Nevada-Las Vegas 34, Utah State 24
Associated Press
LOGAN, Utah - Doug Brumfield threw for one touchdown and ran for two more as UNLV opened Mountain West Conference play with its first win over Utah State since 2008, taking a 34-24 decision.
The defense played a big role, intercepting Aggies quarterback Logan Bonner four times among five turnovers.
After falling behind 7-0, Brumfield capped an 89-yard drive with a 4-yard run and a five-yard drive with a 1-yard plunge. The second TD was set up when the punter had his knee on the ground as he fielded a low snap.
Brumfield had a six-yard TD connection with Kyle Williams in the second quarter and Daniel Gutierrez kicked a pair of field goals goals as the Rebels (3-1) took a 27-16 lead at the half.
Brumfield finished 21 of 31 for 217 yards passing and Aidan Robbins ran for 81 yards and a second-half touchdown.
UNLV won at Utah State for the first time since 2007 and is 3-1 for the first time since 2008.
Bonner was 20 of 31 for 236 yards passing and three touchdowns. Terrell Vaughn had two touchdown catches for the Aggies and Justin McGriff had a one plus 103 yards.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
UNLV | UtahSt |
| UtahSt |
TD |
6:00 |
Justin McGriff 12 yd pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick) |
0 |
7 |
| UNLV |
TD |
3:01 |
Doug Brumfield 4 yd run (Daniel Gutierrez kick) |
7 |
7 |
| UNLV |
TD |
0:32 |
Doug Brumfield 1 yd run (Daniel Gutierrez kick) |
14 |
7 |
| Second Quarter |
UNLV | UtahSt |
| UNLV |
TD |
11:31 |
Kyle Williams 6 yd pass from Doug Brumfield (Daniel Gutierrez kick) |
21 |
7 |
| UtahSt |
SF |
8:55 |
Team safety |
21 |
9 |
| UNLV |
FG |
5:22 |
Daniel Gutierrez 23 yd FG |
24 |
9 |
| UtahSt |
TD |
2:05 |
Terrell Vaughn 10 yd pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick) |
24 |
16 |
| UNLV |
FG |
0:36 |
Daniel Gutierrez 26 yd FG |
27 |
16 |
| Third Quarter |
UNLV | UtahSt |
| UNLV |
TD |
7:17 |
Aidan Robbins 5 yd run (Daniel Gutierrez kick) |
34 |
16 |
| Fourth Quarter |
UNLV | UtahSt |
| UtahSt |
TD |
6:15 |
Terrell Vaughn 39 yd pass from Logan Bonner (Justin McGriff 2pt pass from Logan Bonner) |
34 |
24 |
| Team Stats |
| |
UNLV |
Utah State |
| First downs |
21 |
22 |
| Rushing |
5 |
6 |
| Passing |
13 |
13 |
| Penalty |
3 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-16, 31% |
4-13, 31% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-1, 100% |
2-5, 40% |
| Rushes-Yards |
42-103 |
32-96 |
| Passing Yards |
217 |
325 |
| Return Yards |
127 |
125 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
21-31-0 |
28-42-5 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
4--14 |
1--1 |
| Punts |
7 |
2 |
| Punts-Average |
34.3 |
40.5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
7-75 |
11-93 |
| Time of Possession |
34:30 |
25:30 |
| UNLV Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Brumfield |
21 |
31 |
217 |
1 |
0 |
| Utah State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| L. Bonner |
27 |
41 |
313 |
3 |
5 |
| S. Kotsanlee |
1 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
| UNLV Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Robbins |
28 |
81 |
2.9 |
1 |
| C. Reese |
3 |
16 |
5.3 |
0 |
| D. Brumfield |
10 |
3 |
0.3 |
2 |
| R. White |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Utah State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Tyler Jr. |
15 |
54 |
3.6 |
0 |
| R. Briggs |
7 |
33 |
4.7 |
0 |
| L. Bonner |
6 |
14 |
2.3 |
0 |
| P. Makakona |
3 |
8 |
2.7 |
0 |
| UNLV Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Weimer |
5 |
57 |
11.4 |
0 |
| N. Williams |
3 |
53 |
17.7 |
0 |
| K. Williams |
3 |
46 |
15.3 |
1 |
| S. Zeon III |
4 |
43 |
10.8 |
0 |
| C. Reese |
3 |
15 |
5.0 |
0 |
| S. McKie |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| A. Robbins |
2 |
-8 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| Utah State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. McGriff |
6 |
103 |
17.2 |
1 |
| B. Cobbs |
6 |
83 |
13.8 |
0 |
| T. Vaughn |
6 |
74 |
12.3 |
2 |
| N. Davis |
6 |
49 |
8.2 |
0 |
| B. Lane |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
0 |
| R. Briggs |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| UNLV Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| N. Williams |
2 |
62 |
| A. Ajiake |
1 |
9 |
| C. Oliver |
1 |
0 |
| J. Williams |
1 |
0 |
| Utah State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| UNLV Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Nichols |
6 |
240 |
40.0 |
| Utah State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| S. Kotsanlee |
2 |
81 |
40.5 |
| UNLV Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| N. Williams |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
| Utah State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Jones |
4 |
40 |
10.0 |
| UNLV Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| N. Williams |
2 |
44 |
22.0 |
| Utah State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Jones |
3 |
39 |
13.0 |
| T. Vaughn |
1 |
37 |
37.0 |
| M. Anyanwu |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
| UNLV Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Utah State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
