2008 Utah State Aggies football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2008

| team = Utah State Aggies

| sport = football

| image = UtahStateAggies.png

| image_size = 150

| conference = Western Athletic Conference

| short_conf = WAC

| record = 3–9

| conf_record = 3–5

| head_coach = Brent Guy

| hc_year = 4th

| off_coach = Darrell Dickey

| oc_year = 2nd

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Mark Johnson

| dc_year = 4th

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Romney Stadium

}}

{{2008 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}

The 2008 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Brent Guy and played their home games in Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah.[https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/328/utah-state-aggies Utah State 2008 Schedule/Results], ESPN, retrieved June 26, 2009.

Guy was fired prior to the end of the season after the team compiled a 2–9 record. At Utah State, Guy never finished a season with more than three wins. He coached the Aggies in their final game, in which they defeated New Mexico State, 47–2, and completed their schedule with a 3–9 record.[https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3708210 Guy, fired by Utah St., failed to win more than 3 games in any of four seasons], ESPN, November 17, 2008.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2008

| timezone = Mountain

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 30

| time = 8:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Las Vegas, NV

| tv =

| score = 27–17

| attend = 18,815{{cite web|title=Cumulative Season Statistics|url=http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html|publisher=Utah State University}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Autzen Stadium

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| tv =

| score = 66–24

| attend = 58,060

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Utah

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Romney Stadium

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

| gamename = Battle of the Brothers

| tv = KJZZ

| score = 58–10

| attend = 19,061

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Romney Stadium

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

| tv = Altitude

| score = 42–17

| attend = 10,154

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = BYU

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Romney Stadium

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

| gamename = Beehive Boot / Old Wagon Wheel

| tv = KJZZ

| score = 34–14

| attend = 23,101

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time = 5:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 30–7

| attend = 20,318

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| time = 2:05 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Nevada

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| tv =

| score = 44–17

| attend = 13,159

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Fresno State

| site_stadium = Romney Stadium

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

| tv = KJZZ

| score = 30–28

| attend = 14,071

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Romney Stadium

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

| tv = Altitude

| score = 30–14

| attend = 12,112

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Boise State

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Bronco Stadium

| site_cityst = Boise, ID

| tv = ESPN GamePlan

| score = 49–14

| attend = 32,171

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium

| site_cityst = Ruston, LA

| tv =

| score = 45–38

| attend = 15,320

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = New Mexico State

| site_stadium = Romney Stadium

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

| tv =

| score = 47–2

| attend = 9,919

}}

}}

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