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1978 Utah State Aggies football team

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1978 Utah State Aggies football
PCAA co-champion
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–4 (3–1 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, 3–1 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 21–20
September 23Fresno StateW 45–22
September 30at Wyoming*W 20–13
October 7at BYU*W 24–7
October 14Long Beach StateNo. 18
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 17–33
October 21at Miami (FL)*L 16–17
October 28San Jose State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 31–21
November 4Pacific
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 40–14
November 11Weber State*
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 25–44
November 25Utah*
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 20–23
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game

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.