2015 Utah State Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2015 Utah State Aggies football Utah State Aggies logo.svg 200 Mountain West Conference Mountain Division MW 6–7 5–3 Matt Wells 3rd Josh Heupel 1st Spread Kevin Clune 1st 3–4 Maverik Stadium Famous Idaho Potato Bowl L 21–23 vs. Akron The 2015 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. This was Utah State's third season as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four-way tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Akron. Before the season 2015 recruits no yes 2015 Chad Artist WR Logan, Utah Logan HS 6 3 180 06/30/2014 2 2 3 3 72 Viliamu Auwae OL Kapolei, Hawaii Kapolei HS 6 5 265 2/9/15 3 2 yes Wesley Bailey DB Huntsville, Ala J.O. Johnson HS/Eastern Arizona CC 6 2 190 2/9/15 3 3 Dalton Baker TE Payson, Utah Payson HS 6 4 235 1/30/15 2 2 Gerold Bright WR Pensacola, Florida Escambia HS 5 11 175 1/30/15 2 2 3 Preston Brooskby OL Peoria, Ariz. Sunrise Mountain HS/Glendale CC 6 5 290 12/16/14 2 3 2 Chris Copier TE South Jordan, Utah Bingham HS/Snow College 6 6 250 12/13/14 2 2 3 Cameron Haney CB Los Angeles Cathedral HS 5 11 175 2/9/15 3 3 3 3 71 Jude Hockel OL Walnut Creek, California Northgate HS/Diablo Valley JC 6 5 295 1/30/15 2 2 Harris LaChance DE Herriman, Utah Herriman HS 6 7 235 1/30/15 2 2 Daniel Langi LB South Jordan, Utah Bingham HS 6 0 220 1/30/15 2 3 3 Dallin Leavitt S Portland, Ore. Central Catholic HS/BYU 5 11 200 Devante Mays RB Livingston, Texas Livingston HS/Blinn JC 5 11 225 1/30/15 2 3 Wade Meacham OL Layton, Utah Layton HS 6 6 260 2/9/15 2 3 3 73 Joe Riggins LB Fort Lauderdale, Florida Cardinal Gibbons HS 6 2 205 2/9/15 2 3 3 Cade Smith QB Salem, Ore. West Salem HS 6 2 205 12/5/14 3 2 3 yes Mason Tobek LB Puyallup, Washington Cascade Christian HS 6 3 225 10/06/14 2 2 2 Ben Wysocki OL Seal Beach, California Los Alamitos HS/UCLA 6 4 285 no 2015 Utah State 2015 Football Commitments 2015 Utah State Football Commits 2015 Player Commits utahstate 208 328 Not Ranked Top 25 February 1, 2015 no Departures The Aggies lost both their Defensive and offensive coordinators (DC Todd Orlando to Houston and OC Kevin McGiven to Oregon State) Among notable player losses to graduation were S Brian Suite, LB Zach Vigil, DE B.J. Larsen, WR Ronald Butler, and OL Kevin Whimpey. Another notable loss was QB Darrel Garretson announcing that he would be transferring to Oregon State University. On June 29, it was announced that Bruce "JoJo" Natson was released from the team for violation of unspecified team rules.Utah State Dismisses Top WR/Returner JoJo Natson John Taylor http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/29/utah-state-dismisses-top-wrreturner-jojo-natson/ NBC Sports June 29, 2015 September 21, 2015 Maverik Stadium upgrades On May 18, 2015, demolition began on the west side of Maverik Stadium to make way for a new concourse, press box, and luxury box complex. Construction lasted throughout the season, and as a result, the stadium's capacity was temporarily reduced. Roster 2015 Utah State Aggies y y QB 2 Kent Myers SO WR 3 Devonte Robinson SR WR 4 Hunter Sharp SR QB 5 Cade Smith FR y QB 6 DJ Nelson FR RB 7 Tonny Lindsey SO QB 8 Damion Hobbs SO WR 9 Jaren Colston-Green SO WR 10 David Senior SO Transfer WR 11 Brandon Swindall SR WR 14 Chad Artist FR y WR 15 Hudson Conrad FR y QB 16 Chuckie Keeton SR y y WR 19 Brandon O'Donnell FR y RB 21 LaJuan Hunt SO WR 25 Gerold Bright FR y RB 26 Kennedy Williams JR RB 29 Aarron Franklin FR y RB 32 Devante Mays JR y TE 33 Joe Palange JR RB 34 Justen Hervey FR TE 44 Landon Horne JR TE 47 Paul Pauni FR OL 54 Ben Wysocki SR OL 55 Andrew Chen SO OC 59 Austin Stephens JR OL 60 Andrew Markosian FR y OL 61 Tyler Saltmarsh FR y OL 64 Jarom Ioane SO OL 65 Austin Albrecht JR OL 66 KJ Uluave FR y OL 67 Brandon Taukeiaho SO OL 68 Dalton Forsythe JR OL 69 Roderick Smith FR y OL 72 Tyshon Mosley SO OL 73 Preston Brooksby JR OL 74 Jude Hockel JR OL 75 Taani Fisilau SR OL 76 Jake Simonich JR OL 78 Cody Boyer FR WR 80 Tyler Fox FR WR 81 Zach Van Leeuwen FR WR 82 Andrew Rodriguez JR TE 83 Wyatt Houston JR WR 84 Ethan Cortazzo JR y TE 85 Chris Copier JR TE 86 Dalton Baker FR y TE 87 Dax Raymond FR WR 88 Braelon Roberts SO CB 1 Daniel Gray JR CB 2 Marquan Ellison JR SS 2 Dallin Leavitt JR Transfer y LB 5 LT Filiaga SR CB 6 Cameron Haney FR y LB 9 Kyler Fackrell SR y SS 10 Kelvin Lee SR LB 12 Alex Huerta SO CB 13 Jalen Davis SO y LB 14 Joe Riggins FR y CB 15 Tyler Floyd SR LB 16 Anthony Williams SR CB 17 Deshane Hines SR LB 18 Chasen Andersen FR LB 19 Ian Togiai SO LB 20 Brock Carmen JR CB 22 Bryant Hayes SR LB 23 Michael Okonkwo SR SS 24 Marwin Evans SR CB 26 Kevin Ogwu SO y FS 27 Jontrell Rocquemore FR SS 28 Aaron Wade FR FS 29 Myron Turner SO CB 30 Promise Amadi SR S 30 Gage Ferguson SO y CB 31 Jentz Painter JR FS 37 Devin Centers JR S 38 Cole Casper FR y LB 39 Torrey Green SR CB 40 Austin Cheney JR LB 41 Nick Vigil JR y LB 42 La'Bradford Harold SR LB 45 Jarom Baldomero SR LB 46 Mason Tobeck FR y LB 48 Chase Christiansen FR LB 49 Derek Larsen FR DE 50 Ryan Garrett FR y NG 51 David Moala SR DE 52 John Taylor SR y LB 53 Braden Harris FR y NG 56 Gasetoto Schuster FR DE 90 Clark Jeppesen SO DE 91 Siua Taufa JR DL 93 Jacoby Wildman FR y DE 94 Eric Berntson JR DE 95 Ricky Ali'ifua JR DE 96 Christopher 'Unga FR y DE 97 Jordan Nielsen SR DE 98 Edmund Faimalo JR y K 36 Jake Thompson JR LS 47 Mark Hutchinson SR LS 58 Salanoa Galea'i SR PK 62 Dominik Eberle FR y y PK 63 Brock Warren JR P 89 Aaron Dalton FR P 92 Zach Lee FR y http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ust-m-footbl-mtt.html Matt Wells (Utah State) Mark Weber (Idaho State) Associate head coach/offensive line Josh Heupel (Oklahoma) Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/QB Kevin Clune (Cal State Fullerton) Defensive coordinator/linebackers Dave Ungerer (Southern Connecticut State) Special teams coordinator/running backs Luke Wells (Oklahoma) Co-offensive coordinator/TE's/recruiting coordinator Jovon Bouknight (Wyoming) Passing game coordinator/wide receivers Joe Lorig (Western Oregon) Safeties Ikaika Malloe (Washington) Defensive line Kendrick Shaver (Missouri State) Defensive passing game coordinator/cornerbacks Utah State Men's Football Staff http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ust-m-footbl-mtt.html#coaches Utah State University Department of Athletics April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20170514191304/http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ust-m-footbl-mtt.html#coaches May 14, 2017 dead 2013 Utah State Aggie Spring Football Roster http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/ust-m-footbl-mtt-2013-14.html Utah State University Department of Athletics April 2, 2015 March 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140325193951/http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/ust-m-footbl-mtt-2013-14.html dead Schedule 2015 AP Poll released prior to game Mountain September 3 7:00 pm w y Southern Utah Maverik Stadium Logan, UT 12–9 21,209 September 11 Friday 7:00 pm l y y Utah 24 Beehive Boot & Battle of the Brothers Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ESPN2 14–24 46,011 September 19 3:00 pm l y y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA P12N 17–31 59,464 October 3 5:00 pm w Colorado State† Maverik Stadium Logan, UT ESPN3 33–18 22,059 October 10 8:30 pm w y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA CBSSN 56–14 30,540 October 16 Friday 7:00 pm w Boise State 21 Maverik Stadium Logan, UT CBSSN 52–26 22,509 October 23 Friday 8:30 pm l y San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN2 14–48 25,898 October 30 Friday 8:15 pm w Wyoming Bridger's Battle Maverik Stadium Logan, UT ESPN2 58–27 20,964 November 7 1:30 pm l y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM CBSSN 13–14 19,886 November 14 12:00 pm l y Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO ESPN3 28–35 20,083 November 21 1:30 pm w Nevada Maverik Stadium Logan, UT ESPN3 31–27 18,922 November 28 1:30 pm l y BYU Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel Maverik Stadium Logan, UT CBSSN 28–51 22,509 December 22 1:30 pm l y y Akron Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID ESPN 21–23 18,876 Schedule source:http://www.usufans.com/Schedule/Football/2015 2014 Utah State Aggies Football Schedule FB Schedules February 24, 2014 Game summaries Southern Utah Utah State v Southern Utah Thunderbirds 6 3 0 0 Aggies 5 0 0 7 September 3 Maverik Stadium 7:00 pm MST 3:22 21,209 Brad Van Vark 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team At Utah Battle of the Brothers Aggies 0 14 0 0 Utes 7 7 7 3 September 11 Rice-Eccles Stadium 7:00 pm MST 46,011 2015 Utah Utes football team Beehive Boot Battle of the Brothers At Washington Utah State at Washington Aggies 0 10 0 7 Huskies 3 14 14 0 September 19 Husky Stadium 3:00 p.m. MST 59,464 2015 Washington Huskies football team Colorado State Utah State v Colorado State Rams 3 7 0 8 Aggies 3 14 6 10 October 3 Maverik Stadium 5:00 p.m. MST 22,059 2015 Colorado State Rams football team At Fresno State Utah State at Fresno State Aggies 7 22 14 13 Bulldogs 7 0 0 7 October 10 Bulldog Stadium 8:30 p.m. MST 30,540 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Boise State Utah State v Boise State #21 Broncos 3 7 7 9 Aggies 17 28 7 0 October 16 Maverik Stadium 7:00 p.m. MST 22,509 2015 Boise State Broncos football team The Aggies' victory over the Broncos marked not only the first win over Boise State since 1997, but also the first home victory over a ranked opponent since defeating Fresno State in 1991.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400790882 Boise State vs. Utah State - Game Recap - October 16, 2015 - ESPN At San Diego State Utah State at San Diego State Aggies 0 7 7 0 Aztecs 17 17 0 14 October 23 Qualcomm Stadium 25,898 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team Wyoming Bridger's Battle Cowboys 7 7 7 6 Aggies 14 16 7 21 October 30 Maverik Stadium 20,964 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry At New Mexico Utah State at New Mexico Aggies 0 3 7 3 Lobos 0 7 7 0 November 7 University Stadium 19,886 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team At Air Force Utah State at Air Force Aggies 14 0 14 0 Falcons 14 7 14 0 November 14 Falcon Stadium 20,083 2015 Air Force Falcons football team Nevada Utah State v Nevada Wolf Pack 7 14 6 0 Aggies 0 7 14 10 November 21 Maverik Stadium 18,922 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team BYU The Old Wagon Wheel Cougars 10 14 14 13 Aggies 7 14 0 7 November 28 Maverik Stadium 22,509 2015 BYU Cougars football team Beehive Boot The Old Wagon Wheel Akron–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Zips 7 6 7 3 Aggies 0 7 7 7 December 22 Albertson Stadium 18,876 2015 Akron Zips football team 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl References Utah State Category:Utah State Aggies football seasons Utah State Aggies football