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3 Game summaries  



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1974 BYU Cougars football

WAC champion

Fiesta Bowl, L 6–16 vs. Oklahoma State

ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4–1 (6–0–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Kragthorpe (5th season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    BYU $ 6 0 1 7 4 1
    Arizona 6 1 0 9 2 0
    Arizona State 4 3 0 7 5 0
    New Mexico 3 4 0 4 6 1
    UTEP 3 4 0 4 7 0
    Colorado State 2 3 1 4 6 1
    Utah 1 5 0 1 10 0
    Wyoming 1 6 0 2 9 0
    • $ – Conference champion

    The 1974 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by third-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, winning the conference for the first time since 1965 with an undefeated conference record of 6–0–1. BYU was invited to the 1974 Fiesta Bowl, where they lost to Oklahoma State.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResult
    September 14atHawaii*
  • Honolulu, HI
  • L 13–15
    September 21Utah State*
  • Provo, UT
  • L 6–9
    September 28atIowa State*
  • Ames, IA
  • L 7–34
    October 5atColorado State
  • Fort Collins, CO
  • T 33–33
    October 12Wyomingdagger
    • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
  • W 38–7
    October 19UTEP
    • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
  • W 45–21
    October 26at No. 16Arizona
  • Tucson, AZ
  • W 37–13
    November 2atAir Force*
  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • W 12–10
    November 9No. 16Arizona State
    • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
  • W 21–18
    November 16atNew Mexico
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • W 36–3
    November 23Utah
    • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT (Holy War)
  • W 48–20
    December 28vs. Oklahoma State*No. 17
  • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
  • L 6–16
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • [1]

    Roster[edit]

    1974 BYU Cougars football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    FB 33 Todd Christensen Fr
    QB 14 Gifford Nielsen Fr
    QB 12 Gary Sheide Sr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Game summaries[edit]

    Colorado State[edit]

    The game ended in controversy as Colorado State scored on the game's final play but the ensuing extra point from the 35-yard line, due to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, was missed although one official ruled that the attempt was good.[2]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "CougarStats.com. 1974 season". Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  • ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 Oct 6

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