The 1978 Utah State Aggies football team represented

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during the

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as a new member of the

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(PCAA). Led by third-year head coach

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, the previously-

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Aggies played their home games on campus at

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. They opened with five wins and finished with a 7–4 record (4–1 PCAA, tied for first). A noteworthy game was against

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(of nearby

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), the first college football season-opener played in

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