The 2017 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. They competed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they lost to New Mexico State.
Coaching staff
Coaching changes Utah State hired David Yost as offensive coordinator on December 30, 2016. Yost had previously been the quarterbacks coach at Oregon. Both of the co-offensive coordinators from 2016 remain on staff; Jovon Bouknight as Outside Receivers Coach, and Luke Wells as the Tight Ends/inside receivers coach.
Coaches Name Title Matt Wells Head coach Frank Maile Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Kendrick Shaver Co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers Coach David Yost Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Mark Tommerdahl Special teams coordinator/running backs coach Jovon Bouknight Outside receivers coach Julius Brown Defensive backs coach Stacy Collins Inside linebackers coach Steve Farmer Offensive line coach Luke Wells Tight Ends/Inside Receivers coach Brad Kragthorpe Graduate assistant Source:
Schedule Utah State's 2017 football schedule was announced on March 2, 2017. The Aggies will play three straight home games for the first time since 1997, in a stretch that includes in-state rival BYU, Colorado State, and rival Wyoming.
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Game summaries
At Wisconsin
Idaho State
At Wake Forest
At San Jose State
BYU
Colorado State
Wyoming
At UNLV
Boise State
At New Mexico
Hawaii
At Air Force
vs New Mexico State–Arizona Bowl
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