The Utah State college football program began in 1892 and has played home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium since 1968.

On July 2, 2024, Nate Dreiling was named Interim head coach after Blake Anderson was placed on leave and ultimately fired two weeks later for alleged reporting violations.

[6] In 1911, under head coach Clayton Teetzel, the team again finished undefeated, even shutting out each of its five opponents by a collective score of 164–0.

The new field represented an improvement, but the facilities remained meager, which fact became more apparent with the success of Coach E. L. "Dick" Romney, who came to Logan in 1918.

Romney, for whom the current football stadium is named, earned the team's first-ever conference championship in 1921, and compiled a 128–91–16 record in 29 seasons.

Many longtime Aggie supporters attribute the decline to administrators at both Utah and BYU freezing then-superior USU out of the newly forming WAC.

Despite having lobbied to join its in-state rivals Utah and BYU in the WAC for many decades prior to 2005, the Aggies gained membership only after the two other schools had left to form the Mountain West Conference.

In December 2008, Gary Andersen became the head coach of the Aggies, replacing Brent Guy following the unsuccessful 2008 season.

The 2012 team found far greater success, notching the school's first double-digit win season, the first outright conference championship since 1936, a return to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl for the first bowl win in 19 years, and a national Top 25 ranking in three major ranking systems: the AP poll, the ESPN/USA Today poll, and the BCS.

In December 2012, Matt Wells, Andersen's former offensive coordinator, was hired as the new head coach of the Utah State Aggies.

Despite multiple injuries to offensive starters, the Aggies were able to gain a berth to the first Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game, which they lost to Fresno State by a score of 17–24.

At the conclusion of the 2018 regular season, Matt Wells left to accept the head coaching job at Texas Tech University.

Defensive coordinator Frank Maile was named the interim head coach of the Utah State Aggies for the remainder of the season.

On December 12, 2020, Blake Anderson was hired as the head coach of the Utah State Aggies football team, replacing Gary Andersen following an unsuccessful 2020 season.

On July 2, 2024, it was announced that Anderson was placed on administrative leave with an intent to fire and was unlikely to return due to an alleged non-compliance with Title IX policies.

Newer rivalries include teams against whom the Aggies of Utah State play in the Mountain West Conference.

In particular, a newer in-conference rivalry exists particularly with the Boise State Broncos (having relative close proximity to Utah State) and the Air Force Falcons (given the long-standing military tradition at both schools, USU's status as one of only 14 UARCs in the nation, and USU's close proximity and connectivity to Hill Air Force Base in Layton, Utah).

The criteria for the award are "success, leadership, public service, integrity, and commitment to American heritage and Walter Camp's philosophy."

College Football Hall of Fame Ralston was named head coach at Utah State University in 1959.

He was an 1st Team Consensus All-America tackle at Utah State and winner of the Outland Trophy as the nation's best interior lineman.

Among his many notable accomplishments, Edwards guided BYU to a national championship in 1984 and coached Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer in 1990.