American college football season
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 Stadium in Provo, Utah . The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference , finishing tied for fourth with a conference record of 3–4.
Date Opponent Site Result September 15 Colorado State L 13–21 September 29 Oregon State * Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah W 37–14 October 6 at Utah State * L 7–13 October 13 Iowa State * Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah L 24–26 October 20 at No. 12 Arizona State L 12–52 October 27 at Wyoming L 21–41 November 3 New Mexico Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah W 56–21 November 10 Arizona Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah L 10–24 November 17 Weber State * Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah W 45–14 November 24 at Utah W 46–22 December 1 at UTEP W 63–0 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1 2 3 4 Total • BYU 3 27 16 0 46 Utah 0 3 6 13 22
Scoring summary 1 BYU Duke 51 yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 BYU Blanc 1 yard run (Duke kick) BYU 10-0 2 BYU Taylor 8 yard pass from Sheide (Duke kick) BYU 17-0 2 BYU Blanc 32 yard pass from Sheide (Duke kick) BYU 24-0 2 BYU Betham 35 yard pass from Sheide (kick failed) BYU 30-0 2 UTAH Marrelli 37 yard field goal BYU 30-3 3 BYU Safety BYU 32-3 3 BYU Blanc 1 yard run (Duke kick) BYU 39-3 3 BYU yard pass from Sheide (Duke kick) BYU 46-3 4 UTAH Odom 36 yard pass from Van Galder (kick failed) BYU 46-9 4 UTAH Hutchins 59 yard pass from Van Galder (Marrelli kick) BYU 46-16 4 UTAH Odom 33 yard pass from Van Galder (run failed) BYU 46-22
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]
All-WAC: DT Paul Linford (1st), SE Jay Miller (1st) [ 4]
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