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1978 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
UTEP 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 4–2 mark in the WAC and 8–3 overall.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 97:30 PMIdaho State*
W 56–025,822[1]
September 236:30 PMat Houston*
L 25–4230,004[1]
September 307:30 PMColorado State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 30–627,821[1]
October 712:00 PMat Iowa*
W 13–951,170[1]
October 147:30 PMWeber State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 30–723,458[1]
October 211:30 PMat Wyoming
L 21–3420,758[1]
November 41:30 PMNew Mexicodagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
L 12–2424,182[1]
November 117:30 PMat UTEP
W 38–012,300[1]
November 181:30 PMBYU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City (rivalry)
W 23–2229,326[1]
November 251:30 PMat Utah State*
W 23–2016,509[1]
December 27:00 PMat San Diego State
W 20–1830,899[1]

[2][3]

Personnel

1978 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Randy Gomez
  Frank Henry
  Tony Lindsay
FB Mike Moseley
  James Teahan
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
  Mike Bailey
  Jeff Griffin
  Jeff Lyall
  Guy Morrell
  Tony Reed
  Derek Washington
  James Wilson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Jeff Hucko
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

BYU

See also: 1978 BYU Cougars football team and Holy War (BYU vs. Utah)
BYU Cougars at Utah Utes
Period 1 2 34Total
BYU 10 6 6022
Utah 0 0 71623

at Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 18
  • Game weather: Sunny • 43°F
  • Game attendance: 29,326
  • CougarStats
Game information

NFL draft

One player went in the 1979 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Rick Partridge Punter 8 208 Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "1979 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  2. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  3. ^ "1978 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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