Logan • Utah State will play Akron of the Mid-American Conference in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 22 in Boise, it was announced Sunday afternoon.
The Aggies finished 6-6 overall and 5-3 in the Mountain West Conference this season. The Zips ended up 7-5 overall and 5-3.
Utah State will play in its school-record fifth straight bowl game. They Aggies are 3-1 in the previous four, including a 21-6 victory over UTEP in last year's New Mexico Bowl, which allowed them to finish a 10-4 record.
This trip to the Famous Potato Bowl will be Utah State's third appearance in Boise since 2011.