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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-

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1922 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Lavell Edwards enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Kansas State	32	9	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Utah State	19	42	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Oregon State	3	29	L
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Long Beach State	38	27	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Texas-El Paso	21	14	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Arizona State	17	49	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Colorado State	44	8	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Wyoming	33	14	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Arizona	7	21	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Utah	16	7	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ New Mexico	21	7	W

1972 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	251
Scoring Average	22.8
Points Allowed	227
Defense Average	20.6
Opponents Record	41-59
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	4-2

1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1972 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	7-4	251	227		5-2	159	120	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	3-8	208	327		2-4	116	188	Rudy Feldman
Colorado State	1-10	128	413		1-4	88	173	Jerry Wampfler
Arizona State	10-2	562	296	Won 49-35	5-1	304	152	Frank Kush
Utah	6-5	354	336		5-2	270	178	William M. Bill Meek
Arizona	4-7	226	271		4-3	172	132	Bob Weber
Wyoming	4-7	223	309		3-4	142	163	Fritz Shurmur
Texas El Paso	2-8	172	345		1-6	119	264	Robert L. Bobby Dobbs

1972 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1972 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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