1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Wyoming + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1976 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by fifth-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, winning a share of the conference title with Wyoming with a conference record of 6–1. BYU was invited to the 1976 Tangerine Bowl, where they lost to Oklahoma State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Kansas State*
L 3–1327,100[1]
September 18Colorado State
W 42–1833,013[2]
September 25at Arizona
W 23–1631,000[3]
October 2at San Diego State*
W 8–041,786[4][5]
October 9Wyomingdagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 29–3435,423[6]
October 10Southern Miss*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 63–1923,029[7]
October 23Utah State*
W 45–1424,124[8]
October 30Arizona State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 43–2129,854[9]
November 6UTEP
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 40–2724,644[10]
November 13at New Mexico
W 21–818,038[11]
November 20at Utah
W 34–1230,503[12]
December 18vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State*
L 21–4937,812[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

Game summaries

Kansas State

Colorado State

1 234Total
Colorado State 0 873 18
• BYU 7 15317 42

Gifford Nielsen completed 13 of 32 passes for 174 yards before leaving late in the final quarter while John VanDerWouden set a single-game conference record with four touchdown receptions. LaVell Edwards beat Colorado State for the first time since taking over BYU in 1972.[15]

At Arizona

1 234Total
• BYU 13 307 23
Arizona 3 733 16

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At San Diego State

Wyoming

Southern Mississippi

Utah State

Arizona State

1 234Total
Arizona St 21 000 21
• BYU 17 7163 43
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah

[17]

UTEP

At New Mexico

At Utah

BYU Cougars (8–2) at Utah Utes (3–6)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
BYU 7 13 14034
Utah 0 6 0612

at Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: November 20, 1976
  • Game weather: Clear, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 30,503
  • Box Score
Game information

Tangerine Bowl (vs Oklahoma State)

Personnel

1976 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Todd Christensen
QB Gifford Nielsen RJr
WR 8 John VanDerWouden Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Dave Taylor
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "KU, K-Staate impressive in home debuts". The Salina Journal. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "BYU stomps CSU, 42–18". Albuquerque Journal. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Last-second TD pass beats Wildcats, 23–16". The Arizona Daily Star. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Steve Wilson (October 3, 1976). "Cougars Stun Aztecs, 8-0, In Rugged Defensive Clash". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 2D. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Aztecs blanked by Cougars". Daily Times-Advocate. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cowboys withstand Cougar charge". The Daily Herald. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "BYU crushes Eagles in 63–19 romp". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 17, 1976. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "BYU ace gets 5 TD passes in 45–14 win". The Sunday Oregonian. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cougars dump ASU". The Idaho Statesman. October 31, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougars top Miners". Casper Star-Tribune. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brigham Young tops UNM 21–8". Hobbs Daily News-Sun. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "BYU finishes 9–2". Rapid City Journal. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cowboys blast BYU 49–21". St. Petersburg Times. December 19, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1976 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".
  15. ^ "BYU's passing attack dumps Colorado State." Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Sept 19.
  16. ^ CougarStats.com. Retrieved 2016-Sep-16.
  17. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 31.
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