# 2011 Utah State Aggies football team

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

US college sports recruiting information for 2011 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ladale Jackson CB | Las Vegas | Silverado HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | Feb 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Bridger Peck OLB | South Jordan, Utah | Bingham HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | Feb 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Chuckie Keeton ATH | Houston | Cypress Creek HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | Feb 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Brandon Swindall WR | Oklahoma City | Millwood HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Feb 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72 |||||||
| Taani Fisilau OG | Salt Lake City | Cottonwood HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 296 lb (134 kg) | Feb 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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. "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 No. 19 Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | ESPN2 | L 38–42 | 85,245 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Weber State* | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | ESPN3 | W 54–17 | 18,239 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | Colorado State* | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | KCSG | L 34–35 $^{2OT}$ | 22,599 |
| September 30 | 6:00 pm | at BYU* | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT (Beehive Boot) | ESPN | L 24–27 | 63,513 |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | Wyoming* | Romney StadiumLogan, UT (rivalry) | KCSG | W 63–19 | 17,561 |
| October 15 | 8:00 pm | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN3 | L 21–31 | 28,854 |
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | ESPN+/ALT | L 17–24 | 16,037 |
| November 5 | 10:00 pm | at Hawaiʻi | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV/ESPN3 | W 35–31 | 30,301 |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | San Jose State | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | KCSG/ESPN3 | W 34–33 | 14,593 |
| November 19 | 3:00 pm | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN+/ALT | W 49–42 $^{2OT}$ | 8,216 |
| November 26 | 1:00 pm | Nevada | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | KCSG/WSN | W 21–17 | 15,784 |
| December 3 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | KCSG/ALT2/ESPN3 | W 24–21 | 13,631 |
| December 17 | 3:30 pm | vs. Ohio | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) | ESPN | L 23–24 | 28,076 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||