American college football seasonTemplate:SHORTDESC:American college football season
1978 WAC football standings
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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 AP Poll
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.[1]
Senior defensive end Mike Bell was consensus first-team All-American[2]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 16 Utah State * L 20–21September 23 at BYU L 6–3231,052 September 30 at Utah L 6–3027,821 October 7 UTEP Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO W 39–29October 14 at Air Force * W 31–13October 21 UNLV Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO L 6–33October 28 Wyoming Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO L 3–13November 4 at San Diego State L 31–3438,494[3] November 11 at New Mexico W 26–15November 18 West Virginia * Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO W 50–1412,782 November 25 at Pacific (CA) * W 20–13
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Team players in the NFL [ ] References [ ] 
