Utah State 17, Colorado State 13
Associated Press
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Third-string quarterback Bishop Davenport, making his collegiate debut, scored on a 4-yard run in the third quarter to give Utah State the lead for good and the Aggies defeated Colorado State 17-13.
Davenport, a true freshman, made his collegiate debut after quarterbacks Cooper Legas (concussion) and Levi Williams (heel) were sidelined in the first half. Davenport led a pair of eight-play drives in the third quarter that ended with Connor Coles' game-tying 48-yard field goal and Davenport's scramble into the end zone.
Michael Boyle's 35-yard field goal cut the lead to 17-13 early in the fourth quarter but an interception by Guryan Hall Jr. ended the Rams' final drive.
Legas' 32-yard touchdown pass to Justin McGriff had given Utah State (3-4, 2-1 Mountain West Conference) a 7-3 lead but Avery Morrow's 26-yard run put Colorado State (1-5, 1-1) on top 10-7 at halftime.
Calvin Tyler Jr. ran for 129 yards on 24 carries for the Aggies.
Colorado State was also going with a third-stringer making his first collegiate start in redshirt freshman walk-on Giles Pooler, who threw for 144 yards. No. 1 quarterback Clay Millen is still out with a shoulder injury and Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi started last week.
Morrow had 116 yards on 27 carries.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
UtahSt | ColoSt |
| ColoSt |
FG |
11:45 |
Michael Boyle 23 yard field goal |
0 |
3 |
| UtahSt |
TD |
1:54 |
Justin McGriff 32 yard TD pass from Cooper Legas (Connor Coles Extra Point) |
7 |
3 |
| Second Quarter |
UtahSt | ColoSt |
| ColoSt |
TD |
14:21 |
Avery Morrow 26 yard TD run (Michael Boyle Extra Point) |
7 |
10 |
| Third Quarter |
UtahSt | ColoSt |
| UtahSt |
FG |
10:57 |
Connor Coles 48 yard field goal |
10 |
10 |
| UtahSt |
TD |
7:34 |
Bishop Davenport 4 yard TD run (Connor Coles Extra Point) |
17 |
10 |
| Fourth Quarter |
UtahSt | ColoSt |
| ColoSt |
FG |
14:08 |
Michael Boyle 35 yard field goal |
17 |
13 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Utah State |
Colorado State |
| First downs |
24 |
14 |
| Rushing |
13 |
5 |
| Passing |
9 |
7 |
| Penalty |
2 |
2 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
6-15, 40% |
2-15, 13% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
1-3, 33% |
| Rushes-Yards |
49-252 |
34-99 |
| Passing Yards |
137 |
163 |
| Return Yards |
3 |
93 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
14-30-1 |
12-33-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1-8 |
2-9 |
| Punts |
6 |
7 |
| Fumbles Lost |
2-1 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
9-73 |
9-75 |
| Utah State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Legas |
9 |
14 |
85 |
1 |
1 |
| B. Davenport |
3 |
9 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
| L. Williams |
2 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| Colorado State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Pooler |
11 |
32 |
144 |
0 |
1 |
| T. Horton |
1 |
1 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
| Utah State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Tyler Jr. |
24 |
129 |
5.4 |
0 |
| R. Briggs |
6 |
38 |
6.3 |
0 |
| L. Williams |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
0 |
| C. Legas |
4 |
27 |
6.8 |
0 |
| B. Davenport |
10 |
24 |
2.4 |
1 |
| B. Cobbs |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| T. Vaughn |
2 |
1 |
0.5 |
0 |
| Colorado State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Morrow |
28 |
120 |
4.3 |
1 |
| A. Vivens |
2 |
-3 |
-1.5 |
0 |
| G. Pooler |
4 |
-18 |
-4.5 |
0 |
| Utah State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. McGriff |
4 |
63 |
15.8 |
1 |
| T. Vaughn |
6 |
47 |
7.8 |
0 |
| B. Cobbs |
3 |
24 |
8.0 |
0 |
| P. Buchanan |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Colorado State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Brown |
4 |
52 |
13.0 |
0 |
| P. Montini |
1 |
25 |
25.0 |
0 |
| J. Ross-Simmons |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
0 |
| A. Vivens |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
| D. Olson |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| M. Fox |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| T. Arkin |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
| A. Morrow |
1 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| Utah State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| G. Hall Jr. |
1 |
0 |
| Colorado State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| C. Carter |
1 |
39 |
| Utah State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| S. Kotsanlee |
5 |
236 |
47.2 |
| Colorado State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| P. Turner |
7 |
282 |
40.3 |
| Utah State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Jones |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
| Colorado State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Horton |
2 |
31 |
15.5 |
| Utah State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Colorado State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| A. Vivens |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
| Utah State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| C. Coles |
45 |
| C. Coles |
52 |
| Colorado State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| M. Boyle |
39 |
