1971 BYU Cougars football team

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1971 BYU Cougars football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dave Kragthorpe (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Arizona State $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
New Mexico 5 –1 –06 –3 –2
Arizona 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
BYU 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Wyoming 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Utah 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
Colorado State 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
UTEP 1 –6 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 against conference opponents, finished fourth in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 227 to 199. [1] [2]

Pete Van Valkenburg led the team with 602 rushing yards, 684 yards of total offense, and 48 points scored. Other statistical leaders included Bill August with 448 passing yards, Golden Richards with 238 receiving yards, and Dave Atkinson with nine interceptions. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at North Texas State *
W 41–1313,000 [4]
September 18 Colorado State
W 54–1431,087 [5]
September 25at Kansas State *
L 7–2337,500 [6]
October 1 New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 0–1425,299 [7]
October 9at Utah State *
L 7–2917,015 [8]
October 16at Wyoming
W 35–1715,538 [9]
October 23at Tulsa *
W 25–711,500 [10]
October 30at UTEP
W 16–012,235 [11]
November 6at No. 10 Arizona State
L 13–3850,341 [12]
November 13 Arizona Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 14–2727,109 [13]
November 20 Utah
L 15–1723,877 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

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References

  1. ↑ "1971 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. 170. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
  4. ↑ "BYU blasts North Texas, 41–13". Albuquerque Journal. September 10, 1971. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "BYU takes WAC win". Albuquerque Journal. September 19, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cats overcome misplays, 23–7". The Kansas City Star. September 26, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "BYU 14–0 victim of New Mexico". Lincoln Journal Star. October 2, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Utags humble BYU 29–7 as defense gets licks". Idaho State Journal. October 10, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "BYU smashes Wyoming". Tri-City Herald. October 17, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "BYU wins over Tulsa in first". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 24, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "BYU socks Miners by 16–0 score". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 31, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Arizona State topples BYU 38–12". The Spokesman-Review. November 7, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Record pass play paces Arizona win over BYU". The Spokesman-Review. November 14, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Last minute field goal nets 17–15 Utah win". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 21, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "1971 NCAA Football Statistics (BYU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 18, 2024.


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