American college football season
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 .
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.
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
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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]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. at No. 9 Wisconsin * ESPN L 10–5975,324 6:00 p.m. Idaho State * Stadium W 51–1319,638 September 16 1:00 p.m. at Wake Forest * ACCN Extra L 10–4627,971 September 23 5:30 p.m. at San Jose State Stadium W 61–1012,426 6:00 p.m. BYU * CBSSN W 40–2424,112 October 7 2:30 p.m. Colorado State ATTSNRM L 14–2718,004 October 14 2:30 p.m. Wyoming Stadium L 23–2822,234 October 21 4:00 p.m. at UNLV ATTSNRM W 52–2818,157 October 28 8:00 p.m. Boise State CBSSN L 14–4119,012 November 4 3:30 p.m. at New Mexico ATTSNRM W 24–1019,293 November 18 12:00 p.m. Hawaii Stadium W 38–017,650 November 25 8:15 p.m. at Air Force ESPN2 L 35–3817,252 December 29 3:30 p.m. vs. New Mexico State * CBSSN L 20–26 OT 39,132 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
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1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 10 0 0 0 10 Badgers 0 10 28 21 59
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 6 7 0 13 Aggies 17 21 7 6 51
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 0 10 0 10 Demon Deacons 14 15 17 0 46
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 14 24 17 6 61 Spartans 0 0 7 3 10
1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 7 14 0 3 24 Aggies 7 17 3 13 40
1 2 3 4 Total Rams 17 7 0 3 27 Aggies 0 7 0 7 14
1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 3 6 7 12 28 Aggies 6 10 0 7 23
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 21 7 17 52 Rebels 14 14 0 0 28
1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 14 14 7 6 41 Aggies 7 0 7 0 14
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 7 3 7 24 Lobos 0 3 0 7 10
1 2 3 4 Total Rainbow Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 Aggies 14 7 14 3 38
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 14 7 0 14 35 Falcons 10 7 7 14 38
vs New Mexico State–Arizona Bowl[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total NMSU Aggies 10 3 0 7 6 26 USU Aggies 7 6 0 7 0 20
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