Davon Booth Scampers For Touchdown, Utah State Leads Late
Nov 4, 2023, 7:30 PM
Davon Booth runs the football in Utah State's 42-21 loss at San Jose State on Saturday, October 21.
SAN DIEGO, California –ย The Utah State offense is showing signs of life in the second half with Davon Booth capping a 92-yard drive with a touchdown to take a 17-7 lead.
Utah State is in California to take on the San Diego State Aztecs on Saturday, November 4.
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— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 5, 2023
The Aggies needed four plays in the fourth quarter to find the end zone. Cooper Legas connected with Terrell Vaughn on a 38-yard pass play to put USU in San Diego State territory. Three plays later, Davon Booth scampered for a 19-yard rushing score to give USU a 17-7 lead.
The 92-yard scoring drive was Utah State’s longest scoring drive of the season.
USU leads by ten with 13:34 remaining.
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Utah State Aggies vs. San Diego State Aztecs
Saturday, November 4 โ Snapdragon Stadium | San Diego, CA
The Aggies named five captains before facing SDSU.
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— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 4, 2023
Acting as captains today are senior linebacker MJ Tafisi Jr, sophomore safety Devin Dye, junior wide receiver Micah Davis, junior tight end Broc Lane, and junior long-snapper Jacob Garcia.
Utah State By The Numbers In 2023
The Jekyll & Hyde Aggies have been outscored 105-17 in first quarters this season. USU has turned the tables in the remaining quarters, outscoring opponents 265-167 in quarters two, three, and four.
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๐ฉ๐ฆ San Diego State
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๐บ @FS1 #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/BSN3KlcUyE— USU Football (@USUFootball) November 4, 2023
Despite the difficulties in the opening 15 minutes, the Aggie offense leads the Mountain West and is 21st in the country, averaging 35.2 points per game. USUโs 451.1 yards per game of total offense leads the MW while its 287.4 passing yards per game is fourth in the conference and 22nd in the nation. Utah State has 25 passing touchdowns, tied with the No. 5 Washington Huskies for third-most in the country.
Defensively, Utah Stateโs 16 turnovers forced are third in the MW and 13th nationwide.
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