UTEP @ Utah State, Week 1 · 2025

162–10@FINAL286–7
Sat, Aug 30, 2025Maverik StadiumLogan, UT

HOW IT WENT

Week 1 · 2025
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PLAY-BY-PLAY

176 plays
Q4Utah State5 plays · 9 yds · 1:2616–28
  1. 0:353rd & 14 at USU 45run for a loss of 1 yard to the USU 45
  2. 0:592nd & 13 at USU 46run for a loss of 1 yard to the USU 45
  3. 1:461st & 10 at USU 49Miles Davis run for a loss of 3 yards to the USU 46
  4. 1:512nd & 1 at USU 45Miles Davis run for 4 yds to the USU 49 for a 1ST down
  5. 1:571st & 10 at USU 36Miles Davis run for 9 yds to the USU 45
Q4UTEP3 plays · -2 yds · 1:00 · Punt16–28
  1. 6:204th & 12 at UTEP 16Noah Botsford punt for 49 yds
  2. 6:263rd & 12 at UTEP 16Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Kam Thomas
  3. 7:092nd & 10 at UTEP 18Marquez Taylor run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 16
  4. 7:141st & 10 at UTEP 18Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Toric Goins Jr.
Q4Utah State5 plays · 16 yds · 2:13 · Punt16–28
  1. 11:464th & 7 at USU 41Landon 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
  2. 11:544th & 2 at USU 46Landon Rehkow punt
  3. 11:593rd & 2 at USU 46Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Anthony Garcia
  4. 12:062nd & 2 at USU 46Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Brady Boyd, broken up by Donte Thompson
  5. 12:361st & 10 at USU 38Miles Davis run for 8 yds to the USU 46
  6. 13:102nd & 7 at USU 28Bryson Barnes run for 10 yds to the USU 38 for a 1ST down
  7. 13:481st & 10 at USU 25Bryson Barnes run for 3 yds to the USU 28
  8. 13:481st & 10 at UTEP 35Noah Botsford kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4UTEP7 plays · 5 yds · 2:17 · Punt16–28
  1. 2:034th & 16 at UTEP 24Noah Botsford punt for 40 yds , Javen Jacobs returns for no gain to the USU 36
  2. 2:532nd & 10 at UTEP 30Malachi Nelson sacked by Bronson Olevao Jr. for a loss of 6 yards to the UTEP 24
  3. 3:064th & 2 at UTEP 27Ashten Emory run for 3 yds to the UTEP 30 for a 1ST down
  4. 3:363rd & 3 at UTEP 26Malachi Nelson run for 1 yd to the UTEP 27
  5. 3:422nd & 3 at UTEP 26Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Kenny Odom
  6. 2:153rd & 16 at UTEP 24Malachi Nelson pass incomplete
  7. 2:581st & 10 at UTEP 30Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Kenny Odom
  8. 4:111st & 10 at UTEP 19Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 7 yds to the UTEP 26
Q4Utah State4 plays · -4 yds · 2:00 · Punt16–28
  1. 4:254th & 14 at USU 31Landon Rehkow punt for 54 yds , Kam Thomas returns for 4 yds to the UTEP 19
  2. 4:313rd & 14 at USU 31Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Kahanu Davis
  3. 5:172nd & 14 at USU 31Bryson Barnes pass complete to Javen Jacobs for no gain to the USU 31
  4. 6:131st & 10 at USU 35Bryson Barnes run for 1 yd to the USU 36
  5. 5:332nd & 9 at USU 36Bryson 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
Q4Utah State3 plays · -1 yds · 2:15 · Punt16–28
  1. 7:244th & 11 at USU 37Landon Rehkow punt for 50 yds , Kam Thomas returns for 5 yds to the UTEP 18
  2. 8:103rd & 5 at USU 43Bryson Barnes sacked by Micah Davey and Elijah Baldwin for a loss of 6 yards to the USU 37
  3. 9:291st & 10 at USU 38Bryson Barnes run for 4 yds to the USU 42
  4. 8:512nd & 6 at USU 42Miles Davis run for 1 yd to the USU 43
Q4UTEP6 plays · 16 yds · 2:06 · Punt16–28
  1. 9:384th & 8 at UTEP 19Noah Botsford punt for 51 yds , Javen Jacobs returns for 8 yds to the USU 38
  2. 10:211st & 10 at UTEP 17Malachi Nelson pass incomplete
  3. 9:453rd & 8 at UTEP 19Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Eric Willis III, broken up by Bryson Taylor
  4. 10:182nd & 10 at UTEP 17Malachi Nelson pass complete to Toric Goins Jr. for 2 yds to the UTEP 19
  5. 10:503rd & 2 at UTEP 11Malachi Nelson pass complete to Trevon Tate for 6 yds to the UTEP 17 for a 1ST down
  6. 11:112nd & 8 at UTEP 5Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kam Thomas for 6 yds to the UTEP 11
  7. 11:351st & 10 at UTEP 3Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kam Thomas for 2 yds to the UTEP 5
Q3UTEP9 plays · 69 yds · 2:29 · Touchdown16–28
  1. 13:481st & 2 at USU 2Ashten Emory 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
  2. 13:491st & 10 at USU 3Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Kenny Odom, broken up by Dylan Tucker
  3. 13:563rd & 4 at USU 4Malachi 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
  4. 14:322nd & 3 at USU 3Kam Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the USU 4
  5. 15:001st & 9 at USU 9Kenny Odom run for 6 yds to the USU 3
  6. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  7. 0:031st & 10 at USU 23Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 14 yds to the USU 9 for a 1ST down
  8. 0:301st & 10 at UTEP 50Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 12 yds to the USU 38 Utah State Penalty, personal foul (Dylan Tucker) to the USU 23
  9. 0:572nd & 5 at UTEP 36Malachi Nelson pass complete to Eric Willis III for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
  10. 1:171st & 10 at UTEP 31Kam Thomas run for 5 yds to the UTEP 36
Q3UTEP4 plays · -11 yds · 2:03 · Punt10–28
  1. 6:404th & 21 at UTEP 19Noah Botsford punt for 46 yds , Javen Jacobs returns for 2 yds to the USU 37
  2. 7:193rd & 24 at UTEP 16Shay Smith pass complete to Eric Willis III for 3 yds to the UTEP 19
  3. 8:032nd & 25 at UTEP 15Kam Thomas run for 1 yd to the UTEP 16
  4. 8:071st & 25 at UTEP 15Shay Smith pass incomplete to Kenny Odom
  5. 8:351st & 10 at UTEP 30Ashten Emory run for no gain to the UTEP 30 UTEP Penalty, illegal block (Udoka Ezeani) to the UTEP 15
  6. 8:351st & 10 at USU 35Zachary Robbins kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback Utah State Penalty, off-side (-5 Yards)
Q3Utah State4 plays · -6 yds · 2:15 · Punt10–28
  1. 1:274th & 16 at USU 24Landon Rehkow punt for 35 yds , Kam Thomas returns for no gain to the UTEP 31
  2. 2:153rd & 21 at USU 19Javen Jacobs run for 10 yds to the USU 29
  3. 2:222nd & 21 at USU 19Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Broc Lane
  4. 3:021st & 20 at USU 20Bryson Barnes sacked by Ashaad Hall for a loss of 1 yard to the USU 19
  5. 3:311st & 10 at USU 30Miles Davis run for no gain to the USU 30 Utah State Penalty, Offensive holding (Jimmy Liston) to the USU 30
  6. 1:284th & 11 at USU 29Utah State Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the USU 24
Q3UTEP3 plays · -5 yds · 1:37 · Punt10–28
  1. 3:424th & 15 at UTEP 30Noah Botsford punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the USU 30 , Javen Jacobs returns for 8 yds to the USU 30
  2. 3:434th & 10 at UTEP 35UTEP Penalty, delay of game (Udoka Ezeani) to the UTEP 30
  3. 4:283rd & 3 at UTEP 42Malachi Nelson sacked by John Miller for a loss of 7 yards to the UTEP 35
  4. 5:081st & 10 at UTEP 35Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kam Thomas for 5 yds to the UTEP 40
  5. 4:482nd & 5 at UTEP 40Malachi Nelson pass complete to Hahsaun Wilson for 2 yds to the UTEP 42
Q3Utah State3 plays · -15 yds · 1:23 · Punt10–28
  1. 6:003rd & 16 at USU 31Bryson Barnes sacked by Elijah Baldwin for a loss of 9 yards to the USU 22
  2. 6:282nd & 10 at USU 37Javen Jacobs run for a loss of 6 yards to the USU 31
  3. 5:154th & 25 at USU 22Landon Rehkow punt for 43 yds
  4. 6:321st & 10 at USU 37Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Brady Boyd, broken up by Elijah Baldwin
Q3Utah State7 plays · 93 yds · 2:37 · Touchdown10–28
  1. 8:351st & 10 at UTEP 12Bryson Barnes 12 Yd Run (Anthony Garcia Run for Two-Point Conversion)
  2. 9:331st & 10 at UTEP 26Javen Jacobs run for 4 yds to the UTEP 22
  3. 10:091st & 10 at USU 41Bryson Barnes pass complete to Anthony Garcia for 33 yds to the UTEP 26 for a 1ST down
  4. 10:372nd & 10 at USU 7Bryson Barnes pass complete to Brady Boyd for 4 yds to the USU 11 for a 1ST down UTEP Penalty, roughing passer (Donte Thompson) to the USU 41 for a 1ST down
  5. 11:101st & 10 at USU 7Miles Davis run for no gain to the USU 7
  6. 9:072nd & 6 at UTEP 22Bryson Barnes pass complete to Braden Pegan for 10 yds to the UTEP 12 for a 1ST down
Q2UTEP11 plays · 56 yds · 1:49 · Field Goal10–20
  1. 0:022nd & 10 at USU 24Carlos Arrelola 42 Yd Field Goal
  2. 0:171st & 10 at USU 42Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 18 yds to the USU 24 for a 1ST down
  3. 1:072nd & 10 at UTEP 33Ashten Emory run for 11 yds to the UTEP 44 for a 1ST down
  4. 1:071st & 10 at UTEP 33Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Kenny Odom, broken up by Bronson Olevao Jr.
  5. 1:154th & 1 at UTEP 29Malachi Nelson run for 4 yds to the UTEP 33 for a 1ST down
  6. 1:223rd & 4 at UTEP 26Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 3 yds to the UTEP 29
  7. 1:282nd & 6 at UTEP 24Malachi Nelson run for 2 yds to the UTEP 26
  8. 1:511st & 10 at UTEP 20Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 4 yds to the UTEP 24
  9. 0:302nd & 5 at UTEP 49Malachi Nelson pass complete to Ashten Emory for 9 yds to the USU 42 for a 1ST down
  10. 0:511st & 10 at UTEP 44Malachi Nelson run for 5 yds to the UTEP 49
  11. 1:561st & 10 at USU 35Zachary Robbins kickoff for 65 yds , Marquez Taylor return for 20 yds to the UTEP 20
Q2Utah State5 plays · 80 yds · 1:43 · Touchdown7–20
  1. 1:561st & 10 at USU 48Broc Lane 52 Yd pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Rinker Kick)
  2. 2:442nd & 10 at USU 30Bryson Barnes run for 18 yds to the USU 48 for a 1ST down
  3. 3:371st & 10 at USU 20Bryson Barnes pass complete to Braden Pegan for 8 yds to the USU 28
  4. 2:481st & 10 at USU 30Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Brady Boyd, broken up by Lantz Russell
  5. 3:182nd & 2 at USU 28Bryson Barnes pass complete to Braden Pegan for 2 yds to the USU 30 for a 1ST down
Q2UTEP10 plays · 35 yds · 4:52 · Punt7–16
  1. 3:394th & 15 at USU 47Malachi Nelson punt for 47 yds
  2. 4:203rd & 18 at UTEP 50Kam Thomas run for 3 yds to the USU 47
  3. 5:042nd & 10 at USU 42Kam Thomas run for a loss of 8 yards to the 50 yard line
  4. 5:091st & 10 at USU 42Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Jet Thompson
  5. 5:352nd & 4 at UTEP 48Marquez Taylor run for 10 yds to the USU 42 for a 1ST down
  6. 6:511st & 10 at UTEP 30Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 4 yds to the UTEP 34
  7. 7:323rd & 2 at UTEP 26Ashten Emory run for 4 yds to the UTEP 30 for a 1ST down
  8. 8:361st & 10 at USU 35Zachary Robbins kickoff for 59 yds , Marquez Taylor return for 12 yds to the UTEP 18
  9. 5:581st & 10 at UTEP 42Marquez Taylor run for 6 yds to the UTEP 48
  10. 6:212nd & 6 at UTEP 34Malachi Nelson pass complete to Eric Willis III for 8 yds to the UTEP 42 for a 1ST down
  11. 8:122nd & 6 at UTEP 22Marquez Taylor run for 4 yds to the UTEP 26
  12. 8:311st & 10 at UTEP 18Malachi Nelson pass complete to Marquez Taylor for 4 yds to the UTEP 22
Q2Utah State12 plays · 62 yds · 4:52 · Field Goal7–13
  1. 8:364th & 10 at UTEP 10Tanner Rinker 28 Yd Field Goal
  2. 8:463rd & 10 at UTEP 10Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Brady Boyd, broken up by Solo Barnes
  3. 9:571st & 10 at UTEP 10Miles Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 12
  4. 10:213rd & 8 at UTEP 40Bryson Barnes pass complete to Miles Davis for 30 yds to the UTEP 10 for a 1ST down
  5. 11:051st & 10 at UTEP 42Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Brady Boyd
  6. 11:163rd & 1 at USU 49Bryson Barnes pass complete to Miles Davis for 9 yds to the UTEP 42 for a 1ST down UTEP Penalty, substitution infraction (Jordan Andrus) to the USU 49 for a 1ST down
  7. 12:281st & 10 at USU 40Miles Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the USU 39
  8. 12:532nd & 14 at USU 24Bryson Barnes pass complete to Anthony Garcia for 16 yds to the USU 40 for a 1ST down
  9. 9:202nd & 12 at UTEP 12Bryson Barnes pass complete to Anthony Garcia for 2 yds to the UTEP 10
  10. 10:582nd & 10 at UTEP 42Miles Davis run for 2 yds to the UTEP 40
  11. 11:552nd & 11 at USU 39Bryson Barnes pass complete to Miles Davis for 10 yds to the USU 49
  12. 13:281st & 10 at USU 28Bryson Barnes sacked by Joshua Rudolph and Ashaad Hall for a loss of 4 yards to the USU 24
Q1UTEP5 plays · 20 yds · 1:45 · Interception7–10
  1. 13:352nd & 4 at UTEP 39Malachi Nelson pass intercepted
  2. 13:591st & 10 at UTEP 33Ashten Emory run for 6 yds to the UTEP 39
  3. 14:093rd & 1 at UTEP 28Ashten Emory run for 5 yds to the UTEP 33 for a 1ST down
  4. 14:592nd & 10 at UTEP 19Kam Thomas run for 9 yds to the UTEP 28
  5. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  6. 0:131st & 10 at UTEP 19Kam Thomas run for no gain to the UTEP 19
  7. 0:181st & 10 at USU 35Zachary Robbins kickoff for 63 yds , Marquez Taylor return for 17 yds to the UTEP 19
Q1Utah State1 play · 58 yds · 0:12 · Touchdown7–10
  1. 0:181st & 10 at USU 42Miles Davis 58 Yd Run (Tanner Rinker Kick)
Q1UTEP4 plays · 8 yds · 2:10 · Punt7–3
  1. 0:414th & 2 at UTEP 18Noah Botsford punt for 44 yds , Javen Jacobs returns for 4 yds to the USU 42
  2. 1:462nd & 5 at UTEP 15Kam Thomas run for 3 yds to the UTEP 18
  3. 2:151st & 15 at UTEP 5Kenny Odom run for 10 yds to the UTEP 15
  4. 1:143rd & 2 at UTEP 18Kam Thomas run for no gain to the UTEP 18
  5. 2:401st & 10 at UTEP 10Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for no gain to the UTEP 10 UTEP Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the UTEP 5
Q1Utah State3 plays · 8 yds · 1:50 · Punt7–3
  1. 2:474th & 2 at USU 43Landon Rehkow punt for 47 yds
  2. 3:313rd & 1 at USU 44Miles Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the USU 43
  3. 4:301st & 10 at USU 35Bryson Barnes pass complete to Miles Davis for 7 yds to the USU 42
  4. 4:301st & 10 at UTEP 35Noah Botsford kickoff for 64 yds
  5. 4:032nd & 3 at USU 42Bryson Barnes run for 2 yds to the USU 44
Q1UTEP4 plays · 61 yds · 1:08 · Touchdown7–3
  1. 4:302nd & 6 at USU 34Kenny Odom 34 Yd pass from Malachi Nelson (Carlos Arrelola Kick)
  2. 5:152nd & 4 at UTEP 45Kam Thomas run for 17 yds to the USU 38 for a 1ST down
  3. 5:381st & 10 at UTEP 39Malachi Nelson pass complete to Eric Willis III for 6 yds to the UTEP 45
  4. 4:581st & 10 at USU 38Malachi Nelson pass complete to Eric Willis III for 4 yds to the USU 34
Q1Utah State4 plays · 2 yds · 2:06 · Punt0–3
  1. 5:484th & 22 at USU 22Landon Rehkow punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UTEP 39 , Kam Thomas returns for 11 yds to the UTEP 39
  2. 5:584th & 17 at USU 27Landon Rehkow punt, punt out-of-bounds at the USU 22 , Kam Thomas returns for no gain to the USU 27 Utah State Penalty, illegal formation (-5 Yards) to the USU 22
  3. 6:453rd & 6 at USU 38Bryson Barnes sacked by Udoka Ezeani for a loss of 11 yards to the USU 27
  4. 7:192nd & 10 at USU 34Javen Jacobs run for 4 yds to the USU 38
  5. 7:241st & 10 at USU 34Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Brady Boyd
  6. 7:441st & 10 at USU 20Bryson Barnes pass complete to Braden Pegan for 14 yds to the USU 34 for a 1ST down
Q1UTEP3 plays · 1 yds · 2:03 · Punt0–3
  1. 7:524th & 9 at UTEP 36Noah Botsford punt for 64 yds
  2. 9:471st & 10 at UTEP 35Kam Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 34
  3. 9:471st & 10 at USU 35Zachary Robbins kickoff for 30 yds
  4. 8:243rd & 10 at UTEP 35Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kenny Odom for 1 yd to the UTEP 36
  5. 9:072nd & 11 at UTEP 34Kam Thomas run for 1 yd to the UTEP 35
Q1Utah State11 plays · 49 yds · 5:09 · Field Goal0–3
  1. 9:484th & 20 at UTEP 31Tanner Rinker 49 Yd Field Goal
  2. 10:522nd & 13 at UTEP 24Bryson Barnes sacked by Ashaad Hall and Micah Davey for a loss of 3 yards to the UTEP 27 Utah State Penalty, Offensive holding (Jimmy Liston) to the UTEP 27
  3. 11:032nd & 8 at UTEP 19Utah State Penalty, false start (Anthony Garcia) to the UTEP 24
  4. 12:401st & 10 at UTEP 34Bryson Barnes pass complete to Miles Davis for 9 yds to the UTEP 25
  5. 13:141st & 10 at UTEP 45Bryson Barnes run for 11 yds to the UTEP 34 for a 1ST down
  6. 14:192nd & 5 at USU 25Miles Davis run for 13 yds to the USU 38 for a 1ST down
  7. 14:421st & 15 at USU 15Bryson Barnes pass complete to Brady Boyd for 10 yds to the USU 25
  8. 10:343rd & 16 at UTEP 27Bryson Barnes pass complete to Miles Davis for a loss of 4 yards to the UTEP 31
  9. 11:381st & 10 at UTEP 21Bryson Barnes run for 2 yds to the UTEP 19
  10. 12:082nd & 1 at UTEP 25Bryson Barnes pass complete to Braden Pegan for 4 yds to the UTEP 21 for a 1ST down
  11. 13:441st & 10 at USU 38Bryson Barnes pass complete to Brady Boyd for 17 yds to the UTEP 45 for a 1ST down
  12. 14:561st & 10 at USU 20Bryson Barnes pass incomplete to Brady Boyd Utah State Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the USU 15
  13. 15:001st & 10 at UTEP 35Noah Botsford kickoff for 62 yds , Miles Davis return for 17 yds to the USU 20
Q3UTEP9 plays · 29 yds · 3:48 · Punt13–20
  1. 11:144th & 12 at USU 46Noah Botsford punt for 39 yds
  2. 11:233rd & 12 at USU 46Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Kenny Odom
  3. 11:233rd & 7 at USU 41UTEP Penalty, delay of game (Udoka Ezeani) to the USU 46
  4. 11:292nd & 7 at USU 41Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Mason Ferguson
  5. 12:011st & 10 at USU 44Malachi Nelson run for 3 yds to the USU 41
  6. 12:053rd & 9 at UTEP 45Malachi Nelson pass incomplete to Kenny Odom for a 1ST down Utah State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Brevin Hamblin) to the USU 44 for a 1ST down
  7. 12:482nd & 7 at UTEP 47Kam Thomas run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 45
  8. 13:201st & 10 at UTEP 44Kam Thomas run for 3 yds to the UTEP 47
  9. 13:503rd & 4 at UTEP 31Malachi Nelson pass complete to Kam Thomas for 13 yds to the UTEP 44 for a 1ST down
  10. 14:242nd & 5 at UTEP 30Kam Thomas run for 1 yd to the UTEP 31
  11. 15:001st & 10 at UTEP 25Kam Thomas run for 5 yds to the UTEP 30
  12. 15:001st & 10 at USU 35Zachary Robbins kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

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