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Aggies at a Glance
Head Coach	Gary Andersen
at Utah State	4-8 (2nd Year)
2009 Record	4-8 Overall, 3-5 WAC
Home/Road/Neutral	3-2 / 1-6 / 0-0
Off Starters Ret/Lost	8 / 3
Def Starters Ret/Lost	9 / 2
Lettermen Returning	45
Off/Def/Spec	21 / 22 / 2
Lettermen Lost	15

2009 Team Statistics
	Stat	NCAA	WAC
Total Offense	439.33	12	4
Rushing Offense	205.50	110	6
Passing Offense	246.75	36	4
Points/Game	29.08	47	6
Total Defense	455.08	113	9
Rushing Defense	205.50	110	6
Passing Defense	249.58	101	7
Pts Allowed/Game	34.00	107	7

Returning Stat Leaders
	#12 Diondre Borel \| 6-0 \| 190 \| Sr. \| QB Passing: 214-366, 2,885 Yds, 17 TDs, 4 INTs
	#6 Robert Turbin* \| 5-10 \| 215 \| Jr. \| RB Rushing: 207 Att, 1,296 Yds, 6.3 Avg, 13 TDs
	#11 Stanley Morrison* \| 5-9 \| 158 \| Jr. \| WR Receiving: 33 Rec, 616 Yds, 18.7 Avg, 3 TDs
	#9 Bobby Wagner \| 6-1 \| 230 \| Jr. \| LB Tackles: 114 Total, 52 Solo, 7.0 TFL, 2 INTs
	#27 Rajric Coleman \| 6-1 \| 194 \| Sr. \| CB INTs: 2 for 16 Yds, 75 Tackles, 44 Solo, 3.0 TFL
	#7 Chris Randle \| 5-11 \| 187 \| Sr. \| CB PBUs: 7, 1 INT, 53 Tackles, 38 Solo, 2.0 TFL

*Turbin and Morrison both suffered injuries during the
offseason and are unlikely to play vs. Oklahoma.

Series History
Games Played	4
Series Record	OU leads, 4-0
Last Meeting	54-3, OU on 9/15/2007
First Meeting	49-0, OU on 9/16/1972
Average Score	58-7, OU

More on the Aggies

2009 Stats

NORMAN, Okla. -- As the Sooner football team prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition. We begin with Week 1 vs. Utah State.

In the coming weeks, we will bring you an in-depth look at each of OU's 2010 opponents with stat breakdowns, players to watch and analysis from around the country.

The Word on the Aggies

A promising 2009 and becoming this year's Idaho with a vault into the top half of the WAC took a huge hit this winter when star RB Robert Turbin tore his ACL. Still, the Aggies return QB Diondre Borel... The Sporting News

This year's surprise WAC team? Maybe, maybe not. But after years of garnering absolutely zero preseason attention, it sure is refreshing to be somebody's "could be" surprise team for the 2010 season... Utah Statesman

The team made nice strides in the first year under Gary Andersen, and now the expectations will be there to flirt with a winning record thanks to the return of Borel and Turbin in the backfield... College Football News

Recording more wins than any of the previous six campaigns was a step in the right direction. The offense is loaded with athletes and should score plenty of points. The real question: How much has the defense improved? Athlon

The Aggies' success goes directly through QB Diondre Borel, and the size, depth and conditioning of the defense could mean the Aggies won't have to win games 52-49 like they did to beat Idaho to end the season... FOX Sports

If USU is to fulfill what will be its highest expectations for a season in almost a decade, Borel will have to be every bit the player Andersen thinks he can be. He will be the main target of opposing defenses... Salt Lake Tribune

QB Diondre Borel is one of the best players in the WAC, and he takes care of the ball. He can do it all, plus he has playmakers in junior college transfer WRs Matt Austin, Dontel Watkins and Xavier Martin... Bleacher Report

There's a lot to like, particularly on offense. The backfield, with the combination of Borel, Smith and Speight, rivals any corresponding trio in the WAC. The offensive line is solid, both as run blockers and in... PreSnapRead.com

OU vs. Utah State Multimedia
	2007 OU vs. Utah State Highlights View game highlights from SoonerVision as Oklahoma downed the Aggies, 54-3.
	Sights & Sounds: OU vs. Utah State SoonerSports.com captured the flavor of of gameday at OU's Memorial Stadium.
	2007 OU vs. Utah State Photo Gallery OU downed the Aggies, 54-3, in Norman. (Photos courtesy of Ty Russell)

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