2021 Utah State Aggies football team

The 2021 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by first-year head coach Blake Anderson and played their home games at Maverik Stadium. They competed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.

2021 Utah State Aggies football
Mountain West Champion
MW Mountain Division Champion
LA Bowl Champion
LA Bowl, W 24–13 vs. Oregon State
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 24
2021 record11–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAnthony Tucker (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorEphraim Banda (1st season)
Home stadiumMaverik Stadium
(capacity: 25,100)
Uniform
2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 24 Utah State xy$  6 –2   11 –3  
Air Force x  6 –2   10 –3  
Boise State  5 –3   7 –5  
Wyoming  2 –6   7 –6  
Colorado State  2 –6   3 –9  
New Mexico  1 –7   3 –9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy  7 –1   12 –2  
Fresno State  6 –2   10 –3  
Nevada  5 –3   8 –5  
Hawaii  3 –5   6 –7  
San Jose State  3 –5   5 –7  
UNLV  2 –6   2 –10  
Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aggies finished the 2020 conference-only season 1–5 to finish in 11th place in Mountain West play.[1] Head coach Gary Andersen was fired after going 0–3 in the first three games.[2] Co-defensive coordinator Frank Maile was named interim head coach.[3]

The final scheduled game of the season was canceled due to a Utah State player boycott.[4]

Following the season, the school named Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson the team's new head coach.[5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 9:00 p.m. at Washington State*
P12N W 26–23 24,944
September 10 7:00 p.m. No. 9 (FCS) North Dakota*
CBSSN W 48–24 18,124
September 18 5:30 p.m. at Air Force
FS2 W 49–45 20,264
September 25 10:00 a.m. Boise State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBS L 3–27 23,715
October 1 7:00 p.m. No. 13 BYU*
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT (rivalry)
CBSSN L 20–34 25,240
October 16 5:00 p.m. at UNLV
CBSSN W 28–24 21,322
October 22 7:30 p.m. Colorado State
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
CBSSN W 26–24 21,423
October 30 1:00 p.m. Hawaii
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT
SPEC PPV W 51–31 19,219
November 6 2:00 p.m. at New Mexico State*
AggieVision W 35–13 7,802
November 13 8:30 p.m. at San Jose State
FS1 W 48–17 15,135
November 20 6:00 p.m. Wyoming
  • Maverik Stadium
  • Logan, UT (rivalry)
CBSSN L 17–4420,547
November 26 11:00 a.m. at New Mexico
FS1 W 35–10 11,046
December 4 1:00 p.m. at No. 19 San Diego State
FOX W 46–13 13,445
December 18 5:30 p.m. vs. Oregon State*
ABC W 24–13 29,896

Source[6][7]

References
  1. "2020 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  2. "Gary Andersen out at Utah State after Aggies' 0-3 start; assistant Frank Maile named interim coach". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  3. McDonald, Ryan (2020-11-09). "Who is Frank Maile? Getting to know the Utah State Aggies' interim head football coach". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  4. "Utah State players opt out of Colorado State game over alleged insensitive remarks made by school leadership". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  5. "Utah State hires Blake Anderson from Arkansas State as Aggies' next coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  6. "2021 Utah State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  7. "2021 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
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