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 Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO 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 War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY W 33–2016,297
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 Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX W 20–107,350
November 29 at Southern Miss * L 14–429,262 [1]
*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
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
Date: October 11Location: Cougar Stadium , Provo, UT Game attendance: 30,246
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
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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.[3]
References [ ]
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