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2019 Utah State

7–⁠6 (6–⁠2 Mountain West Conference), coached by Gary Andersen.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 2019, game by game: lost at Wake Forest 35–38; won vs. Stony Brook 62–7; won at San Diego State 23–17; won vs. Colorado State 34–24; lost at No. 5 LSU 6–42; won vs. Nevada 36–10; lost at Air Force 7–31; lost vs. BYU 14–42; won at Fresno State 37–35; won vs. Wyoming 26–21; lost vs. No. 20 Boise State 21–56; won at New Mexico 38–25; lost vs. Kent State 41–51+55−36Lost 35–38 at Wake Forest-3Wake ForestWon 62–7 vs. Stony Brook+55Stony BrookWon 23–17 at San Diego State+6San Diego StateWon 34–24 vs. Colorado State+10Colorado StateLost 6–42 at No. 5 LSU-36No. 5 LSUWon 36–10 vs. Nevada+26NevadaLost 7–31 at Air Force-24Air ForceLost 14–42 vs. BYU-28BYUWon 37–35 at Fresno State+2Fresno StateWon 26–21 vs. Wyoming+5WyomingLost 21–56 vs. No. 20 Boise State-35No. 20 Boise StateWon 38–25 at New Mexico+13New MexicoLost 41–51 vs. Kent State-10Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atWake ForestL 35–⁠3850%
Sep 7vsStony BrookW 62–⁠780%
Sep 21atSan Diego StateW 23–⁠1747%
Sep 28vsColorado StateW 34–⁠2486%
Oct 5at5LSUL 6–⁠4231%
Oct 19vsNevadaW 36–⁠1076%
Oct 26atAir ForceL 7–⁠3148%
Nov 2vsBYUL 14–⁠4270%
Nov 9atFresno StateW 37–⁠3540%
Nov 16vsWyomingW 26–⁠2157%
Nov 23vs20Boise StateL 21–⁠5640%
Nov 30atNew MexicoW 38–⁠2576%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsKent StateFrisco BowlL 41–⁠5167%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kent State 51–⁠41 in the Frisco Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
380–⁠399
Coach
Gary Andersen
Elo
1518 −82 this season
SP+ rating
-4.3 No. 82 of 130; offense No. 77, defense No. 81, special teams No. 43
SRS
−1.4 No. 69 of 130 in FBS
Returning
55% of last season’s EPA, No. 76 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 90 roster talent No. 97 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Sanford Jr.
Defensive coordinator
Justin Ena
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense96th of 130
  • Defense70th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted67th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0542%1.1696th of 130
Defense0.1247%1.0970th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.10 def		43% off
45% def		—102nd off
67th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.5own 2719% allowed
Defense3.7own 2919% caused

CORE rating -5.4, 91st of 130 (offense -5.4, defense 0.1).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJordan Love QB3,402 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan Love QB20 TD
Rushing yardsGerold Bright RB921 yds
Rushing touchdownsGerold Bright RB9 TD
Receiving yardsSiaosi Mariner WR987 yds
Receiving touchdownsSiaosi Mariner WR10 TD
TacklesTroy Lefeged Jr. DB103 tkl
SacksNick Heninger DE5 sacks
InterceptionsShaquez Bond S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Christian LaValle ILB★★★No. 1008
Hunter Hill OT★★★No. 1114
Jaymason Willingham ATH★★★No. 1277
Josh Calvin DUAL★★★No. 1564
Simon Thompson ATH★★★No. 1780

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.825
Running backs12.00.788
Receivers62.80.808
Offensive line53.00.821
Defensive line13.00.802
Linebackers33.00.828
Defensive backs32.00.774
Athletes and specialists52.60.808
Whole class262.70.809

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 1Jordan Love QBGreen Bay Packers

Roster 107

The 2019 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠223
Air Force7–⁠111–⁠222
Utah State6–⁠27–⁠6
San Diego State5–⁠310–⁠3
Hawai’i5–⁠310–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠48–⁠5
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
San José State2–⁠65–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠64–⁠8
Fresno State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.