COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-Saturday, Utah State football (4-2, 3-0 in Mountain West Conference play) visits Falcon Stadium to battle the traditional power Air Force (5-2, 3-1 in Mountain West play) as the two jockey for position in the Mountain Division.

Air Force is calling for both Falcons and Aggies fans to wear white as the academy is celebrating a “White Out For Aurora” in honor of Aurora, the deceased official live falcon mascot that had served in this capacity for 23 years.

The Aggies are 33-18 (.647) all-time as a Mountain West Conference member and 14-11 (.560) on the road.

Utah State ranks 43rd nationally (32.7 points per game) in scoring offense.

Junior receiver Savon Scarver has also assisted with the Aggies’ special teams as he leads the nation in kickoff return average at 43.4 yards per return.

Junior signal-caller Jordan Love completes 59.6 percent of his passes (133-223) for 1,506 yards, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions.

Senior tailback Gerold Bright (83 car, 445 yards, 4 TD’s) averages 5.4 yards per carry and junior back Jaylen Warren (62 car, 408 yards, 4 TD’s) averages 6.6 yards per tote, as he is just behind Utah senior back Zack Moss nationally, ranking him 16th in the country.

Graduate student receiver Siaosi Mariner (26 rec, 403 yards, 2 TD’s) and sophomore wide-out Deven Thompkins (18 rec, 257 yards, 3 TD’s) are the Aggies’ leaders in the receiving department.

Senior kicker Domink Eberle has made 11 of 13 field goal attempts and has made all 23 of his PAT’s on the season. Eberle is only two points short of breaking the Aggies’ all-time scoring record, set by tailback Robert Turbin (308 points, 2007-2011).

Defensively, the Aggies rank 44th nationally (23 points per game) in scoring defense.

Junior linebacker David Woodward ranks second nationally in tackles (13.7 per game) and forced fumbles (4).

Woodward is also tied for the team lead in sacks (2) with senior defensive end Tipa Galeai, graduate student defensive end Jacoby Wildman and junior defensive end Nick Heninger.

Junior safety Shaq Bond has two interceptions to lead the Aggies.

Air Force comes into Saturday’s game having won three out of their last four games, including a 56-26 rout of Hawaii at Honolulu last Saturday.

The productive Falcons score 37.4 points per game, ranking them 18th nationally. As is always the case at the academy, the running offense rules the roost.

The Falcons have run for 2,132 yards, the most in the nation. Their 304.6 yards per game on the ground is second nationally and their 5.3 yards per carry ranks 19th nationally.

Junior quarterback Donald Hammond III completes 50.8 percent of his passes (31-61) for 677 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions for Air Force.

Hammond has also run for 258 yards and a team-best eight rushing scores for the Falcons.

Junior tailback Kadin Remsberg (89 car, 531 yards, 5 TD’s) is the Falcons’ top tailback. Senior fullback Taven Birdow (103 car, 462 yards, 4 TD’s) and sophomore fullback Timothy Jackson (59 car, 358 yards, 4 TD’s) have also been solid for Air Force.

Senior receiver Geraud Sanders (20 rec, 479 yards, 4 TD’s) and fellow senior wide-out Benjamin Waters (9 rec, 292 yards, 2 TD’s) are the Falcons’ leading receivers when Air Force does decide to pass.

Senior specialist Jake Koehnke has made all seven of his field goal attempts and 28 of his 32 PAT’s for the Falcons.

The Air Force defense gives up 24 points per game, tied for 49th nationally with Louisiana Tech and USC.

Junior inside linebacker Demonte Meeks and junior defensive tackle Jordan Jackson have 2.5 sacks apiece for Air Force.

Sophomore defensive back Milton Bugg III leads the Falcons with three interceptions. Senior inside linebacker Kyle Johnson and senior defensive lineman Mosese Fifita have two forced fumbles apiece for the Falcons to lead the squad in that category.

This is the 8th all-time meeting in the series, with the Falcons leading the Aggies 4-3 all-time.