1978 Weber State Wildcats football team

1978 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
1978 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Northern Arizona $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. T–9 Montana State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Montana 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Boise State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Idaho 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Idaho State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1978 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State College (now known as Weber State University) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Pete Riehlman, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9North Dakota State*
L 28–4912,062[1]
September 16at Fresno State*
L 14–5511,373[2]
September 23Northern Iowa*
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 35–97,486[3]
September 30Montana
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 7–278,571[4]
October 7No. 2 Montana State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 14–217,891[5]
October 14at Utah*
L 7–3023,458[6]
October 21at Boise State
L 13–1417,858[7]
October 28at Idaho
W 51–613,500[8]
November 4Idaho State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 34–127,021[9]
November 11at Utah State*
W 44–256,102[10]
November 18at Northern Arizona
L 0–1011,491[11]

References

  1. ^ "Bison outgun Wildcats". The Daily Herald. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Yancy fancy, 'Dogs blast past Weber". The Fresno Bee. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Reserve's passes sink UNI, 35–9". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Montana drops Weber State for first victory". The Idaho Statesman. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats defeat Weber State". The Spokesman-Review. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah swamps Weber State". Arizona Daily Sun. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Broncos escape Weber's clutches". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 22, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ "Weber lets Hill run wild, 51–6". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hill, Bledsoe guide Weber past Bengals". The Idaho Statesman. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Weber State bounces USU". The Daily Inter Lake. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "NAU silences Weber". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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