1978 Utah State Aggies football team

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1978 Utah State Aggies football
PCAA co-champion
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1978 record7–4 (4–1 PCAA)
Head coach
  • Bruce Snyder (3rd season)
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 3vs. Idaho State*
W 10–025,000
September 16at Colorado State*Fort Collins, COW 21–2024,285
September 23Fresno State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 45–2215,570
September 30at Wyoming[n 1]
W 20–1323,257
October 7at BYU*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 24–732,668
October 14Long Beach StateNo. 18
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 17–3315,800
October 21at Miami (FL)*
L 16–1725,707
October 28San Jose State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 31–2118,226
November 4Pacific
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 40–1415,264
November 11Weber State*
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 25–44  6,102
November 25Utah*
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 20–2312,260
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Coaches poll

Roster[]

1978 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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
DT 80 Rulon Jones Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Bruce Snyder
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Notes[]

  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[]

  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 open access.
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