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)
Offensive scheme West Coast
Defensive coordinator Dick Felt (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
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 [1]
September 20at Colorado State
L 17–2127,491 [2]
September 27at No. 13 Arizona State
L 0–2050,944 [3]
October 3 New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 16–1525,140 [4]
October 11 Air Force *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 28–1430,246 [5]
October 25at Wyoming
W 33–2016,297 [6]
November 1No. 17 Arizona
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 20–3625,287 [7]
November 8at Utah State *
W 24–721,594 [8]
November 15 Utah
W 51–2028,265 [9]
November 22at UTEP
W 20–107,350 [10]
November 29at Southern Miss *
L 14–429,262 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

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
Source: [13]

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. [14]

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
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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References

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  2. ↑ "Colroado State outlasts BYU". Great Falls Tribune. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Devils pound BYU 20–0". The El Paso Times. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  11. ↑ "Southern Miss shocks BYU by 42–14". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 30, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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  14. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 16.


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