1975 BYU Cougars football team
The 1975 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a conference record of 4–3.
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
1975 record | 6–5 (4–3 WAC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Dave Kragthorpe |
Defensive coordinator | Dick Felt |
Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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No. 2 Arizona State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Arizona | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | Bowling Green* | L 21–23 | 29,718 | ||
September 20 | at Colorado State | L 17–21 | 27,491 | ||
September 27 | at No. 13 Arizona State | L 0–20 | 50,944 | ||
October 3 | New Mexico |
| W 16–15 | 25,140 | |
October 11 | Air Force*![]() |
| W 28–14 | 30,246 | |
October 25 | at Wyoming | W 33–20 | 16,297 | ||
November 1 | No. 17 Arizona |
| L 20–36 | 25,287 | |
November 8 | at Utah State* | W 24–7 | 21,594 | ||
November 15 | Utah |
| W 51–20 | 28,265 | |
November 22 | at UTEP | W 20–10 | 7,350 | ||
November 29 | at Southern Miss* | L 14–42 | 9,262 | [1] | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
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Utah
Gifford Nielsen passed and ran for two touchdowns and Brigham Young's defense turned Utah fumbles into three more scores in the 51-20 rout. Mark Uselman also kicked field goals of 47, 47 and 44 yards as the Cougars won their fourth in a row in the series.[3]
References
- "Southern Miss shocks BYU by 42–14". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 30, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "BYU Downs Falcons, 28-14." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 12.
- Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 16.
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