San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan, foreground, yells during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Utah State in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Kent Myers threw for 181 yards and two scores and Utah State piled up 318 yards rushing and beat San Jose State 61-10 on Saturday night in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams.
After throwing a pick on the Aggies first drive, Myers bounced back to lead a 7-play, 61-yard drive that ended when LaJuan Hunt ran for a 29-yard touchdown.
Two drives later, Myers threw a 15-yard score to Dax Raymond to make it 14-0. In the second quarter, Utah State (2-2) blew the game open with 24 points and built a 38-0 halftime lead.
Myers also had 15 carries for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
San Jose St. (1-4) managed just 162 total yards of offense against 589 for the Aggies. Utah State held the ball for almost 40 minutes.
Josh Love was just 8-for-20 passing for 54 yards.
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Utah State wide receiver Gerold Bright (25) celebrates after scoring a touchdown with Ty Shaw (75) and Roman Andrus (76) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against San Jose State in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State running back LaJuan Hunt, right, celebrates after scoring a touchdown next to San Jose State cornerback Andre Chachere during the first half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State linebacker Maika Magalei (39) celebrates after returning a fumble for a touchdown against San Jose State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State wide receiver Jordan Nathan (16) runs against San Jose State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State quarterback Kent Myers, left, celebrates with Dax Raymond after scoring a touchdown against San Jose State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State defensive end Ian Togiai (19) and nose tackle Gasetoto Schuster (56) celebrate during the first half of an NCAA college football game against San Jose State in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State nose tackle Gasetoto Schuster (56) tackles San Jose State running back Malike Roberson (20) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State quarterback Kent Myers, left, runs for a touchdown past San Jose State safety Trevon Bierria during the second half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Jose State running back Zamore Zigler is tackled by Utah State defenders during the first half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Jose State quarterback Josh Love (12) passes against Utah State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State wide receiver Ron'quavion Tarver, right, celebrates after scoring a touchdown with Dax Raymond during the first half of an NCAA college football game against San Jose State in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State running back LaJuan Hunt, left, scores a touchdown against San Jose State cornerback Andre Chachere during the first half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State quarterback Kent Myers, right, runs past San Jose State linebacker Jamal Scott during the first half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State quarterback Kent Myers (2) passes against San Jose State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State head coach Matt Wells applauds during the first half of an NCAA college football game between San Jose State and Utah State in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Utah State safety Baron Gajkowski, top, intercepts a pass in front of Cameron Haney and San Jose State wide receiver Tre Hartley during the second half of an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)