1978 New Mexico Lobos Football Team
The 1978 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 7–5 record (3–3 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 284 to 205. The team's statistical leaders included Brad Wright with 1,925 passing yards, Mike Williams with 1,015 rushing yards, Ricky Martin with 594 receiving yards, and kicker Alan Moore with 64 points scored. Schedule References {{New Mexico Lobos football navbox New Mexico New Mexico Lobos football seasons New Mexico Lobos football The New Mexico Lobos football team is the intercollegiate football team at the University of New Mexico. The Lobos compete as a member of the Mountain West Conference. Their official colors are cherry and silver. The Lobos play their home games a ...

Bill Mondt
William E. Mondt (born c. 1936) is a former American football player and coach. He played college football as a linebacker and offensive guard for the Colorado Buffaloes from 1956 to 1958 and was the head coach of the New Mexico Lobos from 1974 to 1979. He was also an assistant football coach at Colorado (1964–1966) and New Mexico (1968–1973) and the head football coach at Colorado's Air Academy High School (1961–1963) and Eaton High School (1994–2013) Early years A native of Hardin, Weld County, Colorado, Mondt was the valedictorian at Kersey High School and also starred in football, baseball, and basketball. He enrolled at the University of Colorado in the fall of 1954 on an academic scholarship. He played football as a linebacker and offensive guard for the Colorado Buffaloes football teams from 1956 to 1958. He was a member of the 1956 Colorado Buffaloes football team that defeated Clemson in the 1957 Orange Bowl. He graduated from Colorado in 1959 with a degree in ...
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1978 BYU Cougars Football Team
The 1978 BYU Cougars football team represented the Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach LaVell Edwards, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and four losses (9–4, 5–1 WAC), as WAC champions and with a loss against Navy in the Holiday Bowl. Schedule *Reference: Roster Game summaries at Oregon State *Source:''Eugene Register-Guard Colorado State 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. at Oregon ...
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1978 Pacific Tigers Football Team
The 1978 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987. The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987. in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and eight losses (4–8, 3–2 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 222–306 over the season. Schedule Notes References {{Pacific Tigers football navbox Pacific Pacific Tigers football seasons Pacific Tigers football The Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific in NCAA Division I-A (now FBS) college football. The team ...
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1978 Colorado State Rams Football Team
The 1978 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–4 against WAC opponents). The team's statistical leaders included Steve Fairchild with 905 passing yards, Larry Jones with 898 rushing yards, and Mark R. Bell with 459 receiving yards. Senior defensive end Mike Bell was consensus first-team All-American Schedule Team players in the NFL References {{Colorado State Rams football navbox Colorado State Colorado State Rams football seasons Colorado State Rams football The Colorado State Rams football program (established 1893) represents Colorado State University and is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference. Since joining the Mountain West, the Rams have be ...

Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, the city is the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which had a population of 1,257,936 at the 2020 census. Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City–Provo–Orem Combined Statistical Area, Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Combined Statistical Area, a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along a segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,746,164 (as of 2021 estimates), making it the 22nd largest in the nation. It is also the central core of the larger of only two major urban areas located within the Great Basin (the other being Reno, Nevada). Salt Lake C ...
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Robert Rice Stadium
Robert Rice Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, located on the campus of the University of Utah. Originally opened in 1927 as Ute Stadium, it was the home of the Utah Utes football team. Renamed for Robert L. Rice in 1972, it was almost completely demolished after the 1997 season to make way for the Utes' current home, Rice-Eccles Stadium, which occupies the same physical footprint. History After a record crowd came to the Utes' previous home, Cummings Field, to see Utah play Utah State on Thanksgiving Day 1926, a drive began for a larger and more modern stadium. While the state house unanimously approved a loan from the state in order to build a new stadium, the state senate adjourned before taking it up. To get around the problem, the U of U formed a stadium trust that issued tax-free bonds for the new stadium. The stadium was also funded in part by selling tickets to two home games for the next 10 years. Total cost came to $133,000.Sorensen, ...
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1978 Utah Utes Football Team
The 1978 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Wayne Howard, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, tying for second place in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City. Schedule Personnel Game summaries BYU NFL draft One Utah player was selected in the 1979 NFL Draft. References {{Utah Utes football navbox Utah Utah Utes football seasons Utah Utes football The Utah Utes football program is a Power 5 Conference college football team that competes in the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I and represents the University of Utah. The Utah college football ...

El Paso, Texas
El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the county seat, seat of El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the List of United States cities by population, 23rd-largest city in the U.S., the List of cities in Texas by population, sixth-largest city in Texas, and the second-largest city in the Southwestern United States behind Phoenix, Arizona. The city is also List of U.S. cities with large Hispanic populations, the second-largest majority-Hispanic city in the U.S., with 81% of its population being Hispanic. Its metropolitan statistical area covers all of El Paso and Hudspeth County, Texas, Hudspeth counties in Texas, and had a population of 868,859 in 2020. El Paso has consistently been ranked as one of the safest large cities in America. El Paso stands on the Rio Grande across the Mexico–United States border from Ciuda ...
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1978 UTEP Miners Football Team
The 1978 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Michael, the team compiled a 1–11 record. Schedule References UTEP UTEP Miners football seasons UTEP Miners football The UTEP Miners football program represents University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the sport of American football. The Miners compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the West Div ...

Rio Grande Rivalry (football)
The New Mexico–New Mexico State football rivalry, known as the Battle of I-25 and the Rio Grande Rivalry in all sports, is an annual football game between the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University. It is called the Battle of I-25 because the two universities are located along Interstate 25 connecting Albuquerque and Las Cruces. In the entire history of the rivalry, the game has never been contested anywhere beside those two cities. Series history The rivalry between New Mexico's only two NCAA Division I institutions dates back to January 1, 1894 – eighteen years before New Mexico achieved statehood – when the schools met in a football contest in Albuquerque. While it is clear that New Mexico won that first game, school records seem to disagree on the score. According to New Mexico media guides the final score was 25–5 but according to New Mexico State media guides the score was 18–6. By the time New Mexico entered the union in 1912 UNM an ...
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1978 New Mexico State Aggies Football Team
The 1978 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Gil Krueger, the Aggies compiled a 6–5 record and finished as MVC champions. The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.2019 Media Guide, p. 15. Schedule References {{Missouri Valley Conference football champions New Mexico State New Mexico State Aggies football seasons Missouri Valley Conference football champion seasons New Mexico State Aggies football The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as an independent. Although New Mexico State is a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC ...

1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Team
The 1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Rex Dockery, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–4 record (5–3 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 268 to 246, and finished in fourth place in the conference. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Schedule References Texas Tech Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "Texas Tech" or "TTU"). The team competes as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a NCAA Division I, Division I NCAA D ...