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  1978 Schedule

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BYU 27
New Mexico 23

Albuquerque, NM
Sept. 30, 1978
1978 Season Stats

Night Game (Fair, 75°) (24,892)

Down 16-6 going into the fourth quarter, the Cougars came up with a superb come-from-behind effort to score 21 points in the final period and squeeze out a very important 27-23 win.

Quarterback Marc Wilson got the nod over Jim McMahon as the starter, and came up with his best game of the season. Wilson rushed for 44 yards on the ground, and went 24-of-39 for 293 yards in the air.

New Mexico was most effective on the ground, rushing for 215 yards and two touchdowns.

Running backs Bill Ring and Scott Phillips had 105 yards rushing between them.

Place-kicker Brent Johnson had two field goals (41 and 39 yards) to account for nine points overall.

The win at Albuquerque proved to be a key game in the Cougars' scramble for the championship.

Wilson was voted the WAC offensive player of the week.

BYU now 3-1.

Series History
New Mexico
BYU leads series 45-14-1
11-20-10 BYU 40 UNM 7
11-14-09 BYU 24 UNM 19
10-11-08 BYU 21 UNM 3
9-29-07 BYU 31 UNM 24
11-18-06 BYU 42 UNM 17
10-8-05 BYU 27 UNM 24
11-13-04 UNM 21 BYU 14
9-13-03 BYU 10 UNM 7
11-15-02 UNM 20 BYU 16
10-13-01 BYU 24 UNM 20
11-18-00 BYU 37 UNM 13
10-16-99 BYU 31 UNM 7
11-17-98 BYU 46 UNM 21
11-15-97 UNM 38 BYU 28
9-21-96 BYU 17 UNM 14
11-11-95 BYU 31 UNM 14
9-24-94 BYU 49 UNM 47
9-4-93 BYU 34 UNM 31
11-7-92 BYU 35 UNM 0
10-26-91 BYU 41 UNM 23
10-27-90 BYU 55 UNM 31
9-2-89 BYU 24 UNM 3
10-29-88 BYU 65 UNM 0
9-26-87 BYU 45 UNM 25
9-13-86 BYU 31 UNM 30
10-19-85 BYU 45 UNM 23
10-25-84 BYU 48 UNM 0
10-15-83 BYU 66 UNM 21
10-9-82 BYU 40 UNM 12
10-31-81 BYU 31 UNM 7
9-6-80 UNM 25 BYU 21
10-27-79 BYU 59 UNM 7
9-30-78 BYU 27 UNM 23
9-30-77 BYU 54 UNM 19
11-13-76 BYU 21 UNM 8
10-3-75 BYU 16 UNM 15
11-16-74 BYU 36 UNM 3
11-3-73 BYU 56 UNM 21
11-25-72 BYU 21 UNM 7
10-1-71 UNM 14 BYU 0
11-14-70 UNM 51 BYU 8
10-11-69 BYU 41 UNM 15
11-23-68 BYU 35 UNM 6
9-23-67 BYU 44 UNM 14
10-22-66 BYU 33 UNM 6
11-27-65 BYU 42 UNM 8
10-2-64 UNM 26 BYU 14
11-30-63 UNM 26 BYU 0
11-3-62 BYU 27 UNM 0
11-25-61 UNM 34 BYU 6
11-5-60 UNM 27 BYU 15
11-7-59 UNM 21 BYU 6
11-8-58 BYU 36 UNM 19
11-30-57 BYU 14 UNM 12
11-3-56 BYU 33 UNM 12
11-26-55 UNM 21 BYU 16
9-18-54 UNM 21 BYU 12
10-3-53 Tie 12-12
9-27-52 BYU 14 UNM 10
11-17-51 UNM 34 BYU 0


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