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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
Source:[ 2]
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
Source:[ 4]
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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