1978 Utah State Aggies football team

1978 Utah State Aggies football
PCAA co-champion
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–4 (4–1 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 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3vs. Idaho State*
W 10–025,000[5]
September 16at Colorado State*
W 21–2024,285[6]
September 23Fresno State
W 45–2215,570[7]
September 30at Wyoming[n 1]
W 20–1323,257[9]
October 7at BYU*
W 24–732,668[10]
October 14Long Beach StateNo. 18
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 17–3315,800[11]
October 21at Miami (FL)*
L 16–1725,702[12]
October 28San Jose State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 31–2118,226[13]
November 4Pacific (CA)
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 40–1415,264[14]
November 11Weber State*
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 25–446,102[15]
November 25Utah*
L 20–2312,260[16]

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
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.[8]

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. ^ "Utah State clips Bengals 10–0". The Idaho Statesman. September 4, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah State flys by CSU". The Billings Gazette. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah State triumphs in debut". The Spokesman-Review. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies Upend Cowboys". Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. United Press International. October 1, 1978. p. 6. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Utags dump Pokes by 20–13". Casper Star-Tribune. October 1, 1978. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies upset Brigham Young". The Arizona Daily Sun. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LBS tops Utah State by 33–17". The Sunday Oregonian. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "'Canes overcome Utah State's passing". The Palm Beach Post. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Hipple sparks Utah State win". The Montana Standard. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Utah State clobbers Pacific, 40–14; Gets share of PCAA title". The Fresno Bee. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Weber State bounces USU". The Daily Inter Lake. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Utah scores late, defeats Utah State". Great Falls Tribune. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.