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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: Lavell Edwards
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1922  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Colorado State  13   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Oregon State  37   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Utah State  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Iowa State  24   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Arizona State  12   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Wyoming  21   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. New Mexico  56   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Arizona  10   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Weber State  45   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Utah  46   22   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Texas-El Paso  63   0   W       
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored334
  Scoring Average30.4
  Points Allowed248
  Defense Average22.5
  Opponents Record52-49
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-3
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1973 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 5-6334248 3-4221181  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 4-7257287 3-4196215  Rudy Feldman
Colorado State 5-6250333 2-4127200  Sark Arslanian
Arizona State 11-1519171Won  28-76-1373118  Frank Kush
Arizona 8-3286213 6-1194125  Jim Young
Utah 7-5385344 4-2247176  William M. Bill Meek
Wyoming 4-7248290 3-4151173  Fritz Shurmur
Texas El Paso 0-11142544 0-769390  Tommy Hudspeth

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.