2014 Utah State Aggies football team

2014 Utah State Aggies football
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl vs. UTEP, W 21–6
Conference Mountain West Conference
Division Mountain Division
2014 record 10–4 (6–2 MW)
Head coach Matt Wells (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Kevin McGiven (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Todd Orlando (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Romney Stadium
(Capacity: 25,513)
2014 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 16 Boise State x$   7 – 1         12 – 2  
Colorado State   6 – 2         10 – 3  
Utah State   6 – 2         10 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3         10 – 3  
New Mexico   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Wyoming   2 – 6         4 – 8  
West Division
Fresno State x   5 – 3         6 – 8  
San Diego State   5 – 3         7 – 6  
Nevada   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Hawaii   3 – 5         4 – 9  
San Jose State   2 – 6         3 – 9  
UNLV   1 – 7         2 – 11  
Championship: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. This was the Aggies second season as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated UTEP 21–6.

Before the season

2014 recruits

Blue and White Game

The Spring Blue and White Game took place on April 12th, 2014. The game came down to a field goal in the last second. (PK) Nick Diaz converted a 39 yard field-goal to give the offense (Blue) the win over the defense (White) 78-77 in the last second.

Departures

Among the notable departures were most of the starting offensive line including four year starter (C) Tyler Larsen and three year starter (G) Eric Schultz. The Aggies also lost Defensive Line coach Frank Maile to Vanderbilt.

NFL Draft

Name Number Pos. Class Team Round Pick
Nevin Lawson 1 CB Senior Detroit Lions 4 133
Maurice "Mo" Alexander 5 S Senior St. Louis Rams 4 110

Roster

2014 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Myers, KentKent Myers Fr
WR 3 Robinson, DevonteDevonte Robinson Jr
WR 4 Sharp, HunterHunter Sharp Jr
WR 9 Natson, JoJoJoJo Natson Jr
QB 10 Garretson, DarellDarell Garretson  So
WR 11 Swindall, BrandonBrandon Swindall  Jr
QB 12 Harrison, CraigCraig Harrison  Sr
WR 14 Johnson, ShaanShaan Johnson Sr
QB 16 Keeton, ChuckieChuckie Keeton  Sr
WR 17 Van Leeuwen, ZachZach Van Leeuwen Fr
WR 18 Butler, RonaldRonald Butler Sr
RB 20 Hall, RashadRashad Hall Jr
RB 21 Hunt, LaJuanLaJuan Hunt Fr
WR 25 Weichers, HaydenHayden Weichers ('S') Fr
RB 26 Williams, KennedyKennedy Williams So
RB 30 Johnson, KarrisKarris Johnson Fr
RB 32 Hill, JoeJoe Hill Sr
TE 33 Court, JeffersonJefferson Court Sr
RB 34 Hervey, JustenJusten Hervey Fr
RB 40 Tolbert, MattMatt Tolbert Fr
FB 43 Filiaga, DillonDillon Filiaga Fr
TE 44 Horne, LandonLandon Horne  So
OT 55 Chen, AndrewAndrew Chen Fr
OC 59 Stephens, AustinAustin Stephens So
OC 60 Summers, JoeJoe Summers Sr
OL 62 Walker, BryceBryce Walker Sr
OL 64 Ioane, JaromJarom Ioane Fr
OL 65 Albrecht, AustinAustin Albrecht So
OL 67 Taukeiaho, BrandonBrandon Taukeiaho Fr
OL 68 Vavau, BillBill Vavau Sr
OL 69 Hicks, JordanJordan Hicks Fr
OL 72 Mosley, TyshonTyshon Mosley Fr
OL 74 Whimpey, KevinKevin Whimpey Sr
OL 75 Fisilau, TaaniTaani Fisilau Jr
OL 76 Simonich, JakeJake Simonich So
OL 78 Boyer, CodyCody Boyer Fr
OT 79 Rice, LoganLogan Rice Fr
WR 80 Fox, TylerTyler Fox Fr
TE 81 Mosley, MarcusMarcus Mosley Fr
TE 83 Houston, WyattWyatt Houston So
WR 84 Patterson, DamounDamoun Patterson Fr
WR 85 Weese, TylerTyler Weese Fr
WR 87 Bird, BrockBrock Bird Jr
WR 88 Roberts, BraelonBraelon Roberts Fr
RB 40 Quicocho, ErnestErnest Quicocho Jr
 Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Gray, DanielDaniel Gray So
CB 2 Ellison, MarquanMarquan Ellison So
CB 6 Stewart, RashardRashard Stewart Sr
LB 9 Fackrell, KylerKyler Fackrell  Jr
FS 10 Lee, KelvinKelvin Lee Jr
LB 12 Huerta, AlexAlex Huerta  Fr
CB 13 Davis, JalenJalen Davis Fr
CB 15 Floyd, TylerTyler Floyd Jr
CB 17 Hines, DeshaneDeshane Hines Jr
LB 19 Togiai, IanIan Togiai Fr
S 21 Suite, BrianBrian Suite Sr
CB 22 Hayes, BryantBryant Hayes Jr
LB 23 Okonkwo, MichaelMichael Okonkwo Jr
CB 24 Evans, MarwinMarwin Evans Jr
S 27 Rocquemore, JontrellJontrell Rocquemore Fr
S 28 Wade, AaronAaron Wade Fr
S 29 Turner, MyronMyron Turner Fr
CB 31 Painter, JentzJentz Painter So
CB 37 Centers, DevinDevin Centers So
LB 39 Green, TorreyTorrey Green Jr
CB 40 Cheney, AustinAustin Cheney So
LB 41 Vigil, NickNick Vigil So
LB 42 Harold, La'BradfordLa'Bradford Harold Jr
S 43 DeLoach, DaytonDayton DeLoach So
LB 45 Baldomero, JaromJarom Baldomero Jr
S 46 Sutera, FrankieFrankie Sutera Sr
LB 48 Christiansen, ChaseChase Christiansen Fr
LB 49 Larsen, DerekDerek Larsen Fr
DE 52 Taylor, JohnJohn Taylor Jr
LB 53 Vigil, ZachZach Vigil Sr
LB 55 Adeoye, AdewaleAdewale Adeoye Fr
NG 56 Schuster, GasetotoGasetoto Schuster Fr
NG 70 Seefeldt, TravisTravis Seefeldt Jr
DE 90 Jeppesen, ClarkClark Jeppesen Fr
DE 91 Taufa, SiuaSiua Taufa So
DE 92 Parkinson, JordanJordan Parkinson Fr
DL 94 Berntson, EricEric Berntson So
DE 95 Ali'ifua, RickyRicky Ali'ifua So
NG 96 Kamana-Matagi, ElvisElvis Kamana-Matagi Sr
DE 97 Nielsen, JordanJordan Nielsen Jr
DE 98 Faimalo, EdmundEdmund Faimalo Jr
DE 99 Larsen, B.J.B.J. Larsen Sr
 Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 36 Thompson, JakeJake Thompson So
P/K 38 Bentrude, JaronJaron Bentrude Sr
LS 47 Hutchinson, MarkMark Hutchinson Jr
PK 63 Warren, BrockBrock Warren So
PK 93 Diaz, NickNick Diaz Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mark Weber (Idaho State)
    Asst. Head Coach/ Offensive Line
  • Kevin McGiven (Utah Valley)
    Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks
  • Todd Orlando (Wisconsin)
    Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
  • Dave Ungerer (Southern Connecticut State)
    Special Teams/ Running Backs
  • Luke Wells (Oklahoma)
    Co-Offensive Coordinator/ TE/ Recruiting Coordinator
  • Jovon Bouknight (Wyoming)
    Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers
  • Joe Lorig (Western Oregon)
    Linebackers
  • Ikaika Malloe (Washington)
    Defensive Line
  • Kendrick Shaver (Missouri State)
    Defensive Passing Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks
  • Funaki Asisi (Utah State)
    Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Waqa Damuni (Utah State)
    Asst. Athletics Director for Football Operations
  • David Fiefia (Utah State)
    Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Dave Kragthorpe(Utah State)
    Special Assistant to the Head Coach
  • Manoa Latu (Portland State)
    Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Nate Przestrzelski (East Carolina)
    Defensive Administrative Assistant
  • Dillon Sanders (North Colorado)
    Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Dave Scholz (Wisconsin- Milwaukee)
    Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • Naufahu Tahi (Brigham Young)
    Offensive Administrative Assistant

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 5:00 PM at Tennessee* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN L 7–38   102,455
September 6 6:00 PM Idaho State* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT MWN W 40–20   20,445
September 13 5:00 PM Wake Forest* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT CBSSN W 36–24   20,345
September 20 5:00 PM at Arkansas State* Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 L 14–21 OT  29,029
October 3 8:30 PM at No. 18 BYU* LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel) ESPN W 35–20   64,090
October 11 8:15 PM Air Forcedagger Romney Stadium • Logan, UT ESPNU W 34–16   24,037
October 18 5:00 PM at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO CBSSN L 13–16   32,546
October 25 2:00 PM UNLV Romney Stadium • Logan, UT ESPNews W 34–20   20,153
November 1 9:00 PM at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI MWN W 35–14   24,761
November 7 6:00 PM at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Bridger’s Battle) ESPN2 W 20–3   14,430
November 15 2:00 PM New Mexico Romney Stadium • Logan, UT ESPNews W 28–21   19,591
November 21 7:30 PM San Jose State Romney Stadium • Logan, UT ESPN2 W 41–7   18,428
November 29 8:15 PM at No. 25 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2 L 19–50   33,940
December 20 12:20 PM vs. UTEP* University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl) ESPN W 21–6   28,725
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game Summaries

Tennessee

Utah State at Tennessee
1 234Total
Aggies 0 007 7
• Volunteers 14 3714 38

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Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Idaho State

Utah State v Idaho State
1 234Total
Bengals 0 677 20
• Aggies 6 14137 40
  • Date: September 06
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 6:06 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 20,249
  • Game weather: Warm, lightly cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
Overall record Last meeting Result
16-2 2010 Utah State, 38–17

Wake Forest

Utah State v Wake Forest
1 234Total
Demon Deacons 7 0170 24
• Aggies 7 2270 36
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 5:04 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:41
  • Game attendance: 20345
  • Game weather: Clear skies
  • Referee: Greg Burks
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

This was the first meeting between the Aggies and the Demon Deacons. The Aggies held the Demon Deacons to -25 yards rushing.

Arkansas State

Utah State at Arkansas State
1 234OTTotal
Aggies 7 0700 14
• Red Wolves 0 0777 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
3-2 2004 Arkansas State, 7-16

BYU

Utah State at #18 BYU
1 234OTTotal
• Aggies 7 21700 35
#18 Cougars 7 7330 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
46-34-3 2013 BYU, 31-14

Utah State on a crisp day in October, defeated the BYU Cougars. The star quarterback of the BYU team was Taysom Hill, who suffered a broken leg in the 2nd quarter on a hard hit. They beat the Cougars by a score of 35-20. The Cougars were ranked 18 at the time.

Air Force

Utah State v Air Force
1 234OTTotal
Falcons 3 3730 16
• Aggies 14 17030 34
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 8:26 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 24037
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Referee: Jim Farmer
Overall record Last meeting Result
1-1 2013 Utah State, 52–20

Colorado State

Utah State at Colorado State
1 234OTTotal
Aggies 10 0030 13
• Rams 7 3060 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–32–2 2013 Utah State, 13–0

UNLV

Utah State v UNLV
1 234OTTotal
Rebels 0 13070 20
• Aggies 7 101070 34
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 2:02 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 20153
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Referee: Greg Burks
Overall record Last meeting Result
14-7 2013 Utah State, 28–24

Hawaii

Utah State at Hawai'i
1 234OTTotal
• Aggies 14 14700 35
Rainbow Warriors 14 0000 14
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Honolulu, HI
  • Game start: 5:07 pm
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 24761
  • Referee: David Alvarez
Overall record Last meeting Result
7-6 2013 Utah State, 47-10

Wyoming

Utah State at Wyoming
1 234OTTotal
• Aggies 17 0030 20
Cowboys 0 3000 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
24-36-4 2013 Utah State, 35-7

New Mexico

Utah State v New Mexico
1 234OTTotal
Lobos 7 7070 21
• Aggies 7 14700 28
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 2:02 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 19591
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
Overall record Last meeting Result
11-9 2013 Utah State, 45-10

San Jose State

Utah State v San Jose State
1 234OTTotal
Spartans 0 7000 7
• Aggies 7 714130 41
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 7:35 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 18428
  • Referee: David Alvarez
Overall record Last meeting Result
15-20-1 2013 Utah State, 40-12

Boise State

Utah State at #25 Boise State
1 234OTTotal
Aggies 9 3070 19
• #25 Broncos 20 140160 50
Overall record Last meeting Result
4-14 2013 Boise State, 34-23

UTEP

Utah State v UTEP
1 234OTTotal
• Aggies 7 0770 21
Miners 3 0030 6
Overall record Last meeting Result
2-0 1961 Utah State, 21–6

References

  1. ↑ "Utah State Men's Football Staff". Utah State Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2013. "2013 Utah State Aggie Spring Football Roster". Utah State Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 Utah State Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Utah State at Tennessee". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
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