1971 BYU Cougars football team

1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1971 BYU Cougars football
1971 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1971 record	5–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	Tommy Hudspeth (8th season);
Home stadium	BYU Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against WAC opponents), finished fourth in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 227 to 199.^[1]^[2]

Pete Van Valkenburg led the team with 602 rushing yards, 684 yards of total offense, and 48 points scored. Other statistical leaders included Bill August with 448 passing yards, Golden Richards with 238 receiving yards, and Dave Atkinson with nine interceptions.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 10	at North Texas State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 41–13	^[4]
September 18	Colorado State	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	W 54–14
September 25	at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 7–23
October 1	New Mexico	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	L 0–14
October 9	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 7–29
October 16	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 35–17
October 23	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 25–7
October 30	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 16–0
November 6	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 13–38
November 13	Arizona	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	L 14–27
November 20	Utah	BYU Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	L 15–17
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References[]

^ "1971 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 170. Retrieved January 3, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
^ "BYU blasts North Texas, 41–13". Albuquerque Journal. September 10, 1971. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[SR-1] "1971 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[2] "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 170. Retrieved January 3, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.

[4] "BYU blasts North Texas, 41–13". Albuquerque Journal. September 10, 1971. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t BYU Cougars football
Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Cougar Marching Band Miami Beach Brawl Mormons vs. Mullets
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Arizona State $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
New Mexico	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	2
Arizona	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Utah	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll