2008 Utah State Aggies football team
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]
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 2008 record | 3–9 (3–5 WAC) |
| Head coach | Brent Guy (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Romney Stadium (Capacity: 25,513) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| August 30 | 8:00 PM | at UNLV* | L 27–17 | 18,815[3] | ||
| September 6 | 1:30 PM | at No. 18 Oregon* | L 66–24 | 58,060[3] | ||
| September 13 | 6:00 PM | No. 22 Utah* |
| KJZZ | L 58–10 | 19,061[3] |
| September 20 | 2:00 PM | Idaho |
| Altitude | W 42–17 | 10,154[3] |
| October 3 | 6:00 PM | No. 8 Brigham Young* |
| KJZZ | L 34–14 | 23,101[3] |
| October 11 | 5:30 PM | at San Jose State |
| ESPNU | L 30–7 | 20,318[3] |
| October 18 | 2:05 PM | at Nevada | L 44–17 | 13,159[3] | ||
| October 25 | 1:00 PM | Fresno State |
| KJZZ | L 30–28 | 14,071[3] |
| November 1 | 1:00 PM | Hawaii |
| Altitude | W 30–14 | 12,112[3] |
| November 8 | 12:00 PM | at No. 10 Boise State |
| ESPN GamePlan | L 49–14 | 32,171[3] |
| November 15 | 12:30 PM | at Louisiana Tech | L 45–38 | 15,320[3] | ||
| November 29 | 1:00 PM | New Mexico State |
| W 47–2 | 9,919[3] | |
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References
- Utah State 2008 Schedule/Results, ESPN, retrieved June 26, 2009.
- Guy, fired by Utah St., failed to win more than 3 games in any of four seasons, ESPN, November 17, 2008.
- "Cumulative Season Statistics". Utah State University.
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