NCAAF

Utah State Aggies at New Mexico State Aggies

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7-2, 4-0 Away
Final
35 - 13

Bonner, Thompkins power Utah St past New Mexico St 35-13

After New Mexico State's Aggies jumped out to a 10-0 lead after one quarter, Bonner and Thompkins teamed up for a 26-yard score to cut the Utah State Aggies' deficit to three points. Ethan Albertson's second field goal put NMSU up 13-7 at halftime.

Bonner took over in the third quarter — needing just four plays on their opening drive before firing a 54-yard scoring strike to Thompkins that gave Utah State (7-2) the lead for good. Thompkins finished with nine receptions for 215 yards. Bonner added a 4-yard TD toss to Derek Wright before Elelyon Noa scored on a 4-yard run to put USU up 28-13 after three quarters. Bonner capped the run of 28 unaswered points with a 1-yard TD toss to Justin McGriff with 8:43 left to play.

Bonner completed 23 of 32 passes for Utah State with one interception.

Jonah Johnson was 30-of-44 passing for 298 yards for New Mexico State (1-8), which plays as an independent.

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Scoring Summary

NMSU TD 1st Period 4:46 Juwaun Price 11 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick)
NMSU FG 1st Period 1:01 Ethan Albertson 45 Yd Field Goal
USU TD 2nd Period 10:06 Deven Thompkins 26 Yd pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles Kick)
NMSU FG 2nd Period 4:10 Ethan Albertson 35 Yd Field Goal
USU TD 3rd Period 14:02 Deven Thompkins 54 Yd pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles Kick)
USU TD 3rd Period 9:36 Derek Wright 4 Yd pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles Kick)
USU TD 3rd Period 5:08 Elelyon Noa 4 Yd Run (Connor Coles Kick)
USU TD 4th Period 8:43 Justin McGriff 1 Yd pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles Kick)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/328.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUSU https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/166.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNMSU
22 1st Downs 28
4-8 3rd down efficiency 5-15
0-1 4th down efficiency 1-3
457 Total Yards 347
359 Passing 298
23/32 Comp/Att 30/44
11.2 Yards per pass 6.8
98 Rushing 49
32 Rushing Attempts 35
3.1 Yards per rush 1.4
8-76 Penalties 13-96
1 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 0
26:20 Possession 33:40

Game Information

Aggie Memorial Stadium

Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 7,802 · Capacity:
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