After just one season as the head coach at New Mexico in 2024, Utah State hired Bronco Mendenhall for the same position at USU. This was after the Aggies went 4-8 in 2024 in the wake of Blake Anderson being fired as head coach before the season began.
Mendenhall helped USU go 6-6 during the regular season and earn bowl-eligibility. The Aggies hope to be even better in the Pac-12 in 2026.
Here’s more about Mendenhall and his resume:
What’s Utah State Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall’s Salary?
Mendenhall agreed to a six-year deal that will have a base salary of about $2 million in 2024.
Bronco Mendenhall’s Coaching History
| Year | School | Wins | Losses |
| 2005 | BYU | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | BYU | 11 | 2 |
| 2007 | BYU | 11 | 2 |
| 2008 | BYU | 10 | 3 |
| 2009 | BYU | 11 | 2 |
| 2010 | BYU | 7 | 6 |
| 2011 | BYU | 10 | 3 |
| 2012 | BYU | 8 | 5 |
| 2013 | BYU | 8 | 5 |
| 2014 | BYU | 8 | 5 |
| 2015 | BYU | 9 | 4 |
| 2016 | Virginia | 2 | 10 |
| 2017 | Virginia | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | Virginia | 8 | 5 |
| 2019 | Virginia | 9 | 5 |
| 2020 | Virginia | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | Virginia | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | Utah State | 6 | 7 |
What’s Utah State Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall’s Record?
Mendenhall is 146-95 in the FBS as a head coach. Over 11 seasons, he went 99-43 at BYU with a 6-5 mark in bowl games. He was 36-38 in six years at Virginia while winning one of three bowl games. He went 5-7 at New Mexico in 2024 and was 6-7 at USU last year.
How Old Is Utah State Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall?
Mendenhall is 60 years old.
Utah State Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall’s Background
In 2024, Mendenhall helped New Mexico make substantial progress down the stretch. The Lobos won five of their last eight games of the season.
Mendenhall has coached at multiple programs in that region of the country. And with 146 wins, he’s in the top 100 all-time among Division I head coaches.
Mendenhall was BYU’s head coach for 11 years, from 2005 to 2015. He was also BYU’s defensive coordinator from 2003-04. He was the head coach at Virginia from 2016-21.
Mendenhall was a defensive coordinator and secondary coach at New Mexico from 1998 to 2002. During that time, he worked with New Mexico legend Brian Urlacher.
Mendenhall started his coaching career after playing on defense at Snow College and Oregon State in the 1980s. He was then a graduate assistant at OSU in 1989 and was a secondary coach and DC at Snow College from 1991-92. He’s also been a secondary coach and co-defensive coordinator at Northern Arizona, a defensive line coach and defensive coordinator at Oregon State, and a secondary coach at Louisiana Tech.
