The 1979 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Snyder and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1, 4–0–1 PCAA).

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	T 48–48	10,782	[1]
September 15	at No. 8 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 14–35	75,953	[2]
September 22	at Colorado State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 24–0	17,960	[3]
September 29	at Utah*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot)	W 47–21	31,100	[4]
October 6	Long Beach State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 51–28	16,046	[5]
October 13	BYU*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry, Beehive Boot)	L 24–48	28,094	[6]
October 20	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 15–14	18,300	[7]
October 27	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–28	67,219	[8]
November 3	Cal State Fullerton	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 35–7	16,600	[9]
November 17	at Weber State*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 34–10	7,707	[10]
November 24	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 41–31	8,957	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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