The BYU Cougars were 9-3 in 1978. They fell to the Navy Midshipmen, 23 to 16, in the Holiday Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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1978 WAC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  BYU | 5-1 | 9-4 |
 Utah | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
 New Mexico | 3-3 | 7-5 | |
 Colorado State | 2-4 | 5-6 | |
 Wyoming | 4-2 | 5-7 |
1978 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 304 | 4,379 | 940 | 4.7 | 1,521 | 525 | 2.9 | 2,858 | 415 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 19th | 20th | 2nd | 69th | 116th | 90th | 126th | 3rd | 2nd | 51st | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 176 | 3,855 | 4.2 | 1,904 | 587 | 3.2 | 1,951 | 326 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 36th | 96th | 40th | 50th | 96th | 36th | 131st | 136th | 34th | ||||||||||
Net | +128 | +524 | +940 | +0.4 | -383 | -62 | -0.3 | +907 | +89 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 18th | 45th | 2nd | 50th | 90th | 101st | 88th | 10th | 21st | 40th |
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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Ohio | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iowa State | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Arizona State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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Memphis | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
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