| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | Utah Utes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 8–3 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2 |
| Head Coach: | Wayne Howard |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Ron McBride |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Tom Gadd |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Robert Rice Stadium |
The 1978 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Wayne Howard, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, tying for second place in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.
See also: Holy War (BYU–Utah).
One Utah player was selected in the 1979 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team | |
| 8 | 208 | Green Bay Packers |