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2018 Utah State Aggies football
New Mexico Bowl champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 22
Record11–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Yost (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorFrank Maile (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKeith Patterson (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMaverik Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 22 Utah State   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Wyoming   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Air Force   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Colorado State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
Nevada   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Hawaii   5 – 3     8 – 6  
San Diego State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UNLV   2 – 6     4 – 8  
San Jose State   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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[a] 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.

Head coach Matt Wells was hired by Texas Tech on November 29; the team was led in the New Mexico Bowl by interim head coach and co-defensive coordinator Frank Maile.[1] Wells finished with a 44–34 record in his six seasons at Utah State. On December 9, the school rehired Gary Andersen, six years after he left for Wisconsin.[2]

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[3] Quin Ficklin C SR
John Mackey Award[4] Dax Raymond TE JR
Lou Groza Award[5] Dominik Eberle K JR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] Jacoby Wildman DL JR

Mountain West media days

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During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Aggies were predicted to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.[7]

Media poll

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Mountain Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 132 (22)
2 Wyoming 95
3 Colorado State 82
4 Utah State 78
5 Air Force 52
6 New Mexico 23

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

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The Aggies had two players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[8]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 p.m.at No. 11 Michigan State*
BTNL 31–3873,114
September 86:00 p.m.New Mexico State*
StadiumW 60–1318,223
September 136:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
StadiumW 73–1215,011
September 228:15 p.m.Air Force
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
ESPN2W 42–3222,720
October 57:00 p.m.at BYU*
ESPN2W 45–2058,087
October 132:00 p.m.UNLVdagger
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
Stadium on FacebookW 59–2821,212
October 2012:30 p.m.at Wyoming
ATTSNRMW 24–1618,378
October 272:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
StadiumW 61–1916,119
November 310:00 p.m.at Hawaii
SPEC HIW 56–1721,476
November 102:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
StadiumW 62–2419,017
November 1712:00 p.m.at Colorado StateNo. 23
ATTSNRMW 29–2419,226
November 248:15 p.m.at No. 23 Boise StateNo. 21
ESPNL 24–3335,960
December 1512:00 p.m.vs. North Texas*
ESPNW 52–1325,387

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Game summaries

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At Michigan State

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See also: 2018 Michigan State Spartans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 10 7 31
No. 11 Spartans 6 14 7 11 38

New Mexico State

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See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
NMSU Aggies 7 3 3 0 13
USU Aggies 16 17 14 13 60

Tennessee Tech

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See also: 2018 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 3 3 3 12
Aggies 17 28 7 21 73

Air Force

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See also: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 14 3 15 32
Aggies 7 14 14 7 42

At BYU

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See also: 2018 BYU Cougars football team, Beehive Boot, and The Old Wagon Wheel
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 7 14 10 45
Cougars 0 7 6 7 20

UNLV

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See also: 2018 UNLV Rebels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 7 0 7 14 28
Aggies 14 28 7 10 59

At Wyoming

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See also: 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Bridger's Battle
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 3 14 0 24
Cowboys 3 0 10 3 16

New Mexico

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See also: 2018 New Mexico Lobos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 3 2 14 0 19
Aggies 28 24 9 0 61

At Hawaii

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See also: 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Aggies 28 0 28 0 56
Rainbow Warriors 3 0 14 0 17

San Jose State

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See also: 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 3 7 7 24
No. 14 Aggies 10 28 21 3 62

At Colorado State

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See also: 2018 Colorado State Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Aggies 3 7 10 9 29
Rams 0 7 3 14 24

At Boise State

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See also: 2018 Boise State Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Aggies 7 7 0 10 24
No. 21 Broncos 7 10 3 13 33

Vs. North Texas–New Mexico Bowl

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See also: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team and 2018 New Mexico Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 0 6 0 13
Aggies 14 24 7 7 52

Rankings

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Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP——————RVRVRV18141414RVRV22
Coaches——————RVRVRV20161315242321
CFPNot released——2321——Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2019 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6 214 Darwin Thompson RB Kansas City Chiefs

References

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  1. ^ "Matt Wells named Texas Tech head football coach". KLBK/KAMC. November 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Andersen will return as USU's head football coach
  3. ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles".
  8. ^ "2018 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
  9. ^ "2018 Utah State Aggies football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
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