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New Mexico at Utah State

Saturday, October 19, 2024

New Mexico beat Utah State 50–⁠45. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Utah State led the series 17–⁠14.

AwayNew Mexico5–⁠7 in 2024
50
HomeUtah State4–⁠8 in 2024
45

Final at Maverik Stadium, LoganTV: Max, truTVAttendance 14,584

At kickoff
50°F, clear, wind 3 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Logan-Cache Airport (KLGU), 5 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Official
Nolan DumasGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
New Mexico015142150
Utah State141014745

How the win probability moved

Utah State favored

Win probability by play: Utah State 45% at kickoff, 0% at the end. Biggest swing: 80 points.

New Mexico favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (80 points).

Standouts

Player stats

New Mexico

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Devon Dampier17/2727223
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Devon Dampier15105233
Eli Sanders1475220
NaQuari Rogers952012
Javen Jacobs742115
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Luke Wysong10156043
Ryan Davis477139
Javen Jacobs229121
Trace Bruckler110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Christian Ellis14100
Dmitri Johnson10001
Bryce Santana9000
Noah Avinger8000

Utah State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Spencer Petras32/4736021
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rahsul Faison247929
Herschel Turner454143
Spencer Petras61013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jalen Royals11188159
Broc Lane451026
Kyrese Rowan644016
Otto Tia429113
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jordan Vincent12000
Jon Ross Maye100.500
John Miller9320
Ike Larsen9000
D.J. Graham20.501
Avante Dickerson0001
Broc Lane0001

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

Team stats

New MexicoUtah State
552Total yards503
272Passing yards360
280Rushing yards143
10.1Yards per pass7.7
5.5Yards per rush4.2
28First downs24
10–⁠15Third downs8–⁠16
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠3
4Turnovers2
10–⁠75Penalties7–⁠59
31:06Possession28:54
0Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

New MexicoUtah State
30%Success rate59%
−0.19EPA per play0.35
0.68Explosiveness0.93
−0.25Rushing EPA0.13
−0.18Passing EPA0.74
0%Passing-down success50%
0.02First-down EPA0.18
−0.52Second-down EPA0.41
−0.20Third-down EPA0.99
50%Havoc by its defense100%

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

The line

New Mexico −1, over/under 78.5.

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 New Mexico 53%, Utah State 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Utah State end zoneNew Mexico end zoneQ1 New MexicoInterception, 4 playsQ1 Utah StateTouchdown, 14 playsQ1 New MexicoPunt, 3 playsQ1 Utah StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 New MexicoPunt, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Utah State drives left to right, New Mexico right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 New MexicoInterception, 4 plays, 9 yards
  2. Q1 Utah StateTouchdown, 14 plays, 71 yards
  3. Q1 New MexicoPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  4. Q1 Utah StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 52 yards
  5. Q1 New MexicoPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Utah State 14, New Mexico 0
New Mexico Interception, 4 plays
15:00E.Nimrod kicks 65 yards from UTS 35 to the NM End Zone. Touchback.
15:001st & 10 at own 25D.Dampier pass complete. Catch made by L.Wysong for 12 yards. Tackled by UTS at NM 37.
14:301st & 10 at own 37D.Dampier pass complete. Catch made by L.Wysong for -3 yards. Tackled by UTS at NM 34.
13:572nd & 13 at own 34D.Dampier steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for L.Wysong.
13:513rd & 13 at own 34D.Dampier pass INTERCEPTED at UTS 42. Intercepted by A.Dickerson at UTS 42. Tackled by NM at UTS 42.
Utah State Touchdown, 14 plays
13:441st & 10 at own 27S.Petras pass complete. Catch made by O.Tia for 6 yards. Tackled by NM at UTS 33.
13:142nd & 4 at own 33R.Faison rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by NM at UTS 38.
12:181st & 10 at own 38S.Petras pass complete. Catch made by J.Royals for 7 yards. Tackled by at UTS 45.
12:012nd & 3 at own 45S.Petras steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for B.Lane.
11:563rd & 3 at own 45S.Petras rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by NM at UTS 46.
11:304th & 2 at own 46R.Faison rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by NM at UTS 47. PENALTY on NM-B.Taylor, Face Mask (15 Yards), 15 yards, accepted.
11:291st & 10 at opp 38R.Faison rushed for yards. Tackled by NM at NM 21. PENALTY on UTS-T.Andersen, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, accepted. No Play.
10:461st & 20 at opp 48R.Faison rushed for -4 yards. Tackled by NM at UTS 48.
10:302nd & 24 at own 48S.Petras pass complete. Catch made by R.Faison for 11 yards. Tackled by NM at NM 41.
10:003rd & 13 at opp 41S.Petras pass complete. Catch made by J.Royals for 18 yards. Tackled by NM at NM 23.
9:391st & 10 at opp 23S.Petras pass complete. Catch made by B.Lane for 10 yards. Tackled by NM at NM 13.
9:071st & 10 at opp 13R.Faison rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by NM at NM 9.
8:592nd & 6 at opp 9R.Faison rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by NM at NM 4.
8:313rd & 1 at opp 4S.Petras rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by NM at NM 2.
8:221st & goal at opp 2S.Petras rushed for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN.Utah State 7, New Mexico 0
8:18T.Cragun extra point is good.
New Mexico Punt, 3 plays
8:18E.Nimrod kicks 65 yards from UTS 35 to the NM End Zone. J.Jacobs returns the kickoff. Tackled by UTS at NM 18.
8:131st & 10 at own 18N.Rogers rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by UTS at NM 23.
7:502nd & 5 at own 23E.Sanders rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by UTS at NM 26.
7:063rd & 2 at own 26N.Rogers rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by UTS at NM 26.
6:284th & 2 at own 26PENALTY on NM-NM, False Start, 5 yards, accepted. No Play.
6:194th & 7 at own 21A.Rodriguez punts 37 yards to UTS 42, Center-B.Durkin. K.Davis returned punt from the UTS 42. Tackled by NM at UTS 43.
Utah State Touchdown, 7 plays
6:061st & 10 at own 42R.Faison rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by NM at UTS 46.
5:432nd & 6 at own 46S.Petras pass complete. Catch made by J.Royals for 24 yards. Tackled by NM at NM 30.
5:231st & 10 at opp 30S.Petras pass complete. Catch made by J.Sterzer for 11 yards. Tackled by NM at NM 19.
5:011st & 10 at opp 19R.Faison rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by NM at NM 16.
4:082nd & 7 at opp 16R.Faison rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by NM at NM 11.
3:303rd & 2 at opp 11R.Faison rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by NM at NM 6.
3:061st & goal at opp 6R.Faison rushed for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN.Utah State 14, New Mexico 0
3:02T.Cragun extra point is good.
New Mexico Punt, 4 plays
3:02E.Nimrod kicks 65 yards from UTS 35 to the NM End Zone. Touchback.
3:021st & 10 at own 25D.Dampier pass complete. Catch made by L.Wysong for 11 yards. Tackled by UTS at NM 36.
2:331st & 10 at own 36E.Sanders rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by UTS at NM 39.
2:052nd & 7 at own 39D.Dampier steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for L.Wysong.
2:003rd & 7 at own 39Timeout #1 by NM.

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.

The series

Every New Mexico–Utah State game

Utah State leads 17–⁠15 in 32 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025New Mexico 33, Utah State 14
2024New Mexico 50, Utah State 45
2023Utah State 44, New Mexico 41
2022Utah State 27, New Mexico 10
2021Utah State 35, New Mexico 10
2020Utah State 41, New Mexico 27

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