2021 Utah State Aggies football team
American college football season
2021 Utah State Aggies football | |
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Mountain West Champion
MW Mountain Division Champion LA Bowl Champion |
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MW Championship Game
, W 46–13 vs.
San Diego State
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LA Bowl
, W 24–13 vs.
Oregon State
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Division | Mountain Division |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 24 |
AP | No. 24 |
Record | 11–3 (6–2 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Anthony Tucker (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ephraim Banda (1st season) |
Home stadium |
Maverik Stadium
(capacity: 25,100) |
Uniform
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
Mountain Division | ||||||||||||
No. 24 Utah State xy$ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||
Air Force x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||
Boise State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||
Colorado State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||
New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||
No. 25 San Diego State xy | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||
Fresno State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||
Nevada | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||
Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||
UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||
Championship : Utah State 46 , San Diego State 13 | ||||||||||||
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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 . [1] They defeated San Diego State in the championship game to win the Mountain West championship. [2] They received an invitation to the LA Bowl where they defeated Oregon State . [3]
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , the Aggies finished the 2020 conference-only season 1–5 to finish in 11th place in Mountain West play . [4] Head coach Gary Andersen was fired after going 0–3 in the first three games. [5] Co-defensive coordinator Frank Maile was named interim head coach. [6]
The final scheduled game of the season was canceled due to a Utah State player boycott. [7]
Following the season, the school named Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson the team's new head coach. [8]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 9:00 p.m. | at Washington State * | P12N | W 26–23 | 24,944 | |
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 (FCS) North Dakota * | CBSSN | W 48–24 | 18,124 | |
September 18 | 5:30 p.m. | at Air Force | FS2 | W 49–45 | 20,264 | |
September 25 | 10:00 a.m. | Boise State |
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CBS | L 3–27 | 23,715 |
October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 BYU * |
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CBSSN | L 20–34 | 25,240 |
October 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at UNLV | CBSSN | W 28–24 | 21,322 | |
October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado State |
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CBSSN | W 26–24 | 21,423 |
October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Hawaii |
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SPEC PPV | W 51–31 | 19,219 |
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State * | AggieVision | W 35–13 | 7,802 | |
November 13 | 8:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | FS1 | W 48–17 | 15,135 | |
November 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
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CBSSN | L 17–44 | 20,547 |
November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at New Mexico | FS1 | W 35–10 | 11,046 | |
December 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 19 San Diego State | FOX | W 46–13 | 13,445 | |
December 18 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. Oregon State * | ABC | W 24–13 | 29,896 | |
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References
- ↑ "2021 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved 2022-08-29 .
- ↑ "Utah State vs. San Diego State - Game Recap - December 4, 2021 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2022-08-29 .
- ↑ "Utah State vs. Oregon State - Box Score - December 18, 2021 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2022-08-29 .
- ↑ "2020 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved 2021-09-13 .
- ↑ "Gary Andersen out at Utah State after Aggies' 0-3 start; assistant Frank Maile named interim coach" . The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved 2021-09-13 .
- ↑ McDonald, Ryan (2020-11-09). "Who is Frank Maile? Getting to know the Utah State Aggies' interim head football coach" . Deseret News . Retrieved 2021-09-13 .
- ↑ "Utah State players opt out of Colorado State game over alleged insensitive remarks made by school leadership" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved 2021-09-13 .
- ↑ "Utah State hires Blake Anderson from Arkansas State as Aggies' next coach" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved 2021-09-13 .
- ↑ "2021 Utah State Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved April 4, 2021 .
- ↑ "2021 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved 2021-09-13 .
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