American college football season
The 1973 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season . The Cougars were led by second-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 3–4.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result September 15 Colorado State L 13–21
September 29 Oregon State * Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah W 37–14
October 6 at Utah State * L 7–13
October 13 Iowa State * Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah L 24–26
October 20 at No. 12 Arizona State L 12–52
October 27 at Wyoming L 21–41
November 3 New Mexico Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah W 56–21
November 10 Arizona Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah L 10–24
November 17 Weber State * Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah W 45–14
November 24 at Utah W 46–22
December 1 at UTEP W 63–0
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel [ ]
Coaching staff [ ]
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Game summaries [ ]
Utah [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• BYU
3
27 16 0
46
Utah
0
3 6 13
22
Date: November 24Location: Rice Stadium , Salt Lake City Game attendance: 18,243Game weather: Snow
Scoring summary 1 BYU Duke 51 yard field goal BYU 3-0
2 BYU Blanc 1 yard run (Duke kick) BYU 10-0
2 BYU Taylor 8 yard pass from Sheide (Duke kick) BYU 17-0
2 BYU Blanc 32 yard pass from Sheide (Duke kick) BYU 24-0
2 BYU Betham 35 yard pass from Sheide (kick failed) BYU 30-0
2 UTAH Marrelli 37 yard field goal BYU 30-3
3 BYU Safety BYU 32-3
3 BYU Blanc 1 yard run (Duke kick) BYU 39-3
3 BYU yard pass from Sheide (Duke kick) BYU 46-3
4 UTAH Odom 36 yard pass from Van Galder (kick failed) BYU 46-9
4 UTAH Hutchins 59 yard pass from Van Galder (Marrelli kick) BYU 46-16
4 UTAH Odom 33 yard pass from Van Galder (run failed) BYU 46-22
The first half was played in a blinding snowstorm. Gary Sheide tied the WAC single-season touchdown record of 21 in the third quarter shared by Virgil Carter (1966) and Danny White (1972). It was the most points BYU had scored against Utah to date.
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Awards [ ]
All-WAC: DT Paul Linford (1st), SE Jay Miller (1st)
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References [ ]
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