1988 Utah State Aggies football team

1988 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	4–7 (4–3 Big West)
Head coach	Chuck Shelton (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Billick (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Fred Bleil (3rd season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium

1988 Big West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1988 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Chuck Shelton and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 4–3 Big West).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at No. 2 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 13–63	76,233
September 10	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 21–35	35,232
September 24	New Mexico State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 32–20	13,792
September 30	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry, Beehive Boot)	L 3–38	65,702
October 8	Long Beach State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 31–24	12,686
October 15	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 10–51	34,942
October 22	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 31–36	14,215
October 29	Pacific	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 23–20	13,147
November 5	UNLV	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 17–10	8,606
November 12	Utah*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot)	L 21–42	16,578
November 19	at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	L 13–23	2,119
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game