1988 Utah State Aggies football team

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1988 Utah State Aggies football
Conference Big West Conference
Record4–7 (4–3 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brian Billick (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Fred Bleil (3rd season)
Home stadium Romney Stadium
Seasons
  1987
1989  
1988 Big West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State $ 7 0 010 2 0
Cal State Fullerton 5 2 05 6 0
Utah State 4 3 04 7 0
San Jose State 4 3 04 8 0
UNLV 3 4 04 7 0
Long Beach State 3 4 03 9 0
Pacific (CA) 2 5 02 9 0
New Mexico State 0 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1988 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Chuck Shelton and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 4–3 Big West).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at No. 2 Nebraska *L 13–6376,233 [1]
September 10at Missouri *L 21–3535,232 [2]
September 24 New Mexico State W 32–2013,792 [3]
September 30at BYU *L 3–3865,702 [4]
October 8 Long Beach State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 31–2412,686 [5]
October 15at Fresno State L 10–5134,942 [6]
October 22at San Jose State L 31–3614,215 [7]
October 29 Pacific (CA)
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 23–2013,147 [8]
November 5 UNLV
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 17–108,606 [9]
November 12 Utah *
L 21–4216,578 [10]
November 19at Cal State Fullerton L 13–232,119 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Nebraska plasters Utah State". The Charlotte Observer. September 4, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Ground game paces Missouri attack". Daily American Republic. September 11, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Utah State thrashes those other Aggies, 32–20". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 25, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "BYU rolls over Utah State". The Billings Gazette. October 1, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Snyder carries Utah State past Long Beach, 31–24". The Daily Herald. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fresno romps past Utah State". The Daily Spectrum. October 17, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Big day for Johnson, SJS". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 23, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Moody's late field goal lifts USU past Pacific". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Aggies upend UNLV Rebels in Bog West grid matchup". The Daily Spectrum. November 6, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Utah explosion demolishes USU". The Daily Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Robyn Norwood (November 20, 1988). "Titans Don't Sit Still in 23–13 Victory Over Utah State". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-16. Retrieved February 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  12. "1988 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference . Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  13. "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.