American college football season
The 1975 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season . The Cougars were led by fourth-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 4–3.
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 Bowling Green * L 21–2329,718 September 20 at Colorado State L 17–2127,491 September 27 at No. 13 Arizona State L 0–2050,944 October 3 New Mexico W 16–1525,140 October 11 Air Force * W 28–1430,246 October 25 at Wyoming W 33–2016,297 [ 1] November 1 No. 17 Arizona L 20–3625,287 November 8 at Utah State * W 24–721,594 November 15 Utah W 51–2028,265 November 22 at UTEP W 20–107,350 November 29 at Southern Miss * L 14–429,262 [ 2] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1975 BYU Cougars football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class OT 61 Chris Crowe Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
1 2 3 4 Total Air Force 7 7 0 0 14 • BYU 0 7 7 14 28
Scoring summary 1 AF Ken Wood 5-yard run (Dave Lawson kick) AF 7-0 2 BYU Jeff Blanc 7-yard run (Dave Taylor kick) Tied 7-7 2 AF Ken Wood 1-yard run (Dave Lawson kick) AF 14-7 3 BYU Jeff Nilsson 10-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Dave Taylor kick) Tied 14-14 4 BYU Charlie Ah You 1-yard run (Dave Taylor kick) BYU 21-14 4 BYU Charlie Ah You 1-yard run (Dave Taylor kick) BYU 28-14
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Gifford Nielsen passed and ran for two touchdowns and Brigham Young's defense turned Utah fumbles into three more scores in the 51–20 rout. Mark Uselman also kicked field goals of 47, 47 and 44 yards as the Cougars won their fourth in a row in the series.[ 4]
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