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Gary Andersen Returning to Utah State as Head Football Coach

LOGAN, Utah (Sunday, Dec. 9) – Utah State University Vice President and Director of Athletics John
Hartwell announced Sunday that Gary Andersen is returning to be the Aggies' head football coach. Andersen,
who was also USU's head coach for four seasons from 2009-12 and named the Western Athletic Conference
Coach of the Year in 2012, will be the first of 27 coaches in school history to serve in that capacity multiple
times.

A press conference to formally introduce Andersen will be held on the third floor of the West Stadium Center
at Maverik Stadium, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 11 a.m. The event is open to the public and free parking will be
available in the lot west of the stadium. The press conference will also be streamed live online at UtahStateAg-
gies.com/watch.

“We welcome Gary and Stacey and their family back to the Utah State family,” said Hartwell. “His care-factor
for his players, coupled with his recruiting philosophy and plan to win, are keys to the continued success of Ag-
gie football. His knowledge of the state of Utah and our program are unparalleled and we feel those attributes
will greatly aid in the continued growth and success of Aggie football.”

In all, Andersen has been a Division I head coach for 10 years and brings 30 years of coaching experience with
him back to Utah State. He has been involved in 12 bowl games, including four New Year's Day bowls.

“Stacey and I are thrilled to be back at Utah State University,” said Andersen. “This is a special place and we
are excited to meet these young men and play a part in seeing them succeed off and on the field academically,
socially and athletically. We are grateful to reconnect with many great friends and supporters in Logan and
want to thank John Hartwell and President (Noelle) Cockett for the opportunity. Go Aggies!”

During his career, Andersen was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award at Utah State in
2012, along with being named the WAC Coach of the Year, and a semifinalist for the Maxwell Coach of the
Year Award (2013) and George Munger Coach of the Year Award (2013, 2014) at Wisconsin. He was also a
finalist for the Frank Broyles Award at Utah in 2008, which is given to the top assistant in college football. As
a head coach, he led Utah State to the 2012 WAC Championship and Wisconsin to the 2014 Big Ten Confer-
ence West Division title.

“We want to welcome Gary and his family back to Utah State University,” said Cockett. “Gary clearly knows
football and the blueprint for success at Utah State. He is dedicated to the success of his student-athletes in the
classroom, on the field of play and in life after football. Gary's energy and enthusiasm will benefit the football
program, athletics department and University, and as importantly, the Aggie fanbase across Cache Valley and
beyond.”

Academically, three of Andersen's teams finished in the top 10 nationally in Academic Progress Rate, in addi-
tion to 160 academic all-conference honorees.
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During his four-year tenure with the Aggies from 2009-12, Andersen posted a 26-24 overall record, including
the school's first back-to-back winning seasons (7-6 in 2011 and 11-2 in 2012) since 1979-80. He was also the
first head coach since Phil Krueger (1973-75) to notch an overall winning record.

When initially hired on Dec. 4, 2008, Andersen inherited a football program that had suffered through 11-straight
losing seasons and only had two winning campaigns in 28 years. Fast forward six years since his departure,
and Andersen is inheriting a program that has now appeared in seven bowl games in the past eight years after
playing in just four bowl games prior to his arrival.

In just his third year at Utah State, Andersen led the 2011 squad to its first bowl game in 14 years and the first
Aggie team to win seven games since 1993. The following season, Andersen led USU to its best season ever
with a school-record 11 wins, going undefeated in the WAC and capturing its first outright league title since
1936. USU also won just its second-ever bowl game that season with a 41-15 victory against Toledo in the
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. USU finished the 2012 campaign with an 11-2 record and is one of just two teams
in school history, along with the 1961 club, to finish the season nationally ranked as it was 16th in the final
Associated Press poll, 17th in the final Coaches poll and 23rd in the final BCS standings.

During his four years as Utah State's head coach, Andersen built an Aggie football program that set numer-
ous school records, including wins (11), points scored (454), total offense (6,108 yards) and yards per game
(469.8) in 2012, and touchdowns (60), rushing yards (3,675) and rushing touchdowns (37) in 2011. The 282.7
rushing yards per game in 2011 ranked sixth in the nation that year and are the second-most in school history.
Furthermore, the 34.9 points per game scored in 2012 are the second-most in school history, while that team's
defense allowed just 322.1 yards and 15.4 points per game, its fewest at USU since the 1960s. Furthermore,
those 15.4 points allowed per game in 2012 ranked seventh nationally.

During his final two seasons at Utah State, Andersen led the Aggies to an 18-8 record, including an 11-2 con-
ference mark.

While at Utah State, Andersen coached six All-Americans (Will Davis, Kerwynn Williams, Tyler Larsen, Nev-
in Lawson, Zach Vigil and Kyler Fackrell) and 10 Aggies who went on to have careers in the NFL, including
current Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner, who was selected in the second round of the 2012 NFL
Draft. Furthermore, Andersen coached 27 players that earned various all-conference honors during his time in
Logan, including running back Robert Turbin, who was named the WAC's Offensive Player of the Year in 2011
and has spent the past seven seasons in the NFL.

Andersen comes back to Utah State after spending the 2018 season as the associate head coach and defensive
line coach at the University of Utah, where the Utes posted a 9-4 record and advanced to the Pac-12 Champi-
onship game after winning the Pac-12 South. At Utah this year, Andersen helped coach 10 defensive starters to
all-conference honors, including all three of his starters on the defensive line.

In all, Andersen spent 12 years on staff at Utah during three different stints, including helping the Utes to
undefeated seasons in 2004 and 2008 as they played in the Fiesta Bowl and Sugar Bowl, respectively. During
his time at Utah, Andersen coached two All-Americans, two conference defensive Most Valuable Players, 22
first-team all-conference honorees and 16 NFL draft picks.

Following his four years as Utah State's head coach, Andersen spent two seasons as the head coach at the
University of Wisconsin (2013-14) and three years as the head coach at Oregon State University (2015-17). At
Wisconsin, he led the Badgers to a 19-7 record, a Big Ten divisional championship in 2014 and appearances in
the Capital One Bowl and Outback Bowl.

During his two years at Wisconsin, Andersen coached five All-Americans and had seven players selected in
the NFL Draft. In 2013, Chris Borland was named a first-team All-American, and the Big Ten Conference
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Linebacker and Defensive Player of the Year. In 2014, Andersen coached Melvin Gordon, the nation's lead-
ing rusher and scorer in 2014, to the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Year Award and a runner-up
finish for the Heisman Trophy.

And at Oregon State, Andersen had three players drafted into the NFL in Isaac Seumalo, Sean Harlow and
Treston Decoud and coached two Freshman All-Americans in Xavier Crawford and Gus Lavaka and 12 all-
league player.

Andersen's coaching career began in 1988 as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Southeast-
ern Louisiana, where he coached for one season before going to Ricks College from 1989-92 as the offensive
line coach. His other coaching stints include Idaho State (1992-94, defensive line), Park City HS (1994-95,
head coach) and Northern Arizona (1995-96, assistant head coach/defensive line/special teams). Andersen
also spent the 2003 season as the head coach at Southern Utah.

A 1986 graduate of Utah, Andersen earned his bachelor's degree in political science. He played center for
Utah from 1985-86 after garnering first-team juco All-America honors in 1984 at Ricks College.
Andersen is married to the former Stacey Lambert, and they have three grown children: Keegan (Jen) and
twins Chasen (Marquelle) and Hagen (Kaitlin), and one grandson (Raylen).

Utah State, which faces North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 15, will return 12 starters (O-
4, D-8) and 39 letterwinners (O-15, D-21, S-3) from this year's team. USU first field a team in 1892 and this
year marks the 121 season of Aggie football

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GARY ANDERSEN FILE

Coaching History (30 years)

2019- Utah State – Head Coach
2018 Utah – Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line
2015-17 Oregon State – Head Coach
2013-14 Wisconsin – Head Coach
2009-12 Utah State – Head Coach
2005-08 Utah – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
2004 Utah – Assistant Coach/Defensive Line
2003 Southern Utah – Head Coach
2002 Utah – Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line
2001 Utah – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Tackles
1997-2000 Utah – Assistant Coach/Defensive Tackles
1995-96 Northern Arizona – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line/Special Teams
1994 Park City (Utah) HS – Head Coach
1992-93 Idaho State – Assistant Coach/Defensive Line
1989-91 Ricks College – Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
1988 Southeastern Louisiana – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator

Bowl Games (12)

Wisconsin (2): 2014 Outback Bowl; 2013 Capital One Bowl.
Utah State (2): 2011 & 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Utah (8): 2018 Holiday Bowl; 2008 Sugar Bowl; 2007 Poinsettia Bowl; 2006 Armed Forces Bowl; 2005
Emerald Bowl; 2004 Fiesta Bowl; and 1999 & 2001 Las Vegas Bowl.

Conference Championships (1)

Utah State - Western Athletic Conference, 2012.

Division Championships (1)

Wisconsin - Big Ten Conference West Division, 2014.

Coach of the Year Honors (6)

Wisconsin - Maxwell Coach of the Year Semifinalist, 2013.
Wisconsin - George Munger Coach of the Year Semifinalist, 2013, 2014.
Utah State - Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Finalist, 2012.
Utah State - Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, 2012.
Utah - Frank Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year Finalist, 2008.

Playing Experience
1985-86 Utah – Offensive Center
1983-84 Ricks College - Offensive Center

Education
1986 Utah – Political Science (B.S.)

Family
Wife, Stacey; Sons - Keegan (Jen), Chasen (Marquelle), Hagen (Kaitlin); Grandson - Raylen.
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What Former Players Are Saying About Gary Andersen

Bobby Wagner, Current Seattle Seahawk and former Utah State Linebacker:
“I am excited to see him back at Utah State. He is a great coach that knows how to get the best out of people.
He helped me get to where I'm at today. I can't wait to come back and see him.”

Robert Turbin, Current NFL Free Agent and former Utah State Running Back:
“This is a perfect hire for Utah State. I really don’t think, unless you hire somebody that was already on staff,
you go anywhere else to look for a head coach. He was the catalyst of turning the program around in the first
place. He started it all. He not only rebuilt the team, but the entire system. He gets to come back and finish what
he started. I am excited for him to be our head coach again.”

Zach Vigil, Current Washington Redskin and former Utah State Linebacker:
“I am excited for Gary and his family. He gets to pick up where he left off. He is the one that got the program
turned around. It is good for recruiting, especially with the in-state kids. It is exciting that he gets to come back
and take the program to even greater heights.”

Kerwynn Williams, Former NFL and Utah State Running Back:

“Coach A played a major role in bringing the program back to prominence. He’s a huge reason for the path the
program is on. To see him come back to the program is huge. He is straight-forward as a coach, and as a player,
I always knew what was expected out of me.”

Chris Borland, Former NFL and Wisconsin Linebacker:

“I love Coach Andersen. I loved everything about playing for him. We had one season together and it enriched
my life. I’d do anything for him, and I trust he’d do the same for me.”

Melvin Gordon, Current Los Angeles Charger and former Wisconsin Running Back:
“There is nothing better than a coach who puts the player and team before himself, and that’s a perfect way
to explain Coach A. I’m excited he gets to come back and lead a great group of young men to become great
football players, but even better men. I am excited for their future and congratulations to coach.”

Isaac Seumalo, Current Philadelphia Eagle and former Oregon State Offensive Lineman:
“Coach Andersen is one of the best coaches and men I’ve ever met. Everything he does is about the players and
helping them succeed on and off the field.”
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All-Time Utah State Coaching Records

Years Coach (alma mater) Seasons Won Lost
Tied
Pct.
1892 No head coach 1 1 0 0 1.000
1896 Prof. Mayo 1 0 1 0 .000
1898 Lt. Dunning 1 0 1 0 .000
1899-1900 Willard Langton 2 1 1 0 .500
1901 Dick Richards 1 3 2 1 .583
1902-06 George P. Campbell 5 12 15 1 .417
1907-08 Fred M. Walker 2 11 2 0 .846
1909-15 Clayton T. Teetzel 7 24 18 2 .568
1916-17 Jack Watson 2 8 5 2 .600
1918 Earl Pickering All games postponed
1919-48 E. Lowell Romney (Utah) 29 128 91 16 .579
1949-50 George Melinkovich 2 5 16 0 .238
1951-54 John O. Roning (Minnesota) 4 18 21 2 .463
1955-58 Ev Faunce (Minnesota) 4 15 24 1 .388
1959-62 John Ralston (California, 1951) 4 31 11 1 .733
1963-66 Tony Knap (Idaho, 1939) 4 25 14 1 .638
1967-72 Chuck Mills (Illinois State, 1950) 6 38 23 1 .621
1973-75 Phil Krueger (Southeast Missouri State) 3 21 12 0 .636
1976-82 Bruce Snyder (Oregon, 1963) 7 37 38 2 .494
1983-85 Chris Pella (Utah State, 1965) 3 9 24 0 .273
1986-91 Chuck Shelton (Pittsburg State, 1965) 6 26 39 1 .402
1992-94 Charlie Weatherbie (Okla. State, 1977) 3 15 19 0 .441
1995-97 John L. Smith (Weber State, 1971) 3 16 18 0 .471
1998-99 Dave Arslanian (Weber State, 1972) 2 7 15 0 .318
2000-04 Mick Dennehy (Montana, 1973) 5 19 37 0 .339
2005-08 Brent Guy (Oklahoma State, 1983) 4 9 38 0 .192
2009-12 Gary Andersen (Utah, 1986) 4 26 24 0 .520
2013-18 Matt Wells (Utah State, 1996) 6 44 34 0 .564
2019- Gary Andersen (Utah, 1986) 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 121 550 542
31 .504

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