2011 Utah State Aggies football team

2011 Utah State Aggies football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Ohio, L 23–24
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2011 record	7–6 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach	Gary Andersen (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Baldwin
Home stadium	Romney Stadium (Capacity: 25,517)

The 2011 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by third year head coach Gary Andersen and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–2 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place.

On November 28, The Aggies were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl which was the school's first bowl bid since 1997 which was in the same bowl game (known then as the Humanitarian Bowl). They lost the Famous Idaho Potato bowl to Ohio.

Before the Season

2011 Recruits

2011 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ladale Jackson CB	Las Vegas, NV	Silverado HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Feb 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Bridger Peck OLB	South Jordan, UT	Bingham HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Feb 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Chuckie Keeton ATH	Houston, TX	Cypress Creek HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Feb 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Brandon Swindall WR	Oklahoma City, OK	Millwood HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Taani Fisilau OG	Salt Lake City, UT	Cottonwood HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	296 lb (134 kg)	Feb 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Utah State 2011 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved {{{accessdate}}}.  Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) "2011 Utah State Football Commits". Scout.com.  "2011 Player Commits". ESPN.com.  "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.  "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	10:00 AM	at #19 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN2	L 38–42	85,245[2]
September 10	6:00 PM	Weber State*	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Beehive Boot)	ESPN3	W 54–17	18,239[3]
September 24	6:00 PM	Colorado State*	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	KCSG	L 34–35 2OT	22,599[4]
September 30	6:00 PM	at BYU*	Lavell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Beehive Boot)	ESPN	L 24–27	63,513[5]
October 8	6:00 PM	Wyoming*	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Rivalry)	KCSG	W 63–19	17,561[6]
October 15	8:00 PM	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	ESPN3	L 21–31	28,854[7]
October 22	1:00 PM	Louisiana Tech	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	ESPN+/ALT	L 17–24	16,037[8]
November 5	10:00 PM	at Hawaiʻi	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV/ESPN3	W 35–31	30,301[9]
November 12	1:00 PM	San Jose State	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	KCSG/ESPN3	W 34–33	14,593[10]
November 19	3:00 PM	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN+/ALT	W 49–42 2OT	8,216[11]
November 26	1:00 PM	Nevada	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	WSN/ALT/ESPN3	W 21–17	15,784[12]
December 3	6:00 PM	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	KCSG/ALT2/ESPN3	W 24–21	13,631[13]
December 17	3:30 PM	vs. Ohio	Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–24	28,076[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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