Week 1
Final
UTEP
USU1Q 10:04
0 - 3
T. Rinker 49-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 20
1Q 04:40
7 - 3
K. Odom 34-yard TD catch from M. Nelson.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 6
1Q 00:27
7 - 10
M. Davis 58-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 08:41
7 - 13
T. Rinker 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
2Q 02:08
7 - 20
B. Lane 52-yard TD catch from B. Barnes.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 00:07
10 - 20
C. Arreola 42-yard field goal.
FG Made
2nd & 10
3Q 08:35
10 - 28
B. Barnes 12-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
1st & 10
4Q 13:58
16 - 28
A. Emory 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Failed
1st & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
233
Barnes
USU
Rush Yds
88
Davis
USU
Rec Yds
97
Odom
UTEP
Scrim TD
1
Odom
UTEP
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2025 Conference USA
UTEPUSU
| Team | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |
| 2 | 9 | 5 | .643 | |
| 3 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 4 | 8 | 5 | .615 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 9 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 11 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Kennesaw State
Jacksonville State
Western Kentucky
Louisiana Tech
Missouri State
FIU
Delaware
Liberty
Middle Tennessee
New Mexico State
UTEP
Sam Houston| Team | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |
| 2 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 3 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 4 | 9 | 5 | .643 | |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 9 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 10 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 11 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
UNLV
New Mexico
San Diego State
Boise State
Fresno State
Hawaii
Utah State
Air Force
Wyoming
Nevada
San José State
Colorado StateGame Summary
The Utah State Aggies emerged victorious over the UTEP Miners, 28 to 16, on August 30.
Game Info
August 30, 2025
CBS Sports Network
Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium
Logan, Utah
85°
5 mph SSE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Nelson #7 | 22/34 | 178 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 2-13 | 112.5 |
S. Smith #8 | 1/2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 62.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Barnes #16 | 19/28 | 233 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 6-34 | 149.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #5 | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 0 | 17 |
A. Emory #1 | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 11 |
M. Taylor #21 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
K. Odom #6 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
M. Nelson #7 | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Davis #2 | 12 | 88 | 7.3 | 1 | 58 |
B. Barnes #16 | 15 | 29 | 1.9 | 1 | 18 |
J. Jacobs #8 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Odom #6 | 9/16 | 97 | 10.8 | 1 | 34 |
E. Willis III #19 | 5/6 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
K. Thomas #5 | 4/5 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
A. Emory #1 | 1/2 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
T. Tate #15 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Taylor #21 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Goins Jr. #88 | 1/2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
H. Wilson #14 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Ferguson #16 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thompson #12 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Davis #2 | 6/6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | 30 |
B. Lane #87 | 1/2 | 52 | 52.0 | 1 | 52 |
A. Garcia #10 | 3/4 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 33 |
B. Pegan #11 | 5/5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 14 |
B. Boyd #5 | 3/9 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 |
J. Jacobs #8 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Davis #7 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Davey #48 | 8-4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Rudolph #1 | 8-7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Ezeani #0 | 7-7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilson #10 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Content #18 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Campbell #4 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #19 | 3-1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Baldwin #32 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Blocker #9 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Barnes #5 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KD Johnson #7 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Russell #22 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hancock #39 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Coker #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Emory #1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Bowser #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TJ Tillman #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Avinger #1 | 11-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Miller #20 | 9-8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamblin #4 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Taylor #11 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Olevao Jr. #14 | 5-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Joe #25 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Holmes #24 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ugo #22 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Tucker #34 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Morris #9 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Iniguez Jr. #10 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Flores #21 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Tujague #28 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Mayes #15 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Arnold #12 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. White #23 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Burton #36 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tuha #55 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sterzer #83 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Kafentzis #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Migao #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ebunoha #27 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Maile #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Arreola #91 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 42 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rinker #14 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Botsford #42 | 8 | 381 | 47.6 | 64 |
M. Nelson #7 | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Rehkow #16 | 7 | 332 | 47.4 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Taylor #21 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Davis #2 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #5 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jacobs #8 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Nelson #7 | 22/34 | 178 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 2-13 | 112.5 |
S. Smith #8 | 1/2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 62.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #5 | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 0 | 17 |
A. Emory #1 | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 11 |
M. Taylor #21 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
K. Odom #6 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
M. Nelson #7 | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Odom #6 | 9/16 | 97 | 10.8 | 1 | 34 |
E. Willis III #19 | 5/6 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
K. Thomas #5 | 4/5 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
A. Emory #1 | 1/2 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
T. Tate #15 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Taylor #21 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Goins Jr. #88 | 1/2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
H. Wilson #14 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Ferguson #16 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thompson #12 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Davey #48 | 8-4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Rudolph #1 | 8-7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Ezeani #0 | 7-7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilson #10 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Content #18 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Campbell #4 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #19 | 3-1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Baldwin #32 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Blocker #9 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Barnes #5 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KD Johnson #7 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Russell #22 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hancock #39 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Coker #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Emory #1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Bowser #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TJ Tillman #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Arreola #91 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 42 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Botsford #42 | 8 | 381 | 47.6 | 64 |
M. Nelson #7 | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Taylor #21 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #5 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Barnes #16 | 19/28 | 233 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 6-34 | 149.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Davis #2 | 12 | 88 | 7.3 | 1 | 58 |
B. Barnes #16 | 15 | 29 | 1.9 | 1 | 18 |
J. Jacobs #8 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Davis #2 | 6/6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | 30 |
B. Lane #87 | 1/2 | 52 | 52.0 | 1 | 52 |
A. Garcia #10 | 3/4 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 33 |
B. Pegan #11 | 5/5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 14 |
B. Boyd #5 | 3/9 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 |
J. Jacobs #8 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Davis #7 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Avinger #1 | 11-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Miller #20 | 9-8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamblin #4 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Taylor #11 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Olevao Jr. #14 | 5-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Joe #25 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Holmes #24 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ugo #22 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Tucker #34 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Morris #9 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Iniguez Jr. #10 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Flores #21 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Tujague #28 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Mayes #15 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Arnold #12 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. White #23 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Burton #36 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tuha #55 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sterzer #83 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Kafentzis #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Migao #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ebunoha #27 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Maile #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rinker #14 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Rehkow #16 | 7 | 332 | 47.4 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Davis #2 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jacobs #8 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 |
Field Goal
10 plays,
59 yd,
05:130-3
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
02:030-3
Punt
4 plays,
7 yd,
02:060-3
Touchdown
4 plays,
61 yd,
01:087-3
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:507-3
Punt
3 plays,
13 yd,
02:137-3
Touchdown
1 play,
58 yd,
00:087-10
Interception
5 plays,
20 yd,
01:517-10
Field Goal
12 plays,
62 yd,
04:527-13
Punt
10 plays,
35 yd,
04:577-13
Touchdown
5 plays,
80 yd,
01:437-20
Field Goal
11 plays,
56 yd,
01:5210-20
End of Half
0 play,
0 yd,
00:0410-20
Punt
8 plays,
23 yd,
03:4810-20
Touchdown
6 plays,
63 yd,
02:5210-28
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
02:0210-28
Punt
3 plays,
-15 yd,
01:0910-28
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:3710-28
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
02:1510-28
Touchdown
7 plays,
52 yd,
02:2916-28
Punt
5 plays,
21 yd,
02:1316-28
Punt
6 plays,
16 yd,
02:1316-28
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
02:1316-28
Punt
3 plays,
-2 yd,
00:5616-28
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
02:0216-28
Punt
7 plays,
5 yd,
02:1416-28
End of Game
5 plays,
8 yd,
01:5716-28
271
Total Yds
326
168
Pass Yds
199
103
Rush Yds
127
13
Total Drives
14
74
Total Plays
67
3.7
Yards Per Play
4.9
4.3
Yards Per Pass
5.9
2.9
Yards Per Rush
3.8
29:23
Possession
30:37
4
Biggest Lead
18
19
1st Downs
18
9
Passing 1st Downs
10
7
Rushing 1st Downs
7
3
1st Downs from Penalties
1
4/15
3rd Down
2/12
2/2
4th Down
0/0
9
Punts
7
1
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
11
63
Penalty Yards
73
6
Sacks
2
34
Sack Yards
13
9
Tackles For Loss
7
0
D/ST TD
0
