2008 Utah State Aggies football team

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2008 Utah State Aggies football
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Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Johnson (4th season)
Home stadium Romney Stadium
Seasons
  2007
2009  
2008 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Boise State $  8 0   12 1  
Louisiana Tech  5 3   8 5  
Nevada  5 3   7 6  
Hawaii  5 3   7 7  
Fresno State  4 4   7 6  
San Jose State  4 4   6 6  
Utah State  3 5   3 9  
New Mexico State  1 7   3 9  
Idaho  1 7   2 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Brent Guy and played their home games in Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. [1]

Guy was fired prior to the end of the season after the team compiled a 2–9 record. At Utah State, Guy never finished a season with more than three wins. He coached the Aggies in their final game, in which they defeated New Mexico State, 47–2, and completed their schedule with a 3–9 record. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 pmat UNLV *L 27–1718,815 [3]
September 61:30 pmat No. 18 Oregon *L 66–2458,060 [3]
September 136:00 pmNo. 22 Utah *
KJZZ L 58–1019,061 [3]
September 202:00 pm Idaho
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
Altitude W 42–1710,154 [3]
October 36:00 pmNo. 8 BYU *
KJZZL 34–1423,101 [3]
October 115:30 pmat San Jose State ESPNU L 30–720,318 [3]
October 182:05 pmat Nevada L 44–1713,159 [3]
October 251:00 pm Fresno State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
KJZZL 30–2814,071 [3]
November 11:00 pm Hawaii
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
AltitudeW 30–1412,112 [3]
November 812:00 pmat No. 10 Boise State ESPN GamePlan L 49–1432,171 [3]
November 1512:30 pmat Louisiana Tech L 45–3815,320 [3]
November 291:00 pm New Mexico State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 47–29,919 [3]

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References

  1. Utah State 2008 Schedule/Results, ESPN, retrieved June 26, 2009.
  2. Guy, fired by Utah St., failed to win more than 3 games in any of four seasons, ESPN, November 17, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Cumulative Season Statistics". Utah State University.