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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 StadiuminProvo, 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
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Kragthorpe (4th season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.9Arizona 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

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    DateOpponentSiteResult
    September 15Colorado State
  • Provo, Utah
  • L 13–21
    September 29Oregon State*
    • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
  • W 37–14
    October 6atUtah State*
  • Logan, Utah (Beehive Boot)
  • L 7–13
    October 13Iowa State* 
    • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
  • L 24–26
    October 20at No. 12 Arizona State
  • Tempe, Arizona
  • L 12–52
    October 27atWyoming
  • Laramie, Wyoming
  • L 21–41
    November 3New Mexico
    • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
  • W 56–21
    November 10Arizona
    • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
  • L 10–24
    November 17Weber State*
    • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
  • W 45–14
    November 24atUtah
  • Salt Lake City (Holy War)
  • W 46–22
    December 1atUTEP
  • El Paso, Texas
  • W 63–0
    • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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    Personnel

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    Coaching staff

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    [2]

    Game summaries

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    Utah

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    1 234Total
    BYU 3 27160 46
    Utah 0 3613 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

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    [4]

    References

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

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