Utah State Aggies punch their price tag to the Mountain West identify recreation

Deven Thompkins units a brand new faculty receiving file in giant win over New Mexico

Albuquerque, N.M. • Logan Bonner threw 5 landing passes and Utah State rolled to a 35-10 win at New Mexico State on Friday, incomes a berth within the Mountain West Convention identify recreation.

The Aggies (9-3, 6-2) wanted a win and San Diego State’s 27-16 win over Boise State to earn the Mountain Department crown and a date with the Aztecs on Dec. 4.

Utah State’s handiest different shuttle to the MWC identify recreation was once in 2013.

Bonner was once 16 of 23 for 306 yards and was the 6th Utah State quarterback to surpass 3,000 yards. The 5 touchdowns gave him 32 for the season, tying the college file set via Jordan Love in 2018.

In its earlier 5 highway video games Utah State had to conquer a double-digit deficit however with Bonner and a dominant protection, no rally was once had to end the common season 6-0 at the highway. The protection held the Lobos to 186 yards and compelled six fumbles, convalescing two.

Bonner attached with Derek Wright for a 27-yard landing within the first quarter and threw 3 scoring passes in the second one, the ultimate a 76-yard hookup with Wright.

Wright completed with a profession top 150 yards on 4 catches. Jordan Nathan and Brandon Bowling had 39- and 36-yard scoring performs in the second one quarter and Justin McGriff a 10-yarder within the 3rd.

Celebrity receiver Deven Thompkins was once restricted to 5 catches for 35 yards however that was once sufficient to offer him 1,543 yards, breaking the college file of one,531 set via Kevin Curtis in 2001.

Utah State went undefeated at the highway in 1907, 1911 and 1923 however the ones wins in general added as much as simply seven.

Bryson Carroll threw a landing cross for the Lobos (3-9, 1-7) however two New Mexico quarterbacks blended to head 12 of nineteen for simply 85 yards.