Utah State’s full 2019 football schedule released
The Mountain West conference announced its full conference schedule for the upcoming football season Monday afternoon, finalizing the Utah State’s 2019 slate.
The Aggies will open the 2019 season on the road in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Aug. 30 when they take on Wake Forest. This will be the third time in program history USU has faced the Demon Deacons, the previous two coming in 2014 and 2017. The teams split the previous two meetings.
The first home game for USU will come Sept. 7 when it takes on Stony Brook for the first time in program history. Stony Brook is the lone FCS opponent on the schedule for the Aggies. They will then have a BYE week before starting conference play.
The Aggies will face their first Mountain West opponent when they take on San Diego State Sept. 21, the first time Utah State and SDSU have played since 2016. They will then return home to face Colorado State on Sept. 28.
A break in the Mountain West-portion of the schedule will come on Oct. 5 when the team travels to Baton Rouge, La. to face off against SEC opponent LSU. The Aggies and the Tigers have only met twice in program history, most recently in 2001. LSU won both meetings.
After USU’s second BYE of the season on Oct. 12, USU will resume conference play against Nevada Oct. 19, before heading to Colorado Springs to take on Air Force Oct. 26.
Another break in Mountain West play comes for the Aggies Nov. 2 when they play host to in-state rival BYU. Utah State has won this game each of the past two years, and won three of the past five meetings with the Cougars.
On Nov. 9 Utah State will travel to Fresno, Calif. to take on reigning Mountain West champions Fresno State. While the Bulldogs are coming fresh off of a conference title, they only retain 38% of their starters from last year’s squad which went 12-2. They rank as the 129th team out of 130 FBS teams in terms of returning production.
The Aggies will then return home for back-to-back home games against Wyoming and reigning Mountain Division champions Boise State on Nov. 16 and Nov. 23, respectively. Boise State was the only Mountain West team to defeat Utah State last year, when the teams met up in Boise the final game of the regular season.
The regular season schedule will conclude Nov. 30 in Albuquerque, N.M. when Utah State takes on New Mexico. The Mountain West Conference Championship game will be held Dec. 7 at the home site of the higher-ranked division champion.
Utah State is coming off an 11-2 season, tying for its best finish in program history. Further information about kickoff times and television networks will become available as the season gets closer.
2019 Schedule
Aug. 30 @ Wake Forest
Sept. 7 Stony Brook
Sept. 14 BYE
Sept. 21 @ San Diego State
Sept. 28 Colorado State
Oct. 5 @ LSU
Oct. 12 BYE
Oct. 19 Nevada
Oct. 26 @ Air Force
Nov. 2 BYU
Nov. 9 @ Fresno State
Nov. 16 Wyoming
Nov. 23 Boise State
Nov. 30 @ New Mexico
Dec. 7 Mountain West Championship
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