1971 BYU Cougars football team
The 1971 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in 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 a 5–6 record (3–4 against WAC opponents), finished fourth in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 227 to 199.[1][2]
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
1971 record | 5–6 (3–4 WAC) |
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Home stadium | BYU Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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September 10 | at North Texas* | W 41–13 | |||
September 18 | Colorado State | W 54–14 | |||
September 25 | at Kansas State* | L 7–23 | |||
October 1 | New Mexico |
| L 0–14 | ||
October 9 | at Utah State* | L 7–29 | |||
October 16 | at Wyoming | Laramie, WY | W 35–17 | ||
October 23 | at Tulsa* | W 25–7 | |||
October 30 | at UTEP | El Paso, TX | W 16–0 | ||
November 6 | at Arizona State | L 13–38 | |||
November 13 | Arizona |
| L 14–27 | ||
November 20 | Utah |
| L 15–17 | ||
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References
- "1971 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 170. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
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