanbour run for a loss of 3 yards to the NoTex 22 Quinn Shanbour fumbled, recovered by NoTex Quinn Shanbour
1:152nd & 13 at own 22Quinn Shanbour run for no gain to the NoTex 22
0:473rd & 13 at own 22Quinn Shanbour pass intercepted David Woodward return for 17 yds to the NoTex 6
Utah State Interception, 1 play
0:421st & goal at opp 6Jordan Love pass intercepted, touchback. Nate Brooks return for no gain
North Texas Turnover on downs, 3 plays
0:351st & 10 at own 20DeAndre Torrey run for 2 yds to the NoTex 22
0:152nd & 8 at own 22Quinn Shanbour pass incomplete
0:043rd & 8 at own 22Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 6 yds to the NoTex 28
Q2 15:004th & 2 at own 28Alvin Kenworthy punt for 50 yds , Jordan Nathan returns for no gain to the UthSt 22
2nd quarter9 drives, then Utah State 38, North Texas 7
Utah State Touchdown, 10 plays
14:491st & 10 at own 22Darwin Thompson run for 9 yds to the UthSt 31
14:402nd & 1 at own 31Darwin Thompson run for 22 yds to the NoTex 47 for a 1ST down
14:011st & 10 at opp 47Darwin Thompson run for 7 yds to the NoTex 40
13:312nd & 3 at opp 40Jordan Love pass incomplete
13:233rd & 3 at opp 40Jordan Love pass complete to Dax Raymond for 5 yds to the NoTex 35 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at opp 35Gerold Bright run for 3 yds to the NoTex 32
12:402nd & 7 at opp 32Jordan Love pass complete to Jalen Greene for 14 yds to the NoTex 18 for a 1ST down
12:341st & 10 at opp 18Jordan Love pass incomplete
12:152nd & 10 at opp 18Darwin Thompson run for 9 yds to the NoTex 9
12:083rd & 1 at opp 9Jordan Love run for 9 yds for a TD (Dominik Eberle KICK)Utah State 21, North Texas 7
North Texas Punt, 3 plays
12:083rd & 1 at own 35Dominik Eberle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:561st & 10 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 24 yards to the NoTex 1 TEAM fumbled, recovered by NoTex Kelvin Smith
11:202nd & 34 at own 1Quinn Shanbour pass complete to Cudjoe Young for 10 yds to the NoTex 11
11:003rd & 24 at own 11NORTH TEXAS Penalty, False Start (Jalen Guyton) to the NoTex 6
10:423rd & 29 at own 6Quinn Shanbour run for 6 yds to the NoTex 12
10:114th & 23 at own 12Alvin Kenworthy punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Jordan Nathan at the UthSt 48
Utah State Touchdown, 2 plays
10:001st & 10 at own 48Jordan Love pass complete to Darwin Thompson for 15 yds to the NoTex 37 for a 1ST down
9:431st & 10 at opp 37Jordan Love pass complete to Aaren Vaughns for 37 yds for a TD (Dominik Eberle KICK)Utah State 28, North Texas 7
North Texas Interception, 1 play
9:431st & 10 at own 35Dominik Eberle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:331st & 10 at own 25Quinn Shanbour pass intercepted DJ Williams return for no gain to the UthSt 33
Utah State Touchdown, 3 plays
9:161st & 10 at own 33Gerold Bright run for no gain to the UthSt 33
9:052nd & 10 at own 33Jordan Love pass incomplete to Jordan Nathan
8:553rd & 10 at own 33Jordan Love pass complete to Jalen Greene for 67 yds for a TD (Dominik Eberle KICK)Utah State 35, North Texas 7
North Texas Punt, 8 plays
8:553rd & 10 at own 35Dominik Eberle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:441st & 10 at own 25DeAndre Torrey run for 1 yd to the NoTex 26
8:192nd & 9 at own 26Quinn Shanbour pass complete to Cudjoe Young for 14 yds to the NoTex 40 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at own 40Nic Smith run for 6 yds to the NoTex 46
7:202nd & 4 at own 46DeAndre Torrey run for 3 yds to the NoTex 49
6:503rd & 1 at own 49Nic Smith run for 2 yds to the UthSt 49 for a 1ST down
6:271st & 10 at opp 49Quinn Shanbour pass incomplete to Cudjoe Young
6:112nd & 10 at opp 49DeAndre Torrey run for 1 yd to the UthSt 48
5:423rd & 9 at opp 48Quinn Shanbour pass incomplete to Quinetin Jackson
5:294th & 9 at opp 48Alvin Kenworthy punt for 46 yds, downed at the UthSt 2
Utah State Punt, 3 plays
5:201st & 10 at own 2Gerold Bright run for 3 yds to the UthSt 5
5:012nd & 7 at own 5Jordan Love pass incomplete to Ron’quavion Tarver
4:553rd & 7 at own 5Jordan Love pass incomplete to Ron’quavion Tarver
4:424th & 7 at own 5Taylor Hintze punt for 47 yds , Keegan Brewer returns for 9 yds to the UthSt 43
North Texas Interception, 5 plays
4:381st & 10 at opp 43Jason Bean run for 8 yds to the UthSt 35
4:182nd & 2 at opp 35Jason Bean run for 3 yds to the UthSt 32 for a 1ST down
3:521st & 10 at opp 32Jason Bean run for 3 yds to the UthSt 29
3:192nd & 7 at opp 29Jason Bean pass incomplete
3:043rd & 7 at opp 29Jason Bean pass intercepted DJ Williams return for 31 yds to the NoTex 48
Utah State Field goal, 13 plays
2:531st & 10 at opp 48Jordan Nathan run for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line
2:392nd & 12 at the 50Jordan Love pass complete to Savon Scarver for 9 yds to the NoTex 41
2:253rd & 3 at opp 41Darwin Thompson run for 3 yds to the NoTex 38 for a 1ST down
2:081st & 10 at opp 38Jordan Love pass incomplete to Dax Raymond
1:572nd & 10 at opp 38Darwin Thompson run for 6 yds to the NoTex 32
1:303rd & 4 at opp 32Darwin Thompson run for 4 yds to the NoTex 28 for a 1ST down
1:141st & 10 at opp 28Jordan Love pass incomplete
0:592nd & 10 at opp 28Jordan Love pass complete to Jalen Greene for 8 yds to the NoTex 20
0:443rd & 2 at opp 20Jordan Love pass complete to Jordan Nathan for 10 yds to the NoTex 10 for a 1ST down
0:331st & goal at opp 10Darwin Thompson run for 1 yd to the NoTex 9
0:332nd & 0 at opp 9Timeout UTAH ST, clock 00:33
0:212nd & goal at opp 9Darwin Thompson run for a loss of 10 yards to the NoTex 19
0:213rd & 0 at opp 19Timeout UTAH ST, clock 00:21
0:083rd & goal at opp 19Jordan Love sacked by LaDarius Hamilton for a loss of 6 yards to the NoTex 25
0:024th & 0 at opp 25Timeout UTAH ST, clock 00:02
0:004th & goal at opp 25Dominik Eberle 42 yd FG GOODUtah State 38, North Texas 7
3rd quarter10 drives, then Utah State 45, North Texas 13
North Texas Touchdown, 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 35Dominik Eberle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:501st & 10 at own 25Kason Martin pass complete to Jalen Guyton for 75 yds for a TD (Cole Hedlund PAT BLOCKED)Utah State 38, North Texas 13
Utah State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
14:501st & 10 at own 35Ethan Mooney kickoff for 65 yds , Savon Scarver return for 23 yds to the UthSt 23
14:451st & 10 at own 23Jordan Love pass complete to Gerold Bright for 13 yds to the UthSt 36 for a 1ST down
14:201st & 10 at own 36Gerold Bright run for 1 yd to the UthSt 37
14:042nd & 9 at own 37Jordan Love pass complete to Jalen Greene for 21 yds to the NoTex 42 for a 1ST down
13:581st & 10 at opp 42Jordan Love pass complete to Ron’quavion Tarver for 11 yds to the NoTex 31 for a 1ST down
13:481st & 10 at opp 31Jordan Love pass incomplete to Jalen Greene
13:352nd & 10 at opp 31Gerold Bright run for 3 yds to the NoTex 28
13:153rd & 7 at opp 28Darwin Thompson run for 3 yds to the NoTex 25
12:414th & 4 at opp 25Jordan Love pass incomplete
North Texas Punt, 5 plays
12:291st & 10 at own 25Kason Martin pass complete to Jalen Guyton for 9 yds to the NoTex 34
12:122nd & 1 at own 34DeAndre Torrey run for 1 yd to the NoTex 35 for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at own 35Kason Martin pass incomplete
11:372nd & 10 at own 35Kason Martin pass incomplete to Cudjoe Young
11:033rd & 10 at own 35Kason Martin sacked by Tipa Galeai for a loss of 7 yards to the NoTex 28 Kason Martin fumbled, forced by Tipa Galeai, recovered by NoTex Kason Martin , return for 0 yards
10:564th & 17 at own 28Alvin Kenworthy punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Jordan Nathan at the UthSt 40
Utah State Punt, 5 plays
10:481st & 10 at own 40Jordan Love pass incomplete to Savon Scarver
10:422nd & 10 at own 40Darwin Thompson run for 11 yds to the NoTex 49 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at opp 49Darwin Thompson run for 6 yds to the NoTex 43
10:172nd & 4 at opp 43Jordan Love pass incomplete
10:103rd & 4 at opp 43Jordan Love pass incomplete to Dax Raymond
10:014th & 4 at opp 43Taylor Hintze punt for 43 yds for a touchback
North Texas Turnover on downs, 9 plays
9:521st & 10 at own 20DeAndre Torrey run for 7 yds to the NoTex 27
9:352nd & 3 at own 27DeAndre Torrey run for 6 yds to the NoTex 33 for a 1ST down
9:001st & 10 at own 33Kason Martin pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 2 yds to the NoTex 35
8:422nd & 8 at own 35Kason Martin pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 7 yds to the NoTex 42
8:153rd & 1 at own 42DeAndre Torrey run for 2 yds to the NoTex 44 for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at own 44Kason Martin pass incomplete
7:262nd & 10 at own 44Nic Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoTex 43
7:263rd & 11 at own 43UTAH ST Penalty, Defensive Holding (DJ Williams) to the NoTex 48
6:303rd & 6 at own 48Jason Bean run for no gain to the NoTex 48
5:564th & 6 at own 48Timeout NORTH TEXAS, clock 05:56
5:514th & 6 at own 48Quinn Shanbour sacked by Tipa Galeai for a loss of 6 yards to the NoTex 42
Utah State Touchdown, 4 plays
5:411st & 10 at opp 42Gerold Bright run for 1 yd to the NoTex 41
5:202nd & 9 at opp 41Jordan Love pass incomplete
5:113rd & 9 at opp 41Jordan Love pass complete to Jalen Greene for 38 yds to the NoTex 3 for a 1ST down
5:011st & goal at opp 3Gerold Bright run for 3 yds for a TD (Dominik Eberle KICK)Utah State 45, North Texas 13
North Texas Interception, 1 play
5:011st & 10 at own 35Dominik Eberle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:011st & 10 at own 25Quinn Shanbour pass intercepted Aaron Wade return for 1 yd to the UthSt 37
Utah State Punt, 3 plays
5:011st & 10 at own 36UTAH ST Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Aaron Wade) to the UthSt 20
4:561st & 27 at own 20Jordan Love pass complete to Jordan Nathan for 2 yds to the UthSt 22
4:302nd & 25 at own 22Darwin Thompson run for 2 yds to the UthSt 24
4:013rd & 23 at own 24Jordan Love pass incomplete
3:474th & 22 at own 24Taylor Hintze punt for 53 yds
North Texas Punt, 5 plays
3:331st & 10 at own 23Nic Smith run for 4 yds to the NoTex 27
3:082nd & 6 at own 27Nic Smith run for 37 yds to the UthSt 36 for a 1ST down
2:431st & 10 at opp 36Nic Smith run for no gain to the UthSt 36
2:002nd & 10 at opp 37UTAH ST Penalty, Defensive Offside (Tipa Galeai) to the UthSt 32
1:422nd & 6 at opp 32Kason Martin pass complete to Kelvin Smith for 3 yds to the UthSt 29
0:593rd & 3 at opp 29Kason Martin run for a loss of 14 yards to the UthSt 43 Kason Martin fumbled, forced by TEAM, recovered by NoTex Kason Martin
0:404th & 17 at opp 43Alvin Kenworthy punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Jordan Nathan at the UthSt 10
Utah State Touchdown, 14 plays
0:041st & 10 at own 10Gerold Bright run for 2 yds to the UthSt 12
Q4 14:402nd & 8 at own 12Jordan Love pass complete to Gerold Bright for 9 yds to the UthSt 21 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:021st & 10 at own 21Jordan Love pass incomplete
Q4 13:492nd & 10 at own 21Gerold Bright run for 21 yds to the UthSt 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:001st & 10 at own 42Jordan Love pass complete to Ron’quavion Tarver for 4 yds to the UthSt 46
Q4 12:392nd & 6 at own 46Gerold Bright run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
Q4 12:223rd & 2 at the 50Gerold Bright run for 4 yds to the NoTex 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:301st & 10 at opp 46Gerold Bright run for 5 yds to the NoTex 41
Q4 11:212nd & 5 at opp 41NORTH TEXAS Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (William LeMasters) to the NoTex 26 for a 1ST down
Q4 10:401st & 10 at opp 26Darwin Thompson run for 2 yds to the NoTex 24
Q4 10:102nd & 8 at opp 24Darwin Thompson run for 4 yds to the NoTex 20
Q4 10:003rd & 4 at opp 20Darwin Thompson run for 6 yds to the NoTex 14 for a 1ST down
Q4 9:461st & 10 at opp 14Jordan Love pass incomplete
Q4 9:012nd & 10 at opp 14Darwin Thompson run for 1 yd to the NoTex 13
Q4 8:303rd & 9 at opp 13Jordan Love pass complete to Ron’quavion Tarver for 13 yds for a TD (Dominik Eberle KICK)Utah State 52, North Texas 13
4th quarter3 drives, then Utah State 52, North Texas 13
North Texas Turnover on downs, 7 plays
8:303rd & 24 at own 20Dominik Eberle kickoff for 69 yds , Deion Hair-Griffin return for 29 yds to the NoTex 40
8:001st & 10 at own 40Anthony Wyche run for 13 yds to the UthSt 47 for a 1ST down
7:521st & 10 at opp 47Anthony Wyche run for 8 yds to the UthSt 39
7:302nd & 2 at opp 39Anthony Wyche run for 7 yds to the UthSt 32 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 32Anthony Wyche run for a loss of 2 yards to the UthSt 34
6:092nd & 12 at opp 34Kason Martin pass incomplete
5:403rd & 12 at opp 34Evan Johnson run for 3 yds to the UthSt 31
5:244th & 9 at opp 31Timeout NORTH TEXAS, clock 05:24
5:174th & 9 at opp 31Kason Martin pass incomplete
Utah State Punt, 3 plays
5:001st & 10 at own 31Darwin Thompson run for 4 yds to the UthSt 35
4:002nd & 6 at own 35Darwin Thompson run for 3 yds to the UthSt 38
3:453rd & 3 at own 38Darwin Thompson run for a loss of 1 yard to the UthSt 37
3:084th & 4 at own 37Taylor Hintze punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Keegan Brewer at the NoTex 20
North Texas Result not recorded, 6 plays
3:001st & 10 at own 20Kason Martin pass complete to Keegan Brewer for 12 yds to the NoTex 32 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at own 32Anthony Wyche run for 17 yds to the NoTex 49 for a 1ST down
1:551st & 10 at own 49Anthony Wyche run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoTex 47
1:102nd & 12 at own 47Evan Johnson run for 6 yds to the UthSt 47
0:403rd & 6 at opp 47Kason Martin pass complete to Cudjoe Young for 3 yds to the UthSt 44
0:164th & 3 at opp 44Anthony Wyche run for 12 yds to the UthSt 32 for a 1ST down

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Utah State leads 5–⁠3 in eight meetings.

Recent meetings
2018Utah State 52, North Texas 13New Mexico Bowl
2004North Texas 31, Utah State 23
2003North Texas 37, Utah State 27
2000Utah State 17, North Texas 12
1999Utah State 34, North Texas 7
1998Utah State 28, North Texas 27

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