2017 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record6–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Yost (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorFrank Maile (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKendrick Shaver (4th season)
Home stadiumMaverik Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Wyoming   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Utah State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Air Force   4 – 4     5 – 7  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
Fresno State xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
San Diego State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
UNLV   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     3 – 9  
San Jose State   1 – 7     2 – 11  
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. They competed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they lost to New Mexico State.

Coaching staff

Coaching changes

Utah State hired David Yost as offensive coordinator on December 30, 2016. Yost had previously been the quarterbacks coach at Oregon.[1] Both of the co-offensive coordinators from 2016 remain on staff; Jovon Bouknight as Outside Receivers Coach, and Luke Wells as the Tight Ends/inside receivers coach.

Coaches

Name Title
Matt Wells Head coach
Frank Maile Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach
Kendrick Shaver Co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers Coach
David Yost Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Mark Tommerdahl Special teams coordinator/running backs coach
Jovon Bouknight Outside receivers coach
Julius Brown Defensive backs coach
Stacy Collins Inside linebackers coach
Steve Farmer Offensive line coach
Luke Wells Tight Ends/Inside Receivers coach
Brad Kragthorpe Graduate assistant

Source:[2]

Schedule

Utah State's 2017 football schedule was announced on March 2, 2017.[3] The Aggies will play three straight home games for the first time since 1997, in a stretch that includes in-state rival BYU, Colorado State, and rival Wyoming.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at No. 9 Wisconsin*
ESPNL 10–5975,324
September 76:00 p.m.Idaho State*
StadiumW 51–1319,638
September 161:00 p.m.at Wake Forest*
ACCN ExtraL 10–4627,971
September 235:30 p.m.at San Jose State
StadiumW 61–1012,426
September 296:00 p.m.BYU*
CBSSNW 40–2424,112
October 72:30 p.m.Colorado State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
ATTSNRML 14–2718,004
October 142:30 p.m.Wyomingdagger
StadiumL 23–2822,234
October 214:00 p.m.at UNLV
ATTSNRMW 52–2818,157
October 288:00 p.m.Boise State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSNL 14–4119,012
November 43:30 p.m.at New Mexico
ATTSNRMW 24–1019,293
November 1812:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
StadiumW 38–017,650
November 258:15 p.m.at Air Force
ESPN2L 35–3817,252
December 293:30 p.m.vs. New Mexico State*
CBSSNL 20–26 OT39,132
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Source:[4]

Game summaries

At Wisconsin

See also: 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 10 0 0 0 10
Badgers 0 10 28 21 59

Idaho State

See also: 2017 Idaho State Bengals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 6 7 0 13
Aggies 17 21 7 6 51

At Wake Forest

See also: 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 0 10 0 10
Demon Deacons 14 15 17 0 46

At San Jose State

See also: 2017 San Jose State Spartans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 24 17 6 61
Spartans 0 0 7 3 10

BYU

See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team, Beehive Boot, and BYU–Utah State football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 14 0 3 24
Aggies 7 17 3 13 40

Colorado State

See also: 2017 Colorado State Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 17 7 0 3 27
Aggies 0 7 0 7 14

Wyoming

See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 6 7 12 28
Aggies 6 10 0 7 23

At UNLV

See also: 2017 UNLV Rebels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 21 7 17 52
Rebels 14 14 0 0 28

Boise State

See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 14 14 7 6 41
Aggies 7 0 7 0 14

At New Mexico

See also: 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 3 7 24
Lobos 0 3 0 7 10

Hawaii

See also: 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 0 0 0
Aggies 14 7 14 3 38

At Air Force

See also: 2017 Air Force Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 7 0 14 35
Falcons 10 7 7 14 38

vs New Mexico State–Arizona Bowl

See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team and 2017 Arizona Bowl
1 2 3 4OT Total
NMSU Aggies 10 3 0 76 26
USU Aggies 7 6 0 70 20

References

  1. ^ Greif, Andrew (December 30, 2016). "Ex-Oregon assistant David Yost hired at Utah State". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Spring Football Roster". UtahStateAggies.com. Utah State Athletics. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Mountain West Announces 2017 Football Schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Utah State Athletics. March 2, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Utah State Aggies football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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