UNLV Rebels at Utah State Aggies
· NCAA - Football
Williams throws 3 TD passes; UNLV scores 27 2nd-quarter points, beats Utah State 50-34
UNLV (5-1, 2-0 Mountian West) made its first-ever AP appearance at No. 25 last week before a 44-41 overtime loss to Syracuse at home. The Runnin' Rebels bounced back with a dominant first half against Utah State, racking up 367 total yards a setting a program record against FBS opponents for points in a half as they took a 41-7 lead into halftime.
Utah State (1-5, 0-2) has lost five games in row, the program's longest single-season skid since it lost five straight to close the 2016 campaign.
James finished with 101 yards rushing on 11 carries. Ricky White III caught seven passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns and Jai’Den Thomas had 17 carries for 139 yards rushing and a TD for UNLV.
Jacob de Jesus caught a short pass from Williams and raced for a 38-yard gain on the first play from scrimmage. James followed with a 33-yard run and then, after an incomplete pass, scored on a run from the 5 to give UNLV a 7-0 with 13:50 left in the first quarter and the Runnin' Rebels led the rest of the way.
Williams scrambled for a 3-yard gain on a fourth-and-1 from the Utah State 40 and then hit Ricky White III on three consecutive plays for gains of 14, 5 and 18 yards, the last of which gave UNLV a 14-0 lead about 8 minutes later.
Utah State answered with an 11-play, 79-yard drive that culminated when Rahsul Faison scored on a 20-yard run that made it 14-7 going into the second quarter.
Caden Chittenden kicked a 33-yard field goal with 13:35 left in the first half to give UNLV a 10-point lead.
On the next play from scrimmage, Aggies quarterback Spencer Petras ran for a 12-yard gain before Charles Correa forced a fumble that was recovered by linebacker Jackson Woodard at the 37 and four plays later Williams threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Casey Cain before Woodard picked off a pass and James followed with a 22-yard touchdown run to make it 31-7 with 9:24 remaining in the first half.
Chittenden, a Las Vegas native, added a 49-yard field goal late in the first half — set up when Jett Elad intercepted a pass — and his 13 made field goals this season are a program freshman record.
White caught a 31-yard TD pass with 1:53 to go in the second quarter that gave the Rebels a 34-point halftime lead.
Petras was 35-of-48 passing for 358 yards and three touchdown.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Rebels at Aggies 2021 College Football, week 7, is broadcasted on CBSSN.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 13:50 | Kylin James 5 Yd Run (Caden Chittenden Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 5:40 | Ricky White III 18 Yd pass from Hajj-Malik Williams (Caden Chittenden Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 1:11 | Rahsul Faison 20 Yd Run (Tanner Cragun Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 13:35 | Caden Chittenden 33 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:56 | Casey Cain 18 Yd pass from Hajj-Malik Williams (Caden Chittenden Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:24 | Kylin James 22 Yd Run (Caden Chittenden Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 3:37 | Caden Chittenden 46 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:53 | Ricky White III 31 Yd pass from Hajj-Malik Williams (Caden Chittenden Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:09 | Jack Hestera 24 Yd pass from Spencer Petras (Tanner Cragun Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:26 | Jai'Den Thomas 29 Yd Run (Caden Chittenden PAT failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:10 | Jalen Royals 13 Yd pass from Spencer Petras (Tanner Cragun Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:36 | Broc Lane 6 Yd pass from Spencer Petras (Tanner Cragun Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 3:31 | Andre Meono 36 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 1:18 | Herschel Turner 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
Statistics
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 USU |
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| 25 | 1st Downs | 32 |
| 4-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-17 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 3-4 |
| 546 | Total Yards | 584 |
| 233 | Passing | 461 |
| 13/20 | Comp/Att | 41/59 |
| 11.7 | Yards per pass | 7.8 |
| 313 | Rushing | 123 |
| 47 | Rushing Attempts | 32 |
| 6.7 | Yards per rush | 3.8 |
| 6-50 | Penalties | 7-80 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 3 |
| 31:02 | Possession | 28:58 |
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