Utah State Aggies Football
The Utah State Aggies are a college football team that competes in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, representing Utah State University. The Utah State college football program began in 1892 and has played home games at Romney Stadium since 1968. They have won twelve conference championships in four different conferences during their history, most recently in 2012. Overall, the Aggies have a record of 504–509–31 (.498).
In December 2012, Matt Wells, previously the offensive coordinator, became the Aggies new head coach replacing, Gary Andersen. Andersen left the Aggies shorty after the final game of the 2012 season to become the new head coach for the University of Wisconsin. Andersen had replaced Brent Guy following the unsuccessful 2008 season. Andersen was previously the defensive coordinator at the University of Utah, and a part of the 2008 Ute team that went undefeated and won the 2009 Sugar Bowl.
The Aggies have played in seven bowl games in their history, winning two: the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against the Toledo Rockets and the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl against Ball State. More recently, in 1997, the team lost to Cincinnati in the Humanitarian Bowl. The Aggies played their seventh bowl game on December 17, 2011, in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (formerly the Humanitarian Bowl), losing 24–23 to Ohio. The team accepted an invitation to play in the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against the Toledo Rockets of the MAC (Mid-American Conference) and have beat them 41-15. Chuckie Keeton has set many records in 2012.
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