AHSFHS.org


Search Site








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: Chuck Mills
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1892  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Chuck Mills enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Utah State.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Kansas State  10   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. New Mexico State  34   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Nebraska  6   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Brigham Young  29   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Memphis  7   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 22  @ San Diego State  20   36   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Colorado State  18   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Wyoming  29   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Utah  21   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Idaho  42   13   W       
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored243
  Scoring Average22.1
  Points Allowed183
  Defense Average16.6
  Opponents Record55-54
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-2
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1971 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 4-6-1122208   Dixie B. White
Penn State 11-1484137Won  30-6  Joe Paterno
Boston College 9-2259117   Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston 9-3339199Lost  17-29  Bill Yeoman
Florida State 8-4309174Lost  38-45  Larry Jones
Notre Dame 8-222586   Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State 8-3243183   Chuck Mills
Cincinnati 7-4225188   Ray Callahan
Eastern Michigan 7-1-222885   Dan Boisture
West Virginia 7-4280220   Bobby Bowden
Air Force 6-4187187   Ben Martin
Army 6-4146206   Tom Cahill
Georgia Tech 6-6207207Lost  18-41  Bud Carson
Southern Mississippi 6-5202192   P.W. Bear Underwood
Temple 6-2-1248136   Wayne Hardin
Central Michigan 5-5183181   Roy Kramer
Nevada 5-5181165   Jerry Scattine
Nevada Las Vegas 5-4-1257171   Bill Ireland
Northern Illinois 5-5-1202232   Jerry Ippoliti
Syracuse 5-5-1197179   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Ball State 4-5-1136155   Dave McClain
Miami 4-7174221   Fran Curci
Virginia Tech 4-7249272   Charlie Coffey
Navy 3-8146331   Richard Rick Forzano
Pittsburgh 3-8216388   Carl A. DePasqua
Tulane 3-8152215   Bennie Ellender
Marshall 2-857299   Jack Lengyel

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.