1978 Utah Utes football | |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–3 (4–2 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Robert Rice Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Wayne Howard, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, tying for second place in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | 7:30 pm | Idaho State * | W 56–0 | 25,822 | ||
September 23 | 6:30 pm | at Houston * | L 25–42 | 30,004 | ||
September 30 | 7:30 pm | Colorado State |
| W 30–6 | 27,821 | |
October 7 | 12:00 pm | at Iowa * | W 13–9 | 51,170 | ||
October 14 | 7:30 pm | Weber State * |
| W 30–7 | 23,458 | |
October 21 | 1:30 pm | at Wyoming | L 21–34 | 20,758 | [1] | |
November 4 | 1:30 pm | New Mexico |
| L 12–24 | 24,182 | |
November 11 | 7:30 pm | at UTEP | W 38–0 | 12,300 | ||
November 18 | 1:30 pm | BYU |
| W 23–22 | 29,326 | |
November 25 | 1:30 pm | at Utah State * | W 23–20 | 16,509 | ||
December 2 | 7:00 pm | at San Diego State | W 20–18 | 30,899 | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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BYU | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
Utah | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
at Robert Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
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One Utah player was selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
Rick Partridge | Punter | 8 | 208 | Green Bay Packers |
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