SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Chuckie Keeton threw three touchdowns to lead Utah State to a 48-17 win over UTSA on Saturday afternoon.
Keeton was 27 of 36 for 340 yards. Utah State (7-2, 3-0 Western Athletic) was the first to score with a 2-yard pass from Keeton to Kellen Bartlett. Keeton later threw a 29-yard pass to Cameron Webb and a 16-yard pass to Joe Hill for touchdowns.
Nick Diaz had two field goals and Kerwynn Williams scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter. Williams and Hill each rushed for touchdowns in the third quarter.
Ryan Polite was 21 of 36 for 248 yards for the Roadrunners. Polite connected with Cole Hicks on a 23-yard pass for a touchdown for UTSA. But it was a 7-yard run by Evans Okotcha that gave UTSA (5-3, 1-2) its first touchdown of the afternoon.
Utah State is off to its best start since 1978.
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| Scoring Summary |
| UTAHST | Kellen Bartlett 2 yd pass from Chuckie Keeton (Nick Diaz kick) |
| TXSA | Kristian Stern 29 yd FG |
| UTAHST | Nick Diaz 22 yd FG |
| UTAHST | Kerwynn Williams 1 yd run (Nick Diaz kick) |
| UTAHST | Cameron Webb 29 yd pass from Chuckie Keeton (Nick Diaz kick) |
| UTAHST | Nick Diaz 24 yd FG |
| UTAHST | Kerwynn Williams 1 yd run (Nick Diaz kick) |
| UTAHST | Joe Hill 1 yd run (Nick Diaz kick) |
| TXSA | Evans Okotcha 7 yd run (Kristian Stern kick) |
| UTAHST | Joe Hill 16 yd pass from Chuckie Keeton (Nick Diaz kick) |
| TXSA | Cole Hicks 23 yd pass from Ryan Polite (Kristian Stern kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| UTAHST | TXSA | |
| First Downs | 23 | 13 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 10-17 | 5-16 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 79-522 | 64-299 |
| Rushes-Yds | 37-128 | 28-51 |
| Passing Yds | 394 | 248 |
| Kick Return Yds | 87 | 138 |
| Punt Return Yds | 47 | -7 |
| Passes | 32-42-1 | 21-36-2 |
| Punts | 3-101 | 9-267 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-51 | 8-59 |
| Time of Poss. | 32:46 | 27:14 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| UTAHST: Kerwynn Williams 13-90, Joe Hill 7-21, Kelvin Lee 9-19, Chuckie Keeton 6-1, Team 2--3 |
| TXSA: Ryan Polite 10-19, David Glasco 5-10, Kam Jones 4-9, Evans Okotcha 6-8, Brandon Armstrong 3-5 |
| PASSING |
| UTAHST: Chuckie Keeton 27-36-340-1, Craig Harrison 5-6-54-0 |
| TXSA: Ryan Polite 21-36-248-2 |
| RECEIVING |
| UTAHST: Cameron Webb 5-59, Kellen Bartlett 5-39, Bruce Natson 4-29, Kerwynn Williams 3-68, Joe Hill 3-65, Kelvin Lee 2-42, Matt Austin 2-21, Chuck Jacobs 2-20, Travis Van Leeuwen 2-16, Devonta Glover-Wright 2-15, Travis Reynolds 1-15, Keegan Andersen 1-5 |
| TXSA: Earon Holmes 4-54, Cole Hubble 3-54, Kam Jones 3-20, Aaron Grubb 2-48, David Glasco 2-15, Evans Okotcha 2-9, Cole Hicks 1-23, Jeremiah Moeller 1-15, Brandon Armstrong 1-6, Marcellus Mack 1-4, Nate Shaw 1-0 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Utah State | 1st Western Athletic | 6-0 | 11-2 |
| Texas-San Antonio | 4th Western Athletic | 3-3 | 8-4 |
