1997 Utah State Aggies football team

American college football season

1997 Utah State Aggies football

Big West co-champion

Humanitarian Bowl, L 19–35 vs. Cincinnati

Conference| Big West Conference
Record| 6–6 (4–1 Big West)
Head coach|

* John L. Smith (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Bobby Petrino (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Chris Smeland (3rd season)
Home stadium| Romney Stadium
(Capacity: 30,257)

Seasons

<- 1996

1998 ->

1997 Big West Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Utah State \+  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Nevada \+  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Boise State |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Idaho |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
North Texas |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
New Mexico State |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1997 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach John L. Smith and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah.

Utah State was co-champion of the Big West Conference, completed the regular season with a 6–5 record (4–1  in conference), and received an invitation to the inaugural Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho. The Aggies were defeated by Cincinnati, 35–19,[1] in their last bowl appearance until 2011. Smith left for Louisville after the season, and was succeeded by Dave Arslanian in 1998.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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August 30| at Utah*|

* Rice Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot)

| W 21–14| 33,804
September 6| Idaho State*|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| W 41–7| 20,497
September 13| No. 25 Colorado State*|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| L 24–35| 22,097
September 20| New Mexico*|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| L 22–25| 15,112
October 3| at No. 24 BYU*|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)

| L 35–42| 65,754
October 11| Oregon State*|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| L 16–24| 23,210
October 18| New Mexico State|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| W 38–7| 17,251
October 25| at Idaho|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID

| W 63–17| 11,163
November 1| Boise State|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| W 24–20| 18,205
November 15| at Nevada|

* Mackay Stadium
* Reno, NV

| W 38–19| 22,780
November 22| at North Texas|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| L 48–51| 6,750
December 29| vs. Cincinnati*|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID (Humanitarian Bowl)

| L 19–35| 16,289

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP poll

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1997 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 2, 2017.

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Utah State Aggies football

Venues|

* Romney Stadium (I) (1927–1967)
* Maverik Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* BYU (Beehive Boot; The Old Wagon Wheel)
* Utah: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)
* Wyoming: Bridger's Battle

Culture & lore|

* Big Blue
* "Hail the Utah Aggies"
* The Scotsman
* The Hurd
* Marching band

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
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Big West Conference football champions

* San Diego State (1969)
* Long Beach State & San Diego State (1970)
* Long Beach State (1971)
* San Diego State (1972)
* San Diego State (1973)
* San Diego State (1974)
* San Jose State (1975)
* San Jose State (1976)
* Fresno State (1977)
* San Jose State and Utah State (1978)
* Utah State (1979)
* Long Beach State (1980)
* San Jose State (1981)
* Fresno State (1982)
* Cal State Fullerton (1983)
* Cal State Fullerton (1984)
* Fresno State (1985)
* San Jose State (1986)
* San Jose State (1987)
* Fresno State (1988)
* Fresno State (1989)
* San Jose State (1990)
* Fresno State & San Jose State (1991)
* Nevada (1992)
* Southwestern Louisiana & Utah State (1993)
* Nevada, Southwestern Louisiana, & UNLV (1994)
* Nevada (1995)
* Nevada & Utah State (1996)
* Nevada & Utah State (1997)
* Idaho (1998)
* Boise State (1999)
* Boise State (2000)

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