A long, challenging night for the Aggie defense ended in a 42-32 win over Air Force at Maverik Stadium. USU's Mountain West opener led into a bye week that comes at “a pretty dang good time, I'd say,” safety Gaje Ferguson observed.
That’s logical, after Ferguson and his group defended 107 plays against the Falcons. The heavy workload resulted from some combination of the USU defense’s inability to get off the field and the Aggie offense’s insistence on scoring touchdowns quickly, while having some inconsistency of its own. USU ran a total of 62 plays and held the ball for just 16:20 compared to AFA’s 43:40.