1978 BYU Cougars football team

1978 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 16–23 vs. Navy
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 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

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Oregon State*
W 10–619,651[1]
September 16at Arizona State*
L 17–2470,311[2]
September 23Colorado State
W 32–631,052[3]
September 30at New Mexico
W 27–2324,892[4]
October 7Utah State*
L 7–2432,668[5]
October 14at Oregon*
W 17–1624,500[6]
October 21UTEP
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 44–023,335[7]
November 4Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 48–1430,415[8]
November 11San Diego State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 21–322,682[9]
November 18at Utah
L 22–2329,326[10]
November 25at Hawaii*
W 31–1335,678[11]
December 1vs. UNLV*
W 28–2427,500[12]
December 22vs. Navy*
L 16–2352,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game

[14][15]

Game summaries

At Oregon State

Brigham Young at Oregon State
Team 1 234Total
• Cougars 7 300 10
Beavers 0 060 6
Scoring summary
13:57BYUThompson 10-yard pass from Wilson (Kittell kick)BYU 7-0
213:35BYUKittell 34-yard field goalBYU 10-0
32:09ORSTCoury 46-yard pass from White (kick failed)BYU 10-6

Colorado State

Colorado State at BYU
Team 1 234Total
Rams 0 060 6
• Cougars 7 6190 32
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 10:50 a.m. MST
  • Game attendance: 31,052
  • Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Television network: ABC (regional)
Scoring summary
12:07BYURing 1-yard run (Johnson kick)BYU 7-0
2BYUPhillips 5-yard run (kick failed)BYU 13-0
3BYUWingard 1-yard run (run failed)BYU 20-0
3BYUJones 39-yard pass from McMahon (pass failed)BYU 26-0
3CSUNewberry 10-yard pass from Lee (pass failed)BYU 26-6
3BYUMcMahon-yard run (Johnson kick)BYU 32-6

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.[16][17]

At Oregon

BYU at Oregon
Team 1 234Total
• Cougars 0 3014 17
Ducks 10 060 16
Scoring summary
19:55OREEnglish 34-yard field goalORE 3-0
18:15ORELawler 3-yard blocked punt return (English kick)ORE 10-0
26:42BYUJohnson 42-yard field goalORE 10-3
311:00OREDurando 13-yard pass from Johnson (kick failed)ORE 16-3
46:21BYUThompson 21-yard pass from McMahon (Johnson kick)ORE 16-10
43:03BYUWilliams 1-yard run (Johnson kick)BYU 17-16

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Wyoming

Wyoming at BYU
Team 1 234Total
Cowboys 7 700 14
• Cougars 10 10721 48
Scoring summary
1BYUMcMahon 13-yard run (Johnson kick)BYU 7-0
1WYOJones 1-yard run (Christopulos kick)Tied 7-7
1BYUJohnson 44-yard field goalBYU 10-7
2WYOJones 20-yard run (Christopulos kick)WYO 14-10
2BYURing 2-yard run (Johnson kick)BYU 17-14
2BYUJohnson 38-yard field goalBYU 20-14
3BYUThompson 7-yard pass from McMahon (Johnson kick)BYU 27-14
4BYUMcMahon 1-yard run (Johnson kick)BYU 34-14
4BYUThompson 16-yard pass from Wilson (Johnson kick)BYU 41-14
4BYUWilson 13-yard run (Johnson kick)BYU 48-14

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At Utah

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

Roster

1978 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 85 Clay Brown So
QB 10 Royce Bybee 
WR 29 Mike Chronister Sr
WR 3 Scott Collie  Fr
OT 72 Nick Eyre So
WR 87 Lloyd Jones So
QB 9 Jim McMahon So
WR 3 Rainey Meszaros Fr
OT 64 Andy Reid So
TE 92 Tod Thompson Sr
WR 25 Kent Tingey Jr
QB 6 Marc Wilson Jr
RB 4 Casey Wingard Sr
WR 7 Stan Younger So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 11 Dean Bona So
DB 12 Mark Brady 
DB 13 Steve Brady Fr
DB 13 Steve Corson Sr
DB 21 Jason Coloma Sr
DB 8 Dave Francis So
DE 74 John Kormylo Sr
DB 15 Dave McKee Jr
LB 1 Mike Mees Fr
DE 83 Mat Mendenhall Jr
DB 5 Bob Prested 
LB 41 Glen Redd So
DB 0 Greg Sargent So
DB 43 Bill Schoepflin So
DT 79 Doug Stromberg Jr
DE 9 Ron Velasco Sr
DB 14 Kevin Walker Fr
LB 59 Kyle Whittingham Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 2 Brent Johnson Jr
K 1 Rob Kittell So
P 9 Jim McMahon So
K 3 Craig Wing Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Roster

    References

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    2. ^ "Sun Devils stop BYU". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "BYU overwhelms CSU 32–6". The Daily Sentinel. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "BYU powers over Lobos". The Santa Fe New Mexican. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    6. ^ "Fourth quarter foldup again fatal for Ducks". The Columbian. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    8. ^ Marion Dunn (November 5, 1978). "Cougars claw Cowboys in 48–14 clash". The Daily Herald. p. 6. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "San Diego mistakes give BYU Holiday". The Billings Gazette. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Gomez leads Utes past Cougars, 23–22". The Daily Herald. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Cougars roar back to bounce Hawaii". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 27, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Cougars slip by Rebels". The Daily Herald. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "Navy rallies to down Cougars, 23 to 16". The Baltimore Sun. December 23, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ^ BYU Office of Sports Information. "1978 Results" (PDF). 1979 BYU Football Media Guide. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
    15. ^ "1978 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
    16. ^ "BYU unveils another QB in rout of Rams." Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Sept 24.
    17. ^ "CougarStats.com. 1978 season - Colorado State". Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
    18. ^ "Ducks stunned at the gun - again, 17-16." Eugene Register-Guard. Withers, Bud. 1978 Oct 15
    19. ^ "BYU Rips Wyoming." Palm Beach Post. 1978 Nov 5.
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