1989 Utah State Aggies football team

1989 Utah State Aggies football
1989 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	4–7 (4–3 Big West)
Head coach	Chuck Shelton (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Pat Behrns (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Fred Bleil (4th season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Chuck Shelton and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. After a difficult 0–4 start (including two Top 25 opponents and two in-state rivalry games), the Aggies finished the season winning four of seven to finish with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 4–3 Big West).

1989 Big West Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Fresno State $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
San Jose State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Utah*	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot)	L 10–45	34,926
September 16	at No. 13 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 10–66	50,249
September 23	at No. 20 Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 2–41	61,553
September 30	BYU*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry, Beehive Boot)	L 10–37	26,909
October 7	Cal State Fullerton	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 34–23	10,567
October 14	Fresno State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–34	13,137	^[1]
October 21	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 28–13	9,949
November 4	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 38–10	5,037
November 11	San Jose State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–33	12,028
November 18	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV	W 27–22	17,710
November 15	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 18–31	1,575
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

^ "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 15, 1989. p. C-18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1989 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

[1] "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 15, 1989. p. C-18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[1989schedule-2] "1989 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

[3] "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

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