1975 BYU Cougars football team

1975 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1975 record	6–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Kragthorpe
Defensive coordinator	Dick Felt
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium

The 1975 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1975 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	Bowling Green*		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 21–23	29,718
September 20	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	L 17–21	27,491
September 27	at Arizona State	#13	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 0–20	50,944
October 3	New Mexico		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 16–15	25,140
October 11	Air Force*		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 28–14	30,246
October 25	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 33–20	16,297
November 1	Arizona	#17	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 20–36	25,287
November 8	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	W 24–7	21,594
November 15	Utah		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War)	W 51–20	28,265
November 22	at UTEP		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	W 20–10	7,350
November 29	at Southern Mississippi*		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	L 14–42	9,262
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Air Force	7	7	0	0	14
• BYU	0	7	7	14	28

Date: October 11
Location: 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.^[2]

External links

1975 BYU Cougars - College Football at Sports-Reference.com

References

↑ "BYU Downs Falcons, 28-14." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 12.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 16.

BYU Cougars football

Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games San Diego State 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

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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