1978 Utah State Aggies football team

American college football season

1978 Utah State Aggies football

PCAA co-champion

Conference| Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record| 7–4 (4–1 PCAA)
Head coach|

* Bruce Snyder (3rd season)

Home stadium| Romney Stadium

Seasons

<- 1977

1979 ->

1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

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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 new member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA).[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]

A noteworthy game was against Idaho State (of nearby Pocatello), the first college football season-opener played in Japan.[3][4]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| vs. Idaho State*| |

* Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
* Nishinomiya, Japan

| W 10–0| 25,000|
September 16| at Colorado State*| |

* Hughes Stadium
* Fort Collins, CO

| W 21–20| 24,285|
September 23| Fresno State| |

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| W 45–22| 15,570|
September 30| at Wyoming[n 1]| |

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY (rivalry)

| W 20–13| 23,257| [6]
October 7| at BYU*| |

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT (rivalry)

| W 24–7| 32,668|
October 14| Long Beach State| No. 18|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| L 17–33| 15,800|
October 21| at Miami (FL)*| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| L 16–17| 25,707|
October 28| San Jose State| |

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| W 31–21| 18,226|
November 4| Pacific| |

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| W 40–14| 15,264|
November 11| Weber State*| |

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| L 25–44|  6,102|
November 25| Utah*| |

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)

| L 20–23| 12,260|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from UPI Coaches poll

## Roster[edit]

1978 Utah State Aggies football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `18` | Craig Bradshaw | Jr
WR | `25` | Ron Cassidy | Sr
QB | `10` | Eric Hipple | Jr
WR | `81` | James Murphy | So
RB | `24` | Rick Parros | Jr
TE | `82` | John Thompson | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DT | `80` | Rulon Jones | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Bruce Snyder

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Notes[edit]

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, who did not play Cal State Fullerton.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Ewer, Bill (May 1, 1978). "USU maps plans for new grid era". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B7.
2. ^ "1978 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
3. ^ "Aggies off to 1–0 start". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). September 4, 1978. p. 2B.
4. ^ "Opener lost by Bengals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 4, 1978. p. 20.
5. ^ "Aggies Upend Cowboys". Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. United Press International. October 1, 1978. p. 6. Retrieved December 20, 2020 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Utags dump Pokes by 20-13". Casper Star-Tribune. October 1, 1978. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.

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Utah State Aggies football

Venues|

* Romney Stadium (I) (1927–1967)
* Maverik Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* BYU (Beehive Boot; The Old Wagon Wheel)
* Utah: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)
* Wyoming: Bridger's Battle

Culture & lore|

* Big Blue
* "Hail the Utah Aggies"
* The Scotsman
* The Hurd
* Marching band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1892
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Big West Conference football champions

* San Diego State (1969)
* Long Beach State & San Diego State (1970)
* Long Beach State (1971)
* San Diego State (1972)
* San Diego State (1973)
* San Diego State (1974)
* San Jose State (1975)
* San Jose State (1976)
* Fresno State (1977)
* San Jose State and Utah State (1978)
* Utah State (1979)
* Long Beach State (1980)
* San Jose State (1981)
* Fresno State (1982)
* Cal State Fullerton (1983)
* Cal State Fullerton (1984)
* Fresno State (1985)
* San Jose State (1986)
* San Jose State (1987)
* Fresno State (1988)
* Fresno State (1989)
* San Jose State (1990)
* Fresno State & San Jose State (1991)
* Nevada (1992)
* Southwestern Louisiana & Utah State (1993)
* Nevada, Southwestern Louisiana, & UNLV (1994)
* Nevada (1995)
* Nevada & Utah State (1996)
* Nevada & Utah State (1997)
* Idaho (1998)
* Boise State (1999)
* Boise State (2000)

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