1969 BYU Cougars football team

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1969 BYU Cougars football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
Seasons
  1968
1970  
1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 6 1 08 2 0
Utah 5 1 08 2 0
BYU 4 3 06 4 0
Wyoming 4 3 06 4 0
Arizona 3 3 03 7 0
UTEP 2 5 04 6 0
New Mexico 1 5 04 6 0
Colorado State 0 4 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–3 against conference opponents, tied for third place in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 186 to 158. [1] [2]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Colorado State W 22–2029,317 [3]
September 27at Iowa State *L 0–1028,232 [4]
October 4at Arizona State L 7–2334,102 [5]
October 11 New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 41–1525,565 [6]
October 18at No. 16 Wyoming L 7–4014,993 [7]
October 25at UTEP W 30–719,520 [8]
November 1 Arizona Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 31–2128,941 [9]
November 8 San Jose State *
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 21–323,412 [10]
November 15at Utah State *W 21–315,123 [11]
November 22 Utah
L 6–1635,790 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1969 BYU Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 19 Chris Farasopoulos Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. "1969 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. "Five Liljenquist field goals give BYU 22–20 WAC victory". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 21, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cyclone defenders harness BYU, 10–0". Omaha World-Herald. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cougars fall before mighty ASU uprising". The Sunday Herald. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "BYU rips Lobos". The Arizona Daily Star. October 12, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cowboys smother BYU". The Billings Gazette. October 19, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Strong second half provides BYU with 30–7 WAC victory". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 26, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "BYU nudges Arizona in key WAC tilt 31–21". The Idaho Statesman. November 2, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Spartans pounded by BYU". The San Francisco Examiner. November 9, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Lyons passes BYU to win over USU". The Herald-Journal. November 16, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Utah's three field goals, TD overturn Brigham Young 16–6". The Sacramento Bee. November 23, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1969 NCAA Football Statistics (BYU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 16, 2024.