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Brigham Young Football Team History

Brigham Young Cougars

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
Founded: 1875
Stadium: Cougar Stadium
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Navy Blue, Gold & White
Coach: Tommy Hudspeth
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1922 <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024

1970 Season Highlights

Tommy Hudspeth enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.

1970 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. North Texas	10	7	W
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Western Michigan	17	35	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Texas-El Paso	0	17	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ San Diego State	11	31	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Arizona	17	24	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Arizona State	3	27	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Utah State	27	20	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Wyoming	23	3	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Colorado State	9	26	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ New Mexico	8	51	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Utah	13	14	L

1970 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	138
Scoring Average	12.5
Points Allowed	255
Defense Average	23.2
Opponents Record	57-47
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	0-6

1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1970 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	7-3	291	222		5-1	193	99	Rudy Feldman
Colorado State	4-7	206	256		1-3	78	104	Jerry Wampfler
Brigham Young	3-8	138	255		1-6	73	162	Tommy Hudspeth
Arizona State	11-0	405	148	Won 48-26	7-0	239	69	Frank Kush
Texas El Paso	6-4	258	236		4-3	182	182	Robert L. Bobby Dobbs
Utah	6-4	208	176		4-2	144	120	William M. Bill Meek
Arizona	4-6	168	213		2-4	92	131	Bob Weber
Wyoming	1-9	110	309		1-6	64	198	Lloyd W. Eaton

1970 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1970 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.