2008 Utah State Aggies football team

2008 Utah State Aggies football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2008 record 3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach Brent Guy (4th season)
Home stadium Romney Stadium (Capacity: 25,513)
2008 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 11 Boise State $  8 –0     12 –1  
Louisiana Tech  5 –3     8 –5  
Nevada  5 –3     7 –6  
Hawaii  5 –3     7 –7  
Fresno State  4 –4     7 –6  
San Jose State  4 –4     6 –6  
Utah State  3 –5     3 –9  
New Mexico State  1 –7     3 –9  
Idaho  1 –7     2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football during the 2008 season. Utah State competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and the team played their home games in Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah.[1]

The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Brent Guy. He was fired prior to the end of the season after the team compiled a 2–9 record. At Utah State, Guy never finished a season with more than three wins. He coached the Aggies in their final game, in which they defeated New Mexico State, 47–2, and completed their schedule with a 3–9 record.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 8:00 PM at UNLV* Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV L 27–17   18,815[3]
September 6 1:30 PM at No. 18 Oregon* Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR L 66–24   58,060[3]
September 13 6:00 PM No. 22 Utah* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers) KJZZ L 58–10   19,061[3]
September 20 2:00 PM Idaho Romney Stadium • Logan, UT Altitude W 42–17   10,154[3]
October 3 6:00 PM No. 8 Brigham Young* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Beehive Boot / Old Wagon Wheel) KJZZ L 34–14   23,101[3]
October 11 5:30 PM at San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA ESPNU L 30–7   20,318[3]
October 18 2:05 PM at Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV L 44–17   13,159[3]
October 25 1:00 PM Fresno State Romney Stadium • Logan, UT KJZZ L 30–28   14,071[3]
November 1 1:00 PM Hawaii Romney Stadium • Logan, UT Altitude W 30–14   12,112[3]
November 8 12:00 PM at No. 10 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN GamePlan L 49–14   32,171[3]
November 15 12:30 PM at Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 45–38   15,320[3]
November 29 1:00 PM New Mexico State Romney Stadium • Logan, UT W 47–2   9,919[3]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ↑ Utah State 2008 Schedule/Results, ESPN, retrieved June 26, 2009.
  2. ↑ Guy, fired by Utah St., failed to win more than 3 games in any of four seasons, ESPN, November 17, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Cumulative Season Statistics". Utah State University.


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