Utah State Aggies football | |||
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First season | 1892; 132 years ago | ||
Athletic director | Diana Sabau | ||
Head coach | Nate Dreiling (Interim) 1st season, 2–6 (.250) | ||
Stadium | Maverik Stadium (capacity: 25,513 Record: 33,119) | ||
Field | Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium | ||
Year built | 1968 | ||
Field surface | SprinTurf | ||
Location | Logan, Utah | ||
NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
Conference | Mountain West (Pac-12 in 2026) | ||
Past conferences | Independent (1892–1913) RMAC (1914–1937) MSC (1938–1961) University Division Independent (1962–1972) Division I Independent (1973–1977) PCAA/BWC (1978–2000) Division I-A Independent (2001–2002) Sun Belt (2003–2004) WAC (2005–2012) | ||
All-time record | 574–568–31[1] (.503) | ||
Bowl record | 6–11 (.353) | ||
Conference titles | 13 (1921, 1935, 1936, 1946, 1960, 1961, 1978, 1979, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2012, 2021) | ||
Division titles | 2 (2013, 2021) | ||
Rivalries | BYU (The Old Wagon Wheel) Utah (Battle of the Brothers) Wyoming (Bridger’s Battle) | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 3 (1961, 1969, 2018) | ||
Current uniform | |||
Colors | Navy blue, white, and pewter gray[2] | ||
Fight song | Hail the Utah Aggies | ||
Mascot | Big Blue | ||
Marching band | Aggie Marching Band | ||
Outfitter | Nike | ||
Website | UtahStateAggies.com |
The Utah State Aggies football team is 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.
On July 2, 2024, Nate Dreiling was named Interim head coach after Blake Anderson was placed on leave and ultimately fired two weeks later for alleged reporting violations.[3]
The Aggies have played in 16 bowl games in their history, winning six: the 2021 LA Bowl against the Oregon State Beavers, the 2018 New Mexico Bowl against the North Texas Mean Green, the 2014 New Mexico Bowl against the UTEP Miners, the 2013 Poinsettia Bowl against the Northern Illinois Huskies, the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against the Toledo Rockets and the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl against the Ball State Cardinals.[4]