Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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
September 20 at Colorado State L 17–2127,491
September 27 at No. 13 Arizona State L 0–2050,944
October 3 New Mexico W 16–1525,140
October 11 Air Force * W 28–1430,246
October 25 at Wyoming W 33–2016,297 [ 1]
November 1 No. 17 Arizona L 20–3625,287
November 8 at Utah State * W 24–721,594
November 15 Utah W 51–2028,265
November 22 at UTEP W 20–107,350
November 29 at Southern Miss * L 14–429,262 [ 2]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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
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 :[ 3]
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
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold