2017 Utah State Aggies football team

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2017
Matt Wells (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorDavid Yost (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorFrank Maile (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKendrick Shaver (4th season)
Home stadiumMaverik Stadium
Seasons
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

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
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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
ACCN Extra
L 10–4627,971
September 235:30 p.m.at San Jose StateStadiumW 61–1012,426
September 296:00 p.m.
The Old Wagon Wheel)
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 UNLVATTSNRMW 52–2818,157
October 288:00 p.m.Boise State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSNL 14–4119,012
November 43:30 p.m.at
Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • ATTSNRMW 24–1019,293
    November 1812:00 p.m.Hawaii
    • Maverik Stadium
    • Logan, UT
    StadiumW 38–017,650
    November 258:15 p.m.at
    ESPN2
    L 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

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Aggies 10 0 0 0 10
    Badgers 0 10 28 21 59

    Idaho State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bengals 0 6 7 0 13
    Aggies 17 21 7 6 51

    At Wake Forest

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Aggies 0 0 10 0 10
    Demon Deacons 14 15 17 0 46

    At San Jose State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Aggies 14 24 17 6 61
    Spartans 0 0 7 3 10

    BYU

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Cougars 7 14 0 3 24
    Aggies 7 17 3 13 40

    Colorado State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Rams 17 7 0 3 27
    Aggies 0 7 0 7 14

    Wyoming

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Cowboys 3 6 7 12 28
    Aggies 6 10 0 7 23

    At UNLV

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Aggies 7 21 7 17 52
    Rebels 14 14 0 0 28

    Boise State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Broncos 14 14 7 6 41
    Aggies 7 0 7 0 14

    At New Mexico

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Aggies 7 7 3 7 24
    Lobos 0 3 0 7 10

    Hawaii

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Rainbow Warriors 0 0 0 0 0
    Aggies 14 7 14 3 38

    At Air Force

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Aggies 14 7 0 14 35
    Falcons 10 7 7 14 38

    vs New Mexico State–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.