1978 Utah Utes football team
The 1978 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Wayne Howard led the team to a 4–2 mark in the WAC and 8–3 overall.
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1978 record | 8–3 (4–2 WAC) |
| Head coach | Wayne Howard (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Ron McBride (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
| 1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | 7:30 PM | Idaho State* |
| W 56–0 | 25,822[1] |
| September 23 | 6:30 PM | at Houston* | L 25–42 | 30,004[1] | |
| September 30 | 7:30 PM | Colorado State |
| W 30–6 | 27,821[1] |
| October 7 | 12:00 PM | at Iowa* | W 13–9 | 51,170[1] | |
| October 14 | 7:30 PM | Weber State* |
| W 30–7 | 23,458[1] |
| 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[1] |
| November 11 | 7:30 PM | at UTEP |
| W 38–0 | 12,300[1] |
| November 18 | 1:30 PM | BYU |
| W 23–22 | 29,326[1] |
| November 25 | 1:30 PM | at Utah State* |
| W 23–20 | 16,509[1] |
| December 2 | 7:00 PM | at San Diego State |
| W 20–18 | 30,899[1] |
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
BYU
BYU Cougars at Utah Utes
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| BYU | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
at Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: November 18
- Game weather: Sunny • 43°F
- Game attendance: 29,326
- CougarStats
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NFL draft
One player went in the 1979 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Rick Partridge | Punter | 8 | 208 | Green Bay Packers |
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References
- "1979 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- "1978 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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