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1978 Utah Utes football team

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.

1978 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadiumRobert Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 97:30 pmIdaho State*
W 56–025,822[1]
September 236:30 pmat Houston*
L 25–4230,004[2]
September 307:30 pmColorado State
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 30–627,821[3]
October 712:00 pmat Iowa*
W 13–951,170[4]
October 147:30 pmWeber State*
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 30–723,458[5]
October 211:30 pmat Wyoming
L 21–3420,758[6]
November 41:30 pmNew Mexico 
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 12–2424,182[7]
November 117:30 pmat UTEP
W 38–012,300[8]
November 181:30 pmBYU
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 23–2229,326[9]
November 251:30 pmat Utah State*
W 23–2016,509[10]
December 27:00 pmat San Diego State
W 20–1830,899[11]

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Game summaries

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BYU

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See also: Holy War (BYU–Utah)
BYU Cougars (7–2) at Utah Utes (5–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
BYU 10 6 6022
Utah 0 0 71623

at Robert Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 18, 1978
  • Game weather: Sunny, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 29,326
  • Box Score
Game information
External videos
  Game highlights

Personnel

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1978 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Randy Gomez
  Frank Henry
  Tony Lindsay
FB Mike Moseley
  James Teahan
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
  Mike Bailey
  Jeff Griffin
  Jeff Lyall
  Guy Morrell
  Tony Reed
  Derek Washington
  James Wilson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Jeff Hucko
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

NFL draft

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Utes cruise past Bengals". The Daily Herald. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Houston captures 42–25 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Utes blast Rams, 30–6". The Daily Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lightly regarded Ute QB stings Iowa". The Sioux City Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utah swamps Weber State". Arizona Daily Sun. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys defeat Utes 34–21". Casper Star-Tribune. October 22, 1978. p. 32. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lobos stop Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utes blitz Miners, 38–0". The Daily Herald. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gomez leads Utes past Cougars, 23–22". The Daily Herald. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utah scores late, defeats Utah State". Great Falls Tribune. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Home-field edge fails Aztecs, 20–18". The Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1979 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  13. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  14. ^ "1978 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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