Utah State football hires Bronco Mendenhall as its next head coach

Utah State football announced Friday the hiring of Bronco Mendenhall to fill the position vacated by Blake Anderson prior to the 2024 season.

Mendenhall served as head coach at New Mexico in 2024 after taking a two-year hiatus following his firing at Virginia, where he spent 2016-21. According to the announcement, he is the 31st coach in program history and has signed a six-year contract.

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The 58-year-old coach has Mountain West experience, having won the conference championship twice in 2006 and 2007 and was also named Mountain West Coach of the Year in 2006. Mendenhall and New Mexico finished 2024 with a 5-7 record.

“Bronco is one of the most experienced coaches in college football. His leadership skills, proven track record and deep understanding of the game make him the ideal choice to elevate our program,” Utah State athletic director Diana Sabau said in the announcement. “Broncos success goes far beyond football. He has a deep connection and cares about young men growing up.

Mendenhall returns to his home state to coach the Aggies as he is from Alpine, Utah. Utah State’s announcement also said the move would allow Mendenhall to be closer to his 93-year-old mother, Lenore Mendenhall, who lives in Alpine.

Mendenhall has a 140-88 record as a head coach at BYU, Virginia and New Mexico and led the Cougars to a bowl game in each of his 11 seasons before being hired by the Cavaliers. He finished 36-38 in six seasons at Virginia, which earned him an Orange Bowl appearance in 2019.

The current Utah State coach began his playing career at Snow College, a junior college in Ephraim, Utah, where he won a national championship as a defensive All-American in 1985. He then transferred to Division I Oregon State, where he played two seasons before beginning his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Beavers.

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