Air Power large receiver Brandon Lewis (13) runs upfield on a landing reception in opposition to Louisville through the first half of the First Responder Bowl NCAA school soccer recreation Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, in Dallas. Lewis posted 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns within the first half. Jeffrey McWhorter, AP
This Saturday, Utah State soccer hosts the Air Power Academy in a rematch of the sport that in the end determined the Mountain West Convention Mountain Division championship in 2021, a division title Utah State then parlayed right into a convention title.
The Aggies and Falcons haven’t performed a lot over time — solely 10 instances complete — however it's tough to discover a extra aggressive sequence in Utah State historical past.
Right here’s what has occurred between the Aggies and the Falcons in earlier matchups.
All-time historical past between Utah State and Air Power
- The Aggies and Falcons met just one time previous to changing into convention rivals in 2013. That earlier assembly got here in 1969.
- Utah State joined the Mountain West in 2013, after which the Aggies and Air Power have performed each season as division foes.
- The Aggies received the primary two video games of the sequence handily, outscoring the Falcons by a mixed 50 factors in 2013 and 2014.
- Since 2014, Air Power holds a 5-2 edge within the sequence, with dominant wins over Utah State in 2019 and 2020.
- Final season, the Aggies and Falcons performed arguably their most thrilling recreation — the 2017 assembly has an argument as nicely. Utah State rallied on the highway to defeat Air Power 49-45, with now-Wyoming quarterback Andrew Peasley making play-after-play, after changing an injured Logan Bonner.