1975 BYU Cougars football team
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.
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–3 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dave Kragthorpe (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | West Coast |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Felt (4th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| No. 2 Arizona State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arizona | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Bowling Green* | L 21–23 | 29,718 | ||
| September 20 | at Colorado State | L 17–21 | 27,491 | ||
| September 27 | at No. 13 Arizona State | L 0–20 | 50,944 | ||
| October 3 | New Mexico |
| W 16–15 | 25,140 | |
| October 11 | Air Force* |
| W 28–14 | 30,246 | |
| October 25 | at Wyoming | W 33–20 | 16,297 | [1] | |
| November 1 | No. 17 Arizona |
| L 20–36 | 25,287 | |
| November 8 | at Utah State* | W 24–7 | 21,594 | ||
| November 15 | Utah |
| W 51–20 | 28,265 | |
| November 22 | at UTEP | W 20–10 | 7,350 | ||
| November 29 | at Southern Miss* | L 14–42 | 9,262 | [2] | |
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Roster
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Air Force
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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]
References
- Chuck Harkins (October 26, 1975). "Cougars halt Pokes 33-20". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern Miss shocks BYU by 42–14". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 30, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "BYU Downs Falcons, 28-14." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 12.
- Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 16.
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