1979 Utah State Aggies football team

1979 Utah State Aggies football
PCAA champion
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	7–3–1 (4–0–1 PCAA)
Head coach	Bruce Snyder (4th season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium

1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah State $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Fresno State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Records adjusted for San Jose State forfeits

The 1979 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Snyder and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1, 4–0–1 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	T 48–48	10,782
September 15	at No. 8 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 14–35	75,953
September 22	at Colorado State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 24–0	17,960
September 29	at Utah*	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot)	W 47–21	31,100
October 6	Long Beach State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 51–28	16,046
October 13	BYU*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry, Beehive Boot)	L 24–48	28,094
October 20	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 15–14	18,300
October 27	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona	L 14–28	67,219
November 3	Cal State Fullerton	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 35–7	16,600
November 17	at Weber State*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 34–10	7,707
November 24	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 41–31	8,957
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 18 Craig Bradshaw QB 10 Eric Hipple WR 81 James Murphy RB 24 Rick Parros	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 80 Rulon Jones	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bruce Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt