American college football season
The 1978 BYU Cougars football team represented the Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach LaVell Edwards , in his seventh year, and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah . They finished the season with a record of nine wins and four losses (9–4, 5–1 WAC), as WAC champions and with a loss against Navy in the Holiday Bowl .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 9 at Oregon State * W 10–619,651
September 16 at Arizona State * L 17–2470,311
September 23 Colorado State W 32–631,052
September 30 at New Mexico W 27–2324,892
October 7 Utah State * L 7–2432,668
October 14 at Oregon * W 17–1624,500
October 21 UTEP Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah W 44–023,335
November 4 Wyoming Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah W 48–1430,415 [1]
November 11 San Diego State Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah W 21–322,682
November 18 at Utah L 22–2329,326
November 25 at Hawaii * W 31–1335,678
December 2 vs. UNLV * W 28–2427,500
December 22 vs. Navy * L 16–2352,500
Roster
Game summaries
At Oregon State
Brigham Young at Oregon State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cougars
7
3 0 0
10
Beavers
0
0 6 0
6
Colorado State
Colorado State at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Rams
0
0 6 0
6
• Cougars
7
6 19 0
32
Date: September 23Location: Cougar Stadium , Provo, Utah Game start: 10:50 a.m. MST Game attendance: 31,052Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)Television network: ABC (regional)
Jim McMahon , the backup quarterback and normally handles the punting duties, came off the bench to pass for one score and run for another when Marc Wilson was injured early in the second quarter with a bruised hamstring. "It's nice to have quarterbacks like those two, isn't it", head coach LaVell Edwards said after the game.[3] [4]
At Oregon
BYU at Oregon
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cougars
0
3 0 14
17
Ducks
10
0 6 0
16
[5]
Wyoming
Wyoming at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
7
7 0 0
14
• Cougars
10
10 7 21
48
[6]
At Utah
Game information
First quarter
BYU – Brent Johnson 20-yard field goal. BYU 3–0.
BYU – Lloyd Jones 37-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Brent Johnson kick). BYU 10–0.
Second quarter
BYU – Brent Johnson 52-yard field goal. BYU 13–0.
BYU – Brent Johnson 21-yard field goal. BYU 16–0.
Third quarter
UTAH – James Teahan 25-yard pass from Randy Gomez (Jeff Hucko kick). BYU 16–7.
BYU – Dave Francis 20-yard interception return (kick failed). BYU 22–7.
Fourth quarter
UTAH – Jeff Hucko 37-yard field goal. BYU 22–10.
UTAH – Tony Lindsay 42-yard pass from Randy Gomez (Jeff Hucko kick). BYU 22-17.
UTAH – Frank Henry 19-yard pass from Randy Gomez (pass failed), 2:15. Utah 23-22.
Top passers
Top rushers
BYU – Lloyd Jones – 1 rush, 32 yards
UTAH – Tony Lindsay – 30 rushes, 104 yards
Top receivers
BYU – Lloyd Jones – 4 receptions, 67 yards
UTAH – James Teahan – 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD
References
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