BYU Cougars

1978 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
	Marv Allen M. Allen	DL	6'3"	225	FR
	Neil Anderson N. Anderson	DL	6'3"	215	FR
95	Rob Anderson R. Anderson	TE	6'3"	217	JR
42	Steve Anderson S. Anderson	RB	5'10"	195	SO
66	Tom Bell T. Bell	OL	6'3"	230	JR
23	Clay Blackwell C. Blackwell	RB	5'9"	177	JR
11	Dean Bona D. Bona	DB	6'1"	180	SO
28	Perry Bradford P. Bradford	DB	6'1"	170	SO
12	Mark Brady M. Brady	DB	6'0"	177	SO
48	Ray Brock R. Brock	DB	6'4"	200	SO
85	Clay Brown C. Brown	TE	6'4"	205	SO
68	Rob Buchanan R. Buchanan	DL	6'3"	216	JR
10	Royce Bybee R. Bybee	QB	6'1"	185	JR
70	Marc Campbell M. Campbell	LB	6'3"	215	SO
30	Steve Carlsen S. Carlsen	FB	6'0"	204	SO
	Sam Casmus S. Casmus	OL	6'3"	225	FR
57	Craig Christensen C. Christensen	OL	6'2"	215	SO
	K.C. Christensen	DB	5'11"	180	FR
29	Mike Chronister M. Chronister	WR	6'0"	190	SR
	Scott Collie S. Collie	WR	6'2"	190	FR
21	Jason Coloma J. Coloma	DB	5'10"	186	JR
13	Steve Corson S. Corson	DB	6'2"	185	SR
33	Lonell Crowther L. Crowther	RB	5'10"	191	JR
88	Bill Davis B. Davis	WR	6'2"	170	SO
75	Russ Davis R. Davis	OL	6'4"	240	SR
	Steve Duddy S. Duddy	QB	6'1"	175	FR
55	Tom Enlow T. Enlow	LB	6'0"	222	SR
72	Nick Eyre N. Eyre	OL	6'4"	255	SO
	Wayne Faalafua W. Faalafua	DL	6'4"	252	FR
	Pulusila Filiaga P. Filiaga	DL	6'2"	240	FR
19	Mark Flammer M. Flammer	QB	6'1"	180	SR
8	Dave Francis D. Francis	DB	6'1"	180	SO
51	Danny Frazier D. Frazier	LB	6'5"	220	SO
76	Al Gaspard A. Gaspard	OL	6'1"	256	SR
	Wesley Grimes W. Grimes	DL	6'5"	230	FR
18	Tim Halverson T. Halverson	DB	6'1"	175	JR
56	Brian Hansen B. Hansen	LB	6'2"	220	SO
	Carl Hansen C. Hansen	RB	6'0"	190	FR
62	Danny Hansen D. Hansen	OL	6'3"	230	JR
89	Jeff Harris J. Harris	DL	6'4"	230	SR
35	Steve Hartmann S. Hartmann	DB	6'1"	190	SO
52	Greg Head G. Head	DL	6'0"	207	SR
63	Steve Herring S. Herring	OL	6'3"	240	SO
	Tom Holmoe T. Holmoe	DB	6'2"	175	FR
90	Jim Jaramillo J. Jaramillo		6'5"	247	SO
	Barry Jenkins B. Jenkins		6'2"	220	SO
2	Brent Johnson B. Johnson	K	6'4"	202	JR
84	Sid Johnson S. Johnson	DL	6'2"	200	JR
87	Lloyd Jones L. Jones	WR	6'3"	175	SO
	Mike Jones M. Jones	QB	6'3"	195	FR
61	Gary Kama G. Kama	LB	5'11"	228	SR
	Bob Kittell B. Kittell	K
74	John Kormylo J. Kormylo	DL	6'3"	250	SR
45	Mike Lacey M. Lacey	LB	6'4"	215	SO
71	Mark Landon M. Landon		5'11"	220	JR
67	Ray Linford R. Linford	OL	6'2"	246	SO
	John Mannion J. Mannion	DB	6'2"	180	FR
69	Walt Manwill W. Manwill	OL	6'2"	240	SO
15	Dave McKee D. McKee	DB	5'9"	159	JR
16	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	QB	6'1"	175	SO
	Steve Meenderink S. Meenderink	OL	6'5"	210	FR
	Mike Mees M. Mees	QB	6'3"	200	FR
83	Mat Mendenhall M. Mendenhall	DL	6'6"	227	JR
82	Larry Miller L. Miller	LB	6'5"	225	SR
54	Tom Miller T. Miller	OL	6'2"	245	SR
37	Jim Mlott J. Mlott	LB	6'1"	210	SO
	Mike Morgan M. Morgan	DL	6'4"	215	FR
47	John Neal J. Neal	DB	5'11"	190	SR
50	Scott Neilson S. Neilson	OL	6'3"	215	JR
	Mike O'Neil M. O'Neil	LB	6'3"	200	FR
	Mark Otteson M. Otteson	OL	6'4"	230	FR
	Greg Peterson G. Peterson	WR	5'10"	170	FR
20	Scott Phillips S. Phillips	RB	6'1"	185	SO
93	Rick Pinckard R. Pinckard	DL	6'3"	240	SO
	Dan Plater D. Plater	WR	6'2"	175	FR
5	Bob Prested B. Prested	DB	5'11"	187	JR
	Randy Rawlinson R. Rawlinson	DB	6'4"	190	FR
34	Scott Reber S. Reber	RB	6'2"	215	SO
41	Glen Redd G. Redd	LB	6'2"	220	SO
64	Andy Reid A. Reid	OL	6'3"	240	JR
24	Bill Ring B. Ring	RB	5'10"	189	SR
39	Richard Rucker R. Rucker	FB	6'3"	210	SO
	Jay Sample J. Sample	DL	6'4"	225	FR
	Greg Sargent G. Sargent	DB	5'10"	165	JR
26	Bill Schoepflin B. Schoepflin	DB	6'11"	175	SO
73	Bob Simmerman B. Simmerman		6'5"	223	SR
96	Dave Smith D. Smith	TE	6'3"	200	JR
38	Ed St. Pierre E. St. Pierre	LB	6'1"	195	SO
79	Doug Stromberg D. Stromberg		6'3"	252	JR
46	Marc Swenson M. Swenson	DB	6'1"	185	SR
80	Kirk Tanner K. Tanner	TE	6'3"	200	JR
59	Norman Taylor N. Taylor	TE	6'2"	235	SO
92	Tod Thompson T. Thompson	TE	6'4"	225	SR
43	Mark Thornburg M. Thornburg	WR	5'10"	170	SO
60	Randy Tidwell R. Tidwell	OL	6'4"	240	JR
25	Kent Tingey K. Tingey	WR	6'1"	190	JR
91	Ross Varner R. Varner	DL	6'3"	236	SR
9	Ron Velasco R. Velasco	DL	6'2"	175	SR
	Kevin Walker K. Walker	DB	5'11"	180	FR
65	Dennis Webb D. Webb	DL	6'6"	220	SO
32	Ken White K. White	RB	6'0"	195	JR
44	Vic Whitsett V. Whitsett	FB	6'2"	210	SO
	Kyle Whittingham K. Whittingham	RB	5'11"	215	FR
78	Doug Wilkest D. Wilkest	OL	6'3"	245	JR
22	Doug Williams D. Williams	RB	5'11"	188	JR
6	Marc Wilson M. Wilson	QB	6'5"	206	JR
17	Rob Wilson R. Wilson	DB	6'1"	190	SO
3	Craig Wing C. Wing	K	5'11"	170	JR
4	Casey Wingard C. Wingard	RB	5'11"	183	SR
36	Rod Wood R. Wood	LB	6'1"	230	SR
77	Mike Young M. Young	OL	6'7"	260	JR
7	Stan Younger S. Younger	WR	6'2"	175	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333