# 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.

## Schedule

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

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

### At USC

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

### Arkansas State

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

### Air Force

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

### At Boise State

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

### At Colorado State

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

### Fresno State

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

### San Diego State

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

### At Wyoming

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

### New Mexico

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

### At Nevada

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

### At BYU

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