A pair of teams from the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference on the blue turf in the Gem State. The Utah State Aggies are on the road as they make the trip to face the Boise State Broncos Friday afternoon. Utah State comes in off a 35-31 home victory over San Jose State in their previous contest Saturday night, covering the line as a 1.5-point favorite. Boise State slipped past Wyoming 20-17 on the road in their previous game Saturday though they failed to cover the line as a 14.5-point favorite. In the all-time regular season series, the Broncos own an 18-3 advantage and have won the last six meetings. That includes a 27-3 road victory in the most recent matchup on September 25, 2021.
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Utah State won their third straight and their fifth in the last six games after a 1-4 start as they edged San Jose State at home last Saturday. The Aggies improved to 6-5 on the season and are tied for second in the Mountain Division with a 5-2 conference mark. Against San Jose State, Utah State trailed 6-0 before reeling off 21 unanswered points. The Aggies led 21-13 at the half, 28-23 after three quarters and trailed 31-28 with 6:42 to play before going 75 yards in nine plays to score the game-winning touchdown with 2:49 to go. Utah State held a 430-341 advantage in total offense, picked up 25 first downs while allowing 17 and held a 33:41 to 26:19 edge in time of possession. Those numbers helped offset the fact that the Aggies committed three turnovers while failing to record a takeaway.
On the year, the Aggies are 110th in the nation in passing offense as they average 190.5 yards per game through the air and stand tied for 58th in rushing offense with 162.1 yards per contest. Utah State is 100th in the FBS in scoring offense with 23.3 points per game while they stand 99th in scoring defense as they allow an average of 29.5 points per contest. Logan Bonner has completed 62 of 110 passes for 753 yards with six touchdowns and eight interceptions on the season. He adds 17 yards on the ground. Cooper Legas (105 of 169, 1159 yards, 10 TD, seven INT, 227 rushing yards, two TD), Bishop Davenport (20 of 35, 145 yards, INT, 48 rushing yards, two TD) and Levi Williams (four of 15, 27 yards, 36 rush yards) have all seen action under center. Calvin Tyler Jr. leads the team on the ground with 219 carries for 978 yards plus six scores this season. Robert Briggs (74 carries, 353 yards, TD) is the second back in the system. Brian Cobbs leads the team with 63 receptions for 769 yards and four scores on the year. Terrell Vaughn (44 receptions, 442 yards, four TD) and Justin McGriff (25 grabs, 374 yards, four TD) are the only other players over the 300-yard mark in receiving yards this season. For that matter, they are the only other players with more than 150 receiving yards. Connor Coles is 30 of 30 on extra points and 10 of 14 on field goal attempts with a long of 50 this season.