Though the USU rushing attack was awesome, they had to go to the air to win the game. Adam Kennedy threw three touchdown passes, the last to Matt Austin with 35 seconds left, to seal the win.
The 8-yard pass capped a 13-play, 83-yard drive. Kennedy and Austin collaborated on another scoring pass, with 1:39 left in the first half, to give Utah State (7-6, 6-2 in WAC) a 14-7 lead.
Kennedy completed 12 of 16 passes for 123 yards. He also rushed for 96 yards, part of a 392-yard effort on the ground. Michael Smith ran for 121 yards and Robert Turbin had 98. Utah State had 515 yards total offense.
New Mexico State (4-9, 2-4) took a 21-17 lead with 8:29 left in the game on a 3-yard run by Kenny Turner.
USU’s offense was an impressive 8-of-17 on third down attempts while their defense limited New Mexico State’s offense to only 4-of-14. The 392 yards of rushing by USU’s offense came on 73 rushing attempts (5.4 yds per rush) and helped to dominate in time of possession (38 minutes). Four USU players carried the ball at least 12 times apiece.
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BOX SCORE:
Utah State 0 – 14 – 0 – 0 < 24
New Mexico State 0 – 7 – 7 – 7 < 21
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WAC STANDINGS:
Louisiana State 6-1 (8-4 overall)
Utah State 5-2 (7-5)
Nevada 5-2 (7-5)
Hawai’i 3-4 (6-6)
San Jose State 3-4 (5-7)
Fresno State 3-4 (4-8)
New Mexico State 2-5 (4-9)
Idaho 1-6 (2-10)
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USU's SCHEDULE:
Auburn 42-38 over USU September 3
USU 54-17 over Weber State September 10
Colorado State 35-34 OT over USU September 24
BYU 27-24 over USU September 30
USU 63-19 over Wyoming October 8
Fresno State 31-21 over USU October 15
Louisiana Tech 21-17 over USU October 22
USU 35-31 over Hawai'i November 5
USU 34-33 over San Jose State November 12
USU 49-42 over Idaho November November 19
USU 21-17 over Nevada November 26
USU 24-21over New Mexico State December 3
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