1973 BYU Cougars football team

1973 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1973 record	5–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards
Offensive coordinator	Dave Kragthorpe
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium

The 1973 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1973 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 15	Colorado State	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 13–21
September 29	Oregon State*	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 37–14
October 6	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Beehive Boot)	L 7–13
October 13	Iowa State*	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 24–26
October 20	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 12–52
October 27	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	L 21–41
November 3	New Mexico	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 56–21
November 10	Arizona	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 10–24
November 17	Weber State*	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 45–14
November 24	at Utah	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	W 46–22
December 1	at UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	W 63–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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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)

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Game notes

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
• BYU	3	27	16	0	46
Utah	0	3	6	13	22

Date: November 24
Location: Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
Game attendance: 18,243
Game weather: Snow

Scoring summary

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

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. ^[3]

Awards

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

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References

↑ CougarStats.com Retrieved December 4, 2011.
↑ CougarStats.com Retrieved December 4, 2011.
↑ "BYU stops Utah in blinding snow." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.
↑ CougarStats.com Retrieved December 4, 2011.

BYU Cougars football

Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games San Diego State Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)

Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Cougar Marching Band Miami Beach Brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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