Utah State stunned a lot of people in 2021 behind the arm of Logan Bonner and new head coach Blake Anderson, going 11-3 (6-2). The Aggies won a season-defining game on the road against Washington State before dropping a game to Boise State to go 3-1 in September. After losing to BYU at home in a 34-20 game, the Aggies would win five straight before losing at home to Wyoming, 44-17. The regular season would close out with a 35-10 win at New Mexico and the season would close out with a win at San Diego State in the conference championship game (46-13) and a win in the Los Angeles bowl against Oregon State, where Logan Bonner would go down with a knee injury.