Utah State took advantage of two lost fumbles by the Cougars in the second half by turning them into 14 points. The Aggies needed to go just 39 yards for the first touchdown and 19 on the second.

Brosterhous found Eli Wood in the end zone from 27-yards out to pull within 16-10 with 7:08 left in the third quarter. Jacobs added a 2-yard touchdown run with 6:22 left in the fourth following a fumble by Washington State TE Jack Pedersen.

“That moment was a conscious ‘see ball, get ball’ moment. I just did my job, executed what I needed to do,” said USU linebacker Asher Cunningham, who forced the fumble. “Just proud of my guys and how we attacked the ball, and just played with that energy. We had a lot of energy the whole game and I felt that carried over.”

The Cougars were held to just 64 yards in the second half.

Wood finished with six catches for 84 yards. Kian Afrookhteh made a 48-yard field goal early in the second quarter for Utah State (2-4, 1-1 Pac-12).

Caden Pinnick was 23 of 36 for 156 yards with a fumble for Washington State (1-5, 0-2), which has lost three straight games. Leo Pulalasi had 60 yards rushing with a touchdown.

“I love our team. They fought from beginning to end,” USU head coach Bronco Mendenhall said. “It wasn’t perfect, and it wasn’t flawless, but it was gritty, and tough, and it was a victory. … Plenty to correct, but I’m not going to take anything away from how they came back and won the game.”

Utah State is next at Texas State on Oct. 24.