1971 BYU Cougars football team

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1971 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Kragthorpe (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Arizona State $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 2
Arizona 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Utah 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 against conference opponents, finished fourth in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 227 to 199.[1][2]

Pete Van Valkenburg led the team with 602 rushing yards, 684 yards of total offense, and 48 points scored. Other statistical leaders included Bill August with 448 passing yards, Golden Richards with 238 receiving yards, and Dave Atkinson with nine interceptions.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at North Texas State*
W 41–1313,000[4]
September 18Colorado State
W 54–1431,087
September 25at Kansas State*
L 7–2337,500
October 1New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 0–14
October 9at Utah State*
L 7–2917,015
October 16at Wyoming
W 35–17
October 23at Tulsa*
W 25–7
October 30at UTEP
W 16–012,235
November 6at No. 10 Arizona State
L 13–38
November 13Arizonadagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 14–27
November 20Utah
L 15–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1971 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 170. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
  4. ^ "BYU blasts North Texas, 41–13". Albuquerque Journal. September 10, 1971. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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