1978 Schedule

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Utah St. 24
BYU 7

Cougar Stadium
Oct. 7, 1978
1978 Season Stats

Day Game (Clear, Warm 62°) (32,668)

Selected as another game to be televised regionally by ABC, the game looked like it might be a repeat of the 1977 contest in Logan; a 65-6 rout featuring BYU's Gifford Nielsen. But to the surprise of the viewers, the Aggies totally dominated the game from start to finish.

A very smooth, calculating machine, they rolled up a 21-0 lead at the half, mostly on the passing of quarterback Eric Hipple.

The Cougars, with perhaps their weakest passing performance in many games, gained only 119 yards through the air.

Considering what was expected of both teams, especially after the game the year before in Logan, the contest was a major upset.

The Cougars were stunned by the loss, even though it did not affect the club's standing in the conference race. "Utah State is the best team we've faced so far this season," said Coach LaVell Edwards at the end of the game.

Offensive lineman Nick Eyre was injured in the game and was lost for the three games.

BYU now 3-2.

Series History
Utah St.
BYU leads series 43-33-3
10-2-09 BYU 35 USU 17
10-3-08 BYU 34 USU 14
9-23-06 BYU 38 USU 0
10-4-02 BYU 35 USU 34
10-5-01 BYU 54 USU 34
10-6-00 BYU 38 USU 14
10-1-99 BYU 34 USU 31
10-3-97 BYU 42 USU 35
10-4-96 BYU 45 USU 17
9-30-94 BYU 34 USU 6
10-30-93 USU 58 BYU 56
10-2-92 BYU 30 USU 9
10-4-91 BYU 38 USU 10
11-24-90 BYU 45 USU 10
9-30-89 BYU 37 USU 10
9-30-88 BYU 38 USU 3
10-2-87 BYU 45 USU 24
9-6-86 BYU 52 USU 0
11-9-85 BYU 44 USU 0
11-24-84 BYU 38 USU 13
10-29-83 BYU 38 USU 34
10-30-82 USU 20 BYU 17
10-2-81 BYU 32 USU 26
10-18-80 BYU 70 USU 46
10-13-79 BYU 48 USU 24
11-7-78 USU 24 BYU 7
9-24-77 BYU 65 USU 6
10-23-76 BYU 45 USU 14
11-8-75 BYU 24 USU 7
9-21-74 USU 9 BYU 6
10-6-73 USU 13 BYU 7
9-23-72 USU 42 BYU 19
10-9-71 USU 29 BYU 7
10-24-70 BYU 27 USU 20
11-15-69 BYU 21 USU 3
11-9-68 USU 34 BYU 8
11-4-67 USU 30 BYU 9
10-8-66 BYU 27 USU 7
10-30-65 USU 34 BYU 21
10-31-64 BYU 28 USU 14
11-2-63 USU 26 BYU 0
11-27-62 USU 27 BYU 21
11-4-61 USU 31 BYU 8
11-29-60 USU 34 BYU 0
10-31-59 BYU 18 USU 0
11-1-58 BYU 13 USU 6
11-2-57 BYU 14 USU 0
11-27-56 USU 33 BYU 7
11-5-55 USU 47 BYU 21
10-30-54 USU 45 BYU 13
10-16-53 USU 14 BYU 7
11-15-52 USU 27 BYU 26
11-10-51 BYU 28 USU 27
11-4-50 BYU 34 USU 13
11-5-49 USU 22 BYU 3
10-23-48 USU 20 BYU 7
10-25-7 BYU 27 USU 12
11-9-46 Tie 0-0
10-31-42 USU 9 BYU 6
11-1-41 BYU 28 USU 0
11-2-40 BYU 12 USU 7
11-11-39 Tie 0-0
11-9-38 USU 3 BYU 0
11-13-37 BYU 54 USU 0
10-17-36 USU 13 BYU 0
11-16-35 USU 27 BYU 0
11-3-34 USU 15 BYU 0
11-18-33 USU 14 BYU 0
11-19-32 BYU 18 USU 6
11-7-31 BYU 6 USU 0
11-1-30 BYU 39 USU 14
10-18-29 BYU 7 USU 6
10-27-28 USU 10 BYU 0
10-29-27 USU 22 BYU 0
10-15-26 Tie 0-0
10-24-25 USU 10 BYU 0
11-7-24 USU 13 BYU 9
11-12-23 USU 40 BYU 0
10-7-22 USU 42 BYU 3


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