1967 BYU Cougars football team

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, finished third in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 278 to 215.[1][2]

1967 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wyoming $ 5 0 0 10 1 0
Arizona State 4 1 0 8 2 0
BYU 3 2 0 6 4 0
Utah 2 3 0 4 7 0
Arizona 1 4 0 3 6 1
New Mexico 0 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23New MexicoW 44–1426,558[3]
September 29Western Michigan*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 44–1920,672[4]
October 7at WyomingL 10–2619,180[5]
October 14at Oregon State*W 31–1322,322[6]
October 21at UTEP*L 17–4725,064[7]
October 28Utah
W 17–1332,641[8]
November 4at Utah State*L 9–3015,602[9]
November 11Arizona 
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 17–1424,442[10]
November 18at Arizona StateL 22–3138,183[11]
November 25San Jose State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 67–819,895[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "1967 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. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "BYU wallops New Mexico". The Arizona Republic. September 24, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bronco '11' bows to BYU, 44–19". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 30, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Toscano leads Wyoming past BYU, 26–10". The Arizona Daily Star. October 8, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brigham Young air assault drops Oregon State, 31–13". Tri-City Herald. October 15, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cougars passed dizzy by Stevens". The Arizona Republic. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "BYU drowns Utah, 17–13". The Sunday Oregonian. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Utah State defeats BYU, 30–9". The Missoulian. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougars thump Arizona". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 12, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "BYU trips over Tempe by 31–22". The Sacramento Bee. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cougars obliterate Spartans". Oakland Tribune. November 26, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1967 NCAA Football Statistics (BYU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.