1978 Utah State
7–4 (3–1 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Bruce Snyder. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific 40–14Nov 4
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Idaho State | W 10–0 | 82% |
| Sep 16 | at Colorado State | W 21–20 | 28% |
| Sep 23 | vs Fresno State | W 45–22 | 45% |
| Sep 30 | at Wyoming | W 20–13 | 46% |
| Oct 7 | at BYU | W 24–7 | 26% |
| Oct 14 | vsLong Beach State | L 17–33 | 73% |
| Oct 21 | at Miami | L 16–17 | 47% |
| Oct 28 | vs San José State | W 31–21 | 67% |
| Nov 4 | vsPacific | W 40–14 | 63% |
| Nov 11 | vs Weber State | L 25–44 | 94% |
| Nov 25 | vs Utah | L 20–23 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Utah 23–20; unranked in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1978.
Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions3–1 in the conference, shared with San José State
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 269–214
- Coach
- Bruce Snyder
- Elo
- 1440 +22 this season
- SP+ rating
- 8.6 No. 43 of 133; offense No. 30, defense No. 66
- SRS
- 5.2 No. 48 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| San José State | 4–1 | 7–5 | |
 Utah State | 3–1 | 7–4 | |
| Pacific | 3–2 | 4–8 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 2–2 | 5–7 | |
| Long Beach State | 1–4 | 5–6 | |
| Fresno State | 1–4 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.