2021 Utah State Aggies football team

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]

2021 Utah State Aggies football
Mountain West Champion
MW Mountain Division Champion
LA Bowl Champion
LA Bowl, W 24–13 vs. Oregon State
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 24
Record11–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAnthony Tucker (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorEphraim Banda (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMaverik Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBS L 3–27 23,715
October 1 7:00 p.m. No. 13 BYU*
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
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSN W 26–24 21,423
October 30 1:00 p.m. Hawaii
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
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
CBSSN L 17–4420,547
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

Source[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Utah State vs. San Diego State - Game Recap - December 4, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Utah State vs. Oregon State - Box Score - December 18, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 Utah State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021.