1969 BYU Cougars football team

1969 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach	Tommy Hudspeth (6th season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons ←  1968 1970  →

1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona State $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Utah	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
BYU	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Arizona	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
UTEP	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	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]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Colorado State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 22–20	29,317	[3]
September 27	at Iowa State *	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 0–10	28,232	[4]
October 4	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 7–23	34,102	[5]
October 11	New Mexico	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 41–15	25,565	[6]
October 18	at No. 16 Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 7–40	14,993	[7]
October 25	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 30–7	19,520	[8]
November 1	Arizona	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 31–21	28,941	[9]
November 8	San Jose State *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 21–3	23,412	[10]
November 15	at Utah State *	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 21–3	15,123	[11]
November 22	Utah	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	L 6–16	35,790	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1969 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 19 Chris Farasopoulos Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tommy Hudspeth Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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.