College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah State 26, Washington State 23
When: 11:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 4, 2021
Where: Gesa Field at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
Temperature: 73°
Head Official: Mike Cuttone
Attendance: 24944

Logan Bonner threw a touchdown pass with 11 seconds left as visiting Utah State rallied from a 12-point deficit with less than 5 1/2 minutes remaining for a 26-23 victory against Washington State on Saturday night.

The Aggies were kept out of the end zone until Calvin Tyler Jr.'s 2-yard touchdown run with 5:25 left in the non-conference game. Tyler finished with a team-high 84 yards rushing.

Utah State's defense forced a three-and-out on the Cougars' next possession, and Bonner guided a 78-yard drive for the winning score, connecting with Deven Thompkins on the winning 7-yard strike.

Utah State's Connor Coles kicked three field goals, from 23, 39 and 28 yards.

Bonner, a transfer from Arkansas State, completed 17 of 24 passes for 143 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. The Aggies also used Andrew Peasley, who was 6-of-12 passing for 76 yards and added 43 yards rushing.

WSU's Max Borghi rushed for a game-high 86 yards, including a 64-yard touchdown early in the third quarter.

Jayden de Laura threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Ollie later in the quarter to give the Cougars a two-score lead.

Dean Janikowski kicked field goals of 35, 26 and 27 yards for WSU.

WSU opened with Jarrett Guarantano, a graduate transfer from Tennessee, at quarterback over last year's starter, de Laura.

But Guarantano suffered an apparent left knee injury when sacked for a safety by Utah State's Patrick Joyner Jr. with 11:08 left in the second quarter to give the Aggies a 5-3 lead.

de Laura took over and led the Cougars on a late scoring drive, with Janikowski kicking a 26-yard field goal with 54 seconds left in the second quarter to give WSU a 6-5 lead at the half.

de Laura finished 12 of 22 for 134 yards and rushed for 42 yards on seven carries. Guarantano was 8-of-13 passing for 56 yards and rushed four times for 19 yards.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Utah State   Washington State
Calvin Tyler Jr. Player Max Borghi
14 Attempts 11
84 Yards 86
6.0 Avg Yards 7.8
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Utah State   Washington State
Deven Thompkins Player Calvin Jackson Jr.
8 Receptions 7
94 Yards 91
11.8 Avg Yards 13.0
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Utah State 441 222 219 2 3 0 2.0 1
Washington State 360 149 211 2 3 1 0.0 1