2014 Utah State Aggies football team

2014 Utah State Aggies football
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 21–6 vs. UTEP
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record10–4 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin McGiven (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Orlando (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
2014 Mountain West Conference 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  
  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

College recruiting information (2014)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Adewale Adeoye
LB 		St. Louis Ritenour 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Feb 3, 2014 
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Demytrick Ali'ifua
OL 		San Leandro, California San Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jul 5, 2013 
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Chase Christiansen
LB 		Tooele, Utah Stansbury 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Feb 3, 2014 
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Preston Curtis
RB 		Salt Lake City East 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 17, 2014 
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Jalen Davis
DB 		La Mesa, California Helix 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jan 20, 2014 
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Edmund Falamalo
DT 		Redlands, California Riverside C.C. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
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Baron Gajkowski
S 		Alpine, Utah Lone Peak 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
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Derek Hastings
TE 		Lehi, Utah Lehi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
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Justin Hervey
RB 		Beaumont, Texas Westbrook 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
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Deshane Hines
DB 		San Mateo, California College of San Mateo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 27, 2014 
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Landon Horne
TE 		Ephraim, Utah Snow College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jan 8, 2014 
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Lajuan Hunt
RB 		Fort Lauderdale, Florida University School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jan 25, 2014 
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Marcus Mosely
TE 		Tampa, Florida Alonso 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 22, 2013 
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Kent Myers
ATH 		Sachse, Texas Sachse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 27, 2014 
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Logan Rice
OL 		Logan, Utah Logan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
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Devonte Robinson
WR 		Dodge City, Kansas Dodge City C.C. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
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Jontrell Rocquemore
DB 		McKinney, Texas McKinney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
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Gasetoto Schuster
DT 		Long Beach, California Poly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Nov 24, 2013 
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Hunter Sharp
WR 		Lancaster, California Antelope Valley C.C. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 15, 2013 
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Siua Taufa
DT 		Pleasant Hill, California Diablo Valley C.C. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Jan 1, 2014 
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John Taylor
DE 		Riverside, California Riverside C.C. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
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Ian Togiai
LB 		West Valley City, Utah Hunter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
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Joe Tukuafu
TE 		Salt Lake City, Utah East 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Feb 4, 2014 
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Mohelika Uasike
DL 		North Richland Hills, Texas L.D. Bell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Feb 4, 2014 
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Christopher 'Unga
DL 		Rancho Cucamonga, California Rancho Cucamonga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Feb 4, 2014 
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Aaron Wade
ATH 		Lithia, Florida Newsome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
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Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 94    Rivals: 106    ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Utah State 2014 Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  • "2014 Utah State Football Commits". Scout. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  • "2014 Player Commits". ESPN. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

Blue and White Game

The spring Blue and White Game took place on April 12, 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 Kent Myers Fr
WR 3 Devonte Robinson Jr
WR 4 Hunter Sharp Jr
WR 9 JoJo Natson Jr
QB 10 Darell Garretson  So
WR 11 Brandon Swindall  Jr
QB 12 Craig Harrison  Sr
WR 14 Shaan Johnson Sr
QB 16 Chuckie Keeton  Sr
WR 17 Zach Van Leeuwen Fr
WR 18 Ronald Butler Sr
RB 20 Rashad Hall Jr
RB 21 LaJuan Hunt Fr
WR 25 Hayden Weichers ('S') Fr
RB 26 Kennedy Williams So
RB 30 Karris Johnson Fr
RB 32 Joe Hill Sr
TE 33 Jefferson Court Sr
RB 34 Justen Hervey Fr
RB 40 Matt Tolbert Fr
FB 43 Dillon Filiaga Fr
TE 44 Landon Horne  So
OT 55 Andrew Chen Fr
OC 59 Austin Stephens So
OC 60 Joe Summers Sr
OL 62 Bryce Walker Sr
OL 64 Jarom Ioane Fr
OL 65 Austin Albrecht So
OL 67 Brandon Taukeiaho Fr
OL 68 Bill Vavau Sr
OL 69 Jordan Hicks Fr
OL 72 Tyshon Mosley Fr
OL 74 Kevin Whimpey Sr
OL 75 Taani Fisilau Jr
OL 76 Jake Simonich So
OL 78 Cody Boyer Fr
OT 79 Logan Rice Fr
WR 80 Tyler Fox Fr
TE 81 Marcus Mosley Fr
TE 83 Wyatt Houston So
WR 84 Damoun Patterson Fr
WR 85 Tyler Weese Fr
WR 87 Brock Bird Jr
WR 88 Braelon Roberts Fr
RB 40 Ernest Quicocho Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Daniel Gray So
CB 2 Marquan Ellison So
CB 6 Rashard Stewart Sr
LB 9 Kyler Fackrell  Jr
FS 10 Kelvin Lee Jr
LB 12 Alex Huerta  Fr
CB 13 Jalen Davis Fr
CB 15 Tyler Floyd Jr
CB 17 Deshane Hines Jr
LB 19 Ian Togiai Fr
S 21 Brian Suite Sr
CB 22 Bryant Hayes Jr
LB 23 Michael Okonkwo Jr
CB 24 Marwin Evans Jr
S 27 Jontrell Rocquemore Fr
S 28 Aaron Wade Fr
S 29 Myron Turner Fr
CB 31 Jentz Painter So
CB 37 Devin Centers So
LB 39 Torrey Green Jr
CB 40 Austin Cheney So
LB 41 Nick Vigil So
LB 42 La'Bradford Harold Jr
S 43 Dayton DeLoach So
LB 45 Jarom Baldomero Jr
S 46 Frankie Sutera Sr
LB 48 Chase Christiansen Fr
LB 49 Derek Larsen Fr
DE 52 John Taylor Jr
LB 53 Zach Vigil Sr
LB 55 Adewale Adeoye Fr
NG 56 Gasetoto Schuster Fr
NG 70 Travis Seefeldt Jr
DE 90 Clark Jeppesen Fr
DE 91 Siua Taufa So
DE 92 Jordan Parkinson Fr
DL 94 Eric Berntson So
DE 95 Ricky Ali'ifua So
NG 96 Elvis Kamana-Matagi Sr
DE 97 Jordan Nielsen Jr
DE 98 Edmund Faimalo Jr
DE 99 B.J. Larsen Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 36 Jake Thompson So
P/K 38 Jaron Bentrude Sr
LS 47 Mark Hutchinson Jr
PK 63 Brock Warren So
PK 93 Nick Diaz Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 pmat Tennessee*
SECNL 7–38102,455
September 66:00 pmIdaho State*
MWNW 40–2020,445
September 135:00 pmWake Forest*
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSNW 36–2420,345
September 205:00 pmat Arkansas State*
ESPN3L 14–21 OT29,029
October 38:30 pmat No. 18 BYU*
ESPNW 35–2064,090
October 118:15 pmAir Force
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
ESPNUW 34–1624,037
October 185:00 pmat Colorado State
CBSSNL 13–1632,546
October 252:00 pmUNLV
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
ESPNewsW 34–2020,153
November 19:00 pmat Hawaii
MWNW 35–1424,761
November 76:00 pmat Wyoming
ESPN2W 20–314,430
November 152:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
ESPNewsW 28–2119,591
November 217:30 pmSan Jose State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
ESPN2W 41–718,428
November 298:15 pmat No. 25 Boise State
ESPN2L 19–5033,940
December 2012:20 pmvs. UTEP*
ESPNW 21–628,725
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Tennessee

Utah State at Tennessee
Team 1 234Total
Aggies 0 007 7
• Volunteers 14 3714 38
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See also: 2014 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Idaho State

Utah State v Idaho State
Team 1 234Total
Bengals 0 677 20
• Aggies 6 14137 40
  • Date: September 06
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, Utah
  • Game start: 6:06 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 20,249
  • Game weather: Warm, lightly cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell

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See also: 2014 Idaho State Bengals football team

Wake Forest

Utah State v Wake Forest
Team 1 234Total
Demon Deacons 7 0170 24
• Aggies 7 2270 36
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, Utah
  • Game start: 5:04 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:41
  • Game attendance: 20345
  • Game weather: Clear skies
  • Referee: Greg Burks
  • TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Matt McConnell, Eric Crouch, Cassie Gallo
See also: 2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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
Team 1 234OTTotal
Aggies 7 0700 14
• Red Wolves 0 0777 21
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Centennial Bank Stadium
    Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • Game start: 6:06 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 29029
  • Game weather: Mosty Clear
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Brock Bowling, Wayne Gandy
See also: 2014 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

BYU

Utah State at #18 BYU
Team 1 234OTTotal
• Aggies 7 21700 35
#18 Cougars 7 7330 20
  • Date: October 03
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:26 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:31
  • Game attendance: 64090
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Referee: Rick Loumiet
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Mike Bellotti, Allison Williams
See also: 2014 BYU Cougars football team and The Old Wagon Wheel

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
Team 1 234OTTotal
Falcons 3 3730 16
• Aggies 14 17030 34
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, Utah
  • Game start: 8:26 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 24037
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Referee: Jim Farmer
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mark Neely, David Diaz-Infante
See also: 2014 Air Force Falcons football team

Colorado State

Utah State at Colorado State
Team 1 234OTTotal
Aggies 10 0030 13
• Rams 7 3060 16
See also: 2014 Colorado State Rams football team

UNLV

Utah State v UNLV
Team 1 234OTTotal
Rebels 0 13070 20
• Aggies 7 101070 34
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, Utah
  • Game start: 2:02 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 20153
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Referee: Greg Burks
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia
See also: 2014 UNLV Rebels football team

Hawaii

Utah State at Hawai'i
Team 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
  • TV announcers (Oceanic Cable): Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano, Scott Robbs
See also: 2014 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Wyoming

Utah State at Wyoming
Team 1 234OTTotal
• Aggies 17 0030 20
Cowboys 0 3000 3
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: War Memorial Stadium
    Laramie, Wyoming
  • Game start: 6:00 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 14430
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Allison Williams
See also: 2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Bridger's Battle

New Mexico

Utah State v New Mexico
Team 1 234OTTotal
Lobos 7 7070 21
• Aggies 7 14700 28
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, Utah
  • Game start: 2:02 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 19591
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia
See also: 2014 New Mexico Lobos football team

San Jose State

Utah State v San Jose State
Team 1 234OTTotal
Spartans 0 7000 7
• Aggies 7 714130 41
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, Utah
  • Game start: 7:35 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 18428
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante, Allison Williams
See also: 2014 San Jose State Spartans football team

Boise State

Utah State at #25 Boise State
Team 1 234OTTotal
Aggies 9 3070 19
• #25 Broncos 20 140160 50
  • Date: November 29
  • Location: Albertsons Stadium
    Boise, Idaho
  • Game start: 8:26 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 33940
  • Referee: Rick Loumiet
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens, David Diaz-Infante, Shelley Smith
See also: 2014 Boise State Broncos football team

UTEP

Utah State v UTEP
Team 1 234OTTotal
• Aggies 7 0770 21
Miners 3 0030 6
  • Date: December 20
  • Location: University Stadium
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Game start: 12:25 pm MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 28725
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Mark Neely, David Diaz-Infante, Kayce Smith/Drew Goodman, Tom Ramsey, Dave Shore
See also: 2014 UTEP Miners football team and 2014 New Mexico Bowl

References

  1. ^ "Utah State Men's Football Staff". Utah State Athletics. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017. 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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