Aggies Force Grounding Penalty To Secure First Win Over Aztecs In 52 Years
Sep 22, 2019, 12:13 AM | Updated: 1:28 am
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Utah State Aggies forced an intentional grounding penalty by San Diego State quarterback Ryan Agnew to secure their second win of the season.
The Aggies forced Agnew into the backfield for a loss of 37 yards on 4th & 10 with 35 seconds left in the game. Agnew was feet away from being sacked in the endzone and flipped the ball forward without a receiver in the area.
The QB was flagged for an intentional grounding penalty. This penalty resulted in a loss of down, giving Utah State the ball back and the ability to kneel on the ball and run out the clock for the 23-17 win on Saturday night.
Pardon, intentional grounding… same spot, turnover on downs. Utah State will just take a knee to end this game on SDSU's door.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 22, 2019
The Aggies were led to victory by running back Jaylen Warren, who had 74 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries.
USU QB Jordan Love completed 30/47 pass attempts for 293 yards.
The Aggies outgained the Aztecs by 4 yards, 376-372.
Utah State forced one San Diego State turnover while committing none of their own.
DEFENSEEEEEEEE!
— USU Football (@USUFootball) September 22, 2019
It was the Aggies first win over the Aztecs since November 25, 1967. USU came away with a 31-25 road victory in that game.
The Aztecs had won 12 of previous 13 games between the schools. San Diego State had won the last 10 games of the series before Saturday night.
Utah State moves to a record of 2-1 with the win.
Their next game is on September 28 at 5:30 p.m. against the Colorado State Rams. The Aggies will host the Rams in Logan at Maverik Stadium. The game is available on CBS Sports Network and 1280 AM.
