Utah State backup quarterback Bryson Barnes hauled in his first snap of the game on a 4th and 3 with 1:32 left in the fourth quarter. The Aggies were down by two and deep in their own territory. All the Cowboys had to do was make the tackle on Barnes before he made it three yards and the game would assuredly be over and the Cowboys would walk away from War Memorial Stadium the victors in just their second game this year.
Stopping Barnes seemed like an easy task for a stingy Cowboy defense, which held the Aggies to just nine yards of total offense in the third frame of this one.