American college football season
The 1978 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a new member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). 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).
A noteworthy game was against Idaho State (of nearby Pocatello ), the first college football season-opener played in Japan .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 3 vs. Idaho State * W 10–0 25,000 September 16 at Colorado State * W 21–20 24,285 September 23 Fresno State W 45–22 15,570 September 30 at Wyoming W 20–13 23,257 October 7 at BYU * W 24–7 32,668 October 14 Long Beach State No. 18 L 17–33 15,800 October 21 at Miami (FL) * L 16–17 25,702 October 28 San Jose State W 31–21 18,226 November 4 Pacific (CA) W 40–14 15,264 November 11 Weber State *L 25–44 6,102 November 25 Utah *L 20–23 12,260
Roster
1978 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Notes
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 .
References
Ewer, Bill (May 1, 1978). "USU maps plans for new grid era" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B7.
"1978 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved July 29, 2020."Aggies off to 1–0 start" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). September 4, 1978. p. 2B."Opener lost by Bengals" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 4, 1978. p. 20."Utah State clips Bengals 10–0" . The Idaho Statesman . September 4, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Utah State flys by CSU" . The Billings Gazette . September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Utah State triumphs in debut" . The Spokesman-Review . September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Aggies Upend Cowboys" . Daily Herald Provo, Utah . United Press International . October 1, 1978. p. 6. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com "Utags dump Pokes by 20–13" . Casper Star-Tribune . October 1, 1978. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com ."Aggies upset Brigham Young" . The Arizona Daily Sun . October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."LBS tops Utah State by 33–17" . The Sunday Oregonian . October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."'Canes overcome Utah State's passing" . The Palm Beach Post . October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Hipple sparks Utah State win" . The Montana Standard . October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Utah State clobbers Pacific, 40–14; Gets share of PCAA title" . The Fresno Bee . November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Weber State bounces USU" . The Daily Inter Lake . November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Utah scores late, defeats Utah State" . Great Falls Tribune . November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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