Utah State — Pac-12
PPA off / def
0.20 / 0.20
2025
Class rank
#97
class of 2026
Returning PPA
65%
returning production
2026 schedule
2025 results (6–7)
Statistical comps — 2025 Utah State's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (29 in / 19 out)
| Outgoing |
|---|
| Braden Pegan | WR | → Utah |
| William Holmes | EDGE | → Illinois |
| Jr Sia | OT | → BYU |
| Carlos Orr-Gillespie | WR | → Tennessee State |
| Corey Thompson Jr. | WR | → Ball State |
| Abe Jager | CB | → Utah Tech |
| Derrick Jameson | RB | → UL Monroe |
| Courage Ugochukwu | CB | → UAB |
| + 11 more |
Origins
Olsen was an Outland Trophy winner here before fourteen NFL seasons and the Hall of Fame. The 2012 team went 11-2 under Gary Andersen with Chuckie Keeton, the best in program history.
Founded 1888 · Land-grant agricultural college in Cache Valley · first football 1892 · defined by Merlin Olsen
All-time record
All-time
545–559–27
1902–2025
Win %
49.4%
115 seasons played
Winning seasons
46
40% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2018 | 11 | 2 | Mountain West |
| 2012 | 11 | 2 | Western Athletic |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | Mountain West |
| 2014 | 10 | 4 | Mountain West |
| 1961 | 9 | 1 | Skyline |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1902 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 360 | 53% |
43% | 65 of 136 | 6.4 | 14% |
| 2nd down | 247 | 49% |
43% | 78 of 136 | 5.9 | 13% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 38 | 53% |
55% | — | 4.2 | 5% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 44 | 18% |
36% | — | 5.4 | 16% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 77 | 23% |
23% | — | 5.5 | 19% |
| 4th down | 12 | 50% |
42% | — | 4.0 | 17% |
166 drives · 36% ended in points · 6.5 plays and 38.8 yards per drive · 1.05 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 8 | San José State |
Anthony Garcia 74 Yd pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Rinker Kick) |
74 | 7.07 |
| 12 | UNLV |
Bryson Barnes 58 Yd Run (Tanner Rinker Kick) |
58 | 6.17 |
| 3 | Air Force |
Javen Jacobs 52 Yd Run (Tanner Rinker Kick) |
52 | 5.66 |
| 3 | Air Force |
Braden Pegan 54 Yd pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Rinker Kick) |
54 | 5.34 |
| 4 | McNeese |
Kahanu Davis 45 Yd pass from Bryson Barnes (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
45 | 5.16 |
| 9 | New Mexico |
(05:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 M.Davis rush middle for 64 yards gain to the UNM00 TOUCHDOWN,… |
64 | 5.15 |
| 3 | Air Force |
Braden Pegan 38 Yd pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Rinker Kick) |
38 | 4.74 |
| 1 | UTEP |
Miles Davis 58 Yd Run (Tanner Rinker Kick) |
58 | 4.56 |