2023 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record6–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKyle Cefalo (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumMaverik Stadium
Uniform
2023 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
UNLV y  6 –2   9 –5  
Boise State y$  6 –2   8 –6  
San Jose State  6 –2   7 –6  
Air Force  5 –3   9 –4  
Wyoming  5 –3   9 –4  
Fresno State  4 –4   9 –4  
Utah State  4 –4   6 –7  
Hawaii  3 –5   5 –8  
Colorado State  3 –5   5 –7  
Nevada  2 –6   2 –10  
New Mexico  2 –6   4 –8  
San Diego State  2 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University as a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Blake Anderson and played their home games at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 210:00 a.m.at No. 25 Iowa*
FS1L 14–2469,250
September 96:00 p.m.Idaho State*
KJZZW 78–2820,034
September 156:00 p.m.at Air Force
CBSSNL 21–3946,692
September 236:00 p.m.James Madison*
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
KJZZL 38–4519,994
September 3010:00 a.m.at UConn*
CBSSNW 34–3321,227
October 76:00 p.m.Colorado Statedagger
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
KJZZW 44–2422,864
October 136:00 p.m.Fresno State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSNL 32–3717,220
October 215:00 p.m.at San Jose State
CBSSNL 21–4215,028
November 45:00 p.m.at San Diego State
FS1W 32–24 2OT23,096
November 111:00 p.m.Nevada
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
KJZZW 41–2417,760
November 185:00 p.m.Boise State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSNL 10–4517,821
November 241:30 p.m.at New Mexico
CBSSNW 44–41 2OT12,094
December 231:30 p.m.vs. Georgia State
ESPNL 22–45 12,168

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Game summaries

at No. 25 Iowa

Utah State Aggies (0-0) at No. 25 Iowa Hawkeyes - Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 3 3814
Hawkeyes 3 14 0724

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

  • Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski

Idaho State

Idaho State Bengals (0–1) at Utah State Aggies (0–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 7 7728
Aggies 7 44 141378

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,034
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (MW Network): Dave Fox (play-by-play), Alema Harrington (analyst), Frank Dolce (sideline)
  • Spread: Utah State –24.0 • Odds to win: Utah State 90.4% •
Game information
First quarter
  • 14:33 USU – Robert Briggs Jr. 58-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 7–0, Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:27
  • 10:59 ISU – Christian Fredericksen 9-yard pass from Jordan Cooke (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Tied 7–7, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:34
Second quarter
  • 14:51 USU – Davon Booth 8-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 14–7, Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:40
  • 12:09 USU – Davon Booth 40-yard run (William Testa kick) – Utah State 21–7, Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:25
  • 6:35 USU – Terrell Vaughn 4-yard pass from Cooper Legas (William Testa kick) – Utah State 28–7, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:02
  • 5:44 USU – Ike Larsen 47-yard interception return (two–point run conversion failed) – Utah State 34–7, Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:51
  • 5:24 USU – Jalen Royals 20-yard pass from Cooper Legas (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 41–7, Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:07
  • 4:08 USU – Rahsul Faison 60-yard run (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 48–7, Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:19
  • 0:16 ISU – Christian Fredericksen 15–yard pass from Hunter Hays (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 48–14, Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:52
  • 0:01 USU – Elliott Nimrod 37-yard field goal – Utah State 51–14, Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:05
Third quarter
  • 8:58 USU – Terrell Vaughn 5-yard pass from Levi Williams (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 58–14, Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:48
  • 3:58 USU – Micah Davis 47-yard pass from Levi Williams (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 65–14, Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:32
  • 0:00 ISU – Michael Shulikov 12-yard pass from Hunter Hays (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 65–21, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:58
Fourth quarter
  • 9:15 ISU – Raiden Hunter 1-yard run (Thomas Kopcho kick) – Utah State 65–28, Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:34
  • 4:25 USU – Cooper Jones 1-yard run (Elliott Nimrod PAT failed) – Utah State 71–28, Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:44
  • 0:54 USU – Jaiden Francois 75-yard interception return (Elliott Nimrod kick) – Utah State 78–28, Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:23
StatisticsIdaho StateUtah State
First downs2823
Plays–yards83–42469–591
Rushes–yards30–10141–380
Passing yards323211
Passing: comp–att–int34–53–222–28–0
Turnovers30
Time of possession33:2726:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 20/30, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Soujah Gasu 6 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Christian Fredericksen 8 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
Utah State Passing Cooper Legas 14/16, 125 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Robert Briggs Jr. 9 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Terrell Vaughn 11 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD

at Air Force

James Madison

at UConn

Colorado State

Fresno State

at San Jose State

at San Diego State

Nevada

Boise State

at New Mexico

References

  1. ↑ "2023 Utah State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.


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