2016 Utah State Aggies football team

The 2016 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. This was Utah State's fourth season as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the Mountain Division.

2016 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 MW)
Head coach	Matt Wells (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Jovon Bouknight (3rd season) Luke Wells (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Frank Maile (1st season) Kendrick Shaver (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Maverik Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Boise State x		6	–	2					10	–	3
New Mexico x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Hawaii		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		3	–	5					4	–	8
Fresno State		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	Weber State*	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	MW Net/Twitter	W 45–6	23,008
September 10	12:00 pm	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	L 7–45	62,487
September 16	7:00 pm	Arkansas State*	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	W 34–20	21,091
September 24	8:15 pm	Air Force	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPNU	L 20–27	23,104
October 1	8:15 pm	at No. 24 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 10–21	36,602
October 8	8:00 pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	L 24–31	32,387
October 22	8:30 pm	Fresno State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	W 38–20	15,067
October 28	6:00 pm	San Diego State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 13–40	17,332
November 5	8:15 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Bridger's Battle)	ESPN2	L 28–52	17,837
November 12	8:15 pm	New Mexico	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN2	L 21–24	15,212
November 19	2:00 pm	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	L 37–38	13,390
November 26	8:15 pm	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (The Old Wagon Wheel/Beehive Boot)	ESPNU	L 10–28	53,603
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	6	0	0	6
Aggies	14	7	10	14	45

See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team

At USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	7	0	7
Trojans	7	14	10	14	45

See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	14	6	20
Aggies	17	7	3	7	34

See also: 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	14	0	10	27
Aggies	7	3	0	10	20

See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team

At Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	0	7	10
#24 Broncos	7	0	7	7	21

See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

At Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	10	0	0	24
Rams	10	0	14	7	31

See also: 2016 Colorado State Rams football team

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	3	3	20
Aggies	7	10	7	14	38

See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	10	10	3	17	40
Aggies	7	0	0	6	13

See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team

At Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	21	0	28
Cowboys	14	21	7	10	52

See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Bridger's Battle

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	6	15	3	24
Aggies	14	0	7	0	21

See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

At Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	10	10	37
Wolf Pack	3	7	7	21	38

See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	7	0	0	10
Cougars	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team, Beehive Boot, and The Old Wagon Wheel