1998 Utah State Aggies football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1998 Utah State Aggies football Big West Conference Big West 3–8 2–3 Dave Arslanian 1st Rich Ericson 1st Paul Arslanian 1st Romney Stadium The 1998 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were led by first-year head coach Dave Arslanian, who had been hired from Weber State. The Aggies played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. Utah State finished with a 3–8 record in a difficult first year for Coach Arslanian. Schedule September 5 l y Utah Romney Stadium Logan, UT Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot 12–20 30,218 September 12 l y y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 36–39 31,267 September 19 l y y 15 Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO 6–25 45,298 September 26 w y Sam Houston State Romney Stadium Logan, UT 47–17 14,498 October 3 l y Oregon State Romney Stadium Logan, UT 16–20 11,682 October 10 l y y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 12–53 70,210 October 17 l Idaho Romney Stadium Logan, UT 14–26 14,206 October 24 l y Boise State Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 16–30 19,561 October 31 w y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM 29–26 13,312 November 7 l Nevada Romney Stadium Logan, UT 21–26 7,500 November 14 w North Texas Romney Stadium Logan, UT 28–27 7,376 1998 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah-state/1998-schedule.html June 1, 20202019 Utah State Aggies Football Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/utahstateaggies.com/documents/2019/7/19/2019UtahStateMediaGuideFull_Small.pdf May 28, 2020 September 6, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190906100547/https://s3.amazonaws.com/utahstateaggies.com/documents/2019/7/19/2019UtahStateMediaGuideFull_Small.pdf dead Season summary Utah State finished the 1997 season with a record of 6-6, including a trip to the inaugural Humanitarian Bowl. Following the season, Coach John L. Smith accepted a position with Louisville as the new head football coach. Dave Arslanian was announced as the new head coach of Utah State on December 6, 1997.Arslanian Leaves Weber to Coach at Utah State December 7, 1997 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/dec/07/arslanian-leaves-weber-to-coach-at-utah-state/ June 1, 2020 The Aggies opened the season against their historical rivals, the Utah Utes. The game marked the 45th consecutive season in which the two teams played each other, but only the eighth time in that span the Aggies came into the game with a winning streak in the series. Replacing most of their significant contributors, as well as the vast majority of the coaching staff, proved to be the difference maker in the game. Despite two Utah State chances late in the game to tie, the Utes won 20-12 to snap a two-game losing streak (and would not lose to the Aggies again until 2012).Until a late stall, Aggies followed their game plan https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uu5LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2OwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4304%2C3587961 June 1, 2020 After difficult road games at New Mexico and Colorado, the Aggies earned their first win of the Arslanian era by defeating Sam Houston State at home 47-17. More difficult results would follow, however, including a close home losses to Oregon State and eventual Big West champion Idaho. The Aggies record would sink to 1-7 before finishing with two wins in three weeks as they were able to beat New Mexico State on the road and North Texas at home in the season finale. The win against New Mexico State, a double OT thriller, was Utah State's 19th consecutive victory in the series, constituting the longest winning streak the Aggies have enjoyed over any opponent.USU edges New Mexico State in 2 OTs November 1998 https://www.deseret.com/1998/11/1/19409658/usu-edges-new-mexico-state-in-2-ots June 1, 2020 Awards and honors The Aggies had ten players named to either the first or second all-conference team in the Big West. Utah State Aggies Player Position Team Tony D'AmatoLB1STBrent PasseyLB1STCraig MillerCB1STLindsey HassellDL1STWalter FiefiaDL1STKen WattsOL1STBrad BohnPK1STRobert ScottWR2NDTony WalkerKR2NDJohndale CartyFS2ND References Utah State Category:Utah State Aggies football seasons Utah State Aggies football