1971_BYU_Cougars_football_team

1971 BYU Cougars football team

1971 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 against conference opponents, finished fourth in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 227 to 199.[1][2]

Quick Facts BYU Cougars football, Conference ...
More information Conf, Overall ...

Pete Van Valkenburg led the team with 602 rushing yards, 684 yards of total offense, and 48 points scored. Other statistical leaders included Bill August with 448 passing yards, Golden Richards with 238 receiving yards, and Dave Atkinson with nine interceptions.[3]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...

References

  1. [1]
    "1971 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. [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. [3]
    BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
  4. [4]
    "BYU blasts North Texas, 41–13". Albuquerque Journal. September 10, 1971. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


Stub icon

This college football 1970s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1971_BYU_Cougars_football_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.