1970 BYU Cougars football team

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall of 3–8 with a mark of 1–6 against conference opponents, finished seventh in the WAC, and were outscored by a total of 255 to 138.[1][2]

1970 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Kragthorpe (1st season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
 1969
1971 
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Arizona State $7001100
New Mexico510730
Utah420640
UTEP430640
Arizona240460
Colorado State130470
BYU160380
Wyoming160190
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12North Texas State*W 10–723,496[3]
September 1911:30 a.m.at Western Michigan*L 17–3516,100[4]
September 26UTEP
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 0–1727,406[5]
October 3at San Diego State*L 11–3136,830[6]
October 10at ArizonaL 17–2432,500[7]
October 17 No. 12 Arizona State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 3–2718,288[8]
October 24Utah State*
W 27–2021,562[9]
October 31Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 23–322,551[10]
November 7at Colorado StateL 9–2620,034[11]
November 14at New MexicoL 8–5117,856[12]
November 21at UtahL 13–1420,105[13]

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Roster

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1970 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 76 Gordon Gravelle Jr
OL 78 Paul Howard So
RB 28 Pete Van Valkenburg So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 19 Chris Farasopoulos Sr
LB 37 Jeff Lyman Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. "1970 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 trims NTS, 10–7". Arizona Republic. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Broncos kick BYU on long runs, 35–17". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 20, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "UTEP turns BYU mistakes into 17–0 win". Albuquerque Journal. September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "San Diego Passes Beat BYU, 31–11". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. October 4, 1970. p. B-2. Retrieved January 16, 2017 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. "Linstrom leads 'Cats to victory over BYU". The Arizona Daily Star. October 11, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Arizona State pummels hapless BYU club 27–3". The Idaho Statesman. October 18, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "BYU shocks Utags 27–20 with rookie". The Idaho Statesman. October 25, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "BYU scores first victory over Wyoming since 1962". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 1, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cougars Unable To Stop Aggressive Rams". The Herald (Provo, UT). November 8, 1970. p. 11.
  12. "New Mexico clobbers BYU". Tri-City Herald. November 15, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Utah shades BYU 14–13 in WAC tilt". The Idaho Statesman. November 22, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1970 NCAA Football Statistics (BYU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 17, 2024.