1964 BYU Cougars football team

The 1964 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 0–4 against conference opponents, finished last out of six teams in the WAC, and were outscored by a combined total of 210 to 173.[1][2]

1964 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–6–1 (0–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico + 3 1 0 9 2 0
Utah + 3 1 0 9 2 0
Arizona + 3 1 0 6 3 1
Wyoming 2 2 0 6 2 2
Arizona State 0 2 0 8 2 0
BYU 0 4 0 3 6 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

Quarterback Virgil Carter led the team with 1,154 passing yards, 1,542 yards of total offense, and 32 points scored. Other statistical leaders included John Ogden with 770 rushing yards and Bruce Smith with 470 receiving yards.[3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Oregon*L 13–2015,000[5]
September 26at ArizonaL 6–3927,400[6]
October 2New MexicoL 14–2634,610[7]
October 10at Colorado State*L 6–77,500[8]
October 17Pacific (CA)*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 21–012,817[9]
October 24at Texas Western*T 18–1812,362[10]
October 31Utah State* 
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 28–1429,922[11]
November 7at UtahL 13–4729,422[12]
November 14Western Michigan*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 43–86,863[13]
November 21Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 11–3112,906[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1964 Brigham Young 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. ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
  5. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 20, 1964). "Oregon escapes with 20–13 win over BYU". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "Cougars fall to Arizona in WAC opener". The Sunday Herald. September 27, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lobos Take 26-14 Victory Over Cougars". Albuquerque Journal. October 3, 1964. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "BYU suffers 4th straight defeat". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 11, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UOP falls to strong BYU, 21–0". Oakland Tribune. October 18, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BYU scores tie". The Sunday Herald. October 25, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brigham Young stuns Aggies". The Spokesman-Review. November 1, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Jacobs scores four TDs, Utah trounces BYU 47–13". The Sacramento Bee. November 8, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cougars plaster Western Michigan". Albuquerque Journal. November 15, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Wyo. pushes BYU back 31–11 in WAC action". Idaho Sunday Journal. November 22, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.