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.

1978 Utah Utes football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1978 record8–3 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon McBride (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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

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Personnel

1978 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Randy Gomez
  Frank Henry
  Tony Lindsay
FB Mike Moseley
  James Teahan
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
  Mike Bailey
  Jeff Griffin
  Jeff Lyall
  Guy Morrell
  Tony Reed
  Derek Washington
  James Wilson
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Jeff Hucko
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    BYU

    BYU Cougars at Utah Utes
    1 2 34Total
    BYU 10 6 6022
    Utah 0 0 71623

    at Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, Utah

    • Date: November 18
    • Game weather: Sunny • 43°F
    • Game attendance: 29,326
    • CougarStats

    NFL draft

    One player went in the 1979 NFL Draft.

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
    Rick PartridgePunter8208Green Bay Packers

    References

    1. "1979 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
    2. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
    3. "1978 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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