1978 Weber State Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1978
| team = Weber State Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Sky Conference
| short_conf = Big Sky
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = Pete Riehlman
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Wildcat Stadium
}}
{{1978 Big Sky Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1978
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = Associated Press
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Dakota State
| site_stadium = Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| score = 28–49
| attend = 12,062
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86537276/bison-outgun-wildcats/|work=The Daily Herald|title=Bison outgun Wildcats|date=September 10, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 14–55
| attend = 11,373
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee-yancy-fancy-dogs-blast/154977233/|work=The Fresno Bee|title=Yancy fancy, 'Dogs blast past Weber|date=September 17, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| score = 35–9
| attend = 7,486
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-reserves-passes/154977557/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=Reserve's passes sink UNI, 35–9|date=September 24, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| opponent = Montana
| site_stadium = Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| score = 7–27
| attend = 8,571
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-montana-drops-weber/154977761/|work=The Idaho Statesman|title=Montana drops Weber State for first victory|date=October 1, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = Montana State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| score = 14–21
| attend = 7,891
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-bobcats-defeat-webe/154977943/|work=The Spokesman-Review|title=Bobcats defeat Weber State|date=October 8, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Robert Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| score = 7–30
| attend = 23,458
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-sun-utah-swamps-weber-stat/154978107/|work=Arizona Daily Sun|title=Utah swamps Weber State|date=October 15, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Boise State
| site_stadium = Bronco Stadium
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| score = 13–14
| attend = 17,858
| source = {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YM1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4920%2C7856985|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|agency=Associated Press|title=Broncos escape Weber's clutches|date=October 22, 1978|page=4B|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Google News Archive}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Kibbie Dome
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| score = 51–6
| attend = 13,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-weber-lets-hill-ru/154978374/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=Weber lets Hill run wild, 51–6|date=October 29, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Idaho State
| site_stadium = Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| score = 34–12
| attend = 7,021
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-hill-bledsoe-guide/154929225/|work=The Idaho Statesman|title=Hill, Bledsoe guide Weber past Bengals|date=November 5, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| score = 44–25
| attend = 6,102
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-inter-lake-weber-state-bounces/154978633/|work=The Daily Inter Lake|title=Weber State bounces USU|date=November 12, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| site_stadium = NAU Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| score = 0–10
| attend = 11,491
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-nau-silences-weber/154978856/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=NAU silences Weber|date=November 19, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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