1973 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1973 BYU Cougars football Western Athletic Conference WAC 5–6 3–4 LaVell Edwards 2nd Dave Kragthorpe 4th West Coast Dick Felt 2nd 4–3 Cougar Stadium 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 1973 AP September 15 l Colorado State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 13–21 28,255 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ogden-standard-examiner-colorado-sta/156798902/ The Ogden Standard-Examiner Colorado State captures 21–13 upset over BYU September 16, 1973 October 8, 2024 Newspapers.com September 29 w y Oregon State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 37–14 27,434 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-brigham-young-rips/156799010/ The Sunday Oregonian Brigham Young rips winless OSU, 37–14 September 30, 1973 October 8, 2024 Newspapers.com October 6 l y y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT Beehive Boot 7–13 15,046 https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-utags-upset-cougars/156799152/ Albuquerque Journal Utags upset Cougars, 13–7 October 7, 1973 October 8, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 l y y Iowa State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 24–26 25,580 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-cyclones-escape/156799285/ The Des Moines Register Cyclones escape scrappy BYU October 14, 1973 October 8, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 l y Arizona State 12 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 12–52 47,137 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-devils-thump-cougar/156795345/ The Sunday Oregonian Devils thump Cougars, 52–12 October 21, 1973 October 8, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 l y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 21–41 18,746 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-wyoming-upends-fumbli/156799460/ The Arizona Daily Star Wyoming upends fumbling BYU October 28, 1973 October 8, 2024 Newspapers.com November 3 w New Mexico Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 56–21 11,412 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-sheide-passes-co/156799550/ Fort Collins Coloradoan Sheide passes Cougars past New Mexico, 56–21 November 4, 1973 October 8, 2024 Newspapers.com November 10 l Arizona Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 10–24 19,597 https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-wildcats-rake-cougars/156797157/ The El Paso Times Wildcats rake Cougars November 11, 1973 October 8, 2024 Newspapers.com November 17 w y Weber State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 45–14 14,548 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-byu-blasts-weber-state/156799695/ The Daily Herald BYU blasts Weber State November 18, 1973 October 8, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 w y Utah Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT rivalry 46–22 18,243 https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-byu-gives-utes-4622-snow/156798386/ The El Paso Times BYU gives Utes 46–22 snow job November 25, 1973 October 8, 2024 Newspapers.com December 1 w y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 63–0 6,100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-cougars-shut-out-utep/156799852/ The Arizona Daily Star Cougars shut out UTEP December 2, 1973 October 8, 2024 Newspapers.com 1973 NCAA Football Statistics (BYU) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/363680 National Collegiate Athletic Association October 8, 2024 Game summaries Colorado State 1973 Colorado State Rams football team Rams 0 0 7 14 Cougars 0 0 7 6 Team Category Player StatisticsColorado State Passing Jan Stuebbe 15/34, 211 yards, INT Rushing Scot MacLachlan 23 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD Receiving Willie Miller 4 receptions, 89 yardsBYU 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 1973 Oregon State Beavers football team Beavers 7 7 0 0 Cougars 14 7 7 9 Team Category Player StatisticsOregon State Passing Alvin White 15/41, 193 yards, INT Rushing Ray Taroli 13 rushes, 70 yards Receiving Dick Maurer 3 receptions, 50 yardsBYU 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 1973 Utah State Aggies football team Cougars 0 7 0 0 Aggies 7 3 0 3 Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Randy Litchfield 8/17, 91 yards, 3 INT Rushing Mark Terranova 15 rushes, 76 yards, TD Receiving Jay Miller 8 receptions, 99 yardsUtah 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 1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team Cyclones 10 10 3 3 Cougars 7 0 7 10 Team Category Player StatisticsIowa State Passing Buddy Hardeman 9/18, 123 yards Rushing Buddy Hardeman 16 rushes, 88 yards Receiving Keith Krepfle 4 receptions, 95 yardsBYU 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 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Cougars 0 0 6 6 No. 12 Sun Devils 16 13 16 7 Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Gary Sheide 22/39, 169 yards, TD, INT Rushing Mark Terranova 13 rushes, 74 yards Receiving Jay Miller 14 receptions, 95 yards, TDArizona 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 1973 Wyoming Cowboys football team Cougars 0 0 0 21 Cowboys 0 10 21 10 Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Gary Sheide 18/39, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing David Coon 17 rushes, 51 yards Receiving Jay Miller 7 receptions, 117 yardsWyoming 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 1973 New Mexico Lobos football team Lobos 7 0 0 14 Cougars 12 21 0 23 Team Category Player StatisticsNew 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, TDBYU 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 1973 Arizona Wildcats football team Wildcats 0 10 7 7 Cougars 0 10 0 0 Team Category Player StatisticsArizona Passing Bruce Hill 5/17, 72 yards, INT Rushing Jim Upchurch 17 rushes, 146 yards, TD Receiving Mark Neal 2 receptions, 50 yardsBYU 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 Wildcats 0 6 0 8 Cougars 14 10 14 7 Team Category Player StatisticsWeber State Passing Rob Bockwoldt 4/14, 62 yards Rushing Blaine Church 12 rushes, 51 yards Receiving Gary Childress 6 receptions, 126 yards, TDBYU 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 1973 Utah Utes football team Cougars 3 27 16 0 Utes 0 3 6 13 November 24 Robert Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City 18,243 Snow yes 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 yes Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Gary Sheide 22/34, 349 yards, 4 TD Rushing Steve Stratton 18 rushes, 121 yards Receiving John Betham 3 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TDUtah 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. "BYU stops Utah in blinding snow." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25. At UTEP 1973 UTEP Miners football team Cougars 6 30 7 20 Miners 0 0 0 0 Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Gary Sheide 17/28, 219 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jeff Blanc 17 rushes, 96 yards, TD Receiving Mike Pistorius 5 receptions, 68 yardsUTEP 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 Head coach: LaVell Edwards Assistants: Dave Kragthorpe (OC/OL), Dick Felt (DB), J.D. Helm (RB), Mel Olson (JV), Tom Ramage (DL), Dewey Warren (QB/WR), Fred Whittingham (LB) CougarStats.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111011170259/http://cougarstats.com/1973.html 2011-10-11 Retrieved December 4, 2011. Awards All-WAC: DT Paul Linford (1st), SE Jay Miller (1st) CougarStats.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111011170259/http://cougarstats.com/1973.html 2011-10-11 Retrieved December 4, 2011. References BYU Category:BYU Cougars football seasons BYU Cougars football Category:Long stubs with short prose