Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 9 at Oregon State * W 10–619,651 [ 1] September 16 at Arizona State * L 17–2470,311 [ 2] September 23 Colorado State W 32–631,052 [ 3] September 30 at New Mexico W 27–2324,892 [ 4] October 7 Utah State * L 7–2432,668 [ 5] October 14 at Oregon * W 17–1624,500 [ 6] October 21 UTEP W 44–023,335 [ 7] November 4 Wyoming W 48–1430,415 [ 8] November 11 San Diego State W 21–322,682 [ 9] November 18 at Utah L 22–2329,326 [ 10] November 25 at Hawaii * W 31–1335,678 [ 11] December 1 vs. UNLV * W 28–2427,500 [ 12] December 22 vs. Navy * L 16–2352,500 [ 13]
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Brigham Young at Oregon State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cougars
7
3 0 0
10
Beavers
0
0 6 0
6
Scoring summary 1 3:57 BYU Thompson 10-yard pass from Wilson (Kittell kick) BYU 7-0 2 13:35 BYU Kittell 34-yard field goal BYU 10-0 3 2:09 ORST Coury 46-yard pass from White (kick failed) BYU 10-6
Colorado State at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Rams
0
0 6 0
6
• Cougars
7
6 19 0
32
Date: September 23Location: Cougar Stadium , Provo, Utah Game start: 10:50 a.m. MST Game attendance: 31,052Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)Television network: ABC (regional) Scoring summary 1 2:07 BYU Ring 1-yard run (Johnson kick) BYU 7-0 2 BYU Phillips 5-yard run (kick failed) BYU 13-0 3 BYU Wingard 1-yard run (run failed) BYU 20-0 3 BYU Jones 39-yard pass from McMahon (pass failed) BYU 26-0 3 CSU Newberry 10-yard pass from Lee (pass failed) BYU 26-6 3 BYU McMahon-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.[ 16] [ 17]
BYU at Oregon
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cougars
0
3 0 14
17
Ducks
10
0 6 0
16
Scoring summary 1 9:55 ORE English 34-yard field goal ORE 3-0 1 8:15 ORE Lawler 3-yard blocked punt return (English kick) ORE 10-0 2 6:42 BYU Johnson 42-yard field goal ORE 10-3 3 11:00 ORE Durando 13-yard pass from Johnson (kick failed) ORE 16-3 4 6:21 BYU Thompson 21-yard pass from McMahon (Johnson kick) ORE 16-10 4 3:03 BYU Williams 1-yard run (Johnson kick) BYU 17-16
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Wyoming at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
7
7 0 0
14
• Cougars
10
10 7 21
48
Scoring summary 1 BYU McMahon 13-yard run (Johnson kick) BYU 7-0 1 WYO Jones 1-yard run (Christopulos kick) Tied 7-7 1 BYU Johnson 44-yard field goal BYU 10-7 2 WYO Jones 20-yard run (Christopulos kick) WYO 14-10 2 BYU Ring 2-yard run (Johnson kick) BYU 17-14 2 BYU Johnson 38-yard field goal BYU 20-14 3 BYU Thompson 7-yard pass from McMahon (Johnson kick) BYU 27-14 4 BYU McMahon 1-yard run (Johnson kick) BYU 34-14 4 BYU Thompson 16-yard pass from Wilson (Johnson kick) BYU 41-14 4 BYU Wilson 13-yard run (Johnson kick) BYU 48-14
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Game information
First quarter
BYU – Brent Johnson 20-yard field goal. BYU 3–0.
BYU – Lloyd Jones 37-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Brent Johnson kick). BYU 10–0. Second quarter
BYU – Brent Johnson 52-yard field goal. BYU 13–0.
BYU – Brent Johnson 21-yard field goal. BYU 16–0. Third quarter
UTAH – James Teahan 25-yard pass from Randy Gomez (Jeff Hucko kick). BYU 16–7.
BYU – Dave Francis 20-yard interception return (kick failed). BYU 22–7. Fourth quarter
UTAH – Jeff Hucko 37-yard field goal. BYU 22–10.
UTAH – Tony Lindsay 42-yard pass from Randy Gomez (Jeff Hucko kick). BYU 22-17.
UTAH – Frank Henry 19-yard pass from Randy Gomez (pass failed), 2:15. Utah 23-22.
Top passers Top rushers BYU – Lloyd Jones – 1 rush, 32 yards
UTAH – Tony Lindsay – 30 rushes, 104 yards Top receivers BYU – Lloyd Jones – 4 receptions, 67 yards
UTAH – James Teahan – 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD
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^ "CougarStats.com. 1978 season - Colorado State" . Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 .^ "Ducks stunned at the gun - again, 17-16." Eugene Register-Guard. Withers, Bud. 1978 Oct 15 ^ "BYU Rips Wyoming." Palm Beach Post . 1978 Nov 5.
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