1975 BYU Cougars football team

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1975 BYU Cougars football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dave Kragthorpe (6th season)
Defensive coordinator Dick Felt (4th season)
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Arizona State $ 7 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 18 Arizona 5 –2 –09 –2 –0
Colorado State 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
BYU 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
New Mexico 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Utah 1 –4 –01 –10 –0
Wyoming 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
UTEP 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by fourth-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 4–3.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 Bowling Green *
L 21–2329,718
September 20at Colorado State
L 17–2127,491
September 27at No. 13 Arizona State
L 0–2050,944
October 3 New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 16–1525,140
October 11 Air Force *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 28–1430,246
October 25at Wyoming
W 33–2016,297 [1]
November 1No. 17 Arizona
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 20–3625,287
November 8at Utah State *
W 24–721,594
November 15 Utah
W 51–2028,265
November 22at UTEP
W 20–107,350
November 29at Southern Miss *
L 14–429,262 [2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 BYU Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 33 Todd Christensen So
WR 88 Jay Miller Jr
QB 14 Gifford Nielsen So
C 55 Orrin Olsen Sr
QB 6 Marc Wilson Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 83 Mat Mendenhall Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
OT 61Chris CroweSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Air Force

1234Total
Air Force770014
•BYU0771428
Scoring summary
1AFKen Wood 5-yard run (Dave Lawson kick)AF 7-0
2BYUJeff Blanc 7-yard run (Dave Taylor kick)Tied 7-7
2AFKen Wood 1-yard run (Dave Lawson kick)AF 14-7
3BYUJeff Nilsson 10-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Dave Taylor kick)Tied 14-14
4BYUCharlie Ah You 1-yard run (Dave Taylor kick)BYU 21-14
4BYUCharlie Ah You 1-yard run (Dave Taylor kick)BYU 28-14

[3]

Utah

Gifford Nielsen passed and ran for two touchdowns and Brigham Young's defense turned Utah fumbles into three more scores in the 51–20 rout. Mark Uselman also kicked field goals of 47, 47 and 44 yards as the Cougars won their fourth in a row in the series. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Chuck Harkins (October 26, 1975). "Cougars halt Pokes 33-20". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Southern Miss shocks BYU by 42–14". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 30, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "BYU Downs Falcons, 28-14." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 12.
  4. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 16.


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