The 2014 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. This was the Aggies second season as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated UTEP 21–6.
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The spring Blue and White Game took place on April 12, 2014. The game came down to a field goal in the last second. (PK) Nick Diaz converted a 39-yard field-goal to give the offense (Blue) the win over the defense (White) 78–77 in the last second.
Among the notable departures were most of the starting offensive line including four-year starter (C) Tyler Larsen and three-year starter (G) Eric Schultz. The Aggies also lost defensive line coach Frank Maile to Vanderbilt.
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This was the first meeting between the Aggies and the Demon Deacons. The Aggies held the Demon Deacons to −25 yards rushing.
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{{AFB game box start |Title= Utah State at #18 BYU |Visitor= Aggies |V1=7 |V2=21 |V3=7 |V4=0 |VOT=0 |Host= #18 Cougars |H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=3 |H4=3 |HOT=0 |Date= October 03 |Location= LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, Utah |StartTime= 8:26 pm |TimeZone= MST |ElapsedTime= 3:31 |Attendance= 64090 |Weather= Clear |Referee= Rick Loumiet |TVAnnouncers=Dave Flemming, Mike Bellotti, Allison Williams |TVStation=ESPN
Utah State on a crisp day in October, defeated the BYU Cougars. The star quarterback of the BYU team was Taysom Hill, who suffered a broken leg in the 2nd quarter on a hard hit. They beat the Cougars by a score of 35–20. The Cougars were ranked 18 at the time.
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{{AFB game box start |Title= Utah State at Colorado State |Visitor= Aggies |V1=10 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=3 |VOT=0 |Host= Rams |H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=6 |HOT=0 |Date= October 18 |Location= Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumFort Collins, Colorado |StartTime= 5:09 pm |TimeZone= MST |ElapsedTime= 3:15 |Attendance= 32546 |Weather= Clear |Referee= Brandon Cruse |TVAnnouncers=Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, Cassie Gallo |TVStation=CBS Sports Network
{{AFB game box start |Title= Utah State v UNLV |Visitor= Rebels |V1=0 |V2=13 |V3=0 |V4=7 |VOT=0 |Host= Aggies |H1=7 |H2=10 |H3=10 |H4=7 |HOT=0 |Date= October 25 |Location= Romney StadiumLogan, Utah |StartTime= 2:02 pm |TimeZone= MST |ElapsedTime= 3:32 |Attendance= 20153 |Weather= Clear |Referee= Greg Burks |TVAnnouncers=Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |TVStation=ESPNews
{{AFB game box start |Title= Utah State at Hawai'i |Visitor= Aggies |V1=14 |V2=14 |V3=7 |V4=0 |VOT=0 |Host= Rainbow Warriors |H1=14 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0 |HOT=0 |Date= November 1 |Location= Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI |StartTime= 5:07 pm |TimeZone= HST |ElapsedTime= 3:17 |Attendance= 24761 |Referee= David Alvarez |TVAnnouncers=Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano, Scott Robbs |TVStation=Oceanic Cable
{{AFB game box start |Title= Utah State at Wyoming |Visitor= Aggies |V1=17 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=3 |VOT=0 |Host= Cowboys |H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=0 |HOT=0 |Date= November 7 |Location= War Memorial StadiumLaramie, Wyoming |StartTime= 6:00 pm |TimeZone= MST |ElapsedTime= 3:18 |Attendance= 14430 |Referee= Alan Eck |TVAnnouncers=Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Allison Williams |TVStation=ESPN2
{{AFB game box start |Title= Utah State v New Mexico |Visitor= Lobos |V1=7 |V2=7 |V3=0 |V4=7 |VOT=0 |Host= Aggies |H1=7 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=0 |HOT=0 |Date= November 15 |Location= Romney StadiumLogan, Utah |StartTime= 2:02 pm |TimeZone= MST |ElapsedTime= 3:04 |Attendance= 19591 |Referee= Eddy Shelton |TVAnnouncers=Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |TVStation=ESPNews
{{AFB game box start |Title= Utah State v San Jose State |Visitor= Spartans |V1=0 |V2=7 |V3=0 |V4=0 |VOT=0 |Host= Aggies |H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=14 |H4=13 |HOT=0 |Date= November 21 |Location= Romney StadiumLogan, Utah |StartTime= 7:35 pm |TimeZone= MST |ElapsedTime= 3:16 |Attendance= 18428 |Referee= David Alvarez |TVAnnouncers=Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante, Allison Williams |TVStation=ESPN2
{{AFB game box start |Title= Utah State at #25 Boise State |Visitor= Aggies |V1=9 |V2=3 |V3=0 |V4=7 |VOT=0 |Host= #25 Broncos |H1=20 |H2=14 |H3=0 |H4=16 |HOT=0 |Date= November 29 |Location= Albertsons StadiumBoise, Idaho |StartTime= 8:26 pm |TimeZone= MST |ElapsedTime= 3:20 |Attendance= 33940 |Referee= Rick Loumiet |TVAnnouncers=Mike Couzens, David Diaz-Infante, Shelley Smith |TVStation=ESPN2
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