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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← 19691971 →
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arizona State $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
UTEP 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arizona 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
BYU 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12North Texas State*W 10–723,496
September 19at Western Michigan*L 17–3516,100
September 26UTEP
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 0–1727,406
October 3at San Diego State*L 11–3136,830
October 10at ArizonaL 17–2432,500
October 17 No. 12 Arizona State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 3–2718,288
October 24Utah State*W 27–2021,562
October 31Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 23–322,551
November 7at Colorado StateL 9–2620,034
November 14at New MexicoL 8–5117,856
November 21at UtahL 13–1420,105
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  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.
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