American college football season
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.
Schedule Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 Bowling Green * L 21–2329,718 [ 1]
September 20 at Colorado State L 17–2127,491 [ 2]
September 27 at No. 13 Arizona State L 0–2050,944 [ 3]
October 3 New Mexico W 16–1525,140 [ 4]
October 11 Air Force * W 28–1430,246 [ 5]
October 25 at Wyoming W 33–2016,297 [ 6]
November 1 No. 17 Arizona L 20–3625,287 [ 7]
November 8 at Utah State * W 24–721,594 [ 8]
November 15 Utah W 51–2028,265 [ 9]
November 22 at UTEP W 20–107,350 [ 10]
November 29 at Southern Miss * L 14–429,262 [ 11]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
[ 12]
Game summaries
Air Force
1
2 3 4 Total
Air Force
7
7 0 0
14
• BYU
0
7 7 14
28
Scoring summary 1 AF Ken Wood 5-yard run (Dave Lawson kick) AF 7-0
2 BYU Jeff Blanc 7-yard run (Dave Taylor kick) Tied 7-7
2 AF Ken Wood 1-yard run (Dave Lawson kick) AF 14-7
3 BYU Jeff Nilsson 10-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Dave Taylor kick) Tied 14-14
4 BYU Charlie Ah You 1-yard run (Dave Taylor kick) BYU 21-14
4 BYU Charlie 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
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
OT
61
Chris Crowe
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References
^ "Bowling Green defeats BYU on late field goal" . The Arizona Daily Star . September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colroado State outlasts BYU" . Great Falls Tribune . September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Devils pound BYU 20–0" . The El Paso Times . September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cougars overtake New Mexico" . Idaho State Journal . October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "BYU halts Falcons" . Rapid City Journal . October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Chuck Harkins (October 26, 1975). "Cougars halt Pokes 33–20" . Casper Star-Tribune . p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Defense, Pistor spark UA, 36–20" . The Arizona Republic . November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "BYU topples Ags" . The El Paso Times . November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Monumental mismatch, BYU wins, 51–20" . The Daily Herald . November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "BYU struggles past UTEP" . The Herald-Journal . November 23, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Southern Miss shocks BYU by 42–14" . The Salt Lake Tribune . November 30, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1975 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 17, 2024 .
^ "BYU Downs Falcons, 28-14." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 12.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 16.
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