1978 Weber State Wildcats football team

The 1978 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State College (now known as Weber State University) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Pete Riehlman, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Big Sky.

1978 Weber State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Pete Riehlman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium

1978 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Northern Arizona $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. T–9 Montana State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Montana	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Boise State	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Idaho	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Idaho State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	North Dakota State*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 28–49	12,062
September 16	at Fresno State*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 14–55	11,373
September 23	Northern Iowa*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 35–9	7,486
September 30	Montana	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 7–27	8,571
October 7	No. 2 Montana State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 14–21	7,891
October 14	at Utah*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 7–30	23,458
October 21	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 13–14	17,858
October 28	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	W 51–6	13,500
November 4	Idaho State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 34–12	7,021
November 11	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 44–25	6,102
November 18	at Northern Arizona	NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 0–10	11,491
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game