1978–79 BYU Cougars men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1978–79 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1978–79 college basketball season. This was head coach Frank Arnold 's 4th season at BYU. The Cougars reached the NCAA tournament and finished the season with a record of 20–8, 10–2 in the Western Athletic Conference.
Roster
1978–79 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1978 *
Hawaii W 93–69 1–0
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Nov 25, 1978 *
Portland State W 111–82 2–0
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 1, 1978 *
at Baylor
W 92–86 3–0
Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas
Dec 2, 1978 *
at No. 13 Texas
L 57–96 3–1
Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 6, 1978 *
Utah State W 99–80 4–1
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 8, 1978 *
Saint Joseph's W 90–71 5–1
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 9, 1978 *
Purdue W 76–64 6–1
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 14, 1978 *
at Rhode Island
L 76–85 6–2
Providence Civic Center Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 16, 1978 *
at St. John's
L 83–90 6–3
Alumni Hall New York, New York
Dec 21, 1978 *
Harvard W 113–72 7–3
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 23, 1978 *
Oral Roberts W 120–104 8–3
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 29, 1978 *
vs. Georgia Tech
L 81–83 8–4
Met Center Bloomington, Minnesota
Dec 30, 1978 *
vs. Houston
W 84–77 9–4
Met Center Bloomington, Minnesota
Jan 4, 1979 *
Denver W 92–53 10–4
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 6, 1979 *
at Utah State
L 68–84 10–5
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Jan 11, 1979
UTEP W 80–56 11–5
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 13, 1979
New Mexico W 100–83 12–5
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 20, 1979
at Utah
W 90–76 13–5
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 25, 1979
at Colorado State
W 98–83 14–5
Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 27, 1979
at Wyoming
L 69–71 14–6
War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 3, 1979
San Diego State W 88–80 15–6
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 9, 1979
at New Mexico
L 65–66 15–7
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 10, 1979
at UTEP
W 77–68 16–7
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Feb 17, 1979
Utah W 76–50 17–7
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 22, 1979
Wyoming W 78–73 18–7
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 24, 1979
Colorado State W 66–61 19–7
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Mar 2, 1979
at San Diego State
W 96–95 20–7
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1979 *(5 W)
vs. (4 W) No. 19 San Francisco Second round L 63–86 20–8
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
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