1978 Utah State Aggies football team

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

v t e	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 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]

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
September 3	vs. Idaho State *	Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium Nishinomiya, Japan	W 10–0	25,000	[5]
September 16	at Colorado State *	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 21–20	24,285	[6]
September 23	Fresno State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 45–22	15,570	[7]
September 30	at Wyoming [n 1]	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	W 20–13	23,257	[9]
October 7	at BYU *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 24–7	32,668	[10]
October 14	Long Beach State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 17–33	15,800	[11]
October 21	at Miami (FL) *	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 16–17	25,702	[12]
October 28	San Jose State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 31–21	18,226	[13]
November 4	Pacific (CA)	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 40–14	15,264	[14]
November 11	Weber State *	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 25–44	6,102	[15]
November 25	Utah *	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 20–23	12,260	[16]
*Non-conference game

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 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 .
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.