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1978 Utah State Aggies football
PCAA co-champion
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–4 (4–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Pacific (CA) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Utah State's game against Wyoming counted in the conference standings.

The 1978 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The Aggies were led by third 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 and four losses (7–4, 4–1 PCAA).[1] One noteworthy game was the Aggies' home opener against Idaho State, which was the first college football season-opener to be played in Japan.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 3vs. Idaho State*
W 10–015,000
September 16at Colorado State*Fort Collins, COW 21–2024,285
September 23Fresno State
W 45–2215,570
September 30at Wyoming[n 1]
W 20–1323,257
October 7at BYU*
W 24–732,668
October 14Long Beach StateNo. 18
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 17–3315,800
October 21at Miami (FL)*
L 16–1725,707
October 28San Jose State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 31–2118,226
November 4Pacific
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 40–1415,264
November 11Weber State*
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 25–446,102
November 25Utah*
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 20–2312,260
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game

Notes

  1. ^ Utah State's game against Wyoming, a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), counted in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) standings for the Aggies.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1978 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Aggies off to 1–0 start". Deseret News. Google News Archives. September 4, 1978. p. 2B. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Aggies Upend Cowboys". Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. United Press International. October 1, 1978. p. 6. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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