The Utah State Aggies are a college football team that competes in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, representing Utah State University. The Utah State college football program began in 1892 and has played home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium since 1968. They have won thirteen conference championships in four different conferences during their history, most recently in 2021.
The 2012 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Gary Andersen and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. This was the Aggies' final season as members of the Western Athletic Conference, winning the final WAC football title outright. They joined the Mountain West Conference on July 1, 2013 for the 2013 season.
The 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 15, 2012 at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho in the United States. The sixteenth edition of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl began at 2:30 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN. It featured the Toledo Rockets from the Mid-American Conference against the Western Athletic Conference champion Utah State Aggies, and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Rockets accepted their invitation after earning a 9–2 record in the regular season, while the Aggies accepted theirs after earning a 10–2 record. Utah State won the game 41–15.
Matthew Scribner Wells is an American football coach and former quarterback who currently serves as an offensive analyst at Oklahoma. Wells previously served as the offensive coordinator and then head coach at Utah State University, where he was named Mountain West conference coach of the year in 2013 and again in 2018. He was named head coach of Texas Tech on November 29, 2018, and led the team until his firing midway through the 2021 season.
The 2013–14 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 16th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and this was their first year as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament where they lost to San Diego State.
The Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Utah State Aggies and the Wyoming Cowboys. The rivalry is one of the oldest for both schools; it is Utah State's fourth-oldest rivalry and Wyoming's fifth. The schools played for the first time in 1903, a 46–0 Aggie victory and Utah State leads the series 40–28–4 (.583).
The 2014 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. This was the Aggies second season as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated UTEP 21–6.
The 2014–15 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 17th and final season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.
The 2015 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. This was Utah State's third season as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four-way tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Akron.
The 2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Tim Duryea's first season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Wyoming to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to San Diego State.
The 2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Tim Duryea's second season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in tie for eighth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada.
The 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth–year head coach Doug Martin. The Aggies finished the season 6–6 and 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. The Aggies received a bowl bid for the first time in 57 years where they beat Utah State in the Arizona Bowl. This season would both be the Aggies last season with a winning record and last time they received a bowl invitation until the 2022 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.
The 2018 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by sixth-year head coach Matt Wells during the regular season 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 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for first place in the division with Boise State. Despite the tie, the conference does not credit them as divisional co-champions as a result of the head-to-head loss. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated North Texas. The 11 wins tied a school record.
The 2019 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 20, 2019, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST on ESPN2. It was the 3rd edition of the Frisco Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by restaurant franchise Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the game was officially known as the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.
The 1990 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Chuck Shelton and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses, and one tie.
The 1989 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Chuck Shelton and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. After a difficult 0–4 start, the Aggies finished the season winning four of seven to finish with a record of four wins and seven losses.
The 2020 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. Head coach Gary Andersen, who was in his second year back at Utah State, coached the first three games before he was fired after going 0–3. Co-defensive coordinator Frank Maile was named interim head coach. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aggies finished the conference-only season 1–5 to finish in 11th place in Mountain West play.
The 2021 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by first-year head coach Blake Anderson and played their home games at Maverik Stadium. They competed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. The finished the season 11–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play to win West division to earn a bid in the Mountain West Championship game. They defeated San Diego State in the championship game to win the Mountain West championship. They received an invitation to the LA Bowl where they defeated Oregon State.
The 2022 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University as a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Blake Anderson and played their home games at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah.
