1973 BYU Cougars football team

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1973 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Kragthorpe (4th season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Arizona State + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Arizona + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by second-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 3–4.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15Colorado State
L 13–21
September 29Oregon State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 37–14
October 6at Utah State*
L 7–13
October 13Iowa State*dagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
L 24–26
October 20at No. 12 Arizona State
L 12–52
October 27at Wyoming
L 21–41
November 3New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 56–21
November 10Arizona
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
L 10–24
November 17Weber State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 45–14
November 24at Utah
W 46–22
December 1at UTEP
W 63–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

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Game summaries[edit]

Utah[edit]

1 234Total
• BYU 3 27160 46
Utah 0 3613 22
Scoring summary
1BYUDuke 51 yard field goalBYU 3-0
2BYUBlanc 1 yard run (Duke kick)BYU 10-0
2BYUTaylor 8 yard pass from Sheide (Duke kick)BYU 17-0
2BYUBlanc 32 yard pass from Sheide (Duke kick)BYU 24-0
2BYUBetham 35 yard pass from Sheide (kick failed)BYU 30-0
2UTAHMarrelli 37 yard field goalBYU 30-3
3BYUSafetyBYU 32-3
3BYUBlanc 1 yard run (Duke kick)BYU 39-3
3BYUyard pass from Sheide (Duke kick)BYU 46-3
4UTAHOdom 36 yard pass from Van Galder (kick failed)BYU 46-9
4UTAHHutchins 59 yard pass from Van Galder (Marrelli kick)BYU 46-16
4UTAHOdom 33 yard pass from Van Galder (run failed)BYU 46-22

The first half was played in a blinding snowstorm. Gary Sheide tied the WAC single-season touchdown record of 21 in the third quarter shared by Virgil Carter (1966) and Danny White (1972). It was the most points BYU had scored against Utah to date. [3]

Awards[edit]

  • All-WAC: DT Paul Linford (1st), SE Jay Miller (1st)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ CougarStats.com Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  2. ^ CougarStats.com Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "BYU stops Utah in blinding snow." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.
  4. ^ CougarStats.com Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 4, 2011.


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