2024 Utah State

4–⁠8 (3–⁠4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Nate Dreiling.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 2024, game by game: won vs. Robert Morris 36–14; lost at No. 13 USC 0–48; lost vs. No. 12 Utah 21–38; lost at Temple 29–45; lost at No. 21 Boise State 30–62; lost vs. UNLV 34–50; lost vs. New Mexico 45–50; won at Wyoming 27–25; lost at No. 20 Washington State 28–49; won vs. Hawai’i 55–10; won vs. San Diego State 41–20; lost at Colorado State 37–42+45−48Won 36–14 vs. Robert Morris+22Robert MorrisLost 0–48 at No. 13 USC-48No. 13 USCLost 21–38 vs. No. 12 Utah-17No. 12 UtahLost 29–45 at Temple-16TempleLost 30–62 at No. 21 Boise State-32No. 21 Boise StateLost 34–50 vs. UNLV-16UNLVLost 45–50 vs. New Mexico-5New MexicoWon 27–25 at Wyoming+2WyomingLost 28–49 at No. 20 Washington State-21No. 20 Washington StateWon 55–10 vs. Hawai’i+45Hawai’iWon 41–20 vs. San Diego State+21San Diego StateLost 37–42 at Colorado State-5Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 42–⁠37; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
383–⁠453
Coach
Nate Dreiling
Elo
1400 −50 this season
SP+ rating
-10.4 No. 106 of 134; offense No. 45, defense No. 129, special teams No. 75
SRS
−11.7 No. 113 of 134 in FBS
Returning
47% of last season’s EPA, No. 66 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 121 roster talent No. 98 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Kyle Cefalo and Cooper Bassett
Defensive coordinator
Bobby McMillen
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense53rd of 134
  • Defense116th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted58th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted124th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1445%1.1953rd of 134
Defense0.2348%1.17116th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.23 def
45% off
49% def
—58th off
124th 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
Offense4.4own 2816% allowed
Defense4.4own 3015% caused

CORE rating -16.4, 116th of 134 (offense 0.1, defense 16.5).

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 yardsSpencer Petras QB2,315 yds
Passing touchdownsSpencer Petras QB17 TD
Rushing yardsRahsul Faison RB1,109 yds
Rushing touchdownsRahsul Faison RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJalen Royals WR834 yds
Receiving touchdownsOtto Tia TE7 TD
TacklesJordan Vincent S117 tkl
SacksCian Slone LB7.5 sacks
InterceptionsJordan Vincent S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Herschel Turner RB★★★No. 1591
Tanner Williams LB★★★No. 1821
Grayson Brousseau TE★★★No. 1912
Camden Jury OT★★★No. 2049
Gio Kafentzis S★★★No. 2705

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.850
Receivers23.00.825
Offensive line23.00.819
Linebackers13.00.844
Defensive backs13.00.810
Whole class73.00.827

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 4Jalen Royals WRKansas City Chiefs

Roster 108

The 2024 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 20

The 2024 portal
Andre Seldon CB★★★from TCU
Bryson Barnes QB★★★from Utah
George Maile OL★★★from Baylor
Davon Graham II CB★★★from Oklahoma
Gabriel Iniguez Jr. DL★★★from New Mexico State
Jacob Conover QB★★★from Arizona State
Jordan Vincent S★★★from New Mexico State
Macyo Williams DL★★★from Kent State
Spencer Petras QB★★★from Iowa
Miguel Jackson DL★★★from Charlotte
C.J. Tiller QB★★★from Boise State
Jadon Pearson LB★★★from Utah

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 26

Davon Booth RB★★★to Mississippi State
Paul Fitzgerald DE★★★to Utah
Anthony Switzer S★★★to Arkansas
Devin Dye S★★★to Kansas
Cooper Legas QB★★★to Tulsa
McCae Hillstead QB★★★to BYU
Bryce Cage DE★★★to Grambling
Sir Mells DL★★★to Georgia State
Will Shaffer LB★★★no new school on file
Adam Tomczyk DL★★★no new school on file
Al Ashford CB★★★to Northern Arizona
Avery Ellis LB★★★no new school on file

And 14 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠012–⁠28
UNLV6–⁠111–⁠323
Colorado State6–⁠18–⁠5
Fresno State4–⁠36–⁠7
San José State3–⁠47–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠45–⁠7
Air Force3–⁠45–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠45–⁠7
Utah State3–⁠44–⁠8
San Diego State2–⁠53–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠53–⁠9
Nevada0–⁠73–⁠10

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