1993 Utah State Aggies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1993
| team = Utah State Aggies
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big West Conference
| short_conf = Big West
| record = 7–5
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = Charlie Weatherbie
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Jim Zorn
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Dick Bumpas
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Romney Stadium
| champion = Big West co-champion
Las Vegas Bowl champion
| bowl = Las Vegas Bowl
| bowl_result = W 42–33 vs. Ball State
}}
{{1993 Big West Conference football standings}}
The 1993 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. After a 1–5 start to the season, the team rebounded to finish the regular season 6–5 and earn a spot in the Las Vegas Bowl against Ball State, where they achieved their first bowl win in school history.{{cite web|title=1993 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah-state/1993-schedule.html|access-date=October 1, 2017}} The team's roster included redshirt freshman quarterback Matt Wells, who was later hired as an assistant coach at the school in 2011 before being promoted to head coach for the 2013 season.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = SW Louisiana
| site_stadium = Cajun Field
| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA
| score = 34–13
| attend = 21,637
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Robert Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| gamename = Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot
| score = 29–31
| attend = 30,797
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| score = 24–28
| attend = 23,095
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Bulldog Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 14–30
| attend = 41,031
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = LSU
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 17–38
| attend = 57,316
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-utah-state-cant-c/135222120/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=Utah State can't contain LSU's freshman receiver|date=October 3, 1993|accessdate=November 14, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = l
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| score = 44–48
| attend = 20,263
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| score = 33–26
| attend = 8,010
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| gamename = rivalry, Beehive Boot
| score = 58–56
| attend = 26,328
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = w
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| score = 24–21
| attend = 14,811
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| score = 24–13
| attend = 15,324
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81492948/goal-line-stands-help-utah-state-hold-of/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=Goal-line stands help Utah State hold off Bulldogs in home finale|date=November 14, 1993|accessdate=July 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| score = 20–17
| attend = 17,622
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| gamename = Las Vegas Bowl
| score = 42–33
| attend = 15,508
}}
}}
References
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{{Utah State Aggies football navbox}}
{{Big West Conference football champions}}
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