1978 BYU Cougars football team

1978 BYU Cougars football
WAC Champions
Holiday Bowl vs. Navy, L 16–23
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1978 record	9–4 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium

1978 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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 Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 9	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 10–6	19,651
September 16	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 17–24	70,311
September 23	Colorado State	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 32–6	31,052
September 30	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	W 27–23	24,892
October 7	Utah State*	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (The Old Wagon Wheel)	L 7–24	32,668
October 14	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 17–16	24,500
October 21	UTEP	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 44–0	23,335
November 4	Wyoming	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 48–14	30,415
November 11	San Diego State	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 21–3	22,682
November 18	at Utah	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	L 22–23	29,326
November 25	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 31–13	35,678
December 2	vs. UNLV*	Yokohama Stadium • Yokohama, Japan (Yokohama Bowl)	W 28–24	27,500
December 22	vs. Navy*	San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	L 16–23	52,500
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Reference:^[1]

Game notes

Oregon State

Brigham Young at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• BYU	7	3	0	0	10
Oregon St	0	0	6	0	6

Date: Saturday, September 9
Location: Parker Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
Game attendance: 19,651

Source: Eugene Register-Guard

Scoring summary

1	3:57	BYU	Thompson 10-yard pass from Wilson (Kittell kick)	BYU 7-0

2	13:35	BYU	Kittell 34-yard field goal	BYU 10-0

3	2:09	ORST	Coury 46-yard pass from White (kick failed)	BYU 10-6

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado State	0	0	6	0	6
• BYU	7	6	19	0	32

Date: September 23
Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 10:50 a.m. MST
Game attendance: 31,052
Game weather: Clear, 70°F
Television network: ABC (regional)

Scoring summary

1	2:07	BYU	Ring 1-yard run (Johnson kick)	BYU 7-0

2		BYU	Phillips 5-yard run (kick failed)	BYU 13-0

3		BYU	Wingard 1-yard run (run failed)	BYU 20-0

3		BYU	Jones 39-yard pass from McMahon (pass failed)	BYU 26-0

3		CSU	Newberry 10-yard pass from Lee (pass failed)	BYU 26-6

3		BYU	McMahon-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. ^[2] ^[3]

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
• BYU	0	3	0	14	17
Oregon	10	0	6	0	16

Date: Saturday, October 14
Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
Game attendance: 24,500

Scoring summary

1	9:55	ORE	English 34-yard field goal	ORE 3-0

1	8:15	ORE	Lawler 3-yard blocked punt return (English kick)	ORE 10-0

2	6:42	BYU	Johnson 42-yard field goal	ORE 10-3

3	11:00	ORE	Durando 13-yard pass from Johnson (kick failed)	ORE 16-3

4	6:21	BYU	Thompson 21-yard pass from McMahon (Johnson kick)	ORE 16-10

4	3:03	BYU	Williams 1-yard run (Johnson kick)	BYU 17-16

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Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wyoming	7	7	0	0	14
• BYU	10	10	7	21	48

Date: November 4
Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT
Game attendance: 30,415

Scoring summary

1	BYU	McMahon 13-yard run (Johnson kick)	BYU 7-0

1	WYO	Jones 1-yard run (Christopulos kick)	Tied 7-7

1	BYU	Johnson 44-yard field goal	BYU 10-7

2	WYO	Jones 20-yard run (Christopulos kick)	WYO 14-10

2	BYU	Ring 2-yard run (Johnson kick)	BYU 17-14

2	BYU	Johnson 38-yard field goal	BYU 20-14

3	BYU	Thompson 7-yard pass from McMahon (Johnson kick)	BYU 27-14

4	BYU	McMahon 1-yard run (Johnson kick)	BYU 34-14

4	BYU	Thompson 16-yard pass from Wilson (Johnson kick)	BYU 41-14

4	BYU	Wilson 13-yard run (Johnson kick)	BYU 48-14

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References

↑ BYU Office of Sports Information. "1978 Results" (PDF). 1979 BYU Football Media Guide. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
↑ "BYU unveils another QB in rout of Rams." Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Sept 24.
↑ CougarStats.com. 1978 season - Colorado State.
↑ "Ducks stunned at the gun - again, 17-16." Eugene Register-Guard. Withers, Bud. 1978 Oct 15
↑ "BYU Rips Wyoming." Palm Beach Post. 1978 Nov 5.

BYU Cougars football

Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games San Diego State Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)

Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Cougar Marching Band Miami Beach Brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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