Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UTEP | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
 USU | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
Game Leaders
Bryson Barnes
· QB
Miles Davis
· RB
Malachi Nelson
· QB
Kam Thomas
· DE
Team Stats
191st Downs18
4-153rd down efficiency2-12
2-24th down efficiency0-0
284Total Yards360
181Passing233
23/37Comp/Att19/28
4.9Yards per pass8.3
103Rushing127
35Rushing Attempts33
2.9Yards per rush3.8
7-63Penalties11-73
1Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:35
run for a loss of 1 yard to the USU 45
0:59
run for a loss of 1 yard to the USU 45
1:46
Miles Davis run for a loss of 3 yards to the USU 46
1:51
Miles Davis run for 4 yds to the USU 49 for a 1ST down
1:57
Miles Davis run for 9 yds to the USU 45
2:03
Noah Botsford punt for 40 yds , Javen Jacobs returns for no gain to the USU 36
2:15
Malachi Nelson pass incomplete
2:53
Malachi Nelson sacked by Bronson Olevao Jr. for a loss of 6 yards to the UTEP 24
2:58
Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Kenny Odom
3:06
Ashten Emory run for 3 yds to the UTEP 30 for a 1ST down
3:36
Malachi Nelson run for 1 yd to the UTEP 27
3:42
Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Kenny Odom
4:11
Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 7 yds to the UTEP 26
4:25
Landon Rehkow punt for 54 yds , Kam Thomas returns for 4 yds to the UTEP 19
4:31
Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Kahanu Davis
5:17
Bryson Barnes pass complete to Javen Jacobs for no gain to the USU 31
5:33
Bryson Barnes pass complete to Braden Pegan for no gain to the USU 36 Utah State Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the USU 31
6:13
Bryson Barnes run for 1 yd to the USU 36
6:20
Noah Botsford punt for 49 yds
6:26
Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Kam Thomas
7:09
Marquez Taylor run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 16
7:14
Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Toric Goins Jr.
7:24
Landon Rehkow punt for 50 yds , Kam Thomas returns for 5 yds to the UTEP 18
8:10
Bryson Barnes sacked by Micah Davey and Elijah Baldwin for a loss of 6 yards to the USU 37
8:51
Miles Davis run for 1 yd to the USU 43
9:29
Bryson Barnes run for 4 yds to the USU 42
9:38
Noah Botsford punt for 51 yds , Javen Jacobs returns for 8 yds to the USU 38
9:45
Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Eric Willis III, broken up by Bryson Taylor
10:18
Malachi Nelson pass complete to Toric Goins Jr. for 2 yds to the UTEP 19
10:21
Malachi Nelson pass incomplete
10:50
Malachi Nelson pass complete to Trevon Tate for 6 yds to the UTEP 17 for a 1ST down
11:11
Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kam Thomas for 6 yds to the UTEP 11
11:35
Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kam Thomas for 2 yds to the UTEP 5
11:46
Landon Rehkow punt for 53 yds , Kam Thomas returns for 14 yds to the UTEP 45 UTEP Penalty, Offensive holding (Marcus Torres) to the UTEP 3
11:54
Landon Rehkow punt
11:59
Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Anthony Garcia
12:06
Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Brady Boyd, broken up by Donte Thompson
12:36
Miles Davis run for 8 yds to the USU 46
13:10
Bryson Barnes run for 10 yds to the USU 38 for a 1ST down
13:48
Bryson Barnes run for 3 yds to the USU 28
13:48
Noah Botsford kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:48
Ashten Emory 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
13:49
Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Kenny Odom, broken up by Dylan Tucker
13:56
Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Judah Ezinwa for a 1ST down Utah State Penalty, roughing passer (Bronson Olevao Jr.) to the USU 2 for a 1ST down
14:32
Kam Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the USU 4
15:00
Kenny Odom run for 6 yds to the USU 3
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
0:03
Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 14 yds to the USU 9 for a 1ST down
0:30
Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 12 yds to the USU 38 Utah State Penalty, personal foul (Dylan Tucker) to the USU 23
0:57
Malachi Nelson pass complete to Eric Willis III for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Barnes paces offense as Utah State downs UTEP 28-16
— Bryson Barnes scored two touchdowns and Utah State beat UTEP 28-16 on Saturday night in a season opener for both teams.
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