1968 BYU Cougars football team

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1968 BYU Cougars football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
Seasons
  1967
1969  
1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming $ 6 1 07 3 0
Arizona State 5 1 08 2 0
Arizona 5 1 08 3 0
UTEP 3 3 04 5 1
Utah 2 3 03 7 0
Colorado State * 1 4 02 8 0
BYU 1 5 02 8 0
New Mexico 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * Games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings.

The 1968 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–5 against conference opponents, finished seventh in the WAC, and were outscored by a total of 247 to 179. [1] [2]

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Western Michigan *W 17–726,571 [3]
September 28 Iowa State *L 20–2824,959 [4]
October 12 Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 17–2026,468 [5]
October 19at Arizona L 3–1937,650 [6]
October 26 UTEP Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 25–3127,010 [7]
November 2at Utah L 21–3028,677 [8]
November 9 Utah State *
L 8–3420,740 [9]
November 16 Arizona State L 12–4713,026 [10]
November 23at New Mexico W 35–66,950 [11]
November 30at San Jose State *L 21–252,875 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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Roster

1968 BYU Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 36Steve DensleyJr
DB 19 Chris Farasopoulos So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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References

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  11. "BYU Cats halt losing streak with 35–6 win". The Sunday Herald. November 24, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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