1974 BYU Cougars football team
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.
| 1974 BYU Cougars football | |
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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 |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| September 14 | at Hawaii* |
| L 13–15 | |
| September 21 | Utah State* |
| L 6–9 | |
| September 28 | at Iowa State* |
| L 7–34 | |
| October 5 | at Colorado State |
| T 33–33 | |
| October 12 | Wyoming |
| W 38–7 | |
| October 19 | UTEP |
| W 45–21 | |
| October 26 | at No. 16 Arizona |
| W 37–13 | |
| November 2 | at Air Force* |
| W 12–10 | |
| November 9 | No. 16 Arizona State |
| W 21–18 | |
| November 16 | at New Mexico |
| W 36–3 | |
| November 23 | Utah |
| W 48–20 | |
| December 28 | vs. Oklahoma State* | No. 17 |
| L 6–16 |
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Roster
| 1974 BYU Cougars football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defense
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Special teams
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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
- "CougarStats.com. 1974 season". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 Oct 6
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