Utah State Football Team History
Utah State Aggies
Utah State University
Logan, UT
Founded: 1888 Stadium: E.L. Romney Stadium Capacity: 30,257 Colors: Navy Blue & White Coach: John L. Smith Conference: Big West-
1996 Season Highlights
John L. Smith enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Utah State.
The Aggies won the Big West Conference Championship.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
Utah
20
17
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs. Northridge State
57
27
W
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Southern Mississippi
24
31
L
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Oklahoma State
17
31
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Texas Tech
20
58
L
Fri., Oct. 4 vs.
Brigham Young
17
45
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
New Mexico State
53
21
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Boise State
39
14
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Idaho
35
28
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
North Texas
21
13
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Nevada
27
54
L
1996 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 330
Scoring Average 30.0
Points Allowed 339
Defense Average 30.8
Opponents Record 59-48
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-3
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Big West Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.