1978 Utah State Aggies football team
American college football season
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The 1978 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University as a new member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season .[1] Led by third-year head coach Bruce Snyder, the previously-independent Aggies played their home games on campus at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They opened with five wins and finished with a 7–4 record (4–1 PCAA, tied for first).[2]
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–4 (4–1 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Bruce Snyder (3rd season)
HomestadiumRomney Stadium
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PCAA co-champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–4 (4–1 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Romney Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A noteworthy game was against Idaho State (of nearby Pocatello), the first college football season-opener played in Japan.[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | vs. Idaho State* | W 10–0 | 25,000 | [5] | |
| September 16 | at Colorado State* | W 21–20 | 24,285 | [6] | |
| September 23 | Fresno State | W 45–22 | 15,570 | [7] | |
| September 30 | at Wyoming[n 1] | W 20–13 | 23,257 | [9] | |
| October 7 | at BYU* | W 24–7 | 32,668 | [10] | |
| October 14 | Long Beach State |
| L 17–33 | 15,800 | [11] |
| October 21 | at Miami (FL)* | L 16–17 | 25,702 | [12] | |
| October 28 | San Jose State |
| W 31–21 | 18,226 | [13] |
| November 4 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 40–14 | 15,264 | [14] |
| November 11 | Weber State* |
| L 25–44 | 6,102 | [15] |
| November 25 | Utah* |
| L 20–23 | 12,260 | [16] |
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Roster
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Notes
- 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, who did not play Cal State Fullerton.[8]
