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
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
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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	16,100	[4]
September 26	UTEP	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 0–17	27,406	[5]
October 3	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 11–31	36,830	[6]
October 10	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 17–24	32,500	[7]
October 17	No. 12 Arizona State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 3–27	18,288	[8]
October 24	Utah State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 27–20	21,562	[9]
October 31	Wyoming	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 23–3	22,551	[10]
November 7	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 9–26	20,034	[11]
November 14	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 8–51	17,856	[12]
November 21	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 13–14	20,105	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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.
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.