1970 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

1970 BYU Cougars football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 3–8 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach|

* Tommy Hudspeth (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Dave Kragthorpe (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Single-wing
Home stadium| Cougar Stadium

Seasons

<- 1969

1971 ->

1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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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.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 12| North Texas State*|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| W 10–7| 23,496| [3]
September 19| at Western Michigan*|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| L 17–35| |
September 26| UTEP|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| L 0–17| |
October 3| at San Diego State*|

* San Diego Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| L 11–31| 36,830| [4]
October 10| at Arizona|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| L 17–24| |
October 17|  No. 12 Arizona State|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| L 3–27| |
October 24| Utah State*|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT (rivalry)

| W 27–20| 21,562|
October 31| Wyoming|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| W 23–3| |
November 7| at Colorado State|

* Hughes Stadium
* Fort Collins, CO

| L 9–26| 20,034| [5]
November 14| at New Mexico|

* University Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM

| L 8–51| |
November 21| at Utah|

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)

| L 13–14| |

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## 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. ^ "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.
5. ^ "Cougars Unable To Stop Aggressive Rams". The Herald (Provo, UT). November 8, 1970. p. 11.

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BYU Cougars football

Venues|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* 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
* Mormons vs. Mullets

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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