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1978 Weber State Wildcats football team

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1978 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Northern Arizona $ 6 0 0 8 2 0
No. T–9 Montana State 4 2 0 8 2 0
Montana 4 2 0 5 6 0
Boise State 3 3 0 7 4 0
Weber State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Idaho 2 4 0 2 9 0
Idaho State 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1978 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State College (now known as Weber State University) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Pete Riehlman, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9North Dakota State*L 28–4912,062[1]
September 16at Fresno State*L 14–5511,373[2]
September 23Northern Iowa*
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 35–97,486[3]
September 30Montana
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 7–278,571[4]
October 7No. 2 Montana State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 14–217,891[5]
October 14at Utah*L 7–3023,458[6]
October 21at Boise StateL 13–1417,858[7]
October 28at IdahoW 51–613,500[8]
November 4Idaho State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 34–127,021[9]
November 11at Utah State*W 44–256,102[10]
November 18at Northern ArizonaL 0–1011,491[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Bison outgun Wildcats". The Daily Herald. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Yancy fancy, 'Dogs blast past Weber". The Fresno Bee. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Reserve's passes sink UNI, 35–9". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Montana drops Weber State for first victory". The Idaho Statesman. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats defeat Weber State". The Spokesman-Review. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah swamps Weber State". Arizona Daily Sun. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Broncos escape Weber's clutches". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 22, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ "Weber lets Hill run wild, 51–6". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hill, Bledsoe guide Weber past Bengals". The Idaho Statesman. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Weber State bounces USU". The Daily Inter Lake. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "NAU silences Weber". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.