1997 Utah State Aggies football team
| 1997 Utah State Aggies football | |
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Big West co-champion | |
Humanitarian Bowl, L 19–35 vs. Cincinnati | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| 1997 record | 6–6 (4–1 Big West) |
| Head coach | John L. Smith (3rd season) |
| Home stadium |
Romney Stadium (Capacity: 30,257) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State + | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada + | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach John L. Smith and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah.
Utah State was co-champion of the Big West Conference, completed the regular season with a 6–5 record (4–1 in conference), and received an invitation to the inaugural Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho. The Aggies were defeated by Cincinnati, 35–19,[1] in their last bowl appearance until 2011. Smith left for Louisville after the season, and was succeeded by Dave Arslanian in 1998.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| August 30 | at Utah* | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot) | W 21–14 | 33,804 | |||||
| September 6 | Idaho State* | Romney Stadium • Logan, UT | W 41–7 | ||||||
| September 13 | No. 25 Colorado State* | Romney Stadium • Logan, UT | L 24–35 | ||||||
| September 20 | New Mexico* | Romney Stadium • Logan, UT | L 22–25 | ||||||
| October 3 | at No. 24 BYU* | Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel) | L 35–42 | 65,754 | |||||
| October 11 | Oregon State* | Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR | L 16–24 | 23,210 | |||||
| October 18 | New Mexico State | Romney Stadium • Logan, UT | W 38–7 | ||||||
| October 25 | at Idaho | Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID | W 63–17 | 11,163 | |||||
| November 1 | Boise State | Romney Stadium • Logan, UT | W 24–20 | 18,205 | |||||
| November 15 | at Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | W 38–19 | ||||||
| November 22 | at North Texas | Fouts Field • Denton, TX | L 48–51 | ||||||
| December 29 | vs. Cincinnati* | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Humanitarian Bowl) | L 19–35 | 16,289 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "1997 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 2, 2017.
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