1978 BYU Cougars football team

1978 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 16–23 vs. Navy
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 5 1 0 9 4 0
Utah 4 2 0 8 3 0
Wyoming 4 2 0 5 7 0
New Mexico 3 3 0 7 5 0
Colorado State 2 4 0 5 6 0
San Diego State 2 4 0 4 7 0
UTEP 1 5 0 1 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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.