1974 BYU Cougars football team

1974 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1974 record 7–4–1 (6–0–1 WAC)
Head coach LaVell Edwards (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Dave Kragthorpe
Defensive coordinator Dick Felt
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
1974 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
BYU $ 6 –0 –1  7 –4 –1
Arizona 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Arizona State 4 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
New Mexico Lobos 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –1
UTEP 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Colorado State 2 –3 –1  4 –6 –1
Utah 1 –5 –0  1 –10 –0
Wyoming 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by third-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, winning the conference for the first time since 1965 with an undefeated conference record of 6–0–1. BYU was invited to the 1974 Fiesta Bowl, where they lost to Oklahoma State.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 14 at Hawaii* Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 13–15  
September 21 Utah State* Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT L 6–9  
September 28 at Iowa State* Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA L 7–34  
October 5 at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO T 33–33  
October 12 Wyomingdagger Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT W 38–7  
October 19 UTEP Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT W 45–21  
October 26 at No. 16 Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 37–13  
November 2 at Air Force* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 12–10  
November 9 No. 16 Arizona State Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT W 21–18  
November 16 at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM W 36–3  
November 23 Utah Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War) W 48–20  
December 28 vs. Oklahoma State* No. 17 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) L 6–16  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Roster

1974 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 33 Todd Christensen Fr
QB 14 Gifford Nielsen Fr
QB 12 Gary Sheide Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Colorado State

The game ended in controversy as Colorado State scored on the game's final play but the ensuing extra point from the 35-yard line, due to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, was missed although one official ruled that the attempt was good.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "CougarStats.com. 1974 season". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  2. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 Oct 6
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