FINAL SCORE
San Jose State Spartans at Utah State Aggies game details
Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 3:00 PM ET
Maverik Stadium
Put the final score in perspective.
Utah State finished 1 points ahead. The teams combined for 67 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was San Jose State 20, Utah State 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Utah State outscored its opponent in 2 and San Jose State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 San Jose State | 20 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
 Utah State | 7 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 22 | 22 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-18 | 9-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 394 | 541 |
| Passing | 355 | 260 |
| Comp/Att | 27/49 | 21/27 |
| Yards per pass | 6.9 | 9.4 |
| Rushing | 54 | 286 |
| Rushing Attempts | 30 | 46 |
| Yards per rush | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| Penalties | 1-5 | 5-43 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 6 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 5 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 19:38 | 19:03 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
San Jose State Spartans
passing
| Matt Faulkner | 27/49 | 340 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 60.3 |
rushing
| Brandon Rutley | 24 | 63 | 2.6 | 1 | 13 |
| Tyler Ervin | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Matt Faulkner | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Jabari Carr | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 1 | 34 |
| Ryan Otten | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 | 38 |
| Chandler Jones | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Noel Grigsby | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Brandon Rutley | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Kyle Nunn | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Peter Tuitupou | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ina Liaina | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Tyler Ervin | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 95 | 1 |
| Michael Avila | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
kicking
| Jens Alvernik | 4/4 | 100.0 | 38 | 3/3 | 15 |
| Harrison Waid | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
punting
| Harrison Waid | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Utah State Aggies
passing
| Adam Kennedy | 21/27 | 255 | 9.4 | 2 | 1 | 71.8 |
rushing
| Robert Turbin | 22 | 128 | 5.8 | 2 | 39 |
| Michael Smith | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 1 | 77 |
| Stanley Morrison | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Adam Kennedy | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Chuck Jacobs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
receiving
| Matt Austin | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 1 | 25 |
| Stanley Morrison | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 45 |
| Chuck Jacobs | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 |
| Travis Van Leeuwen | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 14 |
| Tarren Lloyd | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Travis Reynolds | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Robert Turbin | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
| D.J. Tialavea | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Michael Smith | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Eric Moats | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
kickReturns
| Chuck Jacobs | 6 | 181 | 30.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Kerwynn Williams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Stanley Morrison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Josh Thompson | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Tyler Bennett | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 10:16 | SAN JOSE ST 27 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 0 |
| 1 | 7:21 | SAN JOSE ST 38 yard field goal GOOD. | 6 – 0 |
| 1 | 6:04 | UTAH ST rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 6 |
| 1 | 6:04 | UTAH ST Extra point GOOD. | 6 – 7 |
| 1 | 5:46 | SAN JOSE ST kickoff return for a touchdown. | 12 – 7 |
| 1 | 5:46 | SAN JOSE ST Extra point GOOD. | 13 – 7 |
| 1 | 1:03 | SAN JOSE ST rush for a touchdown. | 20 – 7 |
| 1 | 1:03 | SAN JOSE ST Extra point GOOD. | 20 – 7 |
| 3 | 9:45 | UTAH ST rush for a touchdown. | 20 – 13 |
| 3 | 9:45 | UTAH ST Extra point GOOD. | 20 – 14 |
| 3 | 3:21 | SAN JOSE ST 21 yard field goal GOOD. | 23 – 14 |
| 3 | 3:21 | SAN JOSE ST 21 yard field goal GOOD. | 23 – 14 |
| 3 | 2:22 | UTAH ST rush for a touchdown. | 23 – 20 |
| 3 | 2:22 | UTAH ST Extra point GOOD. | 23 – 21 |
| 4 | 12:05 | SAN JOSE ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 29 – 21 |
| 4 | 12:05 | SAN JOSE ST Extra point GOOD. | 30 – 21 |
| 4 | 8:21 | SAN JOSE ST 24 yard field goal GOOD. | 33 – 21 |
| 4 | 5:19 | UTAH ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 33 – 27 |
| 4 | 5:19 | UTAH ST Extra point GOOD. | 33 – 28 |
| 4 | 0:47 | UTAH ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 33 – 34 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:15 AM UTCData methodology