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1979 Utah State Aggies football
PCAA champion
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–3–1 (4–0–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Romney Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980 →
1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Long Beach State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
San Jose State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Pacific (CA) 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for San Jose State forfeits

The 1979 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Snyder and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1, 4–0–1 PCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at San Jose State
T 48–4810,782
September 15at No. 8 Nebraska*
L 14–3575,953
September 22at Colorado State*
W 24–017,960
September 29at Utah*
W 47–2131,100
October 6 Long Beach State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 51–2816,046
October 13 BYU*
L 24–4828,094
October 20at Pacific (CA)
W 15–1418,300
October 27at Arizona State*
L 14–2867,219
November 3 Cal State Fullerton
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 35–716,600
November 17at Weber State*
W 34–107,707
November 24at Fresno State
W 41–318,957
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1979 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 18 Craig Bradshaw
QB 10 Eric Hipple
WR 81 James Murphy
RB 24 Rick Parros
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 80 Rulon Jones
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1979 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Utah State Football Guide 2018" (PDF). Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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