1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Arizona State + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Arizona + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Colorado State
L 13–2128,255[1]
September 29Oregon State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 37–1427,434[2]
October 6at Utah State*
L 7–1315,046[3]
October 13Iowa State*dagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 24–2625,580[4]
October 20at No. 12 Arizona State
L 12–5247,137[5]
October 27at Wyoming
L 21–4118,746[6]
November 3New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 56–2111,412[7]
November 10Arizona
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 10–2419,597[8]
November 17Weber State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 45–1414,548[9]
November 24at Utah
W 46–2218,243[10]
December 1at UTEP
W 63–06,100[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Colorado State

See also: 1973 Colorado State Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 7 14 21
Cougars 0 0 7 6 13
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado State Passing Jan Stuebbe 15/34, 211 yards, INT
Rushing Scot MacLachlan 23 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Willie Miller 4 receptions, 89 yards
BYU Passing Randy Litchfield 12/22, 135 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Randy Litchfield 11 rushes, 32 yards, TD
Receiving Jay Miller 6 receptions, 63 yards

Oregon State

See also: 1973 Oregon State Beavers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 7 0 0 14
Cougars 14 7 7 9 37
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon State Passing Alvin White 15/41, 193 yards, INT
Rushing Ray Taroli 13 rushes, 70 yards
Receiving Dick Maurer 3 receptions, 50 yards
BYU Passing Randy Litchfield 12/23, 118 yards, TD
Rushing Gil Gillenwater 30 rushes, 136 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Sam LoBue 1 reception, 68 yards, TD

At Utah State

See also: 1973 Utah State Aggies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 7 0 0 7
Aggies 7 3 0 3 13
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Randy Litchfield 8/17, 91 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Mark Terranova 15 rushes, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Jay Miller 8 receptions, 99 yards
Utah State Passing Tom Wilson 3/6, 22 yards
Rushing Archie Gibson 22 rushes, 143 yards, TD
Receiving Kelley Deist 1 reception, 12 yards

Iowa State

See also: 1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 10 10 3 3 26
Cougars 7 0 7 10 24
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa State Passing Buddy Hardeman 9/18, 123 yards
Rushing Buddy Hardeman 16 rushes, 88 yards
Receiving Keith Krepfle 4 receptions, 95 yards
BYU Passing Gary Sheide 30/47, 445 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
Rushing Mark Terranova 20 rushes, 111 yards
Receiving Jay Miller 13 receptions, 193 yards, TD

At No. 12 Arizona State

See also: 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 0 6 6 12
No. 12 Sun Devils 16 13 16 7 52
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Gary Sheide 22/39, 169 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Mark Terranova 13 rushes, 74 yards
Receiving Jay Miller 14 receptions, 95 yards, TD
Arizona State Passing Danny White 17/25, 303 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Woody Green 17 rushes, 128 yards
Receiving Morris Owens 6 receptions, 173 yards, TD

At Wyoming

See also: 1973 Wyoming Cowboys football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 0 0 21 21
Cowboys 0 10 21 10 41
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Gary Sheide 18/39, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing David Coon 17 rushes, 51 yards
Receiving Jay Miller 7 receptions, 117 yards
Wyoming Passing Steve Cockreham 13/24, 208 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Bruce Williams 17 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Archie Gray 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD

New Mexico

See also: 1973 New Mexico Lobos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 0 0 14 21
Cougars 12 21 0 23 56
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Troy Williams 8/21, 142 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Cliff Crenshaw 12 rushes, 34 yards
Receiving Paul Labarrere 2 receptions, 80 yards, TD
BYU Passing Gary Sheide 32/50, 402 yards, 6 TD, INT
Rushing Mark Terranova 14 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving Jay Miller 22 receptions, 263 yards, 3 TD

Arizona

See also: 1973 Arizona Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 10 7 7 24
Cougars 0 10 0 0 10
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Bruce Hill 5/17, 72 yards, INT
Rushing Jim Upchurch 17 rushes, 146 yards, TD
Receiving Mark Neal 2 receptions, 50 yards
BYU Passing Gary Sheide 10/19, 82 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Mark Terranova 12 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving Jay Miller 7 receptions, 50 yards

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 6 0 8 14
Cougars 14 10 14 7 45
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing Rob Bockwoldt 4/14, 62 yards
Rushing Blaine Church 12 rushes, 51 yards
Receiving Gary Childress 6 receptions, 126 yards, TD
BYU Passing Gary Sheide 20/32, 244 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jeff Blanc 17 rushes, 90 yards
Receiving Jay Miller 10 receptions, 155 yards, 3 TD

At Utah

See also: 1973 Utah Utes football team
1 234Total
• Cougars 3 27160 46
Utes 0 3613 22
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Gary Sheide 22/34, 349 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Steve Stratton 18 rushes, 121 yards
Receiving John Betham 3 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD
Utah Passing Don Van Galder 12/38, 224 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Hutch Roosevelt 10 rushes, 69 yards
Receiving Hutch Roosevelt 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD

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. [13]

At UTEP

See also: 1973 UTEP Miners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 6 30 7 20 63
Miners 0 0 0 0 0
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Gary Sheide 17/28, 219 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jeff Blanc 17 rushes, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Mike Pistorius 5 receptions, 68 yards
UTEP Passing Frank Duncan 3/10, 51 yards, 4 INT
Rushing Don Willis 15 rushes, 93 yards
Receiving Lonn Crittenden 2 receptions, 32 yards

Personnel

Coaching staff

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Awards

  • All-WAC: DT Paul Linford (1st), SE Jay Miller (1st)

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References

  1. ^ "Colorado State captures 21–13 upset over BYU". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brigham Young rips winless OSU, 37–14". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Utags upset Cougars, 13–7". Albuquerque Journal. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cyclones escape scrappy BYU". The Des Moines Register. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Devils thump Cougars, 52–12". The Sunday Oregonian. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wyoming upends fumbling BYU". The Arizona Daily Star. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sheide passes Cougars past New Mexico, 56–21". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wildcats rake Cougars". The El Paso Times. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BYU blasts Weber State". The Daily Herald. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BYU gives Utes 46–22 snow job". The El Paso Times. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cougars shut out UTEP". The Arizona Daily Star. December 2, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1973 NCAA Football Statistics (BYU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "BYU stops Utah in blinding snow." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.
  14. ^ CougarStats.com Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  15. ^ CougarStats.com Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 4, 2011.


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