1973 BYU Cougars football team

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.

1973 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Kragthorpe (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Felt (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Arizona State +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Arizona +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Colorado State	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah	L 13–21
September 29	Oregon State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah	W 37–14
October 6	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, Utah (Beehive Boot)	L 7–13
October 13	Iowa State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah	L 24–26
October 20	at No. 12 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona	L 12–52
October 27	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, 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	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City (Holy War)	W 46–22
December 1	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	W 63–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

Coaching staff

• Head coach: LaVell Edwards
• Assistants: Dave Kragthorpe (OC/OL), Dick Felt (DB), J.D. Helm (RB), Mel Olson (JV), Tom Ramage (DL), Dewey Warren (QB/WR), Fred Whittingham (LB)

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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 24 Location: Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City Game attendance: 18,243 Game 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. ^[3]

Awards

• All-WAC: DT Paul Linford (1st), SE Jay Miller (1st)

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References

1. CougarStats.com 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 4, 2011.
2. CougarStats.com 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 4, 2011.
3. "BYU stops Utah in blinding snow." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.
4. CougarStats.com 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 4, 2011.