Logan • Cooper Legas threw for three touchdowns, Rahsul Faison rushed for 181 yards and a score, and Utah State beat Nevada 41-24 on Saturday.
Utah State (5-5, 3-3 Mountain West) won its second straight game and improved to 8-2 in the month of November under head coach Blake Anderson, who is in his third season at USU. The Aggies need one win in their last two games — hosting Boise State and at New Mexico — to become bowl eligible.
Defensive lineman Seni Tuiaki also scored for the Utah State defense when he returned an interception 63 yards to make it 17-7. Legas connected with Micah Davis from 47-yards away for a 24-10 lead at the break. Faison scored from the 2 to extend the lead to 34-10 late in the third quarter.
Utah State quarterback Cooper Legas (5) looks for a receiver during the second half of the team’s NCAA college football game against Nevada on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Logan, Utah. (Eli Lucero/The Herald Journal via AP)
Legas’ final touchdown toss came from the 25 to Terrell Vaughn with 5:27 remaining. Legas, a senior from Orem High School, was just 18 of 33 for 182 yards with two interceptions. Davis and Vaughn each had six catches and a touchdown.
AJ Bianco completed 13-of-25 passes for 161 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Nevada (2-8, 2-4). Sean Dollars rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and AJ Bianco added 74 yards rushing. Dalevon Campbell and Cameron Zeidler each had a touchdown grab.