2012 College Football Preview: Utah Utes (1-0) vs. Utah State Aggies (1-0)

Date/Time: Fri, September 7 / 08:05:00 PM ET, Romney Stadium, Logan, Utah

For the third time since 1954, the Utah State kicked off a college football season with back-to-back home dates; this time, the Aggies will be hosting the Utah Utes at Romney Stadium on Friday September 7th at 8:00 PM.

The Aggies, members of the Western Athletic Conference, opened their season against another state rival, defeating Southern Utah by a score of 34-3. The win marked the first victory in the season opener since 1997, when the Aggies defeated the Utah Utes on the road, 21-14.  The last time USU started a season 2-0 was that same year when the team defeated Idaho State (41-7) at home.

Utah State has won each of its last three home games and is 11-7 (.611) at home under Coach Gary Andersen, including a 6-1 (.857) non-conference record and a 4-0 mark against in-state opponents.

As for Utah, a squad which is now in its second year in the Pac-12 Conference, the team also began the new campaign with a solid victory over Northern Colorado in Salt Lake City by a score of 41-0. Despite the solid victory and high score, the Utes didn’t cover the 42.5 point spread.

Game Odds:
Utah: -7½ -110
Utah State: +7½ -110
Game Total: 52½, o/u: -110

It has been almost four years since Utah visited non-conference rival Utah State for the last time.  In their last match at Logan, which dates back to September 13^th, 2008, the Utes demolished the Aggies by a score of 58-10. The Utes also cruised to a 35-17 home victory in the most recent meeting held on September, 2009.

The Utes currently own a respectable 77-28-4 advantage in the all-time series vs. Utah State, including 12 straight victories over the Aggies, and 20 wins in the last 22 games. Utah's record in road openers versus USU is 8-2. Although the two schools haven’t met in a couple of years, the rivalry is still the 12th-longest in NCAA.

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