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1969 BYU Cougars football team

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–3 against conference opponents, tied for third place in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 186 to 158.[1][2]

1969 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Utah 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
BYU 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arizona 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
UTEP 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Colorado State
W 22–2029,317[3]
September 27at Iowa State*
L 0–1028,232[4]
October 4at Arizona State
L 7–2334,102[5]
October 11New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 41–1525,565[6]
October 18at No. 16 Wyoming
L 7–4014,993[7]
October 25at UTEP
W 30–719,520[8]
November 1Arizona 
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 31–2128,941[9]
November 8San Jose State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 21–323,412[10]
November 15at Utah State*
W 21–315,123[11]
November 22Utah
L 6–1635,790[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1969 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 19 Chris Farasopoulos Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "1969 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. ^ "Five Liljenquist field goals give BYU 22–20 WAC victory". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 21, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cyclone defenders harness BYU, 10–0". Omaha World-Herald. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cougars fall before mighty ASU uprising". The Sunday Herald. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "BYU rips Lobos". The Arizona Daily Star. October 12, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cowboys smother BYU". The Billings Gazette. October 19, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Strong second half provides BYU with 30–7 WAC victory". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 26, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BYU nudges Arizona in key WAC tilt 31–21". The Idaho Statesman. November 2, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Spartans pounded by BYU". The San Francisco Examiner. November 9, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lyons passes BYU to win over USU". The Herald-Journal. November 16, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Utah's three field goals, TD overturn Brigham Young 16–6". The Sacramento Bee. November 23, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1969 NCAA Football Statistics (BYU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.


 

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