1978 BYU Cougars football team

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.

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 defense3–4
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
BYU $ 5 –1 –09 –4 –0
Utah 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Wyoming 4 –2 –05 –7 –0
New Mexico 3 –3 –07 –5 –0
Colorado State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
San Diego State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
UTEP 1 –5 –01 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

Roster
1978 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Mike Chronister
  Lloyd Jones
QB 9 Jim McMahon So
OT 64 Andy Reid So
WR Tod Thompson
  Kent Tingey
RB Casey Wingard
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
  Jason Coloma
  Dave Francis
  John Kormylo
LB 41 Glen Redd So
  Bill Schoepflin
  Doug Stromberg
  Ron Velasco
  Scott Garrett
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Brent Johnson
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    At Oregon State
    Brigham Young at Oregon State
    1 234Total
    • BYU 7 300 10
    Oregon St 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
    1 234Total
    Colorado State 0 060 6
    • BYU 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.[3][4]

    At Oregon
    1 234Total
    • BYU 0 3014 17
    Oregon 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

    [5]

    Wyoming
    1 234Total
    Wyoming 7 700 14
    • BYU 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

    [6]

    At Utah
    See also: Holy War (BYU–Utah)
    BYU Cougars (7–2) at Utah Utes (5–3)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    BYU 10 6 6022
    Utah 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 video
    video icon Game highlights

    References
    1. Marion Dunn (November 5, 1978). "Cougars Claw Cowboys in 48-14 Clash". The Daily Herald. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. 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.
    3. "BYU unveils another QB in rout of Rams." Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Sept 24.
    4. "CougarStats.com. 1978 season - Colorado State". Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
    5. "Ducks stunned at the gun - again, 17-16." Eugene Register-Guard. Withers, Bud. 1978 Oct 15
    6. "BYU Rips Wyoming." Palm Beach Post. 1978 Nov 5.


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