1999 Utah State Aggies football team

1999 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Ericson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Arslanian (2nd season)
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
(Capacity: 30,257)
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Boise State $   5 – 1     10 – 3  
Idaho   4 – 2     7 – 4  
New Mexico State   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Utah State   3 – 3     4 – 7  
Arkansas State   2 – 3     4 – 7  
Nevada   2 – 4     3 – 8  
North Texas   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1999 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were once again led by head coach Dave Arslanian, who was in his second year with the program. The Aggies played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. Utah State finished with a 4–7 record, a one game improvement over 1998, but would dismiss Coach Arslanian at the end of the season.[1]

The Aggies opened the season against the Georgia Bulldogs, a very strong team. They lost that opener 7–38 but bounced back after an easy win against Stephen F. Austin 51–17. The third game was against their rival, the Utah Utes. They did not beat the Utes, as they wouldn't win until 2012. They had a close win against BYU in the Old Wagon Wheel rivalry but lost 31–34, they would not win until 2010. After two losses in rivalries, they would win against Arkansas State and then fall into a 4 game slump. They got out of that slump against Nevada with a close win, 37–35. They finished off the season winning against North Texas 34–7. They ended the season with a record of 4–7, 3–3 in the Big West.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at No. 12 Georgia*
L 7–3886,117[2]
September 11Stephen F. Austin*
W 51–1717,489
September 18at Utah*
L 18–3845,224
October 1BYU*
L 31–34 OT31,220
October 9Arkansas State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 20–1418,147
October 16at No. 9 Kansas State*
L 0–4051,106
October 23at Idaho
L 3–3123,429[3]
October 30Boise State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 27–3312,213
November 6New Mexico State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 6–148,129
November 20at Nevada
W 37–3515,171
November 27at North Texas
W 34–77,115
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1999 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 84 Jeff Breg So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 49 Chris Amidan Fr
CB 28 Terrance Arnold So
CB 5 Eddie Badibanga Sr
LB 19 Tony Newson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

The Aggies had 11 players named to either the first or second all-conference team in the Big West.

Player Position Team
Demario Brown RB 1ST
Brent Passey LB 1ST
Donald Dicko S 1ST
Ben Holbrook OL 1ST
Emmett White KR 1ST
Bucky Orton TE 2ND
Mike Lindsay OL 2ND
Vaea Fiefia DL 2ND
Tony Neson LB 2ND
Blake Eagal LG 2ND
Vashon Garmon CB 2ND

References

  1. ^ "1999 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dawgs take bite out of Utah State". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Pond, Alex (October 25, 1999). "Meeting expectations". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  4. ^ "1999 Utah State Aggies Results" (PDF).